The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-21


ceedsd to buriness.
An aMrmattve answer was given to the question pro
Poeed By the Committee Bills and 0verturss In reA-
ton to filing the vacancy occssonsd BY the death
mOvAi Of . ruling elder from another church.
The Committee on Publications announced fol-
lows;-Rsv. DR.. wsnsr, DR.. Prentice, Geo. Chandler,
PROF. Geo. E Warner, Jonathan Lyons Elders Treadweu
Ketchum, n. W. Baldwin, and Henry Van Bsreen.
The following resolutions presented BY Rsv. DR..
Brsinerd;-
Resolved ina. while ths sssmsly does not design On
aorss evey EXPRESSION and shade Of sentiment 10
Ss sssSs % I'D Sa report
1as nh s
soa S o 81 The 10 that tho said minority
hseolysd That The h.sas Of the Assembly be presented
tbs subject submitted g their dsiSersen s''' =
motion was adopted making the r,aj ority and mi.
rory reports the susec Of slavery the oder OF the
Gay ~ O'Clock, =. NJ
tie reports from foreign bodies being next in order
Rev j. JAY DANA reported from the General Association
OF Massachusetts, as folows:-
connection with tas association 4Ss churches
IIe cause many being without charge was that grss
%ss ado s aasSs
b. oi'uIsTon death &C. 29o NUMBER OF infant oa ,isms
10. h having eoai
m.sons still the prossiory law ~
civ
as and e s
The ,et.ism e. 9, Christian PEOPLE here They had
rss yey eeng IN or tho. sect but sere
T h II I YS
ST. CHER territories skou be Tree
Raw RICHARD s SToRRs Jr, d. D., of the General A.
socson OF New York presented his report which was
prircpsy devoted TO question Of slavery Speaking
OF the Kanss Nebraska bill and he action Of Congress
up5r il he said:At that se as ali of us rsmem ber
ne N hiect
aS,oaxhsus 80 Northern Sta excitement. in which
I. took part. The old lines Of party eena:cai,r
for tbs time broken down il oider that might
co operate in resistance 70 waish seemed
wrong them and ho ing the germs of cvi. within
it-inini.ey wru g in Us final ofaence if suffered 10
triumph, because II dedicated to slavery Territory
which IL supplssd had been pac b.yond it's reach
ny We soemE sns
her rnaninaiy. Thu Thousand Of them united in this
Keucnsance 1t was felt that if the General Assembly
Lfted UP is voice egsiua. this act theT would have
beer dcrg Deed in with their principles
ara professions of Christianity. This was the view
Ge .hat il, Ia Phiiadsipbi., under tas shadow
II Ctuarels they bad lifted up their vcics they
S f,vs n s.R and h, m.
fey heart Of the West aud the sober Ri Of the East
tia snsve erces OF the Sath and tie hardy muscle
Eors-sDee at that time 1t would have honored religion
given sbry to Clrs If had been success
" taoe en- that If there had be.n time taken for
hirg i GIT have been taken for thxt-if there
tn fer any thing there nigh. have been time
eve aad eloqusns Tezanstrance against ths wrong We
# the Gsrers Asso aion Of New York, hold to be duty
~ every CaIissn man and body In this ags and move
EFT, when The Dir gdcm OF Christ IL to be al
S,ncsG sga pst such mJgh'y op 5osit.JD, 10 testify
sgsrst the .x.eost n, at least OF ttat system
a. hlesge wtco makes The family to the III .,s mat an
j. possibility -wri h seus Omission s.d
fne malket a. whist ferscs ~ Ia that
&c: il to -,aa The Word Of esd There ara nes len
eco. IL ivfTy ypd serce is golden; nd times whoa
sisn.e Il sllyry ard speech golden but RIA the me
to speak cot. The association t, which belong would
slavery, ytu l. sny one, nj! walk ont OF thus
btioirgi II led sith nissua, Bringing fsyec
&c continue N correspsndence With this body If We
CO cid Inspect 20 oarssvgs and If 1t should uds
t. Ietn rstsa;e sgsrst tie * snsion o. slavery
Rev Dr.. DwGlI Of Portland, Me- repor ed froca the
G-cessl Association of Maize. Thrrs wete he said,
