The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1869, Page 3

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Beunion of the New and Old Schools Virtually Conceded. Proceedings of Both General Assemblies. Interesting Reports on Finances, Publication, Church Extension, &, The West Insists on a Discount on the Purchase of Books. THE NEW SCHOOL ASSEMBLY. Fourth Day. ‘The fourth day’s proceedings were opened with Prayer, ata quarter to ten o'clock yesterday morn- img, in the Church of the Covenant, corner of Park avenue and Thirty-fifth street, by the Rey. Dr. Skin- mer, The members of the Assembly had about half @n hour previously been engaged in a joint prayer Meeting with the Old School in the brick church. Whe Moderator having called the Assembly to Order the calling of the roll was dispensed with until ‘he last session of the Assembly, and the minutes of Baturday’s session were read ang approved, Rev. Dr. Darina then read the report of the special committee appointed to collate answers to overtures for reunion. He said although they had exercised great diligence in collating the report, yet % would be found to contain several inaccuracies, Which could be corrected by the delegates wherever they might be found to arise. The following is the report in full, and contains the most important fea- tures connected with the whole proceedings. The special committee appointed to coMate the answers of presbyteries to the overture on the sub- ject of reunion sent down to them by order of the ‘ast Assembly respectfully report:—That the fol- wing presbyteries have expressed their approval, ving their consent to the reunion of the two branches of the Presbyterian Church in the United States pn the basis proposed by the joint committee of thirty and approved by the two General Assemblies, meeting in May, sa respectively in Albany, N. Y., and ‘Barrisburg, Pa., viz.:—Champlain, Troy, Albany, Columbia, Catskill, St. Lawrence, Watertown, Os- Wego, Utica, Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Tioga, ably Steuben, Chemung, Ithaca, Wellsboro, ons, Otsego, Chenango, Delaware, Buffalo, Onta- fio, Rochester, Genesee, Niagara, Genesee Valley, poe. North River, Long Island, New York, 3; lew York, 4; Brooklyn, Newark, Rockaway, Mon- trose, Wilmington, Philadelphia, 8; Philadelphia, 4; Harrisburg, Erie, Meadville, Pittsburg, Monroe, Mar- bdhall, Kalamazoo, Coldwater, Lansing, Grand River, Huron, Trumbull, Cleveland and Portage, Athens, Pataskala, Franklin, Sciota, Cincinnati, Ripley, Dayton, Hamilton, Salem, Madison, Indiana- lis, Greencastle, Crawfordsville, St. Joseph, ansport, Fort Wayne, [llinois, Schuyler, Wabasn, ton, Ottawa, Knox, Bloomington, Milwaukee, Fox ver, Cotumbus, Lake Superior, Des Moines, kuk, lowa City, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Omaha, ato, Minnesota, Dacotan, St. Louis, Osage, Lex- ‘ton, ‘Kansas, Union, Holston, San Francisco, jorthern Missouri, Nevada, San José and thenew presbytery of Humboldt. In all 100. The following presbyteries have answered the overture in the negative:—District of Columbia, De- it, Washtenaw, Chicago. e commitvee also report, for the information of Assembly, the action of its presbyterles on the eral subject of reunion in the following particu. vines the eg begins ting to the amend- of the by the omission, first, of that part the basis on the first article which begins witn words “it belng understood” and ends with the ords “in the ay anti churehes;” and, second, of whole ot the tenth article, are as follows:—Troy, , Columbia, besos 8 Utica, Onondaga, as Cortiand, Geneva, Chemung, Wellsboro, tsego, Ontario, Rochester, Genesee, Genesee ‘alley, Hudson, North River, Sg New York, 3; New Yor! 4; rooklyn, iewark, Mon- Philadelphia, 3, Harrisburg, District ‘of Co- feta, Erle, Detroit, ‘Monroe, hall, Saginaw, g, Grand River, Huron, Trumbull, Cleveland | mtg ot Maumee, Athens, Pataskala, Franklin, ta, Cincinnati, Rapley, Dayton, Salem, Indian- polis, Greencastle, Crawfordsville, St. Joseph, Lo- enor’, Port bi eon pg nats: 10x, cago, Bloomington, Fox River, Yano Superior,'Des Moines, Mankato, Minnesota, Wi- Mona, Dacota and St. Louis, Lexington, Chariton, Cedar Rapids, Galena and Belvidere, San José, Humboldt, Hoiston—75, The presbyteries eeeegesing tucir dissent to these Begone amendments ‘the basis are:—Cattskill, Pittsburg, Dubuque—3. |, The following presbyteries express either a pre- ce Or & Willingness to have the reunion accom- hed upon the simple basis of the standards:— Valley, Wilmington, Del.; Meadville, Patas- ja, Rochester, Niagara, Huron, Cincinnati, Day- Hamilton, Columbus, Kansas, Chariton, Che- ngo—15. The presbyteries of Sciota, Logansport, Ottawa, ons and Northern Missouri add to this expression their wiliingness to have the reunion thas accom- hed the condition of three-fourths “if the prea- yyteries assent.”? The following presbyteries express a desire that the General Assembly should consummate this re- inion without again referring the proposed basis of to them, and in their own language empower and big gy? EN a to oh. cee 1 Troy, wren ‘atertown, Osw: 23, eg Buffalo, North River, Detroit Gnd ‘ver poh Athens, Ripley, Madison, Ill.; Wabash, Keo- ik, Mankato, St. Louis, Humboldt, Winona, Steu- . Knox, lowa City, Galena and Belvidere—26, ‘The presbyteries of Philadelphia (4th c.) and Pittsburg express their opposition to reunfon upon ‘any basis that has not been specifically ale by 8 majority of the presbyteries of each 'y. Several presbyteries append to their action on this ition certain conditions besides those already entioned, These are as follows:—The Presbytery Of Knox, in poetige to the proposed amendment Of the first article of the basis, add, ‘provided all pg liberty in interpretation be not felin- me Presbytery of Philadelphia (4th) say:—tt must, however, be well understood that by agreeing to the omissions in question the By hen do not Telinquish nor deny the right to all reasonable lib- erty in the statement of views and the interpreta- tion of the standards not impairing the integrity of the Calvanistic system.” ‘The Presbytery of Huron passed the following reso- jon:— Resolved, That we say to the General Assembly that in fany case We shall always claim the right, according to the @onstitution of the Chuich and the plan of union, to deal Brith the Congregational churches now on our roll without in- terfasence from the higher judications of the Church. ‘The Presbytery of Maumee ask for certain fled changes in the second article of the basis and would have it construed as directory and advisory, and not @s imperative. The Presbytery of Washtenaw, in replying nega- tively to the motion of the Assembly, express con- Wiction that the first step in the negotiations for re- union should be the repeal of the exscinding act and the imperative rule in respect to presbyterial éxami- mations. All of which is yore submitted. ‘The report was reierred to a special committee. The