The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-22
The Presbyterlan assemblies.

lo'clock, on Thursday last, at DIR. MIC
COILS Church yscorner of Fifth and
Walnut Streets, St: Louis, and was
opened by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
ssermon by the last Moderator, Rev.
DIR. LOWRY, founded on the eighth
verse of the first chapter of Acts.
After the preliminary business of
organizing the General Assembly, and
a recess for dinner, the Assembly pro-.
ceeded to the election of Moderator,
which resulted in the choice of Rev.
DIR. r. l., STANTON, of Chillicothe,
EOhio, who was duly installed into
office Rey. Dr. HIcKocK, Of Cali
fornia, was elected Secretary, after
whichsan order of business was adopt
ed. Rev. DIR. MCLEAN offered the
following resolution: Ase s5s'5; : 1,.l.s ",
l. WHEREAS, 1t is understood that the Pres
Fbytery of louisville has openly defied the
General Assembly, and refuses TO submit
! to its orders, in pamphlet adopted by it,
of which the following is a specimen, to-
wit: 5st SIS Cps< s7AscA AHp GN5aap
Il 'sWe win not sustain or execute, rim any
manner assist in the execution of the or
ders passed by the last assemblies on the
subject of slavery and loyalty, and with
reference to the conducting of missions in
the Southern States, land with regard to the
ministers, members and churches in the
fseceded and border States'' 'n
And s0here0s, Said Presbytery has COM
missioneds and sent to this Assembly at.
least one commissioner who, if the law of
the last Assembly had been faithfully exc
cuted by said Presbytery, there is the
strongest ground for believing would have
| been suspended from the functions of the
! gospel ministry; therefore, o a
ResoIUed That until the Assembly shall
have examined and decided on the conduct
of said Presbytery, the commissioners
therefrom shall not be entitled to seats in,
| this body. 1880 ssssh
Rev. VIM. Breckenridge moved that the
resolution be laid on the table.
On this question there was consid-
cradle sklsmishing, such as motions to
adjourn and questions of order. 1t
was finally decided by PIP OBJ not to
lay on the table. After some discus
sion and points of order the Assembly
adjourned. sis-a,ra 81 80 Hae iis
The New School General Assembly
met III Rev. DIR. NELSON'S church,
Locust Place and Fourteenth street,
and was opened by devotional exerci-
ses and sermon by the retiring Mod
erator Rev, DR. SHAw,afromla part of
the I'd verse of the 65th psalm, after
which the announcement of the times
of meeting was made.
s. Afternoon, the election for Modera-
tor was held, and resulted in the choice
of Rev. DR.. S. NJ HOPKINS, of Au-
burn, New York. Rev. JOHN M.
BoRLEY, of the Presbytery of Bloom
ingtonS Ill.,, and Rev. 1GH4RGEs P.
Bush, of the Presbytery of Albany,
were elected temporary Clerks.
The balancesof the session was soc-
cupied in receiving reports, &c. Moth
ing of general interest transpired,
r. On Friday the Old School assembly.
was occupied nearly all day in consid
Grafton of DR. McLEAN's resolution
excluding the, Louisville Presbytery
Commissioners until their reputation
of the acts of the General ASSEM-
blyis disposed OF The Commission
ers were excluded by vote of 2O1s
ayes, so nays, 81 being excused from
voting.
Governor Wicklitfe, in an excited nran-
ner, demanded a precedent for this action.
TWAS infamous. Nobody noticed the frate
Duke, so he took his hat and left the
Church.
The reports of various theological semi
naries We're presented and referred.
The report of the Board of Comm ission-
ers of Foreign Missions was presented, Ex-
penditures during the year s210,37S S.; re-
ceip is from donations, $I69, 800: other sour
ces. $50, 569 80. Deficits, SIS. 499 80. 90 clf
DIR. Mclean then offered his resolution
to appoint committee of four ministers
and three elders to consider what action is
necessary in the case of the Louisville
Presbytery.
Mr.. Waller, sof Pennsy WANNA, moved TO
amend, so as to include. the case of Mr..
Braclxen, of the West Lexington (Ky.) Dis
triet, who was affirmed to belong to anoth-
er State. a = Il
This subject elected protracted
debate not altogether free from as
perity, especially on the part of the
Conservative members. ae
Nothing of general interest trans
PRED in the New School General |
Assembly, the session being taken up |
principally with reports on various