Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-21
Old school Prssbyterian General
Assembly.
TUESDAY, May 90, lsI
MORNING SESSION.

f-l-l-'h -il- TUESDAY, May 90, 1862.
MORNING sEssIoN.
The Assembly was called to order at Mint
O'Clock, and opened with prayer By the Moder
| ator.
The minutes of yesterday were read and ap
| proved. .gs ~. .9
/ DR.. Marshall said he desired TO call the at
tention of the reporter for the Ohio STATE Jour.
| nal to a great blunder that occurs In his re
| ports of Yesterday, In this mornings paper
wherein DR. Porter, the Delegate from the Gen
eral Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch
Church, is reported as btiog the author Of the
communication from DR. Robinson which wal
laid before the Assembly BY the Moderator Ia 9,
evening Just before adjournment. He said
/ would 20 abroad and create misapprehension
and misunderstanding. HeWanted it corrected.
Rev r Howard Wallace was reported as the
delegate from the Associate Reformed Synod Of
New York. Ht ~ .rsgU va SOS
Or. Musgrave from the Judicial committee,
reported on the following cases: -
That the appeal case Of Mr.. Guild, Of New
Jersey, ough. not to be entertained by the As
sembly. They recommended that she caee be
dismissed which was done after considerable
Rev. j. C. Abbott, of Missouri, asked shat
his appeal case be entered, and referred to the
next General Assembly. The committee 70
commended that the request be granted
Agreed to. sg ..r.-.--., 1l.
The next seport was on protest and COM
plant of DR.. r. ] Breckinridge and others 90 TO
the persons who may vote O. Church meetings
Sben pastors are to be elected. df Ia
Upon motion Of Mr.. Clark, the thanks Of this
General Assembly we're rendered the several
railroad companies that have agreed to return
of
DR.. BAckus, from the committee on Bills
and oVerturss, reported on the following over
tures, ETC.. s'
The Pfesbytery Of Chippewa overturned the
General Assembly to be allowed TO receive
minister from q Presbytery In Arkansas, who
cannot obtain letter Of dismission in these
troubIous times. The committee recommended |
that the desired permission be granted In this |
and all like cases Agreed 70. @lr si4 'ia1
The Presbytery Of Iowa memorialized the /
Assembly in regard to Michael Hermer, who
had been received BY the Preabytery OF High |
land, after having been deposed from the min.
istfy by the former Presby,ery. The committee
reported that 1t was unconstitutional and i'm
proper to receive him, and recommended the
reconsideration Of their action in the premises,
By the Preabytery Of Highland. Agreed 70.
The Moderator announced that Q handsome
Boques had just been received from Mrs. VIM.
Kelsey, Of this city. .s..,.catays5
se9ss nRroRr ON BOARD or EDUCATION. iiat,
y The order Of the day was then called for, be-
ing the report Of the committee on the Board Of
Education. Dr. John w. Scott, Chaifman Of
that committee, submitted the following re-
port: rtlB ~
The committee to which was referred the re.
port of the Board Of Education, having exam.
Ined said report together With the minutes and I
accounts Of the Board, submit the following
and resolutions: ssl1t
L., That the Board has been enabled to pay
all the appropriations, due to Its bene6ciaries
during the year, though not without delay in
some instances, nor without incurring debt, sl
2. That both the delay and the Indebtedness
incurred arose from tho failure the Churches ,
70 carry out efficiently the plan. OIL {
systematic benefcenee recommended BY previ- {
ous General Assemblies, Many Of the Church. |
co eontsibuted less than usual, and very many
nothing TO the board Of Education, during The
year just closed. Hence, the Board vas under Q
the necessity Of ending the fiscal year with a
debt Of ofaomething over 81 0OO." supplement- b
ary statement, however, shows that this debt '
has recently been reduced to something less .
han 81 900, ~
3 That q surprising fact Ia brought 10 IightIF 7
q the Boa de report, viz that, instead Of too Q
FeAt an increase sS HppEehended By sOme X