conference committee on reunion appointed by the Ola School, here entered, and were received by the Assembly rising to their feet. Having been conducted to seats on the platform in rear of the Moderator's desk. The MODERATOR said:—I am happy to introduce to the Assembly the Rev. Dr. Beatty, chairman of the Conference committee on reunion from the Old School branch. (Applause.) ‘The Rev. Dr. Brarry, on rising to address the As- sembly, was received with loud applause. He ir. Moderator and Brethren, we come among Fa) from the other branch of the Presby- ian =Chureh to bring ‘ou their = Chris- tian salutation. In the fellowship of our common Lord and Redeemer, we pray that e, mercy and peace from God, our Heavenly her, through Jesus Christ, may ‘be abundantly multiplied to you through tie abundant efusion of ‘the Holy Spirit. Having the same symbols of faith, the same order of the Church, the barriers between ‘us are but slight indeed; and we hope that even these slight barriers are about to be removed, that ‘we Coa Ray ang in the more perfect union and co- for work for the Master, for the glory of and the advancement of His kingdom on the earth, (Applause.) It was my happy lot to preside he General Assembly of our own Church seven ago, when this interchange of Christian cour- was adoptod. It was adopted with great cor- diality as well as unanimity. It has been continued w to the present time with great interest and mu advantage in the furtherance of the great cause in which we are drawing us nearer and mearer and which, I bop, will soon culmi- fate in forming the two Assemblies in one family of she household of God. (A) ) This may be the last interchange of of Christian bro- in the future we shall be one and branches of Charch. ‘Mot separated ol ‘Applanse.) Brethren, we have rejoiced in your pritoert yan oar onuer We have been present ith you in spirit, graor, ana [yet J one work of faith and jove Jesus Christ. We have to report progress in our own Church, Our domestic and foreign boards of mission’ have een relieved from their difcuities, But we are stil very far from being what we ought ‘to be as part of the sacramental host of God's elect, & new 000 Meavenly impulse, and we hope | to take off our hats and bow to tt, or be very careful oMce-bearer deviate from them we Fourth know there is a power in our ecclesiastical pes Day. pony to colt such to account. Sot Pegg tong ‘The Presbyterian Aesmilies united this apiece our churches necessary discipline shot in a prayer meetung at half-past eight o’cloc! Sbene remar muir of uaa the aeons views ' yrosvent “ of th reat body of Bott rahe, But have we in f avenue, Rev. Dr. Jacobus, Moderator of the Old the Church a “proc: y found fault ra? it is pre- terous to” suppose mo,” oud applause.) | ladies, Rey. Dr. Fowler, Moderater of the New ‘There siways, has bean rig hens aan folredl 4 School Assembly, and Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby, of @ reasonal rty allow vi . of understanding ‘aud. ex essing not merely their | ‘te Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church, led alter. doctrines of contession but all the doctrines of God’s | nately in prayer. The chief tendency of all the What are the precise points of this ery prayers was for union, not only of faith and doc- can only be thus gener: 5 ogee and not definitely trine, but also of organization, With the singing of tu advance, nora pe dizit of any one man or set of | the Doxology, “Hail the power of Christ,” and the or in any philosophy, but les in the | penediction pronounced by Rev. Dr. Fowler, the authority, We hope that all will coalesce aud har- monize Fy such a Tanner as to give honor and glory | the members of the New School Assembly retired. oe See bh pom pore wreae ive: expected The Moderator (Rey. Dr. Jacobus) then opened versities: ‘zc 5 4 They belong to the operations of the spirit, | he business proceedings of the Assembly with No two Sa per a agg = be peecliax alike anes as | prayer. Rey. Dr. Prime made an announcement men or Christians. ‘The speaker then went on tosay | gs to th to th al reception of that even though differences should exist between So Re meabls ok oNue 19 Me oe si thei they might continue to exist and still not pre- . vent them from coming eater oy one boas, ea read the minutes of the proceeaings of Saturday’s concluded, as he had begun, wit e Christian salu- roved. ee tation of his brethren of the other Church to them in Mhaplinis Wh ware Saye red all sincerity and earnestness and to fer eg witu them, merey and peace from God, the and Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, one truth | McRae, of the Presbytery of Columbus, which was and one love. (Applause.) a ‘The MODERATOR neXt severally introduced the fol- | one. other members or the Sa te bei mone Rey. Dr. MUSGRAVE, of Philadephia, reported that at length on the subject of reunion and strictly advo- | Mrs, Fitzgerald, of Virginia, had donated $10,000 cated it:—Rey. Dr. Musgrave (who indulged the As- 4 . sembly with @ semi-jocose speech, which put them | 12 bonas of that State, in trust, that during her life- into good humor); Rev. Dr. Lee, of the Reformed | time two missionaries should be appointed to work church; Rev, Dr. Stroug, representing the General | within the limits of the Synod of Virginia, and after Pie, MameSCE LACH and Mr. McKnight, of | 1. geatn the missionaries to be aapointed by that ae a nde ames the neuen. brent He Synod. As this was entirely within the jurisdic- a few appropriate remarks, 1 which he spoke ol! ie " desire ct the New School to become united with the | “Hal limits of Virginia, and the Synod of that State ld. Rev. Dr. VERMILYEA, Professor of Theology in the | Board of Domestic Missions ask power to relinquish Hartford Seminary and a delegate to the Assembly, next spoke on the same subject. » | the trust, for which an appropriaw resolution was It heing now half past twelve o'clock a recess was | Passed. taken until haif-past two. ‘The several overtures in regard to the union of the | crowding out the publications of the Board. He Afternoon Session. two branches of the Church were reported back by ee nien Cg hye myer poe ents At the last hour named the Assembly reconvened, | the committee to which they were referred and or- and after prayer dered to be committed tothe charge of the Commit- Rev. Dr. HBacock, of Buffalo, chairman of the | tee on Conference. Standing Committee on Foreign Missions, read the Mr. Robert Cartrer, of New York, ted Teport of that committee. The principal feature of | upon the state of the finances of the Ceneral - legal posed - the report was _an allusion to the evangelization of oy. giving a very healthy condition ¢: tne @xche- Ps ao on Saar fo arent The report was received and appro- | guer. He stated that e! sy co St. ona priately referred. ais, a cofumittee was a) , Of which he was Rev. Mr. McOAULEY spoke warmly in favor of dis- Rev. Dr. Woop, secretary Of the Board of