Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-27

next meeting OF the Genera Assembly
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
The following was adopted: AS
ruling elders are delegates from church
sessions and members of the Presby-
terry by virtue of their commissions,
the Assembly is of the opinion that it
is not competent for the Presbytery TO
appoint on a committee a ruling elder
who is not a member of PreSbytery,
unless appointed on a committee.
Int the case of the Charleston Presby-
terry the following was adopted:
Without passing any censure on
Charleston Presbytery, this Synod
submits the question which is in
volved to our next General Assembly
for its decision.
The Committee on Theological Sem
inaries beg leave TO present to the
General Assembly the following re-
port:
/. We learn, from the report of the
Faculty of Union Theological Semi
nary, prepared at the direction of the
Trustees, the time of whose annual
meeting has not arrived, that this in
stitutiOn is in a hOurishing condition.
The plan of instruction has been fully
realized by the election and inaugu-
ration Of Rev. DR.. III. G. Alexander
as Professor of Biblical Literature and
Interpretation, ETC., and by placing
Rev. DIR. r. L. Dabney fully in the
Department of Systematic and PastO-
raj Theology. The number Of stu
dents is now thirty-fve, of whom
eight are in the Senior class. The
library contains about 5000 volumes,
Of which 15S have been added during
the year, including a fac simile copy
Of TichendOrf's CodeX Sinaiticus. The
Seminary will also receive, under the |
will of Rev. Urias Powers, $4,000 per
annum for three years, to be expended
in the purchase of books. The hnan-
ces Of the Seminary are reported to be
in a healthful condition. and it is
gratifying to learn that they are be-
heVed TO be fully adequate to the pay
ment Of salaries end the support of
the Institution. The incomes of the
scholarships have been promptly paid,
and have been of great advantage to
the seminary.
2. We have had before US the re-
ports of the directors and faculty of
the Theological Seminary at Column
bla, South Carolina, showing this in
StltutlOn to be in a condition of en-
.couraging prosperity. The number
of students in attendance during the
year has been 81, of whom six have
Just completed their course of study.
Favorable accounts are given of the
diligence and piety of the students.
and OF their disposition to engage in
efforts to do good, so far as consists
With faithful attention to their duties
the seminary. Four of the senior
class and five Of the middle have been
licensed by their Presbyteries.
The library consists of 1882 vol
lmes, Of which l35 have been received
~ gift and purchase during the wear. !
The principal donation of books was !
by Mrs. Gurley, widow of Rev. l
?. D. Gurley, d. d. Z
The faculty and directors present a |
'ery urgent request to the Assembly q
o elect at once a Professor of Pastoral :
nd Evangelistic Theology and Sacred !
rhetoric, they being satisfied that ;
he e Of his support can be pro- {
The finances of the seminary 4
ave continued steadily to improve: |
1000 have been added to the endOw- '
lent fund during the year-given by 4
perSOns-and the income from y
he old endowment has considerably o
lcreased. We recommend that the u
-ssembly accede to the above request
nd proceed, after due notice, to elect a
Professor OF Pastoral and Eyangel- 81
nc theology and Sacred Rhetoric.
M that this election be made the
OF h day for 10 o'clock am.
edneSday, 18th instant. We recon-
lend the election of the following =.
lrectOrs Tor the seminary at Column -
"a lor the following year: Rev. j. -
elghtOn Wilson, DID; Rev. I. r. IL
lsOn, DID; Rev. J. l.. Girardeau. y
ID; Rev. ID. Mcqueen; Rev. E. NJ y
reen; ). E. Wilson, ESQ; ] w p
ones, Esq; Hon. j. J. Gresham: I!
imes Hemphill, Esq. Colonel n. A. 3t
air; and Henry Muller, Esq, Treas e
'er. W
3. The Committee have considered a.
e memorial Of Rev. DR.. r. Il. Dsb- ot
" and the report of the directors OF
ID faculty Of Columbia SEMINARY in y
to the matters Contained "
erein, but, as no report has been re- q
lVed from the directors and faculty. u u
Union Seminary on this subject, ~
respectfully recommend that, in nI
ew OF the de~sirableness of Uniform ~
IN management of our theO- q
5lcaI seminaries, and of the import %
anu dlthculty of the whole sub =!
y THESE papers be referred, together III
IN any report on the same tonic no
AZ may De received from Union III
I ILHaTy 70 committee, whose DUTY Ia
De 70 consider whether apv %.
anges are necessary or expedieDt in Ilsl
? general management of the semi ap'
rles and report to the next General o,
sembly. We further recommend IN
II this committee be composed of lnss
following persons: Rev. J. L. uu
rkpatriekl ID. d.; Rev. j. L. Girar- ses
III, ID. d.; Rev. r. L. Dab Ru
?, ID. D.; Rev. Professor James sni
)Odrow, Professor John L. Camp gul
|, Professor w. G. Ker and Profess gee
Waddel, and that this COMMITTEES J0i
ct at Charlotte, n. C., at the call Of W.
chairman. na
he committee received statement RIO
n Hon. Jesse q. Wallace in rela- 110
to the Maryville College, an insti- Eiu
on founded for the training OF stu sLIt
Is for the ministry, formerly under 70
control of the United Synod, and al
by reason Of quasi connection ~
ugh some Of its trustees with the ~
thern Church, is claimed by that pm
"a 10 fhe trnsfaas 81 tbo Ganore1 corr
49,
bsence n : rnline CO. ~ ~ and
,te and nuIIifv t6a ct - sn com
'bvterv- was cIosad bv urdi
T. Webb, of Alabama, to lay the are
lie matter on the table.