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Show A UI.HIIYTCIIMN (O.llrr.llKM'K. DutiiluB Mnnou lo Hie lltimlrtd aad llilrd Annual Jllaellna:. DirntoiT, May SI. The hundred and third annum meeting of tho Presbyterian Pres-byterian (Jene ral Artvnibly convened Bbero thla mornlup. Kov. Dr. Had-ell Had-ell II o of Detroit Invoked the Dlvluo bl'Mlng. After ilncliig, llav. Dr. Hilton, president of I'rlncelon, read tlleillteenth chapter of laalall. Itev. D. Moorui Cincinnati, modcr Ator of thu awmibly, delivered the oiKiuIng Mirmou from John xvll: "J'or JJo'l lent not 1II Hon Into the world to comltmn thu world, but that the world through lllm might bo roved." Dr. Mooro aildi "Clod gives elrruul III" to IndlvlduaU believing hero nud now, ,ut l(l mivallon of Ilia world aa accninpllihud through the wron.il "ilvallunof tho hurbaudu, wlvus, ur-enbi, ur-enbi, children, inuatt n, rervanti, rulera audiubJtcU. Thn uuprotectidand op-prciu-J nnj (hereforu dangeroua or-vllo or-vllo claia are elevated to thu poaltlon pf brethren In Chrlnl and labor la luado honorable, lleforu hu came enjoyment and aelMudulgeuiu woru the objeota of human tuplrallon, for thla tho arly church auUtltulcd helpminrai. Thu rretbylerian church haa In thu main Urn In helpful touch with thu tieeda of lull world. Agitation und upheaval It not neccaury ruin. I.lko the upheaving of thunea. It may purify. puri-fy. Coniiulaory leglilallon will not do thla unliaa there Tatheactlvu leaven of the purlRi-d Individual dimmed through aoclety. Law waa nevur ao Rod aa now, although there la too much of II, hut weru It perfect na lo Itianlllyand quality, It 11 tiaelm ur worw iinlert rightly luttrpreted, ad mliiMcred nud unforced, and for thla thero muit ho audi work ua only religion can i licet. I loH'ful that Ihem la w hat I may call goodly diuiallafactlon withourelllclcn-cy withourelllclcn-cy In leavening aoclaly, thn family, auto and church, tho threo great fac-tora fac-tora fornllevlatlugeuclil, litlcal and economical evil", all these are of divine Initltutlon and can never dj their Uft work except at thu llfu of Chrlit vr-VAileathem. vr-VAileathem. ATer prayer by Dr. Mooro the or-ganlraUonof or-ganlraUonof thu nnembly wna wr-fecled. wr-fecled. Thu eomriiltteu on nrrangr tnenta retorted and the aaacmbly took A receaa till 3 p. in. At tho artt-rnooii aeaalon, nouilua ttona for moderator being In ordcr.Itev. Dr. Dlokcyof rhllalolphla nominated Itev. l'rof. Willlim Henry Urcen of 1'rlDcttou Theologlul collegu. Dr. llirr eccondnl the nomlnallou. and Dr. Oreeii waaelectuil liy acclimation. Thn newly-elected moderator waa then et corled to tho platform, wlieru the retlr lng moderator welcomed lilm In a brief leeth. Moderator (Jrt-en rrpllel, thanking lliu avembly for tho illitlngulahed token of conndence. Hu nccepluil with a deep penau of untltneex, lut n recllngthntthet.uk ofpn-aldlnj over audi nil naHeinbly aa thla mut lio ooin-naratlvely ooin-naratlvely light, where all the mem-lura mem-lura nru anlnuud by one aplrlt, reek" Ingonugrent cnd.untl havuni their ruremu dcalru tho protection ol thu glory ot Clod and the nlvancement of thu kingdom ol our blcMed Havlor. Dr. Wallacn Itidcllire, paitor of the Detroit Kort atreet church, welcomed thuaaMimbly In behalf ol thu reception committee, and he preMMited to the lunlrrntor a Michigan gavel, made of wood from tho 1'oul.ilao oak that wit-neeaod wit-neeaod thu nixaucro of 1037. Thoconimltteeon coipctua otcreod rertcil that II had held nuellngvaud aent a circular to the reformed churchra hold tho rruibytirlau ayatem throughout through-out thn warld. Thndealli of Dr. Howard L'roaby wna aiwken of na n great loa to the com inlltee, nud Dr. Dickey waa recommended recom-mended oan aultable matt to taku hla J'lare. Dr. Marklnloalt rciorlnl oa to thu tulaalonary mii;nilnu of thn church at homo aud abroad. 1 1 la winning favor, nud other denomination aru coming to npprecbilu It grr;illy. There la great neglect, however, to heed tho rocom-mcudntlouof rocom-mcudntlouof thu aiaumbly that Ira-bjterlin Ira-bjterlin fjimlllea aliould take It. It could be Hindu n quarter or a half che-itrer II73,VUi, who i-n'ild well ainrd II, would tubicrilM for It. Mr. lowcry, chairman of thn committee com-mittee uf proof text, dated that lait year thn coiumltteu reiairted to thu MiMmblythatlt had llnlaluol revlilon on thu proof text of thu couIcmIoii of faith. Hliicuthen tlmtame waa douu for tho larger caU-chltm. Adjourned till tomorrow. lln.ell. NAT10NAI, M'jlUUI-CISOIN.SATr. Cincinnati, 4; Kow York, C. llatler- Inr Itadbourue, Clark; riharrot, Clark. Cllicnuo. t Chicago,!"; l'hlladelphla,7. llatlerlea UumUrt, Klttrodgi; :iper;Ulca.wu, Clcmeua. Ct.KVnt.AMI. Cleaeland, '1; lloaton, 0. Itntterlet Vlau, Zimmer; Clarkaou, llcunett. rimnuitu. I'ltbilairg, 7; llruoklyu, 4. llatlerlea Klug, lterger; Carutucri, Klugalow. AMr.lllCAN IIOSTOX. Iloaton, i; tiU Loula, S. IIAI.TIIIOIII'. Ilaltlmori') 0; Columliua, 0. WAalllMITON. Wuhlngton, 7; I.oulavllle, 0. 1'IIIIIII'U'IIIA. Athletic, (i; Cincinnati, 3, WUTKIIS I.GAUUll ST. l'AUI. Ht. l'aul, ID; Denver, i. illlAVAUKKE. Ko game, ltalu. HIOUX C1TV. Hlour City, l; Kanua City, 11. Hl.fNKAIVLtfl. Mluneapolli, (1; Lincoln, 7, lerrlkla Kleeullua. llFM.liVll.I.K, Out., May !!, Jamea Knnu wna executed iitTA thla morning for the murder of hit wife KllzaUdh. The drop fell at :10, but Knue'a neck wot not broken and he waa alowlyatran-gled alowlyatran-gled to death, Hla groaoa woru horrible. |