Birmingham State Herald, 1895-10-04

Presbytery reassembled at 2:15, the first half hour being devoted to prcsby prcsbyterial - terial prcsbyterial prayer meeting. A verbal report from the committee on publication was heard and an hour de devoted - voted devoted to discussions of the same. Several interefti/hg talks were made. On thotlon the thirty minutes following Dr. Darnell's sermon at the evening ser service - vice service Were-set aside for the consideration of home missions, to be conducted by MaJ. Joseph Hardie. Dr. Bryson was requested to make a fifteen minutes talk on the subject. Rev, F. E. Maddox, pastor of the Sec Second - ond Second Presbyterian church, Birmingham, was excused from attendance on the presbytery, and the commission to install him as pastor continued. Rev, W. H. Richardson of the com committee - mittee committee on narratives submitted the fol following - lowing following report, which was adopted: , The committee on the narratives would respectively report that we find out of sixty-nine churches in our presbytery there are only sixteen written and a few verbal reports. From the reports made we gather many encouraging facts. Pas Pastors - tors Pastors and officers have been faithful ex except - cept except In the matter of family visitation on the part of the ruling elders. The attendance upon the regular services en encouraging. - couraging. encouraging. Deportment of church mem members, - bers, members, in the main, praiseworthy. Whilst no outpouring of the Holy Spirit Is re reported, - ported, reported, yet there have been ingatherings in many fields and a consequent Increase of membership. Reports of Sabbath ob observance - servance observance are very encouraging, but fam family - ily family worship not such as it should be. Worldly amusements are not so preva prevalent - lent prevalent as they have been In the past. Most encouraging reports are made in refer reference - ence reference to the work among the young peo people, - ple, people, many of whom are being developed and brought in sympathy and active co cooperation - operation cooperation with church work. In view of the facts gathered from the narratives submitted, presbytery would send a greeting of encouragement to the churches and would urge: 1. The continuance of faithful labors. 2. The sending of written narratives by all the churches to both the fall and spring meetings of presbytery according to printed Instructions. 3. That all churches give greater em emphasis - phasis emphasis to the work among the young peo people. - ple. people. both through the home training, the Sabbath schools and also the young peo people's - ple's people's societies. 4. That our ruling elders aid the preachers; in family visitations, and the deacons endeavor to secure from the peo people - ple people prompter and fuller payment of all the financial obligations of the church. 5. That the members of our churches shall be more faithful in reference to the training of their children and the erection and maintenance of the family altar. W. H. RICHARDSON. Chairman. The following report was adopted se seriatim: - riatim: seriatim: The committee to whom was referred the communication from the Woman's Foreign Missionary union would recom recommend - mend recommend the following action: 1. That the presbytery has heard with great, pleasure of the very Interesting and profitable meeting of the union Just held In this city, and recognizes the unusual number of churches represented and of delegates present as an Indication of a widening and growing Interest In the work of the anion among our churches. 4 w« tiMvtUv and nnrdlallv aomnaend

New York, Oct. 3. - At the meeting of the board of directors of the Alabama Great Southern road today the following officers were elected: Samuel Spencer, president; W. H. Baldwin, Jr., second vice-president; W. W. Finley, third vice vicepresident; - president; vicepresident; J. F. Hill, secretary. The fol following - lowing following appointments were made to take effect from date: W. A. Vaughan, gen general - eral general superintendent; J. M. Culp, traffic manager; C. H. Davis, comptroller and H. H. Tatum, treasurer. At a meeting of the executive commit committee - tee committee of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com company - pany company this afternoon an offer, which was received for about $440,000 of the DeBar DeBardeleben - deleben DeBardeleben company bonds, which were - taken over with that company by the Tennessee Coal and Iron company some time ago, was referred to the finance committee, consisting of Messrs. Sim Simmons, - mons, Simmons, Woodward and Swan. The com committee - mittee committee will probably report tomorrow. If the offer, which is about 95. is ac accepted, - cepted, accepted, the proceeds, it is expected, will be applied to cancelling the floating debt of the Tennessee Coal and Jron com company. - pany. company. __ Damage Caused by the Gale. London. Oct. 3. - A great deal of dam damage - age damage has been caused by the gale which has prevailed and Is still blowing off Blackwood, Fleetwood, Lynhant and oilier places along the British coasts. The fishing smack Daisy was foundered off Black Pool, and It Is believed the crew of four persons have been drowned. The fishing boat Jane and Alice with her crew are reported lost, and other boats engaged In the fishing Industry are missing. . The schooner Lunsley has foundered in the British channel, and all on board were lost. Another fishing smack, name unknown, was broken up and her cargo washed on the beach. A -number of other small wrecks and minor casualties have been reported. Lynched by Cowboys. Dklah, Cal., Oct. 3. - As a result of a feud between rival cattlemen J. V. Vin Vinton - ton Vinton was shot and dangerously wounded on Saturday. He accused John Little Littlefield - field Littlefield of shooting him from behind a tree. Vinton Is living and may recover. Lit Littlefield - tlefield Littlefield was arrested In his cabin after a hard fight with the officers. While on his way to the jail the posse was met by a mob of masked cowboys, disguised and with their heads covered with grain sacks. WThen Littlefield discovered the mob he sprang from his horse and at attempted - tempted attempted to escape. The mob fired at the fleeing man, wounded and captured him. He was then lynched, the officers obeying the command of the mob to move on. The body was left hanging for two days. Moraea WlUBeaign. Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 3. - The chamber of deputies has rejected the government's bill granting amnesty to certain persons who took part in the late rebellion. If the chamber should also reject the meas measures - ures measures which have been submitted as sub substitutes - stitutes substitutes for the amnesty bill It Is regard regarded - ed regarded as certain that President Moraes will

