New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-30
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASsExBLY-OLD
SHOOL.

NnOOL-
ILyvxsrH DAY.
The Assembly met on Wednesday morning - usual
DR. RfcI reported on ov-'tures
No. II. From the Trustees OF the Westminster
Cburcb skiing the General Assembly to qui cass ITS
;,tere,t il their Church to them. Gr.at-d.
No. 10, Prom the Prtsbytery Of South Carolina SIX
inc the Assembly to make arrangements with Other
denominations 10 secure the stssiaDce OF witnesses
csses of discipline. No action YVES taken.
No. H. From three Presbyteriss Ministers 10 an
ss sskinp to be organized into the Presbytery os
Kanssa Granted. the Presbytery 70 belong to the
NJ & Asks for measures to be tax 80 toward closer
union with the Associate Reformed Checb. Adopted,
ard committee appointed to confer With committee
of that Church.
have a night to vote m calling pastor and eecing
eider. The recommenc afiOn OF the COMMITTEE was
susp, cted Of Baptst hsresy and the whole subject
laic on the table.
The Rev Dr. CAMPBELL made q final report OF The
Judiciary Conmitee-the case Of Mr.. Burt.
THE repsrt on Systematic Beneyolence was taken
M II rejoices that systematic benevolence u begin
mig TO fid favor with the people, and recommends
th.f pssors be earnestly requested to give opportunity
10 ali the churches to contribute TO the Boards OF the
Chmcb snd to pre,s upon them the duty Of 50 ccntb
uting Adopted.
we're made TO limit members to teu-fye-thfee
minutes.
of Philadelphia
ue q n, fnlowed by the Rev. DIR. ID. X. JENKINS and
Cb,pc. or JOINS, who claimed that the original Court
wss no, propery constituted protest to this effect
had followed the case to the Presbytey and the synod
The case was ab ,nitiO defective.
The members Of the Synod we're then ordered to
withdraw aud the roll called, for the purpose vt
allowing each member Ia make his hve-minuts speech.
Only about thirty Of the member avaued themselves
of this opportunity, and at o'cicck the vote was
taken, with the following result:
To sustain the appeal and Complaint.
To sustain il .......''.'.''''.''''''.'''''',
So the Synod's action was indorse 4, and the Assem-
bly, INDUCED in recess of half an hour.
After the recess an overture was reported from the
SYNOD Of Mississippi contemplating the dessos'ty 81
f,aternal union among ell orthodox Pfespyteraas-
The ASS mbiy yot.d that this was exceedingly ueoud
bic and invited al orthodox Presbyterians to JOIN
their church in the nsuner peectibed ny their Consul
tuition.
Committee was sp,0int4d on the minute OF the
Ass u.blys action IL ~ place.pha case, aud was
con United the # pepar' form OF inStaiAton
OF Elder when r@-st'J. r
of Arkans, 40 II was pted that ea than con
tiopal III b.. ct r"sb, ie'es were repressni"a, IN
Sesg s.ssts e. sSs a Sssl Bssans which tho AS
=, .ns q e a. %
viou- synod was censured 80 far as TO su'
tain til. tXce,L'b. -,
The IL. ~ 'uskIs read tic Nura'iye on the
S,sie I P.E. r,r. II declares tbst toe bible born
I;cv of no Chrrch Ali tue great il, Of Church
Po! TT -.aa,,y us Llbi IA .ue b, d., "a Cbrst
The glorious head "OrH"-airra'y covered
a con,ipept anu riglt tTb'sc- TIL ~"iii Grsifying
;ncr, pse and lam. lb ccfrasr pc'iced in different
parts Of the country. La S-bt 'adk'epns, p'ihg pas
tors salsres sLd the pr.yatnc" "i mp a'c@'
Nearly one hundred reyivHs I, I-I. ION arc ir ~ IL
Son Of the Southern PIosbyteriee D"rt many COZ
versions among slave. SINE planters ha's 49,
churct,s their plantations AMI seearea the NE VI
grace 10 their negroes. These last have avied then-
sever of their advantages 90 well toat many rne
a. -
Narrative states that Church IN the land d 81 neer
access to this class Of population than their own.
TIE report of the Committee on the Narrative was
accepted. - r.,
PiRriJps UHsm, be stricken out.
The Rev. Dr. JUsKIs said that every American un-
dersood that phraee; it WAS phIa-e ~hic1 the II
Church had given 10 the country, ana ne tnou6"'
should be retained.
The sentence in which il occurred WAS again read,
and two yiya-yoce votes failed 70 satisfy the noaera
tor which SIDE had majority. He therefore decae'
the motion lost Leave was given Dr. baker 70 VIII,
draw the motion. Several other attempts To amend
were made, without Success, and the report was
adopted. Tie complaint of the Synod OF Baltimore
| was taken up.
Mr.. Cross was heard He complained that the
Synod, in Their minutes, reported falsely vote take"
| In one Of their meetings.
The Rev. Mr. PICK was heard in reply. tie e1'
plain, the matter, and the complaint was dismissed
! MIR WEIGH, from the Committee on the csse OF tne
airy ordained Church and subsequently, elected
Ecers i'll another be presumed 70 be installed ui' IS
obectiC is made. Also that hereafter, E1aets srau
be installed, prescribing form Of installmeat' ine
| recommendation adopted. 49,,
| Tie Rev. DIR. J. W. ALEXANDER WAS sppointel
| Clerical Delegate and MT. LZSox Lay Deiega'e 70
the meetings Of the Evangelical Churches OF Europe
| TO be held in 1856 anf 1857.
The Report Ct the Committee on Ills and Overure'
on ItnersDcy was referred To the Board OF MlS.ions-
A vote of thanks was rendered to the Committee o.
| Arrangements.
| The minutes then read and approved. anu on
motion Of the Rev. DR.. HuAPHRErs Of Kentucky the
| Assembly voted TO dissolve.
Formal disscutio. was pronounced by the MoDLha
TOR, who, after thanking members fOr Their cou.'e9
and KINDNESS toward him, gave out the folst hyna.
was sung standing, and followed by the dohoi'sy ~
| prayer and oenecicton tom the hoderator. -,
wac general shaking 81 hands and nqairins aV0N
| the tist train. 81, :.
During the lsst hour Of the session the hue ial.
black rat pear the platform, sobbng suiioiy
times she went Up 20 the clerks and others, ho13
her pspers ard begging them not To separate ~u S
heaiirg her case. They tn ned away. aud her soooa
Tecoh-neheet. Her form is beat; she WI not
through the dissolution Of many more oeneiA' a
ssubiys.
| GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED