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May 19, 1909. deeply in behalf of all 011s evangelistic snirit churches. For this w< might send a clarion pe; and go forward. One of our Presbytei lor the appointment oi study the proportionate mittees and if possible giving each of our gre; I intelligence and interest of interest relate's to the concerns the better care firm servants of the Chur surely of commanding these causes, education Sunday school mission! mission work, that arcare opening springs froi will go in Foreign miss Let the prayers of tl Assembly. "(iod he merciful uivtc be known on earth; tlv tions." Bpf: I /> REV. W. W. M President Union ' The retiring Moderator Sermon .for the A > THE PRESBYTERIAN our home work, and a vigorpossess an our pulpits and ? arc hoping. The Assembly, al to the whole Church to arise ics overtures to the Assembly f a committee, ad interim, to i needs of our executive cornprepare a budget each year, at causes its just place in the of the people. Another overture : "Sustentation Fund." All that and support of the aged and inch, their widows and orphans, is ; importance. Certainly all for the ministry, publication, ;, arc part of our great home absolutely indispensable, and ? ?i.~ i:r~ -r i t . ?.ws.il me iuc ui me \_nurcn ions to the ends of the earth, ic churches he offered for the ) us and bless us; that thy way y saving health among all na ^ L * > Sag vifl ^1 ^ I , J 4* [OORE, D.D.L.L.D. rheological Seminary, who will preach the opening ssembly in Savannah. [ OF THE SOUTH. THE ASSEMBLY'S J One of the most practic semblies, and one that has and more a problem with matter of the judicial busii ^cuiuiv uii appeal or comp or by individuals against th of Presbyterianism is that be given a bearing and h complaint, no matter how \ his case may be. The huml in the most ordinary and alienable right. The effcc quently the loading down with judicial cases, consum distracting the attention o interfering with other leg The attempt to relieve the of the judicial cases to coi desired effect. It has nnlv floor of the Assembly many these members to hasten t them that they might retur bly's sessions, thus both i members and their valuab turcs, and giving the appell; sittings and a feeling someti the desire of its members to floor, has done scant justic sions sit at off hours, and 1 lar the causes are not ad< liberated upon. Still furthc parties" that judicial cases sions at all. Many a time to. The increasing demand and attention in such case* time needed ot late for atten istrative and legislative w< sideration of the more dis 01 its duty and interest a Assembly to take some st The matter was referred t This committee has, we ar matter under most careful will present a report at the which will, if it is accepte It is to be hoped that the i mitted will be simple, so tha be understood and acceptec toward many and drastic ch; vjruer, or any curtailing of blest appellant or complain; of a separate and distinct be another in our series of fleeting from the General Aj power or relation to judicial radical. Whatever is done one of the points named. 1 great interest for the soluti and may be expected to regs and conservative. 5 UDICIAL BUSINESS. al problems before our As? been growing to be more i the passing years, is the less coming before the Aslaint from the lower courts c lower courts. The genius every one who lias a cause ave the right of appeal or unimportant or insignificant ilest member of the Church, obscure case, has this int of this, however, is freof the General Assembly ing a large part of its time, f its members, and greatly itimate work of the body, situation by referring many mmissions has not had the resulted in taking from the of its members and causing hrough cases submitted t? n the sooner to the Asscmdepriving the court of the le counsel at needed juncints and complainants hastv imes that the commission, ir? get back to the Assembly's e. Sometimes the commisthese being few and irreguequately examined and de;r, it is only "by consent of can be referred to commfsthis may not be consented upon the Assembly's time >, along with the increased ition to the Church's admin:>rk, together with its con tinctively evangelistic part s a Church, led the last eps looking towards relief, o an ad-interim committee, e informed, had the whole advisement and study, and present Assembly's sessions (1 afford the relief desired, ecommendations to be subt they may the more readily 1. Any proposition looking^ mges in the Book of Church the rights of even the humint, or towards the erectionjudicial tribunal which will courts, or towards the de>sembly of any of its present cases, would be unwise and for relief should not touch ?he Church will watch with on which, may be proposed trd it with favor if it be wise