The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-22
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 90

! ,, FOURTH DAY-M0NDAY.
! The report of the Judicial Committee was adopt-
| ed 1t was brief, and the cases before the COM
| mlttee have been unimpOrtant
some discussion then ensued on the question
whether the Home and Foreign Record should be
changed to weekly paper. The order of the da "
was then taken up, namely, the report of the
Iund Tor disabled ministers and their families -
From the fund Sc 1872 have been divided among d
ministers, 26 widows and orphan families Bal
ance Sl4,7O Amount contributed this wear so far
S5,3OS. But 240 churches have contributed to this
lunu and some of the Presbyteries have not piven
dollar This neglect of so import mt a fund is
dWelt upon with great earnestness in the report
whlch was read by Dr. Joseph H. Jones' the Chair
man. O'''
Mr. Mehaifey moved that a committee be appoint
ried. Oat-
The report ofthe committee on the Annual Report
OF the Board of Education was then taken mn ~
Inc committee endorse the report fully and at all
points The report accepted
, Inc Key: DR.. VIM. Chester, Secretary of the
Board OF Education, then made an address. setting
forth the position and prospects of the Board at
length. " u al
. Some discussion ensued on the mention of the
iact that the Board of Education do not have cor
respondence with the Presbyteries tn which Tho
candidates belong, yearly in reference to the nrn
gress and spiritual state of the Young men,
'uoge Ewing thought no appropriation ought to
De PAID TO the candidates without yearly satisfac
tory report of the Presbytery who had the vonng
men under its charge.
=, other points were touched on in the discussion.
lE ~ was moved that the matter of the appointment
Agreed to, " " 0"'u u
1t was moved that the matter of amendments
70 the constitution and bylaws of the Board be re-
ierrea n oack to the Board for action. Agreed to.
Inc matter of Presbyteries REPORTING on tho cop
dition of candidates was then taken m aroin "a
discussed by number of ministers
ins report or the committee, after full discussion
was adopted a whole '
The Committee nm RiIIS ,,J
an overture from John MARQUIS, on the rigbt nf q
iresoYtery to dissolve pastoral relation against
one wisn OF the pastor and majority of the con-
Ihr. marquis asks whether a majority of the To-
gai voters of church constitute that chnrcbp
are their regal votes, properly taken to he on oil
hanas acknowledged as the acts of that church?
~. Oah afresoytery dissolve pastoral rela-
t,ou a. the wish OF disaffected party and sgainSt
the wish of majority of the legal voter0 n'f .h
church, and of the pastor? - ~
Inc committee recommended the Assembly to re-
e, 'ne queIlst TO an answer already given to sim
iar question, and that the power given tn tho
fresbytery be in all cases exercised with the nt,nst
caution, and that the reasons for such action ha in
all cases fully recorded. -
some debate ensued on the reading of the over
sembly adjourned, for the purpose of attendnG tha
noon Prayer-meeting.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
iue Assembly met in the afternoon at o'clock
communication was read from tha bo;.
OF the Committee on the Revision of the Rook If
discipline, giving his reasons why he was not
aole % 10 convene the committee during the wear
Inc following Committee on Periodicals was an
nOunced. '0''"'' dS an
y News. News. A L.. Lindsay, New York; C. Dickson,
baltimore; j.. W. Hoyte, Tennessee; R. McGinnis
MISSISSIPPI; ii. w. Bggs. Pittsburg; Elders r n
baldwin, st. Paul; W. W. Caldwell, Pacific. e.
Hubbard, Kentucky '' ' "'
COMMITTEE to report on disabled members.
heVs. >. Mehaffey, Wheeling; G. w, Musorave
I,hlladelphia; j. i. Lovd, Ohio; T. Aitken, New
YORK; M; W. Jacobus, Pittsburg; NJ Peden, Mis-
sssippl; Elders c. B. DUNCAN, Philadelphia; Nor
delphia. f'0' """
A protest from Robert J. Breckenridge and others
was submitted against the Synod of Kentuckr
winch decided that section 4, chapter Is of the
presbyterian form of government means that none
put members of good standing could vote in the
electlon OF pastor, and that of such persons mona
could vote who did not contribute their lust nro
portion, according to their own ENGAGEMENTS or
tne rules OF the congregation, to all its necessary
expenses. " ''"i)
The committee reccomend that whereas the firm,
OF government does not exclude those from voting
VINO are members of the organization but not mem
oers OF the church, provided they have complied
Win the requirements of chapter l5 section 4
therefore tne protest and complaint should be sus-
'aineo ana the decision of the Synod be reversed
IL was moved by Mr.. Hopkins, of Kentucky, to
put the report on the docket, as much time was re-
CURED to legislate upon so important subject
The motion voted down
Inc discussion was continued at length until the
hour OF adjournment, without taking any action ON
the subject. my "'''0H on