The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-29
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EIGHTH DAY FRIDAY.


The assembly met at the usual hour.
Half an hour was spent in devotional ex
ercise. The minutes Of the preceding
day were read, and, after slight amend
ment, approved.
The receiving of reports on Synodical
records was made the first order of the
afternoon Rev. DR.. Perkins reported
the decision of the Judicial committee in
the case Of the Messrs. Woods, reversing
in the main decision Of the Synod of
Ohio, in which the assembly coneurred.
Rev. DR.. Woods reported on the re-
quest of a number Of Presbyteries
through tho Synod Of Ohio. that the
Boards of Domestic Missions and Of Edu-
cation, should be removed further West,
in more central position in the coun.
try. The general voice seems to be in
favor of removing the former Board to
Cincinnati and tho latter to Pittsburg.
The committee recommend that the mat
ter be laid over until the next meeting
of the Assembly, Concurred in.
On motion, Overtures Nos. 8 and 7,
with the memorial and report Of the COM
| mittee, were recommitted to the COM
mittee on Bills and Overtures.
Rev. DR.. Barnard presented the report
of the committee on the report Of the
Board of Foreign Missions, with resolu-
tions attached, calling attention to the
| necessity for expansion Of this work, ex.
pressing gratitude for the support given
| in the past and impressing upon Chris
tians the duty Of prayer for the prosper.
ty of this effort for the Gospels saving
power.
The report of the Board on which the
report of the committee is based. was OF
great length, giving full details of the
missionary work In various fields occu.
pied by the Board. The report in open
| ing refers to the death Of elk Of the most
eminent and venerated divinss Of the
Presbyterian Church. members Of tho
Board: Rev. Drs. George Potts, Elisha
P. Swift, Jonathan Cogsweli, William W.
Phillips, Jonathan Greenleaf and Rev.
| Mr.. David g. BulliOns. A distinguished
Law member of the Board also died during
the past year, Hon Stacy @. Potts Dur
ing the year the receipts from all sources
have been $271 ,70I re, and the expendi-
lures s26S,442 81, leaving balance Of
S3.259 Is. The missionaries and assist
ant missionaries sent ont were to the In.
dia Orphan Institute--Mr. William 8.
Robertson and his wife. Miss Mary E.
Hamilton, Miss Mary Lilley, Miss Mar
garet Rubeti. To the Mission In Brazil
Mrs. Ella 6. Schneider To the Coris-
ca Mission, Africa-Mrs. Mary E. Glenn
ems, Mrs Robert II. Nassau, Rev. James
Y. Mackey. Rev. Cornelius De Heer and
his wife, Rev. Walter f. Clark and his
wife. To the Missions in India Rev.
John L. Walsh, Miss Marion Walsh, Rev.
Samuel Fl. Kellog and his wife. Rev. Jos.
Fl. Myers and his wife. To the Missions
in China-Rev. John Wherry and bis
wife, Mrs. Mary L. French, Miss Sarah L
Green. In the last report il was stated
that four candidates for the ministry
we're making arrangements for being
| sent forth as missionaries O these three
have been sent out, and the fourth will
probably leave In q few months
~ During the year six candidates for the
ministry have received appointments TO
missionary service One Of them viii
not be ready to De sent ont until next
year, but the rest hope to embark at On
early day for their several ields Of labor.
A number of interesting addresses were
made, Rev. Mr.. Nevins, Of the Chinese
l Mission, being among the speakers after
I which the report was adopted. with
some slight amendments =.
Il The credentials Of David Heron. OF
the PresbyteFy of Saharunpus, North In.
| dia, as delegate to this body from thf
General Synod Of tho Reformed Presby,
4 tsrian Church of North America, was 10