Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-29
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
GExERAI ASSEMBLY OF rue PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(oLD scHooL
-hiiaM DlJf-lSttlrdaY.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TIE PRESBYTEniAS CHURCH
CoLD SCHOOL,
Ninth D1y-lS Saturday.
The first order ofthe day being the election
of Professor of Ecclesiastical History, and the
composition and delivering of sermons, to fill a
new chair in the Allegheny Theological Semi
nary, was taken up.
\ motion was made to postpone the election
until the Directors Of the Seminary could take
some action An amendment was moved that
it take place Tuesday morning.
Alter a lengthy discussion, the Assembly
refused to POSTPONE, and proceeded to the cleo
ton.
The Chair appointed Rex. R K. Rogers and
Rev. Reuben Frame as tellcrs.
The result was not declared in time for the
evening edition.
The Assembly proceeded TO the election of a
Professsr of Pastoral Theology aud Church
Government in Danville Theological Seminary,
being the second order of the day.
Rev. Mr.. Conrad and Rev. Isaac Williamson,
were appointed teileTs.
Result not declared.
Rev. Peyton Harrison, offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolrcd, That this Assembly tender their
heartfelt thanks to the Governors of the Aims
House for their courteous invitation to visit the
Institution over which they preside, and for The
polite and hospital manner of their reception;
to the President and managers of the House Of
Refuge; to the gentlemen Of The city at whose
expense the arrangements were made, and to
the committee who carried them out
Resoleel Further, thatwe hereby express the
very great qualification afforded to us in our in
spection of these noble charities, and that we
will carry home with US q grateful recollection
of our delightful excursion.
Tho report of the committee on disabled min
listers, being the third order of the day, was
taken up.
The report concludes with series of rcsolu-
tons in favor OF establishing fund, to which
s. year for five years, and the Churches Sl0a
year for the same period The lastrcsolution is
as follows:
Rosolse3, That when a fund amounting to
/ S125,0n0 shall have been realized, by the pay
nient of annual contributions for five years, or q
longer period, if the Assembly shall so direct
then the Assembly shall provide for the atmis-
sion of taosc ministers, their families, to the
benefits of this fund who may need assistance
after the period of annual payments ceases, and
who have not had the opportunity of making
such payments, on condition that they pay into
the fund the sum of five dollars annually, or
twenty dollars at single payment, OF on such
other conditions as may be suggested hereafter
! By the wisdom of the Assembly.
| Rev. Mr.. McCorkle, of Alabama, moved an
amendment TO the resolution, to the effect that
donations and legacies be solicited for the OBJ
ject and PrcSbyters make inquiries into all cases
Of disabled ministers, aud the needy families of
deceased ministers, and order collections TO be
made to NEST such destitutiOn.
| Rev. DIR. Matthews, Of Kentucky, objected to
that portion of the report referring to the Pccu
mary value of ministerial services. He thought
that the riches of the minister could not be COM
putejl by money.
Rev DIR. Thornwcll, of South Carolina, moved
an indefinite postponcment of the whole matter.