The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-23
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foreign missions Will come before the
assembly.
Early in the week the question of
the attitude of the church on marriage
and divorce will come up. IT is the
burning question of the conferences:
there are many schools represented by
the commissioners, and ii is doubtful
II the assembly will reach an agree
mont until after protracted debate.
The action of the assembly in adopt
Ing the following paper is considered
the most radical that IT has taken in
long time. 1t was earnestly debated
by the strongest men in the assembly
for considerable part of two days.
but was finally adopted with only one
dissenting vote:
REPORT of Ad-Intcrim Committee.
The ad-interim committee appointed
by the last assembly ito consider and.
II there should appear to be need, re-
port 10 the next assembly plans by
which the work OF our executive COM
mittees may be more thoroughly CO.
ordinated. etc." herewith submit to
you their report.
There were referred to your COM
mittee overtures from the Prcsbytery
OF Upper Missouri asking that some
of the executive committees be con-
tions be reduced" and from the Pres
bytery OF East Hanover asking that
the assembly's standing committee on
systematic beneficence be made a per
manent committee with enlarged
duties
Besides the reference of these over
lures. the assembly ordered that this
ad-interim committee invite members
OF the various executive Committees to
sats .t.a.t
authorized likewise to call into CON
ference such other ministers and men
as may seem advisable
Your committee has held three meet
SnSs. at which examination has been
made of the work and needs Of all
.he departments OF our church. AT one
of these meetings representatives from
each OF the executive committees We're
present. except two-namely, the
evangelistic committee and the com
mittee on schools and colleges The
secretaries of these committees were
seen by representatives of the ad-
interim committee at another time.
Your committee has also followed
instructions and has sought In con-
ference and by correspondence the
views of ministers and laymen in va
rious parts OF the church.
Many matters have been brought
TO the attention OF the committee. dH1
while all have been considered. your
committee has confined its recommen-
dations to the matters contained in
the overtures and Instructions men,
toned above in accordance with which
is submitted the following:
/, (a) That the number of executive
committees be reduced to four name
ly--executive committee on foreign
missions: executive committee on home
missions executive committee on min
isterial education and relief. executive
committee on publication and Sabbath
schools.
(b) In accordance with the fore
going arrangements the executive
committee on home missions shall in
clude as departments the work of coll
ored evangelization and that of the
committee on evangelistic work.
(c) The committee on ministerial
education and relief shall include. as
departments. the work of the com
mittee on schools and colleges and the
work of assemhlys home and school.
cign missions. and publication and
Sabbath schools shall remain as at
present
(e) In consolidating these commit
tees due regard shall be paid to proper
legal preservation OF the property,
funds. and trusts now held by these
bodies.
9. (a) We recommend that the as
sembly's standing committee on sys-
tematic beneficence be made a pernla-
nent committee. with enlarged duties.
OBJ That the committee on syste-