The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-05-31
BY MAJORITY OF
JUST TWO VOTES
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN As
sEMsLY ADOPTS CHARLOTTE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
VERY WARM ONE.
Younger Members Carried tire Union
Movement Through, the Older
Ones Generally Being in
Opposition

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 2S.-BY
vote Of "a 10 IS the General Assem-
bly, of the Southern Presbyterian
Church today voted in favor Of adopt
ing the Charlotte articles Of agree
ment. This result was reached only
after one of the most heated discus
sions in the history of the church and
a historical scene was enacted as the
Assembly placed the church on record
as favoring closer unity with orher
churches holding the Presbyterian
form OF worship.
1t is the younger men Of the church
who have achieved this result, the
older commissioners being, for the
most part, in opposition. The vote on
| the adoption of the articles was taken
shortly after noon and the closeness
of the final count shows how badly d.
vided the Assembly was on the Ques-
ton. When first announced the rea-
son was 80 for, and 95 against. Al
. DSFl MOulIOSs VI lhuAoA WI iSoA9s SeNN
ed that he had voted under a misap-
prehension and asked leave TO change
his vote from no to yes. John w.
Faxon, of Chattanooga, explained hrs
vote, saying that it was different from
that of his Presbytery. He said that
he could not vote to place the church
of his fathers in the hands of stran-
gers. even though his PresDytery
wished it. He therefore voted no.
BY the adoption of The Charlotte ar
ticles today the Southern Presbyterian
Church agrees to enter a general coun-
ell of reformed churches. The coun-
ell will be made up of representatives.
Of all the churches holding the Pres
byterian system and can make recon-
mendationl TO the General Assemblies
by which it was created, but will have
no legislative power. 1t is the inten-
ton, however, to let the council work
out a general plan for home and for
eign missionary work, so that the
churches will work in harmony and
not in conflict, as has been the case IN
he past.
At the afternoon session, arguments
were heard in favor Of Houston, Tex,
! and Louisville, KY, as the meeting
place for the next General Assembly.
The Commissioners are already begin
ming to leave the city, as the DISPOSE
ton of the articles OF agreement re:
moves the most important subject that
was before the Assembly for consid-
Grafton.
Cities placed in nomination for the
next General Assembly were Texar-
kama. Ark; Louisville, Greensboro, N.
G., and Houston Tex. Greensboro. n.
c.. was finally chosen over Louisville
by a vote of 80 to 81.
!, Tonight's session was devoted ar
| most entirely to the consideration OF
foreign missionary work, and the AS
senably formally recommended that
the churches raise million dollars
for this work during the coming year.
Among the foreign missionaries who
spoke tonight we're J. E. Fits, colored.
Congo Free State; S. p Fulton, ia
PAM Hugh White, China, and W II.
Forsythe, Corea.
A committee was named to nominate
the twelve men who shall first repre-
sent the Southern Presbyterian
Church in the proposed council to be
created in accordance with the Char
lotte articles OF agreement. This COM
mittee consists of J. NJ. Greir, Chal-
mers Fraser, F. w. Lewis, W, E. He'd
dleston and J. L. Dean.
1t is thought likely that the Assem-
bly, will adjourn tomorrow night To
morrow morning further overtures and
reports will be heard, and in the p
ternoon a big poplar mass-meeting
will be held to discuss means for rails
ing money for the relief Of famine sur
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