New-York tribune., 1870-06-01

ada n
As unsuitable; saving that the appropriations rnc M
missionaries should he so regulated ~ 20 ioodcd IN
meet the current demands OF those months when iS , m
come of the Board is small lie turther nncica sfII
n s. Cormittees policy in employing theologlcnn hh NY.
dents in vacations significantly adding, aponcy wn hI
was recommended by the last o. - Genefat, ttSer DE-
In Gts Roard of Domestic Missions. Ana IuItnsl ~ ~
payton for his Committee expressed admiration Ior the
policy Of liberal support of their @ seps
ZION as decidrdy preferring the New school mode on
Oi a. home missions to the DID, although the Chair,
man presenting the report was himself an ou ocnooi W.
NAM and il brought secretary MusgraNe 70 ne ne ibin
dfense of his Board His certainly forclple
ba most of the balance of $4,000 had come III, uneX-
,citpdiv within the last two months The matter was
discussed for some time between Drs. Paxton
and Museraye, with little result. -, -.
Upon the resumng Of the report in tis ms T he
1t Corpittce ON the saIsc subject (Dr. Wm. Adams,
Chairman taken up Ii was about 10 De a1oP'cu;;
wien motion 10y the Rev. John W. Backns, ID. d.: OF
BaItinore interrupted the proceedings TINS notloa
was o adopt professionally for year. the reports OF
an the iont committees they are originally nat M
thnut waiting for consideration and report by the
Standing Committees thus leaving the Church open for
further reconstruction next year An amendment WAS
proposed by Elder j. W Edwards OF Lake superior IN
imical 10 the present management of the puDneauon
substitute to the Boards and Committees Just as
they till the Assembly OF 1911 ohIeu ~ ~ ~ and s tie
house proceeded to adopt the Joint committee pan oi
rcconstructing the Home Mission agencies as epPo'o
by the Standing Committee (Dr FaKtoh 81 S1rtdt" a
can Of the roll neccssitated upon the diilcnt lues
ton of the location OF the new Board put tns w"s 90
much shorter settlement than had beeh ahlclP'lcu Ii
the debate which would have been long ana lealOus'
voted down. the time ana patience Oh ted
ming low. NewHork and Philadelphia were n3lh'eu, ma @
and the decision follows: For NeW-1Ork, 5o6 Ior
Of both late branches voted for New-Yor The report
W adOpted a whole. Tne RESOLUTIONS auoptcu
The name to be Of Home Missions Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States Of America g. .,;,.,,o.
That this Board consist Of twenty members I've constituting
That the Boi te authorized to appoint Secretary with
much assistance the Board may deem necessary ,i 90 &,
As TO the obtsning Of such necesSafy
suited to the Committee report the following recommends
ticb tho cli.f
operations Board shall be carried on and in which the pm
cpa Office for that purpose shall he located . . ,,
be to endeavor to procure ali legislation required by The cIne, Of
the case direct the transfer Of property held by the two bohes
described cng The opinion Of competent counsel that the
Meantime IN such result reached that both Of the
existing ORGANIZATIONS should be keP ny IN The form required W 'nef
This matter consumed the morning hour, excepting
far occupied by two other matters The special com
Of the Assembly on the Common school question
publicly agitated, reported, through thGlr
D. Of the Church of the Covenant, where the Assembly
o. (met last year The following Is the substance OF
the document: .
The report recognizes the value OF the public school system and de-
cares that cannot be endangered without peril to the vital interests OF
American ground that those who would exclude The
Be from the public who advocate schools
are both ASSUMING public school system The exclusion Of religious
first magnitude The constant reietRee to religion IN ihe aEs
the army and navy, in enacments respecting Polygany
nation to recognize leading Christianity Absolute seuar
% co~me Trust that Roman CaoHc fellow citizens VII continue to
cooperate in sustaining the school system
IA Of The rtaaI rights and liberties Of msnud preemineny
willingness to cooperate with all Christians with all good ct.
iSo 1hes and scrupc Of ali i. friends
This paper was adopted unanimously and enthu-
siastcaily at although, DR.. Breed remarked
was devoted the report from the committee appointed
at the Reunion Convention Of the two Assemblies,
church and particularly the Five Mllios
Memorial Fund. Eloquent ADDRESSES on this subject
NcwYork, Chairman, and the Hon. Messrs. Dodge and
Strong, also of the Committee This evening the
Music with the performance of Handels Messiah" by
the Philadelphia Handel and Haydn Society The Phil
adelphans are leaving no means untlleu 10 please ana
entertain their guests.
