New-York tribune., 1870-05-21
THE PRESBYTERIANS.

PHILADELPHIA, MAY 20-The General AS
sembly spent hour in devotional exercises this morn
ing before business the attendance being remarkably
large and the services interesting Moderator Backus
presided and prayers made by the Rev. Drs H. j.
Van Dyke ]. Fensmth, ]. McCosh, and others. Elder
Stephen On g. Of Batavia, ~ " remarked that the
large attendance this prayer service was significant
Of high spiritual promise both the Assembly and the
Church 1t represents
At the opening OF business, telegram was read from
the Rev. David Elliot d. d. Moderator Of the last Gen.
eral Assembly nsa7 Immediately preceding the sePara,
ton sending greeting ana nope ih tds sSny
and cemened by that charity which the bond OF per.
fectness" The dispatch will be answered by Stated
Judge Mccoy tried to decline his clerkshp grounds
Of s Ms E14 d ago
City added to the clerks.
The Of II the Joint mt appointed m D tine
Permanent Committee IN. 81 and the Board (O 81 OF
al% FTSsh Ss nepor snf ass That the
publication is Important 1t does not need 70 buy
or S% Ssn e re The he prs buildings
No. s21 TO- 8. building) and No 1884 tN 81 Chest
sw SaSs to aa Se some for ali the interests
OF the denomination. The Board OF publication should
Of e sn The oeers should have such
pensation may make their ahors fully effective Col
new churches for the outlying population Of the land
In view Of these considerations the following resolutions
The Committee he united in to be called The
l. The new Board bon to have hal. ministers
and one half n three classes one Of Teh S % containing @s
The Board shall meet least June October JaH1ar and Apnli
and first Tuesday Of June 1870 No. e2 Chetnus
EIseaiye oeer, Secretary or see,ear: and Treasurer
Each Pesbytery shall appont one Of is
byea Publication Committee collections seek for candidates
property held in tr denomination for this work sharbe
te Of appted Feb Ss .nd the vacancies
r sass Of '''' ''f the ''''' among
Real estate mos Chestuu to be handed and
special enacmen il necessary to be sought from the Pennsylvania
ic contdbuion. to be relou.ly held for publications.
H. No s2l Chesnust sie o. s. ban to be sold and No lS'
H. One hundred thousand dollars to be by contributions for this
eo'e At November Joint meeting Memorial Reunion
H. The present officers and Board remain until
OF the report followed its reading and ended in the pac.
ing document upon the docket so az to be called
10 81 moved TO appoint committee Of revision OF the
"rules for judcatores" to report at the Assembly OF
nOunced: Mnsters-Elias r. Beadle, d. ID. lO Sd G. +.
wswe D. d., d. A. Cunningham, James Y Mitchell.
Robert Carter j. d. Reinboth. The Joint Committee
the TO- 81 Disabled Ministers and the Ministerial Relief
On S. Funds, appointed November 1869, reported the
following resolutions for action:
Fund be hereafter called the Relief Fund for Disabled
secretary and and four members to be elected
Present funds to be duly transferred red ,o,,.oo. .,
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College and seminsry Church Ersedcn-osard Crosby D. aser
3 s S s R. for ps ssa n n
sproe pastor First church 90 s).tNewburgh Hudson River
dassss 1ss AeH' -Ii
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church he Isass ss Rev J.
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Co. 81 church and President Merchans Bank Deyo
tonai The Rev. Elias Bead D. pastor Second TO- s.
The sensation of the morning was in the speeches of
Drs Adams, Musgrave and Hopkins in behalf Of three
of the theological seminaries connected with the late
branches the church The semnaries are the source
whence those statements OF doctrine and pety by
which the people learn the principles Of the church,
and the differences between the old and the new
rnc only the settlement OF the seminary question has
Sa s has ony a IN Gne he @ S the
being under various kinds OF authority might require
vsy oo%ns lit Of the He IN"
corporation: -
Princeton ss y J. fsaSd'd isls 4uSo" y y 1919 90.
Alshsny Pa Ia2' Lane Cincinnati ,a 2.ts @ Ohio @ ls2a
Chicsgo III 1883 Cteago-Never fairly in opertn.
The Old School Seminares have all been under the
mediate control OF their General Assembly those in the
New School have been -, under the control Of dis
only Auburn Seminary which was established under the
authority Of % presbyeres acting through their three
NewYork N s. nov sends IN paper !presented oy Dr.
Adams saying that desires res fGr he SAKE "a is OF 1ns aar
under Assembly control so far as that the Assembly may
Hopkins expressed hope that their Board Of Directors
will act similarly at an early day and Princeton,
through Musgraye desires to put not only professors
but directors under Assembly control The whole sub
ject was duly referred -
Numerous invitations flung in upon the Assembly
this afternoon like bouquets the hero OF
simar e hsbina gratitae The American sunday
school Union wishes TO All five hundred with listen
G91h Ths
the commissioners welcome to their but want Pres
hyterans give them proof building for their vau
able archives. To this the Assembly consented. DR.:
McCosh informed the house that Princeton College will
named in honor, etc. the 2sh Of May and world
TEEN is great honor to have commttee OF thls body
there will be twenty gentlemen accredited to that duty
little episode late in the afternoon was good illus
traton Of the sprnOt Of cOnciatOD but Of confidence
and throughout the whole Assembly and church
The Rev. Dr William Adams Of Of Madso1,sgaare Ma NeS, E
ttest Chairman for tke standing committee on Theolo
them and for the to
resign being hims director Of Union Seminary but
vehement and cordially refused acknowledge such
fears for the efectualness Of the reunion. Dr. Adams
will therefore continue Chairman Of the Committee
semnaries. The following paper was presented by
Dr. Adams Of NewYork:
WA,r,a Geneal Assembly believing that the interest. Of the
Kingdom Of Lord throughout entire country will be gradually
promoted BY healing all divisions;
WA1so desires speedy establishment Of
cordial with the body known the Southern Pres
byesn Church upeu mutual confidence and Christian
honor and love;
believe between the
branches Church North happily
present suspicious opportunity for the adjustment Of such
relaticns therefore be 1t
Resolved That Committee OF hve ministers and four elders be p
pointed Assembly confer with similar Committee II IL shall he
Assembly the Of loaisv
sie opening friendly correspondence between the Northern and