New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-07
THE NEW SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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CHICAGO, H., June l, 1858.
TIE Assembly held eveIiDg session last night and
made some progress. As usual, the numbers are
dimI Thing Ispdly, aid by tomorrow morning a.
maby az half will be gone although case Of impor
tai &c lie yet TO come up.
Last evening the Assembly appointed the Rev. p.
Fl. Fowler, d. D., Of Utica, n. Y, TO presch the
Home Missionary before the next General AZ
sembly ard the Rev. James Eells Of Cleveland, TO be
his alternate.
The first Monday Of JanusIy rex. was set apart for
PRAYER for the conversion OF the world and the ast
Thursday in February for colleges.
The Committee to prepare formula Of doctrine and
covenant 10 be used in the reception Of the
Church reported themselves unable to prepare such
psper in 60 short time. The Committee was con-
nued with instructions to report to the next Assembly.
This effort to gain uniformity in this respect Will be
ike several other efforts in the same direction. Not
three years ago simlar Committee was appointed
with no result.
The report of the Rev. DIR. Smith OF the paper Of
Mr. Curtis ard other papers pointing to the Assem-
by's relations to the Home Missionary Cause, was
taken Up and discussed until the Assembly adjourned
DR.. Heacock made strong speech in favor of IT,
acc option II is as follows and will be adopted this
norI ing:
That the Committee Of Conference with the Hone Missionary
Society be eontn and fop,i', Of me me @9~t%f . m,nS,
The h hs, hH"si % k .ne H Hr caI the
Rev A. A. Wood ID Cn paee OF the Rey o. L r5ents7 "
Norman White and that four Of their number constitute
That This Committee repor. to the next General Assembly
upon our general relations Home Missionary
Sc Sr,n sa and ffs ana dsd by sp% thu
By church. to il. .6 qnd : sad Upon aS
work come to more in comprehension Of our
JLs, Ills Committee practicable, procure from our
Prtlbytees information to Hone Evsnse1son aud that
our dgent heed the work far psc.ca
Die Ia.r money be expended within their swu bounds and
that ANNUAL coletioi' for Home Missions BE- made
| in all the chmctes
| This moinirc the Rev. Mr.. Smith of NewYork IA.
troouced the following resolution, which was voted
down without Discussion. IL tas Gil important bearing,
ard may con up before come other Assembly;
"UL,y,o The General Assembly large body thai,
It's proce,se. in judicial cases. under the present rules OF our
Book Dcpne in respects seriously announcement
Reored That be appointed TO take this
sud report General Assembly
changes may in discipline to sbtse and fAi
ate jgdics in TIE Assembly PrseIyns
TIE unfinished business Of last evening resumed
the remainder OF the morning spent in discus
the plan of permanent Committee Cd Home Missions
indicated IN the resolutions reported by DIR. Smith
which have already quoted.
TIE spirit Of the speeches in regard to the American
| Home Missionary Society was eminently kind and
the only desire manifested TO promote spri. Of
earnest Dut ChtnOUC uiceJ
exceptional no. covered by the rules Of
the A. II. NJ Society TIE speeches Of the Rev.
Meesrs Glenwooo, Rush, Rockland, Tyndale, Eels
and others was animated and admirable.
The judicial OF the Rev. Mr.. Sheldon, appe sing
| from cecisicn of Weetern Reserve Synod, will be
| ken Up this Afternoon
Tie Assembly adjourned before concluding the
| Home Missionary ciscussoT.
The Assembly this afternoon dopted d.. Smith
report in regard TO LermaueIt committee OF cOlfer
ence with the Home Mi sionsry Society.
The Church Extension report, brought 10 oy the
Rev Dr. Edwin Hall, was adopted.
Tie case of the Rev. George Sheldon was then
taken up. This peraon is charged with having aoan
dontd his wife without sufficient reason, ald then
obtainr divorce from hs wife IN one al the ana
ccmts. He was tried by his Presbytery, and deposed
frtm the ministry. He appealed TO tue synod, ana
that body confirmed the decision OF tie Pfesbytery.
lie appeals TO the Assembly against this decision.
The papers in the were read by the CLERK, after
which Mr.. Sheldon was heard at length in his own
ctferse He consumed the balance OF the afternoon
At the cement of the evening session the
Assembly passed tie usual votes OF thanks 10 the
relrt ad companies which had passed the members "
Chcsgo at reduced rates, to the citizens OF Chicago
for their hospitality, TO tre press for accurate reports
e IL Pre- ceedngs, To the Committee OF Arrangement
tie trustees of the Second Presbyterian Churcn' TO
the Moderator, &c. - ,
Altar come other business Inc case Vi MI one'ooh
Wss resumed.
The Rev. THEODORE SPENCER moved that the
yhoe case be remanGed 10 the Pesoytery with the
l
rides This the ground OF lTreguarlty IN e1-
GLIDING essential testimony at certain stage oil The
t1ccetdipYs. The motion was lest. AtCer Mr.. smell
CON had b., IN speaking few minutes motion for re-
moderation Of the vote Mr.. S2eIcers motion was
:, sde and seconded. This motion fer reconsideration
nss carried but on the question OF adopting MIR.
Sp.ncers motion il wss decided in the negative.
Mr. Sheldon sgan resumed his remaIks, III wtlch
- defended his own course 81 the ground that his
wife had wil.fuy abandoned him for years beoFe
tler stpsraiion ana refused even 70 see him. After
his r.maIks we're closed the Synod was heard IN de-
trse # It's action. Before the case was finished the
Assembly ejourred to meet tomorrow morning al
O'Clock.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
After the usual devOt a. exercises the case OF Mr..
s. edon was resumed ard occupied the larger remain.
ire ,bsre Of the session. resulting fuslly in vote Of
a TO 49, rejecting the appeal, and thus sustaining the
decision Of the inferior juifcatOries
4 ur,tett against the decision OF the Assembly was
preusled sg1ed by ali who voted in favor OF the ap-
pebI who must not be, however understood ss In
doIs1r M Sheldon, bu simply IN favor Of Remaining
tie case on account of lniorma.es the ex-tence OF
witch all confessed, but which the majority thus de-
are to be of q merely technical and unImPortaht
character.
TIE Assembly finally dissolved at p. M, 10 meet at
Wilmington Del. Gu the third Thursday OF May, 1872
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