New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-22
The Presbyterian IN. o. General Assembly
al RroDk1yn.

at Brooklyn.
The General Assembly of the New School
fresbyterians has not favored Ne"'fofk OF i's
suburbs with its presence for some years ine AZ
semby Of 1856 convened at the Madisonsquare fres'
byterian Rey Dr. William AdamsS Church' al 'he
same time that The Other Branch were hoiuing tner
General Assembly in tho Fithave Presbyterian w. ~
Chrrcb The harness Of the localities OF that Jay Is
more than eauaed this date by the nearness Oh ee
Inc that has found birth and utterance in 'he recent
DAYS of national trial in the two long'dhided Assem-
blies and the brethren Of the Z" Old School nave al
,aadv ertsnded a hand of rePentng love to tleir
hretSren of the New" The STmer Of the two bodies
meets this year at Pittsburgh Pa II is hardly to DC
expected that the acerbifes OF the present naohai
combinations will PERM, the sunderei bono 10 De I'M
mediately reunited BIT reasoning nan doubts that
the dsv is not distant when the Presbyterian Church
OF the United Stat vi America Will be one not as VI
old in and but part italy IN spnii, 0ut Who!, IN
dyisbly one upon the broad platform OF nberly 10 All
men aad unHinchinG hostility 10 evil IN every form
And Just here it is more approae, ,nam
In this Assembly. We forbore reference 10 lnis IN
terestng fact yesterday simply because IN our o'Vu,
At is disgrace and shame TO any AneISn 81 y'
obliged point out black man FOR special ,,o.
il is necessary to be said IN the columns Oh me
TRIBUNE that black man lS' ~ IeaSfi % LIS TG,oi
neither better nor than bis ncighbor ana IL Is
simpy an insult 10 him 10 drag him into unsought no
toriety albeit the mention OF his presence pr0ves-Wha
That In the nineteenth century the highest ludlcaory
If a refined and educated Church has made the
marvellous discovery that O mans soul IS as dear 10
Christ within a black tabernacle white one
Beside this most interesting matter OF Union the pres
emf meeting of the New school will have TO 90 with
reforming and reacceptiDg the CHURCHES Presbyteres
and Synods of the South. Doubtless new synods and
fresbyteTies must IN some degree spIlng up ihe
field NAV be- ana by certainly will be, viewed as
missionary ground and the individual status Of return
3ng Southern Presby terians Will also be trying queS
zion 70, the faithful exercise Of the justice aud the mercy
of the Assembly. These are the principal questions
that will attract attention during this session; OF the
first that Of Union. advised TO expect little or
no discussion uIAess excited By the Assembly now in
session at Pittsburgh but as 10 the southern churches
aud people the trumpet will give no uncertain souhu.
FIRST DAY-EvENlSG.
On Thursday evening Informal meeting OF patrl'
otic character held at which the pastor OF the
Lafayette. avenue Church. Mr. Cayler presided. and
addresses were made by Revs. Charles ). Robinson,
MIR. Doottle, Robert Adair, 5. +. Wishard' ana MI.
Sawyer The latter one Of the commissioners
is as vet an undecided question: He spoke with an nm
uuestionaby loyal earnestaess OF the religious history
OF the in his section OF the country! ana was greet
ed with the heartiesi applause frss@s tnE.S
SECOND DAY-MoRNING.
After the devotional hour. from z, TO " a. m yester'
day. the exercises at which we regret TO be unable To
make room for-the Assembly resumed us business
duties. The Standing Committees were announced AS
follows excepting that on Synodical Records winch Is
too lengthy for publication here:
