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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY 28, 1877, 4 \ 1 ., dorad ta basenttoshe | enbject. Tie had known reformed men to feavothe | The question was put on Eldor WWood's resolution | could be no bettor nchema bromght bo- | in s ferlenof years equal to twice the number ot py PRESBYTERI ANS qala e of i actlon of the Assemhlr. mad, o8t ERitaisa hinting, vad wesardayy D e L o 416 o Betrant b the ute ot -and cevried i foro tho Assambly thioy lian better Iet tho whola | bytaricn in thd Rynot eath b RCHT AL b Repree . the time of s single e braa, (he Haecnilve commite | | W, D, IRowy, Stated Clerk Kiagaton Presdytery. | aicohollc wina In the commanion servico, 1o did THB HRERMON OATE. thing alope, _‘There wam s plan, however, by | scated by atiesstone minister aod one cider. m"lmflmhy cv;xfl:r."lle;?"f‘;r‘:' 5?.;'5."--'-’5!"".1{‘3-3 "‘&T L:;.'nr‘x':(mm "o Presiytery of Ringston on | 1Ot deny that the grace of God could keep men The Rev, Mr, Hickok obtalned leave to read the [ Which every Pmnh{llor in the country conld TITB RRY, MIL LARDLAW following feport: ‘Tha Commiaston to whom was referred Judicial Casa = n complaine of Aditiaon Bancroft to tha i action of the Synod of Phila- deiphtafn tho Tlorman Chnrch ease, Feapecttuily ro: part: That the complatnsnt campialacd of tho actfon PFihoTresbytery of Ehiiadeiphia Horuh (n disoiving ermos mnn-‘ but when taught not to lead men Into temp- tion they had noright tado eo, Thore who, moved by the fact of the ruln of men, had prescnted tha matter in Presbytery, hail been aeeailed most hite lcrl{ and most nnjurtly, and most unrighteously, e ilmaelf had never been called anch namcs by n, Infldel or un. A8 {0 A & (| owing every DPresbytery ono f the Socisty's correepondence of procur: | theanbject of Bundyy matls, yont ommittes daee nat \:m,;:’g:f.&mf; :‘Gm‘ i Sfley‘yn'e«nl-lut%m yone wonld he 172 to begin with. ll{y the nns‘vl eation of a rale not very much different from that applied in the matter_of the sznml. the number wonld in- crensd 10 257;_ and tho result wonld bot 107 Pres- #ald ho wished to anbatitute for t commenis. ton sametinng that wonld give the Asseinbly oty latitade aa well an the Committeo, 1o tlcrefors offcred the following: Rewleed, That the renort of the Committee on torfes of Al the ehurenca conaected with the | desm [t neceasary ta make any new dollverance on the Faembly, and of eecuring funds for & fre-proof libra: | sabiect of Sanbath desceration beyond the relteration Y bunAfag, bd A% EnOWIENL, o 1htre loBjccts the | of former dellverances of tne Gozeral Amombly upon Becretary han giren his time and atteation. the subject. Jo the Judgment of the Committce, tno irst work to | The report was concarred in. o be done was to Ktend tlon reapecting the ob- O o nte oricionily and ELECTING ERCRETATTES. Ninth Day’s Session of the General Assembly. Te. ditced Itepresentatiot be recommitted wich IAtFactony ersons, Chrlstisn or nnchr )l deciaring the feld d byterles wonld beon the floor with one reprosenta- | to tne Committas 10 hring in a Teport recomnmend, fectatobe pocomplisned, To' do tnis selcloitle Wl | G, 1,y v 5= The Treniytery of Westminster, ta | beliover, as e iad boen - called by brethton fof | minioy e an acrinring toe felt aecpied by it a | PR TON 0¢ ORI T Tent “mintter, han | 1 Pressrierial optosemtation and Tiat fn peerariny O 18 o o L e e tam | sesslon st Tork, n., ook the fallywing action, viz} | eimply standing up for the constitutional Fight of | “The synnd of Ihiintoiphia, at tastatel mecting hold | older; thera would he fifty-reven Presbyterion mith | Gro\litifof smalier Tresdytorivs Into Lraah cratiun tin Beport on the Subjoct of Pastoral {Rihrisgponed by il e TRkl | | Hitcet, ThiL N rasbricy of JenmiuietAaray | inquiey, Int th emanta | STIAIPNS Ok 2y bk, aguiacl e scton, 6 | wo eaeh coven wih foue act; wnd thp Leesby: | (i ides vebesehun by bwo'e sors Gl oar: P :33"mé’-’éx"fi".i?’-‘u'e':'&%x‘pfi"‘.‘#;‘f‘u‘:‘.fl‘.‘n‘fi‘-"“i‘::f g_ffl';gl'fi:uhumumuemurm o tha floants ot our Mz, Gardner made the polnt that the gentleman'a | the Fron coraniainant beought nis o 3 ery of New York, the largest wonld bo en- He nald this was almply something thathad Jong 270 been learned: that, once gleo & people a prie- l[AL‘lm.‘nnd fliny could nover take It back from tnem, nnse, e Moderator wanted to know 1€ tho Arseribly denlred to go on_recelving o hundred ditferent {y- structlons Lo go to this Commlttce. It wasohyious that they conld not be givon to the Commities with instructions that they embody them ali fn thelr repnre, The ftév. Mr, Laldlaw salil hia resolutlon iy ot eontemplate burdening tho Commitice at al), argument was hot baned on ihe substitato, Me moved the previous quostion. The Rtey. Mr. Lowls—I am propared to let thia General Areembly go beforo tha Church with n g;u;lanlqnuuam moved on this matter, Lot it done. e Stoderstor—Tne eall for tha provious ques- on {# ont of order, 3r, Lowls said that a1l ho ssked was to tako s vote on the pure Juice of thogrape, in_place of wine, Lot the Serlon decide whet the character would leave . This the eamg form, but ft would leave a omplaint 8 ichactionof (ho tynod (o tho General - titled to six or ecight nccording to the ap- ana plication of _thp rnle, aftor reducing the ~ basia of represcntation by taking from i, not Professors, noi Presidentaof colleges, not men engaged In evangellstic of pastoral work, but those engaged in_teaching private schools and 1n ccular employmont. Take ont these, and there would boa great diminotion in the amnant necos- rary to \uy the expensce of tha members, for the Ansombly would then be composed of hall its pree- ent members. Thero was condiderable complaint In tho Eastern churches because they had to pay Amcinbl) Relntions—-Its Recom- mondations. et Charch €9 (hat the election sbal tractly b the Thrce artlcles wera prepured by the Seceatary tor | Generat Amemb) pubiication The firat sh ) hly. 8 ¢! wer I3 retarned, ' That it Is not ex. TomHames or" Eakina uee, Ehoted | pelifent to tmake any change - the mode ot ths election cAr 3 dient to make a B0t kccretarics of tha Bosrux of the Churc The report was concarred In. ——— ch i wan COMMUNION WINE. \PA¢ of the inform: oriea) sermonn, (oRExh: ?r'. r?,:’.‘.‘é.‘:é:&‘:é‘f r"e’-}v'&fin"“xflfi‘:fiks.;ummu. W fo| TUR PUMEST ATTAINADLE RECONNENDED, elr 1} ryption, Othel Drerninding, 8o Pihed during g Dr. Van Dyke also presented the followingt FOrX, which mads known the elaracte parties and members of tha atorv, 1t Is bherefors by this Comminion deetited that eaid scifon and deciston of the ynad of Entindelonia ‘and of iNe Tresnytery ot Pulisleihia North be. and the fame are, lcreby reversed. And for tha following ronsona: ard ibat liermon Chareh had o previons chaction of the Cresbytery | o What the Historical Society Haa Bgen Able to Do During ©+ the Year, it s notlce of tha contempt: dissolving the church. | 0 ommision regrets o ki Orerture Ao, 4.—Memotlalt from several Presuyterie by Hi g Al 4 ol | butaimply recommonded that, in prepacing their n| inc, Your Comnmitteo recommend | it in £am the necessity of ravcralng tho siectsion of tho Synod of | tho traveling oxpensen of the poor and ro % o e, laree coliection ofoobireay 9B, CommAIon OCe: vhat the conteot of tiis maitre | richt which wa donted in the toport. To substl. | FEIAGHIMIY upan s prouni which may asem purcly | Moto " churclies, It wis becoming more and foport, ‘:‘{Ey o nadoration o e et the &x‘:u and The urgent meed of A more securo | be left Lo the Seasions of the severai churches, with the | uic the wordas **pnre jnice of tha grape would chnlcal, wo requ thie precadent of diesclying ® | more dificult cvery =~ year for™ thom to A Commissioner moved that Dr. Laliaw's i buliding for thele preservation. garnest recommenation that tha pureet winoattainatila | feave it n squara isaue before each scesion whethor | cBurech without notics to ftas foo dangeraus to be - faca tha - mualc, 1 ona mr Lwa [ A G e enorE, &4 tha lnatr naper A Protest Against Oarryin, wa clrealars wero aiso [saed and widely distributed, | be used, that Juica should be intoxicating of not. heldt and wa hold thiat, withiout suclt nofice, andan o0 | centa were added tnething would broak down. | o8 iR ) uctions st Aga TTYANG | meons Fiiched i pastors ricty ecounted ihe hir. UNPERMENTED WINE. N 1 called for the reading of the roport, | foRtunlty for the churtt iono 1 s 1 the eneral subjectof reduction, if thero waa I The Rev, C. (V. Btewart moved to adjonrn ants| 7:45 in the avening, t. Dr. Hntfekl was slro uneasy sbout theso Inatrac. tlons, What was thelr nature? \Was it simpiy that the Committes shonld conelder thero s gentions, and, If they pleascd, cmbody