Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-26
, nrrsrto. 81 plsrIPLlse.

lei that the Third PFcsbytery of New York,
by overture inquire what order 1t would be
proper for them take with reference to ineTn-
! Der who had been excluded from Christian fell
! loSship by ministerial association, under the
patronage of the american Board of Commits
sioncrs for Foreign Missions, dismissed from the
/ service of that Board for immortality, and with
whom a regular process of discipline by the
Presbytery is difficult, on account Of the dis
lance from them, and from any ecclesiastical
body Of our connection.
/ The Committee recommended the General
Assembly to reply, that the only correct course
for the Prcsbtcry to take, If they regard him as
a proper subject for discipline is to pursue pre-
cisely the forms of process giyenin our Book OF
Discipline, however difficult or protracted the
actual process may be.
The report, after some slight discussion was
adopted
/ The Committee on Mileage presented long
report on the Contingent fund, The amount
! paid in was sl,I1s vs., and the amount actually
required s 1858 Is. Resolutions were loptcd
| to make dist ibntion of the funds in proper
ton to the amount paid by each Church, 50 that
| commissioners Of those Churches which had
J paid Ia tie fill amount assessed, or nenrly so,
4 get tWo-thiris OF their expenses, and those who
had not would get two-tifths only.
TUE SLAVERY DIscCsSIOS RESRwED.
J Re-. Dr. Parker, (N. Y. in continuing his re-
marks on the slavery question, begged that the
! Detroit resolutions might he dropped. The
question to bc considered was simply that OF
mower and he moved to strike out such portions
ofth report as dill not bear on that subject.
The Moderator decided that this being an a.
mendmcnt could not he offered, an amendment
Ito the original resolutions being already before
the housc.
Yari1as Commissioners, however, spoke on
the subject, when the Rev. DIR. Parker proceeded
to argue the question according to the ground
taken by ST. Paul, III the third chapter of his
iepistle to t.e ColiusianS from the 18th verse tG
the lst yeis. Of the EIth chapter, showing that
Paul reerg lied authority in husbands, fathers
and masters, giviIg the lattcr-wiveS, children.
and servants certain protection by his in-
structiOns to thym.
1 SYSTEMATIC BENEFTCEXGE SOCIETY.
The business was here suspended, in order to
Introduce the Rev Il. G.. Gather, of England, on
the subject ofSystematic Beneyolence.
Elder John GuiiYer, first gave sstatement OF
the origin andobject of the society. The idea
Originated with young merchant of b5ston,
who had vowed TO lay by certain portion Of
his income for benevolent purposes. In IL
years, he accumulated $4,000, of which he
devoted Four-hft!ls or StU,0GO to benevolent
purposes The object of the society was to
bring the subject before the Christian public,
so that every inaa might lay by for this purpose
III.
enormous amount of accumulated wealth, and
this chiefly among church members who had
promised to give their all to God. There wert
t3t millions Of professors OF religion in the land
2 and one dollar from each, would make large
sum for benevolent purposes.
D The Rev Mr. Gather, of England was glaG
the sUhiect had heen brought before the Assem-
hIv I,y ono representing the Christian bodies o.
! America i'm this case He was introduced a,
Mr.. Gather of England, brt happened to be Mr.
lCatherof Ulster. ireland. Healludcd to the or
ira,,iZatjou of the Soci.ty in Ulster. The prin
civic of devotfng a tenth of the income of indi
viluals to the poor, commenced after the gTea
famine in Ireland, and had been taught by DIR
Morgon, of Belfast, for twenty wears. Twenty,
ione gentlemen had given g each 600 guinea:
Tor Rpm for the pnrflnsc of having for prize cs
isoys ON tIie subject of syetelnatin beneficencc-
iFnrt-.onc luanuscriDts (inciuding one from
4 America had bcen received and seven month,
of anxious coayi Ieration resulted in the choice
iby eacb of the iiT, adjudicators appointed of
different writer, and the result was the publica
fan of the whole five essays. The remainder o
6thc Rev. neaticma,l's spccch was a simple his
tory of t;Se publication of the ESSAYS in Question
and their circulation. the result Of which, (ter
thousand cor.ics havingbee circulated) was the
rising of e IS. 900 -(f75. uoO) by the Methodist
churches. One MAJ nlcne had cont -ibuted
eI2. eco $50. n00) y new edition of 100000
c,,,i,.s il ai,ous 10 he issued He had received
Srdsrs for COS coni,s siTce his arrival here, and
Rev. DR.. Ting had promised to circulate ths
work a;nongtRe Episcopal Church in this coun
try.
'Rsy Mr.. Jenkins. ofPhi!adelnl,i1, then offer
! c,l thn E1Iou-i,r resolution. which was unaui
Yn,,si,, stIontef.
Pst3ltsI That the General Assembly tender.
~ f.atnrnsi erecting to tiie Rev. q. Gather, Of
- Wesis,.,. Co,,CTe,,cc Of ireland. and expres,
IT, sa,i.Tactinn nj the report now presented o
The successful efforts which have been made to-
,,nr,Is an enIar-sd christian beneiicence on thC
mart of The churches in that countrv, as well az
i If ti,os,. il Enrlani and scotland.
.Jn,ipr TssSu3 tlen offered the following, which
was aie5 unanimously ALLOTTED.
'Rs,oirsI i. That the subject of systematic
b.ncyoleacc BE- earnestly commended TO the at
tcntion aad action Of our churches.