Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-22
General Assembly of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church.

fhhsN, May 2ist, ISL
At the appointed hour mine O'clock the Session Of this
body opened. Considerable time was occupied with
the reception and reading o! incidental Reports the ap
poinimen, Of the Standing Committees and the reference
OF different subjects.
The following the Standing Committees appointed:
Ok BItts AND ovTRruREs-Messrs Hedge, Pryor. Pat
terSon. Hoyt, Lawrence Price, McCandlsh Chapman,
ton and Reeve.
JUDICIAL CowMrrEr-Mes-rs J J Janaway, Paxton.
Swift, Junkin Morrison, Gazeey, Reid Cooper Bull
lock, Walker, Mcwaine Robt Caruthers and Jno K,r
OK FoRuGS CoHREsrSSpEScE-MessrsJ Jones' + l. Jane.
way. Chamberlain. GaIkeson aud VI Donclson.
oN tax NARRLrioN-Messrs Snodgra's, Chester, Nc
Nair, Waterman aud Brown.
ON LEAVE OF AEsEScE-Messrs Prondit Watson II,r-
rison, Wilson and LOOMS.
Ok MLE,sE-McsSts Snowdon Raymond and Watkins.
OK FINANcE-Messrs. Dixon Merrill Ross and Garland
Oh DEvuuoNAL ExERclsEs-Messrs. Gray, Towne, Nc.
BRIDE, Semrlle and Tyler.
The following Committees appointed on Synodical
Records, viz
ALEANv-Msssrs. Beadle. IIame and Hays
BUFFALo-Messrs. McCalum Shsrr and Wade
NE~ YoRK-Mcssrs Cunningham. c Graham and Nc
Ferren.
Nkw JrRsKY-Messr.. Boyer, whalton ard Gvle.
PHrIApELrmA-Messrs. Moses A. Hoge, Carpenter and
Jackson.
PrTr-BURo-Messrs. Cambern, Berry and Bell
WHEELINs-McSsrs. Harlow, Woodson and Vanarsda, ION
OHIo-MeSsrs. Irwin, Vail and Alexander.
CiScINSATt-Messrs Gay, BerghardI aud Laughin.
lSpANA-Messrs. Vanatta, Jas. Kerr aud Brugler
J.
Donaldson.
ILLISors--Messrs. Adams Grove and Durham.
MIssouEi-Messrs Robinson, Montgomery aud Ilurtler.
kENrUcKY-Messrs. Hudson, Semple and Mordic
VIRGISIA-Messrs. Mitchell, s. I. Reid and A. d. Nc
Lean
NoRru CARoLrSA-Messr.. Belville, Miller and White.
WEST TESNEssEE-Mtssrs. Quay. c. X. Thompson and
Lee.
soUru CARouSA-Messrs Watson, Morton and Eden.
berger.
GEORGIA-Messrs. Allen, Rock well and Mcleod
A an tI.- LOO. k a
MIssISsFfI-Messrs. T.. Thomas, Hughes and Hooper
The committee on commissions reported tho following
additional commissioners, wiz
ThOs. K Lee, ruling elder from the Pfesbytey of Red
ford; RObt Steel minister from Pr. Of PieOria; Thos
Hunt from Pr. of Luzernc; r.. X. Beade mr. from Pr
OF Louisiana; Andrew 5. Cogle ruling elder the Pr
OF Carlisle; y. A. Hogue. mr. from the Pr of Transyvana
Jno X. Johnston. X. f. from the Pr OF Chcohe; r. r.
Watkins, r. +. from the Pr. OF Orange; II. A. Crane
v. from Pr. OF Georgia.
The following persons we're elected Directors of the
Western Theological Seminary
MISIsTERs-Chas. c. Beasey, ID. ID, s. j. Farrar, ID. ID ,
L. Young. Coming, J. S'uneroad, &. Ill., Marshall
RULING ELDERs-ll. Denny, NJ. Leech. Schoonmaker.
The report OF the committee on new Presbyiey Ia be
formed out Of parts Of Greenbrie Washington and Red
stone, reported, recommending indefinite
and the report was adopted.
The following Resolution then offered
Resolved, That The moneys reported by the different
Pfesbyienes, designated the Fund be
distributed in accordance with the original design of rails
aug such moneys and be appropriated all the delegates
OF the Assembly, who shall claim them, IN proportion
the distance travelled. Which discussed ut some
length, when it moved substitute by the fol-
lowing
Resolved, That the stated Clerks Of PresJyteres be d.
rccied hereafter to report only those amounts as paid 10
the COMMISSIONER Fund, which actually paid to the
Treasurer VI Assembly for this fund.
After remarks by several gentlemen. upon the merits of
ts resolution, It moved To refer the to Il com
mee. This motion pending further moved to post
pone tho whole matter ndefnely-which motion PIE
vailed.
The Assembly then adjourned To 4 o'clock.