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J a, 1909. THI
r? inny he bettor prepared nnd all our
people trained for useful service,
would respectfully auk our committee
ournge by suggesting the best possible
to our churches of a plan simple and
vo In reaching nnd maintaining an In/lerem
In our auult classes. ICspeclally would
we Iny stress upon fhe "Hoy Problem," and
ask that they send as much valuable Information
on this subject to the various churches
as their ttnanclnl circumstances will permit.
The main object of the Sunday school Is the
salvation of the child; the encouragement of
Bible study, and the teaching of systematic
and proportionate giving. We would
therefore emphasise the necessity of using
effective agencies In bringing about these results,
and especially that of bringing the child
to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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* ?.c ^jiiviisioii or our Sunday schools, the
enlargement of our present enrollment, should
l>e most enrnestly Impressed upon all our people.by
every pastor and Sunday school superintendent
In all our churches. Let us hnve
uiore and better Sunday schools, a more
thorough understanding of God's Word. and
a more consecrated life to plan and execute
work In his kingdom. To this end we would
.call the attention of our people to a most
serious condition?the responsibility of the
home, fidelity to God, loyalty to Jesus Christ
and a willingness to be led bv the Spirit.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES.
Your committee reports thnt It has carefully
examined the section of the report of the
Executive Committee dealing with Men's
Brotherhood, Covenanters and Young People's
Societies, and noted with pleasure tne facts
therein revealed, and especially the appolntTiient
of it field worker for boys and men
whose services seem to hnve been successful.
We therefore acquiesce with the Executive
i'ominlttee In Its recommendations, as follows:
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...ui mir worK for the young people.
Miriams for girls, "covenantors for boys,
brotherhoods for men Westminster leagues
and Christian Endeavor societies for both
sexes, be approved and submitted to the Sessions,
with the Instruction that they act .
vigorously nnd promptly In promoting this
work.
2. Thnt the appointment of Mr. U. W.
Davis as superintendent of covenanter nnd
brotherhood work be approved, and thnt the
Executive Committee on Publication be directed
to secure. If possible, his financial support
without Interference with other regular
collections.
3. Thnt the Presbyteries nnd _ Synods be
requested to arrange for conferences nnd conventions.
under their control, for the development
of Interest In young people's work and
for training lenders.
4. We- recommend thnt a sepnrnte page be
used In the Assembly Minutes for nutilUUi""
mistical information nnd other facts of Interest
concerning the work of brotherhoods,
covenanters nnd young people's societies.
OVERTURES.
The following overtures have been placed
tn our hands:
1. From the Roanoke Presbytery, asking a
change in the heading In the statistical hlnnk
from the Fredericksburg Home and School to
orphannges. We recommend thnt It bo answered
In the negative.
2. From the Synod of Alabama In relation
^o the employment of our candidates for the
ministry In the colportnge work. We recommend
that It be answered In the negative.
3. From Marylnnd Presbytery, requesting a
change In blanks for statistical reports, asking
three separate spaces for Home missions.
We recommend that It be answered In the
negative.
4. From East Hanover Presbytery, asking
that the Assembly abolish the column In
blanks nnd Assembly Minutes for pastors'
salary, nnd "'
on.uc 111 WIUU1U I or
congregational expenses. We recommend that
It be answered In the affirmative.
15. From the Presbytery of Atlnnta, re- ^
apeetlng a suggested plan for the adoption of
all blanks for a period of live years. We
feoommend that It be answered In the negative.
<1. From the Presbytery of Florida, and a
similar overture from Islington Presbytery,
calling attention of the Assembly to alleged
lack of correspondence In Sessional and Presbvterlal
blanks. Yonr committee replies that
no such lack of correspondence will be fonnd.
il mnnKH or tne last Untie are secured and
used, and that this matter was referred to
he secretary of the Committee on Publication.
7. From the Presbytery of Bethel, asking
the Assembly to provide a separate column In
thf Minutes of the Assembly foivthe cnuse of
schools and colleges. We recommend that
the request he granted.
