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4 THE GENERAL ASS It is pleasant to see : ' sembly in which there is which overshadows the r Such seems to have been In its deliberations all tl full freedom and privilege It was an Assembly wl from great divisive cjuesti and did give special atten ? 1 r? OHM ll SCVCIdl iorwa The Calvin celebratioi feature of the Assembly, were delivered will be Presbyterian Committee vance subscriptions shall The Central Universit happily. The questions argued and carefully wei complained a year ago, t of Central University froi to a self-perpetuating be TllP AcCPmKlu rvf t/v%Q ? ? twcv it n/i ? v/i iyvju called on the Synod to (last fall) replied that a the Synod had not the Col. Young complained t< this action of Synod. Tf 82, refused to sustain 1 recognize that the admin tral University of Kent control of the Synod o Assembly." But the Assembly did which the transfer was e It reminded the Synod t ject to the review and c regular gradation." Anc and sympathy in the w University, it added: "T lower courts to take no the Church's direct contr educational institutions." The plea has been ma arrest the action compk that this point was decic semblv, but the final wc above) appear to us to : this, the transfer of pre until the "complaint" ha< We appreciate fully 1 Synod, and its members *1 i l - < ' inci11 -iiium ingniy. 1 nei action which have not 1 would merit the approv; reduce the regrets which The questions concern directly before the Assei Mr. Mills was rather u] Synod of South Carolina the action of Presbytery ; one of our missionaries THE PRESBYTERIA1 V EMBLY AT SAVANNAH. a session of the General Asi no one dominating influence najoritv of the commissioners, the recent General Assembly. ie members seem to have had e. lich for the most part was free ons. and therefore it could give tion to the work of evangelism. ru steps. 11 was, of course, the central The splendid addresses which printed in book form by the of Publication, so soon as adhave provided the means, y discussion terminated very connected with it were ably ighed. Col. B. ri. Young had hat the transfer of the control in the two Synods of Kentucky >ard of trustees was unlawful sustained his complaint, ami revise its action. The Synod s the transfer was completed, power to resume the control. 3 the Assembly of 1909 against le Assembly by a vote of 93 to lu luiui'iami anci sam: \\ e istration of the affairs of Cenucky has passed beyond the f Kentucky and the General not approve of the haste with ffected, pending the complaint, hat "the lower courts are subontrol of the higher courts in i while expressing its interest elfare and growth of Central his Assembly instructs all our action that will tend to lessen ol and ownership of any of our de that "a complaint does .not lined of." We do not know led in direct terms by the As>rds of the Assemblv fnuoteH J \ 1 * ? say clearly that in a case like >perty ought not to be made > been heard and decided :he motives of the Kentucky in their action, for we esteem e were some reasons for their aeen publicly discussed which al of our readers, and largely have been felt. ling polygamy did not come mbly. The complaint of Rev. pon the question whether the was under obligation to reverse ind to institute charges against for admitting such a person. N OF THE SOUTH. The Assembly decided that i tion. The Assembly took under of providing schools on miss dren of our missionaries. It A recommendation of the was adopted to the eflfect tl will not be appointed as mi have graduated at some col women wno expect to take wise and prudent. But thei work to be done and in this fication, and that is approacl class of workers will not be This Assembly was notab interim committees: i. To d titles of our Church propci coordinating the work of ou To consider the appointmei Assembly by the Synods ins 4. As to the admission to heathen, having more than < ing of schools for the chile phrase an amendment to t "elect infants"; 7. To plan f versarv of the organization c the "Day of the Reformatioi to hear appeals and complaii A new Executive Comr "Schools and Colleges." Re elected secretary of this co appointed the first Sabbath bath in September as the se for this cause. The Permanent Committ powered to elect a General ters to be Assembly evange out involving the Assembl bilities. The Assembly asks the P question whether the traveli ers shall continue to be pai teries or shall pe paid out c by the Assembly. In connection with the sei the Assembly recommends fund for Home Missions. Such are some of the mo this meeting. It was a wis action will promote the woi The defenders of the salo denouncing all opponents c as puritanical and hypocritic difference to the right-mi poverty of argument when sorted to. Besides, those 1 and integrity are not hurt ir gibes of a class who suppor always has been regarded a; lawless that no statutes, wf have regulated it into uprig position of menace to the cc June g, 1909. t was under no such obliga consideration the question lion soil to educate the chilis well. Foreign Mission Committee :iat hereafter single women ssionaries unless they shall lege. In the case of those charge of schools, this is e is a great deal of Zenana work there is another qualilability. We trust that this rejected. le for its appointment of ad levise plans for securing the ty; 2. To devise plans for ir Executive Committees; 3. nt of commissioners to the tead of by the Presbyteries; the church of a converted one wife; 5. On the providIren of missionaries; 6. To he Confession of Faith on or the semi-centennial anni>f our Church ; 8. Concerning i"; 9. On a judicial tribunal its from the Synods. inwtw w c&o ui ^am/-cu, un ;v. W. E. Boggs, D. D., was mmittee and the Assembly in June and the third Sabasons for taking collections ee on Evangelism was cmSecretary and to call minislists, if it can be done withly in pecuniary responsiresbyteries to vote upon the ng expenses of commissiond by the individual Presby)f a common fund provided ni-centennial of our Church, the raising of a memorial re important steps taken at e and prudent body and its k of the Redeemer. on traffic are much given to >f that abominable business :al. This should make little nded. And shows great personal denunciation is rewho are conscious of truth i the slightest degree by the t a traffic which is now and > one wnicn is so innerently licli have ever been framed htness or lifted it above the immon weal.