The New York herald., 1869-05-30


erto reached. The resolutions are as ioiiows'-
Resolved committee having 's.sfSy ss.%pss m ,ss
Board Of Domsso Missions approve and the r.
port :. ns % sIos % aH o SS
e express rnsas % God Ss pleasing
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S st DR. y e.
9Rsoved That the arrangements Of seminartes having
after their seoOad year At the ss%asy %shs not,
the direction Of the pres6ysry within whose
Rssoys Sss a. ousourh Of our couss
% ~ s 20 1s funds o. @ S saa 20
year. recommended that the General Assembly authorize
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Rssed That the sSy ~saom and 81 lie Cor
responding sssre.ary cf he Board, Rev IL Masssso
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permit bs valuable services being retained BY the Board.
The report was accepted and It was ordered to
take 1t up for discussion at once.
Rev. DIR. MuS0RAyE. secretary OF the Committee,
was called upon for his views. lie gave a detated
account and at considerable length, OF the ramided
agencies OF the Board and bow he, the reverend
speaker, as temporary secretary 30 the Board, cx-
erted himself to aid them their work. The demand
for missionaries particularly IN the border States aud
West great and must be hed; but to do al, that
they wished and could more money Ia necessary.
quarter Of million could easily be got from tho
churches, and II he had his own way he would in
sist on two millions to be expended IN the conyer-
The resolutions were taken up seriGttDt, the hrst
was read again by REV. Dr. Hall and
Rev. ALBEIT WILLIAMS, OF CahfOrnia, obtained
the floor lie said that though from California his
heart balanced between New Jersey and California.
hence lie not tempted to say in the elegant dcton Of
General Banks, ei the Union ade.r He appeared to
speak In highly favorable terms Of the personal quail
ifcations oil irgham Young and his abilities, to
whom ne once listened as he delivered a Sax hours
speech, aad hence the diioulty Of sending mission
aries among Ills people. he then spoke Of the Chi
people, where they learn the rudiments OF the Eng
iish language He referred to the change OF the de-
sert country wrought by the Pacific Railway; and then
he asked Where had they ever seen In those coun
tries missionary Of the Old School Presbyterian
Churchf
The following communication from the New School
assembly was received and read at the conclusion OF
contained Immediately adODted-
CHURCH or THE COVENANT May 2S, 1868.
REy W. E. soSENoK. D; D. rer%ansn. name e., Clerk Of the
am instructed 70 communicate resolution adopted by
this Assembly, with view to such action as may seem
Resolved, That! with concurrent ac.io. Of Assem-
COMMITTEES Of Conferences on R.Gn.en, together With sho
sn% sena do%n "f ne @ Dc poHsa to
esr nos ~ TO the nomenous question of reunion
'''''''' '''' ). GLEswoRrH BUTLER
Rev. JAMES 8. MCDONALD. OF Stockton. California.
also spoke or the imperative necessity TO send mis-
sonaries to the Paclnc coast, the mining country.
and along the Pacific Railroad. where permanent aud
built up In ten days or two weeks.
Rev. J. G. REAsER. Of Icavenworth, Kansas. has
Synod Of Kansas for the last ten years. The whole
synod has been growing up from feeble beginnings
difference In working between Methodists and Pres
byierlans. The latter missionary comes to place.
looks around, makes quiet inquiries how many Pres
byterians are In the village. The missionary then
makes hts report to the committee that there are
three. and the committee decide to abandon The
town for the present. The Methodist arrives IN the
village In the morning and announces "preaching
tonight He continues, and before week or two
passes he has u congregation. The Presbyterians
have got into rut aud there they stick and cannot
get out OF IT, lie spoke OF Kansas as the geographic
jndge OF the immensely OF the field opened Sy Proyi.
dence for eyangelization. and he hoped the United
Church win riso TO the full height Of this duty.
The further consideration OF the report was then
postponed till Monday morning.
Rev. Dr. A. A. E. Taylor OF the Presbytery Of the
Potomac submitted the following report on behalf OF
the Committee Of Correspondence with the Southern
Church,
Whereas the last General Assembly .cSnowedssd the
in the Southern States and enoined all subordtnAts
rms Which are sne% 10 ministers and members Of other
branches OF the Presbyterian Church in this country there
Rstoved, That the General Assembly hereby conveys ia
ChEI.tan .aa,s.oas to tho General assembly OF the
TO m sue n is Of GSs fraternity
fellowship towards the ministers and members Of that body
symbol. OF faith the same forms Of and Of wor
principles to which our common ancestors witnessed and
which have maintained together n the past and
tsory we due 70 Lord and to tie best
may not s distant Whsn .au Be united IN
great ID that ~ shall cover our nos land and e
Resolved That the Stated Clerk be directed 70 forward
terian Church 10 the Southern states
The reverend gentleman. after concluding the
reading stated that now having agreed to unite the
Old and New school, IL remains to seek what was 10
be done to bring into the common fold the southern
branch oil the Church. The committee sought TO
farm no llieha rll tn
the case. There are some who will not go so far
some who would go further. The paper was predi-
means that the same rights should he extended to
the southern Church as to any member Of the Pres.
byteran Church in the United States. There was q
feeling IN the south that there was tide OF Chris.
t.an fellowship pervading the Northern heart:
dh9agn 'oe iae,,rg e Sor9 st pear @ ,ne s
| throughout the great mass Of the North the
CHRISTIAN heart Is ready TO accept Kindness from
their southern brethren and to extend kindness. II
| they would let them understand that they were
ready for this work. they should have their coopera-
| tion and a restoration OF Christian unity. They
owed this TO their country lie was in most earnest
| sympathy with the government to maintain the
restore n in the Church also. Let them do what
they to save the Presbyterian Church In the
south lor Chrst's sake, as duty they owed to the
Master. But ii was objected that the Southern
brethren were unwilling to join the Church and
would not receive commission II one be sent to
sembly would have done its duty, aud result
would follow-a large number OF Presbyterians
would leave the southern branch and . stancn,
| solid Church would rise IN communion with the
whole Church. This Is evident from the letter OF the
southern Assembly. which says that II the project
or reunion be urged the peace OF the southern
| church would be greatly disturbed. which could
only be because great number In the south desire
| reunion
The report put on the docket for future action.
| Rev. Drs. N0S TARDY and CAsPAR, delegates from
the Evangelical Reformed Church OF Bohemia, Aus
tria, we're introduced by the Moderator. Their ere.
dentias were read In English by the Rev. DIR. Daniel
| W. Poor, OF Newark ".
| Rev nr IN tn Iv mod En- Ifqh ade
short speech which he closed with expressing the
desire for assistance needed by mis- church. II Ii
| working under dlsadvantageou5 circumstances.
Rev. Dr. voS TARDY spoke In German OF the
Apostolic simplicity, By means OF which Bohemia II
| to be saved from the Egyptian darkness OF Romlsh
| superstition. Through tins they hope 10 carry up
| Bohemia 10 the glory OF a grand aud free nation
educate her 20 the service OF Christ. They came 10
fortlfy themselves their faith by seeing personally
| that there Mai land where the iIne GOsne