The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-29
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States.

BALTIMORE, May 26.-FJzl Day.-The as
sembly met yesterday morning at the usual
hour, Rev. ]. n. Waddel, moderator, in the
chair.
American Bible Society, was called upon and
addressed the assembly upon matters connect
ed with that association. Since the organiza-
ton Of this society it has distributed upwards
of a. 600, 900 volumes Of the Bible, during the
last five years 100000 volumes, and during
the last year 100000. The receipts during
the past five years have been 1885,, 900, and
since the organization Of the society it has re-.
ceived, as sacred trusts. the enormous sum OF
fraction over S11 00c, 900.
Rev. J. q. Martin, from the committee to
whom was referred the first annual report OF
the Trustees of the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States, sub
mitted report. The committee recommend
that 40 reduction be made in the number of
trustees at this particular time, and recon-
men l that the<present number, fifteen, be di-
vided into three classes Of FIVE each; the first
class to hold Office for one year, the second
class two 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 following appoint
ments were made:
For one year-Eon. Thomas C. Perrin, S. c.;
Joseph Fl. Wilson. N. O.; Jesse 81. Lindsay, n.
e.; james Hemphill, S. c.; Rev. George Howe,
D. D., s. G.
For two years-Robert Adger, S. c.; Hon. J.
A. Inglis, s. c.; J. A. Ansley, Ga; Johl Whit
ing, Ala; Rev. B. NJ. Palmer, D. D., La.
For three years.. Harman Brown Nd;
T. j. Kirkpatrick, Va; D. ". Kennedy, Tenn;
John Handy, Miss; 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 corporation.
Rev. DR.. Peck submitted the report of the
committee on systematic benevolence, which
was read and laid over until ten o'clock this
morning. Resolutions were contained in the
report to the effect that all appropriations
hereafter made by the committee If sustenta-
ton in aid Of pastors supplies, missionaries
and evangelists shall be subject to certain con-
ditions, in addition to those already embodied
in the bylaws OF the committee already ap-
proved by the assembly; that it shall be the
duty Of the treasurer of the committee Of sus-
tentation to call special attention to the ap-
preparations when making remittances in aid
or ministers.
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 condition. The
debt previously existing has been largely re-
duced and the committee state that the call
for gratuitous supplies for books and tracts has
been properly met. The report closed with q
series of resolutions, which were adopted, and
the committee previously appointed continued
in Office for the ensuing year.
Rev. DR.. Smith read the report of the Stand
ing 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 a
support. This will require greater energy on the
part of q self-supporting church to aid feebler
churches.
Pending the discussion Of the report the As
sembly adjourned.
On Monday night q 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. Ba rd,
McPhail and Moore, urging upon the people
the yeeessity- of contributing to tins great
wapt. About eight hundred dollars wc-e col
lcc5ed.