Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-31
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
SOuthern General AssembIy-Ad'
jOurncd Sine Die.

Southern General AssembIy-Ad
JOurned Sine Die.
/ LOUISVILLE, May 30.-The proceeding
of the General Assembly to-day wer
mainly confined to receiving reports. o
committees. The committee on bills ant
oyertures in response to overture fourteen
being inquiry whether the members of th
so-called Christian, commonly calet
Campbellite Church, wishing TO becom'
members of our church, and who haC
been baptized in the name of the Holy
Trinity, should invariably be re-baptised,
was referred to the Committee on Bap
tism.
DR.. Palmer, from the Commi tee on
Foreign Correspondence reported the
pastoral letter of the General Assembly
to all the churches under its care. This
letter is in regard to the reunion of the
Northern and Southern Assemblies, and
the recent action of She Southern As
sembly during its session here.
After long discussion the letter was
adopted. The letter claims that what
ever distractions may be in the way of
ecclesiastical fellowship were not created
by the Southern Church, and that they
could not allow themselves to be placed
in false position before the world, of
parties who had been guilty of wrong
to Northern Church. Meeting for
final adjournment and after the passage
of vote of thanks to the people of
Louisville for hospitality ETC., the as
sembly then adjourned until its next
meeting at Huntsville.
General Assembly of ihe United
SGates-The Indians.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-The report of
the committee on the report Of the Board
of Publication was received from DR.. Nc
Cash. The report of the standing Com
mIttee on Foreign Missions was taken from
the docket and considered item by item.
The resolutions in the report were adopted
as recommended, but the discussion occu-
pied the entire morning.
An amendment was offered to the item
concerning the Indian work which was
hotly discussed. The amendment was to
formally approve of the action of the
President and officers of the Government
in pursuing the peaceful policy towards the
Indians. This was not agreed to on the
ground that politics should have no place
in the church. Speeches were made by
Commissioners from the Indian country
and others. The item was finally
adopted as rep0gted and the amendment
tabled The special order Of the day, the
reception of the report of the Joint Com
mittee on Home Mission, was postponed
until this evening, on account Of the alb
sence of the Chairman of the Committee
Afternoon Session,
DR.. Paxton, of New York, presented
reports from the Committee on Domestic
Missions, showing a balance on hand Of
$50, ,037, and leaving to the General Assem-
bly, the question of location of the new
Board; also recommending liberal sustens-
ton of the Missionaries employed.
A longand somewhat acrimonious debate
followed between DIR. Paxton, of New
York, and the Rev. DR.. Musgrove, of
Philadelphia, after which the report was
finally adopted with sundry amendments.
DR.. McCash, President of Prince
ton College, made an earnest appeal
for increased compensation for the
and presented resolution
that such statistical information be
given to the next General Assembly as to
prove the inadequacy Of present payments, |
to Committee on Institution
Fund, to which Dr. McCash was added,
and tho Assembly adjourned.
Reformed synod.
st meeting of the Synod of the Re
formed Presbyterian Church to-day, re-
ports were made from the Iowa PreSby- |
terry, and that of the Lakes. A letter of |
greeting was read from the Reformed |
Presbyterian Church of ireland, which |
an opinion as the only hope for |
the Episcopal Church in England was its |
lisestablishment, that drones be weed |
ID out, and men of talent and religious |
feryor be seated as preachers. The rest
Of the session was occupied in the dis
sussiGp of the uew covenant or confession
If sin