them fa ad not The Hev. Mr. Jones moved to refer the roport back to the Commission, becanseit seemed to carry no welght of aathority with It, In that itdid not rafer to the chaplar orscction of the bouk by which the Assambly was governedl. A Commissfoner moved to dockot the re] and [t was then read, Tho Rov. M, Drown asked it the Chalrman o tho Commitite was willing to substitute the Bcripe tura] words. “ pRUIT OF TNE VINE '] Dr, Van Dykoagain took the ground that neither Mails on the Sabbath. i Je E 1 O ety Teapeciing sermons and (dnuse | Tho Rev, Mr, Davies offered the following aa an DELhs mo ;‘ Jho o | amendment: ¥ erat uf the o I EIFTAY "Fho other circular waa ent m|s.:ml'c|m. o feegleet, That intosteating wine tent 8 neeeuity n ‘dminlstration of the Lotd's Snppor, bnt tho b e e e O kit preaby: | Mlconolle frutt 'of the vina shonld be preferred, s, I & wo the Several called for the question, a cattiog down, twenty citles in the country would g‘ldl‘l welcume the Uommisionora to pattake of helr bospitallty; but now there woro but four or five that could possibly entertain thom. ML NIGHIENGALE #nld the present ]lrnl)nllllan dled a_yoar ago, and terf nd, prus 0Ft. part or In whola In their report? Of wore thoy In. ¢ e work seemed L0 1. was . the Assombly nor the Commitias had any right ta Ar, Hickok ssked If the Assonibl cnu{:l dacket | ought to have becn in its grave. He malutalned of Wine at the Commun= IRgicionol S NOKIINCOUSTARL 1o comee. | Me Davios was scconlodtheflaar, o | alfer tho standard. o dircciion for worship #ald | the deailan of & Juulcial Commseion: Ehak oty Naktora,. mstors-oluck, copaniors, and | Sifucted to embady all of thom in tha reporc? i ¥ i Tab! tlon with " an -x‘wnnn rumpqndun'{:c. ‘2@ l:‘_:: o wine, 8 did also the Catechiam, ‘The Moderator rald 1t coold. stated &P fea ought to bo connted in the batls of stenctions? . ton Tabie. ecutiva 'c“"‘w"‘m"e" mer‘trlul mcmlfll ohjects 1ald on tha table, The Rev, Mr. Drown sald the Scrintural exprea- Mr. 1lickok denled that that was the D0 e sbctety Thisnas been avinced by the tucrenss | ‘The Moderator eatd the motion wae not in order, Ll . fety, 0t Indizlinals who are pacioe ta our.cara | since Afr, Davics had the Goor. tion, 11 the unit was mndur»uy\nnda represont Talmistarand e}dee e given for overy forly min ‘There wis o zeneral anewor that they wera nag. caso, ha frait of tho ving 1o was opposeld Dr, 1atfiela said tho last Assembly had decided Restions, aud nothing more, slon was it sters, 1o the substitute. tzfl belleved In unfermented 1d nbit force fom that when a case went to a Judiclal Commission § —connting only thoso unmged 18_pastoral work, — “Thero was another motlon to adjourn, ns the ade v9% el luahie HoOOKs mphiets. and rel« ‘wine, but they conl {toneverybody. 1t | and obtsined s decision, that declsion was final. | tho Asscmbly, ‘with overy Fresbytory represcntod » ? Tho Mattr Lot to Each Ohnwch, with | EERSRINAGTA St i Gl | | By | S Aol B | Sl b ool | bl Tl gl Bl | et e S g WS e don: en spoke, o s as one of with tle expression of the Lar Y saombly. go was deducted—{5, | a uggtion to Use tho Purest i e 5 o (R L o A ; : of_the vine. " Mr. Perkins moved that the amendmont and tho sabstitates be Isld on thoe table, = Carricd, "The Jcv. Mr, Drown moved to amend by sub- stituting tho word ‘i froit of the vine " for the ol **wine," in tho resolutlon, Mr. Brown, of Cincinnati, was'on hand as usnal with o motion to lay on the table. 1t was carrled. Tho Rev. Mr. McLeau moved that the woris *‘unfermented wi be used dn place of the number, 1t would be reduced to 100, —a body which conld be entertained in any of the citiea, Tho romed(, ho thought, was in this plan, Tho matter should not be teff to the 8ynods, = The oyertare for Synodlcal representation had boen defeated by an overwhelming majority; snd it swas uscless lo chanze it in form a little, and end it down again inorder to tirc out the Frosbyteries, with tha ex. lectation that thoy would at feast take this bcu‘u-n slec, 23 wa can Thens ta 800 dhat we have fatled 10 recelva many de- | important questions that had thus for come befora Eifabie books g gapety ‘owing io (he fact Oay helr | thie Assembly, and thought that it ought not to ba ORUIETE waa i & more secure b tnn. Anditis knows | passed over without somo consideration. It was RLPH 3;‘;‘,.‘3“;3\'5‘:.':"10":5 censtomary tn many quarters for those who apposcd O e g farc that. when tho ticneral Ag: | tho movoment in behalf of the use of nou-lcoholla sembly of 1701 opdered thelr preparation ¢ falled o0 | wine in the sacramuent to frcat tho whole sabjoct o ! t lo {oracy Of Lo Bacloty At present contalns nearly m&wn‘:rmP:hafl“dc%':&zmr twico |nm o ':.‘ltf oor. This mombor was MR, DAVIES, swho liad becn on his foot somcthing less than naf an hour, trfilnk 0 get the Moderator to recosnize him. As thismotion to adjonrn waa declared out of order, he sald: **1f there e any other mo- t1ans of that charactar, [ Lope {hoy will come & now, before [ begin, {Laugiter. | 1 think a ity timg spent i considoration will beneit us fn aue Th Wine Possiblo. thorly for e slatoment that tha report conld be eted, The Modoratoraccepted Dr, Iatfiold's statement, Ho wasn't awara of the action of tho Assom- The Subject of Reduced Representation Reached and Talked About at QGreat Length. fl.’nder the ralingef the Modorator, no action ‘was necessary, the report belng fnal. Un wmolion of Dr. Hittiuger, the Causo of tho Frocilmen was made tho special order for Mondoy or quite {0, yolnmies, from 30,000 to 40,00 e had by brought forwar, ihey could nmet _get , anything ont 11tk i 1 laugh phicts, magazines, and reslewa between 300 and 400 volo ter ¢ oen m"t h TWArdy | Gords ** pure wine, afternoon at3 o'clock. He thought If thoy walted patiently they would get | Presstit condlition, ‘ eneswel uui. htor.] Thavos Gmea of reflgigus nowspapers, many rare maauicrints | it had bean lald upon tha table withont gleing por: | ™ A'Commusstoner ral.ed the polnt of order that £ a rednced opresontation which wonid (n o senss | Fesolution which { wish ta offer, It 18 In the shaps IAuCr of portralts of minie: aven to speak upon it, | Thlr newapapers, X TIR REFORT OF TN COMMITTER ON REDUCED presentatios of an amendmont. * Tn the first. pa BTN, A O e tonto | Tiaiaimg the Ta(octor, wers iroatiad It wiih cons | this queation had aiready rachically como up and Bl T, forfelt the right of the Elders to be ropreasntal n endmont, I the first paragraph of | had been **laid on the tadle, " Tho Moderator sald thint was practically trno, ‘The molion was not in order, Mr. Davles moved that the wholo matter bo lald on the isblo, to ba taken up as the sccond order of the day on Monday. Lost. Tha question was thon put on tho adoption of the report and decided in the aflrmative, . This by 8 vory fow Individuals, the active meinbers of tho jas lnst week, 1 Boclety, T without any genaral co-operatton. :‘E’éfi'i;: “;fi'fl'}‘flm‘ Lg:ln.f .\ln:n‘:' glcwfl‘\‘-‘ Thesidltions the pust year, by purchaso and witt | 37€7 (0O R onro0, and D, Jacobus had taken havobeen over 2,000 bouind Volumes, nearty 8 many | Br. Lees, Dr. Monfos, and br. ot and amphiets, besties s larke numoer of Presbytertal | the ground substantially and atrongly that undor- historlek, and the histories of Colleges, of Misatons, and | Jay the movemont for the nse of tlio ™** frult of the rlovs benevalent fnstititions, aid very many oc- | yijio, ™ ho thought the mattcr ought not to be thua 48 suy Of tlio atier ara | pqf| but was at least worthy of caro- thiobody. e was opposed to tne ndoption of the report. and at the proper time would' move to res fer tho matter to anotiier committed, AMENDMENTS AND MOTIONS MR, HALLIDAY report, 1 propose Lo substitute the word - * Presbys tery * Tor the word *Synod, ' and *40 ¥ for <), and that the remalndor of thoovertura be cancel ed. s A Commissloner—A motion to recommit cannot be amended, Anothor Commissloner, with another point of order—When tho time of adjonrnment has come, A Maultitudo of Amendmeénts, Sub- stitutes, Etc.