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
LOUISVILLE, May 31-Tbe proceedings of
the General Assembly, yesterday were mainly con-
fined receiving reports of Committees The Committee
Bills and overtures in response TO Overture No. H.
being an inquiry whether members of the Campbeiite
Church wishing To become members or Our Churc ana
who had been baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity
should invariably be rebaptized recommended re
baptism. The recommendation of the Committee was
adopted Dr Palmer, from the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence, reported the Pastoral Letter Of tpe
Assembly to all the churches under ts care Ihe
letter is III regard 10 the reunion of the Northern and
Southern Assemblies and the recent action of the South
Assembly during the session here After long as
cussion the letter adopted. The letter claims that
whatever distractions may he in the way Of fellowship,
they created the Southern Church and that
they could not allow themselves 70 he placed In false
position before the world. After the passage of vote
Of thanks the people of Louisville for their hospitality,
the Assembly adjourned till the next meeting at Hunts
vile.
THE PROPOSED REUNION-ANSwER OF THE
SOUTHERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ALL
IN TIE WRONG-CONFESSION BEFORE RE-
UNION.
The General Assembly of the Southern Pres
bytcrian Church adopted Friday by vote Of 10 to II,
majority report from " Committee Foreign Core
spOndence" which had been referred the Oyertures
for reunion, recently made by the Northern Presbyte
rians at Philadelphia through Messrs. Backus and Van
Dyke. To the propositions of the latter that Commit
tee OF five Ministers and four Elders be appointed by
each Assembly TO confer in respect TO reunion of the
Churches, the following answer is recommended;
The ObstructOns 10 cordial intercourse between the
two bodies involves great public interests and funda-
mental principles The Southern Church claims on its
been or is now, assumed 6y it toward the Northern
Church, but in order TO exhibit before the Christian
world spirit Of concaton and Kindness 10 the last
degree, this Assembly agrees to appoint committee OF
DtdS m tbe 10 Hnrtera T haembT With nstneaos 10
the same that the difficulties which lie in the way OF cor
dial correspOndence between the two must dis
tncty met and removed, and which may be stated as
Both the wings United Assembly Norberp dur
ng their separate did fatally compcate themselves with
STATE 10 political uences debeIa.e pronounced year a'eI year
and which Judgment we're SAD betrayal Ci the cau aud KING
Of Lor and Head We believe II to be soemn in
Christian world and before Divine Master and King
purge eh oi 1 o oU & ana boy y @ % % % o t5 te ao8 o Sr Of
which southern Presbyterian Church which has
The Kingdom upon earth feels constrained bear public te
mony against tbs detection OF our e associates nom tn uu Nof can
correspondence blunt the edge OF this
testimony concerning the nature and mission Of the church
purely spiritual body
the Old School As
yoye total surrender great church
grace, time when the victory truth
eor hung balance The United Assembly stands
upon allowed latitude Of Interpretation OF the standards and must
cone 9Th all shades doctrna belief or
the sole surviving heirs which lit
bear the after 1t would he serious
compromise Of this sacred trust to into public aud official fellow
ship with those pung these testimonies and 70 do this expressly
upon ground stated the preamble the 0yeture before
at the branches Of the Presbyterian
Church happily contaminated present anspcou
opporuutr adjustment Of such relations" To found
onuce probably upon this idea would be ndorse that which
thoroughly dappToye
some BODY but short time since
violently aud unconsuoua expelled from the communion Of