The New York herald., 1868-06-02
RELIGIOUS.

Old School Presbyterian General Assembly
Qualifications Of Candid ;cs for the Blinis-
try-Appeal from the OHIO Presbytery.
ALBANY, June l, 1853.
To-day is the tenth day Of the Presbyterian GENE
raj Assembly, OLD School.
George Judkin, of Philadelphia moved that the
Presbyeres require OF the candidates Tor the minis
try the ability to recite the short catechis of the
Church, and THAT such be prerequisite for di-
ploma from semnaries which was tabled for future
action
The names were reported for delegates to the cor
responding ecclesiastical bodies. The election will
occur tomorrow.
The motion to postpone until another year the cleo
ton OF professor to the vacant chair in he seminary
at Chicago was twice voted down by votes of 81 to
S5 and 80 to 80.
The appeal of Rev. Alexander Cowan, of Kentucky,
from the decision OF the OHIO Presbylery 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 risht 10 be first tried by inferior
courts. lie also claims that the Assembly had no
right to take the action it did in 1881 and 1862 in
reference to the rebellion cOunter blast to which
the deClaratlon &c, WAS Issued.
This afternoon Rev. DR.. Hall offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
Resolved, That this Assembly hereby distinctly to be
understood that the FIRST article OF the report Of the Joint
on e % syenns Il hs sv Gi S. S Of o %
Interpreted as giving license to the propagation of doctrines
to the work OF the Ministry iiae who
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 reply thereto,
which was agreed to, and the chair appointed such
committee Drs Snedd MOnfort and Prime, Judge
Levitt and Elder Mcknight.
On motion OF DR.. Backus information In regard to
these protests was ordered to be teleyraphed to ar
risburg, and the A"asr"p'y adjourned.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference.
CHICAGO, June /, 1s6s
To-day was the twenty 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.
resolution was adopted authorizing the Bishop
who may preside at the next session of the Ken
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.
A resolution was adopted providing for the organ-
Zation OF Board OF Trustees at Cincinnati receive
and hold all bequests made to the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church, said Board to consist of six ministers
and six aymen.
1t was recommended that Sunday, April g. 1869. be
Missionary Society as the missionary jubilee In be-
half OF the erection Of a mission house ia New York
Ministers were elected for the Book Committee for
the nest tour years.