The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-19

overtures from the presbyteries of Padu-
| cab, Mobile. Eastern, Alabama, Louis
ville Savannah, Knoxville, Ebenezer and
| Upper Missouri. approving the adoption of
the articles of the federation conference
| of the Presbyterian and reformed churches
| in Charlotte. The following presbyteries
| opposed the adoption:
Green Brier, Macon, Mulenburg, Chesa
| peake and Winchester.
| The overtures from Charleston favored
| sending articles to the presbyteries for
consideration before being acted upon by
| the general assembly.
! The overture from TRANSATLANTIC favor
| ed limitation as to the plan of federation.
| All the overtures were referred to a spe
cial committee appointed by Moderator
| Hall.
| Col T. H. Inman, a prominent Presby
| terrain of Atlanta, has offered $l25,00O for
ministerial relief provided the general as
sembly will raise like amount.
Committee Announced.
The general assembly has now $4,000 of
| the amount. At the morning session the
committee appointments were announced
| as follows:
| Bills and overtures, Dr. J. T. Plunkett,
Georgia, chairman; judicial, DR.. j. w.
| Stagg, Birmingham. Ala, chairman; for
| eign correspondence, DIR. j. w. Bach
/ manu. Tennessee chairman; foreign mis-
| sion, DR.. Eugene Daniel, West Virginia.
! chairman; home missions, DR.. Josephus
f, johnson, Texas, chairman; publications
| and Sunday school, DIR. Harris E. Kirk.
Maryland, chairman; ministerial educa-
! ton and relief, DR.. r. H. Fleming, Vir-
/ gina, chairman; negro evangelization, DR..
| w. NJ. McPheeters, South Carolina, chair
! man; theological seminaries. DR.. William
| E. Boggs, Florida. chairman; assembly
| home and school, DR.. j. II. Thornwell,
, South Carolina, chairman; women's So
/ cieties, DR.. T. A. Wharton, Tennessee,
chairman; systematic beneficence, c. II.
| Read, Texas, chairman; narrative on
| state of religion DR.. G. b. Stricken, Vir-
| ginia, chairman; Bible cause, DR.. j. r.
| Fogartie Kentucky, chairman; church
| and Christian education, DR.. Theron Rice,
| Georgia, chairman; Sabbath and family
| religion, DIR. E. NJ. Monroe, Texas, chair
| man; action committee, A. l.. James,
! North Carolina, chairman; leave of alb
| sence, DIR. s. d. Boggs. Kentucky, chair
man; devotional exercises, A. A. James,
| South Carolina, chairman.
| Synodical records:
| Alabama-Dr. B. L. Wallace and George
| Battalora.
! Arkansas-Dr ]. G. Anderson and w.
| NJ. Morton.
=, Florida-The Rev. R. D. stinson and 7.
j. Jones.
| Georgia-The Rev. d. NJ. Sweets and c.
| T. Neil.
! Kentucky-The Rev. f. E. Rogers and
| C. r. Myers
/ Louisiana-The Rev. 9. ii. DoDps ana
| ]. w. 7. Peden.
Missssippi-The Rev. ]. L. Mauze and
| ]. A. Jenkins.
Missouri-The Rev. R. d. Grinnan and
]. N. Hanna.
| North Carolina-Dr. w. X. Mckay and
L. B. Dougherty.
| South Carolina-J. C. Cowan and R. E.
| Cochrane.
Tennessee-O. G. Jones and ]. w. Bank
| head.
Texas-Dr. A. C. Hopkins and T. J.
| Robins.
! Virginia-The Rev. R. L. Bell and P. A.
| Emanuel.
Old Couple.
| DIR. e. NJ. Monroe of Milford, Tex, in
! troduced the Rev. Augustus Johnston and
| Mrs Johnston, aged sc and 81 respect
lively of Dallas, Tex. to the general as
| sembly this morning. They are here as
guests of the Dallas Presbytery at the
| request of the assembly. Mr.. and Mrs
Johnston sang five verses. I'VE snail
Know" without accompaniment. The song
brought tears to the eyes.
| Mr. Johnston was ordained in this state
seventy-one years ago and is yet preach
| the assembly in beautiful prayer for this
couple Assembly took recess at 1880 I'M
til o'clock
At the afternoon session a report from
the inter-church conference on marriages
and divorces was discussed. The report
recommended very stringent laws In re-
gard to divorces, also recommended that
no minister should perform marriage cere-
mony of divorced persons. divorced on
other than scriptural grounds. 1t also re-
auested that civil laws do not grant
divorces for other than scriptural
grounds Not even when parties go to
other states for divorce. kilograms of
greetings were sent to the general coun-
ell of the Reformed Episcopal church.
now in session in Philadelphia; to the
general conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. south. at Birmingham, Ala;
to the assembly of the Northern Presby-
terrain church at Des MONIES. Iowa, and
to the assembly of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church at Decatur. Ill. Appro-
pirate scriptural passages were included
| in each telegram. The meeting In COM
memoration of the nnetieth anniversary
OF the American Bible society was held
tonight and addresses were made by
prominent men.