- -Postponed Till To-Day. wea then read, 1t was as follows: The Bpecial Commitiea to wlom was refarred tha various papars and resolutiuns relating to the subject of. Fenresontation in the Geuersl Assembiy respectfully re- i While you mmittes are profoundly (mpressed wiiiy o Beccasisy Tor redticing tho aize bl ths Amem- | bly, wu are not prepared to_recommend any hew plsi ol casiona] sermona and addresses. o gf apecit vajue o the LR WU MATKRHEL | ful' conslleraugn. n | wished tg mon PASTORAL RELATIONS. ki 1 ccomplisiment of th: 0. A mmajority of | aaid it was not trne that tho ovorture had been'do- | {a it not t) by tor to 1 4 e e TS S the. churohes 1o parjicaiat | tion ~ ' tho fact that tho = Teformed oF'r‘Hr; 7 nfo convinced. ¢ :'H?:zodll:ll m";!fim'fi- feated by the Presbyterles; It isd novor buen bo- cwm,““‘ duty of tho Moderator Lo closa tho dus DAVOTIONAL EXERCISES. ¥ h,urr{ "L;.',‘"““Lm.u:f“.fi”""‘é‘rh“l {:}1" an ontira | Prosbyterlan Chnreh, by ita highest autbonty, | CITINESE EVANGELIZATI ", | tlon ta tiie oniy constitutionsl, equitable, and prac fore them, 'Tno sabjuct of Synodical roprescnta- e, Davios—I move that the Assembly dissolso 7 or are blograpliteal, ON 18— WAy fo tha proposes uct(on, And tha Commlitea argunaniiaoasty of tho apinton that It fs cxpedient 1o d down agaln t0 the Presbyteries $he avertura fro. ing Aynodical reorescntation: |1t 18 well known that ‘minds of many of our most exparienced minfsters 4 ciders haye undergons 8 cliange on the oct since this ovoriura wasrofected and your Come lttes boilayo that the main objeviion urged sgalnst t wifl be romared by the wddition which 'we brapute with a viow toconterva the constitutional rights of tha Prashyterice, TLo overture e thus aimendad 18 as fol- The General Assembly waa called to order Satar- day morning at @ o'clock, by the Moderator, the Tev. Dr. James Eells. 1leyiclded the chair to the Tev, Dr, Roblnson, to conduct the devotional ex- erclaes, Dr. Robin<on prayed and read from tho elghth chapter of Romans, adding & fow remarks. Prayers wera offered by tho Itev. Dr, Dalles and ] e chatacler | anq tho Congregational Bam‘{. of Siassachusetia T ceof oo of the mont eminent men of tha | any tie HeBEERERE CE T nveh and the Syn I giLor arg they coniined exchisively Lo uur o | of Columbus, and many Lreabytertes, a8 liad boon Nactoty (nable o evlieot s 1arga smountof | reported by the Committee, bad taken the action ? other reflgtons | which was proposed by the advocalos of the nion- taza of those wlio | alcohalic wine at the Sacrament. 1t maat be ro- FL o o | pEL A et U [y & e e iat Moo cad- rebeen the adattions to tho thrary, | % NOOT o™ 50fi Mook strong_'tround hadthe Sacloty posseared o suitable bullding (n which | on” the sublect of temperance; ant ataelf (nto the Commities of the Wiiole, ‘Tho Moderator decided that he could not ent tain that motion whon the timo lad come to ad- Journ, but the brother wonld hava the floor an re. Bwombling. After prayor by the Moderator, tha fi‘;embly thea adjourncd until ) o'clock this morn HEPORT OF TUR COMMITTRE, The Rov. Dr, Humphrey requested leave to pro- nt the report of the Bpecial Committea upon tha subject of Chinesa evangolization. Mz, Ogden clalmed that the orderof the day— the report of tho Commlttco on Church Erection— took precadenco of everything eleo, tlon, howover, bad been; and the caurch at large had deelarpd that it was not propared to adopt it in tha shape n whicn it camo bofore thom, Com« mittes aftor commlitice had tarned In the direction of Bynodlcal representation, That proved that the solution lsy In that direction. Thore was, however, o distucbing canse. Was en pense, the [ vatuahle Intormaidon vespieting Todies, and thls Lo tie maaifest s desire 1o unierstand the Listory en in ghls countey, JIOME MISSIONS, tho tey. S. T. Davis. na | A Commissloner moved to publish tho report f 3 | there anything more in thnt than the mero instinct The Moderator resamed the chalr at 0:10 0. m. ta keep fta important cell nd wherotbey might | implication was that = tho responalbliity | oo 4 ndin, L P Sl oua, XLt ‘!9112‘:?]05&93"4\%;;}":‘ 5| or S deiitygals thought thora was, Tho | MEETING AT TILE TUIND GUUNCIE LAST RVENMa, On tho veading of the minatos, Dr,Dalles polnted | B2,0ippriy arcaneed for comultation, A tielrssefal, | of tho Preabyterian Chilreh and other largo' boales | Wy Mg 0 ITE, 13 v ending would only tako | SoDMst0t AR saual detegabion of blancos and kidors | Presbytorles felt thut thore waa dangoe in that | | The Mov. ir. Cyus bickson, Secrolary o the 'l’,‘“ ‘;‘"‘* :" "fi c"“‘"‘;‘fl"’"‘ :"&T:‘I":::; :; ::Z E?p‘ér' R A LR St 3‘"";,"!‘;’;‘“'""53;1 - dre. nm:mf‘fl ngf"l';:hghgffl: ten minutos, and, 28 tho roport was very important, l':?‘c:;:l .sufilul t;’!fil:;fiw onot lg€£1§?2u$§;flflmfi oy t"linn“l;ll:lt:!:';dlfl S arie ;lrnn'::mt o '::flaxl?i‘;rclg:f g::'rch.o ui:::::d“-“l?rl-:: .n::(n:}:l: .Pz'ii\"u"r"ff\’.fi onso c nol o ¥ h ran 11lof a0 o 7 ahall o0l on o) oo Piders and o , A 3 1amo oy na that on whioh they wors ominated. | tha g, Crsans srects, DBl SACES | Moanaro fraft of (na vina wak med; and o vg 11 | 18 Ahousht the neceasaty permaston ionld bo | Supdingt®s iy iminacts snail dend two | Fent which hnd ret (n In the direction of centeallzt. | Cligech ast evening. 1Hia'thome was * Home Mis- tlon, [Applauss,] Wbo could deny thal this was o mensnro of centralization—taking the right of clection from 170 Freabyleries and putting it into tho hands of thirty-six ‘Synods? It was snid that & Bynod was only 8 larger l'r«bywrr That wav s fact. ' The Commlttee had fuccd In the right direction to guard the Church sgalnst the errors of centralization. There was a provision (and a wise one) guariing the richta of 1ho weaker Presvytories, ‘o report was guod as fur as It wont, bat 1tdid not go far cnvugh. It did not guord tho rlghts of the minisiors and tho clders in tho weaker l'l‘ulh]lel&:!.h Limhll' tho Bynodical ara sed 10 destraction by ire, NoF HAYO the e and expor destric {he co {1 rag and In the like proportion for uributione thus fer recelved from the ch gl wo Elde auy 0fty minsters fnany Bynod: and thess delcgatos L roatatad ahail. b8 stiad Commiialonsta to tao ton s Yrhe Cointyissioners shallbo chosen by thaBynod with due regardto tho tights of its Presbyteries. If tho Synodsund three or four ministers snd tlree or more elders to the General Aasen 15. nut more than onn- third of {ta Cominiasioncrs. and (f ftecud two minds- vers and two elders, not mure than one-halt of {ts Com- ‘misaloners, 0 any year,shall be taken from the Presby- Tery, and 1o & sertrsof yearsequal 10thy number ot Prespyterieain any 8ynod. Every l'fl!ll)yl!!(l rejreneated g ot icast guo miniator and ono cider Ahall Chy Bsec, 1, g amendued as ta ners to the General Assembl, on: | loglcal wasto by weak thefefore, tho Chatah did not exert ita full power. 'emperanca and tof autficlent to Jusiey the bocloty In (sKing SRy stephto | abetinenco wero the same ibing. Tho Assombi e s, perh toliseting | Iad indorsed thnt idea, They had not left abaif- for iie pust Lwenty years, and much of which cotld not | nence to the Church or the individoal, but recom- Da repiaced at auy price, 1s every day liable tobe | mended that it be ** lotal." Were the members to destroy nbstaln onty tintil they came (o the communion nersfore, ba evident, tonll, a3 It baslong | ya4jor Did they not ignore thelr teachings In that heen o tha oficers of the Soclety, that the tirat an Ot e ord ‘rwine, intraduced into th Most imperative nesd, and_ the une to which the wisat | 8crvico! o wine, e N Conatant e(Torta Fliould bo dlrected, tsto pro. | report, was not usod in the original Seriptnres e o and ltamoriant | upon the subject of the Loril's Sopper, It was cx- %urk whichean- | cluded because It was ambizous, ' *‘The pure froit of the vine'* was the term, and that should tie maved, therefore, that the Assewmbly proceed to Mect the gentleman named, Wwhich waa done, and e minatos approved. THE HEV. DR, GLOVER tead the following paper: The General Amsombly deams | \nd enforve thadoctrine of Jlio patoral Tetation, R tho Scripi stalic, and permauent orier tor o edifying ot (id by ot Chelst Aud the extension of vaviug fuiliences (roughout thy worle ‘his wi A Idenily the view of the subfect held T T TIAR LS ToumAAIohd ot Dresiyterian slons," but before entering upan its aons|deratlon ho apologized for his voice and physical weak. ness, 1lo spoka over an hour and o half, and #ith great finency and distinctncss, but from the mature of his subject it was slmoat Impoesiblo to maintain tho interest of his anditord and follow closely a line of thought to Its eud; honce, what he sald was embollished with snecdoto and {flostration, tn nono of which, however, dld Lo forgot the contral” fdes,—the no- 1)y common consent the raport was road sad pat upon tho docket. It waa 04 follow: The Committen on Chineso Kvangelization respacts #ully reports Thio memorial npon thissubject froi tho Preshytery of Btn ¥rancisco sliows that o time Liss como for 1real and tharauglily-urganized effors fof tha Gvangals ization of the Uhinese upou our Pacine - coast Une hundred tuowand | Pauans. have placad themrs selves under tho shalow of Ainesican fustitations, and within edsy reach of Chbristiautty. o Uhina Chrla. flantty s envelvped, by Buudifsm.” In taflfornie Duadhiim ts enveloped by Clirlatianity, In China the Im| (it tantto relterata s in Fokard (o 5 1, witli propfoty of safety, be dq i b ot eferred. Andaaitls 2 L e b i wendrous. 