The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-20

under the control OF one or more avnods The
board therefore respectfully requests the General
Assembly SO to alter the plan OF the semnary that
that the directors shall hereafter have the right to
appoint and TO remove the proessors subject 70 the
veto Of the General Assembly and also the right 10
supply their own vacancies, subject TO a like veto.
This would leave the institution subject to the
place either in the faculty in the board OF whom
the assembly did not approve. IL would require the
'Article l-'0f the General Assembly, Section
should read). As this institution derives its origin
from the General Assembly, that body is to be con-
sidered as the fountain OF its powers. Section g.
The Board OF Directors appointed by the Assembly
shall have the immediate control OF the seminary
Section TO be omitted. Section to remain as
'Artcle 2-'of the Board OF Drectora' Section /.
The Board of Directors shall consist OF twenty-one
ministers and nine ruling elders and shall have
power to m It's own vacancies, subject to the veto OF
e snail Ssge e T. the the, Board 3 OF
fessors and to remove them from oflce, subject to
the veto OF the General Assembly, They have also
the power to suspend temporarily professor pre-
iminary to and pending investigation of charges
against his life or doctrine. These to be followed by
as they are. Section 10 to be omitted W ieA'a'n
"Article 3-'Of the Professors. Section l. The
OF Of in the shall be in
shall from time to time direct Section to remain
as it is. Section to remain IL is Section 4. The
salaries OF the professors shall be determined by the
board. The other salaries to remain as they are.
'It was also resolved that NIessrs. Junkin, Find
lay, and Sharswood be committee to examine
Article VII of the plan Of the seminary and to pro-
pose to the Assembly such alterations as may bring
that article into harmony with the other alterations
proposed in the report just adopted.
"Respectfully submitted,
''By order Of the Board OF Direct srs,
civilian E. SCHENCK, Secretary"
Tho Adjournment.
After the transacting OF unimportant business,
the announcement OF committee meetings. and the
Ike, the Assembly adjourned until half-past 3
O'Clock.
The new Moderator, Rev. j. Trumbull Backus,
u. u, VINO presided throughout the session of this
morning. is silver-haired and genial -countenanced
man, with an Enthusiastically clerical demeanor He
is about iftyeight years OF age, and fer long time
has been settled over his present charge in Schen-
ectady N. Y, church which was connected
with the late 'Old School" branch. DIR. Backus
is also one Of the trustees of Union College His
nomination for the Moderatorship by Rev. DIR.
Adams, one Of the leading men in the late "New
School" branch, was neatly done, and his unani-
nous election was an earnest OF the harmony which
s to reign in the Church in the future AS conces-
sion to meet this advance on the part of the "New
School, men, DR.. Musgrave Of this city, OF the late
"Old SCHOOL, branch, nominated Rev. Edwin f.
Hatfield, ID. D., OF New York, for the position of
Stated Clerk, the second office OF importance being
thus accorded to representative of the late "New
SphOOln element