Presbyterians Get Through

Eagle Lake, Ind., May 29. - The Presjyterian general assembly, which adlourned last night, was the shortest sossion in eight years. In spite ot th desire to finish up its business last night there was Httle unusual hastd, and the record of the debate on temperaaca in the afternoon showed that it was ready to defer adjournment, if necessary, in order to attain a suitable and reasonable decisión of the questions that remained to be decided. The procsedlngs of the day were important, tho final disappearance of the question of assembly control of theological seminaries being not the least significanoe of the assembly's general attitude. The business done during the day may be summarized as follows: Statement in favor of the banishment of liquor selling from government buildings, and approval of every legitímate efEort to suppross the liquor trafile; thlrd Sunday of October set apart as temperance day; the assembly laid on the table the matter of the use of wine at the Princeton alumni banquet; a petition to allow a colored church in Texas to join an Arkansas presbytery was decided in the negative, because it tended to recognize color distinctions in the church.