New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-30

American Home Missionary S,ciety His alluton, h
al efors at Genomlnaloaa acton Tor Home NJ ,so,.
10y TIE As.cn bly, were severe and oOntemDtuous Tne
prceent eiImt- Of the Assembly through 1t, perm,
n6bt Church Extension Committee be denominatcd
gun If email calibcr that could DO butltte good aud
was sure 10 do but little harm The ecclesis5tl-
ClHn Of the Prr~byteTian Church ". 81 he hit of in
terms which not at all pleasant 10 many of his
hearers. judge that the sermon may DO good per-
haps IN depressing tendency TO al exaggerated de-
nominatoual action, which Is likely to become nui-
SanCe II OveTrides the prophecies OF those relations
which this Church holds to other churches especially
The Congregational. But when one looks over this
lt-2c representative body Of over 225 commissioners
rpresen;ing CS Presbyteries l,5f ministers 40 900
cOmmuncants. and vast, intelligent aud rich cOnstit
uency otherwise, 1t Is not to be expected that the
action in every respect will be lsmb-like. Consider
ing the number and wealth both of the Pre.byterians
and the COngregationallsts. and the immense extent
Of this country, especially the Westers and North
western parts OF IT, perhaps Il Is not 10 be considered
matter Of regret that these two should work through
different organizations All this subject may yet
up before the Assembly by an overture from Phisdl
phia calling the Assembly to pass definite deci-
sion on the action of the Home Missionary SOcietys
resolution refusing aid to churches in the Southern
States until they show the Society they not mpL
Gated in the practice OF Slavery, although pr7-b!te-
rally those churches may stand altogether far.
The principal part Of the day has been taken up in
discussing the plan o.. education for the ministry,
embodied in the report Of the Education Committee.
The discussion important in its relations 10 grea.
is not Of sufficient interest for me to detail II,
At the close Of this morning session the following
paper was circulated among the members OF the a.
senbly. The Rev. Dr.. Ross is the author Of Il, and
the " Game Of Chess is worthy Of study by Northern
students:
THE GENERAL Assembly PLAUNG At CHEss-Dr Ross
position this He considers the SLAVERY question ~ the As
semLy 10 great game Of css. between the SJ and ths
South And that YESTERDAY be- made o> nIrrDeHts which
have cfck mated the North That l. 20 ayh, has brought
besT upon the North, whcs they neither
r,-ist nor retreat from.
H. h.. shown that the Souh or occupy indd~l
ground ground it all 81 what Slavery and their duty
but now aud understanding Whist the Bible
cs them and doing their duty e,'re BE- North must say
10 them, We you sinner. - your o'if'on foI are
the right ground
Secondly oil the pas, fe'iiony Of the
Assembly than forty ye,'s has been 'utre1 Gb-
.frqefons" and ,yhie aced testimony
worthy Of the PRESBYTERIAN church. therefore the Assembly can
never val such testimony And hrAly.
the Assembly testimony whateTer, against
South except; that like other Christian they not
good they bea which the South humb!y doth
confess and pay the North - confess in imitation Of tAr
meek ackIOw ctgInout.
The Slavery party is euycoped under these two bate
re. which they neither silence retreat from The
North then l. check mated The i not yet fully de-
vcoped. But the DR. that is the result whrn II i
plsyed out LOCKER IN.