The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-03
CITY nNrELMHRENC NOE.
THE ASSEMBLY.
ruIRTEENrH DAYS SESSION.

THIRTEENTH DAYS EssION
This Mornings ProceedinEs Of the Presbyte-
rlnn General Assembly ~EeucrnI RusIress--
Reports OF Committees Report on tho
Beard Of MissiOnst
The reunited eyesbytertan General Assembly
convened this rfOrnng al O'Clock Rev. DIR. Beatty
in the chair, in the absence OF the Moderator.
The Preliminary Bxercises.
The usual preliminary devotional exercises oCcd-
pied the drs half hour of the session. Prayers ana
addresses were mpde by several commissioners.
These exercises closed at half-past O'clock with
the singing of the 23d hymh from the Assemoiy's
pamphlet. ......
business Resumed.
The Moderator having taken the chair, business
was resumed. The minutes were read and approved.
Several unimportant reports were received from
committees
Tne Committee on Mileage reported that they
have kept seperate accounts OF the 'Old" and "NeT
School" funds according to the request Of the
Assembly, and have disbursed the funds according
the former rules Of the respective funds In the
''New School, fund the receipts have been 7O5,
and the disbursements s10,637. In the "Old School,
fund sl1s4 have been received, and ss71 have been
repaid to presbyteries The mileage paid from this
fund for 1866 miles, at cent per mile, was sI56.
There is deficiency, IN the entire amount OF $500,
which, though $500 less than the deficiency OF last
year, is still far too great
The report closed with resolutions calling the at
tenion OF the churches to this fund for future meet
ings, that no deficiency may hereafter exist These
were adopted and the committee was discharged
with thanks.
...... The Enabling Act. ........
The first order Of the day, the report Of Judge
Strong, was then taken up, It was moved that the
report be accepted. This report is known as the
Enabling act because it enables the several pTesby-
teries organize. The consideration of the report
was begun last evening. ........ .
The following was offered as an amendment to
the last resolution Of the report
t'1hat the synods be enjOined in defining the
bounds of presbyteries TO be careful TO designate by
name the presbytery by which the succession OF any
presbytery which may lose its present organization
The amendment was agreed to, and the entire
report was then approved
nr off uaDv n1 h1t in 1la rAr nrf
be now filled. Agreed TO.
Report on the Board of Missions.
The Standing Committee on the Board of Missions
reported the names OF the gentlemen who are TO be
elected members OF the board. The list is that OF
the retiring class for $780, which, by the adoption OF
elected Tor another term. The committee also re-
ported several resolutions affecting the Board of
Home Missions at New York, which were agreed to-
Report on the AssembIyfs Trustees.
The special committee the Board OF Trustees
If the General Assembly submitted the following
report
The committee appointed consider what changes if
any necessary in the Board Of Trustees Of the
Stateso America, in connection with the present state
Of the & 6 report @ mat of the
pointed before 1881 and all the others since that time BY
to the committee einenty proper that at this Assembly
noRn Se New Schools branch Of TIE oburcb
be represented in the board Hereafter such dstnc-
Under the charter the Assembly has tle power at its
manner shall proper In the exerciseof this
discretion 1t difficult task for the committee to
circumstances it seemed best to the
the trustees who only elected at the meeting
ct tho Assembly in Pittsburg In November last The
regret of the is that thereby lose
vices of six genuenen of the highest character But this
course appeared least open to objection.
Your commttce therefore recommend the adoption OF
the following resolution = ..... -. -. .. = .rf--
Cunningham Hon Joseph K Finday. Archibald McIn.
tire Esq. james T. Young, Esq., Robert Cornelius, ESQ.,
and IL IenoX Hodgo, NJ d., to be trustees and in
their places Hon William Strong, Hon. Joseph Allison
Alexander Whilldin, Esd Rev. Herrick johnson, d. d.
William c. Crowell, and John Y; Farr, Esq., appointe
trustees corporation tiled he Trustees of
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America
All of which is respectfully reported by = - -...
GEORGE w. JUNKlN, Chairman.
The nIiIeuRe Committee Resolutions.
The following is copy of the resolutions above.
mentioned which were offered by the Mileage Com
mittee On the subject OF a better apportionment Of
the mileage in future:- b.. .-., .... ........s
"And finally with regard to the future your committee
would submit the following resolutions ana recommend
their adoption ..H.
"ReolUed That the prosbyerial assessments for the
commissioners and CONTINGENT funds for the Genera
Assembly OF the year 1871 he fixed at six cents capita
Rt0i0el That the presDyteres hereby instructed
apportion their assessments among their various
therefrom enjon upon and require of each
the prompt collection thereof.
ReSolUed, That hereafter the Assembly will expect and
require from each presbytey represented therein
according its last preceding report Of
membership, irrespective of delinquences the
part of particular churches ? ~" ~ f.fs i
"A OF which is respectfully submitted
n '.I''... "LOUIS CHAPLIN,
f- r.-r.4. ..rr T.I-s 'S IT. FREEMAN"