New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-23
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTE-
RIAN CHURCH-NEw SCHOOL.

busress.
The Rev DR.. DrfIIr1D in behalf Of the Commit
tee reported the following preamble an resolution IN
relation 10 the Psslmody:
UGer.s Il . desired ;h.t Assembly sshor1. and
H.nd he uss q Pans properly .m,Ased .ste'.Sy to 0.
musical teher. which DO Mt meet
the .'fi; .d .,he. Of ihs e6gshs' and thsf
E,,o,ed That toe Assembly sPpIose and recommend the
Esr.9 Th. the Assembly deem it proper, and recommend
to ss,,icus to take pert in public Pr.i.e
R,,otd Tbss Committee be appointed 70 prepare 'eee
tr cf hs P.,lus OF osyd sepAr,e book for eonEess
ton. .n.irs and chsntirs -, .......
speeduy pobe Arrangement Of ths entire BOOK of
Psalms pon III. proposed AID report 70 future Gen
Tie Committee on Bills and Overtures made 8 re-
port on the following facts Missionary at the Sand
wic I-ards who under the patronage OF the American
Board Of Foreign Missions, had married htathen
wife in consequence of which act he had been cut of
from nv isteria association in the lsauds. The ques
on was asked what course II would be proper Tor the
Pretbytey here to take with reference to the onendng
party, who, on account Of the distance, was beyond
he reach Of any regular body having ecclesiastical
connection with this body The Committee expressed
IT, opinion that only the one course could be pursued
hOweyer difficult nigh. be TO reach the party by
regular process The report was adopted.
The Committee on Mileage submitted their report
TIE expenses Of membrr- ia coming to and gong from
the Assembly were 1853 and the amount OF asseas
IN, nts paid in only e. lis. Including the contingent
e1peDses of the General Assemb there was large
d, fciency. The Committee recommended that the
Con mi-eioners Of those Pfeebyte-s which had PAID
assessments be paid two thirds OF tne expenses the
oth.rs tsO fftlr The r, port was adopted.
The Rev. DR.. PARKER then resumed his remarks
which he had not completed when the General Assem-
bly, adjourned on W Wednesday. lie sad they were IA
al unpleasant position with regard to the feeling OF the
community. lie and those who thought with hun
sood in the position Of accused parties before the
people Of the North, and this made them sensitive
upon the suhject of Slavery He desired to move a'
an amendment that that part Of the majority report
which referred TO the Detroit resolutions be srken out
With that alteration the report would meet his sppro
baton.
A brief discussion here ensued as to whether the
amt ndment was in order, there being one motion TO
amend already pending. The ModeratOpdeclded that
Dr. Parker motion was not in order.
DR.. PARKER then resumed his remarks He re-
GREETED that any remarks had been made in relation TO
the dismGuiing the guns which the Majority COMMITTEE
hsd. TIE brother Dr. SMITH had said that they had
taken down after another until only one remained
That remaining gun he thought was pop-sun. But
the Committee not appointed at all 10 manage
artillery. DIR. Parker then undertook TO examine the
question whether it was wrong TO hold a slave. He
did not hold that it would be night under al circum-
stances. The colOred race had been a thousand
years in bondage by their own degradation.
They found IN -ttate Of degradation,
ana bringing them into slavery here only improved
then condition, because by they brought under
the influence Of Christianity. They not idolstes
here. II they degraded here, they were more 40
IN Africa. II Slavery degraded them, il also educated
them. The officers Of Liberia, Judicial executive and
legislative, men who had been educated in this
COUNTY by their masters and sent there. II slavery
reduced cultivated men into bondage and degrade
them, he would oppose II with all hi- heart. he did
lot appruve the tyrtem and he wished II was done
away with He wanted these evils to be remeded
fast ~ il po-sible 10 remedy them. The pro-
grets Of Christianity would destroy the inequality Of
race-. But Slavery never justifable under any
circum,tan,e Paul had said, Wives, obey your
husbands, and servants obey your masters aud
seIvante meant bondmen. The protection that wives
children and seryants had was the command of the
In
conclusion, DR. Parker said that if the General As,
semby regarded Slavery as sn, he hoped they would
say 80.