1o of 1is yrkaniza: et A endite YresbyteTianis of tho uf svclety are oppuseit 1o Chrlstisnity Iy **'Tha Cal plan, the D, D.'a and the LE.D.'s would ho | cesaity of sustaining the home-mission work. e i i (e S el | s, 1 b gkt Frelyloiaginetty | bo el B0y gy T ST 5 | A it o Bt By ot G | Bl So"awh, St bl dla, " onld | Comencad by spescing of e mieia oa e e 5 it oy the rouers: e Tactory acco i NS | o osg and was about to ape e e Uy bk WoLern: cothn DI o b Iars | Of Ttia GGneral ABERIbIL: ABd 40 hauch s poanbio 14 | rosult [n an occlosiastical arlutactacy. Ilo aps oks e ot mr B rormot o | 2 Fe S Dries calied ‘ienilon o tho fact that a | Selentthan i asy porto ot ety G sal Asteunbly, And o ouct as posuble ta | IO &hirely of tho ovartura ns it camo from tho | earth, and argued that It had mevor beon ap- h preveata Serrelary largely Lava be 1lines of eacly develops {dance of Ivine inspiration. o c . rue that inany of the Chiness —immigrants Folng. from unforesaen accldenta to those firat ap- | Committeo, bit b wanted to go furthor in tho ( preciated or understood until after 1is L N o P Kivan 10 pocuring (o his: | wotfun Iiad beon made o Tay the amendisont on | §is% ™% Maed °F akbine S Ciritanity whon | Elutah 1 May b6 cs[yent for uach Syiot tompini | amo- direction, 1o sked thata now acotion bo | asconslon. When ot 8 moro fundamenial ln our erder than the | torica discourses, and the Chureh collections., eooi: tho spontles reallzed ) OToatls Tur an . edgetto, - plott | mended by the Gonoral Assembiy. (0 the futnier, o | e Lablo. they both sce And fecl how 1t is represented | nualternateto cach CoMmutuner (o aupply s placa | added to thut in tho form of governmont relating 1 n entminiaty. ONF lok fecod- | fenarta that ho. has reveived over G0 etorics | The ftov. Mr, Lewis protested against shutting | in “dho lives and condict af many with wiom | in caa of bisurcemary ahecnce™ 1o comnilsgions, o ruad as follows: that He was. the Son of God tlioy first began to i (1o 0 Lt Clurch 08 thoroikite | br fuilyidusl churches twenty histories of trese | off debiita b Auchmml“,yllkw that. 1o wns whil- iey coms In- coutact; but when they learn thatduch ‘And tn Art. 11, shall the ward ** Proshytery,” wher i3 comprehond Iil8 mission, and to uiderstand some- r Bl ST miterrte Y Toratin M | 7 Dk i Wi to b i | IeFfeRatint e, e Syt or e, | oviot i feshamelto et o ocougover. | et ERECEN RN P eyt i | (PRl PEORICEE 40l proite 1, ritlonlo 3 o 3 W . ‘This field o wrefors, tlea for thelf action. chel et 3 3 » o . A b e damtats | 4o e it Tebe v e Fugh! sen<e underiay the whale quiestion, And_ o ahould | miow LoPLral now Upen o 1no Cliurch of ik, Wara | © Mteanthiio, with & view to fmmediate rollef on the iy How Inany Commlssioners, mintstern O eldcré, | Upon His ascénsion, *(o yo Into”all tho worll u lew to fmme and ditlentica attendiag the entertalnmenk of our Genceral | or Auembly, your Commlics ununimontly recomuend the sioption of the folluwing resalutious: 5. bhat, In wdditlon to tuo Tuilcake sssesymont, the Prealiytefied bo [ustructed 10 furward yeagly an & mentof 1 e ¢ thio Argamnd Pres “Gur duch achae of U0 dar cor MhIch UIEascRs ud I cons Sendende of & yery inauifol derline (rui the I8t aid Tha bractice of uar Tailiers on Ty supjest, and the ankenof pastoral ro yei wonerating with she Beciety, Havig | bo worry to sca the Awsutnbly accujry many hours attier Chutchies ca-nneratiue AT Y8 Stk atas | on suciva simplo quesiion, | The Conimittes had no wark, thoy whl, atthe proper 1ime, forsant the re- | pignt 1o fuecrs *twine*' in the tesolution, but wlts, For thy post twg years, m:rl'nllldlrefl»{urlau should hava put in what the Savior onjoined, - 1t Chureh naslind dn eeiont cnmiitie uckatstully 2t | wan sald they might buy **tho purest ‘wine," a4 ik o0 | Tiow did they know there wana particle of urape- o g actlig aa putrlotaonly, we should siek tio e ankell. Zition of (hows Who are [Grminig 3 most Lmportaut clase af ur eftlzeis, Were wa acting as moralisia, we should seok (o clieck iho viceaof Lagauism which aro Already talutiug not o i, Chige ut ek both, such Presbyteries aro MMI:!IV’Q'I entitied. o Lo SO o asuncre by e Ryliod, thie liat of the Proabyteries entitied to famish Commtasloners ot Tuat Umowh aud preach the” Gotbel, V maant that thelr minon would not end until all the world had been cvsn gollzod. ‘The Church wan ono of the ipstraments ot ovangollaation, . and through It mi- Nions hiad rooght to - know Ilis rowing evil of frequent ¢! l Dba toad, And each amon {o, through ta o4, WHo Ahal) hiave heen our gwn jon. Wera' we scting av n by it namo and slog Iiis pralse, The object of oot popul Siiko | Seistytericn s 8 Politteal . ctonouisn fi ! L X ‘) e we shanl to ta constitute an Eatersainmont Fund, deslgnated by [4 for the purposs, as many Commissions $od arghecarniug imoroand ware, on NYRIISS. G | reaLptuticn e R aseiatiy b 1b e A ats B0, alted wines “and | Biities” o iineed tapactiles UEa clasa’so atlo &4 | 1 ¥ak thie fani anail ho dixinised ram YaF to ry KT eabiod bo fubnish, Al '8 Squal Bumber of | fathors coming o thia Country was nol foF the sako tionsl, but an adopled principle snd a continned habis, Ilekl " ;‘"EJ'IIII this Boclety su sooit s 12 (s progided ot have no wrapa julcs in It, They could get in ** producers, " und tu promute Allgog und by weans of | year by the Committee of Al’l‘llll(ullll‘l’lt? and’ba used | altornstes of a home, but to conqiier and lay hold of It for o e by ot tina Letidency Tn ata TueAr: | Wit a8 ifo depostiory. b nouepe julcs in It, Thoy could got in | gty ina"ororty Yif's Chlactad thrirt Aciiness | Yortulphvdn ul nesuine e Saperiof eniertatific | ° mhis would not deprivo the Prosbyterlos of thelr | Cllat. The Proshytorlan Gturcl) had from the ROV SN af WSt e en | i e ok Thieen ultorice depuatied tn the | S DA GLE.Ston the taentient thing.the Savlor | Suriaists duriak e o fof the i oF CIYieL | mich Cunmlatolira e s S0k SMEEICS PR RE | powars thoy relolned f I the nominatioms. Ho | frut Leon a mbwlonary Land, and, e work wras g &’:."‘.'.’.:’:‘.'.‘.'u“:f‘.‘,',i‘:éu‘;...."t;i.:‘éfl“" jlepenia uponthe | dinrary uiayat 0re slgbt ayber smail, 43 4 ainiare eifort fo brivg thewe b conu Of tho Costin Artauenonte mitor It nax | beliovaithe solution was written on a scrall. The | salvation of thu land, Up to 1870 it misslonary : cor il w wauarcd | o Joinad, —+ tho Julco of tho vina *'s and that the ith o churcties on ‘o Assotubiyls pull. Wt [4 | SLURNCRSC " o Dt away o <+ oiip of deviie.n Churehies aro vacant, wiille the hisiorles of many more | It was a fact that many men wero led fnto tempta- gl the brebylerial blatories wiloh have | tion by (bt whicl v not winee They bad m«'mmm.umul'umI aubly, licceut rebarte right {o ned New Regienl oun: o flu calofediio e O e fiedhave Loiw for: | = 3te. Slado moved oa an smendmant thatall after L, Some parturs erg Wfl“lflt 10 | the words ** churceh wossion ™ be stricken o courscs . ‘eithar * copfe S1r. Davles rosd to 6 point of order, Waunot his Illflr!l 0 nke o b ralisy, ans Lo tiiat Crose within sight Of whiclt ties inys Yoluntarily worms, | The u\ll! U thougn? of thls rossad upon us ) juritians ‘can bo Dol scuoruptished. Muc tealrénly luis by our chiirelies on the Vacide, We mighit aneaf Buiiie Wor 0f CCOUTRRINGY to e, And Urke. then Lo preatar eflurt Luplnoy wiready Toel Liat thoy cane nobuib il thaeleueciary, aud iglirsr s We miiht dircet ur Hoard uf Publication to Act with those chitreties, theath thele misatutaey departient 7t outabitifuycat of dabliathsctionts, bat (his would ¢ only an intrsdoctlon 10 thoss uioro thurough woas- Urga which whudld e imineitiately 1aen. A 100r0 fuasthilu fi‘l woulil be (o lusteuet our Dosrd of Home Miss{ons nd out inlesionacivs and Laictiers far G prosveutlot of this work In tie’ use of evury rruxmr agency they eun control, Thore ary tian, o Tilalatry, we woutd respectiully u ere In Ak theologiew! setiinnrica phartzng Wielr natraciions i i ulllge as one to he dusire il g0ught 1 A divine anid erminnent. lantitution, bnd A ALeolately exiniisl L althiul development apd bicrenag of Uy Chiureh andsthie Christlan eause, Weo would ulso eare eatly ewll tipon sil our urehed Lo o Tato WL thels « Frabytoriea: 13 croiting sud -eatendin, ublle renthingnd foring the Commlttes had ono rnn—synudlcnlmprelentllloll H the othur part was Presbytorin]l nominations. [Ap- g P atlol rald tho Committeo had noabjection 10 iy provislon of that kind buing added to- tho ovorture, 'The proposition made might be re- oo to fowot woria fiowovar, All the Commit. {06 whritod vwan 10 fot the matter befora tho Tres. byterles, and to conserve 28 wuch os possible tholr gt MR, GARDNER #ald that thoro wora