Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-05-29
ASSEMBLY IS over |
Southern Presbyterians Finish
Their Deliberations
FINALSOF OF.BIRMINGHAM SESSION
Question as to Whether Foreigners
With Plural Wives Shall be Taken
Into Church Left Largely With
Missionaries, Although Church
Stands as Unalterably Opposed to
Polygamy.

Birmingham, Ala, Special-Modcr-
ator J. r.. Howerton dissolved the for
sy-seventh General Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church at
half past 5 O'Clock Friday afternoon
aud with the singing of "BlesseSS Be
+ the Tie That Binds and the pro-
nouncing Of the benedietion, mem
orable session Of the body went down
into history.
The commissioners are leaving for
their homes on every train A few
of them will remain in the district
over Sunday and will occupy local
pulpits.
The day was taken up for the most
part with overtures on various SUBJ
iects. One of the most interesting
subjects brought up was that which
had to do with polygamy in the for.
eign fields. The assembly reasserted
its position taken in 1906 which
leaves the question as to whether
men with plural wives shall be taken
into the Church largely at the discre-
ton Of the missionary, although the
Church places itself on record as un-
alterably opposed to polygamy. The
missionaries are instructed to do
everything in their power to break up
the practice in the fields in which
they are at work.
The committee appointed as a re-
suit of the adoption of the articles
of agreement, laade report which
was unanimously adopted as follows:
"Your committee to nominate delo-
gates to the council established by
the adoption Of the Charlotte articles
of agreement would recommend the
following delegates with their alter
mates in order named:
Glass Ito serve one year-Rev.
w. McF. Alexander, d. d., New Or.
leans, La; Rev. W. 7. Hall, D. D..
Columbia, S. C.; Mr.. c. N. Roberts,
Sheman, Tex; Mr.. II. O. Fulton, Co.
lumbia, Tenn, Alternates:
: Rev J. E. Jones, D. D., Nashville,
Miss; Rev. J. H. McNeill, D. D.,
Nashville, Tenn; Rev. W. F. Stevea-.
son, CharawssS. c.; Mr.. c. Matthew
son, Gainsville,S Fla.
Glass 2-To serve two years: Rev.
j. F. Cannon, D. D., st. Louis, No;
Rev. j. S. Lyons, D. D., Louisville,
Ky.; Hon. Hoke Smoth, Atlanta, Ga;
Hon. T. McRae, Prescott, Ark, Altel,
mates: Rev. N. Mckay, D. d., Fort
Smith, Ark; Rev. Neal L. Anderson
D. D., Montgomery, Ala; Col. 7. w
Bullitt, Louisville, KY; j. NJ. CLANCY
Jr., Independence, Mo.
Class 3-To serve three years: Rev.
J. r. Howerton, D. D., Montreal, N.
c.; Rev. Russell Cecil, D. D., Rica-
mond, Va; T. Fl. Somerville, LII. D.,
Oxford, Miss; R. T. Simpson, Flor
ence, Ala.
Alternates: Rev. ]. Y. Fay, D. D.,
Savannah, Ga; Rev. Robert Hill, D.
D., Dallas, Tex; Hon. F. T. Glasgow,
Lexington, Va; Hon. A. M. Scales,
Greensboro, N. C.
The report Of the committee on for
eign correspt ndence was adopted. It
provides for the appointment Of 13
representatives to the inter- Church
conference on federation to be held
in 1909. The suggestions Of the Pan
Presbyterian Alliance were adopted
and the moderator was instructed to
appoint 10 representatives..
Charlotte Articles Adopted.
Birmingham, Special. = By a vote
of "a to Sc, the General Assembly of
the Southern Presbyterian Church
voted IN favor of adopting the Char
lotte articles Of agreement. This re-
suit reached only after one Of the
most heated discussions in the history
of the Church and a historical scene
was enacted as the Assembly placed
the Church on record as favoring clos
er unity with other Churches holding
the Presbyterian form or worship.
Greensboro, N. c., was chosen as the
next place of meeting, after which the
4 n \