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June 2, 1909. TH
atically visit the churches within their bounds,
giving Illustrated ta.^.s on our work in distant
lands.
It Is recommended that the Executive Committee
of Foreign Missions be empowered to
till vacancies.
The terms of Messrs. J. W. Bnchman, C. It.
Hemphill, W. M. Anderson and of Ruling
Elder W. II. Raymond expire at this time.
Your committee recommend their re-election
for the term of three years.
Your committee recommend that, while this
report Is pending, the Assembly hear short
addresses irom nil Its foreiim
who arc present.
Sixth Day?Wednesday Evening Session.
The records of the Synods of Alabama.
Florida and Mississippi, were approved.
The Home Missions' report was read
by the chairman, Dr. A. M. Fraser, and
adopted, excepting one item to be further
considered.
Your committee submits the following
recominenlntioiis to the Assembly:
1. That the Assembly record Its gratitude
to God for "the great doors and etfectual"
be has opened to our Church aud for his
blessing on our work.
2. That the record of the Executive' Committee
be approved and the fnlthfiil, Judicious
and successful labor of the Secretary and the
Committee be gratefully commended.
3. In response to the overture from the Synod
of Loulsinnn. and in accordance with a suggestion
from the Executive Committee, that
committee be encouraged to give the most
watchful attention to the problem of reaching
?c lureigiicrB in every part of our field and
to put forth every practicable effort iu their
behalf.
4. That In response to the overtures from
the Presbytery of Paris, asking that Governor
Glenn's services be sought for a longer
time, and in response to overtures from the
Presbyteries of I.onlsvllle. Ebenezer and Pailucah,
asking for the placing of heme and
foreign missions ou the same footing In the
laymen's work, the following answer be returned:
The General Assembly never Intentionally
on consciously discriminates between borne
aind foreign mission work as to the Importance
of their respective claims. It hereby respectfully
refers the question of evangelizing the
two in the work of laymen to the laymen of
the Church to act upon at such time and in
?nch manner as they may deem best: and
tnnt the Executive Committee of Home Missions
be granted full authority and* discretion
In the effort to secure a continuation of
the labors of Oovernor Glenn In arousing the
Church to the Importance of this great cause.
!5. That, In response to the overture of the
Presbytery of Montgomery, asking thnt arrangements
be made to celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of the organisation of our Church,
and also thnt the Assembly take steps to raise
a memorial fund at tue same time, the following
be ndotped:
(1) The Assembly hereby appoints a committee
consisting of the Rev. it. H. Fleming,
T). I>., the Rev. it. Cecil. D. D. the Rev. L
"W. Irwin, and Ruling Elders G. B. Cnskte
and Rlclinrd Hancock to report to the next
Oeneral Assembly a program for a semi-centennial
celebration, to be held In connection
with the Assembly of 1911.
<2) The Assembly hereby authorizes the Executive
Committee of Home Missions to take
whatever steps they may think practicable for
B?kumu| u mriui-VEUirilllinl Illt-Illtiria I II1I1U TOr
home mission*. the said sum to be kept as
n permnnent fund, the Interest of which shnll
t>e nsed In the work, especially In the erection
of mnnses and houses of worship.
1$. That this Assembly repent the recommendation
of the last Assembly, to-wlt:
"That the Assembly regards an apportionment
of at lenst one dollar per member ntt
necessnry to meet the requirements of their
great nnd promising work, and earnestly calls
npon all our Presbyterian churcnes and societies
to unite. In the work of rnrslng this
ni?o?nt."
7. That the Assembly authorizes the Executive
Committee to adopt the plan of annuities.
A That the good work ot Purnnt ColWe
and Coodlnnd School be heartily commended
and the Executive Committee he authorised
to secure whnt funds may be necessary for
either.
0. That the "Home Mission Herald" hs
tnost heartily commended to our people, and
that paAtors and others he urged to Interest
themselves actively In Increasing the subscriptions
to It.
Id. That the Assembly elect J. H. Pntton,
A A. l.lttle. Marlon M. II Hull and Marion
M. .InJcltHon to serve as memhefs of the Executive
Committee for three years.
Respectfnly suhmltteil for the committee,
A. M. KHASEU, Chnlrmn v.
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The report on Sabbath and Family religion,
was read by the chairman, Rev.
F. L. Leeper and adopted.
An address was delivered at 9 p. m.
on "Calvin the Tneologian," by Dr. Colin'
Mintou, of New .lersey, and the thanks of
the Assembly were extended fcr the able
discourse.