in me oraer or memorials, petitions, etc., praying for the creation of new diocese*, were presented by the delegates Horn California, Maryland, Kentucky and northern Michigan, and referred. A humorous episode grew out of the motion by Dr. Thall of Michigan Inviting the bishops to be present ai the reception to the Canadian delegates this afternoon. The resolution urged the expression "American church, and this was taken exception to by Dr. Carmichael of Vir Virginia, - ginia, Virginia, who contended that they had no other title than the Protests*^ episcopal church in the United States. An amendment thus correcting the res resolution - olution resolution was defeated by a viva voce vote, and amid much laughter a division was den nded. It resulted In a vote of 222 to 82 for the term "American church," and the resolution stood. It happens that the Methodist confer conference - ence conference of northern Minnesota is now in session a few blocks distant with Bishop l?owlar for president, ami- in a spirit of good Will Maj Samuel Mahon of Ottum Ottumwa, - wa, Ottumwa, la., moved that the house send fra fraternal - ternal fraternal greetings to the Methodist gath gathering, - ering, gathering, with assurances of its sympathy and Joy in the abundance of their Chris Christian - tian Christian labors. Vigorous objection was en entered, - tered, entered, however, by Delegate Fairbanks of Florida, who characterized it as an ex extraordinary - traordinary extraordinary and unusual proceeding, and as one objection was fatal, the resolution went on the calendar. This disposition, however, was not satisfactory to the con conference - ference conference at large, and in behalf of the en entire - tire entire committee, ltev. Dr. Green of Cedar Rapids pressed for their immediate con consideration. - sideration. consideration. Tlie necessary two-thirds vote to take the resolution from the cal calendar - endar calendar and its adoption was urged In a vigorous speech by Dr. Green, who sa'd that the house should manifest Its Chris Christian - tian Christian courtesy and consistence and rid the church of Its oft repeated reproach that It simply spoke empty syllables and that Its heart was not in the cause of Chris Christian - tian Christian unity. Delegate Fairbanks of Florida contend contended - ed contended that the body of Methodists now In session was not a general conference, but a mere fragmentary affair, and that It would be setting a bad precedent In. many respects to send greetings to a small sectional Christian body. When the hour arrived for the special order Dr. Hoffman. In behalf of the re revision - vision revision committee, made a brief explan explanatory - atory explanatory statement. Hlmscl/ and his asso associates, - ciates, associates, he said, would gladly have been relieved of the responsibility, but having accepted the trust, they had endeavored to discharge It to the best of their ability. They had placed the canons In regular or -

the union to all our ministers, officers and congregations and ask for these women hearty support and the co-operation and prayers of our people. 3. That the constitution of the Woman's Foreign Missionary union be published in our minutes. 4. That these resolutions and the com communication - munication communication accompanying and proceed proceedings - ings proceedings of the union be published in the minutes of the presbytery. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH HARDIE, B. F. BEDINGHR. WM. N. BOYNTON. The section authorizing the secretary to publish the proceedings of the Wo Woman's - man's Woman's Foreign Missionary union In the minutes of presbytery aroused* consid considerable - erable considerable discussion. Revs. W. I. Sinnott and W. H. Richardson opposing the mo motion - tion motion to adopt on the ground that the p o oceedings - ceedings oceedings were not officially known to presbytery. They desired that the pro proceedings - ceedings proceedings be read to presbytery before the adoption of the resolution. The home missions committee submit submitted - ted submitted the follwing report, which was adopt adopted: - ed: adopted: The home mjssion committee would re respectfully - spectfully respectfully report to the presbytery of ' North Alabama that during the past six months we have enjoyed the services of Synodical Evangelist Robertson for two months and Interesting and profitable meetings have been held at a number of our churches. The committee has been greatly hampered for the want of funds. We have received from the synod com committee - mittee committee during the year the sum of J5Q0. a large portion of which had to be ap appropriated - propriated appropriated to obligations brought over from the spring meeting. Rev. W. I. Sinnott, Rev. C. C. Epper Epperson - son Epperson and M. H. Warren have continued to labor in their respective fields with limited assistance from this committee. Mr. C. S. Sholl, one of our candidates, now at Clarksville, supplied Jasper church one Sabbath each month during his vacation, and he also gave service to Sprlngville. A number of our busy pastors have done efficient work In sup supplying - plying supplying some of our vacant churches. Our treasurer's report shows the fol following - lowing following sums received and disbursed since our last meeting: Receipts .$249.39 Disbursements . 330.00 Balance .t 19.39 The number of vacant churches within our bounds has not decreased since our last report. In discussing the report. Rev. Mr. Bed Bedinger - inger Bedinger said vacant churches should be looked after more; that several churches were dying out for lack of attention. On motion the presbytery was author authorized - ized authorized to engage a pastor evangelist to visit vacant churches. Dr. Curry of the commission to install Rev. Mr. Walker of the Tallazlega church submitted the report. On motion the presbytery adjourned until after evening divine worship.

