The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-20

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sIness the report Of me trustees g he ThsclGgcass
exhiblHa balance d the haxds 81 thSsrcssu.sr
e2o0lQN TIL permanent mnd noM smoun;s
elOOg1 Th8 usual disbufsemen9 nave y
made md tn balance Invested for - respccSs M
fH1ersass for which these sums was reserved ane
librarian reports An accession OF 70 volumes aune
| the year, making the whole number o. vosamos
amount 70 "a Janss Don..asGn' .s san.ncsI
treasurer Of The trustees hasing resgned NJ ~
=. Green. of New York, has been appointed In M
| stead, andrecefved from Mr.. ID. bonds amounting
% esoeoo q which The funds q ne Seminary ~
there were admitted during the past year ~ stu
/ dents and the whole number attending the Semr
/ nary during The year was lol. -
The report Of the Danvilie (Ky9 Theoiogmraa.
Seminary was also read BY the lrst report Of tns
/ trustees presented In 1854 the entire funds anu
property were stated 10 be $56e6S, consisting ~
bonds and stocks-bnt mainly Of individual 1o y.
and subscriptions. The present amour, OF ~
funds of the Seminary Il S27 $50 value of the sem
mary real estate e9,o0o amount of cash, stocks
and bonds collected for the Seminary
tai $77,335 This sum is larger than was Ps.t ~
by the Synod Of Kentucky TO the Asseno,J ~
object The report asked the Assembly '~ha,t che
4 - "a
other branches fthe church. ....na.,..
| The whole number of students IN astenoancs
during the year has been fortynvs ~. s.,sa.s
results of the three years existenee " u e.
~ NAV be thus stated: /. Sixty-sx eandidases for
The ministry have received Instructions 2 TWEEN.
tv.sever al these are now preachers OF the gospel
m. ,ano,t stated the conviction that new pro-
lessor should be appointed toat tne oynoo .. Aen'
,~csv had generously resolved to proyids for his
temporary support me huHoei' Vi so'uhes ~
| tbe library is about2 SUI. -
~" The report of the Directors of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary in Virginia was then read. There
nave been % students in connection with the sem.
mary during the year; l27' volumes have been
added to the library, making total OF 2sl bound
volumes Steps have been taken to complete the
endowment of the seminary, and $40 900 subscribed
| for the object. - aoes%F 3s1z
d D., stated clerk of the Synod of the German Re
formed Church, declining, on the part of that Sy
nod continuation of their present correspondence
with the German Assembly.
The report Of the Treasurer Of the General As
sembly was read. The whole amount of funds re
ceved by the Treasurer during the year, has beer
SIS 693; balance in hard last year So 097-tota
S2S 79l. The expenditures have amounted to $40,
462, leaving balance in the hands of the Treasu
rer of 81, 1923.
The Assembly then selected Lexington, KY, Al
| its next place of meeting. Baltimore was urged
but obtained ouly % votes.
The report Of the trustees of the fund for dsa
bled ministers shows that it has aided 90 persons
recommended by IL presbyteries. The report re
GREETED the little interest and the small amount
(only $1,000 raised by the whole church for thi:
object during the last year. This subject, after
debate, was referred to special committee.
THIRD Day.-The twenty ninth annual report Of
| the directors of the Western Theological Semina
| ry, at Allegheny city, Pa, was read. The whole
number of students in attendance during the year
has been 70. The number admitted has been 40
while 10 students of the senior class have compile
ted their course of study The board of directors
l of the; Union Theological Seminary, of Va, pre-
scented supplemental report explaining theil
condition more fully than in the report presented
yesterday. :. The field occupied by this Seminary
| has been limited Yet its friends have provided
literally for its means of instruction The insitu
1 tiOn has IS acres of land, on which brick build
ing 200 feet long by 40 feet wide, three stories
high, with q basement, has been erected. The di
rectors are anxious, to complete the endowment o.
| the Seminary. 81 A. Hz65 as
through the Rev. DIR. Rice, chairman: l. On thu
4 overture of the committee on church extension
asking the removal of the limitation of the com
mittee to the elders of the church, and enabe>th,
iaymen to serve on the committee, &c. This por
ton of the report was adoped 1is ~
Overture No 2 was from the Synod of Pitts
I burg, asking that deacons should be appointed il
all Presbyterian churches. The committees REFER
ed to the action of the Assembly in 1910 and l64l
as meeting most fully the views OF this overture
The Saith annualreport was read by the Rev
DR.. Musgrave.t a4.rt 3 fto
A larger number of churches have contribute,
this year than usual by 100. Yet out of 3,07
churches only I350 churches contributed to tn
funds of the board last year; leaving more thai
LOO churches that have done nothing.
Upon the motion to adopt the report the Rev
DIR. Hewitt, of Bridgeport, Conn, spoke quite ener
getically and encouragingly of the increase of th
church during the last 40 years, during which b.
had been in the ministry. Then there were 10 sly
| mods and 43 Presbyteries; now there were 80 sly
mods and 143 Presbyteries. Then there were 81
ministers; now there are 2,26l. Then there wer'
s81 churches; now 3079. Then there were 81 S0
members; now there are 231 404 Had we contin
ued one band we should have numbered 81 Sy
mods, $50 Presbyteries, 377S ministers, 4,73
churches 374 443 members. Should we continue
to increase in the same ratio till 1895, we shal
| number 270 Synods, 1880 Presbyteres, 1e, 800 min
listers, 90 $50 churches, 1872 Sos members.
The report of the Board adopted
NEW SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN AssEMBLY.-St
| cond Day.-The committee on church extension
made brief verbal report. They had receive,
for the church extension fund $96, 500 leaving bu
So 500 to complete the fund, which sum they ex
pected to make up before rendering their forma
| report. ....,f / ba- e.
Rev. Mr. Beman, delegate from the Evangeli
cal churches of Rhode Island, was invited to de
liver an address. He extended the sympathy o
4 his churches to the general assembly, as represen
tatives of a denomination with whose belief the,
/ sympathised more than with any other Their
| were in the State % of their charches-one-hal
of which had been established in fifteen years 4
Third Ddy-Rev. DR. Duffield, from the commit
tee of bills and oyertures, reported two overture
on church extension which were referred Also
a memorial from the presbytery of Detroit upor
the subject of psalmody, and moved its reference
| to the committee on publications. This led to 1
| warm debate, DR.. Duffield contended that psalml
should be adopted to chanting, and that the bes
talent of the Assembly would be required to set
| tie the matter of psalmody. He was tired Of the
| existing chaog in church music. Some Of onl
church music and choirs were better adapted te
opera or the theatre. Hehoped reform would BE-
inaugurated by this Assembly, though, doubtless
some years will be requisite to accomplish it.
The Rev Mr.. McAffee, of Missouri, feared that
practically chanting could never be introduced inte
the majority Of their churches. ~ 4st ~ - u
| DIR. A. D. Smith informed the last speaker that
many Presbyterian churches in New Yorkcity d
chant the psalms acceptably. DR.. Duffield said
| he had heard 1000 people chant prose aeceptably
A motion to refer the subject TO a special com
mittee to report to this Assembly was carried .
Cleveland, Ohio, was chosen rs the next place
| of meeting of the Assembly. ssa#k
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