, 1859-05-26
@2N2RA1 ASSEMBLY,
or TIE
presbyterian Church. Old School
FIFTH DAY
1ePes'4 eos1s'2oudsacs of The rn.s aud Tribune,
INDIANAPOLIS, May q. l3a.
DOMESTIC MISSIONS.

FIFTH DAY,
1S'"4 correspondence of The rress and Tribune
lAn'A.Aro1A, May =, lSsa,
DOMESTIC MISSIONS,
4he report Of the Board Of Domestic Missions
oeang tue special order was taken from tl,e tub1,.
IT. Aussrase, from the Board. remarked .tr
prosperity R of this executive arm Of lie curc,,
4ne Receipts Tor tile yeur amounted IN noorf,.
*lT':o u. Ut which x3;,.uu0 was cunt1;bn,ed ~
'.ni las: January and February. The balance.
s, 1n naa ut tae ginning Of this rear was Iarrvr
.,,.sd r nnei,ore' but there exists IN urgcI,
neea ~ still largcr contributions, Dr.. II nd.
'l>g9 1t'c organization OF Advisory Committee.
On a'!ne Institutions in tue North. nj
!;"us'i.we,t. with district Clerks for The nron,n
u"u "s domestic Missions. With such nm aru
rahTetheht .IE Ne shall hAse Superiutendcnts vi
!,nIaae'phia' l.ouss'iIlc. Chicago and New Or
'ran'. 'o administer upon The vcry larre fi-tl nf
ne.ulncss. The :;rra, want Of tie }soard e" =. !.
thss "ant o. Of nan. int Of machinery. nor cy.,,
MONEY There il great dcstit,,iun az m;n;s,ors
aSc st0 or ,pDg churches now tbaf h,ra ~,
stated supplies, and the great .!tsiI,ra:;m ia
inc' III commission: During aix ycura We l'avc
per cent Ao"A4'es 7ot
Or. L: i. Humphrey, from the Committee n
whom the report Of the Board wns referred
presented a report Reviewing it. The eixt ~ the
report. howe'er. being elubod:-d in q ser;es ~
resolutions, III follows: -
RESOLUTIONS or TIE COMMITTEE OK DOMESTIC v,s.
>t0S..
rs ssolFed. lst. The General Assembly ,,rntc.
!9''y recognizes The blessings Of the Head Of the
thurch upon Its domestic 11,issiuus and ,,nnn
Luz laoors Of the Board to which The ca,~e of
1asse Missions NJ had been entrusted.
>, -a' he ASSEMBLY find. ia the history cf tbo
ma every reason 10 cherish the settled cnn,
y :."n % the Church respecting the ordiuanc,.
~ ;'''s'@i'lnss aud its proper administrator by
lac ..cc bearers; and it cxhorts ull the con1,re-
a.' as under its care to maintain this ordinsnc
~ part Of religious worship.
~: 90. tne board IL Instructed to establish in the
City OF New Orleans TN Advisory Committee
WIN District Secretary. whose drty ip slaji
1e 70 SCI FORWARD the work Of Missions in t1,c
.soutu' r.E " esEthe Districts to be arranged by
conference between the Bourd and said f.nr;.
Inittee, 3 ooA44'
4th The Eoard is also empowered to mike
similar arrangement ut tic North. West. # m
consultation With the brethren, on the Indicate.
r'es IN that region, sucL measurc shall appenr
to be RdvisAbla Ff~'1
ath: The attention Of the Board is particu-
siunS. -s Ae'1 - 4's'
hcsoised 6th. 4 com,nitte Of members shall
be appointed BY this asscmbly. viii, ;nst~,,c,;on.
% 1nqulle' 10 conlcr with the Board. and tn re-
Pof! 70 tae next General Assembly what chan.
A~SAA -. VI ~na@As4Oo ana methods of tbn Hna ri
are necessary, in order to its ereater = ss6c;sncx
and wider usefulness This Committ~ >. nar.;s
nlAs!y charged to report On the cxpediencv ~
the following measures: o.
Tue reduction Of the number Of member, -
the Board, and it's Reorganization somew5st ~
tension. VI ~'u'1u ex-
Tie removal Of the Board to some nlace u.,,.
the centre Of the Western Missionary field,
Ihe establishment Of several Executive Cum.
mitttes and Corresponding Secretaries in difEyr-
ent PAT. Of the Church these officers to be
vested with eoorniuase powers: or
The establishment Of single Central Execn-
tiyc COMMITTEES, with Advisory Committees md
District Secretaries, as provided herein for M tlc
The Committee will consider the Question A. tn
Low many o16cere will he needed II the Gan,ra'
Board, and the division Of labor ssoono tbsn
Ihs Committee will also report unon an.-
o osasr matters n which they may find within H.
range Of their inquiries. >1
lhe remainder Of the forenoon, II veil n th,.
.h a.1rneon 9 and evening sessions, was tsten o.,
~'tu tne discussion Of these rcsolutinos, III.
'eh3os naG ose werc adopted, and the 9th will IN