Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-27
cumberland Presbyterian General
Assembly.

Assembly.
II WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS,
The General Assembly met and WIS
n opened with prayer by the Moderator
: One-half hour was spent in devotional ex
, ercises, conducted by Rev. +. Lotk, Of 81
: Louis.
: The Chairman Of the Committee OF
, Publication Withdrew the report for amend
ment.
The stated clerk submitted repor
giving the action OF Presbyteries on th,
revision Of the form of government, which
was referred to a committee of three.
or the 100 Presbyteries only So have
reported. The action stands as follows: s
for the revision of Sec. 2, chap. 80 2 for
the abolition of Synods; So for it's con.
iinnunce; s accept the revision in toto
rs reject it toto, and twenty approve Of
Il in fact. From this it appears that the
proposition to abolish Synods and the en-
lire revision, is failure.
The report was coneurred in. Ia r.-,g
| Several committees, appointed on the
minutes Of various Synods, submitted their
reports, stating that no minutes had come
TO hand, and concurred in.
| The Moderator appointed the following
persons as committee to cooperate with
the convention Of colored ministers, in re-
gard TO the establishment of an institution
for the education of colored candidates for
the ministry: Revs Bowden, ID d., B
Miller, I E Young, and Elders A NC
Simmons and A ] Fuqua.
Rev II d Onyett offered resolution pro-
viding thai committee be appointed on
| deceased ministers.
Rev. III. D. Ouyett offered the follow
| ing resolution:
| Whereas, 1t is desirable that fraternal
correspondence be maintained between our
church and other branches of the Presby.
terrain family, therefore,
Resolved, That this Assembly appoint a
committee to select delegates TO those
bodies with whom we are already in cor
respondence, and also to the Evangelical
Lutheran Church.
The resolution was adopted.
The Moderator appointed as said com.
mIttee the following persons: Revs. 81. d.
Ouyett, g. 7. Stainback and s. G., Burney.
Rev. K. I. NARROW offered resolution
which was adopted, instructiDg the Moder-
ator to appoint committee to provide for
the temporal support of the widows and
orphans Of the deceased ministers, and the
committee report the result of their DELHI
erations at the next General Assembly.
The following are the names of the
committee on deceased ministers Rev. J.
c. Bowden, G. 7. Stainback and P. M.
Gillian.
Rev. l.. G. Ransom offered resolution
authorising the Presbyteries to appoint a
special agent to represent the interests of |
the different boards.
Pending the action on the resolution the
Assembly took recess until 8 o'clock, P. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TUESDAY, May 26.-The roll was called |
and large number Of members were |
found to be absent.
The report of the Committee on Educa-
tion was Withdrawn for amendment.
The Committee on Presbyteries submit
ted their report, and on motion, it was con.
Cured in and the recommendations con-
tanned therein were adopted.
They recommend that the Assembly in
struct the Board of Publication to pre-
pare a digest of the acts Of the Grand
Assembly, provided the financial condi-
ton of the board will enable them TO
make the necessary expenditures. In re-
latiOn to the communication from the
convention of colored ministers, ask
ing the General Assembly to
instruct the Synods of the Church
to create as many Presbyteries of
colored ministers as the Synods may
think best. The committee recommend
that the Assembly refer this portion of the
memorial to the Synods in whose bounds
colored members may be found; and that
any Synod having sufficient Lumber of
coIored ministers in its boundaries is
hereby authorized 10 form them into
Presbytery whenever, in the Judgment of
the Synod, the best interest of the colored
of the church will be snb-
served thereby. ....
The convention also asks that some plan
be presented by which colored ministers
may be instructed in theology and church
government The committee are of the
opinion that the education of colored men
who have been or may hereafter be sd-
m;tted to the university in our church, is
indispensable TO their usefulness and the
welfare of the congregations that may
be committed to their care. We, therefore
recommended that the General Assembly
suggest TO colored ministers the propriety
Vi ScleClluS 5OihC pldCc Which,, III L06lT 4
Judgment, will be suitable for the location
of an institution of learning in which col
ored candidates for the ministry may be
taught in those branches required by our
Book of Dicipline. The commit
tee further recommend that a
committee be appointed TO Coop
crate with the Convention in efforts
to establish such an institution and that
the said committee report to the next
General Assembly.
The report of the Committee on Educa-
ton was returned with an amendment.
The amendment urges the congregations on
the plan of concentration adopted at the |
General Assembly in Memphis, 1867. |
The report was concurred in and the re-
Communications adopted.
Rev. DR.. J. B. Mitchell offered resolu-
ton providing that the Finley Bequest,
consisting of about $4,000 worth of pro-
perty, be appropriated to the theological
department of the Cumberland University.
The resolution also instructs the Trus-
tees of Cumberland University to establish
the Professorahip of Pastoral Theological,
authorized by the General Assembly of
1860, and give it the title of the Finley
Professorship. |
The resolution was adopted.
The committee on publication submitted
their report. They recite in the report
that at no former period have the publish
ing interests of the church been as pros
porous as now. They were Of the opinion
that the time had come when this enter
prise should be established on perma-
nent basis, and to do this it wculd require
money. They propose TO oruanize joint
stock company with capital of $4,000.
Rev. A. j. Baird, of Nashville, Presi-
dent of the Board of publication, was
called up to address the Assembly. He
gave very good history of the doing of
the Board Of publication pending further
action on the report, the General Assem-
bly, adjourned until 8 O'Clock A. M, to
morrow. ....
The session closed with prayer by
the moderator
The Macon (Ga.) Journal and Ness
Senger says "Gen. Grant has appointed
the negro, IL. M. Turner, a notorious liar
and incsndiarv and one of the worst /