The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-22
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ATTRACTS NOTE
Dr.. Laws Opposes Ruling OF
Synod With Reference to
Polygan1ous Converts.
CALDWELL HEREsY TRIAL
New Executive Committee to
Have Charge OF Educational
Work Of Assembly.
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C.IaDnNv1LI.D s. c., May 2l.--The
active hard Work Of the General ASSEM-
bly, Of tho Southern Presbyterian Church
began to-day. Ono Of tho iirst matters
TO rcnoh a conclusion was tho adoption
OF tho report OF tho Committee on Church
und Christian Education, which urged
the appointment Of O general cxecu-
two committee and secretary to have
charge OF tho work.
The complaint Of DR.. s. 8. Laws against
the Synod Of Virginia was made tho or
der for the afternoon session. a'Dr. laws
claims that when man IS converted,
whose country legalizcs moro than one
wife, the man should annul all marriages
excepting tho first, and that when he IS
brought into the church no should not
be allowed to marry again until he shall
become widower.
The synod Of Virginia, on the contrary.
believes 1t unwise that such man
should annul any Of the marriages. but
that he should fbe brought into the
church with all his wives. but Should DO
5nrohobited from contracting further mar.
tages.
N.- Hcresy Case. H
AT tho afternoon session It was decided
that tho Caldwell hcrcsy case pc placed
upon the docket. which means that the
IS known rs the complaint Of Rev. VIII
liam Il. Caldwell. against the Synod OF
Texas, The case began two years ago.
when Mr.. CadKell was called to the
First Presbyterian Church at Fort worth.
After the examination he was installed
as pastor. individuals later complained
10 tho Synod of Texas that DR.. Cnld-
Wells doctrine was not sound. and the
SYNOD recommended to the Fort Worth
Presbytery to dissolve relations between
First Presbyterian Church and DR.. Cnld-
we'll.
It referred the charges back to the
Fort Worth Presbytery to be acted upon.
The judicial committee, OF which Dr.
J. w. Stage IS chairman. reported TO the
General assembly to-day that the com
mittce Is doubtful whether the case
should be referred to the General AS
lsembly for action and recommendeo
that The case be heard In open session
tomorrow to determine whether or not
the case should come before this as
scmbly.
Hymns Restored.
The assembly discussed at length the
recommendation that forty old hymns be
nut back in the hymn book and the re-
commentator was adopted.
There may be a reprint OF the dis
lance principles of the Southern Presby-
terian Church. book which was 7u'-
lished In 1861.
Members OF the Assembly claim that
the book should be revised, clam.ig that
relations had changed, as well as other
many changes having taken place It
was decided that an lad interim COM
mittec DO appointed to determine wheth-
er the book should be revised and report
to- the next Assembly. This committee
also was directed to investigate the re-
nrint and revision OF other literature
The General Assembly tonight attend
ed tho commencement exercises OF Chi
cora College, an institution for young
ladies.
Report on Federation.
The committee Of thirteen, one from
each synod, to report on the articles OF
federation, was organized this aftet"
noon BY the election OF DR.. A. J. Nc
Kelway, OF North Carolina, MS chairman.
The lines between the union and anti
union forces were drawn in the cleo
tion
A majority and minority report were
decided upon. The majority report, re-
commencing that the Southern Church
shall adopt the articles OF agreement.
erecting federatlve council, is signed
BY, the chairman and six members of the
committee and the minority report by
Dr.. Eugene Daniel, OF Virginia and four
other members, The report will be pre-
scented tomorrow and will be the most
important matter brought before the
Southern assembly.
NORTHERN ASSEMBLY.