The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-02
the AssrmsLY AT ROCHESTER,


Rev. Theo. L. Cuyler writes the Esdepes-
dent q very lively letter in regard to he New
School General Assembly ct Rochester,
from which We make these brisf lextacls:
81 have been present u seven Gensfsi As.
semblies-either as spectator or member-
and the one now sitting here il. ~ largest in
numbers, the most genial in il sPir;ts, and
the most thoroughly representative in its
|xhnesc>sro Of thso Ill. ThsssNs tWO hpss
bred and forty five delegates on the ground;
and huspitahle Rochester would simply put
on an extra leaf to her table, if there were
sxice - many. - $50 80. 49,. -..-sst-.. -.
ssThers are no two men TO whom / more
slsdly take Oh my hat than tola wounded sol,
der and . Western niaionssy. The wof&
Of home missions and Western church -erec>
ton have engrossed more attention than any
other topics before the Assembly. 1t was
voted yesterday that whenever a man is com
missioned for frontier work by the Home
Mission Board, he shall also have with 1t q
guarantees from the Charch Erection Find
q pecnnmry sid.in rearing honse of wof.
ships The pulpit An1 II pseacher thas CONS
together TO the Western hamlet. Z.
1.-THE Assembly was very happy in theft
| unanimous choice Of a Moderator. DR.. Hen,
| ~ A. Nelson, of St. Louis, stood side by side
with DR.. T. NJ Post in defense of loyalty and
Liberty in the darkest, days Of Missouri
struggle No two men In that State did
more 10 hold her to her moorings in the
| Union, or more to make her free State
When Nelson walked modestly to that chais
| his cross vas changed Into crown. He has
| filled the chair admirably. We ail. knew ht
| had scholarship and rare good sense, but un-
- X to his xovl.ar tn tba j,f.
| ferent deputations from abroad that appeared
| in the house, we did not know what sly
humor lay hid in the recesges of his soidan
sober understanding. No man In tho HOUSE
has provoked SO mary bursts of wholesome
laughtea
4 tone cause Of the delightful and senia
/ spirit of this General Assembly is the full
Rood-that raas here Ikea rsshet-of cor
| dial enthusiasm for reunion with the othe
| branch OF the Presbyterian Church Neve
was the "New School, body 50 well organ
4 lied aud prosperous as now; never could lshs
/ so afford to stand alone. But, since SLAYER,
! has gone to its sepulchre, and the 'tOlt
i School, churches of the North have exhibi
ted such noble temper for liberty, loyalty
/ and frsternity, we are all ready 20 welcom,
their overtures with the same heartiness will
i which they were sent. The report of tn,
j joint committee on reunion has been ununi
mously adopted by our Assembly Ldu
Dcoi The questions of detail now go dow
to the presbyteries for adjustment. In on
system, you know the Legislative power lie
With the presbyteries, and not with the Gerl
ersl Assembly. There is little doubt thst
so far as our branch is concerned these de
tails Of reconstruction into an united Pres
byterian Church will be tremendously adjus
| ted.
"Henceforth the Presbyterian Church is t.
be one; and what God joins together let nj
heresy-hunters ever. put asunderi Iventur
TO predict thai this hurried epistle is one o
the last that you will ever receive from Ne,
School General Assembly in the church 0
Calvin and John knox-the church that fol
lows even those mighty men only 10 SO far a
they follow CHsisr.'