The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-27
r e L L G I o U s.
The HIethodfsts.

That portion declaring the actlon OF Smltn-
son, the treasurer OF the foreign board, IN NJ IN,
yesting funds in Erie stock reckless Wall
street speculation was discussed at great
| length. without action. The report OF the
committee accepting Bledsoe's Quarterly Re-
view provoked an extended debate, during
which one member said he understood Bledsoe
was an Episcopalian. This looked ike pld
| for him to come over. Another cnaraSle[lleu
the Review as an Armstrong gun. Dr. Bun.
nell said. as experience has shown, that most
disastrous consequences would follow the eX-
plosion of guns Of large cabre. He thought
an explosion would follow the adoption OF the
resolution which would shake the church from
pillar to dome. The report was finally adopted.
The Committee on Sunday-schools made an
elaborate report providing for general secre-
| tary of Sunday-schools to be elected by the
General Conference, and secretaries to eaca.
Annual Conference, who shall report to the
general secretary, in order to inaugurate a
| more efficient and uniform system. After a
| lengthy discussion the report was adopted
The Presbyterinns.
The business before the General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church at Louisville, on
Tuesday, was the reception of fraternal saluta-
tions from other religious bodies, and the Sc
lection of Huntsville, Alabama, for the next
meeting of the conference, after two ballots.
At night an enthusiastic foreign missionary
meeting was held, and addressed by the Rev.
| ]. T. Wilson, OF South Carolina, and BY the
Rev. Allen Wright, of the Choctaw Nation, and
the Rev. B. NJ Palmer OF New Orleans.
Up to this time the assembly has been hold
| ing only one session, and this morning itWas
| q very brief one, in order to give the commit
| tees time to digest and prepare SUBJECTS lot
consideration.
The Presbyterian General Synod. at Phila-
delphia was engaged on Tuesday in the dis
cussion of the report of the Committee on Re-
construction of Boundaries; among Others
those of the Synods of China, Siam and Japan.
LOUISVILLE, May 26.
The Presbyterian General Assembly met
Yesterday. The subject Of most intense inter-
est was the reception of the delegates from
Northern Presbyterian churches, consisting Of
the Rev. DR.. Backus, of Baltimore; Rev. Dr.
Van Dyke, of Brooklyn, and the Hon. w. E.
Dodge, of New York. They presented resolu-
tions of that assembly expressing fraternal re-
gard, and followed them with remarks, in
which it was stated that they came not to
ask for reunion, nor to ask for i'm
mediate correspondence, but to ask
the appointment Of committee to
meet similar committee appointed by the
Northern Assembly, and to confer respecting
varied matters and questions Of jurisdiction
and property rights between the two assem-
blies, and to secure, If possible, the adjust
ment of all differences between the two bodies
on basis Just and honorable to all, and worthy
of Christian men. While they were speaking,
there was breathless interest and deep emo
ton, forming q scene that will not soon be for
gotten The kind words of the speakers evil
dently found lodgment in the hearts Of those
to whom they were addressed. The overtures
were referred to the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence, which was directed to prepare
well considered reply.
The Baptlsts.
The fifty-sxth annual meeting Of the Amerl-
can Baptist Missionary Union was opened at
Philadelphia on Tuesday. No business Of
much Importance came up, except statement
of the receipts and expenditures, showing an
excess of the latter of over nineteen thousand
dollars.
Sunday-School Union.
The celebration of the forty-sixth anniver-
sary of the American Sunday School Union at
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, seems to have been
of peculiar interest ABOUT FIVE hundred chill
dren united In singing chants and hymns,
which were interspersed by appropriate ad-
dresses. 1t was stated that during the year
there had been visited and aided 1850 schools,
containing 81, ,4s7 teachers and 273, 346 scholars.
American Israelites.
The Board of Delegates of American Israel
ties met in New York on Monday evening.
Delegates were present from Baltimore, Wash
iugton, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Boston, and other cities. Mr.. A. Hart, Of Phil
adelphia, presided, and the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. 1saacs.
The secretary read the report of the Execu-
tive Committee for the past year. Among
other things, the committee reported that
concession had been gained from the Governor
OF syria for the purpose Of acquiring land for
the establishment of Jewish agricultural
school, and as soon as it was confirmed al Con-
stantinople the school would at once be begun.
The committee strenuously urged that energy
and industry should be Infused among the
Jewish population Of Palestine. The report
said that the condition Of the Jews in Rouma-
mia had not improved. Scenes of violence
had recently taken place at Bucharest,
and o number of families had been turned
out OF their homes at Vacco and Galatz. In
Russia large number of families had been like
wise turned out Of their homesin consequence
OF the revival of an old law which pro-
hibited Israelites from residing near the from
tier. The United States Minister at st. Peters
burg had been instructed to protest against
these prosecutions of the Jews. Destitute and
ignorant Jews should not be seEt to America
indiscriminately. Mr.. Hallevy's mission to
China had not yet for some unknown canse,
been undertaken. The Univ ersal Alliance had
held their annual meeting lately in Paris,
under the presidency of Mr. Cremieux. There
were about 1900 members now dwelling in
all parts of the globe. The Alliance had estab-
lished numerous schools in Syria and the East.
The committee recommended that means
should be adopted to have law passed in all
the States of America similar to that OF the
State of New York, providing that Jews who
keep their Sabbath should not be prevented
from following their avocations on Sunday,
provided they did not interfere with the rights
of other denominations.
CINCINNATI, May &c.
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod have
voted 10 for, q against the proposed basis Of
union. The proposition for new union from
the committee was defeated.
TuE BODY OF De SoTo.-An extraordinary
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