The New York herald., 1868-05-30
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY. MAY 80 1858 1HIPLE sHEEr
RELIGIOUS.

RELIGIOUS.
Methodist Episcopal Confercuce-Reports Re.
ceIved and Adopted-Wecikly Papers 60 be
Established-The Qucseiou Of Lay DeIega.
tious.
~ CHICAGO. ILL.,, May %, lsos
This is the twenty-fourth day OF the Conference.
Bishop Simpson, Chairman Of the Committee on
John Street Church. reported favor OF the election
OF the trustees by the General Conference. to hold
said property In perpetuity Adopted.
The Committee on the State OF the Church reported
resolution endorsing the Ladies' PASTORS Christian
Union OF Philadelphia. and recommending 1t as q
model for all other cities. Adopted.
sidered the memorial from Eikton, Nd, praying this
General Conference to rescnd the vote OF censure
passed on two members Of the body In 1885 for at
mend that the vote be BEL resciHded sci Adopted. 'o
Bishop Ames submitted q paper and requested 1t
Delegations, W which a was resS II contained plan 5
Tor the organization OF house OF lay delegates to
S;t acs IN conjunction with the General Conference
Bishop Ames said the plan had been examined and
approved by four or five OF his colleagues Referred.
The Committee on the State Of the Church reported
IN favor OF establishing weekly religious newspapers
in New Orleans, Charleston, Knoxville and Atlanta.
Adopted.
The Committee on Expenses Of Delegates reported
was lS14,450. Amount collected from churches to
meet the expenses, SO far as reported, SlsS76.
Curry OF New York, made long speech against the
majority report
ence Lay Delegations reported plan, substantially
the same as that Of the majority, subject to the ap
prova Of % both i iaiy and ministry 1t was adopted
the @ nses Session. S Bssop Clark in the chair
the Conference at some length on the relations OF the
Indian Mission Conference to the Church at home.
The order @ Of the day WAS was then a taken up Rev. Rev.
York, and Rev. John Lanahan, assistant; Rev. Luke
Hitchcock was elected book agent for Cincinnati
D. D., was elected editor of the New York Advocate
Rev. 8. NJ Merrill was elected editor OF the western
editor OF the Quarterly Repteto; Rev. j. T. Gracy, Of
the India Conference, was admitted TO q seat as
The report of the Committee on the Book Concern
No. y was taken up, and the item recommending
that book agent be elected to reside on the Pacific
A resolution was adopted providing that the whole
OF the publishing interest OF the Church be under
the direction Of one committee.
Old School Presbyterian General Assembly
Proceedings Yesterday-The first Article of
the Basis of Reunion Adopted.
ALBANY, May 20, 1858.
The Presbyterian General Assembly (Old SchooD re-
assembled this morning
It was determined by an impartial majority that
the vote upon the question Of reunion shall be taken
Mr.. Robert Mcknight, Of Pttsburg, from the
joint committee OF the two churches on that subject
addressed the Assembly in support Of the report In
an able and effective argument, explaining the action
OF the committee, defining the proposed basis OF
union aud answering objections to it.
DR.: Charles G. Beatty, Of Ohio, Of the committee,
In the evening session the vote was taken on the
10 % the the, ns ts rSaa OF me
was adopted by the following vote:-Ayes, 1856; noes,
II; excused 2. Various amendments to the article
were voted down. vote will be taken on the re-
naming articles tomorrow morning.
Proceedings Of the New School Presbyterian
Asscmbly-The Basis Of Reunion Adopted.
HARRISBURG, May 2o 1868.
DR.. Patterson made q speech Of two and a half
hours duration against the tenth article of the Basis
Of Union. At half-past twelve O'Clock vote was
taken the tenth article rst and out Of two hun
dred and nifty votes cast only thirty were cast
against the article mentioned. The Basis of Reunion
Ss e ana sns aqa
others were excused from voting.
Reformed Presbyterian synod-Adjournment-
Suspension Of a NIinister-The Case of Mr.
Stuart.
PIyTsBURG, Pa, May 20, 1868.
The Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church,
after an exciting session of nine days, adournefto
meet in 1869, at Cedarville, Ohio.
The principal time Of the Synod was occupied in
the consideration OF charges against George H.
Stuart for singing hymns, which resulted In his sus
pension.
DR.. wylie and the session Of the First Reformed
church Of Philadelphia were suspended and pro-
hibitcd from any judicial action In oil cusce now
pending IN that church presbytery Of Philadelphia,
and also restrained and prohibited from any action
arising from those cases.
Dr. Mcleod presented reasons for voting nay on
Mr. Stuars case, after having so strongly advocated
his suspension.
Mr. Stuart has the sympathy of the entire commu-
nffy, and had his health permitted public meeting
would have been held to give expression to that
feeling.
The Protestant Episcopal Diocesan COnven.
tlOu.
BALTIMORE, Md, May 20, 1888.
The Protestant Episcopal Diocesan Convention Of
Maryland by large majority to-day decided that it
is inexpedent to consider or act upon the future
division of the diocese without first by proper crcu-
lars and queries, ascertaining from each Of the
clo md Uif ba INIT of hp