New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-05
THE PRRsBYTRRIAN GENERAL As.
sEuBIIEs.
Adjournment or the New school Assembly -
Effect Of the DR.. Breekinridge Wr"ngir-The
Louisville Presbytery Case in the Old School
DIR. Van Dykes Third Protest - Tenth
From Our Special Correspondent.

81. Loris May % 1900
The New School General Assembly adjourned siRe DE
last night at about IL O'Clock, after interesting religious
exercises The members gradually dispensing, many
Of them vending their way homewId via ST. Paul MIMI
Their meeting in this city has been an eventfu one, and
their departure has impeed the OldSchoo member. to
hasten their lahOrs rapidly.
The action OF the Rev DR. k J. Beekinndgc yesterday
has complicated the Kentucky and II is quite posi-
bic the old School Assembly will adjourn without definite
action upon the appeal from the Kentucky synod The DIS
agreement between the venerable Doctor aud the moderate
Dr. Stanton is especially to be regretted because they
connected with the appeal, and IL had been ar
ranged that they TO conduct II jointly Dr Breckln-
ridge when he left the church last evening declared hat
be would have nothing further 10 do with the case ms
morning when il expected the matter would come up
IN the form of unfinished business DR. H. was absent and
it painfully apparent to the Assembly That the case
had thus gotten into snar which could not be easily I'M
enangled. 10 solve the difficulty, Dr. Thomas moved to
take up the Louisville Presbytery case which was
! agreed to-
prior to that the report Of the Committee on Home
Missions was read II reviews the work OF the year In an
able manner The total receipts were sliipo OF $500
over the previous year OF this amount only sSOvO was
for collections in the churches or, a. he report says
scarcely over fNeHfyHHc cents for each commitment.
Counting the large donations OF individual donors u
cents whereas the committee state that 1t
ought be least fifty cents The report also says that
tho Directory of the Home Mssonss too remote from the
center of population well from the field OF labo
They recommend therefore the removal Of the headqua
tiers OF the Home Mission Board from Philadelphia TO I'm
cinnati II evident after the reading OF the report
that there would be opposition % its recommendations,
and il was placed the docket and will come up Tor ac
ton hereafter. ,,. c,, +,
Washington d. C.. also up this morning, and gave
the Rev \ j. T. Anderson an opportunity 70 snow MS
teeth II appears that several thousand dollars have been
collected for that object but owing TO various causes .ne
matter of moment IL was suggested that an asylum iot
widows and orphans deceased ministers shall be built but
the Rev Mr. Anderson said the Assembly had no night 10
ol,oa nj a
10 build home for cats. the Assembly could not divert
for Of widows and orphans ana mneh less when
donated for church. The genemans chief rear Is tha'
the institution might become an Abolition institution
Dr. W. L. Breckenridge has had the floor to-day on The
Louisville Presbytey case, ana SPOKE ioi
ppon the question Of the power OF the Assembly 70 setc
ne hand over the Kentucky Synod ana ouch lne saclcu
nersoDs of the members Of the Louisville fresDytery
which he denied Of course He spoke aDou, an
confirming himself chiefly TO the question OF power hs
said that scrupe to the consttutonay OF proceed
inc IL conscientious scrupe and argued therefore tha
where any doubts exist the Louisville Prcsbyte mus
/ have the benefit Of the doubt. -, ,,,,
DR.. Humphrey Of Danvie followed, and spoke quite
eloquenty Tor hour in support OF some eopio' >,
resolutions which he had offered previonsy proposing
defer sentence upon the Louisville Presbyefy anu
ing that the declaration and testimony Pa, 10TH IN,
mower of the General Assembly, and sehsmatlca AM
hnav recurring that Presbytery TO revoke It's acoh AM
! renori 10 The next General Assembly lie Defended III
,,dnnstion as more consistent than that OF the Com
mttee and said it would reach all the signes OF .n'
declaration and testimony, instead OF the re" coPost
the Louisville Presbytery. He made an eloquent appea
sor mercy to his misguided friends and spoke quit,
Numerically Of the past glory Of the Presbyterian Chure
IN Kentucky But DIR. Humphrey could not say
| when pressed by questions from Mr.. Mcknight o
! pittsburgh and Dr. West of Brooklyn, that II TN
General Assembly suspended action on the case TINS yea
that no thought either the Synod OF Kentucky or IN
Presbytery OF Louisville would rescind its action and con
form 10 the discipline Of the church lie merely though
New were more likely to do so.
Elder II X Clarke of Detroit took the floor shortly DC
tore adjournment and made elaborate argument Il
favor Of the report of the Committee 10 dissolve he res
bytery mentioned. ., ., 4. L., n
'Dr Van Dyke presented his third protest to DAY ~
present one was against the action OF the Assemp %
Erday in rejecting his motion 10 include the S9unet
presbvterian churches in the motion for Committee
confer with the ewSchoo brethren IN relation 70 ne
union The protest was rehash OF his remarks on u.
occasion referred to- and lamened the disposition 10 ="
clnJe brethren and seek new idos-a clear case OF
Mans uhumauity TO man.
The sequel 10 the protest is the best part OF u, ave
Dr. Van Dyke had concluded reading 1T he was We''V"