Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-22
Editorial Correspondence.
The Old school Presbyterian Gem
eral Assembly.
MoNoNaAHELA HOUSE,
PrTTsBURGH, May 18, 1865.
HE rR1p-rHE RAILRoAps.


smash-up at Iberia, last evening, which de-
tanned us more than five hours, but in
which, fortunately, nobody was hurt. This
detention, of course, caused us to miss the
connection at Crestline, where we found
the Hotels full, and no sleeping accommo-
dations to be had. fell in with several
members of the Old School General Assem-
bly,, which convened in this city this morn
ing; and we put in the last part of the night
as best we could, with no place to sleep !
This morning at seven, after eating good
breakfast at the "Crestline House," we
took the first eastward bound train on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail-
way, which brought us here on time.
Yri And in this connection, desire to COM
mend this great railway line. Gen. G. W.
CAss, the able and efficient President of the
company, and his accomplished assistants,
have managed and are now managing this
immense road in a manner at once credit
able to themselves and profitable to the
stockholders. stew
The same may also be said in favor of the
management of the Cleveland and Colum-
bus road.
;.U THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The seventv-seyenth General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, commenced its session in the First
Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh-Rev.
DR.. PAxToNs-at eleven to-day; the open
ing sermon being preached by the Rev.
JAMES Woop, d. D., President of Hanover
College, Indiana, and Moderator of the last
General Assembly-from the following text:
DANIEL II: AIN the days Of these Kings shall 81
neyer he d destroyed and the kingdom shall not be
left to other people put IL sna Piesk T sSa II psDS
ever" - .'.......
The discourse was long and eloquent
one; and the first two-thirds OF IT. whicn
comprised the sermon proper, were uhex-
ceptionable. The last part OF it, however,
is liable to severe criticism. DIR. WOOD un-
dertook to indicate what shouid DE the
policy of the Church toward the FresDy-
terians in the Souta. he would treat the
Southern Presbyteries and Synods as
WHITING, SUMNER, and STEVENS would the
States that had seceoed from the ohion'
He would put them on probation, ana re-
quire them to submit to aspecies oil disclp-
line, in order to purge them OF the SINS
they committed by being in the Southern
States; after which he would allow them to
send commissioners IN the General Assem-
senu sen ', commissioners ~ '"' oe"'' N-
Dry again!
At the conclusion of the sermon, Rev. DIR.
STEELE, of Ohio, offered prayer and then
Rev. DIR. Woop, after pronouncing the
benediction, constituted the Session of the
General Assembly with PRAYER.
The following committee on Elections
was then appointed: ...t .--
DIR. LORD, of Buffalo; DIR. BREED, OF
ph;,odo,nh;o. ord Hon TT RI tr.v1rr. of
c;noinuat; ~
On .oeser,bl;oq this afternoon. the roll
,,as oollad on1 tho rnon,bero, commissions
49, rood Tho attondonce 10 onite large
thoro ho;no already over three hundred
n,on,hors bere renresent;no about one hun
drod ond t,yentv presbvteries-in addition
80 tho Ronresentatives of the several
-. e.
Naa,;.ot;o,. for q Moderator be;no next
= -. tha foI,owirg names were nre-
s. - ~ N
De- Iohr n Iowrie n n of New York.
Rev. VIM. d. Howard, d. D., of Pitts
burgh. 40 ~
~ hev; Mm' H. 0reen' ~ D' VI h'''oH'
Re Rev III + g. Monfort. D. d, of Cincinnati,
Ohio. .I s.,i b, .... s...... g.. =.
DR.. HOWARD. begged leave to withdraw
his name, and, upon motion, leave was
. granted him.
, The roll was then called for the election
with the following result:
For DR.. Lowrie, 152; DR.. Green, 6S; DR..
Monfort, l3. .. qi.. -..., ....
/ DR.. WooD welcomed DR.. LowRIE to the
chair in a fitting address. ,-.. ......
2 m. Ioun,. ;n ronly exnressed bimselt
} II ~" me- 49, op'' '..p - ia.
ueepy grateiui ior .ne oonnuenoo - A,'
oretnren' our oo'ec' Is w 'fan.acS DuSi
ness mere lor tne weiiare u oifis' onui on'
May the spirit Oh our ma MASTER resi- upon u.s.
anu 'neh we neeu ieai nv unpeaea w. W.
currence to mar our delioeratlons' W. we
should all feel thankIul 10 pear part' now
ever humble, in this work which God has
oon,m;ttod to ma We live In neculiar times.
commltOeo 70 US. we hve ~ peou,a, ,n... .,nes' s
ana our actioh may nave an ,inpoi'an' -
fuence In the future upon our beloved coun
try and beloved Church; and if we are faith
~ ho.h th;o nav becon,e memorable in
lul 70 po'h' snis may Oeov~e lns@,s .,,s NJ =