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Show PREACHERS AND ELOPERS. Preibyterlan Assembly at Richmond Discusses Dis-cusses Matters. Richmond, Va., May 26. In answer to the overture about ministers marrying marry-ing runaway couples, the Presbyterian Presbyte-rian general assemby today made the following deliverance: "The assembly is of the opinion that it would be both unwise and inexpedient inexpedi-ent to attempt to lay down an inflexible inflexi-ble rule for the guidance of its ministry in relation to the performance of this ceremony the great bond of society. The greatest prudence and caution should be exercised by the ministers; they should exert their influence as far as they can property and prudently do so to prevent such marriages, and only consent to perform the ceremony in those instances where he is satisfied from all the circumstances that the best interest of both parties will be subserved by his so doing." |