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10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNIE: SATURD. 2Y, MAY 26 1877—-TWELVE PAGES. signed his Professorship of Racred ihetorle, Pastoral heology, and the ey, James Felly, D). ()., has hoen etected ta 811 the vacancy and has accented tho Appoint- ment, A lot har heen porchaxed adjoinng the Gni- verpity and paig for, and it I8 the Intention to ereet ap- on {t & DiyIn{giall which, 1t 18 hoped, will be fAinished a0d be witliont s debl at tho opening of the next term. The Peafenors have not heen intalled becaune the pro- fexrorships heve not yet heen endowed. A most earneat deaire I8 experfenccd for the establishment of An + Qriental Profemorship, that tho chiirch may be teady 1o meet the reqnisitions of that large population from el overcrowded East that are anding upon the Pacidc comt. 12," Unton, New York Ctg.—A genersi veport has * been pecelsed, slgned by the Itecorder. In' ft [are- oried the deatn of the [tev. lleney 1. 8mith, Emerl. 3 I'rofessor, which took pince Feb. 7, 1977, sovering Aconnection wiih the_reminary that had extsted for tweniy-scren years. The rerart aiso menttons the fact worthr of noté that quiio anumber of students offering, tiemaclres for, the junior ‘elase wern, not matriculated, hut were adviscd arrer trial to withdraw for the want of thorongh preparation, The work of winnawing autol those whoso defective preparation F ottier disunlifieations would have proved & heavy burden nipon their class av well s tipon the Facalty, with nocampensating sdsantages (o themselves or the Christian minisrey.” 1. IFestern AllraArny, Iv.—A teport from the Trns tees, also from the Direclors, with finsncisl state. Inopte, and & paver on @ spcclal abicct. On the aun ¢ Octaber, 1871, the Liev. Manchesier W, Jacobus, D, 1., the Benfor Profeator, dicd very_snddenly, 24 bf Peptomber, 171, the Ry, “william D). Moward, 11, 1., {or many years s member of the Non of Directors, wasaudderty calied o nia’ rests and an the tuth of Febraary, 1477, the Hon. Henry W. Will- Samr, LL. D.. niso 4 memier_of this Board, was Te- moved hy death, The ftey, Willtsm I, Jeffers, 1), 1., i been clected to il tho blace of DF."Jacobont thy Jiey. Bamuel I, RE"M(%:'!! aco of . Hnwllrfl“_l"fl Joobert 1. Mowry,” M o placa of Judge i¥ill- jama. “On May Jil 1877, the Iter. br. °Arenibald A Jlodza tendercd his resignntfon of the chalr of Theoio- ‘&Y, and ssked to be releascd from [ts duttes, and on ace cofint of the reasons stated his request was granted. The follow N perrons wero chosen v constitiute the ¢lassaf Dirccturs whoso oflice explres in 183k, vi: Ministers, T, Davia ing, Danlel W, Fisher, D. D. John Giileapte, Mowes A, Tloge, D, D,, Willlam Jtant, Iacid N, .lunkln‘ D. .. and Byivester F. 8co- and Elders James C, Lowis, tha ifon. John Ecott, 2iyf Anidrew W, Wiison. ‘our Committes recommend that the General As. sembly give 1A consent tha proposed modification’ of 114 pinn ot Theologies] Seminarienso as 1o meet tha nnanimous request of the Hoard of Trustees snd Di- rectors according 1o the followlnz paper (C), ‘The Asembly will notice that there (s no uniformity fn thn reports preseated by the seminaries. From nome wa hinve a report of the Faculty. from some nareport from Directors, from some from Trustecs, sromn somn from hoth Directors and Trustees, from Fuma Tittic more than & Goancial stalement, and_ fraim athesn no fducial report, 1t secma 1o your Commitieo it eiclent mesgaicr should be taken’to secire In tho Folury fuller reporis wo that in the appendix to tio minutes where the whole ehurch looks for particolar information in respect to these seminaries 8o closely gonnect=u with the Ganeral Aniamuly, every fiem may e fo Ve nottes for example, that whilo Prince- 1on occunles several pages in the Appendix to the min- utcaof lust year. and very compleie {nformation (s &lven onevery polnt, Al covera but A singie page oriwo, and fty Hoard of Trustees Isnot even named. "Tho Committes are sorey to find no statements In thelr Feparta of sbecial reilgiout niercat awong the youn thealogues of the seminary, Wiile lie whole Church hina I en unusaally moved during the (IIAI yenr in the manifcatatio: of fave fur rouls, and he trlumphs of tho Cross have heen marked and ahnndant, we caonot sunpoe that onr soung brethren who are so's0on to be sctive Iahorers In tho fleld hnve been indiferent and unmoved, and wo rearct that we do not have it report. d that (hieir zeal and ardor 10 the Master's scrvice hava Deen greatly fncreaned with thin general uirising on the gart ot Chrlnians (o iake powcalon o the warld for fesus Chiriat 1t 18 very etidont that most excellent work has heen done in sl {hew minaries during the pas auch 8 comnAny of Inagalfcent men ns t with uch faclltics s inoat of these {natitutions far- nien, we hase & Hight to expect, which tndead we find, that’ the standani of theological education s rising higher and higher, a0 that each year new classe aent forih sbundantly furnished forthe work of pr iDR the Gospel and luaing the flock of Chelat, 1a not unuusl 1o see moine one of the veteran’ Inco taken in o largo church Dy & young preacher freah from tho seminary, and Slied moai successtully. We Cannok be surprised st such results. Thero s n_wideapread #nd per! Ing feeliog that we have too may theoloxical seminarics, anil that 1t wonid e wise, 1718 wrre praciicable, fo combine two o threc Inone, " Whila there may be force [n such & iden s0 far ms our two German achools are con. cerned, i cannot bo eniertained in respect to e rethainder. " 1f tho Geneasl Assombl Fing all Malthusian rulea, has begotien or sdopted all these chiidren, 18 13 too mireh to ask that itsnould now y ung of them. 1f ¥ were s mistake to cons ve 80 tany children it 16100 Jate now (o put any one out of existeace. WIth parental cara and lova each one must now be freserved and fostered. lach one muat he eonlially cammended (0 the whoin Church a1 mont Worthy of confidence aad support. When we conalder the location of each, and the pecial clalima of gach, fv Utk bo cuncoded that we tavo notone 100 any, Tha General Amembly may well be praud of {a thir- {cen seminaries, which, on the Atlantic and on the Yacific cossts, and st 80 many poluta between, even southward as far aa North Carolins, nre supplying the means of & round, thorough theological education and of a suftabla tralalng for the Gospel wintatry to all tio 'young brethren of ihe church who afe willing to devots themiselves 10 this 1acred calling. On motion the report wan accopted and made the special order for Tuceday noxt. ‘Tho consideration of the report of TIT COMMITTER ON RDUCATION 1 was resnmed. Dr. Poor sald_that the avening had B been fized for n mecting In rolation to froedmen, { buthe waa willing to bavo it made a business meeting for thy samo parpose. On motion the or. der of the day was reconsiderad fo s te admit of LT the report on the work among the Germans belng . taken up duriny the afternoon, ‘Tha resolutlons oftered by the Commitiee on Educatlon wero taken up eeristim, ‘The firat was adopted withoat debate, _When the second was read, Prof, Driggs, of Now Yok, rald ha considered the resohition’ an unfors tunatc one, aa it would interfers to n great extent with tha liberty of the studenta o solect their tem- inarics. I waa also calculated to discriminate pgainst tho older and more histonc colicges, and iufavorof the Weatern Instititions. Mo theres foro maved that the rerolntion ba strickon out, Dr. Humphrey explained that thero was nothing mandatory In the resolution, The rcason it was piovosed wau o ossist iho Secrotary in hls_efforts to look after and mnintaln o fratornal * supervision of tho studonta who wera recelviny anslstanca from the Tloard, It wasalso calcalated fo afford the Presbyteries u better opportunity of looking afie helr studentn, whom, under the present arrangs ment, they scidom eeo until thoy come up for & 11 censc, Frof, irlegs wamnot ratlafied with tho oxplana- tlon offered by thy Cliairman of the Committos, and rejterated hin objections to tha resolution, Dr. Poor was cntirely surpeined at the construce ton put upon the resolution by Dr. Hriggs. Tho Yourd found studonts too much dimposed to go to the emaller and inferior colloges, aod 1t was to utop this tendency that the rerolation wae pro- posed. Agalwy there wero colleglate Institutlons not I sympatuy with the Presbyterian Church, and young men aitending nt theas wore lable to bo allenated from the Church. The Hoard sought to induco studenta to sttend Presbyterian colleges, Lut had tio wisl ta discriminate among theng. Dr. Reaser sapported tho resolution, which was adopted by a large majority. TI1E CIIURCII SOUTII. DIl MARQUIS eaked that tho éommunlcation from the General Adsembly of thy Presbytorian Church In the Unlted States bo referred to the Committeo on Correspondence. Tius was ordered, and the com- munication s appended: New Quixane, May 22, 1877.