New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-08

EcoND DAY.


1 The Assembly met yesterday morning at O'Clock
and, after an hour spent in religious exercises pre-
| ceeded to business.
The minutes were read and adopted, with a few
slight amendments.
number of newly arrived delegates were an
nounced, and after due form admitted to the As
sembIy.
4 DIR. Palmer informed the Assembly that member
would receive their letters at the Depository CAM
street, where also they might post letters that the
Office Of Dr. Picton, one of the home elders, Car
ondelet street. would be at their service and that
rooms and all facilities for writing, ETC., in the
rear part of the church building, at their service.
A resolution was offered that the centenary sermon
in celebration of the union of the Synods of New
York and Philadelphia, be preached on Wednesday
morning next, and that committee be appointed tc
arrange the religious ceremonies. Adopted
resolution was offered that the reports Of the
several committees be made the special order one
on each day, follows On Domestic Missions, Satur
day, (to-day;) on Foreign Missions, Monday; on
Education, Tuesday on Publication, Thursday and
on Church Extension, Friday. Adopted.
DR.. Breckenridge moved that the time of reading
and speaking upon each report be limited to two
hours. Carried.
The appointments to the different committees were
announced
The Treasurer's report was read and referred.
The report of the Relief Fund Committee ives
read. 1t showed that eight ministers, twenty wild
ows, and two families of orphans had been relieved,
at expense of 50 1850 The report was referred to
the Committee on Systematic Benevolence.
The Assembly went into the selection of place for
ifS vi a..
Rochester and Indianapolis were respectively pro-
posed. After discussion vote was taken, with the
following result For Pttsburg, q Rochester, %
Cincinnati "a and Indianapolis, 149.
resolution was then offered that when the As
sembly adjourn, it adjourn to meet in indianapolis,
Indiana on the third Thursday of May, 1859, at IL
O'Clock, AM. Adopted.
The following resolution was offered:
THAT overture No. s, respecting the alterations
made by the American Bible Society, and the publi-
cation of the Bible by the Board of Publication,
which was referred by the last General Assembly to
this be taken up, read, and referred to committee
with instructions to draft and report minute ex-
preston of the views of the Assembly on their duty
in reference to the claims Of the American Bible
Society on our church,
The overture referred to is as follows:
THAT the American Bible Society, by the terms of
IT'S constitution, have no right to alter in anv way
the common and accepted standard English Scrip
lures from the way they stood at the creation of the
Society that the Society have full power to print
and circulate, collect and manage funds for that pur
pose, but power to edit them in any other sense
than to keep them in the exact condition in which
they stoodat the formation of the Society that the
Church aud Assembly have been the warm support
ers OF the American Bible Society," but thew feel
called on to say that they neither do nor can allow
even the smallest departure from the original princ
pies on which the Society was founded, and express
settled conviction that the continued support Of the
Presbyterian Church depends upon strict adherence
to those clear and simple principles"
Dr. Breckenridge spoke at some length, in favor of
pOsponing action upon the resolution until after the
members of the Assembly shall have had full op-
porunity of examining into the subject so that when
they act their action may be decisive and final He
spoke of the different versions Of the Bible now in
use, and accorded credit to the American Bible So
cey for the labor it had been at in order to secure
and publish truthful version of the Holy Scriptures
He alluded 10 terms Of high qualification to the ex-
ctement which had been created throughout the
secular world by the agitation Of this subject at the
last General Assembly an excitement exhibiting the
great moral power which the Presbyterian Church
now possesses.
DR.. Hewitt also spoke on the subject He stated
that he was familiar with the operations of the Bible
Society, and could inform the Assembly that the So
eiety now had measures foot to get out perfect
edition of the Bible from the original version.
motion was offered that the matter be made the
second order of the day for Monday. Carried.
Rev. John Woodbridge of Saratoga, N. ", pre-
scented report in regard to his visit to and recep
ton by the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch
Church. He spoke highly of the manner in which
he was received, and gratifyingly of the undated
sympathy Of feeling and interest which he found
still existed between the ancient allies The report
was accepted
DIR. Fred. Monod presented letter from the Rev.
G. Fish, Commissioner of the Synod of the Free
Church of France, in which was expressed the
strongest sympathy with the Presbyterian Church in
the United States and the most encouraging accounts
of the present growth and future prospects of the
young Church in France. The letter was dated
Paris, April 14th, 1858, and recommended to the
Assembly the reception of DR.. Monod as a represent
alive from that country. The letter was referred
to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence
A proposition that sermon on Education be de-
lvered on Monday evening, was referred to the Com
mittee on Devotional Exercises.
motion was made that the rule fixing the hour
Of prayer meeting daily from to o'clock A. NJ, be
reconsidered, and the hour changed from halfpast
to halfpast .. reconsideration was had, and after
some discussion the change of time was agreed to-
The Moderator suggested reconsideration as to
the hour fixed for adjournment the hour being fixed
at halfpast D. there being nothing before him, and
the hour named not yet having arrived. After some
and the announcement of the fact that
some Of the committees had much business to attend
to, aud required all the time they could get recon