New-York tribune., 1869-05-26

1 m he eopyeuon Of this synod faternh
may Be uT ADOPTED Of Ss S :S%oS sSs ou Sa y aH T
Out inyoIg II ,9.FssSsT ~ cations, %S Sd
Thsa The dOcta spd governmental system Of The Reformed
promotion Of peJ aud religion may be P'O''u'sd
Rsoid Tb, Synod hereby ,pPon committee o. three minis,
teT and three elders TO present ~ Is - e ~ s ps annual
meetings their consideration sud adoption The following
Council shah have for m l. oeeii ihs o9esrag % proper
81 9%Ss 5o.,5s S0l s G sh. Of The Christian Church
whose bead is the Lord Jesus IL, 49,, =, ,,., -, q,
the purpose ,laHg sby dsHoaaao. ~ @ I'o m ,
Of the Gospel W dimnhag seetAh 's' aa oPPo
sueb Couse vheueoveu consider and recommend such gen
sI ~ S " ma, Il, is1d 5 20 % slGa cS aSbp n IBIS Or otbs
lands them closer together Aggressive hbe 70 bng hs
The Council shs b. delegated bor may consist vs repre-
s,nayes-hrse ministers and two ymsn-TeI ssea h,aH5ee. a
such ,hA be held responsible legislative sense for shat the
RI, Council meet provided be higher o.iSr,, and ,s.,9;
October 1863 10 CJ OfSswYok 10 O'Clock IN the Re
'0Tsa the Pr.nt ssIt % AsoT Ssts cs r,b, synod d,
appointed a Committee to carry the SbOre nio eject
The uBdsgned President STATED CLERK Of The Synod bhV been
directed BY above named to forward the foregoing paper
to your bOd and request for ith fvorahl' eohdoA
The Of Christianity Ia country Ito relation to An@0hn'
uan forces seems encourage EFFORT to seore eoopetoh
among al. xbO " s'sd 70 meet 'he sHGsn
eiss Of the tines
uopns ., your reverend body NAY vsE t,is s ieuOn
gos.el Ia .bs preceding psPeT. sabscfbo ourss1s'u
Youri n hiternal bonds
RlnEEr g PoRrEH. Prtf1esi oi GsrsrS sInod
DAVID D. DEHIEKFT Stated CLERK
Ne,S. York Nay 1863
The Committee on Devotional Exercises reported;
Joint Of both Assemblies in the Church OF
the Covenant this morning at S. Moderator Fowler 70
@e.9e Ue IN behalf OF the Christian Commission in
the Church OF the Covenant. On Friday az p m. ine
both Assemblies in tho brick church, ffth eorne,
oNVlpF vi
opening prayer and break tho bread; James Shaw will
ske ma TI one Elder, the Hon WIN strong a. 50
Of Philadelphia David Huber o. 81 OF California. the
be GP 20 81 Martin RyeTson Co. So and Morris Paterson
70. 81 OF this city, viii distribute the elements
REPORT or IHE COMMITTEE on PUBLICATION.
The Rev Dr. Thomas Hastings OF this city. Chairman
OF tho Standing Committee Publication. presented
their report on the Permanent Committees report Tho
Committee congratulate the Assembly the steady and
substantial advance Of this cause upon the sympates
OF the churches The Church has been slow 70 cherish
enterprise seeming be imposed her by the demands
creating financial power within the church that might
become intrusive, assuming, aud arbitrary. other
denomlnauonal publishing interests have sometimes
proved unwIeldy; but II teems 10 tho Com
mittee well maintained that IN one D0dy
there is prevalent and Characteristics spirit
which makes a disproporuoneto magnitude or
nm undue influence highly improbable true and ef-
fecve caholoity too requires as the base for is sd
yances toward higher Christian unity, wellrounded
UNCONVENTIONAL completeness Onr special deficiency
has BEEN undoubtedly lack OF proporonate zeal aud
enterprise IN the cause OF publication Hearty sympathy
with This Permanent Committee Is therefore urged. The
Sub Committee sabDathSchools IL commended; The
Presbgierfdn honhly and inc following names are sus
The Rev. Daniel March d. ID, tho Roy. j. Glentworth
Butler ID. d.. Mr. Samuel Perkins, Mr. Robert NJ Will
son, and Mr. George W. simons. The following resolu-
tions are appended; 80 p,r..,,.. a., a.. ,.,.,., p,,
ers requested upon the representatives, Of each Of their
churches TIE duty Of d.sni1suE ano1G her people regular h's
noting ssqtI,l eeu,ioH o Ihs ire.,yraH 1on,Ag a.
