Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1874, Page 6

tEv .o UF THE TRIBUNE, TENMA OF AUTEORIPTION (PAYADLE 1N ADYANOP), a0 $12.00 | B B S 1081 o at the same rata, y and mistakos, be sure and givo Post ©Ofico addresa in full, Including State and Cannty. * Romiltlances mey bo made clthor by dratt, oxpross, Post ‘Ofice order, or in roglstorod lotters, at our rinks TERMA TO CITY AUDACRIDERS, Dally, dolivored, Bunday oxcopted, 2 conte per woek. Dally, dolivored, Sunday noludad, 20 cents yior weuks Address T TRIDUNE COMPANY, Corner Madizon and Dearbin-aty., Ubleaxo, 1l e TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS, —Halstod atreot, betwaon Mad« p«:-ofigmn\'lxfl%.l it af Josoph Adurpb, “Bawn Gro Alternoon and evening. Madlson_stront, _botwoon pfi!i!éfi.“.‘.‘,&“%«f?.‘.“ A ament of Maggle Mitahsl, +litla Darotoot, " Aftorudon aad ovening. Wabash F~Cornor of ‘Abash avenue L A e tornance. Lo Niak: e e tiohquo of **Bad Dinkoy,'" Aftornaon and svauing, ATRE-Nos, 218-203 Wont Madison A A ivnce. Mla, Hampoats Afar- ‘Roon and syuniag. ¥ X POSITION BUILDING-Takashors, foot of Adams athonts ¥ Darla by ounlight."" Afternoon and evonlug. N MUSIO HALL-Olark steeot, botwesn n.‘.‘n’u’.‘:?,,?.‘l‘,’.é‘flui" Bulloek's Ttoyal Marionattes. At tornoon and evening. OENTENARY M. K. OIIURCH—Conoert by **The Tonnasseaus," e r—————— SOCIETY MEETINGS, , 0. 0, ¥.—Officers and mombers of Homs Lodga No. 949 ed 1o nioet at your hall, corner Olark . on Bunday mornlug, ‘3ith inat., A fargioso. of attondiog tho funoral of hilip. W Ande.son, Members of tho ordor ace oordially 1avited, By ordor of tho N. G. WAL B. WARREN LODGE, NO. %0, A, T & A, M. g rmainntion tais (Satrday) oveninig. Vil T o ut the 1V B B DUNLOE, o0relary. BUSINESS NOTICES. LIVER AND BLOOD DISEASES, B Y VIERCE M e 01 oreten oach day about tw bty of Dile. Whios ‘contatns a qrest Aionut of wasto matorial takun the bl ‘bon the liver Pacomen (oFpid Or congasted, It falls to eliminate this vasL amount of noilhmn‘ tnn;u "filt.t‘nz‘fi. ‘dhwn'\?;:; o blood, And bo con B s ot What miast. bo the sondiion of (ho Piced whon it ia rooeiving wnd, ratslaing aach day two wnd a balf poands of pojnon ! Kature trios to work o thia "polson’ throngh® other chanuols Aud. organs—tie Kidnieys, lungs, skin, oto., but thess organs bocomo uver: azad 1 portoruing thls jabor. in addition to thefr nntural nnotions, and.caynot long withstand the pronsuro, but ecomo varlouly dleoased. “Tho brais, which 18 tho great eloctrical centrn of all sitality, Is Unouly stimulated by tho uuhoalthy blood, *whloh passes t it from 1ho hesrt snd it faila to porform {ts offlou healtbfully, Hanoo the aymptoms of bilo poivon- i ars duflouss, headachic, Incapacity w koop Mo mnind on any subject, fmpairnent of ‘momory, gy sicapy, a orvous fogling, eloumy forobudings, ndfrettatnllty of femper, Tha Wiood ol belug dise ed, "aa It formn tho swoat upon the surface of tho Skin it ls 80 irrifatiog sud poisouons that it producos acalored brown spots, pimplos, blotchos, aud othior Gruptions, #ocos, Lollp, oarbuncies, and sorofuluus tu- woars, The stomach, mels, and othor organs cannot @1eapo becaming affdoted, sagnor o later, aud wo hiavo an thia yosult costivencss, pilon, dropsy, dyspepain, disrrhon. Other symploias are common, 8 bitteror bad tasto in the ponth, tnternal heat, malpitation, teasing cough, un: wteady appatito, choklng sonsation in thiroat, blosting ut Stomach, pain [ sides vr about shoniders of back, cdid- mess of extrsul ‘stc., oto. Onlya fewof thoabove 'to bo presput in any onso at oo thmo. gréat, depuratingor blyod cleansing his groat *iHousskosper of our health tho fonl " carruptions, whioh gendor i tho blood aud rot uut, &9 it worv, the mnolinery of lifo, ato geaouaily oxpelled from theersiom. Vor (hie phrposd Siodfenl Dissorory ith yosy small dosre daly t Pyrgativo Dellots ave pro-omiaently tha od, 1oy curs ovory Kiud of humor, from ‘tho worst scrofula to the common pimplo, bloteh, or nm?. 1lon, Groat eating nicors kindly beal undor tholr mighty “urattve inflnenca; Virnlent blood poisons tuat Jurk in the system ato by them robbsd of thelr terrors, and by thicle persovering and somenhat protracted wso the most Tointod eyatgs may be compintoly ronovated and Uip anow. - Falargod glands, (mors, and swollings dwin: dfo'siray and dlsappear undar tho ialluonco of thoso great resalvonts, L ¢ The Chicage Tiibune, Baturday Morntng, Msy 23, 1874. Ar. and Mra. Sartoris held out encourngement for the world to beliove that thoy wero possessod of common seuse by avoiding ostentation and attompting to got married before God rather than beforo Jookins, But Jenkins complains of unjust diserhmination, Co-oparative mining on & large scalo hns not hitherto been attended with success in this country, An experiment of this nature, which is soon to be made in Vermilion County, Ill., will be watched with much interest, A company hns boen organized by miners now on a strike with a capital stock of $10,000, ono-half of which has slready been subseribed. The new entorpsiss is sulfused with bright colors, and is abow of promise in the horizon of all discon- tonted workmon. Timo will show whothor it is composed of more enduring stuff than other rainbows. The Roformed Episcopalisns have made s ahrewd bid for popular favor by insorting in their Prayer-Book a potition for thoso * who fxavel by land,” Horetofore sn Episcopalian who was smashed or bisected by n railway acoi~ fdont, has bad no prayer handy. The want is row supplied, ‘As tho traine pass over the Al- bany bridge, ono of the approaches to which has conspicuously painted upon it, by the kind offices of a society which belioves in seattoring sced by tho wayeide, “*Prepare to meet thy God,” thero will donbtless be a genoral demand for revised Proyor-Books, It would not be a bad ides, by the way, to put this warning at oross-ronds in place of the stercotyped **Look out for the engine whon the bell ringes," e i The New York Sun shines very brightly when 1t compares the magnanimous offer of the North~ orn Paciflo Reilroad to give the Govornment its land-grants s seourity for tho interest tho latter 15 asked to guarantes with the trick played on a grocer by a oustomer who bought = dollar's worth of coffee, exchunged it for a dollar's worth of ten, and then declined to hand over any monoy on the plea that he bad paid for the tes with the coftee, and that ho owed nothing for the coffoo because hie had retnrned it. It the Govornment ahould guarantee the interest, the sequels wonld bo slmilar. The shopkosper lost his wholo in- vestment. Tho Government would do lkewise, A sensiblo step has been taken by the Nortk- ern Presbyterian Asgombly 1 voting to strike from the official record of