New-York tribune., 1867-05-29
- Not to tsc terrors Of the LOrd
RELIGIOUS.
TIE NEW SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1fiE i''hs-
BYTERIAN CHURCn-LAsT DAY-TnE HOME mis-
SION AND THE FREEDMEN.


BY rRLRsRAPH TRIBUNE -
ROCHESTER. N Y, May 2S.--The General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church. NowSshool coscd us ses
sons at the Brick Church yesterday This has been one o
tbe most harmonious meetings Of The General Assembly
ncd Ior nny yo, "u hicb has been one of tie prin-
cipal features of the Assemby's work. mas receNSu .
powerful impetus toward speedy solution NeNSt
since the separation has the prospect oi union Ana mar
mOny been so apparent -... .-oa,o.,s,, tho
At the opening of the morning session cs,enSS ,s
Moderator presented official copy OF me iesolols
adopted by the Assembly OF the KeIoeH % tc Ealing
Church in session III New fork @ i S1S
of a convention Of all the Presbyterian 80 ~
tember next 20 consider the subject ei h'InS c" ' "
one f the report Of the
niftee On ministerial Relief II fnrt the propriey
of the Relief Fund. and recommends lnat easn b @
connected with the Assembly be reges'eu 10 .so -,
sermon he devoted TO the subject IL recommends, aso'
that each Presbytery have standing committee 10 re
rho tamnS COMMITTEE to nominate delegates
responding bodies submitted Their report Wh'h ""S
The Rev. VIM. ASruan presented the report Of the
Standing Committee on Foreign Missions. In the discus
SION which followed Mr. took the floor t0 call the at
tenton Of the Assembly to his state )ciaWIe' the
The subject of ifome Missions was taken from the
fable Dr. Kendall, Secretary of the Permanent Com
mittee made lively speech In which he enlightened the
Assembly somewhat TO the disposition OF the iuhds
provided for the help Of mission churches As speOl
men of the difficulties by the Committee he mem
toned two applications from Tennessee which reached
them at the same time. one was poposillVh liou q
church of freedmen who proposed 10 pay @ ineI s nS
$500 year IL the Committee would give MN SoVp more
winch was cheerully complied WIN me otheI WI, M's
proposition from ichtc church IN the same hghpoI
hood who proposed to pay Their nulsler S@oO }e"
the Committee would add sec: llAuShteTJ pr mn ~
pleaded for liberal contributions to TINS cause 1Ac
report of the standing committee was adopted 40, ,,,
not than $4,000 ought to be raised during the coming
year extend the gospel TO the destitute classes o the
West and Southwest. IL adopted.
The Rev VIM Aikman offered the following;
Rcorcd That the General Assembly recommend to the churches 70
week beginning With the i Sabbath January as week
Of special 7eI & @ % q @.foq 9 q tH' rneud ~S its chure, to OBJ
the day Of special prayer or colleges and sminae Of learning
Hepiick johnson. from the Special Committee to whom
was referred the subject Of missions 10 the freedmen
called up the report which was submitted and tabled
respoi;5sItt II Mas moved to amcnu - striking out
the clause which speaks Of the freedmen rs having
IN the afternoon session the discussion OF the report
concerning missionary work among the freedmen was
manent Committee Homo Missions, with power to act
The motion very warmly debated by Herrlck john
son. Dr. Hatfield and Others. some oi the speakers were
opposed 10 any atemp 20 extend ala 10 the freedmen eN
ctpt through denomnationa channels. 1nc American
by some as an agency for this work because of
supposed element Of Unitarian influence IN H.
The American Missionary Association has been oh
ected to by others, because II Is claimed that 1t has
misrepresenod or at least snIred fiesDyteiiahsin;
ON which ground many Western churches refuse 10 nave
any connection with IL. Dr. Hatfield explained at ths
two societies have a. of the Xssemby as It's official
vehicle of operations but nave peen iesa1y
aged The motion to refer to the Permanent committee
/ was iinai,y carried Co.,. ,,, nile.