employ general sga! ', Tho hares,, .od saSbaih
S s bmsso The cause Of sIHop snd 70 tho
promotion Of higher h.Iey ia or schools generally
vigorous speech was made In opposition 70 the Perma
nent Committee by the Rev Howard Crosby, j. D.. Of
tho FOurhAye. Church He said that the Committee was
needless luxury: its publications cost is 10 20 per cent
than the same books cost ut Robert Carers or at
many another publishing house.
The Rev John ". Dulles Secretary OF the Permanent
Committee spoke In It's behalf ana followed by tho
Rev Henry Darling. d. D., who opposed the Committee
on the ground OF economy. He thOught would DO much
better 20 Sfeulse tnfonsn me thS w. ar
advance OF 10 70 20 cent for the mere luxury OF tho
Confession and other books with tho imprint OF Presby-
Committee had been vast and, he believed an un-
warranted expense aud he desired to their dlsoon
The Rev John w. Dulles, Secretary OF the Committee,
Of the operations Of the Committee He was followed
by the Rev Henry Darling, ID. D., formerly permanent
cation Permanent Committee when resident in Phadei.
pha where s located the Presbyterian House lie made
Thought the position taken by that gentleman very
roneous aud shortsghted one The Publication Com.
meo had at first adopted the very plan he suggested
rance OF the books Of tho Presbyterian PubHca-
ton Committee, which booksellers had, not sin.
gularly made secondary TO their own .puDlca.
lions IL necessary for TO haYo denOmlnaJonal
representation I'm this cause, and the money expended
for u was well expended. lie thought Dr. Crosbys esti
mate the difference between the books OF the Commit
tee and those OF other publishers placed too high
but, whatever IL was, IL was well enough So
DR. Crosby replied that wo must include our first
moneys We cannot fit up presses, etc, aud publish our
Confession the price that buy IL for at
Mr. Carters and 10 seems foolish 10 be at all this extra
expense simply for the luxury of publishing few books
The Rev Or. Taylor Of Cincinnati, had supposed we
were all united In this matter and regretted that DIR.
Crosby seeming to speak for the EewYOrk Fourth Pres
bytery Dr Crosby only speak for several ministers In
we are TO sustain representative press we must pay
for IT, and In my church we have never oven thought
TSe Rev Robert Adar Of Philadelphia urged the
view little while ago had become 50 liberal that
wa could OF everybody olso but our own now
we ara getting be q denomination taking care OF our
own enterprises should aud growing more ana
moro respected by every other denomination Tnls way
OF putting the is bad II II DO said instead OF depre
eating cost that the enterprise Will cost soethn9
but IL Is for the good for the best interests OF te ueho
nation that we love, men will give as Is needed -,
The Rev. George Howard Zone OF the temporary oerk
aiding 10 raise the Pubcatlan Fund. lie had not known
OF the hostility felt toward u In this oity vi ne came
here but Dr. Crosby had admitted hm Heely 10 ms
pulpit though he could Lot consistently huNocat0 lno
We havo many noble books We never should have had
but for this fund. - ,,, ,.,
The Rev DR. Richnrd Alien, philadelphia, advocated
sustaining our own. He would prefer TO patr0nEe
Presbyterian Shoemaker, or mefchanl OF ,oIi U
paper rather than any other Presbyterian publications
haVe made the world understand what Presbyterians