New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-31
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE YEw-SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
C;,erespordeuoe Of The " Y. Tiibuse.


WmMISGTos, May 9th, 1850.
Tie Assembly yesterday, took up the report Of the
Church Extension Committee 80 far rs it refers to the
report Of the trustees Of the Church Extension Fund.
It excited considerable debate. Many facts wore
stated going to show that there great inequal-
ties in the working Of the plan. For instance, DIR.
Kendall stated that his church had to raise thou
sapA dollars 70 relieve church which could not come
und, the plaD Other churches are similarly situa-
ted and ii s difficult To- show to churches the reas-
onableness Of being taxed for these special cases,
when there sixty or seventy thousand iocseo
rp in New York, which had been raised Tor that pur.
poee In answer to this, it shown that special
csse. be supplied by general rules After con-
siderable discussion the report was adopted
The Standing Committee on Church dension made
report on the Home Missionary Question: in which
they allude 10 the differences between the Assembly
and the American HouIe Missionary Society in these
terms:
The denomination Of Christians represented by
this General Assembly has hitherto principally EN-.
ployed the American Home Missionary Society, as its
agency for The prosecution OF domestic missions Tha,
Society is the creation of church, originally organ
lied iE the bounds and by the members Of church,
and s origin and the capital Of various kinds IL has
a'ed make it impossible as matter OF feeling
and Of interest and Of justice that We shond abandon
II to those whom ~e have received as partners III IT,
We leave only the dissolution OF tue firm and
tie setting up Of It's members establishments -
Bot while this is true, the number and magnitude OF
th6 Cf.ser when Lle AtitTlchu nOnb nllrrlDndiy
Society cannot VI not provide. make 1t impera-
tive upon largely to swell contributions to the
church extension scheme 30 that its operations may
correspond to the deInauds upon 1t without the near-
ring u a farthipg of debt. The purpose Of the Per-
rnaneut Committee to equalze their approp iatiOus
and receipts deserves cordial appreciation; aud the
Standing Committee respectfully propose tnat the
General Assembly should be understood as recognizing
this principle for the guidance o the Permanent Com
mittee in connection with the recommendations that
may be made 10 a subsequent part of this report.
Ard the sPE cUs@SGs w & ws the
A H. M Society has been referred to this Committee,
and the following preamble and resolution are recon-
lnended for the adoption OF the Genera Assembly
Vh,a The Presbyterian Church in the United States Of
America represented in this 0ens,r Assembly has hitherto
SS ss"ST Of the A. H. Society; complaint.
h,ye l the Go.eIa Assembly from yer 70 year and
Nth increasing of tbe mods III whlch tnat agency
has been Conducted particularly ia the Northwestern sates aud
R,seJrss That Commission Of the General Assembly is
serrb, raised CONSISTING 70 sscortsin bv throogh in
vessuu thc facts III the and 70 procure sneh other or
eon VITA the work of Home present
iaons To H. submit the hole fully sutaoncatod to TIE
Gepeisl Assembly.
TIE Assembly spent the first hour in devotional
exercises Tie Committee on Nominating Delegates
70 corresponding bodies made report, which was
accepted and placed on the docket. The Committee
on Devotional Exercises reported, recommending that
a meeting be held this evening in favor of uome
Missions and recommending that several persons be
appointed ospeak.
The several Committees reported on the Records
Of the Sypods. They were generally approved. One
exception was the case Of change Of the Cnurch
relations of the Church at Burdett fro the Presby
tery of Ithaca to that o. Chemung, The matter was
referred to Committee on Polity Of the Church.
Tue Mileage Committee reported. Ii sppcars that
the amount is sufficient to pay seventy-fve per cent
Of the necessary travelling expenses of the Comms-
siopers The report also epjoins that the plan pissed
by the last Assembly be urged upon the Churches
AS usual a discussion aroeo the yexcd mileage
question which showed that the operation is very
oppressive on the Commissioners frc1 the West and
the screws applied 10 the delDquents by reading Their
pau.es &c. The report Was finally adopted, aud the
Mileage Committee We're appointed to provide for the
which the deficiency bore hard on particular
Commissioners.
After reading the minutes of the last meeting, the
Assembly proceeded 10 elect by ballot the iolnTi'G
Trustees for the Presbyterian house, viz: John fsrr
&. 5. Wurtz, L. j. Shepper, John jenkins aud b. j.
Wslscc.
The Church Extension report on Home Missions was
take NJ, and the Rev. Mr.. HERRloK procee6ed to
oppose the report, especially that part "f 1t whinh
seems TO bin 10 imply c, ncorrence on the American
Home Missionary Society. He thought We ought To
look a; this difficulty and the resdjustment Of
felstious 20 be tender aud considerste.
Al tho suggestion o( the Rev. MIR. RoLLo, Mr.. HE0-
lucx waived his claim to the floor, TO allow motion
to rccommi, 10 The same Committee This was sec
crded, but was withdraw.
The Rev Mr. NEIL took the floor, sni said he was
rot pessed with the report because-hTs!, II Is too
fsuf ding aud, second, because II Is not sufficiently
high toned. lie proposed amendment 10 strike ont
q considerable part of the report One part o II was
t. make New.ioTk the center of operations tor the
Church Extension Coutnittoe. Tie thought u ough,
10 be IN the gres metropolis Of the nation. His action
would give us sof-rcspoct and increase our couribu
fons 10 home missions. let US go on kindly, firmly,
and in this spi shall have peace, AMI be success
ful in our work. -,
tn. Rev. Mr.. TESNxR of Rochester advocated the
report on the very principles which decided The For
eiEn Mssisnsry question yesterday. he believed the
az OF senarsiion would come. What Is the secret OF
,dporatiunl IL il not the weakness o! the parts
shioh cannot 90 alone When those cooperating
parts become strong there must be friction lie loved
tho Home MISSIONARY Society, but he hsd such conf
dence in our Church to believe that she viii DO rgnt
when The time Of separation comes.
The Rev. Dr. MURDocS thought the report onght
- be passed with the exception OF the parts aIfeaiy
entioned. lie objected 10 the report because ths:e
arts wero put into it. and also because the report dd
not 60 far enough. II ought 10 have explained ,Ae
difficulties which in this respect are aStataS the
lurch. He admired the deSteri,y OF the COMMITTEE
u eonoearg the real Intentions 10 future poi!cy
to be pursued. He had hoped this report woud tell
what had been done wrong by the Home MISSIONARY
Of the sectiveness Of the Committee in keeping back
the real designs OF their paper. lie said this report a
Il DOW i, viii dnye our Congregational Churches INTO
independency while il You let them alone they viii III
time become Presbyterian. lie believed that the
hurch which clngs most closely 10 ecclesiasticsn Is
cd 10 die soonest.
fbe Rev. Mr.. NoRroS Of Illinois said ne would try
:. be governed by the laws Of Christian charity Al
essea' az did not see ths Tisdom VI Mr. Neils amend