New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-01
n This letter should have reached US yester-
dav but was accidentally delayed:
The Religious Assemblies, &c.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

rapidly transacted its unfinished business as ioi-
lows:
Te adoption Of 5sPor; TeeGaae9d,as The o'seT'a9Ss az 9,
n Fasting .ad Prayer behalf ef Literary soeees and
Theological SeEliaaE-S
TIL Sgnodica Records OF Cincinnati, with some eHeep-
t,oIs up5n The su5j-cr Of Slayery) weFe approved
,tsaIutioa declaring i. Kp-IsBt send Delegates
NOR. frequently than tri-.nGuay foreign bodies was
agreed To-
with his deceased wr indefinitely postponed
ni.-,,,s 10 III. Congregational Church Of Wisconsin
German Reformed Church aud Evangelical Lutheran
TIL -nt.,e mnn-s Of The Assembly then read and
approved when appropriate remarks oE NE No
. the Assembly dissolved and NV Assembly t
r-ctrd TO ihls city on the thd iho'aH u -
1916.
GryrRu ASSEMBLY az THE PREsRYrEt ~
CmgcH-OLD ScHooI.-Ihe Assembly net TINS
,norninr. at nine. A. NJ. and after prayer by The
Moderator. business proceeded
seyerlI reports read approved and placed upon he
Tin following T.r,oas were then chosen I'll yacan
'.i directors Of the rFss,.r,. Taeoiosieol seriae,Ais
,.TsssDs,ia McConougry D. D.. 4. o. Patterson Rebt
Dnuiap 4, D. Campbell d. D., Noah Gilbert jame4 Ca
brtoa, As,sLoG3 ! >eerg1d! I1 IN E1TMsiesan'er 'iS
R5qrd II Foreign Missi0ns.- MSrIrEKs- Willis Lord
l,orrcas t. Cuyisr. D. D., ;. 5 DAVIS, John VI Dekey
YIN l. Breckenridge David Elliott D. D, Samuel ,Tra
lam d D. A-fahe tTreeu d. p Jacob Grrrn. j. aniss
To. D. D.. D. V ,lcIran Rn5en smith James MeD"a
aid Ben ANN II. Rice, D. D.. Robert Davidson, u. D
I,yNys-Nlathew l.. Besan, Rober Archer. VI D.. John
j. BRYANT James y Dickson. Joseph D. tas!ss Aaih'h,s
Fyiny James H. Fitzgerad Wm Harris, VI D., Alexander
Henev Robert Jeffrey John Kerr, NJ D. James l-enor '"
/ n T. Ophaut Robert Carter, John q. tiilchrist
Board Of PujiicGt!on.-AlINisEERs-A Al.Nmdef u
D. J. Mcdowell, D. D. c. G. Coylrr .. D.. William :
Plur,mer D. D.. VIM. u. SGodgraSS, D. D. Renben Smith
Tlouss Smith y II. Harding, &. = Jones, e. l. Beatty
/ d D. J. y. Campbell D. D. Jamrs Lawrie d. D, X. J.
/ B-,ckensil.r D. D.. ;. Y. Loughbridge. LnMsN-Hush
AnchmcosS. Solomon .Nlel, y Bayless ;: H. Denny y
Ewing J Dunlap, VIM ;. Nartien, ii. Mchran ;. frank
I'm ] f. Es.cs, q. Val, j. Jones. D. {. Campbell.
,erirs OF resolutions, recommending parsonage houses
for the accommodation o pastors, 's read Aud e!rrrs
The report IN reference the celebration oi the BIT en-
suary Anniversary ot the Westminster Assembl! Was trn
Rev Dr. Leland moved the frs, Of July nru be fixed as
the Day which the comnemoat'on take place, "l'eh The
Rry Dr. Pia commenced discussion opposition To The
measure altogether He though; IT aNofrd too much OF
Papery If wished old-lAshionsd Prsbyterian'sm 10
stand let m stick 10 let look up the old must, primer
pl- that our fathers acted upon. He was perfectly willing
that ministers shall ndiridmiy SET apar; any ,'m- The!
choose io holiday but entirely opposed TO an! such
proceeding as thlt suggested The reverend gentleman spoke
rather safcasc,lIy the Roman Catholic celebrations and
lrsrrI the tendency Rome that was abroad
The Ry Mr.. Frazer followed and regretted the utttrance
of such sentiments by MT.Fla. lhrE were cac"a'e" hT
Tie Rsy Mir Longmore ridcurd idea of the Rev.