—The Committee of Cortespandency recoinmend to tha General Avscmbly ihie folloselng as gur Chiuarei'a reply ta' {ha communic tion recelyed At this semion from 1he General Assem. iy urno Ireabyierian Churct in 1ho Unltod Siates of WurExan, Tho General Amambly of this Church, fo lou at ot Loulel, 1475, wdopicd ‘s paper rendeting pecisl thanks, in th the wiivie Chureh, (0 oiir Comiliies ‘of Conference at Baltimore, 10F thelr slltgeuce, fdellly, ‘aud ' Chrfstlan ' priien in parcicater approving and fudorsing I*ay aattstactor, to the buouthern Church tl tlon prec: fratornal relations siuesicd by our Cominlitee, » vir.1 ST yuur Asseuwbly cuuld sea [is way cicar (o say in & few brial Words €0 this effect, that theso obnoxlous s werd vald and doe [n timies of kreat exciteinent, i a0l are L ba regreticd, aud ihat sow, Un & caim ro- 2 yiew, thu lmpuintions ces’ upen the fouthern Church 0 o fof schilsm, Nervay, and blasphemy) are dlasppro v that woul Bnulnudlflcullxnnhu and EBEVNE K Wikngan, Our Gencral Ascinbly, in scslon st Ba- e wannal {n IK76, n reaponse to a paper from the Gonersl £ Awcnbly of bio I'reabyterian Churel fu tho United " btatesof’ America, which metin Brooklyy, sdopted the ¢ folluwiog paper, izt & ** We wre ready most cordially 0 enter on_ fraternsl relations with your by or any terms hunorabla i ; Tartiun, - This AuseiLly hun albciys 1n anver oo {: overture ""':“ our Preabytery of bt Louls, spontss : e, i Vislus { church. ot fuasmuch a8 It (s Tepresented by’ the 7 overtuie that wisappreliension oxtata tn the miids of saIno of our peopla sa to the epITILof this action, fn order 1o show uur dispoaition ta' ¥einave on our fart cmii hindrancs to friendly feeling, 't by e3plicitly declares that, while eundenin i acte aud deliverances of tho Northern General Aucully, bo ucis'or dellvorancea of iy koulliera ieral Asseimnbilles aro Lo bo construcd or sdwmiiied as {yuuiog (n sy way the Christian charscier of tio Noitieru Gieneral Asscinbly, ur of the historical bodles Ot whicli It {4 thie successars” and Wienrear, The sald Geueral Assembly at Drookiyn, in respataa (o the foregolng yaper of our Assembly ai Eavaunah, adupted the following, whick bas bech come uynicaicd W us aL our present MOeting, Vis. e 0verturcuf h1a Ametably Duviag beca recolved Ly thie General Aciubiy o the Bouth witl such & cor- dlal expresalun of gratideativn, the Comwities recom + wend that the sawe resolution, declarative of the guirts - which 'dils actiou 1§ taken.bo sdupted T ptie Aucuibly, Viz.i Vin onier o shaw our alspositlon 1o reimove o our partail ros) or seeming Lindrance 10 fricodly fecling, the Awmsembly expilcitly Geclnrea that, while condenining certain acts and de- liverunces of e bouthern Geueral Assenbly, o scts or dellverancea of the Northern Assembly, or of the historic bodics of which the present mbly 1a tho succeasar, ars Lo ba construed or sdiniited as ime pukniug in any way the Christlan charucter of tho outliern Getiera) Assembly Or of Lhe biMorlc hody or Bodica uf whlehi 1 s tha wuccessor” 3 nuw, therofors, Kemoited, By this Auembly, that we cann this commun{eation’ nnu-[umrv Mumv".‘(z‘nflx cover lu it 0o reference whatuve® 1o the iirst and inaln. Part of the paper adupted by our Assctubly st savan: pali aud_cuminunicated to the Brooklyn Amsemibly, Tuis Asseinuly can add LOLIDK on this subject to the sction of tho Asrnbly at . Louts adupiing the basts proposcd Ly wir Comiitte on Uouferéace: st Hail: wwre snd reafirmed by th AMembly st EavAnUaD, 1t our brethren of the Northern Church can ga Abese teria, which teuth wad Flghtcousncn)scomn o €D W Are Teady 1o catabils la- x.mm:iln thieo during tha prescat scastuds of the A Adupted fn Genera) Assembly of the Presbyters Ghurcl o the Usiied Slatea, ekl 8N Teans. La, May 23, 1677, C. A, riutway, Moderstor, Josxiu K. WiLsox, Blaicd Clerk. WiLiiau Drowx, Permanent Clerk. o the General Asiembly of tho 'Fresbyterian Church {2, the Unlted biatea of America, (3 scasfon ¢ Chlcagu, EDUCATIONAL REPORT SETTLED, ‘The third resolution proposed by the Committea on Education was then taken up and sdopted with- outdebate. Dr. White tnade & few romarks on the fourth, which was slao tdo%{ed as was the Afth. Un Lhe consideration of tha alxtn resolution, Dr. Greesourch woved an smendment providing that StAL the IEH\J‘ meeting of thy #fllh‘kl’ the Btated Clerk Lu requualed to ssk esch of the churches under caro of tho Preabytery whether they Lave coutributed 1o this fund, snd In cases of fafl- 650 40 40 40 they bo requlsed 1o give seasons for 't up thio yearls regarded an ** Fencclally snccoasfal in tho. failnre, npon which & vota #hall be taken to ex cure or nol excase, The amendment was not accepted, and after #ome discassion. in which Dr, Poor, the Rev. Mr, Mcl,ulnb-ml one of two others participated, Dr. Sioan offcred a resofntion, as follows: Tesolred, That each Preabytery 1, moom, hetr n| ehurchey to state whether an apgort given for contrihutlond to the Noar ducay| The amendment offared by Mr. S8loan wan adap! ed, and the resolntion al¢o adopt cd. The report was then adopted as a whole, GERMAN WORK. TOB REPORT BUBMITTED, Dr. Knox, the Chalrman of tha Compmittco on Work Among the Germans, read the following re- port: The Bpectal Committes anpointed by the Cleneral As. 86Ty 0 CONMACT The BUBJSGL O - Tne Felation of the [eabytentan Ghareh ta the qerman people of Amar- apect{uily maks the follow! H The foliowins sunieets wers rcnrnfirlne Ansem- Bly to this Commitice for consfderation: Mrai—Latger informatlon in respect to the dfatinet. ive featiires which briong ta the transitfon from the Gorman ta the Americar conditlon, The Commitice was directed 10 reek 1hid (nformation by means of & cironlar or circulars afdressed to the Presbyteries, Tt ANICh (he ComimiLtes xots io Contet. 1 thop Teapect to which the Commiltee w 5 Theiient dovitanie. with the Doard of FuNICALIon: 'TA(rd—A German Presbyterian newspaper or new. ‘Ppapers for adatts and Snnday-schools. ourih—The whole subject, as contained In thememas i1 ot the Presdyiery of Sewark midremed 1o (he st Anembly, And In {he report on that memorial by the Commitice In_the Assembly of last year, including such topice sa these: . The geacral mimlonary work of our Chnreh smong ‘the Germans, 80 far a8 It has beeni already ‘conducted; the success of other de- pominationw, and the adapiation of tho = Pres yierian work to the German mindt the large German population reached by no_ religioun 1 the two methodaof presching in Engith and In Germant the eriod during which this transition 1810 g0 on} and the rman thcological schoots. The subject s large. 1tia of very grave Importance. Any one of the toples Inciuded might well reaaire (e discussion of areport. Asthe Commiites have goneoser the varfons portions of the subfect, they have consld- ered aa both candid and moderate ilie vigorous state. ments of the memorlal of the Preavytery of Nowark and af the Committea in the Iast Assembly n respect to the power of the dlerman mind tn America, thio vital selations of this strong peopla o aite educntlonal de- Yelopment. to popular opinion, to our civil and relig: fous inutitations, snd to literature, philosophy, an theology. The controlling power of the Teutonic min extends much farthor tiaa 118 suprosed by the com: mon mindof our Chureh, or even by the ordinary ap- Prehension of our ministers and elders. Jhe Committee have held several meetiogs during the year in New York and Pnlmultmu, and in copace: ton with the Assembly'a session n Chicago, LARGER INPORMATION. The Commitiea report first n reapect to thelr en- deavor to procure from the Presbyteries an Increaso of knowledge on the generai subject, Twocircnlars were sent o tii¢ Presbyteries in the autumn. _Une of theso circulars was simply the reprint of the ‘memorial of the Preabylery “of Newark, and ‘the substance of the report an. . that memorisl to the last Amembly. This elrcuiar wasdesigned to furniah an (ntelitgent and common baala on which 10 found the second clrenlar, The see- ond_clrcular, Accompanying the firat, contained & lanalfied schiedule of {aquiries ntendad fo develop. the Information required. 'The clascs of these inqulrics and the questiont themselves were desizned to in- clude not only the general Fubjects of the unat. tempted fleid for ‘work smong the Uermans and the extent ‘of our own snd of other _ donominatienal “charch work, but alw cvery woggestion with which the Committes conld make themaclves conversant (n respect to projudice ur misconception oa tha part of the American or the Gier- an fn reapect fo our gwn Uerman churches. Tho Questions were neceutrily numerous, for e feason that the attentlon af the whola Church had never ba. Tore been comprehenalyely dirocted Lo thens relation, 11 any of thess Inquiries seem, Too minute or, powts Dy by any one. **inquiaitorial,” the Cammittce thro themaelves generously upon 'the conidence of thelr rethren, In responeo to these ciecalars, the Committen hare #large amount of valuable information. ‘The knowl: §dze eauired would b of vaiue. did It only reveal, a1 fidoes, the great tnattention and comparativo igno- Tance which exist In many portions of aur Church I frapect ta rudimenial elements of German power an i Qerman | character, fn our land. soma of ins ooJeturne® tothe Commiitea comulaln in a_kindly spirlt of the Iabor invaived In answering so many Questions, therehy revealing Lhe two {act that thera 1 8 Uerman popalatiyn [a respect to whichl the questions imay bo askel and st the Fretiytery had befors &iven liktle or no specifa attention o (he aublect, There ara 150 Preabyteriea in North America, Ninaty of Anese Presbyteries tivo sent replicsto tho Gominic: toe. Bpecial. discriminating, detaliod, and written re- ports of uncommon valus have been inade by tiie ['ros- byteries of Jemey City, Uiaisville, Northumberlan Mon ol and Chicago. Hixty-siz Prosbyleries have n Probably ono-fourih of thesa Preabyteries— ouibly ane.third—have sa small a German bopulation tbat “the Decabsterice considered no reply neces: sary, Within some of thefo Presbyterles, haw. ever, which lave made no returns are a number of our German _contres, Tioston, Tirookiyn, aitimore, Daffalo, Philsdelphia {North T'fesbtery), Clavéland, and t, Louit. together with such amalier centres as Syracuse, Indlanspolls, Fort Wayne, Springfeld, St. Paul, nd Han Francisca: Much valuable Informatlon may yot be develaped fram thesa Preabyteries, and. In the Judkment of (Lo Com- mittee, furlher Inguiries should bo pursued. e Commitieo divids the reparia recelvei fato thres neraj | classes: | the frsteclass Comatating of nino Presbyteries Which have ho German popula- tion ‘or a sparse Oerman populstion, ind “within which ara mo German churches of any kind: the ~ sccond class, comslsting of ffty-ons Tresbyteries which have a Oerman population sunfcient for Uerman churches. but within which sre no German Proshiytertan churchess and the