New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-12
NUMBER 50.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
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FIFTH DAY

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effect that committee Of three members Of the
Assembly be appointed to confer with committee of
the Synod Of the Associate Reformed Church of the
South upon the proposed union between the two
bodies.
DIR. Breckinridge, being called upon for the paner
which he had promised to prepare on the subject of
the proposed union, made an address Of some length
in opposition to such a measure, and concluded by
reading the following prepared statement
In the matter Of the proposals. made TO this Gene
raj Assembly, on behalf of the United SYNOD Of the
Presbyterian Church, lately constituted IN the State
OF Tennessee out OF portion Of those New School
PresbyteraDs residing In several of the Southern
States who have seeded from that denomination al
and after the General Assembly Of 1887 this General
Assembly makes the following deyerance
Although the committee appointed by the Synod
OF the United Presbyterian Church have not cofnmu
nicated TO this General Assembly the official papers
which that body is understood to have adopted ex-
pressve OF their own peculiar views, and of the con
ditions, sine qua no of the conference proposed
TINS Assembly nevertheless, the contents OF those
papers being in fact known TO this Assembly we are
not at liberty TO act If we were ignorant Of them
And in the judgment of this Assembly those official
papers do not afford basis OF conference upon which
TINS Assembly Is able 10 that there any prospect
of advancing the interests Of Christ's kingdom jn
general, or those of the Presbyterian Church in
the United States, those of the United synod OF
the Presbyterian Church in particular.
America has always received frankly and with
Christian love all churches Office bearers and private
persons, Of all denominations, making application
Tor admission into her communion, upon the single
condltion that they were like minded with herself
At this time, ample provision made in her acts and
ordinances for the reception of all such into her COM
munion, on terms and by methods precisely equiva-
lent and where It Is possible identical with those
provided with regard TO her own children reared in
our bosom. Seeing that it was in voluntary seees-
sion from the Presbyterian Church that the present
difficulties OF the United Synod OF the Presbyterian
Church bad their origin, and that the door has
always been open for the orderly return OF such OF
those who left us keminded with u.s. it can
hardly be unexpected that we decline any official
conference, based terms which appear to us to in
voive condemnation OF ourselves, aud remuneration
OF the rich and peculiar power of God upon us in
the very matters which led to their secession from
our church twenty years ago.
With reference TO the recent schism in the New
school Presbyterian body, this General Assembly
does not see IN that event. in anything which has
hitherto resulted from it, any call of providence for
the Presbyterian Church to take any new step what
ever either with the view OF union or that of closer
intercourse than now exists with either of the parts
into which that body is now divided. The subjects
upon which the whole New School body differed from
us at the period OF the separation from u.s. and the
subjects upon which the two very unequal portions of
that body have recently separated from each other,
are questions upon which we as a denomination are
at peace and with regard to the whole which we
see no occasion to revise the constant aud unalter-
able faith of church. to enter into fruess con.
ferenoes. .,,..I
A motion was made to adopt Dr. Van Rensselaer's
resolution; but it overruled by motion to take
up the special order Of the day. the hour having ar
rived.
The first order of the day was the presentation OF
the Rev. DR.. Chambers, of the Reformed Dutch
Church, to the Assembly. He presented the greet
ings OF his Church, aud gave some account of its
present good condition The Moderator, on behalf
Of the Assembly, made an appropriate and elegant
response.
The next thing in order the reception Of the
report of the Board of Education. Dr. Van Rensse-
laer of the committee submitted statistics of which
the following is an abstract Number of new can
sdates received the past year, lO3 making the total
number since 1Sl9 $3.50. The roll OF the Board the
past year contains 1856 in their theological course,
l22 collegiate, IT'S academical, So. The aggre-
gate number this year is two greater than the last
while the number of new candidates is eleven more
than were received the last year s47 lO3 OF have
been received by the Candidates Fund, making
sum total of receipts of s49,473 SO, of which S43
t32 So have been expended. The total receipts of
all kinds by the Board of Ministerial Education were
S56,492 O6; total expenditures, $4s $50 SIS. The
number of parochal schools is 100. The number of
Institute, which educates young for Africa. The
number of Presbyterian colleges is "a. Reyvals of
religion are reported in Davidson College, North Caro-
lima oglethorpe, Georgia; Hanover, Indiana Wash
ington, Pennsylvania Jefferson, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey College, Princeton.
The following resolutions were submitted with the
report:
Resolrsd, That the Assembly record, with pro-
ID fN1lN ..
Divine blessing which has attended the efforts of the
Board OF Education TO introduce young men into the
ministry, and to aid in the religious Instruction OF
our children and youth seen in the unfaterng at
tachment Of our churches TO the cause manifested
even during period of commercial disaster-in the
| number who have already been assisted to enter
the Gospel ministry-the enlarged number of insttu-
| tons for Christian ediication and the special in
fuences OF the Spirit of God, which have been pour
ed out upon many of the colleges and schools under
the OF this assembly, as connected with Synods
| or Presbyteries Of our Church.
Resolced That the field which now lies before our
beloved Church, demanding it does vast increase
OF the Ministers of the Word calls for earnest prayer
TO the Lord OF the Harvest, that he would send for
the laborers and that the Assembly, while they trust
that the cause will be daily remembered by the peo
pie OF God, recommend the last Thursday Of July as
day special and united prayer for the outpouring
| OF the spirit upon our colleges and seminaries of
learning.
Rssoiped, That the present gratifying condition Of
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| to believe that the churches are impressed with a
sense Of the duty OF providing for the liberal support
and maintenance of INDECENT young men desirous Of
entering the gospel ministry and authorizes renewed
invitation to such to enter upon the studies necessary
to fit them for the duties of such Office with the con.
dent assurance OF being sustained by the churches
| through this Board.
Resoiued That in view OF the great work which
Christ has laid upon his church, to preach the gospel
to every creature 1t is earnestly eDoined on pastors
to set before youth of piey and promise the question
OF their responsibilities in this matter and to endeavor
TO direct and assist them that there shall be an
increase OF candidates for the gospel ministry in some
measure proportioned to the growing demand of the
church and the world.
| And the following members were recommended fol
appointment to the Board of Education, in place Of
those whose term now expires
Ministers.-Francs Heron, d. D., William NeIl
| d. d., Joseph H. jones' d. D., Francis Mcfarland
| d. D. Robert Watts, William H. Green Jonathan
Edwards, d. d., and Daniel Stewart d. d.
LaEnen-James Lenox, Jas. N Dickson, Stephen
Colwell, Joseph p. Engles Engenius A. Nsbet Jas.
Dunlap, John j. Bryant, Wilired Hail. Charles S. Car
rington.
Preacher for nert year-Rev. Nicholas Murray d.
D.. alternate, S. B. McPheeters; J. E. Rockmer,
| Chairman Of Committee.
Rev. Drs. Mitchell, Hoge Of Virginia, and Green OF
Kentucky, then successfully addressed the Assembly
on the subject of religious education.
When Dr Green concluded the Assembly. on mo-