The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-11-12
Meeting or the Cid School PFesbyse-
rian Assembly.

Fttn Assembly,
PITTsBURo, November 1.-THE
Old School Presbyterian Assembly
met again this morning. After devo-
tional exercisesJthe matter of election
of Professors of the Danville Semi
nary was taken up. The following
candidates we're elected: DR.. E =.
Humphrey, Chairman, Dedactie The
ology; DR.. Stephen Yerkere, Biblical
Literature; DR.. N. West, Biblical
Theological History; DIR. L.. j. Hal
sey, Government aud Pastoral The
ologg. sTlo 4-t.j'
The Moderator announced the fol-
lowing Committee on the relations of
the Assembly with the Reformed
Dutch Church: Revs. Spring. Knox.
Rodgers, bravo and Belmont.
The following were elected Trus-
tees: n. W. LemeB0nF, of Chicago,
Robert Patterson, s. D. MattesoD,
and Robert Beer.
RuIing Editors-J. L, Willisns,
@. @. Spring, S. N. More, Charles
Manderbury.
The Stated CLERK reported that
127 Presbyteries out of 145 snswered
overtnres afirmatively, ffty-nine CIV
iug 2 unanimous vote.
The resolution passed yesterday in
regard to welcoming to the Presbyte-
rian Church Individual members, pas
tors or churches wishing TO cone was
rescinded.
There was considerable discussion
OYER the adoption of DR.. Mapill's re-
port or reunion, the largesa part of
which was voted down.
Delegates were appointed to the
Welsh Cslvanistic Synod, which
meets here next August.
The New School Assembly, after
devotional exercises, discussed the
subject of the effort made in The New
York Legislature last year appropri-
ating e portion Of the School Fund
to support Roman Catholic schools.
A paper was presented from the
Permanent Committee Of the Ameri-
can Board, embracing resolutions thst
the chairman be requested to repre-
sent to the General Assembly at
Pittsburgh that the appropriations Of
the Americon Board for the support
Of missionary work for the ensuing
year have been made, relying on con-
tributions of churches, as heretofore,
to enable appropriations.
Ia the afternoon The report from
/ the Committee on Reunion was pre-
scented in both Assemblies, and unani-
! mously adopted without discussion.
It recites the basis adopted By both
bodies in the Spring; refers to the
ratification by more than two thirds
of the Presbyteries connected with
each; pronounces a union compact
I provides for joint committees on de-
/ tails of reconstruction, and recom-
mends measures for increased activity
in Christian labor; directs the disso-
/ lution of both bodies tomorrow al
] ten o'clock, to meet as one in the
First Presbyterian Church Ia PhiIa
delphia next May; provides for !
united meeting in this city for PRAYER
} and praise, Immediately upon the dis.
solution tomorrow morning, and fol
q united communion service at :
/ O'Clock IN the afternoon.
a union meeting, IN reference tc
| Home missions, at the First Church
will be held tonight. Another, de-
voted to the consideration of Foreigu
| Missions, Will be held In the Third
| Church tomorrow night.
| Yesterday afternoon Che Joint com.
mittee Of the United Presbyterian
| General Assembly and the Reformed
Presbyterian General Synod met tC
negotiate terms for an organic unior
of the two bodies. The following ii
\ the substance of the basis sgred on
! WHEREAS, Organic union between
1.-The bodies named is most desirable
and Of the utmost importance to th,