third clam, conalatin of thirty Vreshyterics, witha German papulailon an German Presbytorian churches. Ths reporta under tha finst ciats need wo furtner conmideratlon, ‘Ihey. are from the Presbytery of Atants, East ¥lorids, Yadkin, it Lawrence and Chwtaplain, Loow laisnd ac't Kitian® ing, an 'Fha nfarmatior obtained from reports of the second and 1hird classes need & careful examination. The sec- ond claa consista of B1ty-ono Preshyterics, which iate Agermar eapulation, bt no terimas bl rom thess Preabyteries furiher classinied ax follows: (1) Fioven Iremyiertes 1t Whicl there fs abviously no present field for wark by it o Preshyteries of Troy, Utica, Lyans, Gencae Niagara, of New York; Rlairsvilte, lied Stone, Penusyivanta; and Sheaango, ‘Wodster, Crawlords Tilie. Ind. i ang Grand Hapide, Diich. ' The Tarke fon in any Hresbytery of thid ciush of “Utica, which contalns over 10,00 ‘German ' people " and twent Uermen-¥rotuatant “churclies, which - edc shout one-fourth of the erman _population. Nineteen af thesa German Protestant churches are Continental German churches, and ono {s Lrotestant Epltcoral, constitating wmoss intoresting insianca of he entira tranafer of a [loman Catholle church 10 & T'rotestant church duriug the past year. [n threa othersof these Presbyteries the Mottiodisis kavo ono ehurch each, 2. Twenty-two Presbyterfes, In which there I o FIAes Tor ErRuperIal Wk bt T which hn_reports show ona™ or mote " conditions. which Suggesl, the Innulry whether the geid ‘has ro: ved full attention. ‘Tho Preshyteries of Albany, Weatchester, ~ltochestor, nd Bleuben, Ny Ya, Now Tpuaswick, N. J. mmlau-m-. Erio,add Washington, of 'eanaylvania and West Virginia. The ticrman pop: ulation within thess Presbylorles rangea between 2, 27d 40,000, most of the reabyterica haviog hotween 3.000and 5,000 persons, These Lresbyterlea repory i hurches of all kinds reach ¢ oe-quarier o W ano-lall or mal] '8 (ierman peo- ‘0o of the Trcahyteries feporia (hat eatly. sl of 30,000 German papulation, another Lreahyiery *! tnrce-fourths ¥ of tiefr 40,c0 Gierman people aro reached, and mnother P'resbytery that *°twa- thirds™ of thelr 10,000 " mre reached by {ilstiag continental German Metnodut and Glerman Diaptisl churches, Eome of these J'resbyteries report nscz of confiderico sither {n mach or all of the wark done by the Continental Uermao churches within thele boundaries, I ffteen of thee twenty-two Preabylerios other American denominaiions than our own eatabllstied Uerman ehurchess in oiin of them—tlie Lieformed Dutch—tha Actliodita and the Daptiata 'have four churches; In fvs of ‘them, the Methodiats and, Bagtiata have from two ta six, or scversl 1o each Presbyteryt In eight of them. the Mctiiodiaa only Bave one or twa, af 1va or twclve rhurches, sad 10 ono of them, the Neformed Dutch have ane'chure! a. Klayen Pre very atight at. tentlon or no tion given to the subject, nor o{inlon 84 to whatlier any piaco fur such work sl Tha German_population In these Preshyterica ts traj 2,0001n the smallest designated to 50,060 or 00,00 n tha Isrsest, “Tho proportian of this Uerman papulation reached by all clsases of German Cliurchies 18 Teported At very fow, o Praportion. of ane-tenth, o not fuitevao-halr. rit of exliting German Churches s reported by soina of thess Preabyierics 8 pdounret ", whits rattonaliatio ™ charche ol harm, " sre rrportes {a The strongest Preabytery. | Whilo thero ars ho Pree: Dyterlan German churchies I iheso eleven Presy. terics, inalx ot thein tiers aro (rom one Lo ten Methin: dist churches. In one Presbytery In Fennayivania ona- half of the catire populstion fa the native German, Among whom we haye uo Gorman Presbylerian church- e8, bui tho Methodlats heve twenty-aix, with paacors pleaching cliher In Geruiaa or Lo both tho German aud * 3 - 4, Two Presbyterles. which report that they hav bad wuma in attempting to e.fifinn l‘nhu;muft churabies. but that the work should he resumed. Vreabyteries have 4.000 or 5,0} German papnlation, andtwo or three Methodist' German churches eacli. Ung other Presbytofy which may be placed here rororts amal} (nformatidn, but wishies 10 Inveatigata furiber. 3. ¥our Presbyterica whore thero obvlously secma fobea tield tor Croabytartan work, eltlier of’ imuil. or argo exet. Thieeof thess Presbyterics declare tha ¥ thp HiElt miniater caa ba " obtalacd: and stion, bu Sifeation Lo The subjeetr D ot oy if, uiow, ‘we 106k througt all theso ffty-one Presby- erita ol e second clise fof Bt Teeson. Ghy wo Ireh iyterian ' Church sxisia, wa fnd that “in * B reabyterles [v (3 the roauil of | deliherato eonviciion, " In ‘elgit Presbyteries of fositantiony that thres’ Presbylories constder the unoceupied (ier: isnp popaiation too e ve Fresbyleriey Srwtull ot wr burdened with atber worl two Prusbyterics have aitempted churcies nsd fhiieds st aioo Pressytsn presnt as & veason the fullowing: o No matertal bres: hrtertan: prefer citncr Cutlerai, Metiiodlat, or Catno. Ha degoinlnation™s *+ They cilng Lo tnelr OWR oFxaBL. 2atton™; “ilava cach thalr awa relatlons ;' Pew o fuprescnt the ovangelical falth, uoatly of Inffiel Eifircneg 2 XA AL clebr Lo uresilse Frealyicrisn \pied nut foate e Preabytery’ witl \diTerence and. ;'n)umf'":"’n{ ey [+ Americau churches™ ) S " whila 8fiecn I'resbyter ‘The third elass constata of thirty Presd ¢ Bave boih & Geriman bopuretion nd Germey Sren ian churches. Three of Lheso abyteries h - German ponulstion of 31000 or lews) cleyen of thern Bavo s Gerinan populatiun of frum B0 b 15,140 ket siztean of thieln Lave s popuisiion botween 13. 0o anil o to e threy Fredbpiciien wHich bive's ) Germaa populstion or less the Broportlon uf the (ier: e PR e Chircls (o, Sisi aliber of ' the eleven Frosbyterice which have X ja(0 poplation ine Taroritie of i (o 2.0 to laiion vefortedas reashed by 't Uiy Ghfea Yone-fourih,” o * o A) o obe Presyiery 2 udisiver ot i & Jbytciian churches (8 twenty-Tour. A dink ry-iies and oF The HAbit Luclas, oF 10 Ta tho stztocn Eres LB wve from 18.00 yterieswhich b to 250,000 the propurtiou of tho Gernan populstion Teached 18 reported '+ ong-tenth” ‘i Ban Vrancisco, Aath I Austtn aad lmmnn;‘lnhw:nelxflrm" **one-| 0 " 1o Chicag eapf Sow Albauy, 100y and * *"in the Presbytery iked. The number of German Preabyierian 1a Dity-¢igbt, tha Methodlat 149, aad tho lop- Usgiwenty-nine. . Frou) tie dats thus furnlsbied to the Auscmbly, tho Comnities conclude, therefore, (hat thers is & ‘very large German vopulation which 18 not &4 yel tauchcd by churches of any kind. and ilas the prceniaye of 1Buse unreached suoag tho Gerwuans (2 far larver than that of poraous unresched among the Awcrican or Ea- fllnhlpuhn{wuullllon They conclude, slso, (Lt ths 'reabyterian Caurcl. 1n fis slowness o caler a most fu- Melug Deld, Las been gulte outmeasured lu effcctive. uess by utlicr denvminations, espectally by our Metl odlat brethien, and cven by our Laptiat brethre wheo “we Consider . the’ great taoco (0 thelr doctzine of Laptlsm which the Dapilsl deuows 1uation bers eocounters, Whllo tn elght of uir Preaby- terice the Preatylerian thurclics outoamber the Methe odlat, and 1 dve Fresbyterics thy Preadyierian and ciliodlet clurclies &re Just Squal, o dlatcca Drea- ylerics tho Mcibodlat larkely & OULBWIADEE OUF churl and - five Methodist ennrehes, three German and thore {s nna I'res. erman Methodist church terian cliren Chicago _ Presbyters, Erian ehonand renty e A In Lhe Jreanyiery of Anetin, ToZ.. whilo we aTe two,the Methodlats have thirfy-five. hrefone, where wa hare. 1abored, our Methi. WAl gl gied o o thix R Tk Jinn nre as yet no Presbytarian ave uriganized from one (0 fwelve churches wIthin tho boundarics of each Presby. Tiene tncomptete retarns, there eral oflicia) statement of the Church, wnen they Array over 500 German chnrches, #lx anniin] Germsn Conferences, and over 13,010 com- muniesnts by tha side of our 111 churchea and our 7,000 t Ay o) membern. onr own Dresbyteries wonld lete confirmation. second class, In which the: chnrches, thia Methodlata fore, eanfirm the en: Methodist Epiacopal More completa re no donbt make A more com- We give lo¥ing thoughit to tiod or all which our zenions Metiindist bretnren are ac. and pray that they may aboun en we constder the superior adantatton of abyterian aystem (o the German mind we mny feel Poma shame At these comparstive réunita. CUARACTER OF THH GERMAN TRESHTTARIAN The Committea come next to consider the character of our own organized German charchies. Presbyterian churches are goundneds of tnese ehurches terien teport canfidence in the souniints of their ty-faven curchien, four Preshyieriea make no report in respect to thele nino charches; one Preab ect to thelr four churchies, 10 pastora sound [n doctrine, sound instruetion niembera_under rts, 10 retpect roaghly Frane "} one Presbytery simpiy ane ane Preshytery veporus ihelr indifterent to aound reapact to theea The mslory § awer, Preach Uhrits four churches, **Comparatirel. dactrtne™s 'one Preshytery, chirches, ** We do ot know ih Renerals haveno means of knowing hiow sound ™1 and one Uresbysery, ot their **Loote doctrine was formerty ow trus doctrine," rer neration faitntulty PTEACRSd " Swenty-alx Iren: Dyterlen reply that it ia in thelrseventy-threo churches; anewors **Presume s0™ | thelr seven chugchess one I'reanyt three churches, **Ceriainly not. axcept hy mon e cated hero s and one Presbyter four churehes, **Certalnly, tntl| Teason 1o beitoya the docifing of regencration f{alth- declaro that membors arg knowlcdwa: only, buk that one _church, say, preahed. bt n tery, ta_reanect to reports. in reapect to Tebenily: we have no terdes uniformt on catechietical eaperience or_conversion alio 18 required Preibytery, for thelr four churches, dociare, *Th ave aiwayn recefved chijdren Iargely on cates e fear It I8 t0o gre: **The pastors Al d bershiip aro examined a4 to thelr knowledge and tlier Presbytery deciares ihat in thele ‘atechetical knowledgo oniy {s ro- ‘reons admitted any parents who gations, except An_ occasional atfendsnce on the ments?"” twenty-one Presbyteries anawer for aixtys ative: una I'reabytery anawers 3 one for three churchcs one for thres churches, for one chureh, sixeliarches In tho furtwo churches, it¥es, under circumatances t18 anawered voth ways™; onc, Nol as arulg, but it las been ane, for seven chirche, **n hutftin for less comman than I one’fur two' churches, fam of thelr children are generally ic_worshin”{ ona for ane church, ““Tne practfec I8 not unifurm™; and one for four churches, ** Baptiam lisa until recently been sdminia- tered to any who uestred tohava ihelr chlidren bap- tars_snd _confirmation and canes L8 done, wha require tiie ba agtendanta of pun) “Tha question **Are ba payment for church AUBPOCE. 