The New York herald., 1869-05-26
TEIE Pa.l5BTTERIiN CHURCH.
The Old and New School
Assemblies.
A BLAST FOR PEACE WITH ENGLA AND.
SENATOR DRAKE SPEAKS THEREON.
The Proposed Basis Of Reunion Not
Liked by the Old School.
The Power of the Press Lever to
the Church.
The Gold Market and For
eign Missions.
The Power of the Press Lever to
the Church.
The Gold Market and For.
eign Missions.
OLD SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
Fifth Day.

Old SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
Fifth Day.
The pr roceedngs opened at nine O'Clock A. NJ. with
the usual devotional exercises implorlng the divine
assistance to aid them In the work before them for
the day. Rev. Dr. Jacobus, the Moderator, presided.
When business was resumed the Secretary read the
minutes OF the proceedings OF the day before and
motion they were adopted without any amendment.
The SECRETARY, by permission stated that q great
many Of the reports and resolutions, are written
In lead pencil and are much interllned, and when
handled somewhat become illegibe. He would ask
that this custom be abandoned for the benefit Of the
nles and records Of the Assembly.
After some routine business, Judge RYERsoN, OF
this city, offered the following preamble and resou
ti0ns:-
Whereas the existing state Of feeling between this country
and Great Britain cause Of profound regret and grief
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there Of difference but such ought
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fall race that majority OF our
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h9r al Chsans ans Under I care M & to % sr to
and Influence the qndersandngs and hearts and would
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settled and a lasting peace preserved.
peal the o Grea san rR
a In IKE 70 our S ssns Father @ IN
Assembly the Presbyterian Church session in this
our eort. to preserve pescs Sswssn
nations q war b,wesn whom might probably would in
The Judge hoped that hid resolutions would be ap-
proved. He prQnPos6d them after consultation with
abe wisest sombers Of this and the other Assembly.
We afeuoe, ne said, travelling out Of the sphere Of
our appropriate duty, but perform a high
Christian obligation, and our request will meet
with q hearty response. The objection
urged is that there is no danger. He wished he
could hope SO; but when he read in the papers the
expressions Of a statesman who openly advocated
war; when he read the letter OF Prof Goldwin Smith,
Q man who stood By US during the days OF our
trouble, and who now counsels emigration from
England to this country to cease, when all this must
have had such an impression upon him, what. he
asked, must have been the impression on the faron
people Of England Remembering what powerful
interests in both countries are in favor OF war, how
that single act Of an innammable individual might
increase the complication, he would say there Is
danger, and he wished to assure the English
people that the true sentiment Of Americans
na ss Christian Oeop Of aSd
would unite In prayer for peace-60d VIII listen
70 these prayers and he VII guide and influence the
asarS M y, ~ r9els. "s are In the same condition now
q ~ 10000 10 was said then that there was no
danger OF secession civil war, and they were de-
cried as Union savers who spoke OF the approaching
danger; but he believed that II the Christian people
Of both sections had then united In prayer the terri
BILE four years OF war might have been avoided.
postponed ,ei to Continue I the debate. '' We"
Senator CHARLES d. DRAKE prefaced his remarks
with the quotation that the Church Of Christ
breaches peace on earth and good will TO all men.
There can therefore, be no improperly In praying
for peace. But with all due respect for the mover
and bis intentions he must dissent from some ex-
pressions the paper offered. Everything concern
ing war or peace with England was out OF place here
For an assembly Tdsrs e not 20
assembly In this country, competent TO de-
clare war with another nation, ,, wnicn n mas as
prehension OF an impending war. Why should this
assembly. not responsible for the foreign policy OF
this country, undertake 10 make such public pro-
nouncementS The Senator then read the same pre-
ample and resolutions, leaving out oil passages
referring TO war with England (which are marked
above In parentheses-a war; he said, which has not
yet risen as much as . mans hand on the clouds
and OF which there Is no intmatlon In the minds OF
is not for this ecclesiastical assembly TO discover
specks OF war.
accepted with great pleasure by Judge Ryerson,
who was glad TO hear such opinions expressed here
% the S 80 a5aSer =
the same political party, and he hoped that when
Senator Drake returned TO the field OF his labors In
the Senate he would give utterance 10 the same pa
cinc sentiments.
Judge BLAcKvooD hoped that all the words refer
ring TO with England In the resolutions and not
read by Senator Drake should be bodily taken out OF
the paper 80 nat they might not oven appear on the
as & the mon Was
In the control OF the mover, and he might strike out
Judge RYERsoS read the resolutions again, with
the Objectionable passages LETT out (given above as
stated within bracketsl.
that the paper as now read aud seconded by Senator
Drake would pass unanimously. IL was right That
everything looking 10 an interference with the poll
tcai authorities should be left out but IL was appro-
pirate for the Church to do what in its power lay TO
preserve permanent peace. The very Irritation OF
feeling at present was q precipce to be guarded
fhe resolutions were thereupOn unanimously
Rev. Dr. ROGERS Temporary Clerk, then an.
nounced, with great emphasis, that the proper au-
thoritles OF Jersey City and Newark had counter.
manded all orders for decorating soldiers graves
The order Of the day was reached, 1t being the
Missions. Ms The report furnishes evidence Of the
successful working OF the missionary efforts and
demands gratitude TO God for HIS aid IL resrs 1 e
members Of the Board OF Foreign Missions and re
commends appropriate action. The contributions Z
Increased expenditure, but the General Assembly
should provide the necessary means 10 supply al
Ss o. ns Torr mors naD
Tie financial exhibit Of the report gives the folow
rOKsgi' isss TO Msy ,.sy. l.
Total from churches s,,..,.....s177,o39 sl7s,43;
Total from legacies. ,........... 1922 $3.50:
Total from ~. Ref. Pr Church.. A0s6 SI2l
Miscellaneous. s...,.,............. 59rs2 10000
FRIENDS IN india....,,.,.,,,..... 5,e40 5000
Tota................... s262 o2s S3os, ,42f
The expenditures from May I, 1858, TO May /,
Mssions in India. si24Is2 9,
Misslons In siam and Laos .............. 20,l69 10
Mis3lons IN China ...................., 60,es9 6o
Mlssions 70 Chinese, California. ........ 2235 90
MISSIONS IN Japan. ......... s,3o7 3s
MISSIONS m Africa ..................... 160o7 80
missions 70 American Indians .......... l3,1se 90
Missions IN Soutn America. 3e0s9 30
MISSIONS 70 the Jews IN New lorK...".... 700 OC
Missions Ia Papal countries. ............. 2747 "a