New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-24
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly.

The General Assembly Of the lOd ecnooJ fIes0Sw'
ran Church met at Richmond Va on thursday Is"'
I'D IN. or.sred with a sermon. by Rev. DR. HODGE,
u4srs,or of the Las, Assembly. Re toos as bis text
Il, Corinthians 9th chapter 18th verse 10 ye not
know that they which minister s5ou, holy things h'e
Of the things of the Temple and they which wax al Tue
Altar are partskers with the Altar His discourse
saws the Richmond Times. was devoted to me purpose
Of showing the Obligation of the Presbyterian OnGfen
hosv 20 sustain and provide for the ministers ceNoteo
= alton ofts doctrnes-snd that their sup
mi ought not to be confded to individual exerhon OF
.aparate Church proysion-thsti should noi ne OF pre-
s, and IN eert-n character but should be ascertain
"A and urovded By the whole Church IN us cne oIsA
rizs,on He thought the Constitution OF the Fresoyts
ran Church defective IN this parncuiG ana ufseu upon
the Assembly the importance oil us amendment lc'eI
,g m anne other Churches as examples OF the ad'sn
80, If certain and sure support for the ministers and
The direction Of their undivided abors to the cause Of
Chrisusnty. .-. 81, r,,lo,s,s.
from Cores ooudng Bodies Genera! Association ot
Connscticut 10 l. Parmelee, General Convention Of
Vermont Harvey +. Leaviiti General SYNOD Oh re
formed German Churches, J. schoonmaAer, -.
Rev DR. J. II THoKNwELL OF South sroins was enc
ssn Moderator BY plurality vote. (For DR. Ihorn"eh
CO.. Dr. swift Sc DR. snodgrsss q Dr; Jones W
Rev Dr. SPARROW Of Virginia was elected teinPyIln1
Clerk receiving = votes TO III cast LOT he'' u,
The report Of the Delegates 70 the General Coh'en
no, Of Vermont the General Association OF Connecu'
cu, and the Reformed Presbyterian and Dutch Cnuehes
were read and orded to be printed in the Appendix ~
the Minutes. p, -,
yss,ry of 81 James Church, Offering the use oil mat
Church TO the General Assembly Tor regioos .erS.s'
on any week day and the afternoon snd nlsn oil inc
l 2]d inst The communication WAS sIsuou - NV ''N
Empie. Offer accepted. , l.,
The Report OF the Board Of Foreign Missions
the order for 10 o'clock Monday that OF the Board oil
Domestic Missions for 10 o'clock Tuesday that OF ne
Rosrd OF Education for 10 o'clock Wednesday aud OF
the Board of Publication for 10 o'clock thursday
Baltimore was fixed as the place for the meeting oil
/ the Assembly next year
FRIDAY. May 81, lsi7.
/ Tho Moderator announced the following standing
~. e;g. aud Commandments Hodge Pryor, Pstter.
.on Hoyt Lawrence Price, McCandlsh' Chapman
/ snowden Johnston Ewing, Thornton Campoe"' MUS
JS,risi Cotlmiase-Messrs J. j. Jsnewsy, Paxton
swift Junkin. Morrison Galley Reid, Cooper Bullock
Walker McIlwain Caro,hers and John T. her, ,o.,
/ Thomas L. Janeway, Chamberlin, Gilkeson and Don
On Yrrraiire-Messrs. snodgrsss, Chester hcNsir
. Waterman snd Brown. -. , ,y.,...
On Leare Of Abseqce-Messrs. fToaohN D. J. " H''O"
| Harrison. Wilson and LOOMS -, 70 e
On Milnse-Messrs snowden' Raymond ana D.
| Watkins - .., A.,
On D,rotioual Ercrcis,s-Messrs. Gray Louvre Nc
q. F,DnreeNe..rs Dickson Merreu Dixon, Rose
| end Garland a., pssdle
sYNoprcAL COMMITTEES -Albsny.Ne'sfs. D. ysns,
Hume and Hays Bufzo-Messrs McS allun ~ S %,
! and vsde Nov York-Messrs Cunningham, Grshsu
and Mcpherfen. New Jersey-Messrs. Whalon bo"yei
I and Lyle -. -, 1,;rsc,or.
Tor the Western Theological Seminary and .ne iy'''
I inc gentlemen were elected Rev. {. L. beaiy ~ u
Rev samuel McFerren d D. and Revs. Loyal iouns
Richard tea Henry Commingo Joel B s,oneroao geo
nm and George Marshall Ohe last named Tor TWO year
IN snpoy The place of Rev Ro Dunlap decessedl sn'
Fldsrs nermer Denny, Malcolm Leach and J. schoon
msker.
There was spirited debate ON resolution relating
the mode of dlsbursiog the Commissioners FUND ou
the whole subject was indefinitely postponed