The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-28
Reported Cor Che baltimore Sum.


General Assembly OF the p.a.,,v =.
rian Church I'm the United states.
FIFTH DAY.-The Assembly met Tues
day morning at the usual hour, Rev, Or.
). n. Waddel, Moderator, in the chair.
hev. DR.. w. j. r. Taylor, secretary of
the American Bible Society, was called
upon, and addressed the Assembly upon
matters connected with that association.
Since the organization of this Society it
has distributed upwards Of "a, 900, 900 vo-
Tunes Of the Bible: during the last FIVE
years, 5000, 900 volumes; and during the
last year, 300, 600. The receipts during
the past FIVE years have been $685.. 600,
and since the organization of the Society If
has received as sacred trusts the enormous
sum Of fraction over $1l ,000, 900.
Rev. j. H. Martin, from the committee
to whom was referred the first annual re-
port Of the trustees of the General Assem-
bly, OF the Presbyterian Church in the
United States, submitted o report. The
committee recommend that no reduction be
made in the number of trustees at this par
ticular time, and recommend that the pre-
sent number, fifteen, be divided into three
classes, Of FIVE each-the first class to hold
years, the third class three years; and that
as the term OF Office Of these classes shall
severally expire, the vacancy annually oc-
curing shall be filled by the appointment
OF FIVE trustees, who shall serve for three
years. Under this classification the follow
ing appointments were made: For one
year-Hon. Thomas C. Perrin, South Caro-
lima Joseph H. Wilson, North Carolina !;
Jesse H. Lindsay, North Carolina; James
Hemphill, South Carolina; Rev. George
Howe, D. D., South Carolina. For two
years--Robert Adger, South Carolina; Hon.
j. A. Inglis, South Carolina J. A. Ansley,
Georgia; John Whiting, Alabama; Rev.
B. NJ. Palmer, D. D., Louisiana. For three
years.. Hartman Brown, Maryland 7.
]. kirkpatrick, Virginia; D. W. Kennedy,
Tennessee; John Handy, Mississippi; Rev.
Samuel Mckinney, D. D., Texas.
The committee further recommend that
the bylaws approved and adopted by the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States be adopted as
the rules which shall govern the corpora
ton.
Rev. DIR. Peck submitted the report of
the Committee on Systematic Benevolence,
which was read, and laid over until 10
o'clock Wednesday morning. Resolutions
were containedin the reportto the effect that
all appropriations hereafter made by the
Committee of Sustentation in aid of pastors
supplies, missionaries, and evangelists shall
be subject to certain conditions, in addition
to those already embodied in the bylaws
Of the committee already approved by the
Assembly that it shall be the duty of the
- o4oks
to call special attention to appropriations
when making remittances in aid Of minis
ters.
Rev. DR.. Stratton, from the Committee on
Publication, reported that the committee
had carefully examined the annual report of
the Executive Committee Of Publication,
and find it in healthy and prosperous con-
dition. The debt previously existing has
been largely reduced, and the committee
state that the call for gratuitous supplies for
books and tracts has been properly met.
The report closed with series of resolu-
tons which were adopted, and the commit
tee previously appointed continued in office
for the ensuing year.
Rev. DR.. Smith read the report of the
Standing Committee on Sustentation. The
report states that the committee have been
able to meet the demands made upon them
for aid, yet there are too many missionaries
compelled to engage in secular employment
to obtain support. This will require
greater energy on the part of self-sup-
porting church to aid feebler churches.
Pending the discussion of the report, the
Assembly adjourned.
On Monday night a meeting was held in
the church for the consideration of the
subject of education among Presbyterians
in the South. Addresses were made by
Rev. Drs. Baird, McPhail, and Moore,
urging upon the people the necessity of
contributing to this great want. About
$500 were collected. Z a&