Foreign | a member, to look ips the nces, And they found | counts as he believed it touches the fe prosperity Missions, next addressed the Assembly on the work | them in a deplorable condition, as 4 part - of the Board of Puvlication more than anything accomplished in that fleld of labor. After recounting | the trust funds was invested in bonds and stocks of what had already been done tn foreign countries, | questionable value, and guch portion wagjfinally all he said that they now proposed to institute a mis- | lost. Since then, during the War and now, the son ahong ie Ly _ ee lying out or oe is Fem in orcas pony comet Aberia, to com: entirely of colored men, erefore, in every Way socura, re Western India there were over twelve Were aa follows:—-Oashy on pegingh of of people, and it presented a | last year, $6,547; received during the year, $59,069: er field for the missionary than any other part of | expenditures for the time, $61,049; leaving @ balance the unevangelized world. Among the Nestorians of | on hand of $14,567. Persia he found good material, which might be'} Rev, Dr. ATWATER Fontes upon the inquiry made used hereafter for the evangelization of the Moham- | into the operations of the Board of Publication for prinev io Co ian But of a Cog fed one for | the past year as follows:— evangelical missionary work he claim 888 | THe commit om was referred the Possessing far more importance than any of the | Assembly's Hoard of “Publication hag leave reepeotaly 9 ae sn sorooee pa ede ee at boa tod Seven es — examined the same and find that tte jousand missionaries undertook | operations of the the work of evi izing Chma rs ‘once, he | eeuted with diligence, dellyand woo the depart- asked, Would not God bless that work? In cases of | Ment of product eee 3 sending out unmarried ladies as missionaries there fore published, including books and tracts, hate been was much delicacy connected with tt. But he was | (Ue, hile the teprints of instances of itual bene Ra ~aig sisters to offer themselves for this — y, pny Kong enn Foe spirit at goad Rev. Mr. Rigas, of the Dacotah Mission, followed | fale issu ie Sao tn a lougtiy adqroes on ihe gubject ot Fotelgn Mls- | Vintor eeclaen to sextet of ov 10,0 per ‘monte . oly the see if a committee could be Sppointed to arrest thig | number of churches contributing to Gye Fund has terrible evil, which made his biood boil. increased ope iv. . there ‘was a letter on the subject, which he desired joard ay to be safe and ‘CommisstonRR—That letter cannot be read. It | tures of f ‘tort have been 8142, is confidential $450 01 Ieee, than the Fecal. ioe Rev. Mr. FoRD—Then let us have a committee ap- | tressury at the end of Ce yy 4 ieee P- | is simply 8, Working balance inthe Rev. Mr. Poor hoped the committee would be ap- ry a” bills inted, and the national government as well as the Fhe Got Fund ts overdrawn and can overnment of fornia should be memo- | by the continual contributions of on the ee Bone | yout " 2 Tequest of the Moderator Rev. Dr. Heacoce | “Pie Woassembiy is happy to learn thet the soerations fect, to the efect hat “ts with unspeakable pain | Susemaamsucndugnen, Jeat tave.peeconducied with , Y a ‘able ‘edie! \d and humiliation that we read of the outrages com- 2 We ih arts amp on the Cy on hone Lp gran papery a to ord ad tbe = “4 juct at war wi e history ana usages of our goiban oeeg people and iy violation or the gp or our religious tionary tn tases churches which do nor ieee 'e authorities to bring to punishment | the openings for it that are multiplying on every hand, efd the authors of these outrages, and to Es ress with | thisend tall our churches fo’ coutribute @tand for the strong arm of the law these demot ions of | this indeed, among us, but subjects of and subjects of a common and divine redemption. purchase them, lider Hunger, of California, said they might as 6. In view of the great arising from the gratuitous i ask the government here to take action against | circulation of the tracts of the Board, we earnestly commend the general body of Germans or Irish in New York | ‘the attention of churches and individuals the for the acts of a few aa to adopt the course eed. | Kner: Senaiene toy Oe ere Rey. Mr. STUART, the mover of the resolution, towards the Chinese. The 686 WONT Nave tO | ant the ee ae cemmined the minutes of the Board | then took the floor and explained the general dis- be taught and learn to know the ways of the cuun- | correct, and recommend their ‘They also offer the | Satisfaction of the Church in the country with the ty before much could be done for them. S@coompanying nominations to fil vacancies in the Hoard. course of the Board. In regard to the increase of Rey. Dr, HEACOCK thought the Assembly would be justified in leaving the report as it was, without To this was appended from the same committee irther action. the following: Bev. i Le of a oheeened, 80 the ba SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT. ception and resolution, on the groun Board q that the people California would be placed in a Report on cartain overtures concerning the of Publi and the Americans would protect them. The Cil- Your committee report that recommend the following die f them :— nese were persecuted by Irish Catholics, But did " From the Pi lowing disposal of them allow a few Irishmen to do as they pleased there? | Catechism in a new and improved form ; also a catechism for They would hear before many weeks of men being | young children. They recommend that the Assembly refer strang between heaven and earth for their persecu- | said overtures to the of Publication for such action as tion of those Chinamen. The Californians would | # may aeem proper. take care of it, and thas report and resolution were v2 From the Preabytery of Erie, proposing that the Board nalider HAND, of Tioga, desired to know where Des M Tespecti: edith of th stirmeal ia " . joines 1 the information came from that authorized the fram- | ¢ for the aged, ry fn onal type for the convenience et ing of that report and resolution. The language in | ot In the opinion of your committee no action on these 3. From bytery of Wooster, and from R. Comer, case was not overstated before such a resolution | gormer colporteur of Te ease solant discriminating’ in Was passed. They should hang theirheads in shame | favor of the booksellers, "in the. price of” ita at the outrages they had permitted on this side of [ethentions. Your committee find that this subject the mountains before they Bag these resolu- ai tions. He objected to the tion with mn and clear Tons. of the fact. si oe 8 cal that the j rot of booksellers and other competent persons Mr. Bover, of California, moved that the report | Of “side relsions publdkien sonia on. the subject, that and resolution be recommitted, do not allo Rev, Mr. Hancock said that this violence to the | such clear and settled judgment on the sub; that they Chinese did not all emanate from the Irish only, It | could