Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-22

GENERAL AssEMBLY-FoURTH DAY.-After hall
an hour spent in devotional exercises, DR.. BOARD
MAN, from the Committee on Bills and Overtures,
reported resolution to secure more completeness
and accuracy IN the statistical reports of the church.
and requiring churches whenever practicable, to
send in their reports at the Spring meetings OF the
Presbyteries. Also reported an overture asking, il
in case congregation and minister agree upon a
salary, if the Pre.bytery has the right to refuse to
install, upon the ground that the salary is INSULT
Gent, and re recommended an affirmative answer.
The report was placed on the calendar.
DR.. LACY, from the Judicial Committee, reported,
recommending that the Presbytery Of Philadelphia
have leave to take charge of CHAs. MARTIN foreign
licentiate, which was adopted. A resolution Of
fered by -, asking for a copy Of the sermon
delivered by DR.. RICE before the Presbyterian His
torical Society on the 18th inst, and the Assembly
resolved to print 1000 extra copies of Dr. BOARD
MANS opening sermon for the use Of the Assembly,
Mr.. PUTNAM proposing to pay the expense of the
same The order of the day. the report of the
Secretary of the Board of Domestic Missions, was
taken up and read. 1t is an elaborate document
too long for us to attempt even an abstract
Rev. DIR. WINES, from the Committee on the
Board of Education, reported at some length upon
the report of that Board, and offered series of
resolutions to carry out its suggestions, which reso-
sutions were adopted The hearing of the delegate
rom the Massachusetts, Association was made the
special order for to-day.
In the evening, the principal feature was the
hearing of report from Rev. Mr.. CUMMINGS, dele.
frOno fha Naxu Hornpobira
a history Of the condition of the church in that
State, and many interesting facts in connection
with its progress. The speaker alluded, in the
close of his report, to what he denominated the
only material point of difference between the
church in New Hampshire and the General Assem-
bly-that of bo=dage-and he proceeded to give
the views of his people upon this institution and
what he understood 10 be the views of the General
Assembly, concluding by entresting that the SUBJ
iect should be fairly and openly discussed and ex-
pressing his conviction that the system must be
eradcated. The Moderator, in acknowledging his
communication in general terms, alluded to the
position of the General Assembly upon this subject
stating it to be the same as expressed in 1886
looking first to the spiritual elevation of the bond
man, and hoping always that the time would ar
rive when all the evils and imperfections of human
society would be eradicated. The remainder of
the evening session was consumed in desultory
debate upon report from DR.. BoARDMAN, as Chair
man of the Committee on Bills and Overtures, in
reply to an interrogatory to whether persons at
tending and supporting church, not members, but
baptized, could be allowed to vote for pastor. The
committee reported affrmatvely to the interroga-
tory, and upon this report the discussion arose,
which was not terminated when the hour of sd-
journment arrived.