InFavor of Co-operation.
Chattanooua,May 23 ^In the South^^ern I'resbj terian general assembly t^ -day^the report of the committee id Sabbath^observance recommended that the assem^^bly endorse the petition to change inaugu^ration day to the hrst Wednesday in March^or .he last Wednesday in April, and to pro^^hibit work on the Sabbath. The assembly^requests officers and members of the church^to refrain trom all travel on Sunday, ex^^cept in cases of necessity and mercy The^report was docketed. The question of co^^operation with the northern church was^then called. The special committee which^had considered the report of the conference^committee submitted a majority report^favoring the adoption of the recommenda^^tion to co-operate, and a minority report^opposing it i'he afternoon was de^^voted to discussion. Not all the mem^^bers spoke, but the sentiment was^in support of co-operati^m. The report^recommending organic union, will fail.^One of the strongest protests made was by^l)r Girardeau, of Ml Carolina. The^adoption of the report to co-operate, he^said, was a step to organic union. If so,^the question is whether the assembly will^sacrifice the union of the Southern Presby^^terian church for a union with the north^^ern church. I think I represent the people^of uiy section in South Carolina when I say^if the church adopts any measure tending^to the union of whites and blacks in the^^ hurch or state, mmy Presbyterians will^leave the deuomination.
Thediscussion was continued until a^late hour to-night When every one bad^been given an opportunity to spesk, a vote^was taken: ninety-nine were cast in favor^of co-oporation the full strength of the as^^sembly not being represented. The report^was declared adopted.
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