Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-23

only Limitation to the above cOuQi-
tions is, that no congregation will es-
tablish a claim for the family of its
pastor to the full amounts above men
toned until il has made its fourth an
uual payment. Previous to that pc
riod the family will be entitled to four
/ times as much as the congregation has
paid 10 the public fund. For exam
| pie: il the congregation has made one
payment of thirty dollars, the family
will receive one hundred and twenty
dollars; if sixty dollars has been paid,
the amount awarded will be two hum
dred and forty dollars. AS soon as
! the fourth annual payment has been
made, the family will be entitled to
/ the full amount, to be paid at one
/ time, or in the form of an annuity, as
may be preferred.
2. If minister is transferred from
one church to another, he forfeits the
claim established by the church he
leaves, but he may be placed upon
the one to which he goes. If min
lister is entirely cut off from the work
of the ministry by a failure OF health,
his family will be entitled to the claim
established by the church where he
was labOring when his health failed,
and that church will be regarded as
commencing another claim, but with
out the conditions affixed above. In
cities, where the expense of living is
necessarily great, church may be al
lowed to establish claim for its pas
tors family for $1,000, by paying an
nually 500, subject, however, 20 the
same limitations as to the first four
years as in other cases. Any minister,
not in the pastoral work, but other
wise engaged in the work of the
church, may, by paying the above
mentioned sums for himself, estab-
lish q claim for his family to the
same amounts as other ministers,
When a church or minister has made
more than twenty payments for the
same person, the claim of his family
shall be increased One-foGrtb, whether
it be for $1,000 or $1,000.
On motion of Rev. DIR. Palmer, the
report was received and referred to a !
Special Committee, to consist of one |
member from each Synod. The Com |
mittee was then appointed, as follows;
Committee on Relief Fund-Rev. |
J. Il. Spilman, Kentucky; Rev. j. Z. |
Brown, Virginia; Rev. II. /. Single |
ton, North Carolina; Rev. ]. II. Rice, |
ID. D., Nashville; Rev. b. NJ. Palmer, |
Mississippi; Mr.. T. w. McMaster, |
Mississippi; Mr.. d. McGregOr, Texas;
Rir. Wm. P. Webb, Alabama; Mr..
Jas. L. WithetspoCn, Arkansas; Mr.. |
II. P. Richards, Georgia; Mr.. L. IS. |
Thornton, Memphis.
a large number of oyertures from |
Presbyteries, praying for change of
boundaries, for facilities for gathering |
statistics, etc., etc., were received, |
read and ,!erred to the appropriate |
committees.
An overture relating to the new /
Book of Church Order and discipline |
brought Rev. DR.. ]. j, Lyon to his
feet with a motion to dispense with /
the readiug at this time of all over
lures relating to this subject, and that
they 6e fe.eTred to special commit
tee of five to be appointed by the
chair.
The Moderator said he regarded this
committee as very important one,
and that its deliberation would be OF
the most vital importance To the AS
sembly and to the church. He there
fore respectfully asked the Assembly
to elect the committee.
Rev. DIR. Palmer thought that the
Assembly ought not to act precipi-
lately in a matter Of this kind, and
therefore moved that the answers of
the synods relative to expunging sec
ton 10 Of chapter ! of the Book of
Discipline, which provides that two
or more congregations united together
shall have but one elder to represent
6TSm, be referred to the committee,
TS;ose duty it shall be to inform the
house what is necessary TO be done.
Rev. DR.. Robinson suggested the
of allowing the committee
to receive outside information and to
Judge of its reliability; also allowing
volunteer commissions, who choose
to make an Informal report, to do so
In writing.
Rev. DR.. Hopkins said that the As
sembly could get no legal information
outside of certain prescribed channels.
ANY information which might be de-
rived from outside sources would be
of no value and could not be acted
upon. He understood that to be the
decision Of the Moderator, and it was
certainly according to custom and
law.
Rev. DIR. Lyons said that he fully
in the remarks of DIR. Hop
ldns. He did not think the Assem-
bly, could take this step without im-
pinging upon dangerous ground.
Th4 motion of DR.. Robinson was re-
luolG>..
The Chair then announced the fol-
lowing:
Committee on the New Book of
Qiscipline-Rev. B. N. Palmer, DID,
Rev. J. A. Lyon, D. D., Rev, Stuart
ID. D., Mr.. w, l.. I. Prime,
Mr.. ]. L. Campbell.