The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-20
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

SECOND DAY.
The Assembly opened its session at nine o'clock
Friday morning.
After some preliminary business reports were re-
ceived from the various Boards connected with the
Assembly. The reports of the Board of Foreign
Missions, of Church Extension, ofP publication, &c,
were handed in and referred to the appropriate
committees.
The report of the Board of Education gives the
following as the operations of the Board in the de-
partment of candidates for the ministry: The num-
Der of candidates received has been 13S,
making, in all, from the beginning lin 1879 5000
The whole number ON the roll during the past year
has been 505-in their Theological course. l9l; in
their Collegiate course, 205; in their Academical
course, los. Total, sos.
The aggregate number of candidates is thirteen
more than that of last year. The total income for
the year ending May lst, 1861, to the Candidates
Fund, was S57,65S.92, aad the expenditures to
S57, 1923 40. The receipts for schools and colleges
amounted to SIS, $50 81, and the expenditures to
SIS S96 81. The number of the Presbyterian acade-
mics under the of the Presbyterian Church is
SO. There also "a Presbyterian colleges, which
are under the supervision of the Synods, except
the last four which controlled by ministers
and members of the PRESBYTERIAN Church.
The following is the grand total invested in &c Of
the 79 institutions of the Church: Amount of En-
dowment, 200; worth of buildings, land, &C.,
SAT- ,l40; worth of ibraries $32, $50; worth of
chemical apparatus, S29, ,760-total, 81, ,225 ,059.
The ffty-ninth annual report of the Board o.
Domestic Missions, made up from March lst, 1860,
to March lst, 1861, shows that at the last date there
were 797 missionaries in commission, being l06
more than the previous year. The number of
churches and missionary stations wholly or in part
supplied (as far reported) By missionaries is
1439: of newly organized churches, 50; admission
on examination, 2,429; and on certificates, $50
make a total of admission of4, ,ll8. The number in
communion with churches connected with the
Board is 30 0l3. Of Sabbath schools, 1885, teachers,
3,7l2; and of scholars, 23,2OS; Of baptism, 3,255.
The total amount of receipts from all sources,
ho.a hnro ol =
to which add balances on hand in the different
treasures March l, 1860, S39, ,9ll 30; making the
available resources of the Board during the year
the of Sl43, ,305l6 The amount paid out at
the office in Philadelphia, including the Presbyte
rian treasures, S96, 694 81; at the Office in
Louisville, SIS 927 76: and at the office in New Or
leans, SIT, $780, making the total amount of pay
ments during the year, Sl32, 4ll.43-leavng in all
the treasures, on the lst of March, 1861, Sl0,-
1913 73, which is smaller sum BY Sl9.Ol7.56, than
that reported on the lst of March, 1860.
The Assembly then took up the question Of the
place where the next General Assembly should be
held. Various cities were named, and two ballots
were had. The second ballot resulted as follows:
Washington city, l07; Columbus, Ohio l3O. Col
umbus, Ohio, was then declared the next meeting
place of the Assembly.
On motion of DR.. Smith, of Columbus, it was re-
solved that the Assembly meet at Columbus, in the
First Presbyterian Church.
The report from the Committee the Book OF
Discipline was called for.
report at the next annual Convention.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Assembly met at p. NJ, in pursuance OF
adjournment
The following gentlemen were elected as trustees
of the General Assembly.
Judge Oswald Thompson, DR.. Hugh L. Hodge,
Morris Patterson, Charles Manchester, Rev. Henry
Steele Clarke, George Junkin, Jr
The Committee on 0yertures, before whom there
a request for a synod at Chicago was referred
to the Committee on Church Extension.
memorial to transfer the word baptizo was
called up.
The Committee on Bill and Overtures reported
and recommended that the word "baptizo' be trans
ferred into other languages instead of being trans
lated. Sucb in effect, was the nature and meaning
of the report of the committee.
MORNING sESsIoN-THIRD DAY, SATURDAY.
The Assembly met al nine O'Clock this morning.
The following resolution was offered by DR.. Spring:
ReSoired That special committee be appointed to in
quire into the expediency OF this Assembly making
expression of their devotion to the Union Of
and their loyalty to the Government and it, in their
Judgment it is expedent so to do, they report what that
expression shall be.
Mr.. Hoyt moved to lay the resolution on the
table.
The vote taken, and resulted as follows:-
For laying the resolution the table, l23;
against, lO2
Several members wished their votes should be
recorded.
The Moderator made an adverse decision to
this.
DR.. Clark moved reconsideration, and called
for the ayes and noes his motion. Mr. Henry,
of Philadelphia, moved to lay the motion of DR..
Clark the table.
Considerable debate ensued.
The report of the Committee on Church Exten-
sion was here introduced, received and read The
committee are slow to approve of the policy of
king special appeals to the children of the church
for such limited purposes.
The report was adopted.
Hon. Judge Allen and others spoke in full in re-