novernl plans boforo the As. ut if they rejected the repart they would ha ail af There was nothing to tako {ts placs, It _was casy onough fto find some plan (o work hind beon donu nnder. one hcad, but winco tlon It had heen divided ‘Into two heads,— forelyn and home. It was to the latter tho spoakot desired to call nitention, capectlly sluce tho work now covered the entire Contluent, and tho Board of lioms Misslous had its azenia avery Hlato except Malne and Vermnont, ' God ha L“‘IJI l{;d great wisdom Intha {nolation of Ameriea, a ut its ahapo thors sae cunningnees of Tiis hand an clearly shown as thers waa {n the hu- man face, Tho country had beon set asldv for this coplo. Tho Abyssinians, labylonlans, Egyp. .Unus, Tomans, and ' other peoples’ had beun powurful cnough and ekllital enougl thomsulves; bot in tbrlr t e sisruved U e nancs Comtnitteo af thy Ake vy, A Commislonor movod that the report bo optad. :&. ScKlbben asked how many of the Committea ‘had signod tho roport. Dr, ilatticld sald 1t was tho unanimouns cxpreasion of the Committeo, Mr, MciKibben romarked that ono of the Com. maittes had told bim that two of them wero opposod to svnadical represontatfon. Mr, Haitlday tnoved that 1ho report be divided. Mr, MoLain Inquired If all the Committoo had lgued the fapatt. ! r. Hatfleld sald {t was not customary for o ro- pied o or “orrections | pmendinant lufore tho house? uiiah far from what misbi Wakd ) Tinng Moderator anewerad that 1t was, - st all nitors heen tnterosted 11 tha ork, Mr. Daviod vl he worile *charcls dession " did utorles of [t churches, | notoccurin lt. s ths. Amsonibiy's il | - 3ir, blade meant to smend tho original rewoln. on. The Moderator remurked that 8! irinaliuy of [iavio rolatiomsnin whiel tiime wid years witl ouly sueve th sirengtiien aid o dialiow, wid wh & prcsent {n out ancientand orthwdox fajth. Our peupis must bo eae coutaged 1o all postors witlh u viow of kv 200 urNnMErs DIUAL ERer 1o pastoratd to sutde, Whien two [iarties couie tugeihier with such views and c 7 LAt ninG diny 5 BE ), 3 vompared with (he yerars to collyct their histories, iy work was (ully mppirociated, and tho amondment mpurt, n Dutpuach tuy ULLG s Juine ; was nnier consideratinn. inetita t0 sustiin tho Viw bt dhia 1a Lo rt (o bo signed by all the Comnifitve. Tho | foduco representation, but the great dificulty was | zonith God'a plaus had not been perfected, It noand | iy Gud lean pa " salers AL | dpwse eiguitied o postuess st 18 reuuised WE | 400 SShon tuade his propositon s substitato, | in wileh ot by sdopted: Hillework nirman vopcsted on tholr bebolf. Thers was na | 10 equaliza tho ropréscntations Tho Commiited | had boon crinie in Rngland fo read tho Bible, and cato undue hase - dn o rLe cmmuml“l’luu 10 0hta‘n e Tiistories ot all (18 churches, DIl VAN DYKE, Mid i part for ourland, | Ho far nd it 18 coudugted | minority report Whaterer. had evidontly iad that question under conaldern- | this land had boun rederved for tho oppressed who of pastoral 1fes ae Jiscif propheticof speedy diasbiutiun, T hy our cliurches on the Pacie, 4 Inniready oo iy afunary work, ~ I3ut, ot Uio atlior i, hero ard cogunt bt why it soldd o coiamitio S o Jount of Farelyn Mmoo, T, That Uusrd' hes nlresdy commencod tho work it ot 111 Guw guides 1% B3s Ui Ueld. partdeulics this 15 work which st be y methods peeultar to that oard, Tlhess lu.m}ile Al never be eifectunlly reachod oxeops through liele own Iasguawy. - Botething nay be dune Ly the “The Treasurer of 13 Soclety reporis the contribu- Dr, Van Dyke—The Gummittee (0 whom was re- Mot frou the elirelivd 10 dsig to hava buen | gepcad tha wagetsa communlon wine lu compoacd 3T, ) L o g | Of mun falely sreprencuting all “tho "vivwn afely depouitad on interest, Al the ‘e ‘¢ | an the subject th cloty fur o praylousty y,nr-ur - | Assombly, We iy '3 few ol ita frie r, McLain sald thut was ol correct, but his uostiun had not been anwwerad. A brothor had ust tated that two wera opposad ta It Judgs Moorehead, o8 o memnber of the Commit- tou, stated that ho would be glad to know the name of ko member who bad wmd that, [Crles of MNol™ **Noi1"] ilo knew that the Committee had unanimously adoptad the report, tion, snd had coma to the conclusion that that equalization could better be made un the floor of the Bynod than anywhere elss. Hu wished to olter an amendment to Cover tho polnt. Ar. lialllday said he lind offerod an amendment on this subject, which had been sccouded, and hy wonld Mke 1o have i\ beforo the house. "Tho Moderator asked Mr. Gurdner !It his nmicnd ny's. #ehools W wouli itvise (18 purties o nke 1m0 fu neceraln whetlicr sliey bave & proper 1iking an § fines 107 cach uher, and nob marry undcr (hu tiret {mputea of fricting- b Tess un wecount of win wient, pear (Lo best OF 6 unly Chutives Lunign 't e Tastfig tmust e caretutly cousldered wad Prayereally eutered (ito: then Wil he cnusce whieh so trequently unkcitio or disturd be powarless, and tio Wxautliu) urder of the pass o will remalo, to th o came hers with tholr open Blblos an: ousos, ble reading and a DBiblo suffering people’ had _setticd 1 1his country, and the il book lere printed waa tho Biblo fu tho Indian {lonmm. 1 '{Tfi unmu“fi‘llh"‘:lw'l‘llu‘;hc l"fih":unh. 0 was glad to aay, and Lope ‘would become hlu\mflchlmun ot God. « TIIA HOMB MIS310N HOARD w ut aro held by this t our miost dilfgent actention, enco hayve heen horne nds, and | and we framed tuls resolution with s view to con. without any cliaried 11900 148 tressury, sorve thu feachings of Scelptura as they aro ox. Tl conthil (rom the ehorolisn reparted b e Have Goluta miAtnly T the e wealthy | Bounded in the” ductrines aud staadards of tho = 2 o o1 Claires & ¢ Chureh, and_to avoid unprofitable dincusslon, I | teof ouruwit tougue, but f0FC by £ho Usd of the Cane Dr. Van Dyko satd {ho report Itself statod that a | ment was an amendmont to Mr. Halll had now 1,000 warkers In the flold. Soma of them yraisaof tiod b U loey ofsho Cirsu wn L MLIRS | eigregationer s, G ruum A shurglis g cilgy | ERITICLA™ ot Tt Wonld ot Lo noceasary for tha 4} e Tt S | malorly of the Comimiiten wore yorsoually infavor | "Alr; Uatdrorsakd ¢ wae nok, but an amindmont | waro Incdnvoolont and. uncoufortabio, bnk. thls TuaLy of tue works uf a, Way ' be_Becounted for Gilu b cascutiat of synodical represontation, and that the Come e 1y e Frvat | Comonbes toudd oug word in dofenso of " this fo- depression In busiuess; by tho fact that cottritating churchus — sapposod, Ml astall sutn from each woulld unly by required to lia rociofy o 11 e navled (wdsy ad v aut itat tha day appotntel fur tha coll Uiy —wid Very M swdsnable, W :‘n rllhflw“m' of the report which woro very in- ofinite, The Moderator sald it would have to come up then on 14 own merits, Dr, Malln—I rino 10 8 polnt of order, An amend- ment to an ameudinont Is {n oruoe, but an smend« was nuothing, for proved to ba one ds thly part of Lia subject dents In connection with the misslon work to show tho dieadvautsgus under which it had beon and was Lelug done, the sufferinga of the workers aud thelr Amotlun o refer to the Comumltteo on Cliurch Tolity was lost, und the paper was udopled, 100 MUCH TALK. & Tha Moderutor rewinded the Andombly thot the; had u groat deal of woris befurs thauy and uppual- port, butaa it scoms 1o bo thy purpose of (ho As. somdly to cator futo a discussion, I it “to oxplain the _grounds -on thich this reeolution fests, . Tu the fmt place, 1 rempectfully submlt that it 13 not within tho con- mittoo wae unsnlinons that it was expediunt to wend the overtura down, Ur, Iteaser—That fs what T sald to the brothor [MeKibben] POINTS OF ORDER, 3, The i t thelr cummiand tho pressca froim w {teraturs nhuy bo lasued fn the Giinow tung h atfone, the 2 uf aible from un. | sdvantazedoa accountof it Dstorical naoch utfonal “suthority of this Lody to Instratt our N = i e Mr. Ogaen movod that the ruport be not adopted, | ment 10 an smendment 1o an amendiment 1s ot In | zeal * In the cauee — which often brouglt a0 fiew o sluturs, 10 (8 se baslile LEOUE G | St rasanar the year et cly Shucurd ans | Uilurelh Svadtony e fo what Lnd of win ey alall | LAYSNITIZ A a0k, mutaunt, of, Clrias, METAKS | and it tha subject ba Constderod In Comialitoa of | orior. You cau't Introduca s groa-grandehild, | them to promaues deait ' which' wer eheck it |Apnlause. ) Wehsralty Omitted the collvepton,nid when It was taikvn i {n the communion. (Applause,| I¢ you pass | dioto uso, aud they have »iarse sxpertence tn uxlngit, | tus Whole. (Laughter.] touching and would ocmqannnlyo r’hrllnfl ln':)"E “Tlie Jur. Mr, hnox ealled uttention to the fuct wolution, it will not bind any church uuless Mr, Gardner—ThenIcan't offor an amendmont up. they roceived contributious from vory few of thelr s of thy bess The Moderator remarked that thero wag a motlon from the audience a shoul of" **( 4 Ty bave el practiial Kiowl o (od, hi Ll % ;| ikl " % ¢ 1d probali) t Liavo beay witu- jopted by the Preabytery, ‘The gentleman | methods of reaching the Chincee mind heart. to divide punding, and that Ar, Ogden's wnotion | 10 tho ruport ftsclf? Resuming hilssubject Le called attention ta the fact ekl AaLetuta o M WIS s o | ST LA S Lt BT 0 | (R "Uaeay e gt dhowira o™ (@5t | ot i sss ety S e i the | <ol noC o wnielatiod S o prsvious ioion | e Moderator ot undl 4o aetod upon. i Tortl it peapiait b hamosese: Lo W : s any of the Hosn o . deud In the New Testamunt with referonco to the | & o sucs s 4 buen disposcd of, ) oui -readers, hence thelr belle R e v, ..,‘!