New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-24
PRESBYTERIAN IN. ST. ASSEMBLY.
Church Extension Report-The Assembly to
Visit Washingt0n's Tomb.
WASHINGTON Tuesday, May 2, 1854


Church Extension Report-The Assembly 10
Visit Washingt0n's Tomb.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, May 2, 1852
The principal object of interest to-day
has been the reading of the long expected report on
Church Extension, by Rev. T. A. Mills, OF Cincinnati
The document Is long and able, presenting the necessity
of some plan of extending the denomination, especially
In the new parts Of this country Tse report expresses
great confidence In the adaptedness of Presbyterausm
to aggressive movements and details many statistics OF
much interest," among which IL the following view oil the
geographical location of the Church;
lit win be that than two this OF our ministers
our membera are in the State the proportion Of
members TO the population OF that Stae being
fony-iour Ofth remaining half OF our memoe"np rae
on more than one-nnth found in Michigan where our
proportion the whole population Is As one In htyfon
another ninth the city of and its immediate
vicinity; another ninth In the narrow strip OF counties 10
Northern Ohio bordering Lake Erie, called the Western
Reserve the two esbyteres In Eastern
NewJersey in the immediate vicinity of the City OF New
York Our proportion in Illinois is member to l25 OF
tn people 10 Ohis one in one hundred and IN
Indiana one in two hundred IN Missouri one 10 vn.se paa
we have not returns sufficiently definite make estimate
but that n those States 1t must be smaller still In
where numbers larger than IN southern
State our proportion in hundred and nxtynve
and in Virginia it is one in five hundred.
From these facts the report argues the necessity Oh
planting churches in all parts of this land An argu
is also drawn from "--ssa increase Of our 1or
eign Populanon of the report threefold the
first OF which insists complete re0rg or the
whole educational plans of the church ia seeking out
and preparing men for the ministry. On this the feel
ings OF ali do vary much but the great tug OF war
upon the second which pertains TO domestic missions
and church extension One large party wish the present
arrangements TO remain unchanged but "foung Pres
bytery" the opposite party now called, insists on
essential changes The report Is the emanation OF this
party While 1t speaks In the highest terms of commsn
daton of the American Home Missionary Society," yet in
substance it recommends that the General Assembly
adopt measures propagate Its own particular creed
and pOiIy disnctvey and vigorously than Is con-
The following items may be selected from the plan pro
posed in the report:
To promote more extensively the work of domestic mis-
ons the General Assembly hereby adopts the follow ar
The American Home Missionary Society is hereby recon-
monded to the pesbytees the agency through which,
heretofore the work Of domestic mission; shall be DONE
Each presbytery shall elect standing com nttee on
Church Extension to serve one year and continue 10 oe
attend the interests OF this work within It's bounds
Each presbytery shall that by its ministers or
other suitable agency the claims OF home missions shall be
presented annually each of its churches aud that
efforts made bring their hberay into free and oecon-
ing exercise toward this These contn TO be
paid into the treasury the American Home Missionary So
cey and to be raised with little expense to that society
Each presbytery shall all applications for aid
from any Of lie churches and shall be careful to see that
the amount asked for Is the lowest which will ary answer
the purpose
Each presbytery whose circumstances to territory,
churches and numbers demand is recommended to APP
point tinerant missionary within Hs bounds Or each
synod where II best that two all OF its PRES
byteres shall be united in this work. recommended to
appoint such missionary whose duty It shall be TO act .
sveng evangelist after the Scrpral pattern explore
destitute fields prepare the way for the or.rsn ofnew
churches the seek for ministers to take
charge OF them and direct in building houses OF
worship des utute places and 10 all other suitable ways
under the direction OF rresbyera Syuodcal Committees
promote the work Of Church Extension.
Each synod shall appoint yearly Church Extension Com
mee whose duty shall be take OF
and
plan aid in the erection of churches destitute
places to conduct the home missona business of synod
generally, and make . full report al each meeting
Each Synod shall If it deem best require yearly eolec
ton from its Churches to assist BY loan gift feeble
Churches to erect houses OF worship destitute places
which funds shall be distributed ny the Synods Commit
tee among those css5shss which may apply fog IL &C
mods OF the Church earnestly nsnded contr
butte Of their abundance to aid the eeber Chuches this
work.
Each Synod hereby with the review and control
Of the Of its presbyenes in the duties assigned
ssmbly through Standing Committee proceedings up
to the first Of April in each year.
tscAl report and nansve to forward yearly the Gene
raj Assembly full report Of It's various for
the particular in which they employed; the
number OF Its churches and how they are upPhed the
sss amount Of funds collected In its bounds for Home Mis-
soss and church erection, &c
There snail hereafter be appointed with The other stand
ing committees OF tine Gearral Assembly, one Church
Extension to whom shall be committed an esrly psod
each session. Synedca and Pesbytera reports on ma
SUBJECT whose duty snail be 10 present condsnsed
of them the Assembly with further propositions 70
promote this wrsk they may deem desirable This Stand
ing Committee shal be required report early period
IN the session faithful discharge Of is dates viii per
NIT
The prospects of such q change, here proposed
cannot now be determined, but suspect il will not
carry yet st any rate but il will elicit hne discus,
sion from such men Doctors Bsman Smith Csufo.
bell MesArs Fisher, Mills Patterson Daring and others
The third Recommendation of the report pertains 10
the publication Of UNCONVENTIONAL tracts calculated Ia
promote the desired end.
Tie General Assembly resolved to visit In body the
tomb Of George Washington 10 morrow, which win
constitute enc of the grandess delegations ever on III
spot 20 sacred to Americana Representing a. thsv DO
pulpts resounded with patriotic ppeals in mo their
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon viii be an event long 10
be remembered.
Ne Assembly adjourned. TO meet Monday morning
at O'Clock The Of the city pulpirs vii be oceu
pied next sabbath BY members Of the Assembly
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