its procoedings all honorary titles, academio or otherwise. Dr, Howard Orosby, Chancollor of the University of ‘New York, who hag himself o string of titles as Joug as that appertaining to auy other membor of e Assembly, deserves tho credit of haviug iutroduced soversl years ago'the measuro which ho has juet pushed to a &uccessful conclurion, His srgument is that all ministers of tho Church June, Oats wero motiva and 3o lower, |closing at 470 cash, and 453{0 mollor June, Rye was quict and flrm at $1.02, Barley was quiot and sirongor at $1.60 for No. 2, and $1.20 for No. 8. Hogs were acllve and firm, with | sules ut $4.50@0.16, Cattlo woro alronger. Bhoop unebangod. The fixm of Oponhoim & Hebrador, dolng biisinoss In London, has falled, Its Nabilitios smount to §8,000,000. A bare announcement to this offect i all that I8 vouchnafod to un anxions Amarican publis by tho stolid geniue who ropro- sonts tho Asscoiatod Proys at the other ond of tho ocenn-telograph, Why the fim failed, whother tho fallure has any poouliar signifi- oanoo, what Amorican interosts are involved, ars points loft to conjocture. The prococding fa vory liko that of announcing the drowning of threo American students without mending tho namos of the drawned, of which we axpreased an opinion yesterds Anti-tomporancoe is as popular & cause in Aua- {ria ag tomporance is in this country. A report is published thin morning of & riotin an Austrinn town, enusod by a cornor 1n boer, whioh rosulted in the partinl domolition of & brewery and the unconditional surrendor of tho avariclous pro- pristor. Followed out to its logical conolusion, the spirit which animated the strikers would de- mand that evory able-bodiod Austrian should drink & gertaln per diem allowance of beor un- less bebarred from doing 8o by ago, tox, or pa- ouliar physical condition, An anii-temperance crusade would ba a new thing under the sun. Tho Tirc-Marshal has nddrossed a lotter of thanks to Messrs, Fairbank, Peck & Co, for sorvices rendorod by thoir private fire-dopart- ment ut the recent burning of Tobey's packing- Louso, It should suggest to other Jargo manu- facturing institutious tho ncceesity for organiz- ing firo-departments of their own. A Bilsby engine of the sccond class, with hoso and com- pleto outflt, can bo provided for less than 85,000, and the omployes may be drilled iu & sbort time to do officiont sorvico, T'he advantsge of having an engine with appliances on the spot, so that tho fire mny be attacked at the first out~ brosk, is incaloulable, It frequently happons that a disestrous contlngration may bo prgvented nltogother, and the sproad of tho firo may al- ways bo checked by such promipt resistance. It would bo well for menufacturing distriots to co- operato in the purchase and- equipmont of these privato firo departments, which will thon always be at hand on domand, It would probably be a profitable iuvestment in the way of decreasing the rates of Insurance, and it would certainly be totho goneral intorest of the communityif overy- body would make groater individusl effort to prevent tho outbroak and check tho sproad of Militant are oflicors of equal grade, and the ones most hovored by civil sud literary socicties are often the loast distingnishod eervants of God, The Chicago produce markets chiefly tended downwards yestorday, Mesw pork was lese activo, ond 20 per brl lower, closing at $17.45 @17.50 onah, and $17.70 seller July, Lard was dull and G por 100 b lower, closing At 810.50@10.05 oash, ang £11.12}¢ seller July. Meats were quiet, and 3o por b higher, olosing 8t 63{@05¢c for shoulders, 90 for short ribs,9}{c for shors clear, sud 103{@L134o for sweot pickled boms. Lake freights were nctive and flrmer, 8t 4o for corn to Buffalo, Highwinos were ruther quiet and advanced e, elosiug ut D330 per gal- lou, Tlour was quiet and wouk., Wheat was rathor more motive and }{@lo lower, olusing at $1.21 cash, $1,213 eollor June, aud $1.24% for No. 2 Minnerota, , Corn waa active, and Jgo lower, closing nt 0130 oath, sud 6130 molter fires. THE CASE OF PROF. §WING, Prof. Swing, at a late hour Thursday night, so far postponed his intendod retirement from the Presbyterian Church as to permit & consultation of his frionds and nssociates in tho Church in reforence to his future courso. An informal congultation was hold last nigut by the Elders and Trusteos of the Fourth Church, It was vir- tually agrood that Prof Swing shall romain thoir pastor,—& Congregntional minister at the hond of a Presbyterian Church. The situation is anomalous, but not without procedont. If tha congregation ratify it, Dr. Pation will havo ta prasecute the Fourth Churchin order to carry lis case higher up., Prof. Bwing, personally, willbe beyond his ronch. DBut, 88 the Fourth Church will still bo Presbyterian, ho may possi- bly prosent it to the Synod and General As- sembly for listoning to **herotionl ™. sormons from Prof. 8wing's lips, 8o tho withdrawal of Prof. Bwing, under theso circumatances, is not likely to end the controversy. It is ovident that Prof, Bwing has declded to withdraw under the impressionthat ho will reliove tho Presbytorian Church from an excitiug and rancorous controversy which. disturbs the hare mony of its membership. DBut thia is a miatake, This is not o prosccution of Alrl Swing alone. It is the outbrenk of OKl School Presbytorianism ogainat New Sobool. The formal union of the two Bchools took pleco in 1869, but the 0ld School Las never tolerated the advanced position of the New School, and this proxocu- tion of Prof. Swing is but the forerunuerof a general push againgt all Now School Presbyta- risns, Mr. Bwing was an able and distinguished represontative of the New School, and hence bis selection as the first victim. Tho lato trial has awakened an antagonism in the Presbyte- rian Dody in all parts of .the United Statos which cannot be quieted by his withdrawal from tho Church. The vote in the Chicago Prosby- tery shows how fully aud heartily the members sympathized and egreed with Mr. Swing; snd New Sohool mon in all parts of tho United States folt that thoy were in'some sonse on trial, Such a controversy, once put in motion, canuot bo siloncod or compromiged by the withdrawal of ono man. ‘Whether JMr. Swing retire or continuein the Prosbyterian Church, the controversy must now go on, Nothing thatbe can do can avert it. But hia withdrawal will bo a sovere blow to his {riends, aud to all members of the Church who havedefonded and supported him. His sban. doumant of tho caso leaves them exposed to prosecutions founded upon their agreement with him, o loaves the field to which they rallicd in his defenso, Thoy incurred riske 1o his be~ half which at least entitlo them to a votoin