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Show JMMDB.BBIGGS. Tbe Appolntnitnt of the Jndlctal Com-nttlM Com-nttlM Unfaiorable. COSSFUUTISU .'llr.VJ.ILS. UuiIdoi TraninctoJ hj Itio Prnlijlcr Ian Urneral AutmUr t Nib-luftou Nib-luftou Tettcrdaj. , IWabiiinotov, May 10. After the routine luilnmlinj teen tlIipoeJ of, K.Motleralor Younl proecteJ into tba tircooedloRi Iho lltit of tin ImpJf tanttiut-illona befjre Ibe iiomlly Iho report of the committee ujon tbe relatione of tb.aaiemii.y and ttir obil-leal obil-leal lemlnarlef. The committee taja II la .TlJonceil that at tho tlmo of lUe formation of the Drat theological icm. Inary of tbe l'lcsbylerlaacliurcti It waa the urpoae ol tho church to maintain dlreet and coupltto control by Ita general aaiembly of tua teicb-luxe teicb-luxe uud of the proiirty of He theolote leal lorulnailes. While Union and Lane aro regarded aaln oonmctloii with the rrcabyterlan church, ILe church bn no control of any kind oior the teaching,! or property of lliuto st-mlnntlcf, and tan allord tho Uonora if fundi to them no protection In the matter of applyluK Iholr glue to the lurpowa for which ehay were made. Meier rbomae MoDjiikuI of Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, who largely draflej Ilia report, raid ha believed the time had come In tho matter of control of theological reuiliiallea when the genlue of the 1'ruibylirlan church abould be at leait equal to the executive ability display-ed display-ed la ordinary builuiu, and If auy teacberemiloyed for a pcclflo pur-IHJioula pur-IHJioula specified aalary ahould for any reason boootue unlit tddlichargo lile duties, a way might La found to dispense with bla services without apllttlngupthechurrh. Applauif , llev.C'barlta A. D ckxjr, ibalrui.u oftbeapoclal commlllea of Judicial cominlsiiouers, reported in favor of sending overtures dowu to tbe preaby-terleelur preaby-terleelur changing chapter IS of section sec-tion 118 aa as to provldolhat the general gen-eral ajiiembly of eaoh synod and prat-bylery prat-bylery ahall have lower to ap-i ap-i joint judicial commlnlona from 5 their respective bodies, In nuni- bers not less than olghteen, from the general auambly; twelva from any J rynod uud seven iron) any preibyteiy, ; All Judicial ctaia to bo lubmltled to aucb cotnmlulon, and their decisions , ahall botubject to reversal only by tho I aupcrlor Judicatory, except In matter of law, which ahall bo referred to Iho ' appointing judicatory lor adudlt. I tloo, ami aiao all matters of ooualliu- J tlou and doctrlno may La reviewed In I tho appointing body and by tboiu, f perlur Judicatory. Tba auembly BdoteJ the report and ordered tho ' overtures sent down. Iter. Dr. Hmliu, chairman of the commutes on church unity, reported that It had been deemed beat to drop for the relent tho dlicuielon of the dlflereccea bctwteu Iho two churches, and leaving to the future the work of securing tbe organlo external union detlred. Without action on tho rcporta the general auembly adjourned till tomorrow to-morrow morning and proceeded In a body to call at the While Houie. l'tt-sldent and Mrs. Cleveland received tho vliliora In tliu l,ail ltoom. Dr. Craig, the moderator, waa presented to tba President by Dr. Jlarilotl, chairman chair-man ol tba commllteu on arrangement!, arrange-ment!, and mado a apeeob, doling with an Invitation to tho I'reildent to attend the ntaembly. l'realdeut C'leveJ land made a brief addresi In reipome. Tho vliltora wero then preaented by naure to 1'realdent and Mra. Cleveland aud then ktrollod through the parlora and ewuietvatory aud afterward took their departure. In tho gentral iaiemlly today per-haa per-haa the moat Intense Inleieal clustered about the Dames of the membere of the Judlolary committal, for Itila la the commltteo that will pant upo i the appeal ap-peal In the oaae of Dr. lirlgga and will report to the aaieiubly upuu the quea-lion quea-lion of the propriety of that body outer-talnlng outer-talnlng the appeal. Tho llev. Qeorga li. Barker, aelacted to act aa chairman, Is classed among tho coniervatlva,and aa auch hla appointment glvea tha greatest aallafaouuu to that function of tbu eiKimbly, by all odda tho largtat. Tho committee la for Iho moil part made up of men who are known to I o conservatives, that la, to bo more dell-site, dell-site, autl-jlrlggB men. |