Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-25

| mitlee on elections: Minister'S WIN. b. Barton,
A. o. Patterson, Thomas Watson, and James
Morrison, and Elders A. G. Mcllvaine and Fran.
els Ewing.
On motion il was Resolved, That The Assem-
bly, now proceed to elect Moderator. The tol-
lowing gentlemen were placed in nomination
| Rev DR.. Elisha B. Swift, Of Piitsburg; Rev. Dr.
J. H. Thornwell, oil Charleston; Rev. DR.. e. C.
Jones, OF Georgia; and Rev. DR.. Snodgrass, OF
Ny.
| The roll was called AMI resulted: For DIR.
Thornwe &c; DR.. Swift 81; DR.. Snodsrass Il
DR.. Jones TO-
lin casting his vote Rev DR.. ]. J. Janeway
said as the Moderator had been cr three or tour
sessions elected from the north, lie would Vote tor
southern man.
DR.. HoDdE declared Dr. THoRSweLL 10 h
elected Moderator
Objection was made on The ground that al The
last meeting il was resolved that majority ol The
whole Assembly was necessary 10 elect.
Dr. HoDGE decided that that resolution was
adopted only for that Assembly, and had no con-
lrol over the action OF this, which must be go.
verned by The general rules in The absence oil
special provisions. His decision was appealed
from but sustained.
DIR. THoREwELL was conducted 10 the Chair,
(Dr. HoDoE cordially receiving him a, he resign
ed it, and returned his thanks 10 The Assembly in
an appropriate and eloquen, address
The meeting proceeded 10 elect a temporary
Clerk. Rev. Dr. Sparrow Of Virginia, and Rev.
Dr. Junkin of New Jersey, were nominated
The former received IS votes the latter III votes
and DR. Sparrow was declared To he duly elected.
The officers OF the Genera Assembly are:
Rev J. Fl. THoBEwELG, DID,, Moderator
Rev. Willis LORD, Slaled Clerk.
Rev. r. DAVIDSON, d. D., Permanent Clerk.
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On motion il was resolved thai il be stand
ing order Of the body, that it meet al o'clock in
The morning and adjourn at 2; and that it meet
at o'clock in The afternoon and adjourn al G.
On motion, after prayer, The Convention ad
journed.
EVENING SESSION.
The General Assembly met at o'clock, and
was opened with prayer.
The Committee on Commissions reported the
following additional Commissioners, who were
enrolled, viz:
Harvey Valentine, Ruling Elder, Troy Pres
byleTy; Rev James Petrie, Hudson; Samuel
Ross, Ruling Elder, New Castle; Rev. John p.
Hudson minister and Samuel Burgcr, Ruling
Elder, Northumberland; A. A. Mathis, minister,
Knoxville; Reverend Jacob Schoonmaker Dutch
Church; Rev. J. J. Bach, Columbia; Rev. ia
cob w. +. Ker, minister Wesl Jersey.
that William H. White, Ruling Elder Of Win
chester Prcsbylery, b. admitted 10 a seat in The
acknowledgement 10.
The report Of The Delegates 10 lie General
Convention OF Vermont, the General Association
OF Connecticut and the reformed Presbyterian
and Dutch Churches, were read and ordered 10
be printed in he Appendix TO The Minutes.
Two volumes of Minutes, from 1859 10 1920,
were presented by the Board Of Publication
through the stated Clerk.
Five hundred copies Of the roll were ordered 10
be printed.
A communication was received from the Rec
tor and Vesry OF ST. James Church. offering The
use OF that Church 10 The General Assembly, lor
religious services on any week day, and on the
afternoon and night of The 23d inst The COM
munica,ion was signed by the Rev Adam Empie
Rev. J. J. JANEwAY regarded, with cordial sa
tisfaclion, this communication from Christian
brother (as he termed The writer vi The letter. and
moved that this polite and Christian offer BE- aC-
knowledged on the minutes-which motion was
unanimously agreed TO.
The communication OF Dr.. Empic was referred
TO The Committee on Devotional Exercises
The report Of The Trustees OF the Western
Theological Seminary was read and on motion,
il was resolved, that The vacancies in The Board oi
Directors OF the Institution should be filled 10
morrow al 10 O'clock.
The report on The Western Theological Semi
LOOMS and Donaldson. '''' v''""
On motion, The petition for new Preshylery,
ouI Of the Presbyleries Of Washington, Green
brer and Rodsone, was referred 10 The Delegates
fro,n those Presbyleries
II was made The order Of The day Tor tomorrow,
at o'clock for narratives Of tn state Of religion
The Report OF lhc Board ri Foreign Missions
was made the order for 10 O'Clock Monday; that
of The Board of Domestic Missions for | 0 o'clock
Tuesday; that OF The Board Of Education for 10
O'Clock Wednesday; and Of The Board OF Publ.
cation for 10 o'clock Thursday.
1t was resolved TO proceed al This Time 10 ap-
point The place of The next meeting of the Assem-
bly,. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Piisbnrg, ST. Lou
is, Louisville and Charleston, were put in nom
nation.
On The I'd ballot Baltimore was chosen-the
vote being Baltimore lis; Philadelphia %; Pits
burg 37-lhe others being Withdrawn
A member gave notice that the judicial case
No. /, of Loyal Young and Jno. Coulter against
The decision Of The Pittsburg Synod, would mol
again come up, having been satisfactorily adjust
ed
After prayer. the Convention adjourned.