84 1n Germany, condiifont of ehurch membe 17+81x Freabyieries for thelr sevel tne negatlvor bwo Presbyterieacon fave churches (n [ng fourchurches of,, receptioni s, **They sre. as near) dues hate heen tha conditions of ‘@ sre secking 0w 10 make s naud ane Perabytery, Ties, **\Wa have Nothing 10 do with that.” ‘Twenty:one Preabyterleareport that thelr Oerm: churches Inaintain o prayer-meeting, saven I'res teries that ten churchen do, make no Answer, tary, for thres churchel caii dlscover 4 ane for confirniation and mone; church membership. Ango In ihin respect’ oL, and_two_ resbyteri ho f'reaiyterfes renort fn thelr German cliurches two services o the Eabbath, butthat sometimes [n the 6 untry there 1abut one serv- ice, Ona_ Presnytery, with thres churches in towne. declares thero tahut *'ona perylce)” thas has twochorches, Kesl reasan, I byterles report that the German Fids S A Inte AT Yot ARDTERENSIon Of helr SpiFiouAl ghnrclies, repoft that « som 1t T2 4o, oF ** not sl faur’ P'reshyterfe: Jt 18 desiranle’ ten churcher, 08 At alL, 8 far a4 we can learn " {hree cliurenes, ' e *Nover catechize anl one with sevea cburches, OUT GENMAN PASTORS. ‘The Inquiries in reanect to_our tierman pastors bring tho Asscimuly tho follawlng rosponse: ' ho fai rescnt Garman' pastors were bout elkhicen were educated bur” German theol have begun to send oiit cducation has provalled, About oneshaif of the Gere man nestars recelva fees {or infant baptiem aad for DOAC 8PS NS required, 0 ofher haif of the These fecs wa bug received av donatlons. paators deciins fo recelve thess out exception tha Preab) Dot sufiiclent without t! airg, the P'reshyteries uniformly report that tha pastors reqiitre evidences of regeaeration fn order to churche hip, A Presbyteries report that thelr paators are known 10 ba evangelical ¥From o carful compiistion and comparison of the laras mass of Information in respect to aur I'deabyie- tho Uermana, the Commitiea ho past few years de- Tian mission work amon, ressed with the followin; t thiera hat been during 2. I hiat the churches have been gradually freeing themaelves trom defects and from $hosa corruptions ‘which In places have cxisted, 3. Fhint the results as fully recompense the ex ture [n thoukht and materlal support, s they do German 'homa misslo inFED a4 tho Aver3zo A merican churchen, clwrchies of tlie West sre as an liomie niisstonary churchi and {u at [oast one Pry there ars more scll-aupporsingierman churclive ere aro sell-aupporttng Amoricss churches, 4. 'Tnal the fallure ta secure Kood resulla is duo quita #9 Mmucii ta suspicion exciced by lack of tharuugh knowledge, Chitiat-11Xe love oo our part, as Inaptitade toward the Tres of the Uerman peopiles ani 0, ‘Thiat tho causes of success and fallure botA cluster ground thess fow vital prineioless a pu 1an chardctor, in contempt for the Uerman characs s likhtor fauita, tha proper orge boginnlng, snd an ceptional cases, (0 a tefligent skili,’ sod ny indisposition or stam on the part lor, on account of izallon ot she Churc: nt and pertinent Instruction and superyision by the NO JIORE FRODUCTIVE FIELD for s Christ-like aad apostotic minfstry canba_found, even amung our American wide to vur Church (o the Ut The Uerinan mind but nu mind re: ulstion, than openy Wind" of Ametich: nds with grestar coii cuentisl viementa of mind more ceriainly ‘e of allront, who respect 18 ro- fused (o thesn inherent clemente.” [t will for the Cliurch aud i Riate In’ Amerlcs, 8 _century & fow miillons of spiritusl Christiana cunfurming to the Ame Wil Aucricaniziog them, pers in Isbgusge, they are Germauiziu iTub when ‘wo Christianfsa them whgue, then we render certain their fual Anicrcanizatton. ol found and vital lines of deey tragmientary and suporaclal cater valio (o that wide worl refuw of evangelical power upun {atheriand, than 1o have vn e reat sed, In Amicrica sud Ueriuaa, uan materiazism ation 0F tho Preabyterian Chiurol With sl her tind liest clements of soul and I nationa for lier spiritualized inteltfnenee, the stronit uations of tue’ & 10 her Chriatianized, Anglo- e of afirunts the Anglo-sazon biood pf herown wo clalm for i w0 sidea of the r d education, 804 should sha cunbraco the earin With' tha instinot of & hould sle discern whera liy I, and count It no honur 100 Liond whon sho des. DENOMINATIONAL LITERA TURE, 11. A Gorman deoominationsl Jectof depuminational lfierat i6 hias oceuplod much time | of 't Infurniation has been derived from i ries, from coaversation with from conference with o ‘Doard of Publication at the mmittes Aind In the repuris trom 'reabytezivs the uniform stalement that our present quite {nadequate o tors and memiers. A poFe Freibyterian newspapers in Lo “Presdyterian (sslonary ail occasionally ihie sean. ‘(he_probability ult membership do i, Fith vhis opics a for our German pe publications a wanlsof (he Ucrinan pi the Engllah tonguc, that ellad, “Preabytér i ual aciusinted with' ko 8 4o not commonly 1o wi ¥ nced the Inlermediate ran on new occles long-catablished with the bunday-scaog 1 Whe Germaa Hieformed churches, Jlow 18 [t possibic 17 1his Teading peoplo 10 be instruos. d 11 Presvyterian taith snd urder unfess wa g1 WruCtion 1o our (ait 85d ORIFY? How can tho dis: nctiye Fresbyterlan tafued I the strun, & sweep of natioual snd Bowmo lnte cavily sgainat the pi tidaof daily or bl resd Fogllsh g Geruian newspaper and ea crmsn buokutore in eve towi, thercby proviug nut only thelr intell navace and ‘thelr nationsl wonclly and onterprize, ut thelr mutlity (o 1 Certsinly the least whi the continental hould Lo doue by thoss Pres. yteriea whiclh polnt uut tlic Germsa lack of conformi. ds 18 20 sco thay Iustruction should La ven In Fespect W what the Preabyierfan Chiurch rus \ flo-headed” con il i 1 th the Sl SSstrers i s smeenot sheBesr af and relnforcing the ¢ with tho doodiog ublication, cvery o ihelr efforta to supply the dedeluncs ‘The Commlites ond ) the German, two b eury and about be lard Louks on the doc: Fresbyterian Church. They aru disigetive] Hoisl, and iuust UF Hiem of & cuntroversi ¢ &7, 1Sut'thiere Is liardiy ane Of w POpUISF charscter c cuiated ta Lo useful fu isslon Work nwog i) of thiein have been publishicd o answer request uf PaMUTS QIGOLE 1hLs peovle. Who scetn Leen dcfending the soiiud doctrioes of Gur faith. rery sinall nuinber of theso Uerman pullica- prevenls oy eolargement of the bouk & bookeellcrs Binu; 4 of fourleen Looks 1 en publislied duriog 1 iriLo and goveramens of i this peopls. 1ha Yenus rathor Lo cresie 8 preju- Faacrar “The haceeslty for aieeks cc fo the sale would seems ta be s - idraronite s il ad Eapeclally atiould thera sclicrs and thelr Lot e, 1 @ 1 Lo wi ths varled Bplrivual eaperivhce of the tra6 peil IT 18 NOT NECESSARY 1 huch buoks should be publisied by ouz eburch, u¢ busiucas arranienicols cuuld be mado with other 8 Gt publicattons by o1y & Queation of money! 8 fuat 83 fuuds are pruvided. cburchics could bo jaduced W lll!kkfl apccial dondiions fur flll -I;N“I, Ve D‘hl:‘fll:.“: Lwo! e o do wi bk Ju the 'mlnl or lfl:fl tue 3, B tar as ab increase of gur Tivard o caat oty A hy tndividual or peeded to pub Miwlon Departiment. ¥or suwo tiwmw the publication vf Gorman books need 1o be cunducted o Llie basls of misions. The Uerinay churches 43¢ mado 8 must bo a gruwih. O of the puurer clasace. Tho scculaz and ratlonallail ind skentfeal Geeman Mteratnen will natarally 1ha Introduction Of evangriical books Among the Moro rich and fatelligent Germans. f, Thero wiil bo ng objcction on _the part of the Teardof Publieation, whena¥cr & prOPer yacancy oc. curs, tothe appointment of & saliabia Gicrman clerk ©OF Elerks (n’ our depoaitoricn who shull he abin ta #0eak both (ierman and English, and_who would In- tereat himself In_tha Tresyterian chureh amonx hie people. No Increass of expenss_would ba made hy snch s appointment. Ppover adrertiment would alm to develop the inrreasa of Intereat, On ncareln] aurvey, therefore. of the objections t3 Blishment of'l large permanent German liters: the recognition of their reel force naobjections and of tha conyiction that such publication should he stricily Wimited by the Immediate necemsitics of the eate, ‘The Committee are of the opfalon that tha ex- tent'to which such publlestion {n tho German JanRi ahiall advance, may he aafely [eft In the cara af & Ju clous commitiee cogntzant with the wantaof tho Ger. mana and with the German language, in conference with the Noard of Publication that siich 8 committea MIRAE propoee A list of books deairable for pabilcation, ascertain the coitat the yre plates book; and devclop special donatios nereatyping defnita books; and that the (ierman churchesbe lavited 1o con- tribute o this objret. A GERMAN PRESRYTERIAN NEWAPAPEIL The subject of & (ermsn I'reabyterlan newspaper or newspapers conatitntes a enbject distinet from tho pub- ficatton’ of hooke, - {nromitch oa confestediy snch & weekly newspaper eannot well bo pubitshed b aour Doard, The Committee find l{ll there _ are two German Presbyterian nawspnperanow pabliahed iy our German brethren: fer Prescyierianer, At Tubuqie, I8, and Der Saddbata Geauirreund, for Sanday-schiools. 