The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-29
The number Of Subscribers TO the variOu
periodicals ID as follows:

The whole number Of subscribers to the va
rious periodicals Il 285,46l. and the whol
number Of single copies Of these useful publ
cations issued and scattered abroad in year i
s,0s7,S40.
The Sunday School. the Tract and Genera
Catalogues have been enlarged during the las
Jour years by the addition OF SAB new works, in
GLIDING 3l4 bound volumes. and 22s tracts
The Sunday School Library. in ito various se
ries new numbers 1905 volumes.
The list Of tract publications has already
reached 70 tract volumes, and 565 tracts, 10
Guiding quite number 10 the German, Dan
ish and Swedish languages. And the wholt
-zSxasss of,sossssts scpiea Of IhaotA aud .srscts
large and small, issued by the two Concerns
during the last four years, is 1855, 926, inclu
ding -,226,l09 bound volumes and 1882 81 !
tracts ind pamphlets
On Thursday the 18th. both the Old and New
School Presidential General Assemblies met ID
New York The Old School assembled in DR.
PHILLIPS church, and the Rev Dr. Rici
preached the opening sermon to crowded
congregation. Rev. Or. MusoRAvr, closed the
services with prayer, after which the Assembly
Wa SOu1htetSA, ahu tuU tch VI WV
gates called over The Commercial says
Rev. DR.. F. Mcfarland, of Virginia, was
elected moderator, and the Rev. DR. Campbell
Of Albany, n. Y, temporary clerk.
The first General Assembly held its meeting
in 1880, consequently this is the 9th annual
meeting. This body ID composed OF represen-
tatives from the numerous presbyteries into
which the Church 10 divided, 10 the ratio Of
clerical and lay commissioner from every pres
oytery, excepting those presbyteries which
have more than twenty-four clergymen and
churches which are entitled to additional com
missioners, both clerical and lay, for the excsss
Of their members over this amount.
There were at the last meeting Of the Cen.
trail Assembly LAG presbyferies, and probably
there are now 1850 Were these oil represen.
ted, there would be an aggregate Of over 800
commissioners. A very fair representation Il
expected, and it is predicted that there will be
over $50 delegates In attendance. These will
represent over 5000 churches, having over
100000 communicants-embraci many oil
the most respectable and distinguished men Of
the land
The New School General Assembly sixty
second session. met in Rev. DR.. Adams
church, Madison square. The attendance wsa
very large. The annual sermon was delivered
by Rev VIM. @. Wisper, d. D.. Of Loekport.
Rev DR.. L. p. Hicock, OF the Troy Presbyte.
~, was chosen Moderator; g. H. Hall and 8.
g. Specs were chosen Secretaries, Rev. DR..
Adams gave some very judicious advice for
their guidance during their sojourn 10 New
York. He said one Of their number had been
cheated out Of $40 that morning in . mock
auction room, which plares II would be we'll
therefore to avoid. A caution against pocket.
book troopers was also volunteered.
In the new School General Assembly. the
slavery question promises to be bone Of con-
tentiou. On the 2lst, the discussion 90 the
subject Of slavery. continued through the day
bat without coming to any conclusion ~ to
the disposition Of the two reports toochins The
power, Of the Assembly. in regard TO slavery.
Some members advocated the declaration that
slavery 10 sin rsr Sc. A number Of Southern
gentlemen threatened, in case OF such declars'
ton, to withdraw from the Assembly