The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-05-22
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLIES.

Old school General Asse m b1y ..Reeep.
tion OF New Delegates Amin I'd
Di.eussion the Loui.viise Presby-
terry Case---Re solusiom Passed to En-
elude Ats Repre-.
f>p-.i / Desp,teh TO th Chicago rribuue.l
ST. Louis, May ls.
At the Old School General Assembly,
morning session. after an hour spent in de-
votionai exercises, the minutes of yesterday
were read, and some corrections we're made
concerning the action yesterday On the reeo
luton excluding the Louisville Presbytery,
which led to such debate that finally the pre-
vious question was ordered.
Several additional commissioners were an
nounced.
The Moderator then announced the Stand
ing Committees. and The judiciary Commit
tee is as follows Gurley, Kirk, McCarty,
Archibald, Owens, Pratt and Resor, Minis
ters; and Mcknight, Clark. Jones. and
Sharon. Elders.
DR.. Thomas desired to offer resolution
to confer with the New School brethren rela
tive To devotional services in common, but
several persons objected to interfering with
the order Of business.
Mr. Mclean called up his resolntion ex.
Guiding the Louisville Presbytery Commits
sioners until their Reputation Of the acts OF
the General Assembly is disposed Of He
believed that every public body had righ,
to decide upon the qualifications of its own
members and when il was clear that the
electors were disqualified. their representa-
tives should be disqualified also. He said he
intended, if the resolution passed to offer n
resolution to appoint committee to investi
gate the matter. Mclean then moved the
previous question.
DR.. Anderson. Of st. Louis. called for the
oco, .,,J roao huf loo than nno th,r.l eaono1.
ed the call for ayes and noes
Various explaratio and points Of order
followed. The previous question was ordered
by n large majority. The main question be-
ing on the adoption Of the resolution exclut
ing the Commissioner from the Louisville
Pres ytery. was decided in the affirmative
ayes. POI nays. so; excused 8.
Ex-Gov. .Wickliff, in an excited manner,
demanded reason for this action. 1t was
infamous, Nobody noticed th. irate Duke,
so he took h,s hat and left the church.
Reports of various Theological Seminaries
were presented and referred
The report Of the Board of Commis ssioners
OF Foreign Missions was presented. The
expenditures dueng the year were S2iO,-
37S 80; receipts from donations : le9. 300 90
othar sources, $50. 500 So; deficit. 50 $40 e3'
Dr.. Mclean then offered his resolution "a
appoint committee Of seven, four ministers
and three elders, to consider what action i
necessary in the case of the Louisville Pres.
bYtery.
Mr.. Waller, Of Pennsylvania. moved se
amend 80 as to include the case Of Mr. Brack
en- Of the West Lexington. Kentucky, dis
trict, WHO was affirmed to belong to another
State.
DR.. Brooks, Of st. Lonis, then moved Il
include all members of this boiy who wer'
guilty nf the same nractices CHARGED unOn tht
Louisville Presbytery.
He explained that he felt equally response
BILE with the Louisvillians for the declatatio,
end testimony. 90 he had more 10 DO witl
getting it mp than either Stuart. ItObinsou Z
Dr.sW,ison. Ii the sieners OF that declare
ton are N siffer. let us know il, and gor On
he Was Wiling to suffer for what he believe,
to be Gad's trath. aud the beas infesest D
Christs King lom. [Applause in the gallery
NJ Bracken, Of Kentucky, wished TO stat
in his own case that his old Preebytssy ~