8. From the Presbytery of Knoxvtlle, asking
the Assembly "to define the standard of
ybnng people's societies as to meetings and nature
of work." We would respectfully refer
the Preshvterv to the Mnnnal for "Covenanter's
companies," the Manual for Miriams,
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the manual for Westminster leagues, Issued
by authority of the General Assemoly. (See
pnge 10, Manual flrst mentioned.)
9. From the Central Mississippi Presbytery,
asking that as many as twelve supplemental
lessons on missions be given annually
In our Sn...iath School Lesson papers. We
recommend tnat It be answered In the negative,
and respectfully refer the Presbytery to
the "Supplemental Graded Course," where
may be found a Inrge number of lessons on
missions adapted to all the departments of
our Sabbath schools.
We recommend that all the statistical reports
from the i resbyterles relating to Sunday
school work and that of our young people's
societies nml brotherhoods be referred to the
stated clerk of the Assembly for tabulation
and publication in the appendix to the Mlu
UIPS.
By order of the committee.
J NO. M. ROSE, Chairman.
Tne place of next meeting was considered.
Addresses were made by the
respective friends of Louisville and Lewit
burg. The vote stood Louisville. 58;
Texarkana, 17; Lewisburg, W. Va., 106.
i^ewisburg was chosen.
At 12 m.. Dr. S. L. Morris, of Atlanta,
audressed the Assembly on "The Relations
of Calvin and Calvinism to Missions."
iTho thanks of the Assembly were expressed
by a rising vote.
At 1 p. m. the Assembly neard an eloquent
address by Governor Glenn. After
which recess was taken until 4 p. m.
Fifth Day?Tuesday Afternoon Session.
The report of the special committee
on proof texts was read and adopted. It
finds that the ad interim committee has
done its work with commendable care
and at the expense of great labor; and
recommend that the report be approved
with a single change which will be indicated
below:
It makes additional recommendations.
1. That the note on the mode of establishing
the Canon of Scripture, be changed
by the insertion after the word "Apostle"
the words "of ancient manuscripts and
versions," so that the note will read, "The
Canon of Scripture is not established by
explicit passages; but by the testimony
of Jesus and His Apostles, of ancient
manuscripts and versions, of ancient
Christian writers and church councils,
and by the internal evidence exhibited in
the separate books.
2. That the committee of Publication
be directed to print a sufficient number
of copies of the report, thus amended, for
distribution among the Presbyteries,
adopting the recommendation of the ad
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....... vuunuiucn as iu m ransinK a uniform
system of reference in printing the
proof of texts of the Shorter Catechism.
3. That the report be sent down to the
Presbyteries for their answers as to its
adoption.
Fifth Day?Tuesday Evening Session.
The special committee on the report
from the Inter-Church Conference on marriage
and divorce made its report.
The chairman of the Auditing Committee.
Mr. N. Crane, made a report which
was adopted.
Your Committee on Audita, to whom waa
reierreu ine roiiowinR reports, via: Report of
the Treasurer of the General Assembly, report
of the Trustees of the General Assembly and
their Treasurer, report of the Treasurer
of the Executive Committee on
Foreign Missions: report of the Treasurer
of Home Missions; report of the Treasnrer of
the Executive Committee of Ministerial Education
and Relief; report of the Treasurer of
the Assembly's Home and School; renort of
the Treasurer of the Executive Committee of
TH.
Publication; report of the Treasurer of the
Executive committee of Schools and Colleges,
nnd the report of the Treasurer of the Executive
Committee of Colored Evangelization,
woifld respectfully report;
1. We have carefully examined the reports
submitted to us, and And them all pro erly
submitted by the several local auditing committees
nnd certified to be correct except the
report of the Committee on Schools nndColleges.
which appears correct, but which Is not
accompanied with the certificate of the local
auditing committee, ns was- the case last year.