Observation-Disclosures: GeoL Prentiss d. d., Geo T. fefSe
D. D. Lewis kellogg. Eroy Curtis Il. 5. Eggleston DanL T.
Magic Elders: Goidon Brcard Moses Bristol Chas ogu-
BIZ. and Ors,tuyes-iiuiseTs: 5. T. Spear, D: D., VIM
" Newell D. D, John NJ. Bishop, sanuel NJ Mill r n
Thomas Were, James W Salisbury, NJ d. Joseph D. Clark
Poiity at he Ciwes-Mni.ter: Samuel W Fisher D. D.,
Thomas r. Townsend. Hartford A. Edson. has T. Beach,
Henry b Holmes hdeS' Edward D. Ma' stn0 a D
fis nr s''0''' ''D' ~
Elliott n S Dcfie Alfred Eddy, l.. F. Lane, Ed Sire,
Elders: Jno Lambert NJ d.. Jusius Townsend, j. j. Dick
e'i Ts..s /" Hin.onsMnis.es; T. a. Adams DID, VIM
wah b b P4yson D. D. r. G1aSyhsT F. A. ~; S1 f,a
&m. II. Brown, L. A. Smith, NJ. D.. Jno Knight A. r.
I Fepcigu Observation-Disclosures WIN. Adams; ID Daniel
March, b. d.. William NJ Cheever, barber Wioar hehaf
6sn. IasS ESdicos c. Home IT, Moses c. Brown
observation-disclosures Edward 10 Hovey, A A. Wood,
Elders the Hon. T. 7: Flager, o. T. Wood H. u. Todd
M D. Isaac Scsnitt, William ID. Moore.
PubIeafion.-Mi 4. Eldndge Do, S CoweI ;.
,. BOn.I D. EDDY Thompson Jonn MCLEAN Nc sl 'ep
G. Allen en- JGhp & I Gallup NJ d. Joseph '" Leslie
mialtcr.1i R,iitf-Nais,er. William +. D wiIle pD'
4. r RaT Ries ST 8 +. Mcco.nsl IT,.
Nayrai,re-Mnisters: John W. Mars Thomss b. H,dson
William H. CLARK 5 II. Smith. Elders: Pho Clara NJ d.
John II. Phelps, 5. l.. ioughton , p-.,o, c.,.,o ~
Gackie John swAne. John C. Taylor Elders a. af&eF
A. c. Eckhed. Joseph Francis. -, ", Nil mn
y Ss,.on' Rev : B. Reeve, H. w Palmer. Eders l.. c. |
Walton A. c. Wsshbure, Amos D. >evsrd ,,,,,- |
>. MIe1ge-Joln J. Crosby Ssmud St'.nshan' "lAo" A.
Phelps. Tt. ,,;..,o,. J.. !
In. W b. J.
Rev Thornton S Mills. DID,; on Home Mlsslons by
Kew Henry Kendall ID. Rev. Samuel l. Spear |
6r,. ,r .s.S COiulnittvo Bills and Overtures, re-
ported three items with recomms ndatioIs that were
adopted one technical question Of contributions
The next referring ease OF confessed leiesy 70 me
Book Of Discipline chap iy. ana the last denying the
right Of Presbytery to authorize its Stated Clerk to
grant letters OF dsmsson IT, be taken to other ecclesi
astica, bodies IN connection with this Assembly.
The morning session closed at the usual hour, 23
,. m, with prayer by Rev. Aug a. Wood, ID, OF
Geneva formerly pastor Of the Central Presbyi erian
Church in Broome.st. in this city.
AFTERNOON sB,sI0N
The Assembly again met at ?. IN. and listened 10
reports of the Delegates Of the Assembly Of 1904 and
Foreign Bodies. The Delegates from these bodies
have not yet arrived; next Thursday IS the day set
apart hear them. An Interesting report was accept
ed and after discussion adopted, touching the
possibility Of minister's occupying the Official position
OF Ruling Elder TO have been in some cases
desirable II was de,sded impossible, since minister
never is member OF any particular church but OF
Presbytery while a Ruling Elder must be member Of
fhe church he would represent
The Committee composed ~ Rev. Drs. Smith
On b. Hatfield Spear and Poor and their report was
most ably drawn up.
The Committee on Devotional Exercises having made
partial report 20 appointments Tor the sabbath ser
mons the meeting adjourned with prayer by resl
dent Fisher Of Hamilton College. a meeting OF Ed.
ers. similar TO that held last year called for the
evening.
Skill in Management Of Horses.