New-York tribune., 1869-05-26

burches and people give their means ana a. po S 70 mon
work Mohammed All planISga 1890 eT and every leaf
vafbeTed moisture and now the rainy 1aSg t eyerv
STessed some % ss sasGs sa6eTSg the dews Of the spirit In
the days old Rome the Coins rusS hoed al the
ey had no eve for art or luxury put tney a and
foot OF the Cross The Gohs are coming I1 and es.
the Eastern nations TG pu S them here and in three
tures YOU will have large natons oi ii demand their
land Upon your Christian wiz give
haraceT Statistics have been called for ne Wou ers
some Twenty years ago there were m Du' cbnrches
and a Presbytery OF eleven learned ana pious NA
Rstes % c o. MI R"berts OF Elizabeth N said that he
mad recently been among the missions OF the ha5e @
e the gTa9dst T9rk Of t9s TeTe work for ali the
,nissionares OF the Christian world among lle heeo
RaS tTayeHs T in Palestine boy asked him in good
English to preach there. The people OF TINS village M
Schoo had been waiting for whole year for some one
como and preach among them Inc thsrs tbrongb
which saving truth may flow to all the Eastern nauUnsd
The world RIPE; tbo RosSa Is heavily in debt men
arc waiting TO be sent abroad ana there Is no 0y @
~ had IS OOOOO he did not know what 70 40
with There many Christians with large alouts f VI
surplus funds and this great and important cause an
gushing. This should not be. Mr RoDertss ADDRESS
was earnest. lively aud deeply interesting, ,od tbe
Assembly adjourned. The closing prayer was offered py
the Rev. II. r. Wilson, d. ID. 49, sr, Nyo1rorE
During the interussiOn photographer from S,hi,, "
N j.. took a picture OF the Members OF the ASsen"'
grouped upon the stems OF inc ChuICh'
AFTERNOON SESSION
Tho Assembly met at q O'Clock. and was opened
with prayer by the Moderator The Rev Mr. j. q Grler
OF the Committee to correspond with the ocers OF he
Grand Army Of the Republic, reported that tne commit
tee could fnd no officers with whom to correspond ana
asked 20 be discharged. The Committee was conVnuou'
The Rev Dr. Rodgers happy to say that the officers
Of the Assembly in NewJersey had countermanded the
order and directed their members to decorate the graves
Of the soldiers on Monday, instead OF sunday
SUPPORT OF THE MINISTRY,
The Rev Mr. Wight OF the Committee appointed by the
last Assembly 10 prepare a report the inadequate sup
mort Os the ministry and to devise means TO supplement-
The report states that only Of tho ministers Of
the church receive am average salary OF CO @ anu b u
ward The average OF the remainder IS not more tau
$3.50 The support OF the ministry deyoyes upon the
Church. the Presbytery and the SShera b rel,V
primary obligation rests upen tne Ghurcn lo = ,yo
tery have the right OF ecclesiastical supervision and ne
duty of assistance The duty OF assisting feeble chaIches
deyolyes primarily upon the Church. and the next npon
the Presbytey. But there are feeble missionary @ dS
oyd more wealthy Presbyteries The Committee
suggested scheme ,naS9R TlIR s1pSlemeEtSd fn
Presbyteres may appoint Committee on missions m @ & anu
6yterian Committees Shall form synodlcal Committee
on Missions 10 whom all cases OF unemployed ministers
and eentiates aud feeble churches shall be referred
the chairman of the synodcal Committee being the
organ Of communication with the Board OF Mlsslons, 1ne
minimum salary OF ministers 20 be raised 10 SO Per P9l
Churches be supplied from the funds o tine PTesDyeIy
and the Board Of Domestic Missions Iho pan leTS y
mended resembles the susenaton schemeI OF the free
Church Of Scotland
THE PREsBYTERIEs on REUNION
The Stated Clerk Of the Assembly the Rev. Dr. Magil,
repored the result Of the examination Of the votes OF the
Presbyteres as they had been transmitted TO him.
Amid the great confusion Of the vote, which was extra
ordinary tho Clerk remarked that only five had voted on
the basis sent down TO them. Thrtysix Presbyteries
voted in favor Of immedle union and 1C7 against It,
The sentiment OF all was most distinctly in favor OF
union. but there great diversity OF action as to the
Tecommtted for further examination the of the
Presbyeries rendered classification dihioult.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Assembly resumed the consideration OF the report
OF the Committee on the Report of the Board of Foreign
Missions.
The Rev. Mr. Blackburn of Brazil advocated the
fuhlimen OF the made by the Assembly in passing
resolutions by year 70 sustain TINS work OF missions
BToz open TO their labor They could advantageousy
locate 20 missionaries in two provinces alone OF that
The Rev. Solomon Cook Of Illinois thought that
all were disposed vote these resolutions and honestly
nothing for Board the last at least 600 have no
encs The otber ao Churches are yefy poor
The rich churches must not depend upon these poor
the Prcsbyteran Church on tobacco Alone devoted to
this object would more than make up all the deficiencies
VIM Rankin esq, the Treasurer Of the Board. stated
that during the last eighteen years the Board haa always
cIvcd H. The estimates OF the Board require SS5OOOO 70
ihS Committee it could not be raised within 600 I'm
this Assembly vote this money and raise IT, ne woaid
mat tho Church should follow the order OF SCRIPTURE
him shall be given OF the gold OF SheDa Prayer also
shall be made, and daily shall He be praised" Gotd,
prayer and praise that is the order Begin the monthly
concert with a collecon-then pray, and then praise
Had not God appeared for US, our debt would now be
$4,000
The Rev Charles r. Imbrle rejoiced In the practical
statement Of the Treasurer.
Tho resolutions and the report were adopted.
Tie Rev Mr. Plumley offered resolution that the hrst
week IN January next from the cd TO Sth ins be made
week OF prayer for the conversion OF the World
BOARD OF EDUCATION
The report Of the Committee to whom the report Of
this Board was referred read by the Rev Robert
Hami d. D. The report OF this Board presents the fol
lowing noteworthy statistics:
cANDIDATEL
satisfies candidates for The II months only which form The
eeelssssical year closing As iolloSs
Number Of new candidates received ............:..
Whole ruuber during this time 10 theoiogea course. i1
during this time In collegiate oourse.'il
Whole during this time aeadsnieal course lyI -
Total candidates on the roll; 1N
the beguung r the
OF the above o. % have completed their their theological stables at
the m Of the Church Three have been dropped By their Pres
byteres defects in dOcD Sennen two on nPTo
pe behavior; from shnes aud other Two Of
excellent character Barnes and Manor have finished
their earthly course
TREASURr
The following condition Of the Treasury from The
l May the st Of April 1869 Ven moabhs Iss year IN
future TO be from the lst Of ApdL)
Reeeps .......... s35 $50 a 5000 70
BSlspes iS63...... l32B vs. Loss %
s1@7@ sLl2o 81
PaymsDts.....'... A7S ~ Jlsa
S68l9 S961 90
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