Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-24
Old school Prssbyterian General
Assem- bly,.
FRlDAY, May %, 1862.

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, MoREiNo SESSION.
The Assembly was called to order at uiu
O'Clock, and opened with prayer by the Moder
ator. .r "a q ~
The minutes Of yesterday were read and sp
proved. .t.
Rev Dr.. Tustin rose to question of priv
lege, and eaid; NI.
Ma MoDKRAroR 10 accordance with aha
Il supposed 10 be the universal custom of thi
House, | rose yesterday afternoon 10 anticpA
tion OF the order Of the day, and asked permis
sou to present report from the committee o
Correspondence. Ny object was simply to ge
the report out Of the hands of the committee
and place IL 10 the possession Of the House, Il
be disposed of as the House might judge proper
For doing this, was assailed In u tty le whict
really eurprised me, and the more so as my re
latioDs with the assailiDg member Dr.. Breckin
ridge we're of the moet kind aud iraterna
character. II this, however, is the manner 10
which that gentleman treats his friends, all
have to say is, the Lord have mercy on his enc
mics The report simply embraced two reso'
lutions which were offered by members OF this
body, and the committee supposed they were
embodJiDg the views of the Assembly in the
report. do not, therefore, accept the imputa
lion of having suTTtpttiOusly introduced tbii
subject TO the House. As 10 myself, Mr.. Moder
aior, feel that am too near the judgment to
ibaict unnecessarily wound on the feelings 0i
any one, and IL, in a ministry somewhat pro
traced and dive fed, have at aoy time given
unnecessary pain to any brother, have only ~
say, regret it, and would cheerlully make any
TepArAtiOn which might be demanded.
Leave Of absence Was granted to several
members of the Assembly.
De- Scntt Chairman of the committee on
Board of Education, reported back the report
from that committee, which had been recon-
mitted to it, with some corrections. The Re.
port was then adopted, as corrected by the COM
mittee.
Dr. LoWrie moved q reconsideration of the
vote by which the Belgian MissioD, in Visions
in, was transferred from the Board OF Home
Missions to that OF Foreign Missions which mo-
tion was agreed to. Toe matter was then put
upon the docket.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BENEv-
1870 oLEHoE.
DR.. SbeddaD, Chairman of the committee on
Systematic Benevolence, submitted the follow
ing report: ~ u M h7 a
The committee on Systematic BenevoIeucs,
in making their report, feel siraitened because
30 little data has been iurnished. From the one
hundred Preebyteries represented on this floor,
only twenty three have given in reports, and some
of these not showing the facts desired by the
ft ii 4'f y
Should we maize these reports the basis, and
then aggregate the contributions 70 all the
Boards, it will be found that about one-hali
obeyed the Injunction. This ratio only holds
in the aggregate. The Boards OF Domestic and
Foreign Missions have received the largest at
tention. Ia q few Presby terits every church
res ponded to the call In she reports before Us
these Boards have received, in the average, from
about two thirds OF the church. Without pre-
tending TO fractional accuracy, II may be aa,d
that the Boards Of Education aud Publication
have been remembered by about halt of the
churches reported The Church Extension not
rising OboVe one -thiid; and OF the 0hurches Who
are eOjOying working ministry, not one fourth
have given to the miOistry disabled BY long
service or Overtasked effort.
From the tone of the reports made by the
Secretaries Of the Boards TO the Assembly, ss
well as from the statistics furnished US, We ieel
there is some advance in systematic effort. IL
was at least gratifying, that 10 these times Of
business prOstration the Boards generally close
the year with little or no Indebtedness. The
very stringency of the times has helped to syE-
tematize, and has called oct some churches as
" W6li-huACu ECpohNCy thNb A~AnASooSEo Aor
been held back.
From the little the Pr.sby teries have told us,
md from the reports of tie Boards, and 10 view
IF the times, We are quckened in our belief,
9 As the day is 80 ehsli thy strength be-"
Your committee feel that our Boards are en-
eriDg upon year that will, more Than the past,
,all upon the churches fer system in effort and
10 rifce, and will hear of no plea for deIIDquen-
". IL is true that Systematic BenevOlence 10
lot q B0ard--has no secretary, nor trustees,
,ut holds the place of the nursing mother OF
II the Boards. Through impulslve benevO- |
ence, they may live for q time, but for their |
their health and growth, there |
M be system.
Each individual church may place her own |
stimate upon the relative Importance and
laims OF the Boards, but all should remember,
has they sre 80 kindred and their co existence
uch q unity, that none can well be neglected. |
they are not all the eye, but they are paris OF
be body. Your committee feeling that the
hurch 10 beginning 70 awake more to the anal |
ey OF works as well as faith, would In the
ame Of the Assembly urge her TO this system
4 benevolence.
The Boards entering upon the year, more BY /
aith than by sight, appeal to the whole church
i've US place in your almsgiviDg The Assem-
lg mas 9Au 70 tue bOaIueJ OO OlOE"htu-cuuCato
our young men, build yeur churches-help the
real, print yonr bibles, books and tracts, aud
cAtter them.
And the Assembly would again press upon
ne Church to sacrediy regard her own agsncIes
,r good. Have chart embracing every Board
{ the Church, and give according 20 your ability.
Accept If they can the simultaneous effort
by the Assembly; II njs, choose
our own time and act, bus let none iail OF do
1g something for each BJard. THIS is urged
y the day 10 which we live, and not oblS 90,
ut especially In trying times IL is essential for
er spiritual health that the Church keep active
er outgoing sympathies. IL 10 true shat the
ow fountain may not give out as that which is
ull, bus without motion IL will soccer become
impure. Wonld the Church in trying times be
rue to the demands from WithOut and true 10
YER own spiritual purity. peace and prosperity,
he must iave her charitable OutgoiBgss
Pressed BY the times, urged By the enlarged
yanis and efforts OF the Boards, ind exhOrted
7 care Of her own spiritual health there
Jre,
/. ResoIpsd, That the Assembly urge upon
Il the churches that, according to the General
plan of Simultaneous effort, or by