The majority report tie Committee on Church Polity
was adopted. The point thus established Is lat men
Der taking letter from church is anenabe 90 in"t
church until received into another but has no ns rs
voter there The licensing Of aymen is discouraged
Last evening was made the Geca'i%h TIi. oi
ercises OF great interest and the church was hcd
10 its utmost capacity. letter read from the Rev
Thomas Guthrie d. d., of the Free Church Of Scotland
after which short addresses were made by e MODERATOR
Dr. Nelson, the Rev. lIeuick Johnson OF s ana
| Drs. Shaw and Campbell OF TINS ciiy
THE OLD SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
4 D.. efqll lor rrf
CINCINNATI May p, 1867.
The first business of the session this morning was
the report Of the Committee to whom had been referred
the report OF the Joint Committee Of the two Schools
containing basis Of union Dr. Breed, Chairman OF the
Committee said might look little uniortuo'S that
desirable they should have been tnceihcIc was minor
ityas well majority report lie then icad the iollo"
ing majority report on reunion
The Committee whom referred tire report Of tle other branch Of
Church would respectfully recommend 10 The General Assembly Tie
Pe5ifCS That tbs Assembly has listened grateful aud pof,r
n tSe s hsImonT md unsSy Of e job, Caitce Tie
ngc God pointed toward early and cordial reunion Of the TO
sister Churches low 40 long separated
R That Commit, continued and desired 10 coPer.,o
win Az SIMILAR Committee o. the ostI anh ~ al4eH'' o. @ 0'
Jet ana 70 ifo & E te e swpoTed 10 dI II acsnce. that
mss ii their BODY during the year. whether by reghaon pros
Rsoirsd That tie necessary expenses incurred by th4 COMMITTEE
The d 5 eSa That II ,e 4 IepSt Se' Of se reST Committee he Published the m
pendI to TIE minutes and in our 2u newspaper ana cogmsaasd
be directed to report to The IeIt General At%e any odsS5,9o
the Joint Committee view Of further lgt that may have been
Resold Tha, the Hon Daniel Hsne. md tie Hon Henry W
Green IL D. Of Kewyeny Daniel Lord IL D. Of Newlo and
the Hon Geo shoresvood LII d. Of enns be appointed
mee Investigate all questions Of property ana Of vested rights A.
be requested report Joint Committee e' January
shEe OF the incurred 10y this Com
be also paid BY Board Of Publication from the pfoh Of boob
R.oc,d That Joint Committee he requested to consider end
port % tie NEXT Gee,l Asem any seene .mendmenis 20 our
" r. BalSo GEoEeE MlNsaALt.
DIR Smith, from the Committee, submitted min
orty report 1t then ordered that the reports be
BORDER STATE CHURCH DIFFICULTIES
The most OF the day and evening spent ia the fur
ther discussion of the report in regard 70 tho ministers,
churches presbyteries and synods in Maryland, Ken,
lucky and Missouri that during the and since have
opposed patriotic and loyal action Of the General
seby the duty Of Christians in support Of tho
these states have been patiently heard without rcsrc.
tion, and made to their rebeious sentiments by
men than their match in soundnese Of argument
and devotion to pure and faithful church
The speakers to-day were the Rev James II Brooks.
on behalf OF the Southern view the Rev H. H. Wilson,
behalf Of the Assembly, the Rev A. L. Yantecs u. d.
Kansas City who Justly characterized the cause he was
lost cause" and the Rev j. A. Quares Of Lexington No.
and the Rev. WIN. c. Handy Of Baltimore Md
Al 10 o'clock D. m the vote on the adoption OF the
port was taken, and resulted IN 2OG for IL, against it.
Tl report declares tho rebeious and rival synods and
all WHO adhere to them declared to be not Prcsby-
terans. 1t provides that all ordinary offenders may
return, by simply taking their places in the legitimate
organizations; and those ministers who signed the obnOxi
paper, the Declaration and Testimony against the
authority 1 tho Assembly to enoin obcdience to the
civil government by signing the records OF their
I eral Presbyterics the following:
B. heTeb declare desire to adhere TO The fryter.
Church IN the United promise 10 render
due o.denee IN the Lend 10 the authority q all m courts embracing The
Prebytety. SyDSd and 10 this end
The General Assemble the Aforesaid deerscu
and testimony 10 be SANDER against the ChGrb sehssicsl s
and adoption church courts
Of Rebellion against tie suihey Of the General Asehy DO
had rebel against denouncs the
snth0y The General Amb signing tie DECLARATION ard tes
mony aud hereby withdraw s Language deemed bT Tue 1ene h
sehy 6f disresiee Which ts eapesed
l.nn Ii,ai In