Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-20

guard Itself from Internal alenAtions and dvil
; slons, founded upon questions and Interests tha
, are external as 70 her, and which ought not b
, their necessary woFkings TO cause her fate 4
/ depend on the fate Of shings less important AM
less enduring than heFsef. Disturbers OF th
| Church ought not to be allowed, especially dis
surbers of the Church In States that never re
{ volted, or that have been cleared Of arme
rebels: dlsturbeu who. under many false pre-
} texts, may promote discomfort, disloyalty, an
;. general alienation, tending 70 the unsettling 9
( ministers, to local schisms, and to manyfol
trouble. Let spirit OF quietness, OF mutua
forbeirance, and of ready obedience to author
ity, both civil and ecclesiastical, illustrate th
: loyalty, the orthodoxy, and the piety OF tn
Church. Il Is more especially to minister
Of the gospel, and, amongst them, partic
ularly to ANY whose first Impressions ha'
been, on any account, favorable to tn
terrible military revolution which has beel
attempted, and which Gods providence hR
hitherto go sigually rebuked, that these de
ciaive considerations ought 70 be addressed. -
And in the name and by the authority of tn,
Lord Jesus, we earnestly exhort all who Low,
u God or fear his wrath TO turn deaf ear to oil
! counsels and suggestions that tend toward I
reaction favorable to disloyalty, sohism, or dis
turbance either In the Church or In the country
There is hardly anything more inexcusabl'
connected with the frightful conspiracy agains
which we testify, than the conduct of those of
fee bearers and members of the Church who
although citizens of loyal States, and subject Il
the control Of loyal Presbyterles and Synods
have been faithless to oil authority, human ant
divine, to which they owed subsection. MOI
should any to whom this deliverance may come
fail to bear In mind that II 10 not only theiI
outward conduct concerning which they ought
to take heed; bu! IL 10 also, and especially theil
heart, their temper, and their motives, In the
sight of God, and toward the free and benef
cent civil Government which he has blessed Us
withal, and toward the spiritual commonwealth
to which they are subject In the Lord. Ia all
these respects, We must all give account to God
In the great day. And IL is In view of our oWu
dread responsibility to the Judge of quick and
dead that we nov make this delverance.
REPORT ON DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
DR.. Mcdonald, Ohalrman of the committee
on Domestic Missions, submitted the following
report:
The committee, TO whom was roierred the
annual report of the Board of Missions, respect
fully report that the Minutes Of the Board, and
OF its Executive committee have not been put
into their hands. They have carefully exam
ihSu buS ouuuaA tSpoNb VI tuO DJhtu nhu tCCOm~
mend TO the General Assembly, that
IL approve the report, and direct the same
to be published by the Board. ~
2. The Assembly gratefully acknowledge the
signal tokens Of divine goodness to the Board,
10 enabling IL to pass with safety the trying
changes OF the past year; especially 10 enabling
1t TO reduce its Indebtedness which In Novem-
ber last was $4,000 to less than $4,000, and
greatly 10 reduce the Office expenses, whilst, at
the same lime, adding one hundred and twenty
one new names to the list of missionaries In
commission year ago, and paying all the mis-
sionaries as far as they had reported to the end
of the fiscal year. Verify, God has granted to
his people. In these troublous times, the heart
to devise liberal things; and blessed be His holy
name.
3. The Assembly also notice with gratitude
to God the spirit Of self-denial on the part of
our missionaries, enabling them to submit pa
tiently to the Inconvenience arising from delay
In the payments due them, and to the reduction
of their salaries.
4. That the Assembly bow humbly to the will
Of the great Ruler Of nations in those calami-
ties which he has permitted 10 visit the Land,
whereby missionary labor has been Interrupted,
missionaries, in some instances, driven from the
field, and the work Of years destroyed, and be-
wall the sins and uniaithfulness which have
provoked them; but In the fear and strength of
the Lord, will 60 forward and endesvor to re-
pair the waste places and build up the walls
which have been thrown down.
5. The Assembly take sincere pleasure in
noticing the substantial aid which ladies of our
churches have rendered TO this cause by articles
of clothing furnished to Missionary families
The aggregate value Of these donations, during
the past year, was over SIG. 600, and was ia ad-
dition to the salaries Of the Missionaries among
whom they we're distributed,
6. 10 view Of the changes which have taken
place in the field Of the Executive committee
located at Louisville, as referred to IN the re-
port, the Assembly hereby direct the dscUntiu-
usnce OF Gaid Committee, and further direct the
disconinusnce Of advisory committees, Wher-
ever they exist, and the Board to conduct
throughout the entire field its work hereafter
as formerly through the Presbytry.
Z. The Assembly sOlemnly call the attention
of the Church 10 the greatness Of the work in
which, by the command Of the sscended Lord,
she is engaged, and the increased proportions 1t
Is destined very soon to assume, by the return
of prosperity to the nation, and greater s.sbili.
ty Of our civil institutions, which we now by the
blessing Of God confidently expect,-a work
which 10 addition to assisting young or feeble
churches already established, is no less than to
supply with the stated means Of grace the
teeming millions who are to fill up the vast
territories of the Continent. To accomplish
this great work the Board OF Missions has
been constituted, and this General Assembly
would devoutly commend 1t to the prayers and
patronage Of oil our people, and would espcci.
ally invite the hearty cooperation Of every
pastor and session in providing the material aid
which the exigencies Of the cause demand.
8. The Assembly earnestly recommend the
appointment of q greater number Of itinerating
missionaries for new and sparsely settled re.
gions to explore and advise as to the most fa-
v0rsble localities for permanent congregations,
aud also recommend the Presbyteries to take
measures for establishing and sustaining an
itiueracy for the feebler missionary churches,
and more destitute portions within their bounds.
3. The Assembly eDjoin it upon the Board
hereafter TO regard the order Of former Assem-
bly,, to send up its minutes for examination.
The committee further recommend the fol-
loving nominations for the Board:
In the class Of le65-Rev Andrew Noel
vaine, Indiana, in place Of Allen D. Campbell,
D D., deceased; Robert L. Stuart, Esq, New
York, in place of A. W. Mitchell, M. D.; and
10 the class of 1887. r. Hatbaugh, Phila.
delphia, in place of Lewis Cheeseman, D. d
aud ]. Tfumbull Baekus, D D., Schenectady.
MINISTER'S. REnDHKCE.
J. Z. Rockwell, ID. D...... Brooklyn, New York. Z
3. j. Andersen, D. d. ...st Louis Missouri.
r. @. Brank...... .......Lexington, Kentucky.
W. p. Breed. Philadelphia.
John Gray, D. .Easton, Penntylvana.
Leroy j. Halsey D d. ..... Chicago, Illinois.
James Hoge, D. D....... -. Columbus, Ohio. ID
P. o. studdiford, DID. .Lamertsville, New jersey.
]. H. NJ. Knox.......... Germantown, Pennsylvania
David Magic, D,D.."... Elizabeth, New Jersey,
D. Irving ...,-ti
David Mckinney, DID,. .pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 2.