Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-06-06

PaEsBYrERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, (OLD
ScHooL,) AT CiNcINNA1L-Ou Monday, May
10, the Foreign Mission Board reported;--re-
.ceipts, $50 ,672; Missionaries sent out, Q; total of
missionaries employ ed, 81, of whom 81 are minis
.tsrs in Texas, (heathenD India, Africa, China, &
among the Indians.
The Secretary, Mr.. Lowrie, accom- panied his re-
port with II statement, that since he rearhed this
city, he had received the painful intelligence of
the destruction of The printing establishment in
LOd ana, by fire. The loss is estimated ut 80 900.
He had also received another letter containing the
gratifying intelligence that one friend of the board
had forwarded to them Il letter, containing 5, ST.
900 notes, to re-establish the press IN that city.
On Tuesday, The Home Mission Board report
cd minister's in commission, SAG, of whom 2O3
RreAocnled West Of the mountains, aud las East
of the mountains, including the northern and mid
die States, aud the whole of the South. Of the
new appointments 80 have been in The West, and
SO in the EaSt anI South. The whole number of
churches aud stations supplied during the year
WINS over 1000. The missionaries are stationed in
"a States aud territories, aud the " hole amount of
labor performed is $50 yelrs. The additions to
III" churches IN certificate 1900, on examination
2500-tnfal $500. The receipts into the treasury
have been $50 $40 O5.
IN The aftrrno m, The committee on the subject
Of slavery Iero ted an answpr to the question
which is unhupplIy dividing other branrhes of the
church,
The church Of Christ ia u spiritual body, whose
jurisdiction extends only to The religious faith and
moral conduct of her members. She cannot lrgiS-
late where Christ has nor lrgi,laied, nor make
terms 0f membership which he has not made.
The question, therefore, whirh this assembly i,
called on Ia decide, is lhis:-Dn The Scripture.
teach that tho holding of slaves. without regard tt
circumstances, is Il SIN, the remuneration Of whirt
should be made u condition of membership in the
church Of Christ! II is impossible TO answer thi,
question IN the affirmative, without comrndirtins
some OF The plalnest declarations of the word d
God.
They conclude with exhnrting every bulievin.
master tn remember that his Master is also il
Heaven, and in view Of all these circumstances it
which he is placed, {" act in the spirit of the gold
EN- rule, "Wharsoever ye would that men shuul,
do to you, do W even the same 10 them"
They thru Offer two resolutions:
l. That the General Assembly was organized
& has continue the binI Of uaIon in the church
upon the conceded prinripl thar The existence o
dotneStic slavery under The circumstances in whicl
1t is found in the Southern portion Of the country
is no bar to christian communion.
2. That the tendency is evidently to the disSOlu
tim of the union Of 0ur leInved country, AN
which every enlightened Christian will oppose, II
bringing about IL ruilnus and unnecessary schist
between brethren whU maintain II common faith.
DR.. Hamilton remarked that he thought it
Ilost lnhicinuS report, aud earnestly hoped the As
scnIbly would adopt it.
Every atteuupt 10 amend or postpone WAS vote
down. Dr.. Lord, OF Buffalo, said The Commute
had taken great pains 10 ascertain The views of I'll
different sections OtIhe church, aud we're unan
NOUS in The presentation nf this repnrt as thu
which would harmunizH all parts. The repo
was n tOpTed-aleS 1914, noes IL. We sh0ml
think il M honor to lie une of the 70. They wi
stand their ground, and the Sa,lir trouble vi
come up again next year--of course. Keep the
thinking, aud keep praying for them, hrethren.an
"nth and righteousness will yet triumph. 1T
mouth 81 the Lord hath spoken it..
ny Cincinnati Herald says this result was oil
tanned md discussion suppressed, by IL mdnevl
OF Dr. Lord md DR.. Junkln, in CONCERT with Il
Shareholders, AT whose suggestion The matter WI
huFr'sh 10 an Immediate vote The instant the n
port was presented. The Herald saws.
To the credit OF their SKILL. if ~, or the
frankne@s or inagnanimty, he it suoken. new,
was management more Sagacious in view If nr
posed end. Discussion was eGfer,uallv nrrveni,
-the anti-slavery men were taken utieriv Lv an
prise; in ten minutes after the second rssd;ny
the report, the resolutions We're forced IN = v,,
and adopted, and by six O'Clock, one hour aG
the inIroduc'Iom ofNhe suhjecr, the Whole rem,
was adopted, and the GurNtlhn settled foreper.
Dr. JIikin ShppoS"S-1nly far a time, we con
IDENTIFY predict Rms slim EhronieIe