The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-01

byterian Assembly visited Pilot Knob,
on invitation, and of course were not
In session.
On Monday the Committee on
Overtures reported No. IL, from the
Synod of New Jersey, adversely to
SAID Synod, deciding that the PASTORAL
relation may be decided upon the first
meeting of a Presbytery; also in IA
vor of changing the name of the Pres
bytery of Toledo, Iowa, to Jasper,
Iowa. q
The report of the Committee ON
Disabled Ministers Fund was adopted.
A committee of fifteen was ap-
pointed on the subject of reunion
y with the New School, as follows:
Ministers-Dr. Krebs, of New York; !.
Beatty, of Wheeling; Backus, of
albany; Gurley, of Washington
ID. c.; Montfort, of Cincinnati; How
ard of Pittsburg; Schenck, of Phila-
delphia; Browne of Chicago Reed,
of Newark Elders-James NJ. Ray,
8 Of Indiana Robert Mcknight, of
Pennsylvania; Samuel Galloway, of
Ohio; H. K Clarke, of Ohio; George
p. Strong, of Missouri; Professor
I, Bently, of Kentucky.
The appeal from the Kentucky
Synod was taken up. DIR. Mclean
moved to defer the appeal until the
Louisville Presbytery case was de-
icided Lost. DIR. r. j. Rreckinridge,
Drs. Lands and Mcmillan appeared
as prosecutors Of the appeal. DIR.
Krebs was called to the chair, the
Moderator, DR.. Stanton, being inter
ested in the case. 1t was proposed. to
try the two cases of appeal as one
DIR. Humphrey objected, because it
would complicate matters. He was
with the Kentucky Synod in one case,
and against it in the other.
DR.. r. j Breckinridge insisted that
the cases could be joined.
DIR. Smith doubted the justice of
compelling parties to try the two cases
5 as one. He thought it best to refer
the whole cause back to the judicial
Committee, and invite parties to agree
upon the proper mode of proceeding.
DIR. Boardman lamented that the
: Louisville Presbytery was ruled out
1 of the House, when they were so
much interested in the case.
DR.. West said the Louisville Pres
bytery, being defendants in this case,
were not out of the House. He. was
amazed that men who were among the
leaders of the majority in 1887, were
now making free of the argument of
the minority in that contest.
A long, rambling debate ensued
upon the question. The appeal was
read for information. "a
NEW SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
In the New School Assembly, ON
Monday. Mr.. Davis offered series of
resolutions, which were adopted, la
menting the spread of intemperance,
and bearing the following testimony:
u First. That we hail with pleasure
the renewed efforts ON the part of the
Churches to arrest the evil of intern
perance. 81 fssfs4d
Second. That we hold total alb
stinence from the use of Intoxicating
drinks as beverage to be a Christian
duty, and tending to promote the
purity of the Church. si
Third. That the last Sabbath in
June be suggested for the preaching
of sermon on temperance, In all our
churches.
The report on Sabbath Schools was
taken up, slightly amended and
adopted. ~ g ~ ae e
The vacancies in the Committee on
Church Erection Funds were filed
by the election of the following: DIR.
j. Fensmith, s. d. Burchard and W.
A. Booth. hba q haa
DR.. Fowler offered a resolution de-
claring that it was our duty to take
care of the education of the freedmen,
q and suggesting annual collections in
the churches for that object. Adj
opted. aals1.aag 4. -s8 m i.
The nominating committee then
announced the following as the Com
mittee on Reunion with the other
branch: Ministers-Drs. Brainary,
Adams, Hatfield, Stearns, Fowler,
Shaw, Hitchcock, Patterson and Mel
g son. Rt * E
20 Elders-Joseph Allison, E. a..
g Lambert. III. W.. Williams, ]. P.
Handy, r. w. Steele and w. I'll.
Brown.
Resolutions were adoped thanking
Or. McCash, of the Free Church of
Scotland, for his timely visit; one con-
: Veying, in form of letter, to his
Church the friendly sentiments of this
church for the assurances of sympathy
sent to us from abroad. The other
refers to the supposed want of sympa-
s thy for us during the late war, and
hopes that we shall be bound closer
2 than ever before in Christian love.
= f :. 3. g AFTERNOON SESSION.
ianlsT The Committee to whom was refer
red the subject of a Freedman's Col
lege in North Carolina, reported that
matters were not yet sufficiently ad,
vanced to justify action. Accepted
Resolutions commenting the Ma
q t;onaI Temperance Society to the