de- ciding his futuro course. Chree-fourtha of tho Chicego Prosbytery voted substantially that, if Le wero o horetie, they wore horetics, They accepted hin oxplavation snd defeuss heartily and in good faith. The prosecution, on the con- trary, did not so aceopt it. Thoy regarded his speech in the trial as au aggravation of the orlgiual Leresy. While evory man must, in the ond, docide for himeolf what his consclence ro- quires him to do, it scome to us that it will bo unchivalrous for Prof. 8wing to sbandon tho men who 8o bravely and zoalously onst thomselves in tho breach to defond him, Thore nre other reasous uo less foroible why he shonld uot adopt the course he bas proposed. Hobus been tried and noquitted bya voto of throe-fourtbs of the Presbytory. Retiroment from tho Clinreh under & notico from the prose- outor of an appoxl to the Bynod will be consid- ered a8 ovidence of unwillingness to meaot the issue in & lugher cowrt. While no one hore in Obioago may think - this, public opinion throughout the country Wil attributo tho sbandonment of the Ohureh by Prof. Bwing as & coufesalon that he feols in his conuolonco that he {8 1ot a Presbytorian i faith and dactrino ; in othor words, that the ohugaé preforred agalnut him wore true in sub- slanco i nobn lotter, Moreavor, ach n rotive- thent would bo & vlotory, not only over him ‘per~ wonally, but aver the entire body of the New Bohool who sympathize with him, This proues ontiont 14 depigned lo rebs oMb heresy snd puns Ish horotlos. Itin immatorinl whothor this re- Ault bo obiained by formal Judgmonts ‘or by the voluntary rotircment of tho nccused horotics. In olthor oass, the vietory s on tho sldo of tho prosooution. I such mon a8 Bwing aud Patter- aon aud Noyos goont of the Ohurch to avoid tho porsonn! unplossantness of trisls and pros- weoutions, then tho depopulation of the Church will bo rapid. White all can uu- dorstaud how n soholarly gontloman, o caroful and thorough student, & man of peaco- ful babits and tastes, one with sympathles aud friondships au extonded ns the human family, should sbrink from all controversy of nn angry and maliguant chnructor, atill, in this mattor, Prof. Bwing is but tho reprosentative of o closs -of other men as able, congciontious, aud zenlous 88 bimeolf, With his fato thoirs is conjolnod, and 1t i4 to be hopod that ho will not absndon s conflict in whiok he {s only tho nominal defond- aut, from e mistoken notion tuat tho confliob wiil thoreby ba endod. THE RAILWAYS IN WISCONSIN, Anewelomont has beon introduced into the Wis- consin railiyay contost, and arathor inflammatory eloment it is, Tho immediato effect of tho pres- enco of this now ingrodient is tho developiaent of n dograe of hoat at tho Capital of tho State, and tho goneration of a vast amount of indigna- tion 1 tho broast of Gov. Taylor. Mithorto the rallway corporations and the framera of the law alone have nppoared prominent in tho discusalow. The grent mass of the peoplo of Wisconsin havo manifosted considerable indiffarenco aa to how the cantro- vorsy betweon tho roads and tho fow relativoly who wished to onforce the Railway law passoed at the last mession of tho Wisconsin Legislature should ond. But now ap old man, 78 years of uge, Mr. Joave Hinckloy, spponrs as the victim of railway oppresafon. Mr. Hinckloy, a resident of Rosendalo, Tond du Lase County, was, it ia alloged, with ‘“‘unnccossnry violence and ndigoity,” cfocted from the cars of the Milwaukee & B8t Paul Roand while on his way to Watertown. 1o hiad paid the logal faro to that place, bnt was removed, in the man- ner nbove-mentionod, at Waterloo, before hie had renchod Watertown, for the reasoi that ho had not paid the rogular fare demanded by the Com- pany. " Tho mext thing wo hear of Mr. Hinokley iu that he intervivws tho Govornor of Wiuconsin, ‘Ho roprosentshow Lo was only tivo conts short of having poid bis Jogal fare to Watortown. Mr. Hinckley mey or mey not be = very oloquent man naturally; but, up- dor tho circumstances; he was goldon- mouthed. On the ono hand there wis a huge corporation worth millions of money and earn~ ing millions yearly, and on the other & veteran, 78 years of age, in dobt fo it, it claimed, two cents, and, bocause he rofused to pay them, e is oustod by forco and *‘with indignity from the cars, No wonder Mr. Hinclley was eloguent. ‘Hia grayhoire spoke for him, His seventy-thres yeara spoke for him., The contrast betweon the amount ho owed the corporation and tho many millions it owned, and which onabled it cortainly to disponan with tio cents without any serious inconvenience, spoke for him, In- doed, ovory hair in his head had a voice, and, if thore was uo bair in his head, the sparkling brilliancy of the eloquence of hia wigless but shin- ing pate waa not without effect. A man of fower years, though with the genius of a Demosthones, romoved from the cars with the same amount of forco and equal indignity, would have not baon ablo to Influence His Excolloncy Gav. Tay- lor to the samo extent, or appeal as widaly to the sympathles of the good poople of Wisconsin, or prove sucha torror to the powerful momopo- lies and corporations of the State. Mr. Hinckloy is tho worab opponent tho rail- way corporations hiave encountered yet. If the 8t. Paul & Milwaukeo Railway Company wanted to got up a test cago, thoy ought to have man- aged it g0 that somo porson othior than a sop- tuagonsrian should be the defendant, Mr. Hinck- loy’s appearance among the contestants is 2 sig- nal for a more vigorous campaign, but will not changotho final results, Ar. Taylor's dotenminution to enforce the law lsin hsrmony witn his duties as Execcutive of the State. With the wisdom or unwisdom of tho logislation itself, o has nothing to do. The rallway companios violato it under Inatructions from their counsel. Bhould it be pronounced uncoustitutional, they will, of course, be held freo from blame. If constitutional, they roust tako the consequencas of their action. The Governor has jssuod a proclamntion, which we print in full this morning, urging the people to help to enforce the law— to pay only legal charges, and to make com- plaints fo the Diatriot-Attorney of the connty against all offenders. Constables and polico oficers are onjoined to watch over the enforco- ment of the Jaw. The Governor evidently means business, and Hinckley muat foel that he Lns not suffered in vain, Ho has hurt the railway corporations moro than Carpenter by his yolun- toerod opimon. r————— THE CURRENCY BILL IN THE HOUSE, The roport of the House Commitiee on the Bonate Currency bill brings on the * domd hor- yud grind " agein, Itis plain, from tho tenor of thia raport, thet the membary of the Committea bave bocomo slarmod st the prospect of a second voto, and bave fixed the pill in such shape that it sball be Lilled by the Henate rather than by tho Excoutive. Another voto would be & shock- ing affair to the party-managoers, whoreas a moro disagrooment betweon the two Houeos would only relogato the question to the people in the cuming olections, where each follow can look out for himaelf and devil tako tha hindmost. 