Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-27
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF Al PRES.
RYTERIAN CHURCH AT NASH
VILE.

tUUhAA DA1s
Assembly met al 81 O'Clock, and was
Opened with prayer. The unfinished
business of Saturday was taken up and
passed, authorizing the Executive
Committees to issue a Monthly, free Of
charge, containing the news Of the diff
ferent work.
Rev. Mr.. PfiestIy, Of the Associate Re-
formed Synod, took the stand and deliv-
cred the greetings Of that Synod to the
Assembly. He told the Assembly Of the
operations Of his church, and in an ele-
CANT ann babe the Assembly. go
Forward and that his church prayed
that peace might be within the wall Of
Jerusalem.
DIR. T. V. Moore, Moderator, answered,
assuring the brother OF the kindness Of
feeling towards his church, the brotherly
love which has always existed. He re-
GREETED that his church could not see the
way clear to form az organic union with
this church. He did not wonder that
the Associated Reformed Church loved
her songs OF Zion and Psalm OF praise.
He did not wonder that they were at
tached to their forms and the peculiari-
ties OF their church. He then charged
him to bear back the s~alutstions Of the
Assembly, hoping that that bond of
peace which is above all outward FORMS
might ever bind the churches.
The Assembly then, in answer TO an
overture from North Alabama Presley
terry, said That it is in~expedient to take
any steps towards the formation of
a third Theological Seminary.
On motion, the vote on the above an
sWer was made the second order OF the
day to-mOrrOw.
The Committee on Bills and Overture
reported an overture from the Presby-
terry Of Mississippi, dissenting from the
order Of the Synod to hold 4 cali meet
ing-taking the ground that the Synod
had no right TO order the Presbytery to
meet. The COMMITTEES recommended
the Assembly to approve the dissent.
Report adopted.
The committee appointed at the last
Assembly to report OF Relations Of
Church and State, we're discharged from
the further consideration of the subject.
It was made the order Of the day on
Wednesday at II o'clock to hear the
delegate from the Synod Of Missouri.
Committee on Records Of Synod Of
Nashville report their approval rs far as
written. Report adopted.
Committee on Systematic BelevOlence
reported.
The Committee are glad to know that
nearly all the P~resbyteriss have
adopted the Assembly's plan.
Rescued, That the ministers aRd
elders give every member OF the church
an opportunity to contribute TO the sus-
~tentatiOn of the church.
2 That weekly contributions be urged
as the plan to be adopted by all the
churches.
8. Thst the secretaries bring this mat
ter before the churches st the proper
times.
The consideration Of the report was
made the third order OF the day to-
morrow.
The Assembly took recess for n hour
to give the committees time to arrange
their business.
After recess, DR.. Baird presented the
request from churches in Baltimore for
the removal Of the Board OF Publication
to that city. Request referred to the
Committee on Publication.
The Committee on Bills AMI OyertBres,
through the Chsirman, DR.. Smith, sub
mitted the following report:
Overture from Synod Of Virginia and
Synod of Mississippi, proposing to re-
woke the action Of the Assembly last
year in reference to freedmen, and nov
agree to ord2ia eolored men TO the min
istry.
The committee recommend the follow
ing answer:
That the Assembly see no reason to
make changes in 0uT book, which book
opens the way to every man Of every
color, which may come up TO the stand
ard.
That the Assembly declines to make
the change proposed.
That the Assembly again eDjoins that
more earnest efforts be made to bring in
the colored people to church ordinances
and church privileges
DR.. Smith said there was 10 design to
exclude any man from the church, or the
offices thereof, 10 any paper adopted by
former assemblies; and if any man any
where has interpreted the action of the
Assembly differently, they have mis-
taken that action. He could not see any
reason why the Assembly should make
any change in deliveraHcss made.
On motion, the report was recommit-
ted to the Committee on Bills and Over
lures.
Before any action was taken, the
Assembly joined in prayer, led by Rev.
Joe Mack, of South Carolina.
The report was then recOmmitted.
The Committee on Records of the
Synod Of Virginia, reported its approval
with some exceptions. After striking
out some of the exceptions, the report
was adopted.
The overture to re-adjust the bound
aries Of the Presbyteries Of the Synod Of
Arkansas, was referred to the Committee
on Bills and OverJures.
The Moderator announced the hour for
Devotional Exercises, after which the
Assembly adjourned until tomorrow
morning. DELTA.