New-York tribune., 1870-06-01
THE PRESBYTERIANS.\
svNop or THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN

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Of the United states, New School lately III session III
cincinnati addressed the synod He spoke in relation
TO the needs OF the Church and the desire OF the body
which he represented for reunion with this ON the we'll
tar, Cinr6 The Rev Dr Stevenson paidan eloquent
tribute the zeal and exerious OF the Rev Dr Siark'
Clar and the body he represented the congratulations
OF thc synod resolution expressive oi the SehIWen
of e S mod the subject was proposed by the Rev X
T. wilson, and carried anonymously The Committee on
the Travelling Fund PARTIALLY reported ana py cooc ne
mtta ID 90 them for completion Ihe - Hou %
Of e Form 0f Covenant continued from the day before.
The ton, wing clause was the subject OF long anu earCS
discussion: PROFOUNDLY conscious Of past remlssncSs
and neglect viii heHccforth, by our prayers Pccuni-
AIRY contributions ana persona. eXtrlos s,tn , ~ icys
va Of pure and uudclcf religion The conversion oi S
and Gtutcs 10 Christ that al men may be beseT Nh IN
Hun aud that al nations may can I t SWc viii
following substitute Wa proposed @ lor II: :,io"s s"ep
hence iCrt1 y our pray cs an9 lS i soai CN ana to con
version Of jews and &c titles 10 Cnitst' anu anu @ i bCid
ing that hut stewards OF the Loiu We VII n"
SncS ana spread Of Ills Kingdom until all men are
blessed Him. and all nations Snall can nm eSsT4U, % %
Several Including the Rev Dr. stevenson ana the kcE
h, a. n; ING no improvement and being wholly
unucesaly the doctrine OF IL was held and practically
W. i2'iy fuly conveyed by the clause which il was
Tuca to c.lct q, well as by he general tenor of the
document. Ptof. sloane and large number OF others
vehcu.uty contend d for its necessity and approiaif
nes,. Their ground was there should be some explicit
declaration Of thc principle involved OF Sn.YeIIs az
things, person, property ana lie TO the eau OF tiC H'
anG ta, the substitute commenced Itself by the shoUl-
ues. and cong'dy with which ~ enpoa,eu Vn sWcS sucd
declaration. When The ayes ana noes WcrS c"tbu ~
il wa. almost impossible 70 tell whether ihe
substitute was carried or lost. The Moderator
declared carried hut standin4 Neie Wa CSu & iud,
Socucaud dCploug the division tha would euSue some
appealed earnestly TO the mover 10 withdraw the suest
tnte Finally 10 the great relief Of many, he consented
Peace and harmony were restored ana Only rClalnsu
Tor it, approval. II was then adopted unanimously.
resolution offered and carried mat me Boht on
PSyG14e P2s6TcIa s5 6HG ad sons s '' 00" j." O''''
The sUlfccf of National Reform is a prominent one at
limo IL rel
Reform report that during the past the attention
of the people Of the United states has been directed TO
The subject q National Christianity extent which
We could not have veuturcd to hope The malignant
and undi,eused assaults which have been made upon
opened the ewes Of nutndes 70 The instant and iner
which we insist The discussion has been earnest and
general Indeed We can say ana the fact Il as surprising
a. il craffyiuc that iu lbs various aspects, the great
quest uu of the relation u the nation 10 the religion OF
Jes, Christ al this hour larger space than any
other m the public mind National convention ~ % "t
half of thc proposed religious amendments was hcd IN
enc encd ., c mi OF intere, and and power and their
publication has produced marked effect Tie National
received more effective organization, and arrange
ments have been maGe 10 place 1t on a per
discussions Of The subject, and a deeper interest
IN the the part OF us friends are evident
tokens Of progress Committee have received, in
Cludiug the balance reported 10 last synod the sum OF
S4O7 p during the year This has been expended as
heretofore g the publication of tracts, of which more
than half a million Of pages have, at this date been
SSc meeting. hci they have held and in meeting
the expenses of the Pittsburgh Convention leaving bal
ON hand according to our present report OF s6st 20
Your Committee are now engaged IN the preparation
Of tract asserting and Justify ing or pubic dlss, nj from
the government because oi IT, lrrehgous character we
desire further To assist in the dissemination OF the pro
oeedmgs N the National Convention, Of which 10000
copies have already been printed ana tlIS udtyd 10y h
National Association. Mr.. John f. QuaTes, student Of
churcncs conventions and conferences South,
the of this Reform Arrangements also in
COMMIT t recommend FIRST That they be instructed
cAVtu3 ibe amount remaining in their hands in the
flirt.f .ftt.- II.
