The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-21
BALTIMORE, MAY 20, 1913.
Proceedings Of the General assembly Of the Presby
terrain Church.

BALTIMORE, MAY 20, 1S4S.
Proceedings Of the General assembly Of the Presby
terrain Church.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church assembled yesterday morning. pursuant to
adjournment.
After prayer by the Moderator, the standing
committees were announced
On motion of Mr.. Walter Lowry and Dr. Cuyler,
the reports Of the Boards of Foreign and Domestic
Missions, and of Education, were referred to the
following committee with instructions to report on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday next, which was
adopted &C. G. Cuyler, DID,, N. ii. Harding,
Brown.
Overtures from the Presbyery of Philadelphia
were received. relative to church music and other
matters were received, and appropriately referred.
Several narratives relative to the of religion in
the several Presbyteries received and appropri
ately referred.
On motion of DIR. KRrBs it was resolved to appoint
delegates to visit the churches with whom the General
Assembly is in correspondence
A letter from the General Assembly of Ireland was
presented and referred without being read to the
mittce on foreign correspondence, and motion that
all foreign correspondence should be so referred
adopted.
A statement from Maria Stebbins against the Synod
ana OF New York and one in reference to
john Cathey OF North Carolina, being, understood,
an appeal were presented and referred to the judicial
committee.
DR.. PLuMMER made a report relative to the pecunary
management of the several boards for pur-
poses under the Management of the church
complaint from a minority of the Albany Prcrby-
terry against decision. and n complaint from A. &;
McCandless against the synod of Wheeling an over
ture from the synod Of Montgomery church MEN,
bership request from the synod Of Ohio congrc-
gationsl reprcse ntaton and communication from
the reformed church in Scotland, with a pamphlet
having some reference to slavery severa received
and referred also overture from the prcsbytery
Luzerne, on rule for the examination and reception
of ministers.
Reports from the semin called for and those
from Princeton and the Western Theological Seminary
were read and referred to select committees.
The Rev. MIR. PuRvIANcE. Of this city presented a
fratcrna communication from the Methodist Episcopal
churches rendering the use of their pupits to the
members OF the general assembly, which was appro-
priately referred.
The assembly then adjourned FOR dinner and assem-
bcd again at o'clock.
The first business was the appointing of a place of
meeting for the next general assembly. Pttsburg and
st. Louis were named but the former chosen by
vote Of 1872 to 20.
The report of the Committee on Christian Union,
appointed by the late general assembly, read by Dr.
Krcbs and accepted
The stated clerk read the report of a committee APP
pointed at the last general assembly to examine certain
oVcrtufes OF the rcsbytery Of Louisiana in regard to
Tic construction put upon certain parts of the const
luton OF the church. and ndme nts proposed; also
certain enquiries in regard TO the power Of Synods
fretbycries. The report made the order Of the
day for Thursday next.
On motion Of the Rev DR. KREp IL was resolved that
AT ~ CLOCK tomorrow morning the Rev Dr. Bridcll
OF fars nave leave to address the Assembly the sub
ject of the evangelizaton of France I'm connection
with the recent events which have occurred in that
country; and that immediately thereafter the Rev.
Alexander King of Dublin have leave TO address the
Assembly on the moral and religious condition Of Ire
land
The result of the reports in reference to demsons
was announced by the clerk follows Affirmative
rs; negative 81 no action by synod SO. The question
lost. The following is the resolution upon which
the action Of the prcsbytery was taken.
Resolved, That 1t be referred to the presbyteriss