New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-24
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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c.n..pona.nee Of The y. Y. frIsune.

forty minutes long-truly a return to the good
old Puritan fashion and TO the times when our
fathers used TO make an all-day job OF church
going. The subject was The Means of Promoting
the success of the New School Presbyterian
CLuich The opening was novel and very
pleasing def, use OF the Heo in contrast with the
old-of the passion for novelty in contrast with
the passion for antiquity. The Christian religion
was represented SIS only new development or
manifestation of the religion which had always
existed. The New School Presbyter system of
doctrines was the new manifestation Of Calyinism.
We are progressive and not stereotyped liberal
but not latidudDslsn--Teadyt to accept the nec in
theology without hostility to the old.
Tie spirit of the discourse though highly de-
nomuational was on tie whole excellent There
was none of that bitterness common in such
productiC MS the OdiHm Me0iogIcHm was not mani
feet and though nothing was said about Christ and
him crucifed the spirit Of Christ was there
Tie chief fault in my judgment, was the sin of
onisson. He was evidently in favor of progress
rather than conservatism in theolo y, and he de.
clared that the object # the Church was the ami
hilation Of all moral erH But he did not specify any
existing forms of evil to be attacked and annihi-
lated Very likely if he were inquired of he
would say that be meant by moral evil the sins OF
slayehOding, intcmpeTance, Ac. but In the slave
holding ana Incorporate city of ~. Louis he did
not say TO- ard his long experience as a preacher
must have taught him that 1t is necessary to say
exactly what you mean If you wlsh 10 be under
stood. 1t is all very we'll To say: 90 let people
axe their own applications I" The truth is
people will not do il. They are accustomed to pay
their preachers to make applications az well as
scrmoHs. The doctor knows enough OF the human
heart "a he that mon do not usually see their
own faults till reminded Of them by others We
keep both eyes on cur Deghbors faults and do not
turn cur eyes inward. And this habit of finding
fault with cur neighbors is very useful one, how
ever disagreeable On the whole the sermon con
tanned some piih and marrow, but was very tedious
and difiuse Had he concentrated his ideas aud
occupied but onehalf the time, he would have
cone of with more eclat
TIE Moderator elected for this year was the Rev
IT Winner OF Lockport, n \. He received So votes
Ir. Wilson of Newark, \. j., received IL DR. Bul-
lard of Il. Louis II, and DR. Rowland 9. DIR.
Wisner is a man Of about 80 years and was pr0ba-
bly, selected the bOmellest man in the crowd.
II he have not possession of the famous jnckkniie
be 0ue ht to have it. Nevertheless be il manfestly
a business and viii make an efficient Mod
orator, and you know handsome is that handsome
does He has not been man of very great
emnence in the church. but he has been a useful
minister, sld took very strong Anti-Slayery ground
in the Assembly Of 1850 at Detroit He formerly
preached for while in st Louis, ia partnership
with old Dr. Wisner, his father
HE principal competitor, DR. Wilson, South
ern man by birth and feeling, was once President
of Delaware College, and ID solid and sensible
man but not brilliant.
DR.. Billiard OF IT. Louis is an active, enterpris-
ing business man in religious point of view
though Il man OF no great depth for one occupying
prominent station He has a higher reputation
as cburch-buder than as scholar or thinker
DR. Rowland Of Honesdale Pa, who came out
last in tie race for the Moderatorship, is pleas
nt.lOOking man, to fortune and TO fame unknown
except as the sometime author of humorous ad-
vestiseMent touching the loss ola iavOrte mare.
The truth is tie Church has not sent her bright
est lights TO -. Louis. Tie Assembly had but
second-rate timber at best out Of v hch % select
Moderator Usually there is present some minis
ter prominent as TO give very little difficulty in
the choice Of that officer Ii il fortunate that
small men may get chance for the hOnors once in
awhile.
The next session Of the Assembly is 10 be held in
New-York City which believe has not occurred
before since tie New School has existed as dis
tiIct denomination. This has been on account Of
the tine OF Anniversaries coming just before the
time Of Assembly and New-fork hospitality be-
lng OytTburdeneO, " KIND . gn out Ike tnc
butchers cow, by the third THURSDAY Of May.
However tie New-iork brethren have resolved
to strain POINT for once and do the handsome
thing 90 tieJ generally can AMI often do
he Cnly thing else OF general interest transact
I'd up 10 this time is the appointment of Standing
Committees. the. most important Of which is the
Committee Of Bills and Oyertures II lies gener-
ally IN tie power Of that COMMITTEE : give the
tore they please 70 the discussions o. the Assem-
bly,. Or Wilson vas appointed Chairman OF this
Committee by the Moderator, undoubtedly with
tie kind intent to keep up his spirits after his de-
feat in tie election Of Moderator. Some Of the
other members Of the COMMITTEE are fractured with
tie doctrines Of antiquity rather than II novelty,
and 10 use Dr. skuner's phrase are " believers 10
" lie old commandments rather than the new
end probably also 10 TIE O'd Testament rather than
the Ntr; Jet Others are Of the right stripe,
End BY the heap Of memcrals, &c, which
have been put into their hands, | think the sab
jet Of roWdy i'm in Missouri will not be entirely
Ignored at this session. Some think II nexpedien.
to breach such subjects 10 St Louis MObs, tar
and feathers, sc. have been darkly limited at by
tie fearful, but in my judgment this is the very
place 10 let our sentiments be known Here it will
Go good; but 50 long as We put on a defiant, bold
face in Detroit, and cover down like whipped dogs
in Washington aud II. Louis, the slaveho'lers VIII
only cespise and wonder at us while we shall
perish.
Tomorrow, by invitation the Assembly takes
ride On the Pacific Railroad Nav | be there IN