New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH, NJ s.
SIXTH DAY.

The discussion the report on education Is an IN
teresting one.
DIR. Brainerd said tire difficulty Of the Assemblys
plan for raising funds to educate young men, arose
from want Of confidence in 1t.
The Societies previously in existence are not willing
to renoush the field until they sure that the new
plan will work The Secretary has done a good work
for the Church in stirring them up and placing right
motives before them bat the funds have not come INTO
the hands of the Permanent Committee.
Dr. Cox once visited the church up the Hudson
and addressed them on this subject no other man
could do and returned and reported the attentive man.
in which he had been listened 70. But WnsTe Is
| tor have not been after money, have been alter
| mind
The Secretary explained why funds had not been
| brought into the hands of the Committee They had
been raised through his agency and gone into the treas
ury of other societies II these societies. were brought
ino the Assembly plan larger amount would be
raised. 49,
carried out and a reasonable effort made it could not
fail of success o
| This is the only cause in which this Church can
easily bring all ts PARTS into harmonious cooperation
Cburch-exeDsion only aims to meet particular cases
! The Publication cause is not aided by the whole
Church. This cause may be and should be; IL pro-
yides that each Presbytery shall consider The subject
annually, and receive young men under Their care,
! and raise money 10 support them. The education or
young men for the ministry is too sacred work to be
taken out Of the hands of the Church and gwen to
| voluntary societies.
DIR. Clark made very clear speech. Down East
they voted to bnild new ja-then they voted to
build il on the site of the old One-then they yotedto
use the materials Of the old Jail to build wlt-hnay,
they voted to let the old Jail stand till the new one was
built The Old Jail is the Central Education Society,
Phel. Educa. Society, &c. The Assemblys plan was
unit, simple ard beautiful Had it only to operate
virgin soil it would have worked without friction,
| but the ground was occupied.
BY an act of toIeration every existing society was
allowed to carry on Ifs own work IN It's own way un-
der this suicidal addition to the plan, the central com
trail committee was appointed. Every student belongs
existing society, and hence the Secretary could
not e money for the central committee for the other
societies had he right of preemption.
Down with the old Jail.
The Rev. Mr. Darling said il painful fact that
after three years the central committee had only funds
enough to aid eight young men. The cause OF the
local societies is Strengthening, because the Assembys
plan, especially in Philadelphia, is thought to be i'm
IractiC able. II makes evety Presbytery education
society The rich Presby teres will work under it and
support their own Young men, and nothing more. The
feeble Presbyteries will not be aided
The discussion was suspended, 10 hear the delegates
from corresponding bodies. DIR. Wiley of the Synod
of the Reformed Presbyterian Church said that they
were so called not because they were PresbyterlaOs
refoamed but they held to the principles of the Refor
nation, and they were Presbyterlans. We trace our
origin back TO the Apostles. Christianity early came
from Asia to Britain, and thence to Scotland When
Rome emissaries to England there was already
puTer faith in Scotland which remained, though often
under cloud The National Covenant was made in
1888; the Westminster Confession in l643. When the
Suarts fell il hoped that Presbyterlanlsm would
have been permanently established. And when Epis-
copacy was reestablshed refused to comply, and
from this class our Church sprung. We have passed
through many conflicts, but are now peaceful and pros
porous. We have GO ministers, and 70 Churches and
10 600 communicates.
We hold, |. That il il the only head of Zion. Synods
and Councils not legislative but only administrative
bodies; for this our fathers suffered. 2 Christ is the
al kaflo a
should conform TO his laws and If they have laws in |
conflict with Christ, will obey God rather than |
man. You have descended from the same ancestry |
dying martyr said: The covenants shall be Scotands
"reviviDg" 80 shall they BE- the churches reunion
BY going back to these days go forward. We have
church OF our own denomination in Scotland and
another in Ireland with whom We correspond.
tenth OF our ministers are IN the foreign beid In
proportion TO number, raise more funds for
Foreign Missions than any any other denomination.
We have mission in the South Pacific, where 100
persons who once fed on human flesh are now the
humble followers OF Jesus. A missionary who re-
duced the language TO written form and translated
the Bible into il is his way 10 Scotland to have
printed We love you and pray that God may bless
you, and hope that some here present will the day
when we shall be enthusiastically one
Tine Rev. Mr.. Paravant of the Evangelicnn Lu-
theran Church said they had lG0 600 church members
in connection with their General SYNOD. and 70 600
not IN connection. Their annual increase averaged
10000. They had 200 minister's theological semi
naries, and 10 colleges. They raised last year
$40 goo for benevolent purposes: There are 10000,
ECO Lutherans in Europe. 10000 Norwegians and
Swedes intensely Protestant are expected to to
this country this year. We desire the eountenance of
all who love our Lord Jesus Christ To you we say,
EsfO gerpetua.
DR.. Stearns the delegate to the Association for New
Hampshire, said that, in accordance with practice
now common in New-E England, the proceedings OF the
General Assembly We're discussed and censured That
his endeayOF to explain the position of the Assembly in
relation 10 the Home Missionary Society not sats
factory and that they passed a resolution approving of
the subcommittee of the Home Missionary Society, and
especially in reference to the Alton Presbytery
a Misunderstanding prevails generally IN New
England, and cannot be corrected, for facts dis
puted he therefore expressed the opinion that
operation could not be tremendously carried it
ought to be brought to an honorable terminaton and
just division OF the funds should be made.
1t %as their centennial meeting and they are doing
good work.
The Assembly was invited to rake social excur-
'on toOakland, which they agreed TO do OH Saturday
Afternoon.
The iIev. Mr.. Dodd, delegate from TIE General
ssociaGOns of Massachusetts, represented the |
Jhnrehes, Theological Seminary, an1 Colleges, az in
prosperous condition They have ~ 900 church
'ers and GOO minister's The American Tract Society
Boston - enarging ia sphere of influence, and gain
NJ power !, the State. Its liberal policy must COM
pdd II to this branch OF the Church. As TO Home {
isions we are disposed 10 continue the cooperation
N the came principles IN former times. But if CO.
pegaon ust cease, desire that il NAV be brought
bout by concihaiory measuns; that the bond OF peace
pay be unbroken and the world that both love 4
mr. Lord and Savior. .
The great sub Jet before this Assembly was brought q
p by the report OF Dr. Steans Chairman OF the Com
ttee 10 make inquiries respecting the history of the fl
onnecton of the Presbyterian Church with the Home s.
Visionary Society. 8,
The report prepared with much care and ocru :,
led more than an hour and half in the reading II
eyexed The history OF domestic missions in this coun-
y, which began IN 1873. r.
In ls22 Convention held in the Brick Church. Vi
yl1 VOL 9nfa A IL.