New-York tribune., 1870-05-24
TILE PRESBYTERIANS.
TIE ASSEMBLY STUDYING GEOGRAPHY-NEW-
TNGLAND-A MISSIONARY REGION-BOUhDA-
RES OF sYNODS.

TIE ASSEMBLY STUDYING GEOGRAPHY-NEW-
TNGLAND-A MISSIONARY REGIoN-BoUNDA-
RES OF sYNODS.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The Assembly has
devoted to-day to It's huge geography lesson, and, al
tbongh "kcpt in pretty late this afternoon its rccta
ton can hardly yet be given TO the world as perfect
Perhaps the reconstruction Of the Presbyterian Church
is quite as formidable task in its way, that which
has been the less happy duty Of the nation surrounding
or composing il; at all events, 1t is hercuean LABOR,
and at the hour Of my last words hercin is still in prog
ress sent you for oays issue the proposed bounda-
ries Of the rearranged synods Of the united Church. as
recommended by the old Joint Committee. The
busincss Of today has been the debating and
adopting unchanged or altered, OF those boundary
inos ~ coiIrse there are many interests TO DO
sued so many that ii became necessary this noon to
make general adjournment into caueuses OF con1en-
ons OF the Commissioners ny Soot, iGI & we q, P
are divided I'm opinion 10 the desablenes OF sepe
rate SYNOD of Long Island; some wishing to be associated
it brebre1 over The river and others (chiely
the country members far could discoveD prefer
ring that their limits should stay the Brooklyn side
NnT I'm Gland appeared in a singular not to say novel
light one OF her foremost reprehe naVes the rev jar
IT, Dunn, formerly Of Fiftethst u. 81 chufcn, NeW-
York hit now OF Boston %. 81, begging for separate
SYNOD Of NewEngand for the reason that IL Is mis-
sionary ground lgreat auShter anu ought on tue pm
cine Of church extension to have chance TO begin to
grow more than ever AS 70 the me feIhsyi, @y, y,
Sania diverses they were altogether too numerous 10
mention. In state where every f9urn man, woman nan
or child Reunited Is not strange sf az
"phadcDha lawyers could satisfy every body ana the
u
been most amusing behold Not few causes or mcr-
ant have bcen found IN the geographical riddles pre-
s|nfod gentleman proposing "Black-lAck Lreck as
boundary was interrupted by Dr. BE y OI me Recon-
strucfion Committee with the cOnunGrum, "Nhele Is
Creek % and returned the very lucid answer
that at rises up the Kskimnit9s' -Whch eHcctu5uy
Ala for maj synod Indeed the difficulties presented to-
dv have moved inscrutable that even tat veteran
scholar Dr. MnsgrOve, esteemed by eccesabcs Je Dest
naramentarist in the country, found hnseI actuaiy
ont of order on the stage this morning, and was com
pelled to withdTaw-a result which DcieH Gov POLLOCK
The list as far as decided at O'Clock, Is Il give only
tbc alterations and the numbers refer TO the Syn0ds as
proposed in the Committees report as published III 10
days TBIBUNE):
NcW.York TO all New ngand, not Connecticut N.Y.
Albany om northern eSEngnd, aud TO take IN Deene
4 Utica to substitute Tioga fol Broome County
g. Geneva as proposed also g. Genesoe and NewJe .
being
sowe tho Counties Of Bradfor se9uehnna WsyDe re 'arooD
| 0. scranton omitted from the list altogether
| Harrisburg o omit Elk County.
Comfy souh Of BacIIdck Creek that part Allegheny
| County north Of AlegLany and Ohio Rivers.
| I2 Ere to add the territory cut of from No IL =.
BY special arrangement, the proceedings OF the Gen
erai Assembly gave place. TINS evening 10 ID lneetng
undcr the auspices of the National Temperance society
The Frst Church, In which the business sessions have
heen held was trOnged the services enthusiastic, ana
many of the Commissioners were present. AS the Tenn
pcruce reform has been largely nurured from lts Dft
Under tle fostering of the Calyinsuc chufces, IL
yVas especiay fitting that tho former should give
specal celebration on the occasion or the reunited
kasenbIy cOnvenng Eloquent addresses were delveeu
nv the Hon L. Dodge, who pfesidedi Dr John nan
| III New-York; the Rev. VIM ArnOt OF EdlnDufgn, pco
Assembly; Dr. T. l.. Cuyler Of Brooklyn and j. b. Dunn
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