Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-29
Prcsby terrain General Assem- bly,.

N~''e'
New SchooD Church, for the year 1853
convened at Rev. DIR. Pattersons Church, in
Chicago, on the goth inst
The morning, until the hour for the open
ing sermon, was passed in receiving the com
missions of Commissioners, aud preparing
the roll of the Assembly.
At eleven o'clock, A. NJ, the church was
well filled to listen to the opening sermon,
which was delivered by Rev. Samuel w.
Fisher, DID,, pastor of the Second Presbyte-
rian church at Cincinnati.
The discourse is represented as eloquent,
able and instructive. Rev. Henry A. Bow
land, DID,, OF Newark, N. j., Rev. +. j..
Richards, OF Reading, Pa, and the Rev. r.
w. Patterson, DID,, of this city, aided in
conducting the forenoon services which were
of an Impressive and interesting character.
The lateness of the hour caused an adjourn
mcnt for dinner, without the transaction Il
other than a few preliminary matters OF bust
ness
The Assembly was called to order opened
with prayer by the moderator, Rev. DIR.
Fisher, and as above adj. urned to P. M,
concluding with prayer.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The stated Clerk, Rev. Henry Darling, Of
Philadelphia read the report OF the Commit
tee on Commissions, and the following were
enrolled Commissioners
Here follows the list of commissioners
from Is Synods, containing 81 Presbyteries.
We find in tine list from the Presbytery of
Minnesota, attached to the Synod Of Peoria,
tho Of T
Hancock and elder II. NJ. Knox.l
After the reference Of an irregular COM
mission TO special committee aud their re-
port its favor. the report was adopted.
The Assembly proceeded to the election of
a Moderator, which resulted in the choice of
Rev. Nj. L. r. Thompson, ID. D., of Buffalo,
N. Y, who was indicted into office in the
usual form.
Rev. Charles G. Lindsey, of the Fourth
Presbytery of New York, and Rev. G. F.
Wiswell, of Wilmington Presbytery, were
chosen temporary Clerks.
The General Rules for Judcatories were
adopted as the rules governing this Assem-
bly,.
The printed Minutes Of the last Assembly
were stlibuted among the members.
The Docket of Business was presented and
read by the Stated Clerk, Rev. DR.. Hatfield,
Of New York.
A communication from the Harmony Pres
bytery of Kentucky TO this Assembly, taking
strong ground in detail against the action OF
the last Assembly on the Slavery question
and announcing their formal withdrawal from
all connection with them, was read, as also a
second communication from the same bcdy,
asking-in view Of their Withdrawal above
declared "a division and apportionmcnt of the
property, &C., of the General Assembly
These communications were referred to a
special committee-Rev. S. II. Griiev, D.
D., Hon. Robert Denniston, and S. NJ Batch
ford.
The Report of the Committee on Arrange
ments was presented by the Chairman, Rev
MIR. J. A. Wright of the Chicago Presbytery
The hours of the daily sessi n were repor-
ted on from 8 A. NJ to II NJ, for the
morning session, from p P. NJ. to 81 P. NJ,
for the afternoon session. The evening ses
sion, it such be held, to commence at 81
O'clock The first halt of the morning SEES
sion to be appropriated to devotional eXerc
SEES under the direction of the Moderator.
The report was accepted.
An invitation extended to the Assembly
through the some Comittee, from the CHI
cago ard Milwaukee r. r., to an excursion
to Lake Forest, twenty-five miles north Of
this city, the destined seat of "Lnd Univer-
sity," at some hour on Saturday, 10 be agreed
upon, was accepted. 1t was made the first
order of to-day to receive the narrative of
the state Of religion in the Churches in the
order OF the Prcshyter'es on the roll.
The assembly after some other prelimna-
e b,,c a, A
Guided with prayer by the Moderator.
SECOND DAY.
The Assembly met at nine O'Clock, and in
pursuance of TIE :u!e, spent hall an h ur in
devotional exercises, under the direction OF
the Moderator. Rev. DIR. B"aIdman, Rev.
Mr.. Shumway Rev. MIR. Hall, Rev. Glen
Wood ard Rev. VIM. A. Niles, participated
in the prayers and remarks of the occasion.
TO expedite business the title of members,
D. D., l.. L. ID. and NJ. D., were directed to
be omitted in calling the roll. [Sensible.l
The Moderator then announced the Stand
ing Committees and the Committee on Syn
Od,cal Records
The roll of the Synods was then called, and
the records presented and paced in the
hands of the COMMITTEE appointed to examine
them.
PROGRESS AND EXTENT OF THE REVIVAL.
The roll of the Prc>by,eries was then
called, and the Mar alive of each handed to
the Clerk. The members made brief yer
bal statement of the progress and extent of
the religious intcres, in their respective
Presby teres, as their names were called.
These proceedings occupied the attention
of the ASsemb during the whole day,
and but little business of general interest
was transacted.
The Annual Report of the Board of Trns-
tees of the Presbyterian House in Philalel-
hia was then received, read and referred to
the Committee on Education.
| The Permanent Committee on Church Ex-
tension presented their annual report, which
was read and accepted.
On motion the report Of the Permanent
Publication Convention was made the spe-
cial order for Monday, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
| 1t was then announced that free excur-
sion was rendered to the members of the
Assembly and their wives, through the po-
l'teness of the officers of the Chicago and
Milwaukee r. r., to Lake Forrest, to-mnr-
row, Sunday 1.-THE train to leave the depot
at o'clock, A. NJ, and return in the after
noon. lnvi atiCn accepted
WhereupOn at quarter before o'clock
the Assembly adjourned, to neet ON Monday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Important from the British Possessions.
We are in receipt of papers from Stellacoom