The New York herald., 1868-06-02
RELIGIOUS.
Old School Presbyterian General Assembly
Qualifications Of Candid ttcs for the Minis
try-Appeai from the OHIO Presbytery.

Old Scho0, Presbyterian General Assembly
Qualifications Of Candid ties for the DEn.s-
try-Appeal from the OHIO Presbytery.
ALBANY, June l, 1S6s
To-day is the tenth day OF the Presbyterian Gene.
raj Assembly, Oh School,
George Judkin, OF Philadelphia, moved that the
Presbyteries require OF the candidates Tor the minis.
try the ability to recite the short catechsm of the
Church. and that such be a prerequisite for di
plOma from seminaries, which was tabled for future
action.
The names were reported for delegates to the cor.
responding ecclesiastical bodies The election vii,
occur tomorrow.
The motion to POSTPONE until another year the elec-
ton or professor to the vacant chair in The seminary
S5, and 80 to 90.
Tie appeal OF Rev. Alexander Cowan of Kentucky.
from the decision Of the OHIO Presbytery is being
heard by the Assembly as the court OF last resort.
The appellant had refused to recant the assertions
made IN the declaration and testimony signed by
him. He claims the right TO be rst tried by inferior
courts. He also claims that the Assembly had no
right to take the action 1t did in 1881 and 1852 in
reference to the rebellion, as counter blast to which
the declaration, &C., was issued
This afternoon Rev. DR.. Hall offered the following
resolution which was unanimously adopted
Resolved That this Assenbly hereby distinctly to be
union Go nmittse which Is the docrfnA bass OF union
Ss hyns to tn the Of doctrines
@ he Ty NOR to
to the work the Ministry any can who ma
any form OF doctrine condemned by either Assembly.
Rev. DR.. Humphrey read protest OF the minority
Signed by ffty-twO members, against the action OF
the Assembly in adopting the basis Of union.
Rev. DIR. Monfort moved that the Moderator ap-
point committee Of five to draw up a reply thereto
which was agreed to- and the chair appointed as such
committee Drs. Snedd, MOnfort and Prime, Judge
Levitt and Elder Mcknight
on motion Of Dr. Backus information in regard tC
these protests ordered to be teleyraphed to ar
rlSburg, aud the ASs"niuiy aojourned.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
CHICAGO, June /, 1s6S
To-day was the twenty-sxth day Of the General
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishop Scott presided,
The Committee on Book Concerns reported an act
of incorporation OF the Western Book Concern which
was adopted.
Brooklyn, N. Y, was selected as the seat of the
next General Conference.
The report OF the Committee on Boundaries was
adopted.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the Bishop
VINO may preside at the next session Of the Rem
lucky Conference TO organize the colored preachers
ana people INTO separate conference IL
they desire 1t. Bishops were also authorized
to organize conferences In China, South America and
Northern Europe at their discretion in the interval
OF the General Conference.
resolution was adopted providing for the orrani-
zation OF Board OF Trustees at Cincinnati receive
ana hold all bequests made to the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, said Board to consist of six ministers
and six aymen.
IL was recommended that Sunday, April g. 1862 be
the day for the semicentennial anniversary OF the
Missionary Society the missionary jubilee In be-
half OF the erection Of mission house ia New York
Ministers were elected for the Book Committee for
the next four years.