1, Tho bill as it paesed the Senato provided that oach National Banlt should keep as pars of its resoyvo one-fourtn of the coin received by it as intercst on it security bonds, This provlion tho House Commltteo recommend shall bs striokon out. 2, Tho bill also provided thaioach bank shonld keep 1ta resorves witbin Its own vaults, Thia proviston it is now proposcd shall be Jeft ont. 8, By the olghth section it was provided that ‘an amount of United Btatos notow equal to 26 per dont of the oiroulating notes isaued to now National Banks should be retired and caucoled. Itis proposod to fnsert tho word * forty " Lere and strile out * twenty-five.” 4, Boo. D provided for oxchanging green- baoka for 43¢ por cent bonds aftor July 1, 1878, the greenbacks to be reissued by the Hoorotary of the Treasnry, The Howso Committce reoe ommoend that theso greenbacks ahnll bo can- oeled, and that speclo psymonts shall be ro- atored nbsolutoly ou the 1st of July, 1678, T'ho flrat of those proposed aniondments ws do not conslder & particularly good aue, Tho retention by National Banks of & part of tholr resorve in coin would bo & ise moms- ure, as Iy would feclltate the return o sywle payindols whioh the BUI pioposes: The second proposed amendment fa alsosn un- wiso doparturo from tho Honate bith, It meroly leavon thinge just whore they ars mow. Tho rotiting of greonbacks equal in amount to 4 por cont inutoad of 25 per cont of tho notes {aiued to nowly-organized banks in of courso to bo commonded. ‘Thoss throe smondments it ia probable tho Somate il agreo to it o House finally pasees thom. Tho otlior two, wo think, will Ly dofoated in tho Bonnte. The amondment divecting that the groenbaocks retired undor Hec. 8 shall be can- colod, io unqualifiod contraction ; and that which provides that after July 1, 1878, holders of United Bintos notes to the nmount of £60, or any multiplo thoraof, may prosent thom to tho Treasury of the United Btatos for payment, ia dlrect and nbaoluto resumption. It is most hprobable, thorefora, that these two amend- monts, sound a8 thoy are, cin rocelvo the ap- proval of the Benato. Tht nppearances are that no compromise will be eifectod betwoon the partios in Congross on the currency. Tho Fi- nauco bill, batwoon tsro steols, will go to the ground, and tho lssuo will Lo fought out at tho ballot-box, If tho inflationiats dosiro to moob 1t thore, their opponents are roady for them. P ——— 18 BROTHER MOODY A HERETIC? Tho sunoucomont that Brother Moody {8 a horotlo will bo rocoived in 1his community with tho samo dogreo of painful surprise that would follow tho deolaration thuk Ir. Hesing had be- como & wasser-sempel, or that Prof. Patton had inyited Prof, Bwing to fiil bin ohair in tho Semi- nary during his smnmer vacation. If this inde- fatigablo Iugh-prossure workoer in the Lord's vinoyard, tbis determined. wreatlor with Batan, who plunges into his worst haunts whore moro rofined clorgymen do not like to go, and drags him out to the light,—if such man 28 thisis o horetio, then indged is tho end of all things coming, and the bottom of ortho- doxy hne tumbled out. Thion indeod bLave the witches of old Beotland untiod tho winds end let thm fight against the clmrches. It Brothor Moody ia a horetle, then is tho world given over to tho flesh and the devil In good enrnest. Ohi- ongo has known Brother XMoody from a child up, Ho has beon one of her histitutions, and bettor known than any other clergyman who has evor preached within hee precinots. Visitors have rogarded him a8 ose of tho munici- pul curlogities, 1like the Btock-Yards, the Wator-Works, and the TLake Tunnol., He has swopt through the saloons and dods of vieo of Cliiengo liko n prophotio ‘angol of warning. Ilo piloted the Young Men's Christian Association through s wilderness of troubles, and launched | Farwell Hall upon ite tido of popularity, To he sure, thore woro oceations whon profane opor- atic husiness oropt inte the ball, but this hap- ponod at times whon Brother Moody was absent from tho oity, and:.when he roturned ho always fumigeted the place with the favor and unction of his meot- ings and fho Dbravarus of prime-donne were stripped of their effzct by his godly psalme and ballads. He went out upon the highways and byways aud compalled them to como In, snd many o luckloss pedestrian was collared in front of tho old Mothodist Church Block and led into Brother Moody’s noondsy prayer-meeting. Tho .groat firo interruptod his work, but tho soul- stirrlng Moody was not a man to lof his spiritual srmor rust. Having made a tour through tho Tastorn Stntes and brought mony sinners to ropoutance, he and Santey, like Riohard end Blondin in old times, and Long John and Frank Lumbard in modern, started for Europe. In this parenership Brother Moody was to do tho prosching and the talking, and Brothor Sankey, tho troubadour, waa to administor the ponnyroyal of tho geod old tunes, which would soothe the sonls of tho listencrs and propare the way for the applioatiog of Brothes Moody's more poworful and herow remedied. Thoe business has boen going on bravely. 'Thoy commenced in Scotland, and very sbortly thore was an un- usual agitation among the Highland Marys and the Jessies of Dumbliane, and the followers of Olan Counell and Olan Alpine. His watch-fives Dlnzod on the Highlands, and the Lowlands re- wounded with tho songs of Baukey. Then the two wondod thedr wey to England, and London swolls and Yorkuhire loons alike yieldod to this unique combiontion. Having conquered the roso ‘and the thistle, thoy wore meditating de- gigns upon the shamrock, but, while pre- poring for their onslanght wupon the sinful descendants of Brian Boru and Malachi, they are confrouted by tho charge of horesy, sl the way from Chicago, and suddenly Brother Moody's voico is mute and Brother BSankey hangs Lis barp upon the willows, and they two sit down by tho waters of tho Morsoy and mourn. What Is this charge? Wherein is Brother Moody nlievatio? First, we are informed that ho entortains dootrines not in accordance with the ‘Wentminster Confession of TFaith. The absurd- ity of this chuygo is manifost from tho fact that Brother Moody absorbs all doctrines and utilizes them, and it cxnnot bo postible that he wowd skip the five cardinal points. Socond, he la possessed of ‘‘unlimited cheek™! DBrother Moody pomsessed of