not or would not with perfeot cordiality follow any de- was not right for him to mention the sources from | sided and marked preference of the Church {n the premisea, which the information came, but he could say t¢ | Your committes recommend the reference of the whole sub- came from most ofiictal sources, Judge Foors, of OND, advoosted the eootait- Sia as vee ao of —_ pet and re a vag ae ee had Wi ram = Ponte tone yee ateesameg atts, | dite un the Felis report bli con received the Chinese kindly and treated them well, | Bited. eee Be saan ct Chi id thi hi Resolved, That the Board af Publication be inatructed to Bilder BAKBER, ot sal ey should in- ‘al or quire more carefully into the facts of the cage before | Shift immeusteyy and vigorously on the work of preparin passing the resolution. He was in favor of recom- i Rev. Ly! Botae, Adept said the Chinamen | the countries where these languages are spoken. ad come into California in immense swarma, an de- This was, for the present, declared out of order, pon rny R yg he Samana 'h oa “ the report of the Committee onthe Board of Pub- c door cullar form of worship. The Chinaman stood as | was awarded to ne ne HUN and on ts the irmly on 'Change there as any man in the city. They Rev, Dr. Schenck, @ member of the Board, who were treated with respect, They were gentlemen. ve an extended statement as to the work per- They raised their tempies there and had them deco- | formed by the Board of Publication; that new books, rated with all their images and pictures. Let | containing important religious knowledge, bh a man abuse a Chinaman in ti streets of | been published and circulaied. In regard to evan- San Francisco and he was immediately arrested elical books and tracts in Spanish thir, had already by the police and punished by the poltce jud Al t it New York was such @ city, and Rad i rye] nM done, not only with a view to new facilities in gin rortes tae Gebers ve mt There were a few en in ‘ran who | the Board have requested t i to abused the Chinamen, but the Californians would | designate a suitable operons capable of working Rev, Dr. Crossy said he had testimony just | larly from Indiana and M: lated vil- in his ear that the Chinese were Well lnges were visited, ond by the in tence of the tracts California. pa Presbyterian congregati report gant to the committee, with instructions to m }| ay odily them | It was moved and carried that the report of the paraded through our streets and be NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET, country and t: should have acircalation of 500,000, Virginie at deep! ‘shail come that all may take a | about while another from West were érand and his cause, (A| It was stated that the words streei preaching were | that only 16,000, so far, of this periodical, in good order ae ae cok avoided in the resolution, and it was there- | throughout the Church, and be saw the couse for it more, nog Wi Ritsuchotency, fore carried. in that the iptions to these great objects are | lowa, Kansas, God's is, to heal un- Rev. Dr. 1K said the Committee on not what they be. Pani, Sandusky, Southern Ans, t0 co-operation of heart | missions were now ready to present their Rev. Mr. Lowky stated that the plan | cific. Upon o' hand log the Master, to Reament one en | report, He said the report was complete, and they | recommended .last year—put the Record into the | ready tw report; nt to the, enemy, to extend truth and oe had lets ous ovesy allusion to the te hands of each family and it out of the contriba- | been received, and hout our country and the world, so that ‘The report accordingly adopted. tions—but the expense was not covered by the in- | from their furthe: the pea‘ of our Lord be fulfiiled in the world, aud Rev, Dr. HOWARD CROSBYE Offered a resolution to | creased contributions, and he discontinued After receiving will beheve in His mission when they be- the effect that thé be requested to see | resolution was then adopted, ring them to the ap! united work for God. (Applause.) We | that the churcnes revise ir lists and ‘The third resolution of the series, calling the ted Comseattane ropes unity, not of dead forms or mere show, bas make more correct pars of the numbers of Board to enlarge the sphere of ite 0} mand | to them. Case No. of their Committee on the Polity | colportage and exhorting churches w contribute doliar has laré, but the ‘Church pays 4 zeneeave dollars @ month, and that work for the cause of | of the Church. funds for the purpose, was reached. More, not being an blazon May we not have such Dr. WILLIAM MCLANE then presented the auditing Rev. Dr. Reaske, of Kansas, spoke of the dim- | nodof Unio. Tne case resbyterian Church, based upon our com> | committee and treasurer’s reports, which were ac- | culties encountered in obtaining suitable ire. | 10D Was given in cellent and carry! out our ted and adopted. A washerwoman in his section a one | three mil rs and Presbyterian order in ail ite admirable si t aes now after five o'clock the Assembly 8 @ common jaborer on road | year’s perros ‘This ig our nope. We are strongly attached to the ‘until this morning at a quarter to nine, two dol others teileea taen os thocen 1) aa in th tiltent as no man of ability will In the case an e j 4 mauner wheh ted tema i word, From these OLD SCHOOL ASSEMBLY. for that amount, Men unfit for anything | the papers were not foun trines we do not allow any departure, If cae else only take that salary, and the Board probab! the Committee oi Rev. SAL. UOOK, of Illinois, was of the same opinion—that eMcient colporteurs at the present salary could not be got in the West, but he believed Ba pp ministers paneanateas should act to some extent cay le Rev. J. IRWIN SMITH, of St. Paul, expressed him- self to the same purport, saying that he was ever & colporteur since le was minister. His Som fomne conviction is that the pastors must do this work. None can work soeficiently, A young man came to his clty whose soul was in the work. He visitea fire families in. One day and sold seventy cents’ wort of books, and he was the most successful. What a record does the report show? There have been but two books sold for each member of the Church, and as half of them were bought by others there was but one book sold for every Presbyterian in the country, What a record for the great Cal- vanistic Presbyterian Church! One of the faults, he said, was that the catalogue is not minute and de- scriptive enough, Rev. Dr. SCHENCK stated that the Board stands be- tween two fires, as some years ago presbyteries com- piained that the Board was paying too much. The Practice is to pay at the beginning the lowest salary and it is increasea as it may be merited. Seme get thirty and thirty-five dollars, even forty dollars and more; the disposition is wo give a liberal support where it 1s earned. As to ministers for col- porteurs, the Rev, Dr. Schenck said that the only dimMculty was that they are not under such control o1 the Board