The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-06-01

eAistehce, OF Wnlcn, at any rare are uolng HUE
for themselves and little toward sending out light
into the darkness around them, by being clustered
in the way indicated, and SO having preaching
stately, even if not oftener than once in two
months. would be encouraged and stimulated to
do much more than they are now doing, both for
the Various benevolent schemes of the Church,
and for securing the ministrations of the Word
among themselves
But still further in order that this matter may
be made to bear directly upon the hearts and con.
sciences of those directly concerned in it, the COM
mittee would recommend to the Presbyteries,
through the General Assembly, to require all the
churches in their bounds TO whom it shall be pro-
posed to give the benefit of the labors of evange-
list or domestic missionary, as an essential condi
ton of having the Gospel carried to them, to con-
tribute regularly according to their means, to its
support.
However small might be the amount received in
certain cases, because of the impoverished condi-
ton of many of our people, it would at least do
good to those who give it, and might help to dlsa-
buse the minds of some of the notion that the Cos
pei is to be received with thankfunes only when it
costs nothing. Adopted.
REV. DIR. KINGsBURY.
Dr. Robinson made the following report from
special committee This General Assembly de-
sires for the whole Church to give expression to
its deep sense Of the great goodness Of God IN
prolonging into this, another generation the life,
and in a measure, the health and strength Of Rev.
| Cyrus Kingsbury, D. d., founder of the Choctaw
Mission, now near his fve-score and fourth year,
and having for more than half century faithfully
labored and courageously suffered with the Choc-
| taw people,
| Having been first to carry the gospel to the
Choctaws, then a tribe of savage heathens in Mis-
sissippi, having been with them though all the
terrible Affections of their removal, and the found
er of those gospel institutions for them in their
new home, by means of which they have been
brought to high degree of civilization and Chris
tan culture, he has lived to see his work, and the
cause of missions nobly represented in this AS
sembly by son In the gospel, whose earnest zeal
has fired our hearts and strengthened our faith in
the work of missions Thus has this venerable
father lived to demonstrate by actual experiment
how the gospel is no less the power Of God to the
Barbarian than to the Greek.
The Assembly desires to express for the whole
Church the love and reverence of the Church for
this venerable servant of Christ, and to give him
assurance that in his old age and solitude he is not
forgotten. That while he prays with the. Psalm.
list, 20 God, thou hast taught me from my youth
and hitherto have declared thy wondrous work,
now also when | am old and gray headed, 0 God
forsake me not" he may feel assured that the
people of God throughout our bounds join with
| Ouc duu Oue uedTI III Tue pcUtlOu, oHu
earnestly hope that the remnant of his pilgrim
age may be the happy waiting of a venerable
Apostle, saying For am now ready to be OF.
fered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
have fought the good fight, have finished my
course, have kept the faith, henceforth there is
laid up for me crown of righteousness with the
Lord" Adopted
The Auditing Committee then made partial
report stating that the reports of the Treasurers
fha 1,,na ttnv,a and
Publication had been examined and found to be
correct.
PROFESsoRSHIP IN COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY.
The following persons were nominated, Rev. j.
A. Lefevre Rev. j. r. Wilson, Rev. @. K. Cald-
well, Rev. I. d. Witherspoon, and Rev. H. II.
Hopkins. The election was made the order OF the
day for Wednesday at 10 A. M. Dr. Hopkins de.
clined the nomination.
REPORT ON OVERTURE NO. II.
The committee on Bills and Overtures would re.
port that they have had under consideration Over
ture No. IL from the Synod of North Carolina re.
questing the General Assembly "to provide for the
Synods calling meeting Of Presbyteries during
the sessions Of Synod for the transaction of their
own or the Synod's business when the Presbyteries
have failed to appoint such meeting"
| They recommend that the overture be answered
by referring the Synod of North Carolina to the
action of the General Assembly of lS4S, as found
on page PSI of Bard's Digest, viz:
| Resolued |. That Synod has power to order
Presbytery to meet, and to transact such business
as in the judgment OF Synod is intimately connect
ed with the good order and wOll-being of the
Church.
Resolred, ., That as such meetings are of the
nature of pro re nata meetings. the rules that are
laid down in our book for the regulation of such
called meetings ought to regulate and govern in all
cases these meetings ordered by Synod, except
when ordered TO meet during the sessions of Synod,
on business Immediately connected with the pro.
ceedings of that dody In such cases the Presby-
terry may be required to meet at once by order of
the Synod Adopted.