Mr. PIau ald seconded the resolution al Dr. Leland re-
marking ,ia, would b. sublime spectacle TO behold the
entire bylpaan Church Of the United States meet on that
day In commemoraon Of great event OF Gods Piovi-
deGce . his Church.
was made: do and when
yenient such other day during the current year may be
deemed eNpedten which WIN te motion oi " L.'ahu
rnethy debate then the several other parts of
the report which number Of the most able members OF
the Assembly participated II was, however, finally
The repor, on the overture establishing the Synod Of
Northern Indiana approved and the request granted
= llan ami ffar
brief debate the report OF the Judicial Committee the
| same was aid on the table.
Adjourned till P NJ, after prayer by Roy Mn Cooke
THG- AFTERNOONS SEssioN.-At O'Clock the Assembly
met. Prayer by the Alodrstt"f
The Commi,jee to whom referred the Of the
p,.,b,tsry of No,ton Tor the erection P-sbyt-y
10 be called the Prrsbytery of LuAerne reported avorab!
rhs Rev Leland then moved take the question oi
sending down 10 the PrrsyeTleS requesting t m
10 consider and report the Assembly whether the last
clause chapter u ol section of the C"ses.ion o Faith
should he erased which declares that y man may marry
ANY of his wiies kindred blood than he may his
own nor the woman of her husbands kindred nearer IN
blood than Of her own Dr. l.. remarked that Impression
prevailed that the Assembly had decided lhS question IN o
position to the ,- Pre,byteres; aud that II
subject acating the whole country. The Church had al
ready LOST families, and would lose many more IT
y not speedily acted upon. The notion after few adj
donai remarks Pre-, aiiei
Dr. Mclean then spoke favor OF the proposition % send
down an overture >d he did believe there ten
meabcrs The Assembly Who believed that the parties 10
marriages prohibited IA the Confession o fth
S;upd which le belonged o opinion that ;he AsSem
br erred in the case McQuryn. and that he had been
ju; dealt with Oo this subject every should De left
Tor himself fear Of God aud according TO the
dictates his con>ci.acr The laws Of the land de-
clare that the marriages question lawful and this
opinion majority oi the ecclesiastical bodies concur Let
an overture sent down aud the decision obtained When
The Pnsbyreres do decide shall hear com
plant ab6u, marriages OF tlilS description
Rev d. IoCe also spoke upon the subject and sal
rh., himself he r confess that he entertained
jouht tet te clause sustained by the Word Of
God.
The Rev M Breckenridge then adir.sse,! the Assembly,
at considerable ~a.t .fr,t zeal , -logurace, op
position to ACTON upon The question he b.
lieved hsd been decided oitsn enough already s4tisi!
that the Church consider, thr,-
tFa, the Church making any change ia her books
lie himself opposed any chsnce, aad his pco
pie The best Nay Is, said he speaker, let the clause
stand Just where IS aad just mere the majority % The
Churches desire to have IT, IL therefore mcred 10 iay the
whole spbec, the table which motion prevailed BY the
close vote OF rs to -
TIE Rev. M Bingham, sCrealb!y to request ti-n al
dressed r Assembly interesting manner felatiye u
the Stads ic, Island Mission.
After prayer b, the Moderator the Assembly adjourned
until O'Clock tomorrow morning.
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM SING SING PRIsoN.-
4 man named James Gallagher, who was arrest
ed a year or more since by 4. NJ. c. Smith. char
gcd with stealing $3.50 tronlih pocket of Sen
ator Chamberl.in oil this State,and beng tried and
convicted al AitaIly, was sent TO the sing sing
/ Prison, attempted to make his escape on Tuesday
morning last, in female apparel, by getting
the wall by means OF a rope of his own making,
but getting cntanglcd in the coils he fell to the
ground, and lighting on his head as is supposed.
fractured one OF the vertebra bones OF the postc-
nor part of the neck. He was taken up helpless
and his life VIII probably fall victim to his at
tempt to escape. Hs had provided himself with
a skeleton lead key with which he had opened the