der and clotneu tnem in language tnat could not be misunderstood, and the re report, - port, report, which reflected the views of the ma majority - jority majority of the committee, was entitled to a careful, candid and patient considera consideration. - tion. consideration. To that end. he moved that the house resolve Itself into a committee of the whole. This was adopted with an amendment, keeping the debate within the rules governing the house, which was incorporated by a vote of 135 to 130. The revisionists were In the minority. Delegate Packard of Maryland, having been elected chairman of the committee. Mr. Hoffman presented the formal dec declaration - laration declaration of faith, which, since being printed, had been so amended as to in include - clude include the missionary Jurisdictions in the general term, "The church in the dio dioceses - ceses dioceses within the Cnited States." It was insisted by Dr. Hoffman that the declar declaration - ation declaration was eminently desirable. If not nec necessary, - essary, necessary, and emphasis was laid on the fact that the church in Ireland, Scotland and Canada had formulated their be belief - lief belief as a preamble to the constitutions of their respective Jurisdictions. Rev. Dr. J. S. Stone of Chicago, a mem member - ber member of the revision committee, was of an entirely different opinion. He was not Impressed, he said, with the sublime dig dignity - nity dignity of even the constitution Itself, much les3 with the necessity of a preamble. The church had not asked the convention to define Its position as a part of the holy Catholic church. The church ex existed - isted existed independently of the convention, and it had not asked even for a declara declaration, - tion, declaration, Even if it had, then the one sub submitted - mitted submitted was Inadequate. He was ruled out of order on the ground that the ob object - ject object of going Into commi.ttee of the whola was to allow full and free debate. Several deputies objected to the debate going on as long as a single delegate had breath left In his body, and the com committee - mittee committee was getting into a tangle when Ex-Senator Edmunds sugested that fur further - ther further action be postponed until the com committee - mittee committee on rules could grapple with the difficulty. This was satisfactory to all concerned, and the committee reported progress and rose. At noon the houses of bishops and dep deputies, - uties, deputies, sitting In Joint convention, re received - ceived received the bishop of Rupert's land, the bishop of Que Appella and the remainder of the Canadian delegation, and Chris Christian - tian Christian greetings were exchanged -

try, and, from the acttuns of the visitors, I had formed a vague idea of this grand country. A few years back it would have seemed like going to Africa to come to this country, but today we are so closely connected by railroads that it seems to be all one nation - all one home. "Never did I have before me such an enlightened gathering of representative Americans as 1 see here today. Since I cfossed the border, I have felt the warmth of friendship toward us by Americans. It seemed as I entered the country farther that the Mexican was welcomed, but never did I anticipate such a welcome as I received on entering your city, and I am becoming more and more satisfied of the true friendship of the United States for us. "The railway connections of today have brought us so closely together that the hand of the American has grasped the hand of the Mexican in as much as to say there can be no knife that will ever cut this friendship In twain. I can as assure - sure assure you that with the knowledge I have of your country and under the adminis administration - tration administration of our president. General Dias, every American will find a Warm spot in the heart of every Mexican, and from the reception which I have had here today, I think every Mexican will find a warm spot in the heart of every American. Your country is for us. the mother and father of liberty. (Applause.) "I had an idea that Atlanta was a very pretty city with 100,000 inhabitants, but did not conceive that such an important exposition as this would be seen. Had I been asked the population of Atlanta, judging by this exposition, I would say It was the home of at least half a million people. I hope that each time that I shake hands with your countrymen I have the pleasure of thinking, 'Here is a new American friend for our country,' and nothing will give me more pleasure than to shake his hand in my own coun country. - try. country. I beg, gentlemen, to express my sin sincere - cere sincere appreciation and profound gratitude to you all. and if I am permitted to speak as my heart dictates. I will say, long livd the United States, long live Atlanta, and long live the intelligent directors of this exposition." General Guiterrez today sent the fol following - lowing following telegram to President Diaz: "Mr. President General Porifirio Diaz, Mexico: With surprise I find here a splendid reception, which I believe is due to your kindly recommending me to the good offices of these people. I have re received - ceived received It as an honor to our country and to its government, t)f which you are the dignified chief. "CARUOS DIEZ GUITERREZ."