‘{:n:,"“{:f.',:,‘;;':;‘.';,',;‘; trernicto thoctoty 1y | Loriia'Guner, T dony that, bt 1 4o nut provess | 51 "oumes " aohatiorstions, °F mishb " bo ““sh: | | Tholtar. Ae, Ely taade s polat that the baok dtd | witna view to save thno, sald ho ‘wishod to submit { beon readily asstmilatad, Up o 1870 this conl The Hev. Mr, smith stated that thoe lev, Lew! sembly toped would by ans furniahed by this c o enter into the discugsion of the quostion. -ldnv’nmx'nu’:; nl||l|l|-|ll.4 ! {})‘:I: (ll Jeaat, to not roqttire a motlon to divide. A division might | a suggestion. nnd he did soafter conference with o foott B i tes of K tlon liad been ehanloi with grost rapldly by e influz of mnlwnlonfuufl. Uf Germana thes 10,000,000 to be luoked atler, and they ward 8 'yreat people when {t was remombered that they " had left behind thew 100,000,000 of thelr fellows who wers look)og Wistfully (o' the Mr. avies roso to a question of privilego, A ablo build.ag for it ry, A statement of his had been dirdctly denied,and he BUL PerORI whiere (L ik, 43 cul wanted the proof. I praccasut dvteeloration fur wani of prower care, and | e " an yke—1 will eive (¢ befare T get "‘"‘"‘fl" - T praceival utllity whatever aatrs A b ba ol urnenr “Whatner thls stats af thtn: st cuntinuo, | The foruialam the Shorier Catechlain, and tho Tlamilton, a delegate fromlibo Presbytery of Col lection. wud, orudo, I cumlug from Denver, lad Ucen rob- of §10.Up, monuy belonging to the As- sembly. Deing obliged to nake thls lumumfium\. the genifeman felt Wimself unable to return home be called abmolulely by any membor, and then the rule of nrocedure wad to tako up the firat motion fl!al, Therefore Mr, Ogdon's motion woald be in order, Alr, Ialliday made the point that 3r, gmltn‘l o the Chalrinan of the Commitico, lla presumn the smendments presented falrly ombodicd all the objections that cuuld be ralsed againat the n.'pofi. Tho - laat one offrod dld not aiter tho 4 thers were Itlanlsu vory probable that |t would bo aay for thls Loard 1o couimai 1ces of solds yaluable urk. e miuiani the Chinesa in Americs whio could not bo n« ducod o o far simtiar duly to Citan, 7. “Ttie bearlng uf Curlitian effort atilong thy ehirchos nature of the veport at all, oxcept, por- 7 . of i b rectary of Worabip will show what ia taught in tha | Inthis country upon tho evausfization of Asiafase | motloncontalned no *'real subatance.” The mo- | haps, it conserved & mure | New World for humes, This fac been apprye Ylens the Awenibly should refund thisamout | ALy Wit Do 61 the socieis. Nava | Soriptares o thak subject, ud cortainly fivas who | direet it e bahis bysncy s ' cuntrllig bt | Hlom boforo the ouso was 10 010t (s report. That | guargedly the ghts of tho Presbytories, for which | clated siuco 1370, for tho ailgratiun of say es: tho amount, bne Wit they “culld tn the Tpast tu geu havs adapted the standacds cannot o, tack upon | Berssadtiere. fuls bellaved by our brethron lu Call- | bad dess the athior had noi thio Comimltiae waa very anxlous. o suggeutad, | copt the uid aud feeble tiad bacn subatantiully pres 18 BMBUEL: o decilac hat the propor courea to | Uit Secuniiieed Arcswis b Woanitafalun, | thoincacont in's, conatiutionsl way. Tho Shoticr | RISt 18 LRelarLL Jat s o SCAlY gLk, | o Mudoralof decldol that ko qusation beoro | thuraturs, st o report bo rocommitied Wit thy | ventou, They woves frukal, bty people, St foke was to _refer Uhe mutler to thy Commnitios ou Allcage, and It was 00 referced. —— .~ HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ACCEPTED AND ORDELED PUNLISZED, .Dr, Van Dyke, Ciairan of the Committes on Cateciiloin vays, **ThojLord's Supper s a Bacra- iy, far tue | miont whoreln® by the giving wnd recolving of tlons, bread “and - wine according In tho Scripte DAt Worts uf aurs are peaded to fpress | tres,” elc. Te ¢ propased by tide Aseembly to the members of this Assemhbly with tha importance of | {inpeach the doctrinul authorlty of the Expository {lie work fu whidts the Ureslyteria Hlstoricel Bustelr or e Shorior Catechisiar Wil tho churohoa ace ed. X el q o or et ot sgeautss durine the st inree | SOBL ¥ach wu exposition adsla a populat body s ous tho houso was, **Shali the drat recommendation— that the overtura Le sant down—Ya adoptud! ¥ A WARM DISCUBSION. MEL 0UDEX #3ld ho did pot know when ho had been moro sur- too much given to indulgance in drink, but not more 40 than those amooy whom they caime, Now that war was wuging as thele howms in which they were (hreatonud 10 be ongulfed, they woald s this country I greater nuuibors than” evor, Whal wan to bo done With them? They must be wols comed, and thls was the glorious work of the resaat exposed condiilon, thn Fespuntl luss st 1ost wher 1L Mlnm'-.—on 1l l‘r‘?hilun‘nn sturs and Uhelr cougre) e le priuciyally (rom our Paciia Statcs. thist Bourd Broufi’Shcate Siesa ‘infstonarics whic' {10 maks st of thuiu broad, Fhe effurts of Christlan women now made In Califars nla through the auudiuwm of 1hs Forelsn Bosrd Feuily erdwned with great su a0d may be a6l noro etictent It the Hoar shall inaugurats ward movement wo ahall recormimeiul, These two. dmonts, The Committee wished to expre the sonse of tha different members of the Assor bly, -m} wero nxuclnlly anxious 1o expross thalr sense with regard to conserving the rights of the uller Preabylurice, 1€ tho Foport Was recome oiitted, in'a committeo of five the lunguage could perhaps be so nd{ulu-rlu to make it more accu- & ¢ s th 1lie thia? I think not. they accebt such an | of labor shuuld mantfestiy bo mads in harmouy.and us rute 1han if conslderedd in tho Assembly, & Tlome Misslon,. Thoe Jrish, Scotch, and lizhe Dl and Overtares, presented ho following: fheincthal SSRE moru S rifdots Wova? | exioutfon of e Bcrlpcarus giveil fn th ecth of der it bttt OIS, | prised than mo was when Mateoing to | "TuRor, Sle Youos askau Dr.'Van Dyke y Hpaniards o ) ndards| landur, 100, were sinoni us, and the had 150, 100 of by the acquisition of terntory. And thers werw the Mormons, whoss clvll ruls waa 1l Belng the Kepors of the Presbyterisa on't think wo. ~The Committeo | $0172 ltault ultiuiatel solutlon thon ot maBkind. | Tho orlgln aud brogecss of this N a report which proposed (o send for tha | meant to have the whole report recommutted,” or [t Churen 1o this land, and thy lods shitlieult by wiatntainlug L tury Of her paat wlili deprecated such a discusslon, and that was tha rea- 7o iasfone 1 waul alilancu between ths Board o rocommend that the report be ace socond timo- lad been, told the third time— i only & part. sod privatious, merelas aud triuniphe, ara deetp in: | 4oh why thoyeaid it should bo left with the Soasion. e \Taa Dyko replied that ho meant only the Lerusting bow, aud will bacome 1ore folereating o all ly Voroika i ion w b {uvirated 'in }io Mountan-3oadow muasscre, At Sapiod by s o0 oS4 Eint e hn QUL el 4 ek ‘A1 tho aatia tihe tho rathrn whu brciented tho | Surid oo [pek we yeArs. “'.