New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-31
TIE NEW SCHOOL PRESBYrRAy<.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Ccr.spc.dsro. Of The ~ Y. Tribobs.

CHICAGO, H., Msy %, lSs
TIE Assembly has done but little this morno, 49,
hearing the papers connected with the complain. Of n.
Rev. Thomson Bird Of the Des MONIES Pre.tv..,.
sgaipst the decision Of the Synod Of Iowa in the ca, -
the Rev. Jsmes H. Shields. As the case is q cur..
one, and one not very common, Will give yea "a.
leading facts. gather from the psper read tbs n,r,
ing tina. several years sgo young lady in Mssss
efuseus famed Higly was married to 9 man nsz.a
Cowlss, and that they lived together a. man soa Ss
for several years. He became she says, very .su.
persie and brutal in his treatment of her, 10 co,.
guence OF which she lett him ard went 20 RESIDE n
Iowa. Alter residing there two year, che applied q,
a divorce and obtained II. Being thus legally f-,A
she consented TO marry the Rev. J.mes H. Sh'sids
Ministerial wldower, whose character and stssdax
we're good. On account Of this he was chsrsed VIA
having been guilty Of adultery, because he had rr.
red woman who hsd gained divorce on groupS,
which, the prosecutors maintsiIed, were IN sie-
violation OF Christs rule and that therefore she wa
rot in condition 20 be married. The rule is WA.
soever shs put s~ey bis wife save for the cssses
" fornicaton cUmmitttn s!u'tey. And rko,o,s.,
" marriott her that Is Pit array cOmmftteR dduixyss
The csse was tried by the Dss Moines prs,hy,.r,
TIE facts OF the divorce of the woman from her IA
bsnd on account of Drunkenness and her marriage }.
Mr.. Shields, were admitted. The Presbytery dea.a
that the marriage was adult-rous, and depceed NJ,
Shields from the ministry. He appealed from he q.
cson 10 tie Synod Of lows which body reversed ia
decision Of the Presby.ery restored tue accused
the ministry. Now the comes 10 the General A
seuby, on complain. OF the Rev. rhomson B.d, a
member Of the Pr,sbyt.ry which tried and convic:.d
M Shielos. He complains the Syo.d's decision %
the ground that MI Shields lie guilty OF the Elm alleged
and that the cause Of religion aud sound morals de
mands that he pe censured and put cot Of tao ND
istry. -.
Isuppose Il will consume many hours more Of tine,
There have been two IN tue Old School Church
Al. oh .. \
circumstances fresh iu the memory Ut many OF y17r
readers. Some years ago daughter OF Gov Nc
Dowel of Virginia was married 10 Gov rnonss Of
Maryland, and after a time che gar cd divorce fOu
him on the ground Of deser.on and III treatment AID
MOI of nfdelty 10 the marriage contract. She, ksy
irg been divorced on these grouncs, was married %
the Rev. Mr. Miller of Pailadelpbis, son OF the As
Dr. Samuel Miller of Princeton. The CAGE wac brought
10 the notice OF the PesbyteIy spd It was decitedts
be s justfable divorce, and the subsequent marriage
was d. cded To- be, therefore, also ustihabe.
L. is said that the Old School Synod of Philatelpea
decided another simar case reaching like res1!, ba.
the facts are not familiar TO NE.
Things move on slowly. This afternoon the Assem-
hly takes I'D the report OF the Committee 20 whom
were referred the communications from DR.. Boyd ssd
the Harmony tKy.) Pretoy'ery. -.
1.-THE Assembly be not more expeditions than !. hss
BEEN il has long session ia prospect. The cause Of
the tediousness is that so many inexperienced zen
have something to say about matters which are lo.
very clear 10 their own minds.
Soon after the commencement Of the afternoons
sion, resolutions were adopted approving the Go.
sgns Of the Western College Society to make 9
strong effort to raise the SUN Of $50 0O0 which n
said will put the colleges east of the Mississippi in an
Independent position, and thus leave the Society
position efficiently 10 aid the colleges ives. Of The
Mississippi.
After some discussion the following resolution, were
adopted as answer TO the communcstiois from
Harmony Presbytery and from the Rev. Dr. Boyd
the delegate from the new Southern Synod:
EFFORT on THE HARMONY AND KNOXVILLE cohNc.
NICArIoSs.
The Rev. DR.. Grizzly of the Committee 70 whom
vss referred communications from the Harmony Pra-
bytery and also from the United Synod OF the Pres
byterian Church, recommended the following ree0s-
tons as the action Of this Assembly in relation 10 hs
eame:
sndy sr,etipss and sterna spirit eynoed in thos couna
cations well in the Christian bearing AMI courey Of 10
A. H. Boyd the sccedtsd representative Of the UGd
Synod.
Re.Otsd That this Assembly regret the unnatural sps.ies
the action which they have takenboth because Of ocf hmy
,niss and and because weaken. our ssy AID
IN ihe great work which the Church eiiss We sahy-A
bat by perpstuaps relations by iind nerchAnge Of views
and mutual prayers and BY thar light which time and pen 70
qury secure should ultimately BE- VI mind touchns ne
subject of Slavery relation to other moral q
tons. -,
Resored Th. the consideration and adjustment Of the claims
the fnds Of the Assembly preferred BY the harmony rssy
terry and the United Synod be osponei 10 the next tcnt1
Assembly Tor the following That suitable tune nay
be syen or full examination OF que sons bearing on the
table character ofhe claims preeet aldte legal consequences
granting That the Assembly may be abe o.
what and how many churches under the care Of f
terian synods which have withdrawn may withdraw Iron
desire to retain their rela ms 70 the Ae
bly, whose claim share In the distribution OF e
Erection Fund will consequently reman undisputed Ina no
final Of hese claims made the result OF due dsn
aoD mutual conference OF the parties snd 10 hn -
sveth wisdom to His servants be satisfactory psass
TO all concerned
Rd That the whole subject these claims b. referred
the Board of Trustees VI the Church Erection Fund 70 cnad
and report the to the next General Assembly
Ii not understood tnat this is not stepping dowa
fro m the high position Of last year. 1t moved 70
strike out the second resolution, expressive OF regret
at the painful separation which hss taken place b.
tween the Southern Syn0ds and the Assembly. II ~
thought to be courteous and msgnanm0us 10 put the
matter in this form. The motion u strike out rss
lost, with very few votes in ts favor and the rssola-
tons were triumphaniy carried through.
The speech OF DIR. Heacock Of Buffalo was 9 hsppy
effort, and carried great weight as coming from ma
whose AntSlavery record s utquesioRed in the Pres
byterisn Church.
The Iowa divorce case was again resumed and ttt
Rev. Mr. Clark defended the action Of the synod snd
before it was concluded the Assembly adjourned.
The parry at Mr.. Vim. Ii. Browns elegan rec demo:
last evening fine affair. Some taree four w
dred persons were there whose c.eerful countensss
sud words indicated that generally all were on 200
terms with themselves personally, with one an)tbsr,
and especially with mIDe host ana hls lady Inc
entertainment contributed very pleasing incident
the more irksome but more necessary duties wnla
nave called TIE Assembly here.