airy $40 c.usehes and aboot 30 ministers. While
age nunhe, # he churches were set sustaining,
out 100 expended Tbs Home Missionary Society
wss also theological .miasy with four prsies-
Iships three Of which bad ineambsnts and thsrs vas
10 temperance, they did DO. despair Of the revival
Ire Marie Jaw, though II ought TO Be in . modified
sev gland cart beat, and It would neves beat bat
j. Tie caC OF hurari-y, and the power that would AZ
10y sSclesa s,icsl soy legislative sssemoy any
Nil s,y force which cur general governusnt can
ni ssz As ps.S. s: 1ss
while rearirg anything but perfecs re-
s'eet to this vAperab'y body We must say nov;
New England pe.y beats in bu. one ohsnnel on the
tubjss. o. slavery Let say that our ecclesiastical
hooss look not at that question eccesas icsl light
hat our relation publi bodies regard it in its Of
the of the Gofpel have continued
D. D., 70 circumstances from my OWL body to present
Jpoc this but may De permitted TO say that
tDs body OF which am member will protest. a. Chris
tan ministers, against every attempt TO exerd slavery
red The action II that body directed against the
eupt extend IL into Kansas and !. was justified Ia
$50 cur latssnal sAlutat,ons and let me say-and
viii not be thought the spirit of boastipg-.hst
will remain the came In principle upon this ques
ti-us
Rsv d.. CHARLES WALKER reported from the General
Convention o. Vermont He said tkst the congregations
utches tad been reduced greatly by emigration to
tn wsst. While This occurred, the churches in the
Yves. bad been strengthened by aosssons to their
tgregstcDs although he regretted 10 say that all WHO
went cut not nbued wi n the spirit OF Oh sisnIty
!. grRtfca ion TO know however, that II they
ssat forth Douglas 10 Northern nois, they also sent
Rev r. SMITH frm he Presbyterian and Cougrega-
tlo-sl Convention Of Wsc3Dsin. mex, reported That
Kerry i07 ministers, Of whom about twenty FIVE were
isai ed de The first installed himself. No action
hsS been taken in the Convention upon the snbjsct OF
slavery sre be would not therefore, speak up'n II pro
Letter was here read from the evangelical churches
IL Frenee os,ed hsy 1868, which stated that seven
cau1ches he'd been ADDED the whole numbet making
total Of rs IN ALL TIE total expresses OF IS churches
sosnsed 70 about $50 600 while nat sore tnan $1,000
,hs support Of the new churches With reference
ssv-sy, the et'er stated that the pfoestAnts OF
eia,ery ir the Cri.ed States, but they would confne
Il esel,es to the simple expression OF their adherence
Sf # ard The that general emancpa loo might soon
take race They would however abstain from advising
auY rr cans towards the attainment Of that end
rhs letter referred 70 the Committee on Nomina-
Il IA, enc Rev. Mr.. H.Einson, Of Phusdeqhis, vnois
In France was appointed Seiegse TO represent the
assembly In that country. 49,,
Invitations were received and accepted from the Bible
use the Rutgers Female Institute to visit both
tpose Institutions The Convention also csepted 90 IN
vtaiion from the Governors OF be Aimshcuse to visit
tha charitable Institutions the ilands They viii de-
Vote the whole Of Saturday next o this visit.
II being half past twelve the Convention took recess
On assembling they agreed 70 hear Rev. Samuel b.
Cr express his the subject Of the OF
ga. le,vet this untIy and England in the evening
The report Of the trustees Of the Church Erection Fund
a cad nv Rev Dr. MeIEAN. The fund ~ appears from
sbs sfasment not complete the whole sum in the
iysasu1y being only s97 oo The Bono regretted this
90 Tie fact That many who nd heretofore contributed
lad with ED their aid but all such ind'erence and in
coc had s sps in the fact that the churches which
bse gym aseet TO this objec s.9od on. IRE most IN