1L Allegheny, Pa. Toth papers have, however, quito 3 timited cireulation. The Fanhath-Aclicol has becn belped by th Joan of ents from the Raard of Puditeation, but Der, Prespyterianer ianow pubiisiied only_semi-monthiy. The Committea find thst there (s trenuous difterence of n{:lnlon in respect to tho Preadyterianer, between what (s known a2 the Kastern German Conference or Preshyterian Fastorsl Amoclation, _snd the Western Qers man Conference or ' Pasoral Assoclationi that the two Conferences have had ° consultation and diecnsilon with respect to_unton In maintainin this paper; that tha Kastern Conference had decline toenter into she unlon unless on certaln conditions; and that a plan Iflrflluh"lfi(nl 8 German hewspaper by the Eastern Conference hal not as yet mei with suce cess, The polnta of differcaco scem to be with reepoct to the place of publication #nd tha method and pers sonnel of the paper. Into thia controveray tha Com« miitee are careful ot to enter, They simply fed tha following facta: That tho Western lirethren hare B“ greatscil-dental and at great disadvaniages maniine this paper; that thoy have not heen able to realize their own ldeal of what such & newsparer should beg and that they hare made overtures to their Eastorn brethren which have not been saccessful; that the Fastern Lthren earneatly desire & (ierman nawspaper and sre willing o support Ity that Der I¥esbyierianer does not meet the wants of most of inem, and that they hiave Rot as yet rwz:edmflr own ideas toAny formof practical suc- ceas, The Committes eame to the following eonclastons; ‘That na place of {)Ilhll:lllml wouldmeet the views of £l the Uermants that na perwon or eajtor waald ineet the viewa of flalhl‘ the (erman P'resbytorian united, would find ft dificult st present Lo provide ins come for the full maintenance of such s paper: that funds cannot be furnishied by the Assembly or the Bosrd of FPublication for such a purpose, but ‘must be fure nished by Germans and Americansai persons {ntercst- €du and hat o pupor st sland on the basls of 1ta own editrial sbil{ty sud atteactine, Taview of the probuulity or posfallity that some American or Amerieans might ba found to” amist (n maintatning tho life of A denomitnational newspaper in ihe same tongue, provided there could be s cordial union af all our eriman pastors in aympathy and sup- port, the Commttce think it desirable that some Influ- enceshould be oxerted duringthe yearto come, And with thn oblect of effecting the unlan of alf the Uar- man chiurches and pastars npon this object. ‘rne{ cone siaer that domo plan of amociato editorsiilp might o devired in which the competent sud representative men of allparta of the counlry fn tha Gierman churches Tieht aist In #o dexirable’ s result, and they wilt re- commend that further efforta to tiild ond ba cmployed, THE GENSAN THEOLOGICAL SOCIETT, The imimediato and _abrolute necessity in ordertos strong Influence by the I'resoytorian Church among tha German people In America 1 a thorougnly edueated and evaugelical miuistry, prepared for thielr work by edu- catlon In oar own Gfinrchi, Thia conviction has been repested in 8 varlely of cpliatic appeals In the reporta from tha Presbyteries, ‘Twoaf the' Preabytories ome phasized thelr convicifon that the Germans **should, as far as possible, be reached shrough the reguiar agencies of tho Church, and fnthe Englieh tongne.” The general convictlon, huwever, In ihis Presbyter whore tho Jargest uccéss has prevailed, fn that a mi Juter o the German tongue ia fndispensahic. The _Committea find thal our ' two = Gers man Stheological schoots hold ~ befara them, as'the’prime and ementlal requiite, & conservative Germau mintstry, Gerinan ministers soundly converted t0 God, tenderly alive to the souls of men, well-trained n da education pertinent fo tha speclal dimcultien of the mediata position which they are 1o occupy, and In harmony wiih £resbyierian doctrine of order and church (ife; and that secondly these theological schools sgreo cordlaily In the deciaration of thie Assembiy of that ** [nstructlon should be (n tho Engilsh &a n the Qerman tongue. The preaching of the ' ahiguld. [ (hA Course of yeara. tend towards the Engllsh,” just as far ‘*as the conditions of the fommunity'tn which thoy Jabor sy b0 favorabls to 0 Amer{canizing process,” o abandan, Fagcess which hias attended tho min: fatry educated in these achools, with thrie lmited ro. sourcee, a8 spnears Loth from tho increaso of the chureh’and thelr growing sympatiiy snd amity with our Engilah-spesking churches, presacs s atrong Dhl" Ratlon on the Church for sholr suppart. Tha Thrologi- cal_schiool At Dublique has aircady preparcd thirtys saven oung men for the puiorata snd iho misicy field, and theso men have organized aixty churchies, be: upplying wission stations. This has been dong & remarxatily smal] cost to the chiurch. 1t s due 0 to the Grrman ['resbyterfans of tho West to rocord the fact that their (ierman churches have ccontributed a 1arga amonnt of the tunds for the suppors of this thealoglcal work, no. leas than 823000 for the endowmont of the sehool, Tho Theolokical School ne Bioomfeld, N J.. alihoukh youngcr, (s not loss vigor- our, Thirschool Bas aentinto tho field sixteen young men, who aro suplying ol prescat Gftcen churches, Their standard of instruction 18 that of & thorough education {n the iblical lankuages ns well as {n DIblls cal theology. ‘Au wo ara withaut rreparatory schiools, most of the young men recelva thelr wholo education {n tese ine stituslons, andhcnce the ourriculum of theso semi- narics I8 ‘extended (o alx years in Dloomfield, and to seven yeara in Duliugtic, Tioth thiesa achoola have secared yaluable property, hut have smail-endowment funds, They liave beal sustained only by the constant eifort, and patient Iabar of Uiose who have chargn of them. and have constaatly suffered from the disiractions of muiliform cares on the part of their Professors, Tliess Achools ought to be (horoughly furnlenicd unto ihelr kood work, 'Miey de» serve u Hgh Tisce in the very hesrt of our (reat Chureh. They should command tlie support of ihose ‘who have both (b8 means and the heart for the Inatitus (lons of Christ. Ech of tlicss Institutions hias a strong historlc root n tha labor and_sclf-denial of its pafrona and directors. The twoara n 10 ar0se rivais. They were connected witlh the two former branches of our Church. If thera ~ need two schools, the location of tha two Is all that could bo deaired, ~ona & tho great entrepot of imint< gration, and tha other not far from ths centre of the Wreat’ Oerinan Northwest. The prescnt Commitics, constituted aa (¢ fa, wilh {ta timited Information, docs not focl calied to gxpresa any opinion in respact Lo & posluls unlon, RRCOMMENDATIONS. Tn conclmlon, the Committes would recommend to tha Assombly the folluwing actlont First=The Asscmbly herchy call the attention of th eabyterica anew, with an Increasing acnso of 1La gra importance, 1o thele relation ta the German population. eond—The Asiembly recomment a4 moastres Lo bs fmploved by tho Presiyiery for tho pirposo of con {0 the anirltusl power of tho Gospel 1o the Garma: 1, A practical and thorough studz of tlie dimeuitics théoretlealand practical. connected with the effors (o extend our Church among the Gern 2 Bpeclal attcntlon to young German candidates for the mlaiatey, tho guldaics ok thelr pluiy and thole abllitica towirds a {rue conception of the minisiry, aod communioation with ,our Uerman thevlogical schoole 1 reapect ta tiiem, 3, Co-operation with thelr efforta to Instruct our Ger- ‘man chiirch mombere, o other Uermans, hy meana of our German publications, of by brict printcd outlines by the Preabylery themssives. %, Thoappointiment of & spectal committen In eas Preabylery, OF of anncisl perio tho Prosbytortal Momo Misslon Committee, Wha shall not only have theso things within thelr superviston, bul who 1| manincat a kindly (aterest (o tho German peop , The accasional attegdanca of our tninlaters, pecially those who have knowledge of tho Uerman, nwfll escrvicesaf the Qorman churches, and some artlcipation, to far aa may be, clttier In tho German o n E ) Third~The Assembly commends anaw to the Presby. el Gecoan Lass sty vajusl nsin the preaching of tho Gos U 'advincs ine Both Ireshytorice and fre L tention to helr L Elrront, sapbor A T entfon to thelr appeala for cu . for Shdowinent. “The AGserbly SADCCIANY Somemends (G the attention of gentiemen of fncomo tha rellef of theea {nstitutions from Anancisl emuarrasment, a an abjact worthy of thalr Chiriatian beneveience, hur(A=1n Tespect o tha increaso of Gerinan publie cations, 1ho Asscmbly horeby appointe & special ‘com. iitce of ve perais 1t presont converant with tha anguage of the Uerman people, whosa daty (¢ shall be ta salect books, of tracts, or manuscripls, to bo printed in the Geriuan, who shall ascertain lio cost’ 0f tho sicreotype-pIALEs of each book, and who shall ende. ta procure donora of tho stereatyposplatea o the Loard of bublication, Triey shall atia make a it of German Liooks publiatied by ather houses sultadle (ar sale by our Tioard.” The actlon of this Commitico sall bo in cone ference with the Board of Fubllcation, [Notx—It {s poasillo that thfs appointment may be'securod by the elaction of aultable peraona In tho classof members of the Board of Publication, which [sta be elccted at the present Assembly. | 3 Tho Assembly directs, also, whenaver'tho proper va« EIIE(II)I“ occur, and whenever It shall seem oxpes dient L \he lSoard'of Fublication se 10 do, the . point. oot of 8 clerk in the depositaries who [a conversant with both (he German sud thn oyl tongues, AUaA—in view of the valushla hody of Information obtalned from the Pseabylerion duriDg tha iass year, the Assembly hereby appoint & commlttes of efuven persuns who siall coatinus and_ conpleta_the work i+ recied to bo dune by the lat Assoinbly, The Commnise feo imay propare, ua duriny G puat yedr, a clfcular oF circulars, (raouafc them o such Presbyteries.as thoy Ty think desirabie, receive and arrauge the informas 1lou thus collected, and Drosent s Foport 10 the next Assgmbly. The siecial object of this Commitics shall be the calioctlon and " dituslon ot iaforimstloa oa this Hl2tA=This Committen of Eloven sre aiso directed ta conalder further what can Le done (0 promole the aplr- id_materiul (nterests of Germian Ereabyterfan Dy further conferenca with Garaans of the i of tho Fast, and especially by a union of all man basloia, and cliurclistn 000 Ucwsliaper Allof whicl 1s reapecttally submitted. Cuautuy E, KNoT, Tonesy It BuoT, <. Lyox, ). K, Jawns! Qeorge . Yinwell, Arthue Mitcliell liobers i n‘!