The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-05

be passed over without and that the subject BE-
ferred special committee. He oounseed noderation
Pending this question: the plan for the division Of
byteres was shown to Be the constituting oftwo
siaveholdng assemblies and one slsveholdng, out OF
Rev. AIsEHT BARNES was invited to preach sermon
on Slave Missions before the General Assembly
Rev DR. ALLEN, Of Cincinnati, moved that delegate
York.
Rev Dr. srAuLpIso said that If thi. General Asso-
citation of New York included body In the northern
part Of that State, there irregularities in it,
which would cause Lawrence presbytery to object.
K Mr. sais
ground, 9" am better than thou" These sight diner
caused much separation among Christians.-
respond with them, or with the Cumberland Prssby-
teans or any other kindred bodies which assimiated
| to the Presby terrain church that desired
| Rev. DR. BULLARp took the same ground, and made
short but very able speech the subject and after
seme further debate the motion was agreed to- Key
Mr. Hickok appointed the delegate with Rev 3. d.
It was, after much debate, determined to pay the
cessary expenses of the delegates appointed to attend
| corresponding bodies.
Rev. D. HowE ALLEN, D: D., Of Cincinnati, read .
mttee on Home Missions presenting complete picture
Of the state ofthe churchs outposts On his own mo-
tion II referred to committee OF seven TO digest
and report the for the adoption OF the As
s,mbly
Of the General Assembly were ordered to be printed
after distribution among the churches under the uris
| dicton of the Assembly.
committee of FIVE, consisting Of Dr. Duaeld, Major
Rowland, r. r. Kellogg, G. P. Hastings, and Alexan-
der McFarren, appointed; to make arrangements
for the meeting of the next General Assembly at De-
troit.
communication from the directors of the Eastern
penitenaiy, inviting the members Of the Assembly to
visit that establishment, was received and directed to
be answered with acceptation and thanks.
After some further unimportant business, the As-
mSrning.-Philod. N. american, May q.
FOURTH DAY.
The Assembly met at 0 O'Clock, AN, and opened
with prayer. After the calling Of the ROLL and the
reading Of the Journal the usual half hour was spent
in religious exercises.
The MoDT RAroR then announced the committee on
the anti. slavery memorials, follows REV Doctors
Beman, w. Hall, Spear F. Mcmillan M. M. Post and
Destinations and efforts at change in the personnel
of the committee were then made when finally tho
matter postponed indefinitely.
Rev. DR.. DurFIELp was appointed to conduct the
communion services Thursday; vice Rev d.. Allen,
| who was excused
devotional committees when at length this matter was
also postponed indefinitely.
Among those not wishing to serve on their appointed
MIA who as his reason that there were those on
| the committee who looked upon Southern men as
vilains &C., and he could not desire that he as one
of these Southern villains" should act the part Of
teacher among those who thus spoke. He said that
they could not prevent him from coming to these As
sembie but he would refuse to be made instructor
| among them.
The order of the day, which was the report of the
committee the revision of the standards was thel
taken and the report read by the chairman OF
| the committee, Rev Mr. Hatfield
The report being read motion made to refer 1t
to the Committee the Poty of the Church; pending
which, Rev. DR.. Beman expressed the hope that the
and if they went back at ALI they would go back fur
ther than the committee did-they would 20 back to
the as 1t was before the work Of tinkering
| at 1t was commenced.
The motion was carried II appears that this report
refers principally to the revision Of the standards done
in 1S40 at which time crept into them,
| which the committee propose to reform.
Rev. NJ M Posr, Of Indiana, from the committee ap-
pointed to prepare q minute on the death of James
Hanna elder, his way the Ohio river to attend
this Asfemby reported several resolutions of condo,
ence with the family and friends of the deceased and
the lesson conveyed by his death.
The Assembly then nominated the following gentle
men to preach the next annual sermon on Home Mis-
sions-Rev. Messrs. N N. g. Beman, Sites Allen, Duff
| field Fisher, Billiard.
The vote being taken the above, the result was
the choice of Rev. Artemas Billiard, D.. D. Rev. Mr..
Allen appointed the alternate. This is to
be delivered at Detroit at the next annual meeting of
| the General Assembly.
The Assembly then adjourned to transact business
On the various committees
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Assembly met at o'clock and opened with
prayer after which the roll called and the usual
half hour spent in devotional exercises
Reports Of delegates from corresponding bodies being
called for the following were made -
By the Rev. WALTER CLARKE, from the General Asso.
@ :ns
PIG pastors $50 churches and more than 10000 mem
bers, under the jurisdiction of that Association.
Association of New Hampshire. From this report 1t
appears that there in the jurisdiction of the
citation fourteen district associations $50 Congrega-
tonal and Presbyterian churches III regular
81 stated supply preachers "a churches destitute Of
pastors situated in the northern part Of the State
among the White Hills in sparsely settled district q
ministers without charges, and 20 $3.50 communicates
!, By Rev JAMES ANDERSON from the General Conven-
| tion Of Vermont This paper showed that in the
Green Mountain State there were 200 Congregational
| and Presbyterian churches.
By the Rev STEPHEN PEEr, from the Presbyterian
| Conversational Of
| was not written but oral report, MIR. Peet not
| being the regular delegate.
The statement of the increase of religious feeling in
Wisconsin as shown by the present state Of the church
when contrated with that Of ten years since At the
terrain churches in this giant State. There
only about 30 ten years ago. Mr. Peet gave full &C
and in that State 81 Hs
ton teemed with the expanding spirit of the mighty
West. He indicated the reputation of the people Of
| the West from the imputation of being wild and i'm
practicable utras. He stated that the association in
Wisconsin have founded college at Beloitt, In that
State, and 1t was intended to make it equal to any
thing in the East One benevolent individual there had
endowed professorship in it by gift Of $4,000.
By the Rev. CHARLES ?. KRAurH, from the General
| Synod Of the German Reformed Church This wa.
also an oral report 1t gave Statistics but breathcd
| the spirit Of Christian fraternity
The above reports were accepted and filed.
Rev. DR.. BEMAN from the Committee on Bills and
! Overtures, made the following reports
Overture from the Prcsbytery Of Geneva, slavery
| Proposition for communication between this As
sembly and the Old School General Assembly now in
session at Pittsburgh. The Chairman of the committed
suggested that this be acted Immediately, that Il
agreed to, the communication might be sent imme
diately the tslegraphc wires, and answer re-
ceivcd The proposition to institute paternal cor
respondence between the two bodies by the
| of commissioners. On motion Of Rev. J. H. C. Leach
| the word delegate" substituted for commits.
soner and the motion to send then agreed to- Mr.
Leach expressed the hope that the Assembly would thus
| return good for evil
| Several members expressed the same hope thinking
that although they had been violently treated by the
Assembly referred to, they looked upon that body
composed Of Christian brethren and the entire debate
displayed truly Christian spirit of ndness and for.
bearance Rev. Messrs. Harmer, Hitchcock Leach
Beman Dutton, A. Wright, w. fl. Smith, W. Clark,
Fowler, s. d Burchard Bullard-msny Of them thought
unwise and undgnined to seek again admission to
Christian fraternity, after the repeated reflections
| such propositions by the Old School Assembly Yet
they all hoped for the ultimate union the two boz
dies although they did not think this would be brought
about by these repeated selfhumlations the part
| Of the New School Church. The debate was highly
exciting, the Assembly appea ring pretty equally al.
vded Of the speeches eloquent and spirit