, 1859-06-01
- 0uNE6AI AssRmBLY
or TEE
Presbyterian Church, Old School.

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Reading tic Scriptures. singing and PRAYER,
occupied the first half hour, after which the
minutes Of Saturday we're read and approved
Various reports were read aud referred.
Committee on Di!is and Orertures reported.
They tlad received answers trnrl los Presly-
ferries On the Dis1tuinn Qurstion-:::4 III favor OF,
and - cppuscd to ti;e Oisuniun. Report ac-
ccpted aud unanimously adopted.
variety of other nvvrtnres possessing but
little general Interest, We're then read, and tho
report 1t The comm;ttrc accepted and adopted.
An overture frun Ksr. Cyrus Galley IVES
r4ad, aslsing for scillr changes in the phrase.
o!ory CT lie Confession 1T Faith. Tile tom-
nittce reported tnat ao change jn this would be
desirable, or in harmony with the word Of God.
Report unanimously adopted.
An overture wEn thru read from the preshy
terry Of 1iol>tcin respecting the t!isuuion
+,urs,:on, which was referred 10 tue next AS
sernbls-
Overture No. II wis read from tue Trcsbr-
tery ns Elizabeth, desiring tlie opinion Of the
Assembly OH the right Of ministers, without :.
Charge, 10 sit in church 1ndicatories. Answer
ed, tt:ut it WAS not matter for the Assembly,
and should be Irf; w;il.out alteration.
The Tanesrille 1''c>bTtcry, having overturned
:l,c assembly to rencw their trs:imonv concern
ius the observance Of the Sabbath. the commit
t"c rePortcda Il paper, granting lleir rcIuest.
wic!, paper was unanimously n1upsed, ard or.
dered tn be entered il t:'fenso on the record.
-au overture from the l'rcsbytery Of Tusca-
lnr,;,, Involving tic ra{ilv of tie Roman Cath
t,c baptism was read, and in reply, memorial
is:S :re referred to tue action Of Assembly Of
1e4.,.
4 memorial from the preslytery Of Pitts.
bu.s:, touching the subject of incompetence,
and its increase III midst, was here read and
acted Oh.
The Committee on Systematic Hcncvo!cnce
reported. :ll:,t Of lt> reaayts1ies ~ had n'ate
tfrnes:,! .Assr,H,!:, ard that the remaining 81
were either Missionary Prcsby;erics, CT too r.
ceutty added to comply III full with the Assem-
| Lly's directions.
judicial case w being tic scccnl order o.
| ,le day. was then taken ul'.
During tile temporary absence Of the Chair
man nf tie Jul:ciai Committee, report VA:
read iro,a the cnrnn.i'.ec appointed by the lss1
| Assembly TO report m the state Of the CAnrc!
property in 1he S,::e ef New York, rs a,itr.r.
I.y the act nf the Legislature oC tha: Stair
That urt ::il'sws any person IN vote 4: IN: ~.
| Ill elections in aEv ct.Hrcl:. ''wl,o shall! has.
ben rr::.alar attendant Oh the services Of sl!'
] church for the space ot one sr..7;.' The repos
| points oat the evils consequent upon his htatA
| Of things and recommends tlIt the whole sub
jr<t lie referred 10 special committee, with III
structions 10 rcpnit to the ntxt Assembly.
IN amendment MAS moved by Nr. Il. II
| Smith, that the Committee consist of 1:Ea
gentlemen Of the State Of New York.
\ prosracted and extremely interesting dis
cnssio,' sl,rans up. participated in hy the Kex
Simon Towlc. n::. \. $. .!cN.s,rr, ). Il. Vii
:ou, Judge Kennedy and others, when the hon
If adjournment itaring arrived, the l'ou*c ad
juu,s.el. .
Ma,;rAT AFTERNOON.
The order OF the day betty the election ot f'rt
f.>sr= tn fiji tie chairs in ttle seminary Of Il.
Nor1ll Wrst.
| L. -MJids!.rs n;orc1 10 postpone the orlt
'ic day, stating that lie did in ors!er to opc
the tnor to aaot1ler motiun WHICH lie propvsc
making 7iz: t" pustpone the while suffice: II
til the Ecxt Assembly should convene.
His motion ha,in!; l,een seconded |" rr"oes
he'd With speech Of three Anurs in length non
ra:r III its support, hut really in his o.:n I'll
.lication. ~ his speech will be printed IN
short time ! withl,n!d my notes. in order til;
yoar reaJrrs l,ay ,evusc it IN its integrity =:
| iitst.
Ur. Re tool. tl,c Gonr. in reply, hut at 81
-Ave way to molten 10 adjourn 10 L. II. ]
| Tic iuterim dron this l.;ss1Y line.