The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-17
DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS.

herring to the Rebellion were cut of from the
Church, may possibly be declared invalid, as il
had no counterpart in New School action; and
this action viii effectually open the door for the
return of those churches, If they should mani
fest a disposition to do so. M r
The Reconstruction Of the Charitable Benrds.
Butperhaps the most important and difficult task
which will engross the attention of the Assembly
will be the reorganization of the different agen-
cies through which the Church prosecutes her
labors outside of the pulpit. Her various boards
and committees having charge of the mission
ary, educational, and other benevolent work,
will require adaptation to the new state of
affairs. These are identical in number and
purpose In both of the former branches, the only
difference being in their titles the "Old School"
branch having called their agencies boards,
while by the New School" they were styled
permanent committees. The various boards and
committees have charge severally of the follow
ing subiects:-
Foreign Missions; Home Missions; Freedmen:
Education for the Ministry; Church Erection
IN. 81 or Extension 60. s.); Publication; and
Ministerial Relief On S., or Disabled Minist ers'
60. So Fund. t,...
The New School" branch made their contri-
buttons to the foreign missionary work, through
their committee, to the American Board of
u
tion composed chiefly of Congregationalists;
but it is probable that the united Church will
withdraw formally from this connection, still,
however, leaving churches atliberty, as hitherto,
to contribute their contributions to the Ameri-
can Board, though desiring them to do other
wise, and endeavor to make the present "Old
School" Board the chief channel of Presbyte-
rian aid to Foreign Missions.
| In the field of domestic missions, it is proba-
BILE that the preference will be given TO the
New School, Committee. Two Secretaries,
however, will. be needed for such a large field
| of labor. The Rev. Henry Kendall, u. D., is at
present the 'New School" and the Rev. George
w, Musgrove, d. D., the "Old School" Secre-
tary.
The Joint Committee of the two last Assem-
bles having charge of the subject of Church
Extension recently held meeting In Cincinnati,
at which it was resolved to recommend that the
special charter enjoyed by the New School
Church shall be taken advantage of, and that
the new board shall consist of twenty-one mem
bers, six to be taken from the Northwest. The
present "Old School, Board is located at St.
Louis, while the 'New School" Committee has
its headquarters in New York, as have all the
other agencies of this branch, except that of
Publication, which is located in this city
The Publication agencies of both branches are
located in Philadelphia, that of the 'Old School
at No. S21 Chestnut street. and that of the New
School, at No. 1886 Chestnut street. 1t has been
proposed to dispose of the former establishment
and apply the money derived from the sale OF
the building to the support of the latter, with
the possible establishment of branch Publica-
tion House in New York city.
1t is impossible, in this connection to glance
at all the subjects which will come up before
the Assembly for their action, but those we have
noted will be among the more prominent and
absorbing - -. ~ Il. As ~