The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-30
ASSEMBLY ADJ0URNS
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN CON-
 CLUDE THEIR WORK.
Shall Any Changes Be Made to the Confession of Faith, ta . Prob-
 lem tQ ha Settled

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 Greensboro. N c. May ss--consid. eration Of the report on schools and colleges was resumed at t0day's sea. sion Of the Southern Presbyterian Gen. eral Assembly.
 An amendment was adopted looking to safeguarding donstions 60 as to keep Dr. R. D. Vincent, Of Texa6s was elect cd secretary of the Committee on Schools and Colleges
 The following delegates were chosen for the Council of Alliance in New York in 1903: 4. 3. Curry. J 2, Jones. 4. A. McGeachey. w. P. Henderson. D. M. Sweets. w. L. Lin6Ie. Charles P. Hyde. A. N. Fraser. s. N. smith. V. g. Wil- kie. R. z. Yinson. 2, 8, Wilson. P. R. Law. Eiders; Thomas W. Bullitt. C. W. Dorsey. (BaltImore). Governor Hcke Smith. George A. Watts. Durham. ~. C.: W. c. Clark. Rhodes S. A. Baker. Dallas. Tex: Altarnatea; c. w. Grafton. A. F. Carr. ?. Q. Caldwell. W. F Elgin. c. ". Somerviile. Robert Adams. J, Y. Lawson. 2. q. McFadden. w. g. Mc- Kay. ". Fl. Neei. J. F. Robertson. ". n Cave. Melton Clark. Elders: D Hotcirin. $. M. Innan. Governor R B. Glenn. A. M. Schales. George R. Cam non. (Richmond. va.): Thomas B Mcs Pheters. est Louis.l
 The committee appointed to formu- late the Judgment Of Assembly in the case ot Bennett Young and others aEainat tho Synod of Kentucky reconas mended that the complainant be sus- .tained and that the whole matter be referred back to the synod of Kentucky for a new hearing. After considerable discussion the report of the comnitt&e was accepted. The majority and minor. ttg reports from the corsAtttee on Overtures tn regard to the confession of faith were submitted and after much discussion, the ma aJority report was ac- cepted as follows;
 Tn view of the widespread difference of opinion as to the necessity Of change of come sort to the confess sfon Of faith. this Assembly sends down to the Presbyteries the question. an. swsf to be returned to the next Assem- ply: shall any change be made tc the confession of faith. Chapter 10. Sec ton sT' Another question which at. tracted considerable interest today w as that of poiyganay and the hour for TO- cess arrived before the matter was de. cided The question came before the Assembly in the report of the commit. tee on an overture from the Fresbytery oe Eastern Texas.
 gamy as practiced by converts on ms. Sion ficlds was answered by tho com- nittee as follows:
 The practice of polyganay Co n vio- lation of the Scriptural law ot marriage and missionaries are urged to ba care fui 10 emphasize the Scriptural teach- ing as to marriage. There may be cases se peculiar as to require great patience in dealing with them and whenever possible there should be a conference og the missionaries ia dealing with such cases.~
 pr. A. R. Curry o1ered the following on the subject. which was adopted;
 "The Assembly syTnpathizes with our missionaries in the many dtmcuitiee they encounter in practically applying the teachings of Christianity fo condi- ttons in heathen lands and realize that much must be left to the discretion Of the missionaries on the ground At the same time this Assembly entoins upon a missionary that in dealing with aues- tfons arising out of those conditions, such as for example. the prevalence oe polyeamy, or of ancestral worship, and other forms of idolatry, he must be very careful not to compromise the honor of our church or any or the prInciples of our holy religion nor to pursue any policy that would fail to make 1t plain either to the church at home or to the native church or 70 the heather themselves, that sucn GUS toms and practices are to pc cohaenhh- ed as contrary to the Jaw ol 'SnF'se ~@ revealed Iu the Scriptures.
 The committee appointed to formu- late the Judgment of the Assembly m tha- appeal of the Presbytery or East Texas Against the Synod. or TeXss win vsiatlor to tfe pastor at BeauYnons re- rnrtSS that the Presbytery had been sustainsd ana the synod reversed A