The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-23

mittee of five members, to be appointed by the
Moderator, who shall report to the next General
Assembly.
The Moderator appointed the following as the
ad interim committee provided for: L.. H Blan-
tom E. NJ Green, w. T. Alexander T. s. Nc
Pheeters and }. ID. Blanton. Minutes of 1905,
page 80.
To this committee also referred the entire
subject matter of the tenth item of the report of
the Permanent Committee Church and Chris
tian Education, which item (Appendix of 1905
mage 96) consists substantially of several recon-
mendations made first to the General Assembly of
1904 and repeated to that of 1905
In pursuance with this appointment and at the
call of its chairman, your committee met in the
rooms of the Executive Committee of Foreign Mis-
sions in Nashville, November "a 1905 with all
the committee present save Hon. T. S. McPheeters
This meeting timed as to coincide with the
annual meeting of the Southern Educational AS
ISOLATION, held Jointly with the Association of Col
eges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern
States, and also with the Association of Presbyte
rian Colleges of the South. A number of promf-
nent educators of our church, thus present in
Nashville, were invited to sit with your committee
and lend it the aid of their valuable counsel
Much time spent in prayerfu consideration
of the matters referred to your committee Many
letters were read from all parts of the church in
which the writers gave their views of the crisis
that is upon us, and the Churchs duty and oppor-
JunlJy III Cne premises. Your committee reached
the conclusions which, formulated into resolutions
follows:
l. That the Assembly give to the department of
the Church and Christian Education place among
the objects of its systematic benefcence
2 That the Assembly appoint two annual col
lectlons Tor this cause-one to be designated the
Assembly's Collection for Schools and Colleges.
the other The SynOdical Collection for Schools and
Colleges
g. The Assemblys Collection shall be apnointed
Tor the last Sabbath of December thus taking the
place of the present Assemblys Collection for the
fredericksburg Home and School, The proceeds
Oh ths collection are to be applied under the di-
Tecton OF the Executive Committee to the follow
ing objects: CD The adequate maintenance and
enlargement of the Assemblies Home and School.
~ the administrative expenses of the Executive
committee and the secretary of this cause: (3)
should there be sufficient funds. the support of
olher educational institutions under the care Of
the Assembly
T. Inc Synodical Collection for Schools and Col
leges shall be appointed for the third Sabbath of
March. The collection, control and distribution of
ne proceeds of this collection are to remain in
'he hands of each individual Synod as in the case
Oh Synodical Home Missions to be applied TO tbe
maintenance of the schools and colleges under its
care ~
s. That the Assembly elect secretary of schools
and colleges and appoint an executive committee
Tor the same. to be constituted as follows. Five
members appointed by the Assembly preferably
In easy reach of the office Of the committee to-
7elher with the chairman of the Synodical Com
""ltees on Schools and Colleges, and the Superin-
'ehdent of the Assembly's Home and School
o. That the headquarters of this Executive Com
nlttee be fixed at some central and accessible To-
''uon' preferably Asheville Atlanta or Charlotte
l.. H. BLANToN (Chairman)
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