Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-02
PRESBYTERIAN GHlRGn.
General Assembly Of tlAe ora helsO0
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Correspondence OF int lhloh anu bA0i.l''A'
BALTIMORE May 2G.-Rey. Or. Nc
phail offered the following resolution
That each Of the executive committees Oh
the Assembly shall, along with their an
nual report, send up also the Treasurer
hooks and vouchers, also The book OF re-
cords containing all their proceedings, and
that an Auditing Committee for these ac-
counts shall be appointed annually among
the standing committee. II
This resolution brought ont an Interest,"
inc discilssion, during which the SecFeta.
RES oflIm Executive Committees oppressed
themselves very emphatically that they
boped the resolution would pass. The
resolution was then adopted.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, Secretary OF the Ameri-
can Bible Society, took the stand and adj
dressed the Assembly in behalf OF his So
cietv. lie said he brought the congratu-
lalions of an old friend. This society be-
gan in the hearts Of Gods people to-day,
ndl old as the world counts age, bat covered
will wears OF Service. Has issned 24,OOO,-
600 volumes Of the word Of God. Has re-
ceiycd in trust aggregately Sll,OOO,OOO OF
money, and not a dollar has been dlyerged
from its purpose. Instead of contraction
during the war, the Lord has hidden us go
forward, and we report this year larger
work than in any five years Of our exist
ence! A larger work in foreign lands. lie
presented an Arabic Testament, the result
oflabors for sixteen years Of DIR. Van Dyke
and DIR. Smith, and now goes forth to be
read by 100000 Of people-tulhlling the
prophecy
"Arabic's wild ranger shall bow the knee
Aud Gods wonders come and see.' I
The position towards the South is this.
Society wants TO help you do your own
work; the response has been very Crafty
ing; there are more than 200 Auxiliary
Bible Societies ia the Sonth donations TO
Southern States about 100000 since the
close Of the war; we rejoice greatly IN the
cooperation Of Ecclesiastical bodies IN the
South. Ii is surprising TO find the amount
Of destitute throughout the land. In the
city Of Worcester Mass, one ont OF four
families are without the Word of God.
This shows the amount of work to be done.
Twenty per cent. of the whole population
of the land over are without the Word OF
God. ..lF.- u .frs-
Rev. DIR. wills offered The following:
The General Assembly having beard
with great satisfaction the statements Of
Rev. Or. VIM. J. r. Taylor, one Of the
Secretaries Of the American Bible Societies,
In regard 10 the operations of that society,"
and upon the Bible cause in general,
Resolved, That this General Assembly
expresses its confidence IN the work OF the
American Bible Society, with acknowl-
Judgements of the extent and the generosity
oftheir benelactors 60 our people, both ~
the large donations they have made and
are making TO supply the destitute, and
their magnanimOts recognition OF the
inability of many Of their Auxiliary SO-
cieties within our bounds 10 meet their en-
gagements 10 the parent society, or 10 COM
tribute 10 their treasury.
DIR. Mckinney offered a resolution,
which was adopted, instructing ministers
20 preach on the subject OF educating
young men for the ministry, on the day Of
prayer for colleges
Mr. Peck read report Of Committee on
Systematic Benevolence. The committee
conclude by saying that while there Is
much that is encouraging, yet too many q
the churches are failing TO worship God
with their substance. The consideration
of the report was made the special order Cd
the day for tomorrow morning at tep
o'clock.
Rev. DR.. Stratton read report of Com
mittee on Publication. This report shows
that great energy aud great caution haf
been apparent by this committee in foster
ing the treasury Of the church. The re
port was unanimously adopted. t.A E
Rev. DIR. Smith then read the report Of
the standing committee on SustentatiOn
This report shows that the committee Ia.
been able 90 meet the demand made upon
them for aid yet there are too many a
our ministers compelled 60 engage in SOM
secular employment 90 get n support Tho
requires greater energy ON the part Of th,
self-supporting churches, 10 aid feeble
churches, so that the minimum. salary .
our ministers may be 5000. Repor
adopted.
Overture from several ministers was pre-
scented by Rev. Or. Moore, providing Ioi
the representation Of tpey church IN Pres
hytery by an Elder The whole matte
was commended 20 the Preshyteries to knot
their wishes
A NIGHT sIssstoN.