uulimited chesk! This modeut, childlike, rotiring, unas- suming mnn poeaessed of check! Third, ke i8 ac- cused of propagating skeptical viewal Worao and worse, The iden that this man who ompha- sizes orthodoxy, who keops the original srtiole, and disposes of 1t by wholesale and retail, who wraps himeelf In orthodoxy like & raimont, whe uleops in it, who takes it with bim into quartors where woaker prenchiora fesr to go, whons ca« pacity for orthodoxy is Bo astonishing that he absorbs it from ovory crced and soot, who s tho Alpha and Omege osnd all the m- tervening lotters of orthodoxy,—the iden that this man pronohes skeptical views {a preposter ous, When we saro compellod to bolieve that Brothor Moody ia not orthodox, wo shall bo réady to boliove that ducks will not take to water and that the moon 18 made of groen aheeso, 1f Drothor Moody js propagating skoption! viows, thon Ja the world going to * the domnition bow- wows " at headlong speed and all the brakes out of order, Fourtl, we aro told that herojects the doatrino of domuution! At the fist glunco it would appasr ns If this wovs ono of those libor- ties which i compositor sometimen takos with tho English languego. On this oceasion, lLow- over, ho wes corvect. Thia charge {s sexiously mede againgt o man who sl his life Liaw beor warning einners to turn or burn, and who hasi had no heeltation about heunding over tho unro gouerata, xogardless of ago, 8ex, ov pro- vlous canditlon of sarvitude, to the red-hottest sore of vongeauge hegeaftor, Lastly, Wo ars gravely awaurod that Brother Mondy does mot slng the pealmsof David ! This s too much. We Luow that Brothor Moody s not » good sluger. His volce fu not melodions, He does nob sing like n kark or a nightiugalo, snd it may be im- posalble to toll » pealm of David from Yankes Doodlh) whoa Lo plugd 1 kud 10 1s peverthalies David's utlorance, It may sgffer a change into something now and strauge, but it in noverthe- loas David's psalm that Brothor Moody usesr and no othor, Thero is no ground for these drondtul chargos, Wo hopo thoy will bo npecdily withdrawn, so that Brothers Moody and San- kay's voleo mny bo speedily honrd among the castled hills and the chorming boga of Erln, Fronch offaira are atill in an unsatisfactory conditlon, All of Goulard's attempts at forming o Minlatry having failed, Prosident Maocalon has takon tho roins of Qovernmont in his own bends, and submittod tho names of = now Cabi- not to the Assombly, 1t 1s understood that tho Prosidont prosonts as an alternafive tho ap- proval of hischoice or a dissolution. Nothingcan nalfely Lo prodloated upon the mengro accounts of tho gituation whicl have coma to hand np to iho prosent writivg, exocopt that the Assombly is contumnolous, and disposed to inalat upon con- tnulng ils own eoxistonce. If Prosident Mac- Mnrhon’s Cabinot is not acsoptable, Lo may have diftioulty In carrying out the nlternative pro- grammo which he has announced. Tho proba- bilities are thnt tho Cabinct will not be aceapt- able, Ife has rojectod the Bonapariiste and allonnted the Logitimists; hisdopondenca fa upon the Consorvative Ropublicans or thp Lett Contro, ‘which does not conatitutes working majority. Tho ono thing favorable to his contlnnance in power on any basls thot ho may flrmly adhioro to 18 the desire of the Bonnpartists and Logitimists to maintaln for the prosont a noutral Gov- ornment, Those factions, for obvious reasons, can only lose by tho sottloment of = Constitutional Govornment of any kind, and can only gain by delay. Prosident Mac)ahon - may at any timo securo their support by agreo- ing to postpono for a timo the considoration of the constitutional bills by wnich the late crlsis whaa precipitated. By adopting such a policy, he will conform to usage in yielding to the wishes of tho majorily, e expressed in the dofeat of his Jato Minlstry, Tho war of the Pacific Railronds is in & fair way of boing supprossed by the strong srm of Government. A bill will be reported in the Houso on Monday. to compoel the sdoption of an equitablo tariff on through freighte received by the Union Pacific Rond from tho Kansas Pacifio and its branches. It is altogethor likoly that this bill will pass both Houses of Congress during tho present session. Rop- resontatives of the IKuneas Paciflc Rond spont much timeé, and perhaps somethivg bosides, lsat winter, in working up thelr side of the contost among Western Btato Governments. Tho 1llinols and Miswouri Liogislatures suc- cumbed to the pressure, and adopted memorials to Congross in the Kansas Paciflo interost. The action of Congress in tho promises, if any shalt bo taken, will bo influenced by these memoriale as much a8 by sny othor single agoney. It may bo true that the Kaneas Pacific Company and the people depondont upon its facilities for tho transportation of freight lavo much to complainof, and it is evon possible that the legislative momorials are drown with judicial impartiality; but wo submit that the course adoptod for the proouring of a romedy was mot the proper ona. Legislaturos have nothing to do with Pacific Railroad logislation, nor are the membors of such bodies in & position to know tho real merits of & question which is submitted to thom for considoration by only omeof the ‘parties coucerned, e e A gentleman in Trumbull County, Ohio, hav~ ing been wformed thet Gen Spinuer, United Htutes Troauurer, was & Mothodist ministor, and also having besrd from o ludy that he swore drondfully, aud, being unable to recopcile the two facts, recontly wrota to the Gouoral to ob- tain somo light on the mnttor. The Genoral ro~ plied in his characteristioc manner. Ho denios tho soft impenchment of being & Methedistmin- istor, and says it ho belongy to any church it1s an open communion one, in which the whole bu- man family oan worship, and adds: * I dosire tobo judgod by my acts, and not by my creed. If my conduct toward my fellow-mon is blame- less, my. creed caunot be very bad, although I may bave wpo religion to spoak of.” With regard’ to the proranity- business, the old watch-dog of the Traasury vory gallantly and ingeniously * ncknowledges the corn " o8 follows: *‘If sho seys that Tawear, I shall not deny it, for I have made it & rule nover to contradiot what a lady mey say.,” It may be sot down, therofore, that he does ewear. Bo long, howarver, as ho can say, as Lo does in hiy letter, “'myy nim through life has been to do good to mon, and I can truly ssy that none livo who can bonestly soy that they are worso off for having knownme,” e can plead a protiy atrong set-0ff betoro a worldly tribunal for what com- fort hio extracts from his emphatie Engliah, —_— The St. Louls Demmocrat mokes great boast of tho number of inflation uowspapers in Missouri, ang that Tie Cui0Aco TRInuNE liae omitted to count whole scores of them. Well, Tue Tris- uNE's circular iy finding them out; we pub- lished, tho othor day, tho auswer of the Holdon Democrat, and here is the answor of another which came to hand yostorday : Ovvics Sourn Missouns JOURAL, 2 ‘WrsT Pramns, Mo, May 19, 1874, Tothe Editor of The Chlewio Lribune s Wo aro opjosud Lo Grunt' snd overything Le docs. We are intlationist, but hod Grant sigiied the ULl we avould have treatod it with sflent conteinpt. Vo ‘it " with Grant—that's What's the matter with ‘us—in tha army of Ben, Leo, EDITORS JOUANAL, The 8t. Louis Demacrat ought to bo proud of ity allies aud companfonstup, ‘Che Cedar Rapids Republican again calls the Chicago 1.