The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-23
Old SchoOl--Seventh Day.

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The MoDRRAIoR observed that he desred 70 oorraet
error which appeared in print vizIn tho course OF his
few remarks OF the previous day. when weleon,r the de-
legaSss from New England, he did moi desire to be uu
dersto saying that he hAo hsard anything sad
upon the Evils OF slavery to which he eou,d not sub
scribe"-such not the case. In substance what b,
observed wa. that when deegste to the Kew England
Conference fifteen yeassago IL heard two addresses
toIxhich he could not object.
report received fom the CoE,nait.ee Bills and
Overtures, with recomn eadatons which were adopted.
The srs annual report Of the Chur.h Extension Com.
mittse Of the General Assembly then submitted for
the opstderation Of the Assembly; and the Rev Dr.
hcDorad from the committee to report upon the same
Introduced series OF resolutions in approval.
The following is an abstract of the report
ahs ShuIeh Extension Committee, in presenting their ut
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case .SS 81 y ne carefully as'eansd necessities that
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msa e every general iucd csiasate
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ems their eonsoH q donors % des'as the ree'
huT 20 ~ mt Of the highest
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a. of sss ne he
aided comply with the conditions on which appropriations
The number ofrew applications aid erecting churches
from April 1855 TO Apiil 1896 dnaudus hrtsen appnss
the Board Of Missions previous the transfer Of hs
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bes. ont HUNDRED and five Is over s
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twenty one synd d. ana thirty pproes.
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were made were not compiled with in the two Years allowed
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bearers Of M.n vim gsher The Assembly executive
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The commI.es ior tie next year Wv . = - ~
VS. Piumer D. D. 4. Gamble;
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n1S Gsps M Gg BARR c se a. Paige for
Revs. N. l. Rice D. D, r. f. Peck, Albert Williams
(Cao,nis) and others supported the report and rsso
buttons In effective Iemarks They were adopted without
dissent.
On motion BY Rev DR.. Baker, (Tex.s the vote adopt
ing the report Of the Committee ON Religious Exercises
| Lded with a view to the shortening Of the
period set apart OF prayer service on Friday this)
Il
s.ons Of dissent that the prayer exercises should only
continue from to IL O'Clock, A. H. The moderator then
that there were several "order OF ths day.
On motion thel report upon the subject Of erecting
| fund for the support Of dii abed ministers then
taken up together with the accompany ing ,utions
The report then read, and the resolution recon-
mendiDg the raising OF the fund was taken under CON-
Judge PORTER Of Pennsylvania. expressed his hearty
approval Of making ample provision for disabled minis
ters He considered that mnisters when In sound
health most inadsquA,ely paid their salaries
than aging with the wages Of day lAborers He
wished that the commi tee had gone still further. Tho
average paid to congregational mi asters was only
about $500 year, snd he believed that Presbyler
| ministers cid not receive much more
Elder JACOB of Virginia thought that at this time the
Assembly going IN the right direction in respect to
a IT. st hs h
matter before their congregations that thsy would talk
5 b Ss an. M % ana :.
to just conclusion as TO the support Of dis
abled workers in the church Let the Presbyeres bring
the synods remember ao to direct he attention Of the
churches TO It, and he that whatwas desirable
to be done for the adequate support Of the clergy would
| be sr eedily accomplished.
Judge H. H. LAvTr, Of Ohio, considered this sub
iect especially recommending itself to the Aymen Of the
church. regretted to have to say that he observed
ID nany parts Of the country want Of hberay on the
part ofconegaons In supporting the clergy IL seemed
10 him that the families Of min ters should be placed in
q position Of competency when the head Of the famy
was removed by death. When q minister devoted his
eneraiee his talents ard his lite In minsterpg to the
spiritual wants of bis fellow men, It but fair that
after life spent in such toll his wife and helpless chill
dren should be left nger ont their existence in
poverty perhaps ac.ual want. In this regard the
Methodists were much In advance Of Presby torians
but he trusted that the Presby terrain body would not
long remain behind other bodies in amply providing for
sged and disabled minister's.
Judge FINE thought IL Disgrace TO the PresSyteriA
Church Of the United States that 1t had not made an