as the paid colporteurs, but the Board hope that the ministers will assist them. They want their books circulated, but they waut Pay for it, 50 as to print new books with the money. The credit system to ministers, as suggested, Woukl swamp the funds and require a capital of $300,000 more than the a has. The third resolution was then assed. The fourth, that funds should be granted to supply needy ministers with books for their own use, and fifth, that more money be furnished for the use of the Board, were then adopted without debate. So was also the supplementary report, above already referred to, bcc the overture in regard so a discount to bath schools on books. & Rev. Mr. Stuart, of Pennsylvania, wanted the Matter brought up at once. it 1s important, as priv vate publication houses supply Sabbath schools ‘With books at a discount of twenty per cent, thus Drick church, corner of Thirty-seventh street and Fifth ped? Is oe ie 4 School Assembly, presided. The attendance was lestroyed? Is & man numerous and the galleries were occupied by many peculiar definition is be (capressed by ‘her constituted | services concluded at half-past nine o'clock, and the evening. Rev. Dr. Schenck, permanent Clerk, ace be The Committee on Commissions reported through Father, | the clerkin favor of the enrolment of Elder Adam had seceded and joined the Southern church, the subject:— Resolved, That the Board of Publication is hereby directed to make @ discount on its Sabbath schoo! books to ail Sabbath is purchasing the saine, Val in the hall. else, and he wished the discount system to be extended to church libraries, A delegate from Philadelphia considered the mat- ter of great ne ol as the other publication houses sell their books with a unt. There are many books sold to Sunday schools, good and moral books, good reaaing for the week days, but not good Treading for the Sabbath day, because they are not Teligious. The debate was continued others, during which it was stated that there are no books in the market of her price than those of the Pres- byterian Board, and none are sold in certain congre- Sther nouses, aud the question Was asked, of what er an qu wi , Of use is the Board to the Church? No contributions can be got for the Board of Publication for this very cause, since it sends its books to the booksellers over the country at @ discount, but refuses to sell them to the Church on the same conditions. It was the churches in the West that, being poor, feels the ee of this, while the rich churches East do noi At this point a division of the question was called for and the debate continued. A delegate stated ‘that the same difficulty existed in Pennsylvania, not in the far West only, and he believed the passage of no speaking; hand 4t the luring the past year have been pros- 000 co] new works, not remarks were bile t Pr Former {gauee ammount to more than half a million of copies. ave been sold that God was now fscacn| it into the | tuito distributed igh the usual channels and Similar strain to that of Dr. (rider ‘erouantion Hal our” Sabb would Bave @ much or three years past he had a daugh- circulation relieve the tering pow te arene wall of Norte ipa, | @petivar, rin pusutontinon Pratreene | incense %° punpoageeed ig rg Less than one-half the churches connected with that | Pout icais ty our churches and Gacbath eoken ‘would pro. | ‘The debate was here interrupted, with the consent | now announced, fgg Be emp 9 Bb game ig OTIS welfare and that of the whole of the house, by the introduction of the following @ matter of necessity they should | They to find that the evel Tesolutionss— that great work and canvert the world. Let | which, issued by the Reso! thie General Assembly, while " ards attended en, ake bold of the work, with an energy | Common of all the ctreulated "t6 the ing wilh tho tnovemsest whee propuses to desursie ine they had not yet exhibited, and, with the aid of extent i eS ‘on be ee Boras of cer usticand tenvenclan tte heen ane ion, highly pleased with the ente: convert the world, ‘twenty-five cents a year. They are of opinion that of tribute of pubiic gratitude to those who f ser- Rey. Mr. FoRD wished to know whether nothing ‘efforts should be made to its general ciroula- | ¥ice of our country, do, nevertheless, respectfully but ear. could be done to arrest the outrages Now going on ion, ‘with the ‘of the Assem- | 2estly protest the use of the Lord's day for this pur- on our shores against the Chinese. He wanted to . Your committee are gratified to learn that | cade g) vey Oo Ngan decoration an occa- ved, That a committee be inted to confer with pete sans terra a aria ieee from the Sabbath (Sith) 10 Saturday (stb). The following are this committee:—Rev. Dra. W. c. A. L, Blackford and Smith F. Greer and General Van Cleve and Mr. Morris Patterson. Mr. CaRTTRR stated that notice had just been re- ceived that President Grant had “ordered” that day be after some explanatory remarks from Mr. Cartter and the announcement of notices the Assembly ad- Joarued to half-past two P. M., with prayer. Afternoon Session. Rev. Dr. SCHENCK announced that Rev. Dr. Jacobus, the moderator, was absent and could not appear, whereupon Rev. Dr, Anderson was, by unanimous vote, elected Moderator pro tem. The doctor took the chair, calied the Assembly to order aud opened the proceedings with prayer. The question of discount on books sold ny oe Board of Education to Sabbath schools was ed open and the debate continued, and Rey. Dr. LLER this will ih churebes share in Of Newark, said he understooa | {hat this will rapidly go on tilt all our, chureb Trorking of the bration. cals, tutions. upon our | "We desire the Board to en! its work of colportage in to the fund for rds an unoffending “4 We deen it of grent tmportance that meana be fara! ho etrangers, | sxe Board to apply needy rniniatere with its Puntcatons Yor pn Rd np athoaeaascor roe 5 — © sales of books by many thousands of dollars, and also because it would be unjust to put the same price to Sabbath schools at a6 to booksellers at wholesale. LYMAN H. ATWATER, Chairman, gales to, which commenced in 1862, that is due to the great increase of Sabbath schools and their purchases. The fact is that Sabbath schools in the country will purchase elsewhere unless they can have the discount from the Board, and the Church's own publications will be kept out of the schoois. Rev. Mr. MCLANE moved to insert in the resolu- tion ‘discount to all Sabbath schools not within the reach of booksellers.” General dissent being ex- pressed to this, and the amendment not being sec- onded, it was withdrawn. Rev. Dr. SCHENCK, on behalf of the Board, gave a detatied account as to how the prices are fixed—that their books are as cheap as those of any publishing house, excepting only the American Tract Society and the Sanday School Union. In fact the average of the price of the books of the Board is cheaper than that of any other publishing house, with these exceptions, He gave an instance where a book is catalogued at $1 60, and the twenty per cent off makes the price $1 20, while the Baard published the same work in exactly the same e#tyle for one dol- lar. If with a discount the sales would be in then it could be done, for larger sales with smaller profits would still enable them w conduct the business with safety. This is for the wisdom of the General Assembly to determine. An- other question is to be considered. The booksellers in 1863 complained that if the Board give a discount to the Sabbath schools and church libraries they could not Keep the books of the Board in their stores, The discounting policy aiso centralizes this trade at the publication house in Philadeiphia, while, by confining the discount to the booksellers, these become centres for the dissemination of the books of the Church in their surrounding locality aud ald in the diffusion of religious knowl » The d it policy was abolished for these reasons. e vote was then taken, first the question Qs to Sabbath schools and by @ large wia- jority. The second clause as to congregational libra- les Was aiso cartied by a smaller majority. ‘The resolution heretofore proposed to be offered by Rev. Dr. Blackford, of Brazil, Was then received and advocated by him. He stated that the Brazilian a ‘was now open to evangelization, and even in old Portugal Protestantism was Frotteasing: The proposition was then adopted. whoie Was then put to a vote, as amended, and and thus made the action of the House. Rey. Mr. SHEARER moved for a committee of ten to inquire into and report to the next General As- sembly a general any | on the subject of book sales; but after some warm te, during which the ac- tion of the house just had was approvingly men- tioned, the subject was tabied, expressions of satisiaction. 5 gation made to the General Assembly and by that vody re- ne Chinamen were their friends there, | ferred to that standing committee on that Board. these are five in number and 5 ‘of Lodianapolis ask: the Amembi; imagine that the Californians would | 4 ingirnct the Board to publish an edition of the Shorter instructed to take old hymn books st a discount in exchange for the Hymnal; also ove Pres strong, and they should be sure the | pom necessary of expedient. as received, and is now rer we anxious jon ‘of the Board; that & t@ full of perplexity; lishing societies, some do and some other religious publ W the discounts in question, The boant have no to the Board of Publication, uniens the Assembly prefer submitted. Rev. Dr, BLactrorn, of Rio Janetro, Brazil, imme- obtained the foor and mo we following a8 an addition to the report:— and publishing evangelical books and tracts in the Spav' ead Innguages, and to aid aa far as bie in the cireulation and distribution of a pure gospel literature in city, as sucl Spain, bus aiso with regard to our Soulhwestern territory and Mexico. As to the Brazilian language, soon t9 Ly and the Assembly bad no business to a, oy poopie or he country, and they now REPORT. The chairman awar re} of th aston resent. to whom ferred report ‘arwick, . ie Rev. Mr. HANCOCK said he had amended the reso- | ‘The revere! then entered af targe nto tho | Roardot Uhurek Esteusion together with ibe forums cost Walover ‘ind hr, i Intion, and would read it as it then stood. He then | details of the resulta secured by the operation of the | ‘ping thelr minutes, iy Feport :— A resolution was ado read the resolution in a modified form. Board of Education, and gave instances, particu- ree rae wiih gratitude to God the pleasing ert- | Ewer, of Christ and resolution were then recommitted ret debates A report recommending @ special mission to be | seriatim. The first resolution, expressing the - ment tw give an sent to the Chinese in California was received and | fication of the General Assembly at thee encotrag- spectfnlly submit to the General Assembly, for ite action, tbe nd many dung penne Sat te | ei ce wo eta | peace ra ar | eee ay yu Sabbath school saperin- mileage, &c., which was adopted, tendenta to promote the increase of the publications | } For what it has done 1a seouring by, te ame commit presented a report providing | of the Board and of the dtecora Sid'tte Flewor IB whieh had bood endangered Uy the natch of she voting ae great I street preaching, bath acl came retary. eo Rev. Dr Toor Javelghed, against the procesatons | | ‘Rev. Mr. uate and called attention to the | | Resnived, That we cordially recommend to the prayers, | DEMAGIE tL rwgres halt wily they were opposed to other sects hayiny 4 ann Soa of toe subeeription sone y~ ts ir noakd be oF the rare of Crist whieh ‘are represented by this board. | 24th inst, but I thank you for remembert The report and resolutions were unantmousiy We should either run the risk having remedied, ‘Another gentieman sail that he consid. id ort an " Ny jopted. Vommittee on Synodical Kecor ered the Aevord the best Sabbath school paper in the ent. In the midst of aspeech in favor of the appel- jants by Elder Anderson, from Topeka, hour of adjournment arrived, it is due to make a correction. In the HERALD re- pos of Saturday’s proceedings of this branch of the esbyterian Church it was stated that during some confusion Rev. Mr. Murkland, of North Carolina, was heard to say that “unless we are willing to swallow all our deliverances in the past and humble ourselves to our knees in the dust our Southern brethren say they will not come back to us.” Was @ mistake, as these words were uttered by Rev. Mr. Lackey, of Illinois, and not by the reverend gen- tleman to whom they were ascribed, who feels rather friendly to the South, RECEPTION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN GENE- RAL ASSEMBLIES. A reception of the Presbyterian General Assem- blies, now holding their meetings in this city, took Place last evening at the Apolio Hall, corner of Broadway and Twenty-eighth street. which is @ very spacious one, neat, though plain, Was brilliantly lighted. The visitors commenced to arrive at elght o’clock, and continued coming in from that hour till after nine, when there could not have been less than from 800 to 1,000 persons Present. Among those in attendance were several clergymen, chiefly belonging to the Presbyterian dé- nomination and representing the various congrega- ttons of that body in the United States and Britisn provinces. Several ladies and gentlerhen appeared inevening dress, but the majority of the fair sex who graced the festive scene with their presence wore their bonnets and found seats in the gallery, trom which they had @ fuli view of each fresh arri- The hour fixed for refreshments was nine o'clock; but before that time came round there was some vocal music, the musicians consisting of ladies and gentlemen, being accompanied by @ pianist. A quartet, composed of four young men from different choirs of the city, also sang, to the evident satisiac- ton of the company. It was taken for granted by