-0. U. to order for gatting ot of the perty hatneas, This time it rofers to the Bax- ber-Brooks bueinosa, The dissonant organ had yenturea to call in question the Presidents de- ciston whereby Brooks was ousted from the Ar- kaness Btate-House, Tho Codar Rupids prpor ascribes this act of insubordination to petulance growing out of tho lato voto, It aaya: Proviows to bis vetomg ke _Senate Qurcenoy bitl, if Gon, Grunt bad recogoized Huxter, Brooks, or any othior man b Govornor of Arkunsas, the /nter-Oceut would bavo applaudod long aud voolferously ; but, Afoe tho yato Of ts pet measuro, it hun been i ering it & dangerous atiack of yoully-grube, ——me A 8t. Paul nawspaper thinks that the Northern Pucific Ruilroad Company haye mado o wonder- fully generous offer in proposing to surrendor their land-grant in consideration of a Govern- ment indorsement of their bonds. The fuct that tha lands revert to; the Govornment, with- aut tho formallty of s suvroudor, if tho roed is not comploted within a speoified time, dotracts somewhat from the libarality of the Company in this bohalt. The Bpringfleld Journal sud the Pooria Trangeript nro having much ado to club the Y. Louie (lobe back to 1ts own cemp-moeting ss o politicnl oxhorter. Both of them say that the Ropublicans of Illinois want no instruction fror the Jand of Pukes, or words to that offect, 'T'he @lobe, however, continuvi o be “'saasy.”* It in- .8lata that the party must say yos ot o on the quoation of inflation, A dispatoh from Washington says that tho Contonnial Cowmission have voted that the In- tornational Exhibltion will bea failuro unlesy Govorument aid to the amonnt of three millions ia securod, aud that they throw the rosponuibilitty of the failure on Congress. - Probably Congreds could turow ¥ back for ecasidarably less than threw milliozid, : RELIGIOUS. Transactions of the Freshy- terian General As- sembly. The Project of Consolidating the Varlous Boards, Procesdings in the Methodist Con- forence at Louisville. A Rigid Rule Adopted on the Subject of Intemperance. Pennsylvania and Virginia Episcopa- lians Condemn Ritualionm, 2 THE PRESBYTERIANS, ABpecial Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune, THH BEGOND DAY OF THE ASSEMBLY. fr. Louwm, May 22.—Thore was o full attond- ancont tho Assombly this morning at tho opon- ing of tho uewsion, The groatar part of the morning sitting was occupied in the appoint- mont of committess, after’ which camo the Synodieal and other roports, Four mombers wore appoiniod to rocolvo thowse reporta, Boveral bushels of documonts wore collected ond refor- rad to tho approprists committeos, the only onos whioh were reed belng from the Prosbytery of Xackawannn, Pa., complaining of the Presbytery of Dinghamton, of tho sameStats, The ground of tho grievances wero that a Binghamton brothor lubored In the Lackawanna Proubytery withoub thelr consont, and that tho Bingham- ton Prosbytery failod to prosoouta ono of its miniators for lioresy. FINANCIAL MATTEDS, Tho reports on benovolonce and finance show- ad the following receipts of tho Boards and Committoes from the 1st of April, 1878, to the S1at of March, 1fgd: ¥ Board of Foreign Mlaston Hoard of Tomo Sisslon, Chureh rection, ... 02 Comuittea on Susieniation, o e300 Mintaterial roliof 18,472 44,0460 473,708 condition on tho Bonrds and Com- tho 81st of March last, b; mttoos, show that 114,491 wowld then havo boen required, iu ordor thal the whole work ahould be freo of debt, The dedeit of tho Board of Forolgn Missions smounts to $36,003. Tho deflcitof Homo Miasions up tosame date nmounts 10 346,987; Board of Educntion doficloncy,811,457; Cowmnittes on_Bustentation doficioncy, $15,000 ; Committeo on Froedmen diiciency, $3,941 ; Com- mitee on Miuistorial Roliof doScioncy, $14,026, Total debt of tho wholo work of tho cnurch, 114,491, Tho nggregato contributions of thirty- one churches in 1874 woro $15,047. Tho re- port of the Committea of Missions for Freed- mon for. tho yoor onding April 1, 1874, uhowed tho Lotal receipts, includiug _balanco on hand April 1, 1873, to have boen 260,457, and tho expeuses 857,765, Churches organined during the year, 13." Whole number of churchcs under the cnre of the gommittees, 115. Wholo uumber of communicants, 9,274. Baptized, adults, 416; infants, 491. Wholo number of Babbath-schools, 88. Numberof students in acadomion and seminariee, 571, . THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING, On motion of the Rev, Mr. Drake, the ques- tion of the solection of the pluce of mecting of the next assembly was roforrod to a committes. It is gouerally belioved that tho Committee in quastion will decide on Indianapolla, The Rev. Dr. Orosby, of New Yorl, suegested that jn tho records of the Assembly all tisies be dropped, To this the Rev. " Mr, Huat, of Peansylvania, un_ aged minister, who i “full ~of dry = humor, and iu furnisbing laughing gas to the Assombly, said thot he was heartily in favor of the motion of Dr. Crosby, having slways loathed tlio idea of the D. D. stilts belug tacked on an ambausador of the Lord by sccular colleges that have no more knowledgo of divinity than ,a hog has of unday. 