Dr. Moore, of the committee on Bills
and Overtures, offered a further report
from his committee, as follows:
Four members of the Session of the Rusk
Presbyterian Church ask a deliverance upon
the following case:
Where the pastor of a church gives notice
that he intends offering his resignation as
pastor and the congregation in a regular
called meeting joins him in the petition to
dissolve the pastoral relation, pending which
action before the Presbytery, a question is
raised as to the adoption of a part of the
Session record; a commission is appointed to
visit said congregation to "Investigate and
adjust the troubles" therein. tSald commission
performs that duly and dissolves th# nns.
tornl relation.
Can the pastor appeal from this notion to
the Synod before that commission reports Its
decision back to the court or l'resbytery
which ail?orlsed It?
Reply: Your commission recommends thnt
this question be answered In the negative.
AJsct an overture asking for an ad
interim committee to consider the question
of polygamy in foreign fields. Remarks
were made by Rev. Mr. Leeper, Dr.
A. M. Fraser, Rev. Maxey Smith, and Dr.
Lumpkin. After discussion the Assembly
adjourned to meet tomorrow at 9:30 a. m.
Seventh Day?Thursday Morning.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. G. H. Cornelson. of the
synod or Tennessee.
The minutes or yesterday were read,
corrected and adopted.
The report of the Standing Committee
on Ministerial Education, was read by
Dr. J. M. Wells, and was placed on the
docket to be considered at 1 p. m.
Rev. J. W. Tyler, read the report of the
Standing Committee on Women's Societies,
which was adopted as follows:
Your Committee on Women's Societies hogs
leave to submit the following report:
Reports from 76 of our 84 Presbyteries have
been placed In our hands. Two thousand
eleven societies report a membership of
51,311. contributing to local causes 9130.053;
to Home Missions, 93K.352; to Foreign MIs*
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stons, $75,237; to other causes. $36. with
a total to all causes of $203,503.
With but few exceptions, these societies are
under sessional control.
In response to the overture to the Assembly
front the East Misslsslnnl Pm*hr??M, i~
regard to the appointment of a Women's Missionary
Field Secretary for the whole Church
?which overture was placed In the hands of
yuor Committee?we recommend the following
answer:
I. That the Assembly, appreciate the fact
that under our present system the women
of our church, notwithstanding the rapidly Increasing'
influence of the Laymen's Movement,
are now contributing at least one-half of the
total amount of the whole offerings of our
church to this great cause, as they have for
many years been bearing the burden of the
work nnd sharing Its joys.
II. That the Assembly looks confidently to
them for greater perfections of organization
In their work_ and for Increasing contributions.
III. The Assembly Is persuaded that for
the accomplishment of this purpose, the present
plan in operation In many Presbyteries Is
the best, both as regards efficiency and economy,
viz., the ndoption on the part of our
Presbyterian Unions of the plan of Presbyterinu
visitors. The best as regards efficiency,
because one visitor or Field Secretary for the
whole Assembly, would be able to cover only
a small territory, while the rresbyterial visitors,
with the consumption of a little time
on the part of each Presbyterlal visitor,
would be able to reach everv church in -
Assembly. The bent, as regards economy of
administration, because the visitors already
serving quite a number of our Presbyteries
are gladly giving their time as a voluntary
offering to the cause. And only traveling expense*
til some cases are In any sense chargeable
to expeuse 01 administration.
For these reasons, the Assembly decllues at
this time to answer this overture In the affirmative.
With prayerful appreciation of and great Interest
In the great work of the wotueu of the
church along missionary lines, tne Assembly
would commend them to the wisdom and
grace of the Great Head of the Church.
Respectfully submitted,
J. W. TYLEIt,
Chairman.
On motion of Dr. R. C. Reed, the Assembly
proceeded to consider the report on
ForeigTv Missions. Under this order the
Assembly heard addresses by Rev. S. P.
Fulton, of Japan; Dr. W. H. Venable, of
China; and Rev. Maxey Smith, of the
Mid-China Mission; Dr. Jas B. Woods, of
the China Mission; Dr. Wilkir.3on, of the
China Mission, in the Gllzabeth-Blakj
Hospital at Soochow; Rev. L. C. Vass,
Luebo, Africa.
It was ordered that In as much as Dr.
Warfleld, of Princeton, N. J., could not be 1
present, owing to Illness In his family, his
address be not read as was intended, but