Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-19

NESn ihkAN pENERAL ASSEMBLY Tile
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church 10
- has been III session at New Orleans for sew
eral days. The sessions Of the first two days
were occupied with general matters concerning
the advancement of the church
On The third day, Dr. Musyrave, secretary OF the
board OF domestic missions gave the assembly 81
Drief summary OF its action during the mast wear
Tne board have increased the humber of miss ion
pioYed by them 6OJ.
The appropriations for the past year are slight
~ Ia advance Of those made during the one pre-
cedihg u The total receipts Sl0J,2 81; the
entire disbursements for the same ueriod are
siOl, lab 61. The receipts OF the board are CON
slderably above the record OF any previous wear
me excess OF increase In the past year over any
preceding one Is above s., 90
Df. Mckinney, from the committee on the Gre
port OF Inc board" made report and offered
several resolutions, which Were recommitted
heV- w m \ Dung, delegate from a body en-
titled The "A>sociate Reformed SYNOD of the
south, - then addftSStd the assembly and was
responded 10 10y Dr. Scott, the moderator
a portion oi the papers from the "Associas
reformed synod Of the SOUTH were then or
deIed 10 oe read, but the reading WIS INTERRUPTED
before the conclusion by the presentation of an
overture to the assembly from the meeting of last
mcnth 1T Knoxville.
DIR. Breck kinridge moved that the renort he
spread upon the minutes, and that the commt,,.e
be discharged from the further consideration OF
this subject.
After discussion, in opposition to Dr.. B.'smo-
non, the overture was placed upon the docket of
business.
Fourth Day.-W alter Lowrie. Esq, read the
report OF the board OF foreign missions. Re,olu.
tions Were adopted commanding the course pur-
sued by the board of foreign missions. Rev. DIR.
Bdckus, OF Baltimo e, and Others were nomins-
ted to I'LL vacancies In the board.
Rev. DIR. Hays, from Allahabad India deliv
cred an impressive address to the Assembly. on
fEa .,I<
thrilling account OF the revolt OF the Sepoys He
considered, however, that the misfortune would
eventHate IN the greater spread of the Christian
Teli zion
The Presbyterian mission I'm India was formed
twelve years ago. Among the converts is a
Prince and other high characters. Widows are
husbands
Rev VIM. Edwards, of the Choctaw missions.
gave an Interesting statement OF tn religious la
boTs In that part Of the world. The work was
making favorable progress.
Rev. DR. Breckinridge offered a resolution en-
doEsins the action of the American Bible Socie-
tY proposing TO publish a reprint OF the Bible
f:on the old King James version. The Tesolu-
tion WAS adopted.
FU'th ddy-Dr. Van Rensselaer, presented the
report OF the board on education. 1t appeared
f.om it that there were lU3 new candidates last
year 3S5 being on the roll. The receipts Of the
board of ministerial education were $50 49l and
n
ci!.dl schools, OO academies, besides the A.Lnsp
Institute, and ~ colleges
The subject OF tue proposed union between the
niy ana the Sy"od Of the Reformed Chur- h
OF the South was taken up
Dr. van Rensselaer moved that a COMMITTEES of
three be- appointed by the General Assembly to
coniei WIN committee on the part OF the Synod
TO obtain tine nature of the terms on which the
union II possible, could he effected
Dr Brec eckinrdge then addressed tue Assembly
az length and gave his reason for believing that
- al nf tl.O chrtr.
also unadvlsable. He then read declaration ON
the subject, which he proposed that the ASSEM-
ply should endo!se. Tue substance Of Il was as
follows:
The official papers which the Synod Of the
United Presbyterian Church is understood to
have adopted, though not before the Assembly
Is, In fact known tn them and, In tue Judgment
OF the assembly. those Official papers do not ford
a basis Of conference upon which this Assembly
II able to that there Is any prospect of
Ing tue interests OF Christ's Kingdom IN general
or those OF the Presbyterian OhuIch la the United
States, or those OF the United synod Of tho Pes
byteTian Church In pdTticulaf
The Presbyterian church In the United State,
OF Americl has always received frankly and with
Christian love all churches, Office bearers and
private persons, OF all denominations, making
application for admission into her communion,
non thc single condition that they were ali ke-
minded with herself
Seeing that IL was 4 voluntary secession f,om
'he fIesbytrrian Chu'cn that the present d iii =
cnities "f the United Synod Of the Prcsbetef ia 4
cnn'ch han 'heir origin, and that the door has
Always Derh open for the orderly return OF such
OF those VINO left us wlo were like mi nd ID
win NV IL can hardly be expected that we de-
cline any omclal conference, based on terms tina,
appear TO us TO involve n condemnation Of our
selves. - '
with reference TO the recent schism I'm the New
School Presbyterian body, this General Assembly
does not see la that event, or IN anvtbiup W.. i6
has hitherto resulted from Il, any call II Proyi.
dence for the Presbyterian Church 10 take any
NV step whatever, either with the Vie \ OF an Iou
that Of closer intercourse than now EXISTS NIL
either OF the parts into which that body is now
divided.
Mr.. Cobb, OF Georgia, made an eloquent appeal
In favor Of pr. Van Rsnssetser's molten.