3 ‘Thechief busincss of the day was the recep- tion of tho reports of a specinl committce on cousideration of the Boards of the Church sud tho disouasion of the usme. This committeo in- cludes THE MEY. DAVID BWING, of Chicago, who had beow provented from at- tonding to the dntios, but who novertheluss hod siguod tho mujority veport, in which he most heartily concarred. ~ This raport, which waa con- curred in by all the members of the Committon except ono, redncos all tho bonevolant boards to faur, thera boiug o Board of Foraign Missions, & Board of Home Missiony, a Board of Education and Relief, snd o Bosrd of Publica- tion., The Board of Toreign Missions alisll continue under ity prosont organization sud shall bo unchangoed as to ite objects and miothods, The Board of Homo Missions shull comprehond ell that work of the Church which ia proporly rolated to the Idoa of Lome evangol- ization, and shall be looated in New York, Tho Bourd of Education sud Relief shall be consti- tuted by tho union of the two Boayds now auper~ imtending thene intorosts, this Board to bo located at Philadelphis. Tho Board of Publication shall remein sy at presont, ¥ave that the oxpenso of whatever work of donttion it may aea fit to carcy on shall be met by voluutary offerings of churches and individuals. The Committea de- nired to have it understood thet noue of the chenges proposed contemplate o diminution of the mnount of money to bs coutribused for tho benevolent work of thio Church. THUR MINORITY RLORT doos not favor n separate Honrd for freodmen, s it {ntimutes class distinotion, The disoursion of the coneolidation has beeu warmly entered into, and, it is thouzht, will aceupy w couple of days’ diseusgion. Itls thought that the majority roport will be sdopted, with some alterations and ameundmonth. PROF, BWING'S WITHDRAWAL, Quite » stir way creatod tlus foronoon by the dispatoh from Chicago announcing the With- drawal of Prof. Swiug from his church. AMany of tho ministers in attondanco lero ore in hopes thot ho will reconsider his action. They are anite shy in expressing opinions ss Lo what will result iu case he sticka it out on the presant course, 4 D, D. from Philadolphis was heard to remark that the action of Prof, Patton ju his announced intontion "to carry the onso be- fore tho Synod of Northern lllinols, and to tho Goneral Assembly, if necesaary, should turn the loniency of those Deforo whow he was tried, and not save bim from the reprimsnd whiol, accord- ing to tho Jaw of the Aesombly, ho is entitled to. (70 the Ausociated Press.) Sr. Lous, Mey 23.—Tho accond day's seselon of the DPresbyterian Qanuvral Assombly was opoued with payer by the Moderator, tho Ruv. 8, J. Wilson, and s half hour was speut in devo- tional oxercises, Tho progratomo for the meet~ ing provides for two sossions each day, ono Lo~ ginning at 9 o'clock In the moralng and continu- angs until 4 o'clools in tho afternoon, with a roooss ¥rom 1 o 2 o'clack for lunch, und the second sos- wion from 8 to 10 o'clock iu tho ovauing. cowunrrers, The Moderator avuounced the Smmlulmeui of of the following committoos : Il and Over- tures, Judiclal Committee, Polity of the Chureh, THome Misslons, Forelgn Misslons, Iiducation, ZTublication, Churoh Erection, Theologionl Sem- inurios, Mibiutorial Relicf, tho Freodmen, Sus- tentation, Correspondence, Lonovolenco, Mile- uge, Finzanog, Nurative, aud Leave of Abuence, REFORTA. Synodioal rocords from s large numbor of ohurches were hauded ing also, papors, me- morialg, ovortures, eto,, which were reforrod to thair appropriata committoes without reading. Annual_reporty were received from the Board of Home Missiona, Foreigu Misaions, Education, Pubtication, Church Ercotion, tho Committecs on Ministerial Relief Fund, Mission for Freed- wen, the Bnatentation Fuud, Bonovolenco and Tinance; tho Truateosof the Presbyterinu Houso, and of the Gonersl Assembly ; the Trensuror of the Qeuoral Assombly, and the yarious Theolog- fcul Heminaries of the Chureh. Dr. Willism P. Breld, of Philadolphia; Dr. Jamea L, llobortson, and Judge Jumes L, Drako were appointed & committes to toleot o plage of meoting for the noxt Genoral Assambly, ADMIHBION OF MEMUERS, A great purt of the morning acesion was taken uY In considoring the formula for the admisuion of memboys to the ohurch. At the laut sespion of the Assombly a formula had boou prosented by a comuittea und refarred to this Assembly. Boveral membors had amendments to offer, and many had_now lorwules mzde out, After con- siderablo disousnsion, on mation of Dr. Niles, of Pluladalphia, the whola matter was reforred o a committso of soven, who wera instruoted to xos port by Monday noon, or sooner, it pousible, Oa xolion (fie&%fi:’%fim Crosby, of Now York, all acndomio and ecivio titles wera ordored to bo omitted in tho racords of the Ase sombly. (CONHOLIDATION OF TOARDA, At noon tho roport of tho Committeo on the Cousolldation of the Boards of the Church wag trkon up. It containa tho financial statistics of tho sevoral Boards aud Commiticos, the figuron hoing talken from tho minutes of tho Assombly for tho venr-onding May, 1873, and are aggrognts od as follows : Anlnrles, £60,060 ; nrinting, ofo., 24,007 5 travoling and oftico exponsos, $11,625 § total expensos, 08,078 ; amount spout on those abjecly, 81,201,680, Total funda recoived for the year, $1,844,670, divided among tho Nourdn as follows : Foreign Miaslons, $06b2,775 ; 1loma Misnlons, #301,706 ; Church Erection, $110,776 3 Bustentation, ' 4708,858 ; Education, $115,000 Ministersal Rtoliaf, 181,002 ; Froodmon, $59,200 Plublication, $65,800, Amount spont Ly thous Tonrds ns follows : Forolgu Misalons, $516,600 § Homo Missfonn, 382,050 ; Church Eraction, 8104,680 ; Ministoriol Rellof, §74,343 ; Preeda mtm,l &%LHM ;3 Publication, &51,040. Total, $1,251,589, In regsrd to tho connolidation of the differont dapartments of tho work for tho purpose of {in- orensing thoir officioncy, tho Committen rocom- moud tho establivhment of four distinot Boards for tho oversight and control of tho benevolent work which tho Chureh carrion on at howa ana abroad, as followa : Board of Foroign Misslons, tho Bonrd of Homo Missions, the Board of Ldueation aud Reliof, and tho Bosrd of Publl- cation, It I8 recommended, further, that tho Standing Committee on Bonevolenco and Finanos be discoutinuad, A minority roport was submitted by Dr. Hers rick Johuson, which provides for tho sara Boards recommended by the majority roport, with the addition of the Bonrd of Church Lorection. Both reports woro received. ‘The majorily roport defiues the now Bonrda recommondod gs tollows: Tho Bonrd of Foreigu Missions eball cofttinue under its presant or- anization, and shall Lo nnchanged as to its ob- oot und mothods, Tho Board of Home Missfona shall comproliend aud suporvise all that work of tho Church which i proporly ralated to the iden and plan of home evangelization. It shall ba locatod in tho Uity of | New York, and shall, by menans of the differont buresus or such otlier mothods &4 nsoosrity may demnnd, oxorciso con- trol ovor the interests now saparatoly cared for l&tho present Buards of Home Missions and of urch Ercotion, and by the Committeas of Sustentation nud Froedmou. The Bourd of Education snd Rellef whall ombraco the renent Boards of Education and Bliniste:iul toliof, and shall have suporiutendenca of all in- torents properly connected with tha tratning of young ruon for the ministry and with the relief of necdy ministors and their tamilies, as at pros- ent provided for; tho Board to bo located af Philadlphis. . ‘Tho Board of Publication ghall romain a3 at prosent, wave thut the expenso of whativor work of donation or distribution it may soo £t to carry on shall be met !