Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-05-21


moved Lexington be the neEt place of meeting.
After sunday motions and votes on points of Or
der. The motion was put and decided IN tic al
firrlative By a vote of LOG in favor Of Lexington,
which WAS declared the next place OF meeting.
The Rev. DIR. Rogers presented the report oil
the trustees Of the fund for disabled ministers
This fund has aided 30 persons recommended
BIZ IL presbyteri.s. The report regretted the
little interest, and the small amount, only $500,
raised bv the whole church for this object during
On motion of the Rev. Mr.. Rodgers, thereport
DIR. Rice moved its reference to special COM
mittec Of three.
DIR. Ricc's motion prevailed, and the follow
inc persons were appointed the special commit
tee, viz: Rev. DR.. Rogers, Rev. Mr.. Garter, ard
Judge Porter, Of Pennsylvania.
On notion DIR. Marshall and Matthew Sew-
kirk, Esq, were added TO the committee.
THIRD pAY-sATcRDAY.
The Assembly met at the usual hour this
morning.
tors of the Western Theological Seminary, al
Allcghany City, Pa, was read.
/ The whole number of students in attendance
during the year has been 20. The number adj
rnitted has been ~, while Is students of the
senior class have completed their course OF study
: The committee on bills and overtures reported
through the Rev Dir. Rice, chairman !. On
the overture Of the committee on church extern
sion asking the removal of the limitation Of the
committee to tic elders of the church, and ena-
: lie the avmcn to serve on the committee, &c
This portion of the report was adopted.
Overture No. WAS from the Synod OF pitts
hurgh, asking that deaconS should be appointed
IN all Presbyterian churches. The committee
referred to the action OF the Assembly IN iS4V
and 1911, as mcetingmost fully the views of this
overture.
| Overture M. ? was from the Synod Of iii
.noiS, asking that the preshyteries of Chicago,
Rock River and Schuyler be erected into the
Synod of Chicago. The committee rcc0mmcII-
ded the granting of the overture, there being no
opposition, which was adopted.
BOARD Of DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
The fourth order of the day, the report OF the
Beard of Domestic Missions, was then taken up.
The 5lth annual report was red b. the Rev. DIR.
/. MuSgravc.
\ larger number of churches have contributed
this year than usual by one hundred Yet out
,uf !, O79 churches only 1850 churches contrib
Iutel 10 the funds Of the Board last year; leaving
more than 100 churches that have done moth
ing.
/! The reading of the report being concluded, the
Rev. Dir. Rodgers Of the committee. to whom
was referred thc report of the Board, presented
their report recommending its adoption.
/ Upon the motion to adopt the report, the Rev,
+, Dr. Hcwett Of Bridgeport Connecticut, spoke
quite theoretically and cncouragingly Of the in
crease of the church during the last 10 years
during which he lad been in the ministry
Then t!lare were ten synods and +3 prcsbytcries;
now there were 80 synods and l4S prcS5ytcrieS.
Then there were SSl churches; now 3,G1g. Then
there we're 81, SOS members; now there are 23l-
iO4.
lad we continued one band, VIC should have
numbered fifty-four Synods, 25G Prcabyterics,
3,77s ministers, 1873 churches, and 3T4,443
members.
Should we continue to increase in the same
ratio till 1875, VIC shall number go Synods, 1880
Prcsbyteries, IS $50 ministers, 49, $50 churches,
1875, $50 members.
The Speaker hoped that many of the younger
members would see this increase: and be able to
say, "Behold what God hath wrought"
: The report of the Board was adopted.