Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-22
RELIGIous INTELLIGENCE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Genera, A ssse..y Is .si sEs.Ss'es'a"
FoERrH pAY.
The following committee on the letter Of min
'isterial port was appointed: Revs. r. L Dn-
Grey, A. Phillips r. G. NermiiYe, Asahel WEIGH,
and ID. c. Campbell
The Judicial Committee reported that the
complaint of B. C. Howard William +. Muir
dock, and H. Euston. against the Synod OF Bal
timorc, cannot be laid before the Assembly for
final action as the record of tho proceedings of
the Presbytery of Baltimore, which was di-
rectly involved in the consideration of the com
plant, has not been exhibited to the committee,
and, without such record, the complaint cannot
be iatcllig gently Investigated and decided
Rev. DR. }. A. Alexander was appointed TO Z
deliver the aunua Missionary sermon. Rev.
DR.. E.-P:-Rpmphrey, alternate.
The eoumittec on the report OF the Board OF
Foreign Missions reported in a series of resolu-
tons lI!eF5 express their cordial approval of
the manner in which the operations of the
Board are conducted, and their special satIstac-
ton at the Increased liberality of the churches
to the Foreign Missionary Board. They regret,
however. that 80 many of the churches have
failed to contribute anything to the cause. They
approve Of the suggestion in the Report that
fund be created to educate, in Christian land,
the children of foreign missionaries. Ihereport
was adopted.
Rev. j. Leighton Wilson, one of the Secreta-
ries of the Beard, alluded to the prosperity of
the missions under its auspices Not less than
$50 souls had been gathered, during the year,
from heather lands into the church of Christ
At the ChOctaw mission during Is months, 20
Indians had been converted by the single labors
of one brother. Last summer, between % and
30 of the Seminoles have been brought TO Christ
bv the efforts of one layinan. The reports from
all parts of the heathcn world are cheering. Al
most every mail brings us intelligence of an in
creased inclination in all missionary fields to
hear the Gospel. The speaker alluded to the
condition of Northern India, (which, fifty years
ago was ctfectuHliy closed against the introduce
ton of Christianity. Now, the false systems Of
religion in that country, and the great monarch
les which sustained them, have been smittea to
the dust. In Western Africa, during the last25
years, the change had been no less wonderful
When the speaker visited it, a quarter of a CEN
tury ago, there were not more than g or mis-
sionaries in that vast region. Now about 100
white missionaries are living and lab0ring there.
Theu there were only S churches, which scarce
liz had an existence, now the churches number
from so to 100, and the converts are as numcr-
Gus as the members of bota branches of the
Presbyterian Church in this great city. Twice
as many missionaries had been sent out by the
Board during the year as in any previous year,
and twice as many as by any other mission IN
organization. Folir new stations have been cs-
tabliShed in connection with the old missions
The Initiative has been taken for the creation of
new missions among the INckapoO Indians in
Kansas. the Ottoes in Nebraska, the Blacktcet
on the Eastern slope of the Rocky mountains, at
BogOta, the capital of New Grenada at Japan,
and at AGghanistan. Not step had been taken
by the Board, except in obedience to the call OF
! Providence.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE NEW SCHOOL PEEsBTTE-
RIAS CHURCH.
Fourth Dty--Uoraing Session.
/ This morning after the usual half hours de-
votiOnal exercises, the Assembly was called to
| order for business. The calling Of the roll being
omitted, the minutes of the last session were
read and approved.
! The Res. DIR. Dwight was introduced as rep
rcscntative from the General Conference of
Maine, and invited to sit with the body.
/ \ motion to reconsider the vote on place of
meeting for next year was debated by several
commissioners The Rev. Mr.. Bittinger, from
/, Cleveland, stated that the hospitality of that
CITY has been of late taxed By several public bo-
dies so he had voted against that city. The
Rev. DR.. Pierce of Portage prcsbytery, eloquent
iIy euEogized the large heartedneSS ofthe citizens
Of Cleveland, and hoped the assembly would
meet there. At 10 o'clock, the subject was sus-
lpended, to ta1cup the order Of the day. The
OTUer OF rom LtAS7
| oIogical seninarieS, was taken up.
/ Rev Prof Smith. of Union Theological Semi
nary, said that there had been about the usual
i number of students the past year-9O in the
regular classes and g residents. The faculty is
now complete; the endowment is about $40, GOO;
measures were in progress TO complete the en-
1 dowment and enlarge the library; about one-tlth
of the students have the foreign missionary
work in view; about 40 or 60 students arc cnga-
I gcd in city missionary labors, work preparato-
~ to the ministry which the Professor regarded
as Of high importance.
4 The Rev. Mr. Warner said that the Auburn
Seminary had made great advance during the
past ycar-thc aspect at present is most cheer
ing-the Seminary had been suspended one
year, previous to Autumn of 1S5j-thc session
Il of the past year, with the new faculty and
small number of students, has been highly pros
perous-the students are called rs pastors be-
fore they haze completed their studies, show
ing the confidence the community has in the
institution.
! The Rev. Professor Day, of Lane Seminary.
said that the number of students there is 81
During the 81 years of the existence of that
Seminary, it has sent forth nearly 400 ministers
funds are needed for eatlowment-thc income
Mt present is 100 small for the increasing neccS-
! sary expenses.
The Rev jonathan Lyons said that the South
Western Seminary, at Marysville, Tenn, had
donelitle the past year, there having been no
class the institution is connected with the col
lege-an effort will be made to revive it next
! year.
The Rev. Mr.. Spies said that the Carlinville
Seminary, now called Blackburn Seminary, had
about 14,500 acres of land worth more than
100000, donated by Mr.. Blackburn; there has
been considerable litigation in regard to part of
/ the lands, which had been taken possession of
| BY the trustees Of Illinois College. The caimof
the Illinois College has been recently set aside.
/ A building and professors for the Seminary will
be provided within two years. A preparatory
literary department will be put in operation inn
medately.
Elder Thos. w. Finley called attention to an
embryo Seminary in Tennessee, which, within
a year, will be endowed with 100000.