New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-21
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL SYNOD, OLD
FIFTH DAY


Aer devotional exercises the complaint OF the Ses
.ion Of Saltwater against the Synod of was
taken up.
the Assembly that the Synod had been heard.
The MODERATOR ruled the motion out OF order, as
inferior bodies had the right to be heard fully.
Dr. RICE maintained that az this was complaint,
and not appeal, different rule held
The Rev. DR. AMMAN aud the Rev. X. h. RODGERS
made some remarks the action Of the Synod OF
which they were II embers.
The order of the day, the Report of the Board OF
Education, was then taken up.
The Rev. DIR. DIcKERsos, from the Committee on
education read set of resolutions expressing graft.
tude God gratitude to the churches who
s4sl3 more last year than the year before ana graft
tude generally that the Church had been able to meet
her engagements with her candidates. Eajoning also
upon parents TO shield their children from the blandh
mtnts Of secularized religion, and the devices of
Pagan lied Christianity and the observance Of the last
Thursday in February day oprayer for the increase
Of the ministry
The Rev. Dr. yAS REsssELAEK, Secretary of the
Board of Education, presented an abstract Of the An
nual Report of the board of Education. New caudi
dates, go whole number 3s2; receipts, $40. $50; re
ceps Of fund for SehC ols and Colleges So $685. aggre
gate receipts, s4s,l70; total expenditures, si807li
balance including that of last year, s2o3J The Re.
port contains some recommendations OF an infusion OF
vital piety into the collegiate and aosdemical economy
of the Church.
DR.. VAN RENSSELAER, proceeded to make q few
remarks in the Of which he said that the two
the entire receipts. rity-four Schools were receiving
aid fiom the Board There were 100 Presbyterial
Schools, SO AcadeSnies and a2 Colleges, with 100
students, of whom 500 were members of the Church.
year. In Princeton College the Way Of Life had been
adopted text book. Two OF three of them taught
the shorter catechism in Latin and Greek.
The Rev. ID. BAErR Of Texas felt especial interest
in this affair. They wanted more ministers. While
Georgia was his native State, he now lived in Texas
ard be knew the wants Of the people He had
Travelled extensively il Texas and they had lost 900
members in Texas for lack Of ministers to bring them
in. DR.. Baker told his experience giving the affect.
ing details Of his eaiy piety his back sliding and final
reconciliation, when be became q minister Of the
Gospel. He detailed several incidents which had
occurred il his ministry-one in particular when be
congre cation who were much interested that they
did not see thunder storm which was coming up, and
be had 10 tell them Of it, and that they must separate.
The Rev. DIR. MARSHALL made a few remarks.
The Rev. Dr. JENKINS suggested prayer TO God 10
send more laborers. Prayer moved the arm that
moved the world He proceeded to speak of preju-
dice which worked in his section Of the country against
this particular Board
Tie Rev. DIR. DABsRY said that among tho 5000
churches only had contributed to the funds OF this
Board. great many Of the candidates who were
educated for the ministry were not worth the cost
Many Of those who did not succeed a. preachers how
ever could be Of exec lent service ieachers as the
swords made at the s. prng6ed Amory If they broke in
the final test made excellent carving knives. He did
not believe that the candidates for the ministry were
up 10 the average of Collegiate students. The world
got the beet and the church got the refuse. II was
because they demanded and insisted nothing better.
The Rev. DR.. PRIME dissented from the views ex'
pressed The Life Insurance tables showed that, taken
as q class ministers among the healthiest and
loncest-liyed Of men. The ministry Of the Church Of
Christ never had come from the fret families Bat
hey were the fathers of q back of whom no one
could with to trace his pedigree. He thought that the
Disry in this country exhibited an average amount
Of talent. Not many years ago the ministers Of Rich
mond, Va, deputed one OF their number to test the
question ofts1stion of the ministry. He snglehsnded,
argued the case against the whole bar Of the STATE,
and DR.. Prime lad been told, he beat them al and
was wrong beside.
The Rev. NJ. CRozIfR made few remarks, aaer
which
The Rev. DR.. PAyros HARRISON corrected the
ststtm of DR.. Prime in relation to the Virginia
ministry. The Episcopal Convention endeavored to
procure the passage Of general law incorporating all
religious bodies who up TO certain stated require
mehts. A Presbyterian clergyman opposed the law
yers employed by the Episcopabans 10 advocate the
measure before the Legislature and defeated the
measure.
Dr. HEWITT repudiated the idea Of classes and frs
families which had been put forward Away with it all
Dr. THoRswELL Of South Carolina objected to
principles enuncated in the resolutions The principle
laid down that secular education belonged to the
Church Of Jesus Christ but be did not think 80.
CossIssIosER urged that the salvation of the
nation depended the education Of children by the
Church Most Of the Public Schools excluded the Bible
The resolutions were then read separately and all
but tie one objected TO by the Rev. Mr.. Thornwel
were unanimously adopted. This read as follows:
Rs'osed That while the Assembly continues approve
colleges Adedpte religious bsses sound discretion
ss ~ TO their namte and location and lest the operations Of the