The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-24
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press
L~ewisburg. w. Va, May 21-.After
two days of argument the General As
senbIy Of the Southern Presbyterian
church today agreed upon d thorough
reorganization Of the church work, de-
signed to put it on a business basis.
The recommendation of the special
committee of coordination was adopt
ed with slight amendments.
The great changes are grouped I'M
der three heads. These are the 0 n
s0hdatiOn OF executive committees or
boards, which carry on the work Of
the church.: the conversion of the
standing committee of the church on
systematic benevolence into q perma-
nent Committee with enlarged pow
eTs. and q new system Of gathering
funds for assembly work.
Hereafter the executive committees
will be those on foreign missions,
home missions, ministerial education.
and relief, and publication and Sab
bath schools. BY this arrangement
the executive committees on colored
work and on schools and colleges were
dissolved and put under home mis-
slOus and ministerial education and
relief respectively. In addition. the
Orphanage home at Fredericksburg.
Va. was placed under the control of
the committee on ministerial educa
ton and relief
In regard to collections, the
churches are urged to adopt the so
called budget system. Until that is
done the churches VIII take up only
eight collections a year for assembly
work, instead of nineteen.
At the last the debate was only
upon reconsideration of the action Of
the assembly yesterday instructing out
of the special report of the commit
tee the clause placing the general
ev2ngeiistic work under h home
mission committee instead of leaving
1t under an independent committee.
In The midst of the debate a call
WIS made for the assembly to be led
IN prayer. DR.. w. l.. Lingle, of At
lanta, Ga, was called upon by DR..
Russell Cecil, who was acting Moder-
ator, TO offer prayer
The debate continued. When a
vote finally was k it was found
thai 3 large majority was in favor OF
reconsideration. Subsequently the
recommendation Of the special com
mjttce was adopted thus putting the
evangelistic work under the Home
Mission committee.
The adoption of the report was due
largely to the commanding Influence
OF DR.. Bachman, Moderator of the
Assembly. and Chairman of the spe-
cIaI committee. Until called forth by
the Assembly, he remained in the
background during n debate
Consolidation is in the air. sald
Ne at last, when he arose, and we
want to do the Lords work in a puS-
mess like manner"
Early in the day much OPPOSITION
was manifested to placing Coiored
work under the home mission com
mHli"e. Opposition was diSpelled large
~ by Dr., Jas. G. Snedeckor, secretary
OF that work. He said it was In line
with placing Of colored work exclu-
7FtIy IN the hands of white men.
often brag Of the good work OF ny
tolored evangelists,' said he, and
Always have a prayer to GOD IN NY
AeaTi hat | am telling the truth.
hT, w r. Boggs, Of Atlanta adVo-
ta1ed the adoption of the consoilda-
zion Terommendation particularly tina
would not iniure colored WORK
"hirh he favored. 81 believe that the
wrath Of God will be turned loose or
ToF people who let human feeilnSs
""'4'f the advancement Of the KING
oohl u God among the negroes, n
bnring the day the Assembly agreed
make the first sabbath in NoVem
"" reformation Day"
Mu'h speculation is being indulge
,,'ilSht by the commissioners a.
'h' effect of the reforms adopted
fh"5- 1t IS conceded generally ina
IN "iil work for the upbuilding o
church. The secretaries of tn