, 1869-05-21
RELIGIOUS
Heef1nK OF tho Old md New school
FTeAbytertnn Assemblies In New
1Oxk-The Opening Addresses.

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FTeAbyt ytertnn Assemblies In New
fofk-The Opening Addresses.
MN YORK, May 9o--The Genera Assembly Of
ne o!d sehoo1 Presbyterian Church met !u tic
oE1ek Pzesbytertan Chnrch, corner Of FH,h avea1r
90 n tas es rta
tslo, Chicago C4oclaasuI Miaois, 1nd.aas,
ss~ 5eg H. so7e o!ss 4s:eu I:a a.15 ope
Pactnc. Philadelph,p, Ptt1shaEzn, st. P11i. stn-
dusty, Southern lows, Wheeling md Tlseonaln.
$ e. Il 1e;ss1: H. L. ee{.a
p: AnsRrave. md Rer. pr. Jacooaa, Of Allegheny
C1ty: PE.Jes r M ~. oferct1 6y D.. Gardner sprn9.
Tie fene godefaiof sI sSea p!eaeSed % nc ss: opea
ing sermon from the following text, Marx 1sl,
IL: :. lie that beliere:h and 3 baptized shall Be
The sermon WAS purely doctstna AID contained
no sllpston ;o the objects OF the convention
TIE Rev. 1T: AuHay, junior, 2aa:or Che Rnct
held IN that church eTer5 morning u O'Clock
during The session OF the assembly. He also H.
Tted lie ta!n1lies Kho attend al Presbyterian
churches In the city 10 join the Committee OF AZ
ra1gtrucuts IN getting up social reception for
.oe delegates 10 the assembly Al Apollo Eall On
The buslne4s seaslon commenced At i O'Clock.
roll Of delegates mas called, and Committee on
Elections appointed, 10 which VIII referred CON-
The Committee of Elections ts Rcr 8. Miller,
Rss. F. ". Fisk aud Juo. B. 1enncr, Of Buffalo.
accordance With the order Of the la1r assembly,
namely; Santa Fe. II WAS recognized, aud Its
delegates tt'ok their seata
Itwas resolved that Ecaslons te held from l.
II. TO 1s,s p. m, and rrom az TO 3p. m.
Recess until half past 3.
Al The afternoon sc2don resolution YVES
With the New School Assembly On the question Of
reunion, and ascertain Whit action would be
urcessaT y to sscuFe kuch result, after which the
s:Ew SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
At The opening Of tho New School General As
Rculhly, In Kty. Dr. natnelds Church, corner
!a1x sven,!~ an'l Ih!rt{: nth stzeet me Rey Dr.
hy, occupied the Chair, Rev. E F. Haiaeld, D.
y, ot Nrw fo=t4 acted u Stated Clert, md ter.
J: G!rnsTorsh D1!le7, D. D., u Permanent Clerk
tho galleries were crowded with spectators, to
whom The proceedings we're evidently Of the great
Ills EXPECTED that 20 delegates viii be present
during the se.slona- Not more than tNo-thlIds Of
this humber Ind arrived when the proceedings
beysn~ The session viii continue at'oui ten dayA
the organ, altcr which kcv. Geo Maxwell, D. D.,
Of Cincinnati, offered PRAYER.
Rev; n steaTna delivered lhe opening Aetmon.
IN which be expressed IN earnest desire fo1 the
rennlon Of tue Church, concludtns as follows:
"Itt Us come together; aad Al we have one
shir, and one ht1,orJ, and one ecclesiastical an-
cestty. let us have one organization, and One sJs-
ten Of RC31Gp, &ll1 one ticGEfAl AfsEQD3, Nneft
we may al meet annually ~ our representatives,
md look each other IN tho lace and learn 70 un-
t1czEtand each otslcr, nni Concert and prepare to
execute large and lar reacAinc plans for the pro-
| uapttpn Of the s1tne Christian interest,"
After the sermon the do1oioRJ Waa EunR and a
he1etilctnry prayer offered, nftcE which tic buat
ucks session was openclk on1f bnsfness tranA@
acted WIS the ndoplon Of the report Of tho CON-
mittee Of Arrangements providing that dAl1y scs-
| 6lun9 Of the convention be held aS follows: From
half-past 10 hxl,p.st each morning, religious
scrylces from half past to half-rast H. mu1ning
business se*slou; and from hall pA1t 10 haltpaat
| 5, afternoon business session.
The assembly at o'clock took rcce8s until J.
The afternoon bea1on WAS opened b! prayer by
Rev Dr.. F1Ah, OF Cuca- The roll was called, and
| the convention proceeded to The election Of I
| AcdeIatr. Rev. nr. Fowler, Of Etsca; Rev. Dr..
| Ta!lor, Of Cincinnati: Rev. d. Johnson: Of Ph1.
pr. 1Ioxard Crosby, Of New YORK: Hcy. Alfred
| lnEton, D. G., were nominated As candidates The
t vote resulted:
| D1. Fowler, IL; Or. Chester, 81; Dr. Crosby, 81
| Or. Wing, Is; Dr. Sunderland 19.
! Result, Il tie between Or. Fowler and d.. C1es
| ter
| The roll Tas called eecoad time
| On the third ballot Dr. Fowler sras elected Mod
I orator By vote OF rs TO Is. This vote was sig
| nincant OF the sentiment Of the assembly, u Il
| Eas known TINT Dr.. Fowler is m 4r1ent advocate
OF rcunIon
III, Fowler made an address, On taking tht
chatr IN which he declared himself IN favor or re
] union on the t'est Attatn8ble terhs~ At the eon
I cfusto1 Of hts speech the assembly adjoufotd