&hflfn‘flm" v not &itendod the meetiogs o T cost Gf frintlaz and_postage by the Commltten has Leen $05.30; expenses nl‘:’h‘l‘b’m!l?l tee, $170. 'BCIAL COMMITTLR. The Moderator antioanced that tha Specldl Com. mittve recommended by the Cowmities on Educa- tlon wasas follows: _Jousthan Edwards, D D., . W, Poor. D, D., E.D. Morta, D. D,, It W) Pattoreon, D. D., Josepn Tuttle, 1}, 1, The Commlites on Fublication reported recom- mending tho approval of the aniusl regort and tho election of thiv folluwing Trastees: Willlara T, Lva, D. D.. Danlel Marsh, D, D., Thomas J. hepherd, D. D., Samuel @, Perkins, Esq., and My, Joha'C. Farr, ‘Tho report was sdopted, and the Assembly ad- Journed uniil 7:45 p.m. A QUERY, The v-nlns salon was opened with prayer by tha Kov, Mr. Spracher, Me, P, M, Dartlett desired an answor to the fole lowing question: . Accordiog (o thes(aw of the Presbyterfan Churc can way of lie e'.‘wmtn e o B the particular acasion with prayer? It was reforred to the Committes on Church, Polity, DISCUSSION. ‘The report of thé Comumities on Work Among tho Uermans was taken u ‘The roport was sccepted. A motia was made to adopt it, and addresses in Ifi: lucw';x-ote wade by Dr. Knox, Dz, Beobort, snd To wcticn was taken Fegarding the £epors, the sate bemg defarred untll soma fature seaslon. :\'hen 1t will come up again ia not delnltely nawn, Alter prayer by the Mnderator, the Assombly aa- Journed'uail 0 celock thia MORING, % CORRESPONDENOE. TNE FRESDYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMDLY. v tAe Kditor af TAe Tridune. Cimcaao, May 23.—This august and venerable ‘body, now assembled in Chlcago, very generally sttracta the attentlon of the citlzens; and thelr wiec words are read with uncommon interest by 8l who desire the clevation and happiness of man- kind, Tamglad toses that tho businessof the meeting s condncted with decornm and general good feoling. T was sorty to ses, In ingle in- stance, a doparture, on the part of the Rev. Dr. Kandall, from the propriety of speech which onght to be exhibitod by the Chrlstian genticman on such occasions, In yoor yesterday's fssne thero Is a re- port of this gentloman's epcech on llome Mleslone, whereln ho describes the working of this institu- tion In the Weat, and nsea tha following language: *4Whon the misalonariea came {nto the West and found hotse-racing and shooting-matches on tho Babbath, gambling and profanity; and men wore young and thonghtless and the blood hot, and whisky, and the rifle, and the knife did theit doad- 1y work, barbarlam was In force. DBut thoy (the misslonarics) gave them the law of God, tho Gos- R_cl of Ilia dear ron, something better to thinkof, ‘hey ronscd thelr conaclences, thoy arrested thelr attentlon, they stirred thelr Intellects and warmed thelr henrts w{lh thogreat and snbetantial doctrines of our faith, And what has been tho reanit? Eternity alone can disclose It1 Infidels and Uni- verealists, the proflizate and the profane, Sabbath. breakers and drunkards, were convicted of their #ins and led to Chris! Docs this gontleman think that it Is respectfal and buomlngln him to arsocinta the Unlyersallata —a reepectable denomination of Christlans, not ono whit behind the Presbytcrians In cty or clsowhoro—with infidels, Babbath-breakers, drunk- ards, and other bad characters? Would he fake it kindly, if one of us, alinding to oar work in tho eat, ehonld associate the TPresbyterians in n simllar_manner namong those converted by our offortat Evidenlly our brother forgot for the moment that he was living near the cloro of the ninetcenth century, Near the beginning of the century such langnage was moro common and In belter taste. Dat now it 1a without excude. Probably nins-tenths of those who heard Alr, Kendall were at heart Universaliata, Many of the clergymen have Univorsallats in their charches, and took them in with the nnderatanding that they wera anch, If they approve of what this brothce sald, they ahonld go home and at once oxpel these unworthy mombers, whoare fit only 1o he nsso- clated with infdels, drankards, ete. And would 1t nok bo well for ouz Univerenllst believers wio are Inclined to go fnto the Fresbyferfan Churchi to first ascertaln whother they are to ba conalderea nn better than drunkards, Sabbath-brenkers, otc.? If that Is the pomtion that can propotly be asaigned them, thoy had belter stay out of the Church and not dishionor that respectable bady by & nnion with them, 1In thiscity thore are three Universalist charches that will not suffer by comparison with any of the Presbriorian churches hero or elee- where, There would have been many more Univer. nalist churches here and throughout the coantry If the Orthodox churches had not changed thelr atyle of preaching, and Lrought it moro into barniony ‘with the liberal faith. Thore aro but fow Orthodox churehes at the present time that are not willing to admit to thelr communion avowed Universalists, ‘Whils they show a willingness to do this, and take our money for thelr support, Tot thom treat us with common “conrtesy. 1f they will not do this, thon Tot ua shaw ou .respect by keening aloof from the ‘While we confess that **we are no better than wo ought to be," and **have no religlon to spcak af, " we belfevo wo are as good as our nefgh- bars of the Orthadox churehen, 1f wh make fewer prayers, we make up for this lack by dolng moro acta of charity. If wa talk less about religion, wq 5 y moro atfontion to strict honor and integrity. ur religlon has no ** Bankrupt ias W, E. MANLET, 300 Mlichigan avenae, IIOME MISSIONS. THE WOMAN'S BOCIKYY. The Woman'a home missionary meeting waa held in Horshey i1al} yesterday afternoom, commencing at half-past 2 o'clock, I The Rev. Dr, IL Kondall, Sccrotary for the Doard of ITome Miesions, presided. - Prayor was offored by the Rev, Mr. Foote, and “'Coronation" was aung by the sudienco, nfter which the exercisen conslated entiroly of addreeses from dlfferent mleslonarics, 2 The Rov. Dr. I, of Kaneas City, was called upon {o give an account of his work In tho Indian Terrltory dintrict. Ho camo to the platfarm, and atatod that hia work had beon principally among tho Indians, and he selectod & number of intorést- 1ng Incidents of frontier life, and in illustration of the hatred borne towarda **Lo* Ly tho whites in that country. One day thoro was an Indian shot near by, snd he gave an account of the murdertoa woman, who exclaimed, ** Good! I'm glad of 1t 1 wiah evory Indian in 'America was shot.” The apeakor asked tho woman what the Indians had done to her to merit her sternal enmity. Sha then ave him an account of how sha had beon attacked gy tho savages, and had fought hand to hand with thom, with a revolver in onc hand and a knife In tha other, ~ Bavoral others had boen talked with by the nrator, and all bad told some atory of wrong done to them by the Indians, Yet this was only ona aide of tho atury, Ha had accldontally coma apon an Indian camp of converts, and had heard them offering the must touchink prayors. Thore wora thres races In that country,—the white, the Indlan, and the nogro, _ it was more popular to bs an Indlan thore than to bo a negro. And thls was the sors of people which inbabited tho country whicn was being opened up to tho Chrisiisa poaple of the East by the mighty rallroad arterlcs, and amang theso persons the Amorican Iloard ok Mis- nions would be compelled to lsbor, forihe timcs demanded it. He had rlddon throngh the whols of that wild conntry, and hnd ssked himself whether this waa not too grand. too magnificont to be left 10 the wild savages; but what could we do with them? At tho closo of Dr, ITill's remarks, tho Mode: tor announced that the audlonce would then hnve the plonsura of listening to an account of the atrango roligion of tho strangs poople called the Mormons, from the lips of the Rev. Dr. McMillan, of Utah, DR, M'MILLAN spoke of the customs of this peonle. To sald that, in order (o understand thia case, it wonld be necea- sary to firat got at the principies of the religion, Every Mormon eateomed it deslrabla to become & 1“' ‘and go _and creato worlae, the same sa the Imighty. Josoph Smith was & god now, ana Lrigham Young wonld soon_becomo onc. Thera were sevoral ways of obtaining ealvation, according o tha conditions of the Mormon faith, First, by being a AMormon; second, nh}ut slavery to the rrlumond: third, by being exaltéd from he second dogree of probation. Another way of being saved was by having some Hving per- aon Laptized for one who was dcad, and stili ane othor way was by blood mtonsment, And thus thesa Ignorant, benighted peoplo were Imposed upon, ‘The women were possossed with the [dea Ahat they could not be axved unless thoy married some man, and tho older the man, the boiter the chance of the woman, Consenuontly It was cone atantly observed that a young glel preforred to marey an old man rather “thana young man, thus sacrileing thelr own personal feclings and lioart's desires for their supcrstitious faith, The shcools weroall kept by some poor, misorable cast-uf woman (the Mormons nover usod the ferm ** wife and sho only taught such children as the neople were minded to send, 1o eke out a miserablo The women were 1 compolled to pport themselves, . They wanted dve achools in & certaln valley in Utab, aod abaut forty fomalo teachers. Tho Moderator next introduced PR and hio proceedod to a bistory, geographle and ous, of the Territory ‘o Now Mexlco, where he halled from. 1l “apoke of a certaln Catholle Hishop who had been the ploneer of the Uospel In that outlandish country, ~Martinez had doue hia work. but ho had not done the whole of it, and had fsllen into the old crrors of that de- nomination. A small band of Protestants there had rund camastly for an Eplscopal Church. Now ie wae forced 10 go forty milea once a month, wnd clghty miles once in two months, snd he could not teach school all tho time, 1lo wented a lady teach- er,—ono who could covern s school, could teach music, and other accomplishments. The better class of Spaniards in that country would ot let & man see or convorse with thelr daughters nnlesa the paronta wero around, and con: squently thara ‘was no social religion there, In a small valloy, ton milos long and ‘ffteen miles wide, Loeru was & large settloment of people, and they wers wll claiaorous for teachors. 