“n{u"vU"i‘u'éflw‘n'?fi# trough tho Pobyiarles for declalon a aucatlon | grat portion. whous soctal s could not b audural, ey ot the folluwlng resulution: a quarter of s cantury the Boclety hasbeen | Yiews just expressod boforu the Commitiee, thonght | In salaing ' funds. * lieiter = uisn shat, I hus | which they had burted so deop by 8 negatlve volo THN REV, Md. DALLENTING wera hostila 10 tho condtrys claimed 1o biaro bettt WiuzBuAb, 1ii0 General Assembly recommendod that B of (hix Churcis, | we must vive some injunction, {n onder to satiafy [ Broved = he “valde of “womans prajre aud | fat ono would suppose it could scarcely ever b | aad there might bo other smendiments to ofter, | fve thimas driven out of tha Blates, and to b st entenninl awiu should propare and forward to the | 4 ol B ¢ o your ca at T eaf mplete, yel ite il hul‘ these brethren in roqund to the uslng of pure wine, f “womun's “zeal “ln e wraud wi 3 ho blood tow. iwriiten hittory of | Gocaube we kuow tloro were countorfeit Wincw grangellsing the world, In vim of Thede consldorar | Fesusrected. Soveral of the brettren had ‘mpoken, and 1t was | followed; and their order was, lub tho bl u linorical Bocloty 8 n Uommitteo recomme hardly fair now to recommit and thue cut OfF thows | Thoy bad charze of tha only Nno of railway cun: e o R ot "Buhlig nd eoieerais Jiarof sieiookt | gUroad, T¢ waa ot foF us 1o dedns wist was pure | | FiriiTlat. tho. Joans of Nurvign Miselon be tn. [ DF Matdold Interrupted him. = Tho overture | wio miut wisb to ssy sométhing furthor, Mo [ hectlog the Kk and ths Weak, snd evory bisschy FUBG Ty each maciery i and. id DY lodts ou | Wine, It was not fur us (0 say whether & man wha | structed to enls oir operations amuny the Chiness | Which it was provosod to vend down had nover boen | (herefore moved that the Assemuly go Into Com- firh t wad at thelr marcy, From the ‘mo Whaaran Thie Gbjects cantemplated In (e above w, and | kepta vineyard in 8an Franclsco o Ju New Yori | 9u0ur westorn cuatt, a4 suon, aud as far as practicatilo, | before the Presbytarion, Anoverture of a aimilar | mittco of the Whole, rescrving”the lea-minute ps thoy could secomuendatiousard of tha greaiest fportanco, snd | manufactured the [lxxnrul wina, Wa loft the Hes. ot x;"i"“um gvg;‘”:‘lmlfi::g nature had beun eent down, and, huying been | rulo while the Cominiltoo sat. FUALULE BTONBS UPON PAYSING TUAING " i at e foriise ara OF Te baciety 1 aluus 1o Judge of that, 3 amended, changed, and altered, as the Commitioe urnhum sald there was not time to discuss | below and crush the bodios of passengers 80 But sume ons of the Gommitico eald, +'Ca 158 | i (hat satosicaten on i maro mhoet® Ty Wik | auostion has een decided and rulud upon by a ci higher tribunal than this Uenoral Assembly, and i hanie o 1 rfi-‘curd:d q!:n s unurllnh:po‘rlunll l:«.:lnkl.‘lmuh Jour If o serve i | Diceat. Tha gleventh chupter of the FirtiEplatie €aguurageiant Rl ANARSO UL 10N Dophiee ::nlr:d‘ll‘xlu Lorda Suppar a4 ot ouly o bucome f- xicated afier the Communita, bu icome ln- SADBBATII OBSERVANCE, toxicated at the Communion, 'snd the Apostie's CARHYING SUNDAY MAILS, i Dr. Van Dyke, Chairman of the Commitfes on il nd Overtures, submitted the following: (ura No. 8.—Klngston Presbylery. | 1 e X Woull Ly Veruts the Ueucrsl Asamoly this. caralully conaldered overture; Maoy of ous inint; arrying out this plan th arge co-operation of 1 Synod “of Fine baclios from the churches [a_ U ar a3 praciieable, spucial Ahe sccoiplishment of & 80 much at Sart, TAirg~Thal they eacouraku thvse churches to contine ue thelr edurts fur Chingss un‘uwlluuon shrongh ol own coogregations and Balbatl-schools, carse y abetalning from futerference with any work the chiurches way be ble todu [ that direciion, aod (o 8 UL hiors ad wnuel 1 £o be done: FouriAe—=Tust thay pay svecial attention, as soon as thie way u obed, 60 tle education of u Batlve minlaey {uF aervics Aoy tho Chioean bouh 1A thia cousiry sad X ftA-That they lasno to & special appeal to cltagehes i Amelce.Tor means” soabia e ' 287 Culre ilio ohjacte Alimed At 10 thla report. Your Couitulites du not supiuso this 'at work can be (full lul‘llnllmllinncg but thoy belleve It should plunge tnown {nto an abyve i, foet bulow witt such rapidity and corta(uty that the binds would not And the flesh upon thelr bones to feed upon. Nothing bat the ol of grace would ovorcome thelt houtility, The Board in 1871 extablished a chiurch at Sa)t Lake, and great good hud been dune, Asd thore was stltl another class to be looked . after, the Chlueso, Thoy came hors with the oplu smoking bablt snd with & fonduoss for gaumed of chanle, 'They werc coming, and would couley despite all Jogislatlvn, for this \waa God's country, 10 11} an aching vold.' Thoy were honest heatheud and had to b welcomed. They left bohind them 400,000,000 soule, who would yooner or later l. conlu au _important factor In ous land, ‘Theyals roady had thele churches here, and prowissd 10 fln}i op hflr‘) Illnlu),:i:lllfi L tly urglog 1bst 'he épeakur concluded by eloquent It:u need of the tme Wullr‘}vl'll of l“ll causo ol the subjuct In the Commities of thy Whole, Unly Afteen winutes was loft vefors adjourning. Ho thereforo woved lo adopt Dr. Van Dyke's motlue, Me. allentine asked, In wome hoat, who satd thint the Assembly was limited as to the time It cuuid haya 1o divcuss thie yroat uestion. | \We 1t natrrulldudln the resolution which called tho gml ulr ln]a,uut the discusslon ghould go oo uatil omplote "Vida Jtov. M. Btewart ross to s polat of ordor, ‘The wotlon to recommit cauld not s amended, The Modurator held that tho wation could ba amended, bucauso tho Assombly mightcommit with fustructions or not with fnsteuctions, Tho motion 10 recomunls was befare the huuss Mr, Ballentine sald Ll smendument to come mit to the Commities ¢f the Whole lnsioad of re- committiog to the Spocial Commitlee, TIIE HRV, M. LAIDLAW o tho Uhougti-do we to inset Lo vluwd of thu Precbyterion and the ¥ouse of the Church, and to_moet tha ob- Jections formorly ralsed, it was Xrn asod now to sund that now o o dowi, ( phluune, ] Mr, Ogden wontan ta sny that o alluded to the subject, and not to tho mannor of i, Notwith. nding the statemont of the Becretary, this aub. fect, ina, form, whieh was intellizible, and which t was presuined the Prowbyteries could unduretand, had been submittedto them, snd buen by them re- Jected, 1o did uot soe the necessity of taking up {wo uiore yuars with B strang probabllity of reicii- Ingz the aaie reault, and shuw losing time while the Aveenibly was gatnlng in wombers, and It was bo- Cowlny wore und_more dinicult o flnd & place of “moeting, “The proposition cama before the Assombly without "any facts or figuros showing where it was fuln}c to land them, There E:dbo as to the nunber of memn- B urgeni; And \iz#gas, From the report of the Exocutive Com. miites of Illf Soclety (which has been submitied ta thie Ascutin), Toapposrs that'puature mud chuschice bwys Sul ta ek caupited wii toe recomuendatiua| Wery- if, “Rieroiced, That thie General Asscrmbily Tenews s pro- vious recommendstion (hit 811 pastord who have oot 'illlhnluul thelr respective nl.mmln e 2 doso during the prescnt yoar, and that the e birdule WEe o s Soficeuun ror th 80 &4 80UL &4 Dracticable,and 'l’vl\l‘rlvll o Nu o take such actiun as In their judgment wiil The roport waa concurred fn. Following s gubmiited by the K. Jamea U. Cralghcad, .., ecretary: The b::’uullu Comuuittce of the Presbyterian His- LIt to ¢ ng sxee ms speclsl miikierai and that 11 wa labor Lo pre n but that they shonly examine themselvey Thatia the decision that the Comul ‘They did not cire tu at question, 1 do nul propuee to go lnla ocky for our atandards biud e frat and, in the sccond placo, If [ Drepared, have not forwardad thiomn 1o Uy Lulidlug sud euduwmeal Tuil 8dapted 1o scours Lotk thesy Juporians 0bjecis, TR UISTOMICAL SOCIBTY'S $EPORT, ry and elders recollect with Inter. en o stalemun thise sicomuienstions Taily beloviie Hhad shey ke ~ o ] En e s Sk eanorI0r il préscht ot uuder lts care. The Geueral Ausembly of 1873, 00 1be recommenda- on uf Ws Cummittca of tha Ceatenuls] Annlyersar Imuicdistely begun. They als bulluve that the fn- . Chrlat in the heart of the Church and tho peos cut 415 £141Va thads by AMhriias Chrisiian (5 bebalf | oS SUpBUse that by & siacle, Yol S t ; ? wndor this Arrabgomeni—noining aa 10 tho | satd 5 plan bad been proposed which ought to be rl st ocbly Ralenul it o e Tty Af | 51 Sabatudoos shevt E\'.‘éfn":‘:.'. Ui posunaias | Geaers "A"g;"°‘{h{,g"¥,,}§{‘;,i';““;p h’f;‘kl':",b.‘;il’} ‘t'wu:‘!‘?u:t.l.‘; opese E‘.":.‘.'{"‘M}-'e'.'.‘r‘fi‘. cuuality o tuequality of ke re rastniasian of the :umaflu-d In addlion to e plausairasdy sog plies Tae patlou was put io md-;ml“:xwr;;:'::;“}: e ek o oo Fross e sharch s Bk ave s hrur oL buade oy ara farne | D e T B | e A e mbors.conmrlelg twoatr- | Silforation (6 ihe. Lrouping of smal by du.::mul bearings of this q tio ed toscatier it, The people uceded to bo suirred Mon wifl Judye o themselves ou this e eton s fidorayla up o & conviction that tho schewo of salve \ncuibers, comprising twonty ¢ cowmits or Ui discoul ] h A Tk il & P itlon to the grouplug of eu ) '75"“3 Py e A S S e e bl Awo Preabyteries, which would " scad ten Commis- { iuto Prewbyterial disteicts, to bo repressuted by tlun muoet socceed, 19 1he Church YoM that % o e c moners, ‘tho report wald that tho representation | iwo or more Cammissioners. Ile hopud the amend- [ S Taleiendcht of ine Ualed atia. edupied the Tal. | Beberal * wefors bae buch miuds Ja Vit wion. e resoiutlon was {ntended toavold | 54 jlioild saburltace brave tuas sonie better plas | L3I0 piada’ tp of one winiator A4d ono Elder | Mentto focoumit tho roport with ail aniouduente | Wis scting s hough [b was bib it lowinu resolutlons: firvorton d of yleldiug 10 discuuragement, it—toevadelt, Ifany one wants to ind out where | 7u3dyhesunimitted to & future Assombly, from cach Prasbytery. 