The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-01
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Presby terrain General Assembly.
OLD ecHOOL-ELBvENTH DAT.

OLD scHOOL-ELBvENTH DAT.
The Assembly was cAlisd TO order, os,al, with
prayer.
Rev. Dr. Rics o, Missouri, made suri-y reports from
tho Committee On Bills and 0yersarsa Among them
were the following
Froa, the Westminster Church Nsw York, asking the
General Assembly to quit claim Ito interest In their
church.
From the preabytsry Of South CArolins, asking the
Assembly to make arrangements with other denonina
lions for the purpose Of occurring the attendance OF wit
inssses in oisc,plins cases.
No act,s n was taken upon the report
Tho same committee reported upon the application OF
three Prssb, terrain ministers residing Kansas, who
ask to BE- rectgn.zed a. the Presby sry 4 Kansas.
This overture granted and it decided tina. the
Overture Nc. brought for ward, asking for
surss TO b taken closer uron with the Asso
ed TO confer With committee OF that body, upon the
define who shall have right to vote in calling pastor
III. subject matter of this latter overture va. laid
The Rsv. Dr.. CAxrn1L Of Albany, made report from
the Judicial Committee upon the case OF Mr.. Burt.
The report CT the committee upon systemHtis bsnevo
!encs was read. The report states that happily sys
tsnsas bensyoisnes is growing more aad more in the
sss.ssy
The Appeal case (fron the PhIladslphia synod) WAS
resumed. Several motions made to limit the du
os and vas finally decided that I've minutes we're
to be the ultimate. Only about thirty odd of the com
ssi0nsrs awaited themselves Of this FIVE minute rule
and whom they had got satisfactorily through the vote
vas taken, With the following RESULT
70 sustain the appeal an complaint. ......... SO
70 sustain IN pAT'............ a
The action Of tbs synod Of phiisdsiphs in asciarps
null and void hs pIocesd Of the Session of Munosy
and the prebsry Of Northumberland in suspsuding Ell
der Petrekin was sustained
A recess VA, than fslen
After the rsoess Raw Dr. RICE reported upon an over.
sus. in re 5ss;3a to The church IL
lsyirg down form Of instaa.icn for elders removing
em one another be referred TO the commtses
who viii take charge Of making minute Of the vote of
this morning the report to DO submitted to the next
General Assembly.
number of reports Of committees on synodical re-
cords received and acted upon and the Assembly
then took arscess tinSP N.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Assembly met again ct eight P. NJ.
The records Of the Synod Arkansas the last three
years approved, with the exception that the pro
ceedDgs of 1856 declared void in consequences Of tue
want off constitutional quorum, and the Synod is re-
quired At It's next meeting to review those proceedings,
and confirm them or not at its discretion
The narrative Of the state Of religion then read by
Kew DR.. JUDKIN.
The report was very able and eloguen. document,
but Is too v0lnminous for publication Suffice 1t to
that the report an encouraging account Of the
yress Of religion in tho Pres ~ terrain Church.
submtted-they amounted to nothing.
Tho report was adopted unanimously
the report of the judicial Committee upon the onpant
OF J. Cross against the Baltimore synod The matter
understand the gis. Of the case was the admssiby Of
proxies in the elscso1 Of pastor Of congregation.
Mr.. Cross was heard in support OF the complaint.
Rev. BAIRD moved, In OF the constu ton, that
the complaint did not contain any matter proper for the
This was rot ssTesd to- ana the Assembly, on motion,
resolved TO proceed with the matter.
Rev. Mr. PICK spoke briefly in defence Of the Synod.
On motoa the complaint was dismissed.
Rev. DR. RICE brought up the report from the COM
ittee appointed to recommend the Of the nstaIla
church.
The report WAS accepted.
The report had especial reference the examination Of
elders and was amended far to make it obligatory
upon the 70 answer as TO his belief in
On motion Of Rev. 3. K. RoDesRs, the prevlou.
question way sustained and the report Was then
rhs Rev. DR.. PRIME made the folio wing report
The mntse en- Foreign Corr espondsnce recomuendt
M cneo appS ssss (,
The Eyangec Churches OF con mental Europe, to be he'd
TIE ss%Mii nominated .hslRe,; " Alexander D. to
HIM Is perform lis mission =" ''s"'''
On mOicn otRsv. Dr.. JuSKIS, James L.nox, Esq was
appointed a. the lay delegate.
The Rev. DR.. Krebs selested the alternate for
On motion. the thanks fthe Assembly were rendered
to the Committee Of Arrangements for their kindness and
hospitality to the members Of the Assembly.
All the buaness OF the Assemol having bean disposed
o. after session of eleven days, during which the mott
careful attention devoted to al matters brought be-
lore them ;hs permanent clerk, Rev. DR.. AcGI, read
the minutes, which were approved
Rev. DR.. HUMPHREY moved the following resolution,
which was adopted
Resolved That this General Assembly now discharged
leggsn KY On the third 1hur,day of May. 1851 Al II
The MODERATOR REV. Dr. MeFa -laad Of virginIa) then
dec AIRED the Assembly to DO dissolved and conyeneda
General Arse mbly he Commissioners 10 which shall be
duly elected according to the provisions Of the Church
goverSment) TO meet at Lexington, pursuant to the
foregoing resolution.
TIE Moo orator took leave OF the Assembly in some very
feeling remarks thanking them for their courtesy and
yomplimsBi2g them upon the uniform urbanity and
harmony which had characterized their deliberations.
After the DoKoegy hymns and prayer, the Moderator
declared the Assembly to be adjourned sine die.
General Conference or the Methodist Episco-
pal ChnIch In Indianapolis.
TIE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT LAID ON THE TABLE
DEBATE or THE JUSTICE CT eLAvERY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Tuesday, May %, 1885,
Tho order Of the day (,lavery report suspended
TO receive Ieeolations, reports and memorials.
g. W. CocGTs offered solution, which After re-
cn that the law of the Bible the OF divorce
not Recognized by all Christian States and that
was no lRw in the discipline by which church members
violating il ccud he trec asks that the Committee
REVEALS be Instructed to session to be inserted
SET forth IN Matthew W. 81 49, 30 that persons living in
violation Of the seventh andnens be properly
dealt with Laid on the table by 80 to rs.
On motion Of Father FINLEY Judge Mclean was invited
10 . aeat within the bar.
SLAVERY QUESTION
At halt past D the regular order 1.-THE slavery report
was resumed, and JOHN A. COLLINS took the platform
He referred frat to the laws o, the Jews on this
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