The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-03

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were led to adopt this opnfon from the exnerience
Of the past The rsportwn nich they pht forward
lecommenaeo sepaIau organizations. A separate
time. We consulted several well Informed gentle
men In regar2 10 the matter ana they ali declared
that the opiy way to work this system by having
separate department We regard this entirely
reasonabe We all know there is division Of labor
everywhere One department requires particular
adaptation, and the lewiston OF labor is its success
There are separate works 70 be done. The work OF
the freedmen at this moment is special work, and
great work. There are -four millions OF these people
within our limits. They are to live amongst US.
Ex-Governor Pollock said it was well to under
stand when we are on this subject 1t is an i'm
portan one and we should give it just consideration.
The amendment before the Assembly now is, as l
understand, that the work be transferred to the
Board OF Domestic Missions. Both the majority
report md the amendment seem TO want change of
existing circumstances From the necessities of the
cannot require special board. They must soon
come under the charge OF our board. We must for
the present recognize the difference between the
cOlOTed and the white men but the time, thank GOd
is coming and that speedily, when there will be no
difference whatever between us, and we can then be
united under one common board. I therefore move
that the minority report and this resolution be laid
on the table, with view OF taking up the majority
This was agreed to- and the majority report was
taken up for consideration. 1t was read by the
clerk.
REV. P. A. Cunningham, of Philadelphia moved
that the Assembly substitute the word committee
instead Of the word ''board." He also thought the
committee should be continued in the city of Pitts
burg, where it was well and judicously carried on,
affairs. i hope the amendment viii be adopted. We
should keep up distinction for time, at least, in
this matter think it nc cessary to Keep up the Two
we put these all in one that we can raise as much
as we did last year. and think this committee will
be appointed andthe work go forwardlas it has done
Rev. Mr.. Dorian said he did not care what the
name OF the persons to preside over them was
whether it was called board a committee. We
wanted the men. | have for the last four or five
wears been the only white man in the field. We
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the South. We can make Presbyterians out OF the
coored men as well as any other class. il we can
not make them Presbyterians, then FTesbyterianlsm
is not worth anything. The greatest calamity we
could entail upon our country would be to withdraw
from the missionary field. The colOred men stick
to her bosom and love the Church. Give us a place
to stand, and give us some men who have the heart
to stand. We should deyelopl the intellect and
knowledge Of the colored men. Raise up ministers
and raise up young females to be their helpers and
IN short time we would open Africa to the Church
Rev. MIR. Stockton said he was a member of the
committee who brought in the minority report be-
iore the Assembly We do not wish to have per-
manent board We want it conducted by tempo
MIR. S. j. THOMPSON said he wanted the work
to continue in the hands of the committee
at Ptsburg, at least for the present. The majority
and minority now coincide and agree on this ques-
ton. The work must be done by somebody
Rev. Mr.. Tally said he believed the time had come
for merging this work in the home missions.
Rev. Mr.. Crosby said that In order to specify he
offered the following amendment
ResOlUed, That TO the Freedmen's Committee on
Home MISSIONS at New YORK, to whom Is 1ntruSted
in place of the board the work Of the freedmen, be
intrlsted this work until such time as the General
Committee can act upon the plan of the Committee
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This was ruled out of order by the Moderator.
The question recurring on the amendment to
insert COMMITTEE instead of 'board," it was then
adopted by the Assembly.
Pittsburg was then decided upon as the head
quarters OF the committee.
The board was made to consist of twelve members
! After few slight alterations, the report as q
whole was adopted.
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! The report of the JOINT Committee on Publication
was read by the clerk. The report states that a
proper house of publication is greatly needed. The
work OF the board embraces the publishing Of
books, pamphlets, and tracts, of Sunday-School
books, and OF the home and foreign record; it also
embraces book selling at the book stores ana by col
iporteuTs; also, gratutous distribution.
This last branch requires several committees-an
Executive Committee, Publishing Committee, and
a Committee on Accounts. The Secretarys duties
are various and onerous, embracing correspondence,
the editing of books and the Record and Visitor aud
the general business connected with the multifa-
Tous operations of the board
The various items of the report provide In every
particular for the consolidation OF the board and the
Publication Committee.
After considering several items of the report the
Assembly adjourned with prayer by DR.. j. Alex
ander. .-- q. ~
LOCAL ODDS AND EEDs.-It is suggested that the
descendants Of the sgners of the Declaration Of In
dependence adopt the necessary measures to arrange
areunon OF each other on July 4,1S76, in commemo-
ration Of the centenary anniversary of the ndepen-
dence of America.
D -1ne ElItl anu SlAUH SIT6eUS passenger halfway
Company are about building new depot at Front
and York streets. They have sold their depot to the
North PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company.
( The Reading Railroad Company are about pur-
chasing the franchises OF the Schuylkil Navigation
Company. -
Strawberries sold this morning at Is cents a
The Forest City nine left for Baltimore this
THE recent rains in the country adjacent to
Philadelphia have been very heavysand have played
How many of the 10000 additional shares OF
stock in the Sewage Utilization Company were given
to late members OF the last Legislature for the
powers granted the corporation?
--Old Jim Burns, one OF the most noted lobbyists
at Harrisburg is at present rustlcating in this CITY,
One corporation in this State alone paid s75, 900
to members of the last Legislature and Phnadelphla
came in for the largest share.
-Henszey, Hong, Stokes & Co. have dissolved
partnership. This augurs two legislative junKshol
associations in theifuture that If the late members
of the old firm are reelected
ALI our roadsters should enter their crack teams
for the purses on Saturday June H. when the Con.
| gressional committee Will be present.
Strange as IL may appear, scarce cargo OF tea
| is imported directly by our merchants
II our street cleaners will not keep our streets
| clean, then somebody ought to organize brigade
| "A hue and a cry is being made for a "Pooi
Mans Railway through the Park" The interested
parties are decidedly rtch men and lobbyists. But
| THE Republican nomination for Receiver Of
| Taxes is accorded to Bob Beatty. Well, Bot
THE largest audience that ever assembled at the
Walnut Street Theatre gathered therein last evening
Politicians say that the fight in the Fifth district
| lies between Harmer ana owen. Not bit Of it.
| The 'Milesian Guards" will be reviewed OF
| Wednesday next by Mayor Fox at Logan Square
| County Fermanagh Band please take notice
! Take the furnace-like cushions out OF the rail
way cars.
! "A new bridge is to be built at Fairmount.
| THE PEACE SoCIETY.-The meeting OF the Peace
| Society, which was held last evening at Harmonic
Han,lunder the auspices OF the Pennsylvania Branch
was called to order at O'Clock, and the Secretary
DIR. II. T. Child, read translation he had made of