New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-24


Seminary, VAS referred to the same Committee without
having been read
The hon. sci anart Tor the consideration Of the report OF
the Board Of Education having arrived the Jfth Annu
Report Of the Board was reed by its Secretary DR. e. Van
| Rensselaer, The following is an abstract:
The number Of candidates for the Ministry in the Theo
logical Semnsries has been gradually decreasing This
the Board conceives 10 be most unfortunate crcum
st nee and an earnest appeal made by the Board in be-
half Of the c.use of Theological Education The number
OF communicates has greatly increased while the ministry
is in danger Of suffering for the want OF new recruits to
their rank.
TIE ~bnle number the roll during the year 307
The Board proposes that liberal terms lie offered to
students and that change be made in the rules with that
There are now 100 parochial schools advance of 10
upon the last year TIE Board Of opinion that no school
should be established unless there fair prospect Of
Us being suc ssfu During the year, the of 5000
bad beer given in support OF these schools by ruling
elder in New-YoTk
There are &C academies under the charge of the Board
they ar generally Ia prosperous c0nduOn In Of
the academies important revivas had taken place
The importance OF educating colored men for the African
m siOD dwe upon earnestly and the necessity OF re
newed eOr for elevaHg the intellectual and religious
condition If the colored at home also urged
An Academy for s purpose proposed and the bounds
OF the New Cattle Presbyery suggested proper To-
cation for the Institution.
The dtnonn sonsl colleges are in good condition Sew
ersl institutions Of this kind have been established
during year
There has been important increase in the receipts Of
the Boar during the year.
with the Public Schools 1t considers the Public schools
of great importance but urged that system of religious
education absolutely necessary The Board referred
to he fact hat eors had been made to the Bible
FRI the State Schools and made the system OF education
strictly secular The Board does not place itself 10 po
s0u of anu gOIm to the Public Schools IL considers
tbo1n nf Great impo rance but regrets the growing ndfe
rene. in them to religious instruction. The Board does
not to interfere with secular Schools but 1t Wlshesto
increase the number of parOchal Schools
The Board III conclusion, urge the sustaining the Com
mon schools with the Bible in Them and zeslousy oppose
the Efforts Of Pap to interfere in tbs affairs OF the state
by attempting TO obtain appropriations from the State
for the purpose of establishing sectaan schools
The report contained much interesting information Its
reading occupied nearly All hour
The report was motion referred to the Committee on
Education
DR. Lord the Chairman of the Committee on b Us and
Oy4rtures read memorial from the Synod Of Iowa.
the subject of Church Extension Referred to the Com
miftee Missions
communication from the Presbytery of Baltimore, on
the subiect of the establishment Of National Church in
the CITY of Washington read by the gentleman
The Committee proposed the addition of certain gentlemen
10 the Committee having the matter in charge aud offered
resolution the effect that increased efforts be made to
raise funds for the consunmaton of the object motion
was mace TO receive the report and adopt the resolutions
offered by the Committee.
DIR Junbin made remarks upon the importance OF
the project and urged speedy action.
DR. VIM L. Bre keDridge was unwilling that the subject
loud be hurried through the Assembly he admitted t'
GREAT importance and would like To thoroughly dis
cussed that the project should be sgtated lie wanted
10 see great Metropolitan Church. which would De w0r
protracted debate upon the resolutions offered by the
Committee Bills and Overtures was participated IN by
Messrs Smith of Baltimore Murray, Atkinson Baird and
others. 80
DIR Spring was opposed to any delay lie wished to
prompt action and lot in favor of reference to
Committee.
Judge Fine wanted to see the church put up but assured
the ASSEMBLE, that when the building was completed the
work was but half done The pulpit must be well filed
not by half educated mere theological lecturer
but an able man who would make his influence felt The
sneaker had himself attended the New School Church in
Washington for the purpose of hearing eloquent and able
The matter was further discussed by Messrs Farr White
Smith, and Smith, of Ala.
The motion to commit prevailed
Ii was attrward resolved that the Committee consists OF
three ministers and two elders.
The Committee on Bills Overtures presented the
moral If the Church of Alexandria Ii seems that Mrs
lane Porter who died in ls43 left to the Presbyterian
Church the sum of $500 Ii the obvious Intention Of
the estaor to give the amount specued 10 the Church IN
Alexandra but according to law The legacy goes into the
hands of the General Assembly The Committee recon
mend that the Assembly collect the and pay over
the congregation at Alexandria Inc recommendation
of the Committee unanimously adopted.
memorial was read from the Presbytery Of Redstone
setting forth that the fund set apart for superannuaed min
sers was not sufficient the purpose The Presbytery
proposed plan Tor raising more effective sum The
principal feature Of the plan was recommendation that
ministers pay out Of their annual income the amount OF
per cent toward the object
docket ,,
resolution to PRINT the memorial was subsequently
adopted. 80
The temporary clerk read proposition from the repre-
sontayes of portion Of the Western Synods, offering
the mart of the sections they represent 10 give literally to-
ward the establishment of theological Seminary the
| West Referred the Committee on Theological Sem
inaries
II was resolved that o'clock tomorrow afternoon be
| fixed for considering Synodcal records
A motion TO adjourn until to morrow morning was
neeatiyed The Assembly then adjourned.
The CbcsuutN line of OmDbuSes, running to Paramount
under the control of Weart Co, have introduced the
NV dial clock regulator The old drivers, considering
new drivers only obtained aud two coaches contnu
ed running during the day Marshal keysur fearing diff
culty sent detail of officers Paramount 10 prevent any
disturbance. ., -, =, a,
On Saturday passenger on the Mount Holly Rail
road ran of the track urng some eight or ten persons
more or less The conductor had his ankle broken and
lady was seriously injured about the breast The passen
| gers were all taken to Mount Holly.
John Caos, who cut his throat IN the Spring Grden
LOCK- up on Saturday night died in the Aims House this
morning. 49,. E.
Mr. Jacob Kech for many years merchant of this city,
| died Tn Saturday. ., .
| TO annoy again, though
SKuLFUL FoRGERIEs On Monday (23d) as The Phtla-
GeIyLiq BULLETIN reports, Francis s Sturdlvant Joseph
Shuster and John h Hoagland three young men, were
placed on their trials charged with forging two checks
one On Brock Almann for $500 on the Bank OF Penn
Township and the other on Charles Wilson for s9s on
the MAJ uiactuers Bank. Sturdvant and Shuser plead
not guilty and Hosgand entered plea OF guilty and was
u.s. d : witness.
The process committing these forgeres novel and
exceedingly dangerous the safety OF the mercantile com
muniy Ii was somewhat after the following fashions first