Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-26

Southern General Assembly Fourth Days
Proceedings.
Compiled from the Louisville Courier

Compiled from the Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Assembly was called to order
at 8 o'clock am, and the Moderator
offered up a prayer for divine aid and
guidance.
The minutes of Saturday were then
read, and, on motion of Rev. w. l..
Singleton, were 80 corrected as to
show that DIR. Palmer had been made
chairman Of the Committee on Church
Ministry in the stead of DR.. Lyon, at
the special request of that gentleman,
after which they were adopted.
The Committee on Relief Fund, to
whom was referred the report of the
Executive Committee of Sustentation
on the relief fund for the widows and
orphans of ministers at their decease.
reported that it is eminently desirable
that a fund should be provided for the
families of ministers at their decease;
and that the best and most efFectuai
mode of raising that fund is by annu-
al contributions from the churches, as
recommended by the memorial pre-
sented to the last General Assembly.
Reports of the Committee on the
/ state of the resources of the synOds of
Virginia, Nashville and-Memphis,
were then received and adopted.
An overture from Montgomery and
| Winchester Presbyteries, with refer
ence 10 our ministers remaining per-
manent supplies of churches of other
denominations, for example, Congre-
lgational churches, was left principally
to the judgment of the Presbyteries
to which such ministers belong.
The following was adopted:
ReSOlUed, That the Stated Clerk be
directed to prepare a separate column
in the statistical tables for the cOntri-
buttons for disabled ministers and the
families of deceased ministers; also
separate columns for pastors salaries
actually paid, and for congregational
expenses; and that presbyterial as
sessments be reported in the miscella-
neous collections. Adopted,
The county of Lee, in Virginia, was,
by resolution, restored to the synod
Of NashvillaB
The committee on bills and over
lures recommended, and the same
was adopted, that it be recommended
to the PreSbyteries to make arrange
ments for furnishing every minister
and the session of every vacant church
within their bounds with a copy of
the minutes of the General Assembly;
and, in order to encourage the circula-
ton of these minutes, that the Stated
Clerk be authorized to furnish the
minutes at thirty cents a copy to any
Presbytery which shall order twenty
five or more copies.
The greetings and loving assurances
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church were then received at the
hands of DIR. BOWdoin, whose eloquent
speech was as elOquently responded to
by the Moderator.
Rev. w. M. McElWee, Correspond
ing Delegate of the Associate Re.
formed Synod of the South, paid his
respects, and conveyed the love, re-
gard and respect of his church, all
which was appropriately responded
to by the Moderator, who assured him
of the desire of the great Presbyte-
rian body for unity.
Huntsville was then elected as the
place of meeting for the next General
Assembly.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Committee on Foreign Missions
made a report, urging missions upon
the attention of the church, especially
of the Sabbath schools, and recon-
mended the appointment of the fol-
lowing persons as the Executive Com
mittee OF Foreign Missions for the en-
suing year: Rev. DIR. j. Leighton
Wilson, secretary; Rev. Professor
James Woodrow, treasurer; Rev. Drs.
George Howe, John b. Adger, Joseph
r. Wilson, A. w. Miller, ]. L.. Girar-
deau, Rev. w. Z. Boggs, Gen. +. W.
McMaster, Gen. E. p. Alexander and
James r. Aiken, Esq.
Revs. j. L. Wilson and Allen
Wright, and DIR. Palmer, of New Or
leans, made speeches in support of
the mission work, alter which a col
lection was taken up for the work Of
Foreign Missions. n
On the motion of DR.. Robinson, a
committee was appointed to draft res
Olutions expressive q the admiration
and sympathy of the Assembly for
that venerable missionary among the
Choctaws, Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury,
eighty-three years of age, the sole sur
vivOr Of the band that labored to-
gether in years past. Rev. Allen
Wright, Rev. John c. Brown and DIR.
Stuart Robinson were appointed ON
that committee.
After singing the last two verses OF
the Missionary Hymn, the Assembly
adjourned to meet on Tuesday morn
ing at 8 O'Clock.