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May ig, igog.
lii-ply i:i ln-halt of all <
?m- y\angili<tic -pirii |
churches. 1 "?>r tlii- wo
might si-tul a clarion peal
and go forward.
(Mil- of our 1 'ri-shyuric
lor the appointment >>t
Mud\ tlu- proportionate
niittees and it" possible
{^ivinjj each of our threat
intelligence and interest o
of interest relates t<? the '
concerns the better care a
tinn servants of the t'hnrcl
surely of commanding
' e-e causes, education
Sundae school missions.
mission work, that are
are opening springs from
will i,r<? in Foreign missie
I .ei the prayers <ii the
.\>semhly.
<n>cl he merciful unto
he known <m earth; the
lions.*'
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REV. W. W. MC
President Union T
The retiring Moderator u
Sermon for the Asi
THE PRESBYTERIAN
>itr home work, ami a vigorau
i?:ii>n?j?.t~ ami
arc h<?i>ing. lire \-?I\'
to ti e whole t'hnreh to ari-c
:s overtures to the .\--emhly
II VIIMIMIIVV, Cl?l lllllillll, IU
minis >! our executive coinprepare
a budget each year.
causes i:> just place in the
i the | eople. Another overture
"Su-tentati. >11 l'und." All that
ml support of the ageil ami inlt.
their widows and orphans, is
imi>ortance. Certainly all
for the ministry, publication,
are part of our great home
absolutely indispensable, and
which the life of the Church
?ns tit the ends of the earth.
churches be offered for the
us and bless us; that thy way
saving health anions/ all nn
w
m
V
)ORE, D.D.L.L.D.
heological Seminary,
rho will preach the opening
>embly in Savannah.
I OF THE SOUTH.
THE ASSEMBLY'S JUI
< )ne of the most practical
-emblics. and one that has b
and more a problem with tl
matter of the judicial busines
M'tnldv on appeal or complaii
<>r by individuals against the 1
<>; I'reshyterianism is that evt
be given a hearing and hav<
c>>ni|daint. no matter how uni
his case may be. The humble:
m the most ordinary and ol
alienable right. The effect
cjtuntly the loading down ??
with judicial cases, consuming
distracting the attention of i
interfering with other legitin
The attempt to relieve the siti
of the judicial cases to comn
desired effect. It has only res
floor of the Assembly many of
these members to hasten tlm
them that they might return t
blv's sessions, thus both dej
members and their valuable
lures, ami giving the appellant
silling- ami a feeling sometime
the desire of its ntemhers to gt
th or. has done scant justice,
sions sit at off hours, and the
lar the causes are not adeqi
liberated upon. Still further,
parties" that judicial cases cai
sions at all. Many a time tit
to.
The increasing demand up
and attention in such cases. ;
time needed of late'for attentio
istrative and legislative work
sideration of the more distin
oi its duty and interest as ;
.Assembly to take some step.The
matter was referred to :
This committee lias, we are i
matter under most careful ad
will present a report at the prt
which will, if it is accepted
It is to he hoped that the rec?
mitted will he simple, so that t
he understood and accepted,
toward many and drastic chanj.
Order, or any curtailing of tin
hlest appellant or complainant
01 a separate and distinct jiul
be another in our series of cc
fleeting from the General Assei
power or relation to judicial ca
radical. Whatever is done fo
one of the points named. The
great interest for the solution
and may be expected to regard
and conservative.
5
DICIAL BUSINESS.
problems before our Ascen
growing to be more
lie passing years, is the
> coming before the A>n
from the lower courts
ower courts. The genius
rv one who lias a cause
* the right of appeal or
mportant or insignificant.
t member ot the Lhurch,
iscure ease, lias this in?f
this, however, is fret
the ' leneral Assembly
; a large part of its time,
ts members, and greatly
nate work of the body,
intion by referring many
lissiotis has not had the
nilted in taking from the
its members and causing
ugh cases submitted to
lie sooner to the Asseniiriving
the court of the
counsel at needed juncs
and complainants hasty
s that the commission, in
t hack to the Assembly's
Sometimes the conimisse
being few and irregulatelv
examined and licit
is only "by consent of
1 he referred to cominisis
may not be consented
on the Assembly's time
ilong with the increased
n to the Church's admin.
together with its conctively
evangelistic part
1 Church, led the last
; looking towards relief,
in ad-interim committee,
informed, hail the whole
visement and study, and
sent Assembly's sessions
afford the relief desired,
uiimendations to be subliey
may the more readily
Any proposition looking
p's in the Hook of Church
? riirlltc ivt !? ?*
I \M V \ V I I IIIV. Illllll.
or towards the erection
licial tribunal which wilt
>urts, or towards the deinbly
of any of its present
ses, would be unwise and
r relief should not touch
: Church will watch witlr
which may be proposed
it with favor if it be wise