The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-06-03
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pOratiOn.
DIR. Moore, from the committee on Bills
and Overtures, submitted a resolution that
the Synods and Presbyteries be re
quired to observe more strictly the
rules relating to ministers abandoning
their fields of labor aud accepting others,
without submitting their claims of re
moval to the proper authorities. The
resolution was adopted.
The resolution Of DIR. Mckinney, in re-
gard to the education of young men for
the ministry, which was offered and with
drawn at the opening of the session, was
submitted and adopted.
SYSTEMATIC BENEvOLENCE.
Rev. DR.. Peck submitted the report
of the committee on Systematic Benevo
lence, which was read and laid over until
ten o'clock tomorrow morning. Reso-
lutions were contained in the report, to
the effect that all appropriations hereafter
made by the Committee of Sustentatlon,
in aid of pastors supplies, missionaries
and evangelists shall be subject to the
two following conditions, in addition
to those embodied in the bylaws of
the committee already approved by the
Assembly,; that it shall be the duty of the
treasurer of the Committee of Sustenta-
ton TO call special attention TO appropria-
tions when making remittances in aid of
ministers:
That it shall be the duty of the minister
receiving the appropriation, briefly to re-
port to the Chairman of the Presbyterial
committee of Domestic Missions, at the end
of FIVE months after the first semi-annual
instalment of the appropriation shall have
been received, or earlier, the extent to
which he has complied with these con-
ditions: and it shall be the duty of the
Chairman to forward the facts to the
Secretary of the Sustentation Committee
in advance of the time of payment of the
second instalment of the appropriation,
or of making a new appropriation to the
same field; that the COMMITTEES of Sus-
tentation shall withhold the payment of
the second instalment of the apprOpria-
ton, or shall withhold new apprOpria-
ton to the same field, when there is salts
factory evidence of an entire failure to
comply with the conditions aforesaid, ex-
cept in extraordinary cases, left to
the discretion of the committee: That
all appropriations for church erection or
repairs by the Sustentation Committee
must be preceded by promise on the
part of the session of the congregation
receiving the appropriation, to unite upon
and continue plan of regular contribu-
ton, at least annually, to each of the four
schemes of the Assembly; and the Sec
rotary shall notify said session of this con-
ditiOn, and receive its express assent to
it, before final action is taken by the
committee upon the application for such
aid; That the PreSbgteries are-eajoined
TO require OF their ministers, sent as oc-
casional supplies to vacant congregations,
to take up collections for the schemes of
the Assembly during such visits of said
supplies to said congregations.
PUBLICATION.
Rev. DR.. Stratton, from the committee
on Publication, reported that the stand
ing 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 of books and
tracts has been promptly met. The re-
port closed with a series of resolutions
which were adopted, and the Committee
previously appointed continued in office
another year.
SUSTENTATION.
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 of
our missionaries compelled to engage in
secular employment to obtain a support.
This, says the committee, requires greater
energy on the part of selfsupporting
church TO aid feebler churches, and that
the salaries of missionaries be increased to
5000. The report was adopted.
The Assembly adjourned until P. VI.
EVENING SESSION.
The Assembly met for the purpose of con,
sideriug the subject of Foreign Missions. The
report of the Standing Committee was read by
Rev. c. H. Read, d D., chairman.
DR.. Wilson, Secretary of the Committee on
Foreign Missions, addressed the Assembly. ex
planning the report of the committee, and
more distinctly stating the wants of the COM
mittee and the pressing wants of the Church
at this time, as there are several missionaries
about to start for China
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