New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-26

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The Board then sdjourDed.
THE NEw-SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE HOME MISSIONARY SERMON.
Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune
WnMIsGroS, DEL, May a. 1857
Las, overing the Rev. james E-ls ct Cievsmoh,
the alternate ii the Rev. DIR. Fowler OF Utcs,
preached the annual sermon On Home Mls-l"n'' his
te,t WIS: Acts j. :. "Ye shall be witnesses unto
"nle brtb in Jerusalem, aud in AL Ja'eS- ana III
" SsmaIin, and the utenno-t part oi the earh.
He noted the fact ia the order at arrangement. 'or
evang, lzing the world that the work h~ssn NJ Jero'
SALEM 4 po~erfu center made there, then the
wo,k began to spread to other places which IN Their
turn became the center ri power foe other plac"s In
other words Home Missions NUT be prosecuted in
order Ia Efficiency in the foreign fields. Not only this,
every particular church must be developed and maio
strn, not only for it, sake hut for the sake the
world He spoke severely about those feeble churches
which 20 in consequence of division among people
whose differences are essential Such churches
added nun hers but not strength main idea VIA the
Necessity Of developing the strength OF churches N
that their individual members will DEE really Ia act
efliciei ty evaDgrliZng those ~ their in'nedafo
vicinity. He believed that each Prcsbytery must
a. ter upon this york sud take of its churches
far possible. T do otherwise Is To be derecf ID
duty. Bnt M the time the American Homo
Mir iunary Socie'y must net be touched. lie passed
glowing en- 'omium on the society as the mother Ut
chuches AMI warned the Assembly that any measures
regarded as hostile 20 that society would net bs aus
tanned 10y tn. churches who loved il. Til. great thing
& % do Is not work for denomination, but 70
work for jesus and for nan.
The di-cuurse delivered toa very large audience,
occrpied mn hour in delivery and will be weighed in
the baabcrs. Whether il will b. found wanting or
not, will depend on who holds the balances On. fact
il worthy If note that FIR sevtral Year. d-ehlei
demonstration in favor u the American Home Ni--
sionaIy s. cety ba- bet been made in the Home ME-
i mary s-rnon before the Assembly. Mr.. Ee's
eloquent aud effective. and donbt his positions meat
the sppiobai"n If many of hs brethren, but ~ very
many thonetfui people they are not satisfactory.
a'fen pt roll two whe, barrows Mt the tirne.
And Of cops. that il lacked that and direct
r~s- If him " hrb made DIR. Mss sermon on Cburch
Ex'eIs n, at Utica, 70 powerful. Their. IS - Ogic
f" of events" and lhis very able Of Mr.. Ess
will be regarded by many an effort 70 arres. an 10
ev,tablc iei deIcy.
One fact becomes more and more apparent, viz. that
while this tendency in the New.School Church % nde-
pendent action becou more and more cl-ar, II u
tquny clear that the party in this Assembly which de-
signs violent disruption of thi- relation to the A.
s. IT, to say the lesst, not majority u ~ me subject
Of II Is Assembly, and we shall find in LAY Or two
what basis the extreme party AT the Wet have in
actual facts for their demands that the Church -under
all connection with it. Prf.en neo" wsnns @sr
opnior for themselves by the excellence AMI argcDe-s
OF their hopaiy Their meetings are largely attend
ed and the whole impression left on stranger - very
happy IL is beautiful town, aud Is evidently on
the Increase.
The 6rri hour Of this mornings session spent in
prayer and singing. Every moment WINS occupied by
n rapid snccetsib OF prayer singing and exhorta ION.
The hisn,e interest Of these opening exercises IL
peculiar feature # the pre-eut Assembly.
Af.r reading the minutes " the lat meeting, the
Rev. Mr.. Perkins the deli gate from the General 40
chiffon of Massachusetts, took his leave Ut the Assem-
bI, The Moderator addressed him 10 a few very
bappy tenn = bidding lin bear the body he repre-
suited lie paienal regards of this Assembly, ANA ~
the same tue expressing the happiness at the Assem-
bly, il IL presence Of delegate from that Venerable
body.
The Rev DIR. Wilson the delegate from the General.
Synod off Reformed Presbyterian Church, addressed
tie Assembly at some length, aud IN u strain "hica
quite to, his hearers by storm. lie dd mol uike us
leave If the Assembly.
The Committee ON the Polty OF the Church by 30
Rev. J. f. Tutell, reported the organization o. 70
Iresbyeiy Of Kansas, and recommending that II "o .
connected with the Synod of Iowa.
Also a memorial from the Presbytery OF Cincinnat,
asking that the DonSavo holding churches on the kea-
lucky SHE Of the Ohio River may BE- allowed to be
taken into tie Presbyteies nearest to them. the re-
quest granted.
The same Committee reported an answer to the IN
auiiy What shall be done with such members OF the
against whose moral character nothing u aneg
Tie aD,wer recommended by the Committee y" .
substauce that all such must be referred 10 tho
sound d erection of the Sessions 10 when tley a'o
amennble az the same time reminding such o'S0pne
that II is an organic law Of the church that no eos'
can be su, penaed without regular citation ana trI
Tn. sass er ELECTED q lively discussion, ni,er wnea
III. report was referred back TO the Committee, WIZ
instructions 10 report that cause oil seton sn.s
H. III. case Ibi- was carried unuer the force VI INC
pra-io,,. aneston which was ordered. -
The JUDICIAL Committee reported paper 10 = r
epce 10 a singular csse. Minister In ocouana ~
depos.d from the ministry. Presoytery ~ mas M
..t.red him having a. alleged, no right 20 10 ~. ''
| wa. then dsnissed 10 the Pre-bytery OF annaeAee'
Who received hun without lno"e 'ge OF the s's.
Nv that ire.h, terry he dsmssedio the presbytory
Al Chicago; and IN the mean tune the facts canis W
her knowledge, and they wond not receive hn. Inc
p,.sbv,e,v ak what they shall DO with such pisf'
T,e Committee report that no new rule y recesS'V,
and tbat The action Of the Presbytery y 10 he rega
a. aliG. -, y
This elected discussion on the point, AFTER"
! he rtpott was adopted. IN
The cn-e Of Mr. Shields, who was before the las
renbly by wsy Of appeal from the Presbytery OF ''
| Moines. which bad deposed him for marryag 8, W, .
who was NOT rightly divorced from her hnspsno ss
no. There has been an attempt 10 get Tor M. "a ,ha.
ovasi connection with another Presbytsry, , sn" -
have the sen tepce Of depc-'e, se' A-'de.
! mis,ee reported Against ihi. s'es', IA o.