some of the audience that, this being a reception, there would be little or but in this they are disappointed; for just about nine o'clock. The Rey. Dr. ADAMS, of Madison square with other clergymen, ascended the p! reverend doctor gat the word reception. would receive one another as Jesus Christ would re- ceive them. Much of what the reverend gentieman said was inaudible to fully more than one-half the audience, owing to the buzz of conversation that was ee up and the noise of passing vehicles in the The Rev. Dr. Jaconus, Moderator of the Vld School was the next speaker, but bis totally inaudible except to those who stood or sat just close by Addresses were also delivered Crosbie, of New York, and the Rev. Dr. Ormiston, of Hamilton, Canada West, the latter expressin; the satisfaction he felt at the expected union of all the Presbyterian congregations as one body under a one of — sia ad toe Re e speaking was bro @ close ie Rev. Dr. Palmer and tne Rev. Dr. Cox. J joining apartm: nite a rush to the Sane eee many of the delicacies of the season were provided. The guests, and at it eleven o'clock the wholé company had separated, it some length a definition of @ hope that they General Assemb); him, by the Rev. Dr. GATHERING OF CALIFORNIANS. The Pacific Railroad to be Appropriately Commemorated—Addresses and Resolutions. In parlor No, 117 of the Metropolitan Hotel last evening there convened @ large gathering of those Californians who have for many years been prothi- nently identified with the commercial and financial interests of the Pacific slope. It was an adjourned meeting of those gentlemen, and also all who had special interest in the completion of the road. Mn Francis D, Clark, chairman of the preliminary or- ganization, presided, and proceeded to address the meeting upon the feasibility and fitness of @ cele- Mr. CLARK sald that when Croton water was fitst introduced into New York a very general and enthusiastic celebration took place. This had also been the case when the Atlantic cable was tri- umphanily laid across the ocean. Certainly this great event—the completion of the Pacific Ratlroad— could not have less influence upon the financial and commercial destinies of this metropolis. years ago the voyage to California had been made in six months; around the Horn was the route—s tedious, lengthy and often disastrous passage, Years went by; the Isthmus of Panama was utilized; the passage was reduced w twenty-two days, and now, after six years of the most remarkable toll and exacting energy, we are but seven di city of San Francisco. A gentleman w! arrived from the Pacific slope wok and eleven hours to make t! when a stoppage of seventeen hours occurred. Mr. J. H. WaRwIcK then took the floor, and went on eloquently to advocate the inauguration of fes- tivities becoming the of the Pacific Railroad. he had the pleasure to which began the road. ment of his life. In his mii pnt cities and immense centres of industry and population grow up about him; he saw the weaicth that pours from the and the treasuries of the royage, and this, too, ce of the completion the 8th of January, 1 pty Mississippi and Yo Semite Valleys the fratts of ive civilization. He re- jest event in American nis- b & disgrace to @ great me- ork to utterly neglect and pass over in apparently silent contempt a work destined to make ite citizens richer and to improve trade and commerce with the West, as it ope: with remarkable of transcontinental spirit—a = apirit an e! fatened and fared as the ry; ans ie a tropolis like New 4 thoroughfare Because of this strongly reprobate—he was disposed to make the celebration a fraternal m stalworth arms i of the far West. If the city could nm and of its own accord give us @ dign! an commemorative festival, then he would say let there be a clan, an exclusive gathering of Call- jornians. The city government had not noticed the matter; not even an and considered that this treatment by the constitu: autWorities was a burnt of those whose the resources shame to New York as a an American city, as a city pretending to wealth, _ spirit and enterprise, gnd to a city for the grand celebrations which can be carried through creditably tn honor of the Prince of Wi or some English nobleman, whose march Bs way ts preceded ie. a Lemp ~ 4 le plea to those presen’ meet togetier and give mutual fraternal congratulations over te climax of the century's greatest trium, Remarks were also made Mr. ©. , Thomas 0. Shaw and Dr. Sheidon. Upon motion a resolution was adopted appointing vise Ways and means for a proper nm elected a ais embers Mr. J. t. ir. ag, a |. Noah, to invite the Rev. F. C, to address the body at an bject of the Pacific ress and the Messrs, banners and trumpets. an eloquent aad forci- n. in ine same strain by com: Tt is the intention of the promoters of this move. it at an early day, MEADQUANTAHINUTON, Way 20, ih Francis D. Cams, Chairman, No, By Codas’ ares r. Congratulating ailon the great . T. SHERMAN, Genera, COMMISSIONERS OF EWIGRATION. Visit ef Inspection to the Inatitutions em Ward’s Island. Shortly after noon yesterday @ party of emigrants, under the personal supervision of Commissioners McElroy, Kapp, Loutrell and Bissinger, with Super- intendent Casserly and his gentlemanly asaustant, Mr. Hicks, left Castle Garden, bound for the Em grant Refuge and Hospital on Ward’s Island. If wil readily be summised that the party was comprised of extraordinary emigrants, They were not afiicted with ship fever, nor even spring fever, although the day was one om which a person might be pardoned for indulging im @ litte of the latter faiimg. They were not even to be numbered among those for whom a per captia is levied to support the Refuge and Hospital. They Were extraordinary emigrants indeed, for, while the emigrants generally come without any invitas tion from the Commissioners (other than as univer- sally extended by the great Yankee nation to all creation), these emigrants came at the special request of the Commissioners to see the manner in which those who are seeking homes in this bite are cared for, The workings of the com ion have been attended with such brilliant and beneficial resuita, that the fame of the institutions under their charge has exten- ded to the furthermost parts of the Old World. It was such an invitasion which called together the party of emigrants above alluded to. The Commis sioners took advan of the presence im this city of Hon. Eugene Casserly, United States Senator, from California, and Governo® John T. Hoffman, to extend an invitation to them to view the institutions which the former had been most instrumenta! in founding and the lat- ter had taken every opportunity to ald and encour- age. Besides the two gentlemen named there were present among the emigrant guests Mr. G. B. Lin- coln, President of the Board of Health; Street Com- missioner McLean, Dr. Francis Liever, Mr. Riotte, United States Minister to Nicaragua; Fire Commis- sioners