The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
Greetings Between Pres
byterian Bodies.
Action Taken Which Appears To Lear
strongly Toward Closer Relations
With Other Churches of h
Same Faith and Doc
trlIiC-
CBv the Associated Press)

Birmingham. Ala. May IS-After
trenuo meetings in executive ses-
sion here today, a special committee
appointed by the Presbyterian Gen
eral Assembly 10 thresh out the qu"s-
ton of adoption or the Charlotte artf-
cles of agreement named a SPECIAL
subcommittee OF three 10 formulate
the report. which will BE- made Mon
day evening.
This subcommittee consists or Al
len G. Hale. j. :. Lyons and J =. Trim
BILE.
While the sessions have all been e.
ecutive and the members are non
commital a. 10 what the report Will
be. there is a feeling tonight among
the commissioners that 2 recon-
mention for the adoption Of the arti-
cles will be mae to the Assembly. \
poll Of the special committee shows
a majority who are known 10 favor
adoption and the three members oil
the subcommittee are among the
leaders in favor OF the adoption II
the articles
The articles OF agreement which
constitute the, principal basis OF It's
cussion at the present Assembly pro-
yides for the creation of a council
which shall have the power of naming
itself This council shall be made up
Of commissioners from all the general
assemblies of the churches holding
the 1TCSDtItIlal fdlll- ne touilClI
is to have no judiciary poWcr bat
shall make recommendations TO var
u General Assemblies.
While it Will have no actual an
thority its creation Will be regarded as
a long step toward organic union.
Northern Church Sends Greetings.
Birmingham, Ala, May 1S.-At the
opening Of the third days session Of
the General Assembly of the Presbyte-
ri " II =. 80 ~ cd - 49, 80 n.-a afG
We're conducted by Rev. II. w. fioon,
of San Antonio, Texas. assisted by DR..
j. r. Mcmillan, Of Chronicle, Ala. G
II. tucker Graham. Of Farmsville, Va.
and Rev. j. p. Robertson. of sherman.
Texas. Moderator Howerton read the
following telegram dated at Columbus,
Ohio:
The enera Assembly of the Pres
byterian church in session at Col
umbus, Ohio. sends fraternal greet
ings in the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States in session at Birmingham. Ala.
Read Ephesians fourth chapter and
thirteenth verse
verse
The telegram was signed by VIM.
Henry Roberts, moderator. The
scriptural reference noted in the dis
patch refers to Pau!'s exhortation to
unity.
The first committee to report was
the judiciary committee. The report
contained an appeal of the Lafayette
P~resbytery from a decision Of the
Synod Of Missouri and recommended
that the matter nave a special hear
Ing before the assembly.
rraino.
The assembly then resolved itself
into a court and proceeded with the
hearing. The appeal was based upon
the refusal of the Lafayette Pre9by-
cry to commend endowment funds
for ministerial aid in connection with
the request Of the general assembly
which also prescribed a way to raise
funds. Complaint was made to the
synod Of Missouri Of the action of the
Lafayette P~resbytery and the com
plant was sustained and the Presby-
terry censured. The Presbytery then
appealed. The appeal lain hat the
synod of Missouri did the Presbytery
a great injustice in declaring that it
wilfully ignored the general assembly.
It also AYERS that in taking such ac-
ton it places the power of the gen
eral assembly SO high that it exceeds
the constitution.
J. II. Cheney. Jr., an elder, present
ed the Presbytery's side of the con-
troversy. He argued that the entire
was whether the word En-
jon used by the general assembly Is
mandatory upon a P~resbytery TO adopt
the method proposed md II the assem-
bly, meant it that way does not the
assembly go beyond its authority.
Earring the trial of the Lafayette
case Governor b. b. Conner was pre-
sented to the general assembly and
spoke briefly. The trial was then re-
suned. and on roll call the case was
discussed by a numbe of commits
on the final vote the assem-
bly, voted to sustain the appeal. the
vote being Sc 10 sustain. "a not to
c,,rf n ~ n nd +.rn IN - - -. q Z -
in part. h moderator was asked
to name a committee to formulate
Of the effect. The assembly
then adjourned until Monday.