The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-23
CITY INTELLIGENC
THE ASSEMBLY.
FOURTH DAVE sRssION.

r,nn General Assepsbiv-G eneraI Busine ess-
The Consideration of the Recenstructton
Coynn,ittee,s Report-The Theological SepnI-
pnrtes-The Domestic Missionary Work.
The reunited Presbyterian Assembly convened
this morning at o'clock, the Moderator, Rev. ].
TTumbull Backus presiding.
The Devotional Exercises
The usual preliminary devotional exercises opened
With singing SNo 81 e by He snotSer
hymn prayer was offered by DR.. John Newton, OF
India short address was delivered by KEY; II; a.
by Rev. Henry Little, ID. D., Of Maosoni INDIANA;
Kew. f. De Ward, OF New York, and Rev. X b.
The Moderator announced that tomorrow the
committee seut y aS w MAKE @ Fepoe
He Thought it would be well to remember the object
OF this report in the private and public devotional
After singing the doxology the devotional exer-
eses were concluded.
business Resumed.
After several notices had been read by Rev. Her
rick Johnson the Moderator ordered the reading Of
the minutes of the morning session on Saturday,
The commissions OF several commissioners were
announced and the commissioners received.
The Committee on Bills and Oyertures made
further report on several papers.
st. Clairsville representation in the General
First ON synodical bounds
Second ON the coordinate secretaryship.
Third. On rotary elderships.
The last was referred to the Committee on Church
Poity' end the rest was referred to the Committee
on Reconstruction.
A,r0
of the Sabbath by railways. Referred.
A memorial was received from the Presbytery Of
LuHerne the election of secretaries TO the General
Assembly The committee recommended that it be
placed on the docket.
compunication was received from the Presby-
terry Of Saline onEcommissoners' funds. Referred
10 the Committee on Mileage.
The whole report was adopted
Theological SemiuarIes,
Rev. villeroy Reed, from the Committee on Theo-
logical semDaries, said, at the request OF the
Chairman on Theological semnaries, he wished to
Assembly
far had been held in order that those persons
Interested In the seminares may be apprised OF the
manner in which the varions matters which they
wish to bring before the committee are presented.
Which nave been presented to YOU in two sub COM
mittees, but are to hear parties interested in the
nd a persons w are 70 ns the
rested are requested to meet the sub-commttees and
i. ON Changes % in the infringement ana control of
seminaries, and a plan for publication The chair
man of the subcommittee Is DR.. Adams Likewise,
a report upon the seminary at Princeton DR.. Adams
on Western Theological Seminary the chairman
OF the subcommittee is Rev. w e. McLaren.
On the Danfeld Theological Seminary, Elder G. r,
Fox.
On Theological Seminary at Northwest the chair
The latter subcommittee will meet at half-past 2
O'Clock this afternoon in the lecture-room, at the
Seminaries. Referred.
Privilege to the Floor.
admitted on the floor Of the house be SO con-
strued to allow the foreign commissioners priv-
lege thereon. Agreed TO.
Resolutions Oh the Order of PROCEEDINGS.
The following resolutions were then offered and
Overture to the Genera. Assembly Of the Presby-
Is it proper for those who have formed or ex-
pressed an opinion in judicial case to sit as judges
in said case Yours, etc. FISK HARMON,
Swede Point Iowa, April 49, 1870.
Answer-Recommends the dismissal of the over
ture, as it requests the decision of in thesi
Overture to the Presbytery Of Peoria; Romans xii,
'Knowing the Time"
MI, r,ni ~ ~ IT yryuif
nolds, and John M. Wilson, Ruling Elders in tle
Presbyterian Church in the United States, humbly
century Of our Lord 'Tt is high time for the Church
to awake out Of Sleep" and to exert its dormant
Wickedness and in order to supply the slack OF SER
vice" by the regular churches mission stations are
being erected for teaching and preaching the Gospel
in destitute localities and to the poor who averse
to enter our more expensive and fashionable
churches. And whereas, at some Of the stations, it
isnot always convenient or possible to have minis
tiers present to admit the converts to the sealing
ordinances of the Church, therefore
The object OF this memorial is to lay the matter
before you, and ask your counsel and advice to
whether in absence OF a college-bred minister, an
clature as ''Ruling Elder, and in Bible language
as "Bishop," elder or 'Presoyter1may admit new
converts In such places and circumstances into the
visible Church by baptizing them and presiding at
the family feast (the Lords Supper.
ful for the "Ruling Rider" Gas he is called in our
Church parlance) mnistering 20 the wants and edin
cation OF the Church when called on? or
Can any man forbid water that these should be
baptized? Acts K, At.
Knswer-Reference to our standards which we
accept as interpretations OF Scripture. See chap Z.
sec. !, chap. throughout.
l. That this report be taken up and continued as
unfinished business, in preference to any order OF
the day hereafter appointed, until it is finally dis
2. That it be considered in its parts separately
/. The arrangements OF synods. q or presbyterie
3. or representation in the General Assembly. 4.
The limitation OF appeals. s. The constitutional
changes. 6. Suggestions on overtures
8. In the arrangement OF synods each shall be
Ia QlQn mn
proposed that item shall be considered passed or
adopted. When amendments are proposed, remarks
shall be confined to five minutes, and If no amend
ment is adopted the item shall be passed adopted.
At the close of the part on synods a vote shall be
taken on its whole and nnal adoption
Consideration of the Reconstruction Report.
The special order OF the day was the considera-
ton OF the report OF the Reconstruction Committee
The question of the boundaries synods was taken
up item by item. This subject is treated in the first
part OF the report.
The Long Island synod.
An amendment to the first item, concerning the
Synod of Long Island was offered by DR.. Samue
Speer OF Brooklyn, that this item be stricken ou
and that the churches comprising that proposed
synod be Joined with those composing the synod
New York. DIR. Speer spoke upon the subject say
ing that the churches OF Brooklyn, and especial!
his own church, did not want TO be disconnected
with the churches OF New York.
The Discussion.
Rev. ]. A. Hopkins, OF Long Island, took the oppo
site ground. saying that Long Island now contained
sixty-nve churches and the third city in the Union
The island was considered of sufficient importance
in the Episcopal Church TO constitute 1t separat
diocese
Rev. Dr. Fowler said it seemed to him the Assem-
bly, was hardly prepared to pass on the question o.
They must be within one state. 1 move therefore
chat so much OF the report of the Committee on Re
construction as relates to the boundaries OF the
synOds be docketed, with a view OF allowing al
iQQi0 frnm a rau