Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-22

The Moderator then announced the
Standing Committees, which seem to be
made up with rare Judgment and care
taking into consideration the material he
had to select from; for this General Assem-
bly, does not contain so many of the promi-
nent and able Ministers of the Presbyterian
Church as most of the preceding Assem-
blies contained. The troublous times
through which we have passed, seem to
have brought to the surface the small men OF
the Church as well as of the State. This is
accounted for only in one way-viz: Gen
orally, those who have been loudeSt in
their professions of intense loyalty"
have been most trusted and most gloritied
by those who have composed the majori-
ties in most communities during the last
few years. The really great men of the
Church, who have refused to preach and
pray politics, and have declined to de-
nounce and stigmatize the Democratic
members of their communiOns and congre-,
cations as "traitOrs," and "rebel-sympa-
thizers," have been rudely thrust aside, in
most cases, to make room for the political
| Pharisees of this era, whose claim that they
are more righteous than their Brethren in
the Ministry who only preach the Gospel,
has been too frequently recognized as being
well-founded. But there are exceptions in
this Assembly; there are few able and
distinguished Divines of whom l may
| ifa II bau
Rev. DIR. CRAVEN, of Newark, New Jer-
sey, made long Report from Committee
appointed by the last General As
sembly, to consider. the propriety of
change in the Constitution of the
Church, respecting Appellate Courts.
A change is recommended, and plan
is reported, which provides for Commits
sion of Appeals to consist of eight menu
bers, one-half Ministers and the other half
Ruling Elders, who are to be elected blythe
General Assembly. This Report will elicit
spirited discussion, when it shall come up
next Monday afternoon as special order.
Two long Reports were read son the
Education of the Freedmen''-one from the
Western Committee and one from the East
ern Committee. The reading of these Re-
ports had a mOUing effect on the Assembly,
for comparatively fewof Remembers were
in their seats at its conclusion. .....,
No business of Importance was transact
ed during the afternoon session, and sever
al efforts were made to adjourn before the
regular time, because there did not seem
to be anything to do. There was some
speaking that did not amount to much, and
the Committee ON Devotional Exercises re-
ported the appointments for preaching next
Sunday-after which the Assembly adjourn
cd, till tomorrow morning. s ."aa.'l
The Committee of Arrangements of
which JOHN D. McCoRD Of this city, is
Chairman-is being severely censured for
the lack of customary hospitality and cour-'
tesy to persons from abroad, which every
body observes. The action of the Com
mittee of Arrangements in Columbus, for
the General Assembly of 1S62-which was,
believe, headed by the lamented Rev. DIR.
SMITH. then Pastor of Westminster Church
lis freely contrasted with the action of the
present Committee; and many pleasant
recollections of Columbus hospitality, lib
erality, and courtesy, have been revived
by the contrast Pittsburgh people, how
ever, insist that they are not fairly repre-
sented by the active members of this Conn
mittee, who so curtly and pompously as
sumo to snub this man, and so obsequious-
ly toady to that mani am inclined to be-
lieve them, and to join them in condemn
ing the Committee alone, whose members
are certainly doing Pittsburgh no good
with people abroad, who have hitherto
looked upon the inhabitants within its
smoke -begrim'd precincts with great favor
and affection. aJ'. A. L..