The New York herald., 1869-05-30
The Sabbath Committee TOld to Mind
Their Own Business.
NEW YORK TO BE PURIFIED.
Arbitrary Law Against
Public Opinion.
TIE OLD SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
Ninth Day.

OF Rev. DR.. Jacobus. the MODERATOR the
opened BY the reading of the minutes OF
the previous day, which were approved
The following despatch received aud read,
and committee appointed to reply TO it,
TUE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES or InR OLp AND NEW
TSs Synod o he Savn.s resns
IL Te's hrs Shsp third And ns Clause %
swsh and thirteenth verses. E. T. EVANS Moderator
DAVID HARRIS Secretary.
The verses referred to In this despatch were read
by Rev. DIR. Rogers, and created some merriment
though at last they were received with applause aud
devotion.
We are bound thank God always for you, brethren,
meet because that your faith growe.h exceedingly
s & e. pors % hs s OF
fort Be d mind live in peace and the God Of love and
Greet one another with holy kiss.
All SANTA salute you.
Rev. Dr. GRIER, on behalf OF the committee ap-
pointed to procure delay for the decoration Of
soldiers graves reported that they have failed in
tSs,r EFFORTS a9a asked to be discharged He stated
that they sought out the having principal
charge Of the ceremony, and were t1tsf every
thing haa been finally arranged and no alteration
could be made. He offered the following resolu-
tous:-
Resolved That this Assembly has learned with tho deepest
tea utter disregard Of The feelings and prOss1
has been determined taat the ceremony decorating the
graves Of alen soldiers shall be performed upon tho
:h, Assembly doe: ~o.s ss.ns:y and
sinful deecration OF tho sabbath and a. encouraging the
our and to destroy the sancs and authority OF the holy
Resolved Tha. white this Assembly protests against
this oossranee the Sabbath ysldo none IN s G respect
ceremony scattering few nowers the graves may
40. iaeoasssn with The :anc,iy Of the DAY but i pro-
and excess every win necessarily connected
M M M
the privilege OF participating in tho ceremony.
A gentleman remarked that the resolutions were
not distinctly heard, when another delegate moved
10 take up the report Of the Committee Domestic
Missions while still another said the Freedmen's
Committees report was left unfinished business,
and as young child OF the Church, it should be
specially fostered. The Moderator ruled these mo-
tons OF order, the hour for the orders OF The
day ren oclocsl not having arrived.
Rev. DR.. GREER then made some remarks in sup
port of his resolutions, that he had had conversa-
lions with several gentlemen. naming Mr.. Norman
White among others, who recommended such a
strong expression Of sentiment by the Assembly
In aid Of the efforts made Tor the maintenance OF
the SABBATH by strict enforcement OF tue EXCISE
Elder r. GARTER seconded the resolutions and
called upon the Assembly as waichmen upon Zion
to come 70 the AID OF the religious citizens OF New
YORK whose hearts bleed and break every blessed
Sabbath day at seeing the unhallowed nractions oil
rev. DR.. RAvAUD K. ROGERS of New Jersey, tenn.
porary c!ers, read the communleatlon from the
Brooklyn Post OF Grand Army of the Repubnc, and
the recommendation Of General Sickles, heretofore
published.
10 the committee Pending this motion
MIR. NCi'SAN WHnF president OF the sabbath
Committee or this city, by invitation addressed the
Assembly, lie thanked them Tor giving him an op-
porlun y and sand thar Tor years they had been en-
gagged IN this work In lsI. me deseclaIons Oh .9e
be done. For nine years he carried memorandum
book III bis pocket TO take down the name OF every
person who agreed to associate III the work. Many
declined saying tAat everything before attempted
was failure. Stii they worked on NO one mad
tins cIty Five hundred newsboys ran through
the streets with shouts yeis ana cries. disturbing
the family worship the association went to 70 me IN
more the power OF the secular press. The religious
were with them, OF course. They got ready, had the
secular press with then and the newsboys were
stopped on the sabbath. Then they TOOK up other
queslIons-the sale Of liquor on the Sabbath ana
theatrical representations some OF them OF the gross
est kind. These have been stopped. They then asked
the proprietors Of the large papers 10 stop the ss
Ing OF papers on Sundays; bat, unfortunately, they
were told to mind their own business. They now
ask this Assembly to take hold OF this matter as
national question. Many from the county cannot
conceive OF what IS going on undermining the inst-
tutions OF the country. The ministers have preached
hundreds OF sermons about It, bus such Is the state
of things IN this free country that laws cannot be
forced unless supported by public opinion They must
create that public opinion and arouse II TO the dan
ger which threatens TO oyerlun the land. There Is
tendency to speak hgnt OF Gods commandments
IL good TO have day OF rest, some 'but there
was no commandment for It. THIS was all wrong.
The Sabbath an institution OF God, and II
Christians VIII take hold OF IL all over the country
they will their Sabbath. They IN TINS CITY can
not sustain themselves; the Western cities cannot
sustain themselves; the county must come 70 the
REV. Mr.. PLuMLEY was opposed to the adoption
oil the report for by It the appearance would he aud
would 90 out to the country that the Assembly had
entirely failed, winch was not the case.
Some discussion arose here, with so many speak
lnDOSSiDie
one from the other, and In the midst OF It, ana cut
mittee, while the following was adopted
Resolved, That q COMMITTEES consisting OF Rev. II. G.
McCook and Eiers Charles d. Drake and winthrop Gi
services o decorating iae soldiers 10 be
ths citizens u Brooklyn, on Monday neI,.
Prom the Committee on Theological Semnaries q
number OF nominations were reported for directors
and made the order OF the day ior Monday morning.
senator Drake asked TO he excused from the com
mittee 10 attend the soldiers celebration Brooklyn
on Monday, as he desired to be present IN tn
Assembly at that time. several others Per, M were sug
accept 1t appearing that the question OF the manage
ment OF the theological semuarics IL to be as grea
cause OF contention within the Assembly as III
question or union was, and may perhaps excite
still higher degree Of animated debate At last Nj
John l. Campbell was selected, and he accepted.
Rev. Dr. John HALL, on behalf Of the Conmitte,
on the Board OF Domestic Missions, read report, o
which the following Is synopsis;-Ihe Board main
tans s24 missionary churcne5 and stations IN
number OF newly organized churches Is 60; on ex
animation 2792 and on certificate 1880 were az
mtted, ana the numOcf IN COMMUNION Win uiis
sionary churches 20,07S there are 40 Inisslonar
Sabbath schools, with $500 teachers and So4
scholars and 1858 were baptized; $40 mlsslonarle
had been IN commission and employed by the Boaro
but lso OF them nave sent IN no special report.
The amount APPROPRIATED 10 the missionaries IRON
March l. 1868, to March l, 1869, was Sll3,1s9 u
March l. 1868, there was balance In the treasury
eiq4l3. and the receipts up to March l, 1869, wer
Sl51222 making the total available resources OF th
board xi70,Ge5. The actual payments for IN
eamo period were t115,s1s and there was due TO mis-
sionafes on the ist Of March last sl2 500 leaving
that day an unappropriatcd balance iu the treasur
or e4s,34s.
The reverend gentleman stated that the commit
teo have received some overtures, and IN cons,
0uenco conferred with delegates from Mlnnesot
and from Kentucky, the latter especially, as to IN
condition and needs OF the Church In the Borde
states and he was authorized BY the committee
offer for the action OF the Assembly series Of rest
Iutions. lie was also instructed TO bring IL 10 th
attention OF tile House that about one thousand wv
hundred churches have not contributed TO the lund