‘:iy the voluntary offe:ing of churches or individuals, In view of thii change, the colportage work, herotofore vor- formod by this Bonrd; ahall be committed to tho ‘Prosbyterios aud to missionarics of the Homo Bosrd, who shall be expectod to dis- tribute our denominational literaturo on tho flolds, snd be sllowed & percenings on hooks thay distribute, 1t also’ recommonda that tho Standing Committeo of Bonovol-nca and Financs be discontinued ; alvo the Star ling Committee on Benevolent Work of tho Oburch ahall bo composed of one member from ancli Syncd, aud that this Oommittoo sball doter.ning in adyance the amounts needed for the ditferont DBonrds, and shall take such sdvisory action as it shiall age fit inYogard to tho wisest and most officiont modes of disburaemont. It {s farther recommonded that each Synod #ball sond to the General Asssmbly & carcfully prepared atatoment of its prowpoctive noada and its estimnted smount of “contribution for tho ousuing yoar. The report also provides for tha appointment of a spaoinl committos to ropork Lo the Assembly what action is necdod to harmon~ ize the workings of the difteront interosts in~ trusted to their Bonrds, and provide for any lognl difcultios which may ariss from the con- solidation. The plan prugoaud by the minorlty report pro- vides that the Board of Foreign Missions shall remoin as it is; tho Bonrd of Homo Minkiona— to embrace tho Committoes on Buatentation and Missions for Froodmen—to be located in New York; the Board of Education and Relief to he locatod in Philadelphia and have charge of tha Tducation and Rolief I'und; the Bosvds of Church Erection and of Publioation to remain az now constituted, It also recommendw Iho dia- eontinuanco of the Committoes of Banevoleuca and Finanoo. SPLECK OF DR. B. B, BOOTH. At the aftoruoon gosion, Dr, R. R, Booth, Chairman of $ho Comrmittee on Consoli-lution, 1 o pointed spaech, detsiled the mauner in whioh tho majority report bas been prepar- ol One rowson why the msjority and mi- nority reports were so diferont waa <hat, order, tho firsb an roport had been printed sixty days before the Geueral Assorubly met, and after it was in print the mombers of the Committeo took no further action on it. Howover, Lo bollaved thoy wera met to represent the intoreats of good ; and for onoe, if the minority report lud in it groator wir- dom than the other, ho would checrfully vote for it. In tho matter of ecconomy ho Lnsw the mnjority report went a little farthor titan tho minority report. In spesking of tho loard of Homo Miasions, ho said ho wanted that the invidious nama of froedmen be forever ban- ishied from tho benovolent work of the Church. Thore was & time when It was neodful, but _that time hod passed away, and now he hoped the Chureh would be color-blind bofors Ged and tho world. Roforenco was mado to the successful maner in which the Methodiat Church eonducta its businoss, tho aggrogate profits of tho Methodist Book Concorn from a capital of $690,- 000 for four years hoing $299,000. DR HOWARD CLOSHY, of Now York, followed Dr. Booth. He bolievod thoy wero puzzling the peopls with tholr boneve olent worls, and thut was one reason why cons solidation was necessary. He read both reporta corofully, but was not satisfid with eithor; therefors moved an amendment that tho Homo Miwsionary Board comprehend five separato de- i‘“mmm undor the samo Secretary, nnd tho oard the game controlling, legislative, and ex- ocutiva ofticor, tho dopartment to have its own Burenu Olerk, and that these five dopartmouta be devotod to, first, ovangelical work; zocond, chureh eraction; third, Bunday-gohools; fousth, froodmen ; fifth, sustentation. DR, WONT, of the Presbytery of Lacksianns, Pa., spolic on the quostion, warning the Asgembly to bowaro of centralization, consolidation, or suyihing of the kind, as overywhere it leads to wrong-doing. ‘Fo-motrow morning Dr. Herrick Johnesn, who ;ubmmsd the minority roport, will bave the loor, FREEDMEN'S 1OSSIONS, The following are the main l'mlnn of somo of the reports submitted to-day: The repor: of tho Committes of Missions for Ireedmon irom tho 18t of April, 1873, to April, 1874, shows a bel- ance_in the treasury, April 1, 1878, of &3,806, "Total collection receivad by the treasury during the yoar, $0,468; expenscs, §57,705: leaviug balence in tho troasury of £2,693. The number of ministors is 116, moat of them having large flelds to care for. There wers thirtecu churchos organized during the year, and the number of ocowmunicants is uow 1,200. T'he nohools undor the control of tho Committee numbor forty, in which are 8,464 pu- pllsand sixty-tive toachers, 'The Committeostuton that the work of the Church among the froedmen han for soveral yearsbeeu gradually coasiug to de- rive help from outside sources, aud in the past your it has roosived compsratively little aid Liom othor funds than those contributed diraotly fur ita uke, YOREIGN AISSIONH, ! The thirty-seventh annual xoport of the Board of Foreign Aissions saya tiw lost mission year ondod with a lurge debt. Through the remark- =blg action of tho last Genoral Assembly this debl has been noarly removod, $123,603 haviug been recefved for this purpose. The roceipts of the Board from all sources for the year ondiug April 80 have boen $190,483, expenditurcs Fi94,~ 932, whioh sum, and the balancs of tho dobr, 85,192, amounts to 8600,125,—loaving a bnlance sguinst tho Treasury of. €042, The Board acknowlodgos with plersure tho liberal gifts rocelved from varioua Woimnan's Mlesionary Associatfonn. ‘They have mmounted to §87,180, being $20,000 more than received from the pama vource 1ast yoar, and with pleas- uro aléo acknowledgos ihae recoipt of §2,791 from tlio ohildren of ohurches, an incresss of noarl $400 during the yosr. The amount xocoivns from its own Bible Boolety, £80.75, A long list of misesfonarfes or asslstant miss- lonarles sent out or commiamoned in tho field is alao giveu in the repart. . #UNDAY 8000L WOBK. Br, Louts, Muy 22,—To-night thora was a largo gathoring iu Dr, Dickey's Church, whers tho Goneral Ausembly wits, cowpused of dule- Ketou of tho Assembly, with a good uttendauco of Iadies, at which tho Babbath salicol uostion waw diacuseed ly Qol. Luwis, of I‘:Lz\uho Ku, ;i the Rov, 2 mgnutt I'yle Al L) uchmore, o ‘hiladelpl aud the Rov, A, B, Kitkrsdgs, of Ohicago, nad othors, Col. Lewls spoke enooutugingly of thy Bunday-school work In Kansas, but said theve Was much moro good yot to be done there, and [} Y fi WAnt was good teachiors, H. uohimare e - abildeon of Wy