The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-31
THE ASSEMBLY.
TENTH DAYS SESSION

II ~ Ia y n y = ~ = = " iH
This Mornings Proceedings of the Presbyte-
rian General Acknowledgement Busin ess-
Reports of Committees-RepOrt on Public
school Education.
The reunited Presbyterian General Assembly
met this morning at O'Clock, the Moderator in the
chair.
The Devotional Exercises.
The usual preliminary devotional exercises opened
by various ministers and elders. The devotional
exercises closed with the singing OF the doxology.
Business Resumed.
The minutes of the previous days sessions were
read, and after several alterations were proposed
and m ade were approved
Report of the Committee on Bills and Over
The Committee on Bills and Overtures made seve-
Two memorials on the subject of mauses
ferred to a committee.
Another for the endowment OF college
ferred to the Education Committee.
On another memorial from presbytery the fol-
lowing resolution was submitted by the committee,
ReSolved, That the reception of Rev. John A
Amman to the Presbytery Of Santa Fe is sanctioned
by reason of the eXgency of the case
memorial on the subject o. ministerial education
was referred to a special committee.
Report on Public Education.
Rev. Mr.. Prentiss, from the special committee ap-
pointed to consider the perls OF public education
made their report.
The report closes with the following resoutions:-
"Resooed, l, That the General Assembly regard the
system as Conducive in IN the highest degree to the moral
unity spirit kindly sympsthies Of American
citizenship and closely connected with all the best in
G 9hbn r. S1 s aS gnsd o S SHt General AS
semby, the divorce of popular education from all re
gious elements while involving radical departure from
its origin would be emnently unwise, unjust moral
Resolg 8 That the General Assembly also entirely
funds for hs support Of sectaTan
and the mt Of such policy
popular education but hardly less to the interests OF
Te'oised l. That whsfsas tie Bible is not only the
prominently National
best model of mother tongue and the fountain of
and public life, the General ASSEMBLY would regard its
they rps that any rea
Essossd That the General Assembly conscious Of
g8oS S OF e 9 & 6eTeb 81 thar
ana With Al soSd citizsSs %odyi3s
yte far practicable the conscientious scrupes and
'iin0oi'i0S u a "GsoRGE L. PREM rIss, Chairman"
The report was accepted and unanimously
| adopted
| Report of the Committee on Mileage.
| The Committee on Mileage reported that they
| have received on account of the Commissioners
Fund of the late 'Od School" branch OF the Church
| the sum of Sl13463, which includes the balance of
s245'2S from last year, and also includes the of
S5ls contributed by few Eastern presbyteries who
make no claim for mileage; but inasmuch as the
distribution of this amount as mileage will pay to
some presbyteres more and to others mere pit
tance, and nasmuch as there are presbyterleS who
can Ill afford to pay their own expenses, and much
| less to bear these expenses your committee would
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| ResoIUed, That the Commttee on Mileage be and
hereby are instructed to repay to the following Pres
| byteries Atlantic, Bencias California, Colorado,
| Winnebago and Others, the amounts paid by them
respectively to the commissioners funds. and to dis
| tribute the balance OF these funds to these and
other presbyteries which may be entitled under the
| former rules of the Old School Assembly
,a csosoS IRON m I'M tne t0ee tre h apppneea 10
Church, submitted report, first reading the letter
| from that Church to which the reply is to be re-
The reply sends greeting to the Bohemian Church,
| and proposes that a delegation be appointed to
represent the General Assembly in the meetings of
| the Synod OF the Bohemian Church. The report
| was received and adopted.
| Rev. William Rankin offered the folio wing:-
ResolUed, That the rules OF the House be so
changed as to allow half-hour for devotional
services in the morning instead OF an hour and that
the afternoon session close at O'clock instead OF
| halfpast o'clock.
The first portion OF this resolution was agreed to,
| but the latter rejected.
1t was moved that the time of the meeting of the
synod OF philadelphia be changed from the l4th to
Elder George Junkin offered the following reso-
ReSolued, That committee OF five be appointed to
consider and report what changes, II any, proper
to be made In tue Board OF Trustees by the General
Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church in the United
States OF America, in order that there may be an
equitable distribution OF said trustees in accordance
with the present United Church.
This resolution was adopted.
Rep0rl Home Missions.
The unfinished business, the consideration OF the
report OF the Joint Committee on Home Missions,
was then proceeded with. The five minutes rule
for debate was made the order in the consideration
OF this report.
The items concerning the proposed consolidation
OF the "Board or Domestic Missions, and the "Com-
organization, were considered. The first item fixing
the name OF the proposed consolidated organization
was taken up. The following is the item =
81. The name to be The Board OF Home Missions
OF the Presbyterian Church in the United States OF
America"
1t was moved to suspend action on the item in
order to take up resolutions offered by Dr. John G.
Backus, OF Baltimore, en- the subject. Carried
Rev. Dr. Backus on this subject said 81 move that
this report be dispensed wth and that the resolu-
tion am about to offer be accepted in its stead.
We will have according to the report IA secretaries
tTeasurers, and offces, which will cost thousands
OF dollars. We desire to have the reports adopted
Professionally for one year. We want something TO
consolidate the plans. move to suspend the action
Of the Joint Committee on Home Missions to take
up this report.
The resolutions were then taken up one by one.
| The fl st is as fOllOws:-
ResOlUed That the reports OF all the committees
the reconstruction OF the boards and committees OF
our Church, with the exception Of the Board OF
Foreign Missions which have been accepted by this
body, be, when adopted, Professionally for year
Mr.. j. w. Edwards offered an amendment TO
except the Board Of Publication, as well as the
Board OF Foreign Missions
Governor Pollock moved to lay the amendment on
the table. Carried.
Rev. DIR. Crosby offered substitute that with re-
gard TO all the boards OF the Church except the
Foreign Mission Board the former systems which
have prevailed will continue for a year.
, Rev. DIR. Musgrave SAID he had no feelings per
sOnally on this matter. do not know when the
, Legislature OF New York meets, but know the
Legislature OF this State will not meet till January
IL VIII take munth or two TO get the thing through
the Legislature. would prefer IL ~ " OYef unti