tou recommended contribute directly to the funds
of the National Association and take up collection
aunu Iv Ion his purpose" The Synod then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The report OF the Committee on the Pitts
discussion arose upon motion to make the addition that
"no mcmher 0f congregation can he prevented rom
Ultimately the report adopted, and the committee
sustained The report the Rochester Presbytery was
adopted of the warmest debates in the synod arose
over the report of the Committee the Travelling Fund.
The Rev Or. Stevenson strenuousy opposed the idea
gates by any method that looked Ike tax on ne con
gregatious. He "wOuld rather submit to be deposed
than be obliged to collect Fom % some & poor people e
held that If members would not cry tax so lnuch haIdy
any would ever think about tax He was against
considering ii u the light Of taxation. The Rev. Dr.
Stevenson asserted that synod showing itself too
weak 90 enforce It's own laws. " IL was premium on
it" Ihc proposition to impose a taxi. 1t was species
of robbery. TIE Rev Mr. George warmly protested
way in the synod Tho Rev. Dr. stevenson explained
Tie Rev. Mr. Graham alluded 10 the deficit III several
80 '' -. , i'.' - -. ~
tax The Rev. Mr. Hunter OF WilEnsburgb, Penn, said
that the congregations lad really broken their contract
with tue members. and that the members were conse-
sf aIoiissiug the whole thing. The Rev Mr.. Milhgan
from cagan protested against the innuendoeS ana i'll
Situations which had been made against members coming
West. He ri0icuIed the idea of 30 cent
head lc amount fixed beng a burden to any one. Fl
Tie Rev Nj Carlisle entered his formal protest against
it three grounds: First that the scheme inPract
cable second that IN the estimation OF many The az
sessueut viii be- considered tax when they VIII not
pay td tIdi iic cgiitC. non OF ~ mas never uetH III
sisted the past The Synod adjourned to TINS morn
ing AT % O'Clock.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
The synod, by invitation, last night attended
a Temperance meeting held in the Twenty-eighth-st.
Church by the Total Abstinence Society of the Second
Reformed Presbyterian Church in Eleventh-st This
Society is months old and numbers ia members
of both II abures both liquor and tobacco. The
Church presided. The Rev. J. c. smith OF Newcastle
Penn tie Rev. A. Mcfarland OF Zauesvie, Ohio; the
Rev Air. NeAH-ter OF Walton, Newly the Rev. H. H.
George Of Cincinnati, OhiG; the Rev j. X thompson OF
Pittsburgh Penn. made stirring addresses Oh tcmper
aHce aud against the use OF tobacco.
cety there was large general congregation, and the
various speaker, were frequently applauded.
TENTH DAY OF THE UNITED GENERAL ASSEMBLY
II SENSATION ON THE HOME MISSION CUES
TION-THE MEMORIAL FUND-THE COMMON
SCHOOL TROUBLES.
PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-NOw that the hy-
mencal congratulations over the happy pair here are
fairly settling down housekeeping. That is TO say,
this reunited General Assembly has begun this week
with the consideration and dispatch of business regularly
beou ging the annual Assemblies. This is, especially,
the annual reports the benevolent agencies OF the
Church. Of which there in all seven-foreign and
home missions education for the ministry churcherec
tion publication, freedmens instruction. and ministerial
relief
In the Od School these used TO be managed by boards,
and IN the New School by agencies identical in charac
ter but called permanent committees. The additional