The further discussion Of the question here
waived, 10 hear address by the Rev K. G. GATHER,
OF Great Britain, upon the subject of Systematic Be-
nevoience. The principle Of the movement was the
laying by OF asupulated amount Of income for beneyo
lent purpOees by which means person- desiring 10 af
il benevolent enterprises could DO more than by their
contributing impulse prompted them from time to
time.
Mr.. Gr1LIvrR, Of Philadelphia, addressed the A.
stmby upon The rame subject.
Mr JESxIss offered the following resolution, which
We adopted:
Ro,sd That the General Assembly tenders it, r,tera,l
etuS 70 tie Gather Of the Wesleyan Conference Of
Iu ard expresses satisfaction the report
sented u successful erors wheh nave been made to~a
enlarged ChrsGn beneteeee OF ne at Of the n
Ia coultry ~sll those knsAlt snt Scotl,-d
The following resolutions b. Judge JEssUP were also
Et.oi,d That the subject q systsn.c b,neyoienoe
ee, eonmeudea TO tb- 'e uon a. .e.,op Of oH.
80 % 81 = ses.oS. " tic
Tie d-pste On The Slavery question was then r.
.umsd, the Rev. DR.. WIsSTR having the toor He |
SAID he deered counters, the impression which had
ohtsinec in the minds of some that Dr. Parker Lad
tt zen employed by the AboltlOnlsts 70 make speech
with tie view Of helping on tie Ant-Slayery move |
uelt. Though he wes Anti-Slayery mao, be VS. |
. conservative 10 principle, and not an AoOluoulst. /
Ii hsO seemed 10 be the AIg 0f DR. Parker 20 show |
d at Slavery institution Of God, Ike that OF the
marriage Or parental relation. he had s4ll that |
VAtreyer the blacks OF the South had sufficient |
intel ieence AID power they might reyoI,ionz-; then
might bot the wife, when she ]. strong enough |
IRE ~ auc yu' down tie husband, He had said whea
quoting The authority of Paul upon the question Of
u.borly. that be would commence with TIE tendeTes
alton, but Le had ccitsnly luirhed with the tough
t-f lLsUcLtr-l As regards the slavery ~ the kO- |
ar Eu llie, ttrsi nor the Apostles hld nothing 70
10 with u, and did not iook al tie question az AL Dr.
;leF thought tli' for hem O. puF-ue conchatory
touI-r u tie matte! va best. II they desired 10 |
CoLVlc ther brethren OF their they should trelt
III ike brethren and not II they were eXconmu
L a;-d from the Church Of God. He hoped that tue
Get raj Assembly would adopt the whole OF the ma
joTty sort.
lie h '. Dr.. Ross # Tennessee said he was ready
10 brethren IN the discuss On Of the matter on the
t--- ~ tie Bible.
Tie Lev Dr. BENES of Troy hoped the discussion
would be- ru.rd out. He dii not think L legitimate
.Ub r., TO 20 uto Mses end the Prophets Chris; aud
BE Apostle, and a. Intermediate authorities, on the
subject 81 shat tie (itreral Assembly of the PresOy
te al Church IN America bad done.
E.c-r Judg- JEs,CP considered thai the question
bal leu oier,d bv this report of tho majority after
" len - k.v H.. B.men withdrew his object on.
ET kc,s saii be Ngs not a STAKEHOLDER and yet he
uigLf siNooa'e the extreme view on the subject Of
>hE'Ty. There Ess not a man who had undergone
e-eaier side ial the subject of Slavery than h.
led. HE TAD enalcpated slaves that worth 70
llH $4,000, and b. was now ROT worth one dollar.
he Cd Lot mean a. ta: 10 emapcpeiing ks slaves