show made by Alabama. 1 here was no state appropriation. When the question came up first I sent in a message recom recommending - mending recommending that an appropriation be given for the exposition. As is known, that was defeated. After that the commercial bodies of the different cities took up the idea and pledged themselves to give the state a showing here. "It was In this way that most of the exhibit from our state was given. The commissioner of agriculture In Alabama Is almost an autocrat because of the power given him when the 'hayseeds' were In control. He was applied to to sign a voucher for so much to promote the Interests of Alabama at the exposi exposition. - tion. exposition. He was asked to sign an appropri appropriation - ation appropriation for 12500. I consulted with the at attorney-general, - torney-general, attorney-general, however, and found that It was unconstitutional to make the money over in advance. After the ex exposition. - position. exposition. however, the commissioner will sign for what he thinks is right." Governor Oates was asked what fea feature - ture feature of the fair Impressed him most. "Well," he said, "you know Uncle Sam has the poeketbook and has the service, and I think the exhibit made here by the United States Is more remarkable than any I have ever seen. I went carefully through the government building: I studied all the departments, and in every respect I think it an exhibit greater than the United States has ever shown." Pleased With California. Governor Oates said that he was much Impressed with the exhibits of Califor California. - nia. California. Among the state exhibits, he said, "I think that California makes the best show. 1 went all through the California building, and there is no state in fruit display that can equal It. Arkansas has also a good exhibit. "In the art building there Is what ap appears - pears appears to be a splendid collection of fine paintings. Hut what Impressed me more than anything else is the symmetry of the grounds. The whole effect when you see it for the first time, as I did. Is strik striking." - ing." striking." Governor Oates did not venture in the Midway: he confined his tour to the ex exhibit - hibit exhibit buildings. The negro exhibits seemed to interest him, and he inspected this department for some time. "The colored race is well represented here," he said. "It makes me think to walk through the negro building, and see what has been accomplished by a race in thirty years." All parts of the exposition impressed Governor Oates. He will leave this morning for Montgomery.

SMALL'S SENSATION His Amendment to Section 34 Caused an All AllDay - Day AllDay Battle, but It Was Finally Defeated. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 3. - Wl.en the con constitutional - stitutional constitutional convention was called to or order - der order this morning an effort was made to limit all speeches in the future to ten minutes, but it failed. Last night when section 34 of the legislative article, read reading. - ing. reading. "The marriage of a white person with a negro or mulatto, or person who shall have any negro blood, shall be un unlawful - lawful unlawful and void," was called up. Dele Delegate - gate Delegate Small presented a sensational amendment to add the words: "And that any white person who lives and cohabits with a negro or mulatto or person who shall have one-eighth or more of negro blood shall be disqualified from holding any office or emolument or trust in this state, and the offspring from any such living or cohabitation shall bear the name of the father, and shall be entitled to inherit and acquire property the same as If they were legit legitimate." - imate." legitimate." After an all-day battle this amendment was killed and the original section was adopted, with this amendment by Sen Senator - ator Senator Tillman attached: "And the parties to such marriage shall be punished as the general assembly may prescribe.'' PASTEUR'S REMAINS Reviewed by More Than Twenty Thousand of His.Countrymen. Paris. Oct. 3. - More than 20,000 per persons - sons persons marched in single file past the coffin of Prof. Louis Pasteur today and viewed the body of the dead chemist, which lies in the Pasteur institute. A provisional altar has been erected in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, in which the religious obsequies, which take place Saturday, will be conducted. The interior of the cathedral is draped with mourning cloths and emblems, and the edifice pre presents - sents presents an aspect similar to that which marked it upon the occasion of the fu funeral - neral funeral of President Carnot. In the seat which will be occupied by President Faurq is a prleudieu covered with black velvet. The canopy which covers the catafalque is surmounted by four plumes. W. H. Moody Got the Nomination. Newburyport, Mass., Oct. 3. - The re republican - publican republican convention of the Sloth congres congressional - sional congressional district today nominated District Attorney W. H. Moody to All the unex unexplred - plred unexplred term of the late Gen. William Cogg CoggAwalt - Awalt CoggAwalt ,