, 1869-05-27
RELIGIOUS,

Ec.tcrcay's Proceedings In tho Old
and New school Presbyterian A.
4e1nblirA mt New Hork-Nsp0rf OF
the JcInt Com naittce on ft'o aaucs-
tirn OF KeuRIoD to be Submitted
To-Dny.
SKw YosK, Nay eG-In the New School Prceby-
terrain Assembly to,day. Invitations Tere accepted
tuittee Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, In the
ceremony Of decorating soldiers graves nexr
The Committee on Ministerial Relief reported
tths q iayHan has given T. 80 towards the pro-
rored fund Of te0' ~ for the relief Of ne Minis
f. same ana pufoss RepoFt = aloptea
The Standing Committee on Home Missions
r.ade relnrt, claiming that large proposuon
Of the Immigration Is Protestant, and thai this
dispruportion Will xlw1Es contlnne The commit.
tee recommend church extension, md Increased
e1sts to.a5d ents',.ni.ing re chtnese "a tn1s
cities and the reunion Of domestic MISSIONS he-
port adopted.
The Standing COMMITTEE on Freelaen reported
that the work Of educating and chr!stixniztnH the
freedmen proceeding Vigorously. sesen Of
tta!acd missionaries and one hundred teachcra
have taken the leIl aud tnanv otheta not appoint
et Only x15,nn1 Nns subscribed las. year. The
committee want s1oo,6v1 this Jcat. Report
Tte Church Erection Committee reported that
over 1000 churches had failr to contribute to the
fund during the PAST, and that greatly increased
fae qesF seoud Id he e4peade ID
the cause At the West Collections In the churches
were recommended.
ReY prs smith, Durrhard md Seayer anh Mr.
Barnum are proposed for the new committee, tho
te1m Of the present committee havlng s1p'red.
Repoft adopted.
The Ccu1mittee On EducasIon reported that
thrcc-tturtEs Of tie church haI not contributed
the past year, TWO hundred and eighteen candi-
dates for the ministry have oeen relieved KEs.
DsB. Sew hta3, Pour. !CNe5 and Benedict and Mr.
James ART proposed Ii the new committee. Re
port sul0ptssl.
union. announced that the report u the commit
tce w1il be snlEnltte'! to 10th Assemblies Alnlt
talecusly. Tomorrow morning.
A. The a,te5noon session The 1epoEs @ Of the Com,
liz, OF PASTORS thar haye died within the year
esaEtng the condition Of the churches and Sab
chu.thes m: now without pastors Report
Res. III. orm.seo, from the Synod OF Canada,
Nlade an eloquent ut},lTeks In favor OF reunion
The Moderator replied IN s-lsaaIe teImA
The discussion on aprcai from tho Assembly Of
Illinois IN relation TO 1nasnR the ONCE Of Elder
for term OF yclfH, instead OF NlnE for life, wh8
then resumed. majority oi the speakers were
IN fasor Of tho former plan The assembly ad-
}oCrutd without taxing vote on the question:
OLD SCHOOL ASsEMNH
In the Old School Assembly to-ta&& fouuit-
tic Oil Lizard Of Ed"cattnn matte d 4atlc re-
roFt tho records Of the boar1 anit1 1ts Exec
ut1Ee C1niIrt1ce.
4 rarer was received froln the General Synod Of
| the Re!nrme., Churrh. recommending rtaa for a
| rational coupcti o! the Evangelical denom!aa-
ar 81 'pe unsn I'd A.
| maintenance Ct the common doctrines and
eihics Of The Christian Church, 10 tr held In New
| tu!tiec Of three n,tutstcrn End tno ruling elders,
viz: Rev. hrs. ]. Il. Waterbury, T. II. Skinner,
IT. and $. Miller, and Elders \. B. BelnE2 and j..
The Common Disabled Ministers Fnnh reported
tho receipts Of tne Esar 1t 9ss, ~ and dtsnuTsc-
Dents al r. - FIN Minister, ss'snsy,ase r. M -
| relieved.
| An Invitation wAs received from tho Grand
Army Of tLe Republic q hsnEs couas5 70 attend
| ne1t Monday.
Ter. DT. j. R. Taylor, AZ representative from the
| Reformed Church Of Sorth America, mud Rev.
| DR. Ormts1cn, from the rrr4b3tertan Charcn Of
Canada, made sd.reasr rs IL faror Of reunion
| Al The afternoon session the reception OF dele
gales ffuM corresponding bodics xaa continued,
/ ind similar addresses n1atic oy Rev. William
| Bruce, Of the United Presbyterian Church. Rev.
William Adams, aud Hon. William E Dodge, OF
Al the conclusion Of Rev. Or. ormt.ten's re-
| mafkB the Moderator mahe an address c1prcsatnR
| the pleasure II Afforded him aud his teu1lons
hrctl4EEn to wee atoong them representative oi
| the Canadian Prtshl tcr!nn Church.
Sa tas Eas u
! ted to The hour OF adjournment .
An invitation To participate In devotional cycr
clses to moFrpW morning with the Old School VI!
received md nccepted, when the assembly I'd
| jouIued.
| TIE QUESTION nF RErSI0H.
1t Is understood the Conference Committee O.
lie TWO Presbyterian assemblies hcs unanimously
agreed TO recommend reunion on the basis Of tht
Standards pa5r ana tmr'e INF 4. '1s e
ter1es ipr sppruval, and that the two assemblies
adjourn 10 meet IN Pittsburgh In November, L
as - % .o sne ID 1ae
| tee Will submit form Of declaration TO tx N sdt
BY each assembly, instead Of the articles adopted ~
the last htte1u'.Ies sud rejected by the OLD Scho"
| f0v AffinD 1f the assemblies
tE1s declaration to bc fna1- The Er2ort will IN
doublcti!t he adopted os both hodlca
state ConErcgntional Association oi
/ Illinois.
SPECIAL Despa tch to The Chicago Tribune.
| FARHtx17oS. Ill, Msy s6.
The State Congregational Association ot 1lllaot
commenced Ia annual session In the Congregs
rtonal Church. this evening, al II O'Clock 1t
nrst meeting was held ln this town twcai5-as
Hev. VIM. Carer, the Ch.Irrnan Of the frs
tor Of tic rrss Congregational Church ii TIL
! STATE. cobducted the devotional services, ate
preached the opening sermon from the ac>on
| tonnthtacs twelfth chapter, t.nth verse
"Whcn I am weak then l an Etrong-" II
strength Ct The -.1.a:!e's we-.acsi ras nat =
force Q! Intellect nor Of personal virtue, hat III
st1erotn Ct Jehoyah. On what, h5 tea*oa Of III
rey. MS nas ssn n The = stSsnsn t ss' Of the 1 n
pioneezs Ct ali Christian enterprises Wlihi
thirty !tass af1Sr tae ,'s ls1sn Q! ' Jssas' II
ea Question ts4or 81 the q roFes 5ssUa
grades: miracle II hstery-shc osI ot God
the prc-thIg Of fcct:c yet Goll5 man. and sha
ID divine poEef ss llen ey t tne
Luther ar:d the purpose Of lhc fur;ana bail: u
church. and nnt'ot is si1i1 II t'e in the wore
Of vcakncss And calamity. The entlsc spirttus
rover Of the Church is sbe nrsttnal power whlc