1n theds Sve Synods 8 Pres- | —would carry, In order thab his schome might come | Souvinced that Chrlel was to come again, "UTHA (ho frat Kavbats o July, 1470, b destgmated hers b thele pa 10 get the purest wine (with the most perfect re- e — £ bytury would T bu’ raprovouted . ohce fn five | befaro the Commitice. Hoard was doinig all |t coutd with limlted supports wiatiay ol Pralio sud Tusnbaclying 10 Gug (or the | the caseo ba i o #D4Ct10 thd gentlewen WhO aro urgent on thls vube Pt erePisheuted once dn e | B oo If tha report was recom. | and It realized that tho great wars of Uod Wero e bt Breati with walbh e berdened sl | aidv S muccons Waula hive e Salh bR | 120, VWit Gy that” iy’ can 00 “lu. | REDUOED REPRESENTATION | ficiliers, - comprisiop ~ inisty " tabpterion, | milicd i would b sort of sanciion of ho, prin: | finaloi, 8nd was sonuible o the necssstty 4 A%, “*A%d It 16 recommended tbat, on that day, the pase | 1f 3t b urged that, sdmitting thls 'yul th ormied, becauso—what conslder & ELDER WOOD which would = se Uwonty-clght © Coms | clple of Synodical represcutation. Io would | Jngihetouniry, It was ibolast hops of ihe £, £or of €ach church nder the Jursdictiva of'this Gen: | time for action ws forover paisd, and u vod | great lmproprioly--1 underetand thero are | offercd the foltawing: missioners—not & whole man 'a | accond, thurefore, very cordially, the mutlun to go | Church, but ba belioved thst Chrlst would ¥ A ey olly 6F b bcoUFYG 0B Lh8 LUtury of Bla | Guutd Poaiis from Feaswal of attotipia for L sbolliion | (nen hero with ypveimens of wine to sell. Bur | *\iot S R 8 uer ot tne members of the | Presbytery, Then thero were 14 8ynods, with 150 | into the Commitide of {no Whole'sntil tho matter | crowned King of all natlon 4 O W stk Fecanmsedit ik on G4 iy | 1 (Buaday malls weteply Uiab tho 5;»:?‘}“_‘,:“::‘@ they cannotlum hy fi:‘w‘m Assembly 1010 8 | Amcuibly live up with the convictiop (hatine | mombers, which would send wix each, and (lu- | had besn tuoroughly veptllatud, when th Speclal 3 82078 Bpiulnied. & Collaction Lo taken Uy o chch of our | 11e 18 sircady lopelesly loat P mupling oo, (Aol auoloce of roducod reprebuutatiua s o fuiporiticd, | cluding 64 Prosbyterios) would bavo 84 feprosynta: | Comuitieo might take 18 fu bz aud ses 1€ they | UNITED PRESBYTERIAN. clarcocs fuF Lia purposs of LUB erection of & wuitable | yieid todespatr. 1f uud Crisllan hopisge and o A oras i fal houke) and, | of the | UYes—sboutonesnd & quarter to a Preabytory. | could not get souctbing out of it NTERENOB AT BFABTA. Ese-prool Lulldiug for tl Vreabyicrina tiinorical or | Taith o God are left it tieas we “cau uni | thougbi, the dlacuselun had procacded upon s falee | \ ALY Bearly W waskh, s inahy Of the Eiaorks | And there wore 7 Synods with 200 membere (i | Dr. Huwplro also uad 8 pulub of order. There TUN CO! AT BFARTA: gletylabd for aa cadawmient fund fur sald Societyi 1t | wilwin Batourzeal, for the, Lonis Uiy tobuot | baste. Iy report of tho Commitico put It tn the | gherafurd, ot obifgedto feavoa Muhday buts wudy | ludiug 34 Proabyterien), which would acud 56 dul. | was notbing In fls ruley thet contomplated b Cot: Byectal Disoaich to The Tribunt. Ay pies et ORI POS SN ek Bl s of ecclest : cryauca '"'":‘u""-;“"'-‘“"""’rfiy‘“?u'“&h.é:»‘.nfi’:flfl.' ;n e tand: Lin, Dy, countey wwn Ulend A CnE s e e & cuns tathey | o bure wing," what were they zolng to dor Would they have any communion ¥ i I T TR R I T X attol usalons, because it was not ::.Mw n'.?g‘s".“u'; flfiu‘} ity Lfl}lfinlhx’:‘n lllvlor ot |lch\:‘lln driuks m[-uy u-ufi 1y i tnoword. 1le supposed overy Session wou e Ay -in‘ui i ufi:lul.f itcouldu', o Ttheo, cepecttull olution gave @ privilege of uving some+ encrally Lo potltion st of the Stan Conimillice on Church Krec- sy adita aiid ihat bo aiaplors 1105, 808 (hose fatercated proposed b eiag oa toeir bath | constitutional right, if b discuselon was lo bo “iiar | protanged. He would bu glad to eo it clused, but rie 1t was Lo go on, he would move that the regular ok sdlin Nl loces, s b s Ton) | wqlueletinny 0L clployes kTe Our Empluych We slioul : } ther, Wik 'Yur‘\‘ln e mén‘fi’;fx (e aboatt w e | Ve O e e OABer L WK O A waoky, Moderator. | 8sked {1 the Asscubly was preparcd to say (o all Thasbove avertare was sdopicd by thu Fresbytary | Coristendoia that thoy alono Usrsd gob faco this ol Witkiead, Tho Cotamiites o Lbcatian Tor ths neak Atk T Gt i bbb :;«lecu(u I{umm:f:nlfik seitied, ug 1¢ wil Ug with Lhis Mm.oabfi_' st e undersof tho da supuaded, tuat the report op the dublucs of re: te ately taken us ‘considered unti) douk R [y ald thero werd many of the Commisalonera who bad laportant busincss at home, could pot reuiain afier Moaday night. It un- wlo to vring up such an lmg:vum uestion ay Fedaced roptgsosiation excopt bofare a Juil hog Lo doubted If ono-third of the Avsowbly would ru- walnafter Mondsy. r. Murham sald It was & maiter of necossity that the roport of° the Standing Committes on Cuureh Broction should bs prescated lmmcdlllll{. aid for tLla reaaon thoro were seveu vacauciesin the Board of ‘Trustoss which It was very important e S, ta tu ‘e Jov, Mr. Hussor sald tho roport waa ver, sbiost sud polatod. ¥ i cates—about ono and u' ball to each Presbytery. Thus 33 of the 36 Synods, Iucluding 500 iembore 150 Prosbytorios, woild have 178 Comuntasion. ers. Asto tho remalniug 3 Synods: Naw York with 310 memburs aud 5 Prosbytosios, would send 12 delegales; Now Jorsoy, with 350 momburs and & Preabyteries, 14 roprosoutatives; and Philadelplia with 371 ‘membecs and 8 Preabyleries, bt egales Hence it . woud bé scon that, tn to histy-ilre Hynods, oach Prosbylery would bave a 1i¢t18 moro than s msn sud a quarter, while the throe Synods, with twenty-two Prosby- torles, would have forly delogates.” Whora waa tho_shadow of equality of ropresuntation uader such on Arrangement? Amoug tha 1,040 mintsters {n tho three Synods wero cdllors, ‘Sccrolarics, leachors of privale schooly, aeu’ enkagod ln socular colleges, ic, — 213 In all,—who, nccordlug o bis judguent, should po removed from (ho hasls of fupresents- tlon, [Apblause.) Bubtracting tbicss, 793 miu- Liters would scad forty Co loaers. If there mitteo of the Whole. The elfect of going Into the Comumlttes of the Whole would be to neulralize the wution Lo recommit, AMr. Ballontige cited the brother to Kule 39. ‘Tl Moderatur read the rulg, which provided that tho Assembly could diveolve into What is known ae au **interlocutory meetiog, * and decided that it waa firat uoceasary (o move that the Asseus- bly pass [utw suc weethiz. AL present thero was & wotlon t recomult, and an auienduicnt to coms mit Lo & Commilteo of the Wholo, Tha latter was clearly out of order according o, Rule 30. ~ Tho questfon was thercfore on by eriginal motlon to recomunt. Mr. Garduer wanted to know {f the Agsombly could not recowwnit with instractions. “fha Moderator sald It could. ME. GAMDNRR avalled bimsull of tuls opportunity o get In big tong-deferred amendment, which was as follows: Beamta, Hl., May 24.—Tbo Confercuco InE evaning wan an lntorcating resume of tho Oper ations of Buards ot Church Extenslon and lflnlfifl to the Freedmon. An earnesi appeal for tbo sympathy of the Churcu for Church Estenslo and tbe nocessity of libural contributlons W Board was made by the Becretary of tho Bostd tho lov. A. G, Willlace, D. D, ll‘hr m‘.e’l&u o«f the year wero §11,084; appropriations, Sil. T ot By 20s foun tn s of debc ‘Applications are ou 8o for §:13,000. 4 o Hov. Jaince McNeal, of Tenncssce, sd; drgaved the sudlenco on Frecdmen's Misaivd, 852 reporied 8 very cncoursging work smous the col argd people of tho Soutit . g g, L el of e LY B0t oport o enor: ou xf:m:m:ft ke following reolutivas wero P that 130 action of (ha Doand fog tho oas g unde: iy, 'resiyLerica, sud Syaodss and ‘Tlcolugleal selyinarics. BURIY e allowed to fepoalt Rlerel for sare keopluy sucl Besords, bouks, snd paicry as they may de Tuetlsuriealdiscourses Lerein difecied 1o by d shail be trausmittod (G thie sald Fresbyierien 1l Sorical soctuty foc arreuycunent; sad for acs furthor dia BosiCiun of thews as tue U . iulitee sypoluted toLara cliars of W ubjocl uiky ) ) forthis moratog iy 4 it *Aud 11 fUrthes recowmonded, tha the e K R o g : r, &2d Lo 4o, v Wid ihtorica) o T Lo opetate wich 6 to 4Rt Wor uiar, aad lasdin Aoy i Ve sains Countuitice, ta thelr repurt to l?: Ausembly 5, called I‘STE alteutlon 1o thu subjects Hag i 8 508, i e pasiors aad wurclioe. pe cre colled for the questlon. 1t of the Comin il 8 chosen b, Syood 1a 3] ooyearsl e el b v et ae Vrailyir 21