New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-25

them ont We say bide your time Your punisbmeo<
will come quick enough He did not believe the Assem-
bly, could be easily frightened not when 1t had resisted tns
same threats in Philadelphia in 1861, when the whole no
filled with vars alaums They had plan led their foes
then on Gods holy word, and God helping them they
would never take a backward step
The previous question ordered and the resoln'ios
to appoint the committee carried Tie Conservatives from
Missouri and Brooklyn chagrnod that the speech of
Dr. Thomas remains unanswered but they had fo1z
speeches yesterday 70 none on the other side.
Immediately after the action Of the Assembly upor the
subject, the Rev. DIR. Nelson Of ST. Louis Of the New
School General Assembly, introduced 10 convey the
sautaoD Of the latter 10 their brethren Of tho oths
branch. Dr. Nelson spoke about IS minutes and referred
20 the harmony existing between the congregation Of s
church wherein he STOOD the Second Presbyterian, the
Rev. M. Nichols PASTOR and bis own flock, ustrs-
ton of the sentiments prevailing between members of the
old and new school churches.
They had wept together and il their gie that has
bound them together IN spirit he said the Of this
reunion OF hearts could be summed up in three words
SLAVERY Is DEAD and be believed that when the lsa
slave on earth should DO freed from his letters his re
exulting shout would be- God. Bible has made free
He had prayed that there might be closer union, If not
direct organic union between the two branches and that
Old School might be unanimous the New School
in respect the questions which agitated the country
during four years of war.
The Old School Moderator Dr. Stanton responded in a.
appropriate strain BY congraulatng his brothers upoa
tier unanmy, which had yet 70 be experienced n their
own church They had made progress toward that end,
however as he believed the new school had msds
progress toward sharing IN the Evangelical ORGANIZATIONS
10 both churches Indeed he thought they wers
better Presbyterians now than The assembly 500
after adjourned.
IN addition these proceedings there we're reports
from the Hymsal Committee and upon Church Extension
Dr. Krebs read the former report and exhausted the sub
jec well as the General Assembly upon it, He Offered
the book of hymns 70 the General Assembly and SAFE
whoever owned IL would make fortune byi The report
Of the Church Extension Board shows that the ayaiiabs
means the Board for 1866 had been 1888 TO-
penditurcs, S2S39 81 Pledges made, $J ,62s; apph
cations filed, s3O,5jO total, s6o,be. Whereas, ne
balance hand April was only s59,wf,
leaving a deficiency OF s9,H6 to provide iof.
In the New School General Assembly, brief debate
took place the appointment of Committee on the
State OF the Country, 10 WIKI an elder objected MT.
John A. FOote of Connecticut made speech IN which =
transpired that the Committee on Bills and OTertures had
not intended bring In any resolutions on the subject,
because one of the Committee said the state Of the coun
try had been decided in previous meetings Now be
thought their constituents demanded of them 10 say sone
thing II we merely tell the President we thank him tss
his in denouncing q crime, II would Be
something and FIVE tell him can conceive OF no rc.-
why he should punish it crime, II viii do good
Yet the President is only man. ard If he forgets he
President he is to De scoded for forgetting it, bat fos
being green enough 10 tell It 70 correspondent OF 1h
LOndOn Times. The Committee was appointed
The reports Of the Committee on Publication showed
balance Of 81 sos hand The rest Of the proceedings
not important.
Tomorrow the loyal churches are newly incorporates
by the New School pastors Stuart Robinson and ID. r.
Wilson the biz Rebel guns of Kentucky, find congenid
company in churches whose pastors we're punished ~
military authorities Tor reasonable practices sRw