Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-06-02
From the Memphis Presbyterian.
THE GENERiL ASSEMBLY,
PROCEEDINGS
FIFE DAY.

The Rev. Edwin Cater presented dis
sent from the action of the General As
semb'y, on report or SANDING committee
on Foreign Missions
On motion it was admitted to record
without answer.
PREsBYTERY IN BRAZIL.
The Rev. DIR. J. Leighton Wilson
made by Rev. Edward Lain for the organi-
za:icn of Presbytery in Brazil.
This proposal was ref -rred to the Stand
ing Committee on Foreign Missions.
The special order for this morning was
then taken up, viz: the report of the over
ture of the Educ tional Convention.
Rev. DR.. WILTSHIRE ncce sity for re
committing the report grew out of the
sixth clause. The paper is a compromise,
it does not represent fully the views OF
any member of the Assembly. 1t is
Joseph's coat Of many coIors. When we
came we thought the idea Of great Uni
versity vas but magnificent dream, and
Improbable. The committee, in view Of
the desire Of wealthy men among us, to
contribute for tho rurpCs9 Of a high in
stitution, appoints q board when the funds
Cf these wealthy gentlemen eau safely be
dcpotited, bat does not commit the As
sembly to ever eetabiishing or controlling
d University. The committee have strick
en- out that part of the Taper win Oh says
The lea Of University shcu id be encour
aged.
TIE claus was adopted as also read, the
frs recommend .i0n. On reading the
second recon % endation, the Rev W. d.
MariOn asked if il wes intended 10 dis
courage University. Answered in the
negative. Adopted.
The third and fourth recommendations
were adopted without debate.
r Wills ms tO
the 9Th section was taken up. 1t IS as fol
lows To be held by them in trust until
such time 2s a suitable University may be
organized under the sanction of rome fu-
ture Assembly, to which future Assembly
the question tf the nature tf the control
over said University is to be left.
The substitute Cf DR.. Wilson was then
adopted IS the sixth resolution.
The seventh resolution providing for the
use of the income of the funds donated.
for the s1ppor Of pref SIS us for pas gra-
duates in existing institutions, until sucn
timo as the fuller organization Of the Uni
vers:ty shcn!d appear practicable and ex-
pedeIf, vas d. feated az being inconsi6-
tent with TIE substitute cf DR.. wilson,
adopted in plac Of the sixth resolution. IL:
The remaining resoiutiots embodied in
tie report, and the report as a whole, was
then adopted by decisive majority.
L
Spt clal Investigation Committee on the
committees Of Sustontati0n al For-
eign Mission.
The Committee If Bills aid Overtures
report to the Ass ,mby an Overture OF the
Trustees of Uti0n ThCciog cal Seminary,
Virginia, calling the attention of the AS
sembly to a mem os;al of tue improvement
of Theological Education, Vt questing that
the eubjec1 may not fail to receive atten-
~ - - l.
exists upou this subject, it is recommended
that this Committee be advised to exam
ine the matters submitted TO them; and no
further action of this Assembly at this
time is needed. Adopted.
The Committee on Bills and OVerturcs
report to the General Assembly,
OVERTURE NO. VIII.
Is it right to baptise person whose re-
covery from tho delirium of fever is de.
SPARED Of but who, Immediately before
he lapsed into the delirium, professei
faith 10 Christ and asked to be baptised
In other words is it right ever to baptize
an unconscious adult person.
T. L. DEVEAUx.
Your Committee would respectfully move
the Assembly to adopt the following reply:
The sacraments are rational and spirit
ual means o. grace, and cannot change the
spiritual state Ct any soul eek opera ope-I
ratio" Adopted.
Rev. j. M. P. Otts. of Committee on
Systematic Benevolence, reported as fol-
lows:
REPORT On SYSTEMATIC BENEvoLINCE.
The Committee Oh Systematic Benevo-
lence beg leave to present. the following
report
OF the ffty-live Presbyterie, belonging
to the Assembly, reports from only thirty
one have been placed in our hantls, and
OF them seven are so imperfect thai we
can gather no valuable information from
them. From the reports of twenty-five
Presbyteries, from which we lave any
statistics, we present tho fol- |
ing items: Cne hundred and forty four
have contributed to all i've |
Of the objec's ordered by the General AS |
sembIy; one hundred and fifty four to
four Of them one hundred and sixty-teven /
TO three OF them a; one updred and thirty
i've 10 two Of them; one hundred and |
Ihlrty-hve to one of them, and two hun
1red ard thirty two to none of them -
Inc proportion OF the non contributing
IL nearly enc half of the whole
lumber Of churches in these Presbyteries
rom which we have reports, containing
my satisfactory statistics, and from more
han one-half of the Presbyteries we have
10 satisfactory reports. We do not believed
hat the reports in our pos ession present
; full and fair representation Of what the
hurches have done for the objects Of gen
raj benevolence last year because, from
more than half of the Presbytelies we have /
10 statistics whatever, and many of the re-
'orts placed in our hands do net contain
ull and satisfactory statistics. While we
'elleve that the churches have done much
letter than appears from the few and i'm i
'erfect reports which have been sent MP
ct We are afraid that facts that we have t
% satisfactory reports from more than half {
our Pres0yteries. and the farther fact
lated IN the majority of the reports that {
re do have, that many of the churches I
AL to send to their Presby teries reports of 6
hat they are doing for systematic benev- I
ience, indicate that there is an alarming s
nd deplorable degree of negligence in c
lany of the Presbyteries and churches in &
agsrd to this most important matter
therefore,, we would recommend that the 6
ssembly urge and epjoin all its Presby-
sries \
. LIST. That they (the Presbyteries) re- C
uire from all their churches full statisti- {