The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-30
FIFTH DAY-MoRNING SESSION.

TUESDAY, May %, 1906
Devotional exercises conducted by Rev. r. E.
Bell, of Alabama
Dr. Robert Adams substituted for DR.. Thorn
well, who was called home the Special Commit
tee to Consider Articles of Agreement
Dr. Fleming chairman, read the report of the
Standing Committee Ministerial Education and
Relief.
The report of The Committee on Theological Semi
narles was made by DIR. w. E. Boggs and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CLOSER RELATIONS.
Inc Assembly's Committee Closer Relations re-
ported follows:
The Committee Closer Relations with the Pres
byterian and Reformed Churches in the United
States, appointed originally by the Mobile Assembly,
was continued by the Assembly last year at Fort
Worth, and enlarged by the addition of the following
names: Rev W. j. Mckay, ID d.. Rev. w. McF
Alexander, ID. d., Hon. Z. G. McRae, and Rev. j. T.
Plunkett ID. d., and authorized to confer with
similar committees of other Presbyterian and Re
formed churches with view of perfecting a plan
of cooperation, and instructed to give due
sideraton to all suggestions and criticisms tnat
might be offered by any of the church courts by
any of the officers and members of church. This
committee on the 18th of March, 1906, in the First
Presbyterian church, Charlotte, N c., met in
ference with the reformed Presbyterian Church
General Synod) the Reformed Church in America,
the Presbyterian Church in the United States of
America, the United Presbyterian Church. the Re-
formed Church in the United States and the Asso-
ciate Reformed Church. After three days of confer
ence the Articles of Agreement were adopted.
After these articles had been adopted by the Gen
eral Conference they were approved by your commit
tee by vote of II to 2, and ordered to be sent to
TINS Assembly, with the recommendation that they
be adopted. We add that the chairman of the Exc
cutive Conference, the Rev. j. Preston Searle and
the temporary secretary ask from the constituent
bodies approving the Articles of Agreement authority
to make such arrangements may be necessary for
converting the first meeting of the council provided
in the articles.
(Signed) G. b. STRICKLER
1t ordered that we suspend the order and re-
ceive the report of the select Committee Articles
of Agreement
DIR. a. j. McKelway presented the majority report,
and DR.. Daniel the minority.
Dr. Stage made the report of the Judicial Com
mittee the Caldwell case, recommending that: l.
Record be read; 2, complainant be heard; 3,
spondent be heard, the time to be Tuesday IL A.
The Judicial Committee DR.. j. W. Stage chair
man. recommended proceedings the against
the Synod of Texas, as follows:
REPORT JUDICIAL COMMITTEE ON CALDWELL
CASE.
The judicial Committee begs leave to report that
there has been placed in its hands papers relating
to general matter, as follows:
l. The appeal of the Rev. William Caldwell against
the action of the Synod of Texas.
2. The complaint of the Rev. William Caldwell
against the action of the Synod of Texas
3. The complaint of members of the Session of the
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth Texas
against the action of the Synod of Texas.
4. The complaint of members of the Session of the
First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth against
the Presbytery of Fort Worth.
5. The record of the case
g. The certificate from the Synod of Texas appoint
ing Rev. Josephus johnson, d. d., and Rev. John b.
Mccall its representatives, and
Certificate from the Session of the First Presby-