Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-25

1 Vi ubttcdtlO1 was bdOmltteu anu Itittlc
TO the Committee on Publication.
/ The Assembly then adjourned. wit
prayer by the Moderator
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
| The Assembly was opened with praye
and the usual half hours religious exel
cises. - -
| The report of the Committee on th
Mammal was made the special order 70
Monday.
The Board of Trustees of CumberlaBI
University submitted their annual report
showing the institution 10 be in a yery
hourishing condition in all its depart
meats. Several new departments hag,
been organized, consisting of Cemmercia
and Normal School. The report was re
| ferred to Committee on Education.
The Committee on Missions reported on
that located at Alton, Illinoip, and referred
which with other reports were recommit.
ted asking for statistics.
DIR. A Murdoch by letter presented his
library containing between 2 and 5000
volumes TO the Cumberland University,
on condition that Profesorship be esta
blished ia the theological Department
thereof, 10 be known as the Murdoch
ChaiT'-the proposition was accepted.
The appointed hour having arrived,
Rev. DR.. Lspsley, commissioner, as before
stated, was introduced 10 the Assembly,
who, in his brief address, gave some very
important facts and Statistics in relation
TO the Presbyterian Church. The response
was delivered by Rev. DR.. Stainback in
impressive and eloquent language.
These addresses made this the most
Interesting occasion of the session.
The assembly adjourned TO Monday
morning. After adjourning a large num-
Der Of the members accepted an invitation
from the MeKendree church Sunday
school, and Joined their picnic party at
the Mnr(reesboro fair ground, ia the
evening at 2 o'clock; which proved to be
a very interesting occasion TO all parties.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
MURFREEsBoRo, MONDAY, May "a
The Assembly met at s O'Clock and was
opened with prayer by the Moderator.
Upon the roll being called, the folloWs
ing members were found to be absent /:
Ministers-W. w. Moore, f. M. Gil
liam, D. Miller, DIR. S. B. Burney, j. e.
Davis, nj. j. Aimick, w. j. Ganett, ia
cob Gillespie. Elders-James Savage,
B. P. WhitwOrth, M. Ii. Kemberlain, II.
Parr, j. NJ, HOwry, ID. B. McClain, C.
D. Halland, L. 7. Gray and Thomas E.
Williams.
The halfhour's devotional exercises,
we're conducted by Rev. j C Pickens. |
The Commission of P l. Atkinson. of |
elk Presbytery was received and his /
lame enrolled.
The business of the special orders
which was the adoption of the Manual
repaired by the committee appointed,
Or that purpose, was taken up, and or
notion Of Rev. l. Q Ransom, it was read
nd item by item acted upon, and was
dopted, with some amendments.
A communication from the convection
f eOlOred ministers of the Cumberland
'resbyterian Church, now in session in
his city, containing some resolutions
hey had adopted, was presented and
cad.
They ask that the General Assembly
1struct the Synods to create as many
IOSDJ bcIAOS lOI tuOLH dS lsicy Iuluk HbSt, l
D meet in the fall of 1869. They also
SIX the church at large te, render them
II the assistance they can by rendering
hem churches where they have none,
nd so arrange that the colored ministers
IN be taught theology and instructed
! the doctrine and government Of the
huTch.
On motion of Rev. G. Il. Stainbgck,
be communication was referred 10 thu
Committee on 0Vertnres. uemo-
ais and communications, submitted
sport, which, after some discussion, was
n motion of Rev. James Blair concurred
!. s-E +l
DIR. StainbacE presented the creden>
ais OF Rev. H. B. Bond, delegate from
be Presbyterian Church in the United
tates, which was received, and Ii
clock to- morrow morning was set apart
D hear the remarks of the delegate.
The Moderator appointed Rev ii. b.
Warren, DID, to deliver the response.
On motion, the General Assembly took
recess until 3 O'Clock, P. III.