We recommend that hereafter the report of
this committee be also - -
v.ui'ituit'U Djr the 1
ccriincnte of nil auditing committee. 1
In discharge of the duty Imposed upon I
your committee, we would recommend the np- |
polntment of the following local auditing com- I
mltteea for the ensuing year: 1
For the Report of the Treasurer of the Gen- I
eral Assembly: II. C. Merrltt, C. W. Bailey 1
and N. R. Bardwell. I
For the Report of the Treasurer of the Ex- I
ecutlve Committee of Foreign Missions: Geo. I
G. O'Bryan, Eugene Hollins and T. I). Webb.
For the Report of the Treasurer of Homo I
Missions: Jno. B. Daniel, W. R. Hoyt and I
Charles J. Martin. I
For the Report of the Treasurer of the Ex- I
ecutlve Committee of Ministerial Education I
and Relief: Hugh Barret, Thos. P. Gordon I
and I<. I,. Anderson. u
For the Report of the Treasurer of the As- 1
semhly's Home and School: S. G. Howison, 1
.!. N. Barney anil W. Mayo Smith. !j
For the Report of the Treasurer of the Ex- 1
ecutlve Committee of Publication: 11. Swine- I
fonl. B. C. Wherry and Edwin l'leasnnts. 1
For the Report of the Treasurer of the Ex- |
eeuflve Committee of Schools and CollegesDr
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....... uurneic McMillan and J. A. I
Urlce. I
For the Report of tlie Treasurer of the Ex- 1
eeutlve Committee of Colored Evangelisation:
E. B. Nlizum, W. C. narrls and W. E. Ringhnm.
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S. The trustees of the Ceneral Assembly report
that the terms of the following officers
\piro with this meeting of the board: I
Messrs. I*. M. Brown. J. II. Wearn and Kohett
A. Dunn. I
Your committee would recommend the reelection
of the above named trustees for the
term of three years. I
4. Your committee would recommend that
the General Assembly require n)l the treasurers
of the various Imnrds and funds of the
fteneral" Assembly shall give bond to secure
the funds In their custody, so that there may
be a uniform system, as some of the- treasurers
are under bond and some are not.
5. Your "committee would recommend that I
an assessment of one nn.i /? ??*?<* -
-.nut ceBts per/
member lip made and collected *for the purpose :
of defraying the ordinary expenses of the
Assembly.
0. 'lue protest from the Presbytery of Fort .
Worth against the burdensome assessments
<ui the Presbyteries for the expense of the
General Assembly, referred to ?he Auditing
Committee, and they would respectfully report
that they do not see their way clear to recommend
any change In the present assessment.
7. Your committee would recommend that
the overtures of tne Presbytery of Dallas,
Tex., requesting that General Assembly reduce
Its assessment from one and one-half cents to
one and one-quarter cents per member, be not
concurred In.
Also. In reply to the overtures of the Presbytery
of Western Texas and the Presbytery
of St. Louis, Mo., asking that the General Assembly
pay the necessary traveling expenses I
Of Its comtnlslonera no " ?II?-? 1 -
a uuKragC WflHlM, OUt Or
a contingent rund, to oe raised for that purpose;
recommend that this question Im> submitted
to the different Presbyteries for their
action and report the same to the next Genera)
Assembly.
In order thnt tM? next General Assembly
may be able to'act Intelligently upon the question
raised by the Western Texas and St.
Louis Presbyteries In regard to the traveling
expenses connected with the commissioners of
the General Assembly, yonr committee would
recommend that the stated clerks of the several
Presbyteries be Instrncted to send to thj?
next General Assembly a snifement of th'e
actual expenses paid on account of their commissioners
to the General Assembly of 100f?,
of their respective Presbyteries.
N. CHANi?. Chairman.
A resolution addressed to the Indodependent
Presbyterian Church of Savannah,
Inviting It to unite with the Assemb
ly was adopted*
At 9 p. m., an address was delivered
by President Geo. H. Denny, of Washing