1t was estromely dificnit 10 got good Leachers there, cspecially women, THR KEV. BIIELDON JACKSON ‘was callod upon for furiher ? riculars concerning the work on tho fruntier. 1lo spoke af the vast. s of the torritory yetio be occupled in the Fai Woil, —cnooght to make mnaelu it more Htatcs large as the thirty-cight Siatesrwhich we now . Here In Chicago we wero but aboat half w: cros the continent, ‘a once, sud not long & either, Chicago was in the Far West, In that s, away place woman was occupylng & posltion of degradation, hranght uph her by tho gratitication of lust and Popish slavery, Women were walking n darkness, and their lives were a burden to them, The Mormon woman was cryig to her sex in the East.—not for venseance, but for help. Ha called upon the mothers Jfleunl to look upon their young daughters. 10, 18, and 20 yoars of aye, and think how thoy would Jike to sea thom grow- ing up with such a_fate before them., There In tbat human corral ware Lerded 0,000 women— with no more conception of God thag the d dogs In thelr midst, No schools, no| re. finement, no comforts, no God—but all darkness. One might ride into the yery midst of this degrada. tlon in & Pullman palaco-car, o badsecn sev- cral luads of hay drawn Inw tho city, snd it'was il carried off upon the ahoulders of women. There were & few Christian women in that country 88 misslonarics, who ~wera under tho Presbyterisn Church, and they were calling for the Gospel. Ho parrated the story of a little bo{ which he fuund inone of tue villages of the Axtec Indiacs of New Moxico and Arfrona, who was only 7 years old. Ha asked tho litile fellow what ha waa dols ther, and the roply wes that Le bad beon senl thero by his fsther to learn theflangusge, that he wiyglt come back Lo preach to them. 1o asked one of the rulers of the villagu what tho boy was dolog there, tha solo representative of the white race ln that place, snd Lo recelvod the same answer, 1o concluaion, th aker thanked Mrs. llumphrey, whao spo! Thursday, for ihe information she had bed “regardiug the wark in Lez portion of the couatry, He hiad prayed carn- ently fof more women workers in tho Far Weat, anid in Anawer ho had received lettera from women in the Tiast, saying, **Tako ma; take mo, such as Tam. TR NEY. . ATRATTON, A misslonary from Columbid, Ore,, spoks of his experlence among the Indiana In' New Mexlco, and hia hospltable receptian by them, called to his mind by the remarks of Dr. “Hill, e exhorted the ladles to look ont for thelr own sons In that distant countey, who were becoming veritshle heathens, whita heathens wers worse than the Mon, ar any other kind, Thess needed all the rellzion that conld be rent o them. BUill, there wera other heathen who needed caring for. When he went ta [Eastern Oregon, territory rich tn minersl woalth, and [nto which ‘was pouting thoussnds of people, there waa not one Presbyterian minfater in all (hi land. 1io had asked for twelve teachers for this distriet, but was told by Dr. Kendall that not more than six conld be farnished, With thisenconrage- ;m;li( tho speaker said his heart went to his moath ot jor. Dr, Kendall sald he wantod to hear from & man who tined to shoot pigeons from his barn-roof ‘when ho was a hoy, TIR REV. JOMX RAY, of Warhington Territory, This speaker sald he halled from th oxtreme northwoslem poriion of onr canntry, away np near Alaska, Up thers he felt as it the Christian Church had gotten fts arms clanped about the whole of onr land; thers wero 10 moro landa to enter in that direction. Ife gave an intererting deacription of a ttip taken acroas this Territory by himacif and pariy, of the many acened which he naw, the mannors,” castoms, ete,, of the people, The speaker had captared 8 !nnmf Indian In his travels, and he asked him how he liked & number of towns through which he had passed, and smong_others, how he liked Victoria, a smali nlace near Vancon- ver's Island, *'Oh," sald tha hopefnl convert, *“Wa like nnr vdry well: ono or two churches, one or two ministers, and plenty of devil, . Tho Rev. W, 0. Rommel, of Montans Terrltory, was noxt Announced, who relate namber of incidents similar in character to those before nae. rated. Ont where he resided Bunday was the F businesa day of the week, 1In some of thore placi the zamblers wers the vllntlgll peePln of thoelty. Thoy eat down on the stroets armed with deringers, and with bowle.knives in their pockets, Where the speaker was brought up, In New Yark State, a miniater was Iooked upon at fcast with rospect, but out there the people looked upon s stranver with & cortsin degrea of respect untll they found out that he waa & preacher, and then they act him down for a fool, Inone town that he went fnto tho *'principal men " of gamblers commencod paliing up stakes to leavo the nince becausa the preachers wera com- ing In. **Awd,” sald the speakaer, *swhare do you think they went to? They camo to Chicago.” At the close of Mr. Rommel's remarks, the dox~ ology was aung, a _bonediction was pronounced, and the Assembly disperscd. CUMBERLAND. ¢ THR LAST ARASION. " Bpectal Dispatch to The Trivune, Lrscorx, 11l,, May 25,~The Uenoral Assembly of the Cumberland Presbylerian Church held fta 1ast scssion this morning. ; After rontina business, Stated-Clerk Frizzell moved an amondment to the motion of the Rev. Belf, formerly moved, which was to add a clavse totho report recommending tho abolition of tha | uso of fermented wine”in the communion, to striko out oll the {tems of the report, which has already been publighed in Trx Tainuns, excapt tha firat one, reafirming the former delivorances of the Chnrch, o Fathor Ritchey spoke In favor of "the motion. Tlo thought It was oll the Assembly ought to ssy on the subject. ‘The Rov, Mr, Dridgeman was agalnst the mo- tlon, and favored the report of the Committes. Ile thought it wonld.do no harm to put " TAE TEMPERANCE TRST to candldates for chiurch membershlp, If they conld not agree to abstain from delnking, he aid not want them in the' church. The Rev. Mr, Dridgoman could not ses what harm would be done by the adoption of the while raport, Ha was particularly In favor of tho aboll- ‘hm‘nf be uso of fermonted liguors st the Bacra- mont. ‘Tho Rev. Mer, Morrls could not ses why thoy, as an_Assembly, should not pass tho whole'of the res rort. It was merely showinz to tho world that hey were opposed to Intomperance. To volo this foport down would Indicats that they desired to stand on_neutral ground, sud that they were op- Fo-edto the tomperance movements, Tle hoped or tha sake of Christ and tho Church he loved so much, they woald not pass the amendment. BTATED CLERK FRIZZELL sald he had attended overy General Assombly, and at none had the discurslons been conductad more harmoniously then at the present, Ie hoped that they would not dostroy this reputation at this late period of tho Aseembly, Il admitted that the uestion waa an important ono, and he maintalned that tho Cumberfand Prosbyterisn Charch oc- cuplod an Ime?nlvocnl oaition on this questfon, and has mado {tself folt in favor of temperance. It had alroady been decided that tha quoation of tn:‘ lfl:rennn teat belonged to church scestons, an 'dl;lclllnn of a now constitutional rale. Ilie thought Y . BY PREACIING CHRIST CRUCIFIED, they did more towards tho promotion of the tome perance queation than any tomperance organiza. tion, Ife was opposed to tha {ndotsement by the (& icmbly of any temperance moysment, and to thelr switcting off on (o a narrow-gange on sny alngle question, : After some further dlacnssion, In the course of which wnlldanblootwnltlnn wan evinced to the amendmens, Stated Clerk Friasoll amended his motlon so a4 to Indorna THR MURPUY TEMUERANCE MOVEMENT, The amendmont wae carried, and the report s amendod woa adopled, The Rav, Belf then submittod the fellowingas a soparata ro'wlulun: . esoloed, That we recommend o all our churches, {hroush the Lreslyterios, toprocars sad oje frulbof tho vino 1o tha observanes of the Lord's per TINANOES, ‘The Committee on Finance snbmitted a supple- mentary report racommending the remission of the dehts of cortain Presbytories, and that the Tre: uror of the Goneral Assombly compromise with all other delinquent Presbyteries in such a way as be and the varlous Presbyteries may declde. ‘Tho Commiltea nlac recommended the abolition of the [m;unt syst of tazation, and that each Preabytory be asscssed $1.50 for each ordsined minlster fn thelr bounds. The report was adopted. EDUCATIONAL. Tho Btated Olerk aubmitted the following: uar Committos sppolnted to considor the prapriaty of recommending o your several Inatitutions of ing tho adortion of Aspecial coursa of study, sdspted 10 ihio wants of the comiag minlatry, report ‘that (hey Delleva such & coursa would be benerlcial, and they horeby ssk that tho onicers and Faculilea of ‘your