Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-28
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE rREsBYTEElAS CHURCH..
(oLD sCHoOI-)
EiIhM OtN-EriddY.

GzSERAL ASSEMBLY OF me FRIssBYTEFIAN CHURCH,
(oLD scnoOI-)
E5ybH D1g-Eridog.
! The Assembly met at 9 o'clock this morning,
and passed the first two honTs IN religious eXer-
ctSes In addition to PRAYERS and singing, per
tinent addresses were delivered by the Rev. Drs.
Hewitt and Rodgers and by the Rev. MI. Marks.
of Georgia Much interest was excited IN the
first speaker by his request for the prayers of
Z i:,s Assembly on behalf ofhis two sons Who
.Gerc immurtd in the Dungeons OF papal error.
The minutes were read and approved.
/ The Rev. Mr. Rodgers, on behalf of the Rev.
4 Mr.. Polhemus, presented four volumes to the
Officers of the Assembly, on behalf OF the board
| of publication # le Re:or ned Dutch Church,
which he represented
! The special order of the day, the report on
/ theological seminaries, then came up in order
The report Of the committee to whom tile reports
of various seminasies were referred, presented
their report through the Rev. DIR. Hewitt. The
I various items oftIe report were read aud adoP-
/ ted stTiatia. The nominations for officers IN
the several boards Of directors Of these seinina-
/ ries, were made.
I The Rev. Richard w Dickinson, D. D., of
/ New York, was nominated by the Rev. DR.. Phil.
lips, as professor of ecclesiastical history and
/ pastoral theology in the Western Theological
/ Seminary, at Allegheny City, Pennsylvania
I The Rev. Beatty, nominated the Rev. Mr.. L'i-
I ther.
! The nomination of Professor of Pastoral The
Ology and Church Government of Danvllle Cky,)
Seminary was then taken up.
Rev. DIR. Humphrey in this connection, pre-
scented aresolution to the effect that the Assemb-
ly now reafIirm its preference in conformity with
its action in 1858 and 1854, to establish and en-
dow Danville Seminary as n first class seminary,
and to that end il is earnestly recommended to
call the congregations under orr care, especially
/ those in the West and Southwest, to aid by lib
cral contributions in its complete endowment;
and the Board of Trustees, as agents OF the As
! senbiy arc rene vcdly invested with ample pow
crs to institute the means necessary TO the col
lection of funds under the action OF the Assem-.
/ bly, The reverend gentleman spoke at consid-
cradle length in support of lis resolution, and
explained the progress and flourishing condition
OfDanyille Sc ninary. Anumber ofConmlsslon-
crs followed, pro and con.
( Rev. Mr. Crozier proposed as an amendment
to the resolution that it be distinctly understood
that the Assembly did not, by this recommend
alton, mean to interfere in any way with the
! Theological Seminary at New Albany, Indiana,
under the care of the synods of Cincinnati and
Southern Indiana Judge Fine suggested to
Mr.. Crozier that he had better Withdraw his
amendment for the present lie proposed to in
sert in DR. Humphrey the words stake measures
J to endOw" Instead of establish and cndow. y
Agreed to.
Itev. Or. iuttfStIl InOSe1 10 SIEtke out llTSl
class" but Withdrew it at the suggestions OF
several members, as all the seminaries were sup
posed toibc "first class" The Rev. Doctor, in
making the motion, inquired if they ever heard
of 'tseconl rate family Of Virgins"
The resolution as amended was then adopted.
The Rev. Stuart Robinson, of Baltimore, was
then put in nomination for the ProfeSsorship Of
Pastoral Theology and Church Government
at Danyie Seminary.
The election of thc-nominces, alter prayer by
the Rev DIR. Phillip, was made the order Of the
day for Monday next:
Thcnextorder of tie day, the Rev. Mr.. Phelps
Qowa) resolution providing for a translation Of
the standards of the church in German, was Ia
ken mp.
Rev. DIR. Prime opposed the resolution by
reason of its utter impracticahility, in view o.
the fact that the Presbyterian church was III
English speaking body, which gave theirimprcss
to the symbols and form Of words which are tc
be the exposition of their faith and order. lie
iheld it almost impracticabic to diIuse that cx
TACT impress througha fareign language as in the
manner proposed and inillustratiOn referred t.
the fact that the I}oarl of Publication attempted
this Undertaking on s,nnll scale, in publishing
ithc small Catechism in German. Upon an OK
amintion ofthe translation, it was found that
Justification was rendered "a work of divine
grace, which was materially erroneous trans
lation. 'Sanctiication' was a work -justilica
ton was AN act He also opposed the rcSolu
ition by reason of the difficulties that might
arise in cases of discipline, aid also as tending
to erect as it were a foreign church in thciI
midst. He then moved that the resolution be
referred to the Board of Publication, for them
to act on it as they thought best.
The motion was carried.
The Chairman of the committee on Mileage
made report which states that $l,273.55 had
been received for the Commissioners fund; that
24,74e miles had been travelled and that Com
missioners' miiage at 3 cents mile, amount
ed to Sl,23TIO, leaving balance of S5G.35.
The Assembly then rdjourncd until Monday
METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE AT INDIAN,
APoLIs, Hcelneyduy, May 2l.-The subject o
anti-slavcry tracts coming up, the following res
Olution was offered by Mr. Smith, of New Hamp
shire Conference.
ResoEcea, That the Committee on the Tract
Cause, having had under consideration the pub
iication of Anti slavery literature, recommends
the Tract Society to publish such tracts on the
subject as the sin of slavery may demand, inclu
ding Mr.. WesIey's Thoughts on Slavery.
This seemed not quite strong enough for some
and little too strong for others.