Shaler, Galway and Meyers; Kichard and Augustus Schell, Mr, William E. Curtuss, T. C. Fields, Central Park Commissioner; Captain G, Linco! Jr; W. F, Seaver, formerly of Buffalo; Genel Merritt, Naval Officer; exJudge Watsburg and a large number of other prominent citizens. After @ pleaant sail up the East river the party reached the landing at Ward’s Isiand and were thera met by Dr. Ford, rosy as @ May morning, and Dr. Dwyer, wreathed in smiles aud evidently prepared for a holiday. The party was escorted to the supers intendent’s office, and alter registering their names were shown through the handsome and spacioud buildings on the island. Of course everything wad found to be au fait, The Catholic chapel, which hag been handsomely decorated, was much admired, and the visitors were loud in their praises of the Manner in which the hospital and other outbuildings are arranged and conducted. A quiet chaton the corridor Tage away a half or three-quarters of an hour, after which the company sat down to a splendid dianer. Commissionerd Winston and O’Gorman had arrived in the meantime and ere long all hands were doin: Par to the feast, over Which, in the absence of » Gulian C. Verplanck, Mr. Winston presided, When the cloth had been removed the chairman SP gape oma first toast “The Governor of tna tate of New York. Governor Hoffm: had been obliged to leave and in wi behalf Mr. O'Gorman responded. It is neediess t Say more than that in responding Mr. O’Gormal made the neatest possible address in his own culiar vein. He answered as the alter ego of tht vernor, and occasion to comment “he Board yet forcibly, to the varied composition of the Boar« of Commissioners of Emigration, the members o! which differed in their early memories, but acted ag @ unit in the present for the interest and happines@ of those who came from all quarters to strengthem the sinews of the land. On behalf of the United statea Congress Judge Noah Davis responded, in the ab< sence of Senator Casserly, who aiso retired. Mr. D: vis alluded happily to the services of the emigrant in the late war, and took occasion to pay a passing) compliment to the President, concluding his address with the sentiment, “The two great Grants—U, 8, ‘rant and emi-grant,” Mr. Augustus Schell and T, . Fields responded on behalf of the city of New York; Mf. A. Schwab on behalf of foreign com: merce and emigration; Mr. Cyrus Lontrell for tnd Ward’s Island Committee; Judge H. E. Davies for Mr. Gulian C. Verplanck, and Mr. Winston for thq Commissioners generally. After dinner a furthe! stroll around the isiand, and then all embarked onc more for the metropott highly pleased with the! visit and satisfied that care ol the emigrants in good hands. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN, This Board met yesterday afternoon, and in the absence of the President, Assistant Alderman Jack« son was called upon to preside. PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE STOPPAGH OF VEHICLES ON BAILROAD TRACKS. An ordinance was presented proViding that e cartman in charge of fa vehicle stopping to load o: unload in any street or aveuue where raliroad are laid shall put his vehicle and horse so that ni in favor of the Baptist church in Madison street for $175, and i RN the Sisters of the order of St. Dominick fo1 BELGIAN PAVEMENTS. * ! The Croton regent Department was directed Be j DONATIONS. ‘The Comptroller was airected to draw his en have the following streets and avenues paved w! = pavement:— hteenth from avenue B to Broadway; Fifty-ninth street, between First and Second ay nues; Thirty-first street, from Seventh avenue Eighth avenue; Sixty-third street, from iasiagee avenue to Fifth avenue; Fifty-fifth street, Eighth avenue to Hudson river; Fifty-second street from Second avenue to East river. The Board adjourned till Thursday next. TRIALS AT POLICE WEADQUARTERS, The Alleged Abduction Case Di pissed. The Police Commissioners held their, yegular tri meeting yesterday, Judge Boswor'.y in the chair, The only case of any importance gag that of ofmicey, Clougher, of the Fifteenth prec’ner, who was charged with having @ few days 145 anducted a little girf about ten years of age, «he danghter of a gentlem: named Curran, wh’, feaides at Paterson, N. J. Thr pd eS = Ci concinstvel “iirge waa unfounded, an that the Smidavis containing the charge hi le under gross = misapprehension of frets. Accbrding to the evidence it wai sho #n that the attention of the officer was called 16 little girlin Broadway, near Waverley place, by, two ladies, who informed him that ‘the child hai been separated from her mother. He took the gi by the hand and was taking her towards the statio: house when she became terribly frightened, refuse to go on, and made such a rumpus that several ci zens congregated about them and insisted upon th oMicer’s not taking her to the station house. At th same time he laarned that her mother had gone tq Stewart's up town store, and allowing the citi: zens to take her towards the store he followed them, and meeting oMcer Ailison, of th Fifteenth precinet,. in citizens dress, he requested! him to take c! of the child as she was violentiy terrified at his beinga policeman. The mother cane, along soon afterward and the child was handed over. to her. Although the officer's post did not extend below Righth street, on Broadway, the day of ing occurrence, the little girl stuck to it that he took hey away from the front of @ certain store below Amity street, which was, to say the least, avery queen statement, The case was adjourned, that the tesit¢ mony of the two ladies who gave fhe girl into the officer's chi might be takep. The board will uu- doubtediy dismiss the case at its next meeting. YACHTING. The Royal London Yacht Club opened its season on Saturday, the sth instant, with a cruise, followed, by @ dinner at the Rosherville Hotel, Gravesend,' The little feet consisted of the Irenes Gannett, Dynae mene, Sphinx, Water Sprite, Night, Thought and two, or on others, and proceeded ‘ie on ay from Erith, headed by the Kear Commodore, Char! wood, Who presided at the dinner over a numerous, party of members and friends, mag 3 whom were, Mr, Sherif Hut and Mr. Under Sheriff Crossley. The Chairman, 1 proposing “The Royal London Yacht Club,” con. gratulated the So. upon the tact of its possesa. ing a reserve fund of £1,000, with @ fleet of 170 yachts, making an aggregate of 7,000 tons, 15 GENERAL GRANT A FAILURE? From the Lynchburg v \, “A (roa SKEWING" So eane ‘ne Naa Yorn ee almost unfatiing t of changes sate Genet tats Wea, these changes it does devo! upon aay; Dot certain “It io that: Geneon US A Never did anew administration go down so raj Sum Depa confidence as hae that of Lr It went up like 4 rocket and has come dow: like the rocket’s stick. In two months it hag come more unpopular than was that ot Jonnegs its close, apparently. Everybody complains Gil the leading radical papers are flied with ady: critic isms upon 6 course,