New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-27
pprcpvrrRIAN On. 81 ASSEMBLY.


WASHINGTON, Tuesday. May IS 1852
The Assembly have been discussing the
rducaticnsl section Of the Church Extension Report
today. Rev. Mr. Ranney, of OILS, moved to amend
NAT section by striking all after the rst item and
Inserting substitute The section wouldssand thus
In order successfully to awaken the interest OF the
whole church ia supplying adequate ministry, inc
General Assembly hereby adopts the following arrange
nent: ...., ~
organ ration 10 provide ministry tor the cnufcnes
within its bounds and hereby declared 10 De the
duty of EACH after receiving the printed mnuees
Of Ibis Assembly 10 mAy be proper ana cohvenien,
and from rear TO year thereafter TO make suitable ar
menfs through the lsbors Of It's own ministers AZ
Ar a possible, to have presented N LIE gallons
fhe wants Of our church. our country and the world IN
this respect and TO press young men their duty TO
live themselves to this work parents their ooliga-
hons dedicate their children IL and train them tor
H. and individual churches their privilege and duty
% seek and sustain, through course Of prepare
hon. such young suitable and who would not
Oberwse the ministry and ~ sec that In each
church annual contribution Ii made TO aid In this
work.
The amendment IL ss follows:
3D. Each Presbytery IL earnestly recommended 10 ap-
poips yearly Standing Committee Education Tor the
Ministry whose duty it shall TO superintend the col
lection and disbursement of funds in such way as the
3d. II recommer ded to all Presbyteries that they
adopt one of the following plans as soon as 1t may DO
convenient
(lst) Let the Standing Committee on Education for
the Ministry, cooperate with the American Education
Society," or some one If It's branches by paying into its
treasury ali funds collected and In return asking aid for
such young men as the Presoytery may nave unoer It's
Or 2d) let the Committee on Education act iBdepen-
IDENTITY of any Education Society," and raise and dsborse
al the funds Of the Presbytery within It's own bounds
IN ouch way a. the wisdom of the Presbytery may d.
rect
The discussion of this amendment has been conducted
with degree of latitude which would have done credit
10 our Presidentmakers at the Capitol bat with very
se|ul tendency inssmuch brought out facts and
comparison of views essential to the proper issuing Of
the case Considered the discussion OF point 1t
was rambling and unsatisfactory but as elicitng the
history of results from existing educational orsanza
lions in different parts Of the country the discussion
could not have been useful Doctors Smith, Camp
ben and Dufeld Messrs Ranney, Steele, Fowler, Ten
new. Eckhardt Gallagher, Darling, Knox and Noyes
participated In the debate Rev. DR.. Bulard, OF ST.
Louis and Rev. Mr.. Patton, of Philadelphia, were In
vited TO state facts touching the educational cause al
though not members Of the Assembly. Those who thus
fI favor the amendment and oppose the report present
various arguments, among which stands prominent the
tendency OF that report the creston OF Ecclesiastical
Booyds which they commended principal ground
of the split la the Presby terrain Church in lS47-the
New School party repudisng these Boards and the Old
School contendiDg for them
Now for this Assembly to establish what would in
eject be an "Assemblys Board OF Education would be
an abandonment OF their own original platform ana
gross inconsistency To this their opponents replied
that the necessities Of the case were SUCH that the mere
show Of consistency ought to lve way TO- aud that In
fact the rapid growth OF the Old School Church ought
10 furnish proof OF the sounder wisdom involved in
such Boards We ought not to be deferred from adopt
log wise principle merely because It was part OF the
Old School system. AZ an Illustration OF these two
eystems Il asserted that the New School Church
had the last year but 6i young as candidates for
the minftry, while the Old School has $50. This was
explained by the statement that there are many cand
dates now training in this Church whose names are not
reported to the Assembly, and that facts would show
The proportion to be as great in this Assembly as IN the
Old School.
All united however In asserting one fact that all ex
1gir OTRsLizstiJns, now conducted, ara mseraoy
Inadequate to the actual vans of the Church. The
Western members pressed this point with characteristic
oarneetness and they show very plainly that rejection
Of their petitions by this Assembly will only insure
The discussion was manly and courteous and stood In
singular cont ast with have heard in Congress
One good result will certainly accrue TO the Church In
the formidable facts ecited, and which may lead to
some future actiSn
Ise In your paper some days since the idea cleaned
from Mr. Mills report, that the U. s. Presbyterian
Church 10 not making advances but the statistical re
ports and narraions from the esbyterians and Synods
sent up To ths Assembly, conclusvely show that the
Church IL rapidly gaining and solcifying.
The discussion OF the Educational question VIII be re
sumed tomorrow. The Committee on the Polity OF the
Church reported on the Slavery memorable, fourln mum
ber In Effect that the action OF previous Assemblies rem
dered any action by this Assembly unnecessary except
In the M. mortal charging the four Southern Syuods ON
ebe ground of common fame with the sin OF toerstlng
and abeltng Slavery, which was recommended to be
referred to the Judicial Committee. The report was
adopted :,
was addressed by Drs Poncroy, s. Adams, and Rev.
Nessrs Goodsll and Bushnell, returned Missionaries
Truly yours
ny Telegraph
Presbyterian IN. 81 General Assembly.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 90, 1852.
This day has been exclusively devoted
by the Assembly Church extension, and the debates
have been spirited, though kind.
Rev. Mr. Noyes made an Intellectual attempt 10 intro
duce declarstory resolution that the Church has no
purpose expectation of substituting ecclesiastical
boards for voluntary societies.
Rev. Mr. Gridey, Of Waterloo, made strong speech
against the report Il proposes great change and It's
Inevitable effect will be To separate the Charcn from It's
connection with the Consregar,onsi'ts; looks too
much like reenactng the act of 1871
Rev. Mr.. Hswley, of Vienna was in favor oil Churcn
extension, but not Church reconstruction. Those who
advocate the plan hardly be aware OF the compost
ZION Of Church. majority OF them In some inf9'
enus sections Congregation they have no friend
ship for sccs ssstcsl boards, and cannot be made TO
oct with them They contcnted with the Church
on Ia old basis but viii not remain Ia Church con-
stracted on new and narrower principle.
Rev. Mr.. Townsend, OF Camden. was Presbyterian
tooth aud nail but he Constitutional and not al
Old School Presby terrain He feared the effects OF
passing this report. Il would inevitably sunder the
chur hes.
Rev. Mr. Tracy, of Huron Ohio said the churches on
the Reserve were largely Congregational, and they
would go OIL in plaioons tue Ceurch 10 10 be recon-
stIucted.
Rev. Mr.. Hayes, Of Portage, confirmed this.
Rev. DIR. Smith, OF New-Yolk, made long and Wig
eross opposition the report After replying TO DR..
Duhied and Mr. Knox, he admitted that Church Exen.
Sion IL is true sense vastly important We need
- do much than Is nov done even 10 separate
from al other denominations There are two modes
open before US ecclesiastical action and cooperative
We have chosen the latter. lei time 10 change
and upon new track This Is the question Not
that the report formally opposes such change, but
such 10 lie urt He afraid Of drit than oil
declared aim.