fuatl- Foe Commitice ranort the samo 10, (o6 BeLt MeeLAG ce o) 3P e Ueneral Asmambly, A RILLE ‘The report was adopted. BTATIBTICS, ‘The Btated Clerk submitted a atatistical report, wiich ho announced was lncom"llelu. owling to the aifficulty which exintod In collccting the statistics, ‘The nutnber of communaicanta as shown in the roport was less] this year than last, and 1t wi Tesn last ycar than daring the previous year, nof seltatanding the fact that, during bothyears, con. siderablo additions to the membership” had been nnde, Owing ta thls deficienoy in the upflll. L nggested thal the report shonld not be apread upons the minutes, = and announceds that, during the coming ho proposed to introdug more effectiv tem for the coll tion of atatietics, The report was concurred in, and ordered not to bo spread upon the minutes,| . PHAYED AND COLLECTIONS, . A resolution Axing the aecond Babbath in July as a gonoral day for prayer and collections on behalf of tho Board’ of Missions was adopted, y A PACIPIC COAST ORGAN, The Rov, Mr, Betts offored tho following: " Wnerzas, The fmperative nocessity of our Ch P e R o Ry v/..m,.f,f GiH tory demands the pablicetion of & ramfiumnr‘ d Presbyterian paper weat o tacky Mountains, we recommend, herefore, if the Losrd of Publication caanot publlsh a ranch paper there, that thosa breth« ren bosnd are hereby granted the privilege of pube Itshing a paper for themacives, ‘The motlon was carried without debata. The Tresaurer's report formerly submitted wi then sdaptod. After some farther miscellancous business recess waa taken, AN AYTEREOON BESSION was ield, at which the customary votes of thanks Wero pas ‘The remainder of tho sesslon was taken up with religlons exerciscs, after which the General As- sembly finolly adjourned. UNITED PRESBYTERIAN, TR OENERAL ASSEMOLY AT SPARTA, ILL. o+ 8pecial Diapaich to The Tridune. Sranra, 1L, May 25.—The Assembly met this morning at 0 o'clock, and procesded to the order of the day, which was to hear the report of tha Commltteo on Temperance, and after fall discas. slon the following waa adopled. That s Committes conalatlog of te minlaters ssd gre laymen be epyolatad by (hls Asscailiy to meet similar cominittees from othier Evangelical churchea to devise 8 piu for dnited cffort In (he cassa of lmperaaca oa Sl part of such churches. ‘The Committee was sppolnted with the Rev. B 1. Pollack, D. D,, of Mount Vernon, O,, ss Chalrman. Xenls, 0., was lgpolnud the place of frst mooting, and tho fourth “Tuesday of October the timo, subjoct to any changs tha present Com- 1mittes may sgree upon. | 1IN TUE AFTRRNOON credentiale of the Rov, lenry Woods were pro- ited a2 & delogata from the Presbyterisn Church, also of the Rov. James Boyoe, D. 1., of Bouth g::mm of the Assoclated Reformed Church of tha The report of the Committes of Bills sad Over- tarcs waa read. The reault of the vole of the Presbytories on the Delegsio fund was that ten Preabyterics roparted in favor of cetablishing this fund, thicty-four szsinat, thirtesn not votin; The report of the Committee on Hllls sand Over- turee was read on the use of justrumental masic in the chiurchies, aud, alter s long snd beated dlscus- alon. lu which the Ynnnl and azgredaive was ar- rayod agalust the old sud consorvative elsment ot m:'.\ucmbl', attion was pastponed till to-mor- ow. The Rav, 1I Woods, a delogute from the Genoral Aksombly of ihio Présbyterisn Church. now in scsslon fn Chicago, was {ntroduced snd ade up- dreascd the mbly, ' The Modoratas pespouded. | such an innovation woald be the intro- | Both addi 8 refl Hotl rcl‘":fn::‘wlt ected honoe npon the churcheg ‘Thero wan & genoral ¢ . Bosri of Charch Exionsjan . c"c® 10-018kt oa the OTHER DENOMINATIONS, . METHODIST. & TN BIAmOPS. XYELAND, O., May 28.—The Board of Bj; of the Methodist Epincons Church adjontned oty afterncon, haviog been §n sesslon eIght dayn, The appointments of Dishops to conferences not being fully completed wiy nok. bemade public untll revired by the Becretary, Tistiop Harsis. Dishop Wiley wea chosen to logk After the Methodlat miesions In China and J, Ha will ssll for the former country '.,‘i thefirst of Beptember from Ban Feanclacs, Al the Bishops exeept Amen and Harrls lofi (ni evening for Cincinnatl to take part in & magg slonary mecting to be held in tfin city on '{n.. The Committes suthorized by the General = Conference (o revito the |, Dook of tho/ Mathodist = Episcopsl (| han comploted ita work, and the tegs of the naw volume has been tharoughly examined and warmly aporoved hy the Bishops of the Charch, more modern h]mnnlugy’ pecienans of ‘old and MISCELLANEOUS, BAPTIST MISSIONS, Provipexgs, May 25.—The last day of the Bap. tist national annivorsaries commenced with an adjonrned meetlog of the Woman's Home My slomary Soclety, Beveral addresses were magn urging the Imortance of the wotk women ran g among the freedmen, Indlsnm, eto., and notico wan glven that the Secratary of the Soclety woulg #pend the groater portion of the present yaar tray. eling throuzh the' country organlzing lorel sty tien for the prosecution of this work. /The American Pubifcation Soclety met at 19 o'clock, The annual report of tho Noard of Man. agers ahowa that the receipts in the benerolent d ment 1ast year were $a5, 1355 in the bueine. department, $343,831, Twenty-one new pbijes. ons have been issued during the year, of which 70, 400 coples wera printed, O! former ablfca. tlona 107.400 eoples of boaks and 181, 760 coples of tracls bave bean printad. ~The . foie] irsnes for the yeor equaled 28,110,585 ages 18mo. Tho present valuation of the Socletys real entate {0 247,754, The permanent fands of the Boctety amount to $143, , of which 05,895 14 Invested In the Boctety's buslnass, paying yearly %“:Ieant. and $78,000 {nvested in Knl»cl-u e A rasolution parsed nesting the Manageea to conelder R‘é queaifon nln;:v"l’nl:f 2 meana to send B-stlu publications setiing fart ;n!: :lx;dln-nen ©of God's houso 0 the. homes of al| The following officers_ wera electe Jsmes L. loward, of Connecticnt; Vi dents, Samtel A, Crozer, of Pennay on. "Thomas Cornell, of New York: Georgn T, Davis, of Ohlo: F. E. Tlinckley, of lillnois; See. retary, Bonjamin Grimth, of Maryland; Record. Ing Secrotary, lloratlo Gstes Jones, of Pennyyl. "K’n Tl’l"l’lum:' Yn'e'";"”{i Pattit, i nvitation to moet ne: Ohto, 'llll lcl:phd. 1 :: il .‘ iy, Complimentary resclntions were ten Tey . Grti nudhéllal;‘nnl‘:en‘:haleelllutm’ o ntions passe ing brethren In Germany Qod-speed in &.:worko! atgbllsh! tion B(ptclnty. SRR A Relele —e—— Do NOT SPEAK OF WINE AGAIN O speak not 1] of the great Crarade Think of ita misslon and its mipht; Think of 1ts £lory and ita right— ‘The h&ppy homen al made; And then to the restless breesea tosy Your recipe for brandy-sauce, Think of th Thl::o tha misary, crime the d wo; tender mother's prayer, Tier Woavy beart-achen and deapalt: And the barning tears which ever flow From ihls wretched, cruel carss: © do not help to mako It worsal Think of the drnukand's ruined home, Where early love lies bleeding, dead, And falth ang hope forever aro fled, And peacaful comfort novar I8 knowny May Crusado voices ne'er be hnahed ‘Ti1l 8}l this evi] shall be crushed. **Wine laa mocker," and there'sno repriers The stoatost hearts ars mads Lo griave; Itelyly Jures but ta decolve, ,}'r"“ l; ur:ll;ehlrm::l.d 0 Mll‘:"blfl % ‘our friends may stand upon the brin! AR, Tady.doar! piay atop and think Ara you s mother, siater, wile, With acefal, ha unny home, Whero Fefestive holldaga™ often eome. lossoms on tho plains of 1ife? Temember the tomoted, fallen, slain. Fleaso do not apeak of wino agaln, Evxwoon, 1L, May 21, 1 A MAIDEN'S PRAYER, A long, low atreich of gray sandstone— A woary waste—and sho sat alons, And heard tho wind, with its volce unkind, Bhriek to the sea like some dementaa mind, Cold and gray with ita ccaseless (’:l'll»‘u Moaning, 1amenting with sobbing sigha: 44The cold, g1 {lGl has & boon for me, For my loye Jes doad—Ilos buried in thee, 11 sit with clasped hands and strain-ed eyes, Ratmy Pn’" I8 unbeard, and stlil he ties For m‘ lover I dead —hin son] has Aped Unto the roalms where glory is shed. Icrysioud: O hear my prayer! Answer, my horo, if thon art thera| Dat my voice comes back, alas| alack! And 1closo mina eyes, for all is black, '1come again, O Beal O Beat Tell me, toll me, this myag:ryx Does my lover lia dead within thy bed? s thy wall a requlem for tha dead? Tho cold, gray Aea toesed ita waves on Ligh, , And my lover camo from {ta btiny Pu— Givennot in life, bat In énded rtrife— And I knew my prnyarnwu heard that night." R, Ol MILWAUKSE, M. Da — VIOLETS. Only abunch of vofota bla And yet the; n shap ‘An inapiratfon from abore, Bhowing God's pure and tender lo ‘The dew npon them, so clear and bright, Tta spanglod mantle had spread for n:rlll. And lumlda 1f God had ghowered down For each modest violot & diamond crown. Tho grasa around them had grown so bigh Th:l‘n:h ‘violat looked. :m‘:;n with |l§ onobrgh’ e, And seymiod 80 1 1t would Iikes to hide Prom its brother or aater, by ita ald Around them, arrayed in jaunty grace, Thelr hoart- {:w-a’l‘m&'-’dm show thelr fac As |f thelr hearta wera (oo large to hold— Bo Nature's Artlst did a leaf unfold. ‘The heauty and fragrance may pass awa. Thut the ased wlil be sown fo! ther d Bo will r l{ves, which will soon ba pasi Bat our Lrue, noble work will blossom at Tast. Chicaco, May 17, 1877, %3 THE ONMUROI MYMN DOOK. THIX CHURGH HYAN BOOE, WITH TUNES FOR USE IN ’ Congregational & Preshyterian CHURCHES. Alresdy in use in more than 500 Churohos. Favorsble terma for introduotion, ol Katos to the Gonoral Aagembly are raqueste ed to u:’l a8 kw.mr office in Ohloago and exame 1ne the bool All intergsted {n Ohuroh Musio are invited to send for Bpecimen Pages and our Olrous lar, containing testimonials from one h;l:; dred pastors using the,Ohuroh Hymn § Tane Hook. 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