New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-23
THE PRESBYTERI1NS.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT CHICAGo-A GREETING TO
THE BAPTISTs.


| ... THE BAPTISTs
| CHICAGO, May 2.-The PRESBYTERIAN General
Assembly met this morning Half an hour was devoted
TO prayer. Two communications from the Presbyterian
Historical Society addressed to the Moderator were re-
| ferred 10 the Committee on Bills and Overtures
On motion OF ex-G0v. Pollock, the following resolution
n, fraternI greeting was called up from the docket
edopted and ordered transmitted In the usual official
| form.
Resorred That to tire Baptist Church, now by annual
meetings of It's societies assembled IN the Ciy OF Cnl
naoo t Moderator and stated Clerks of the Assembly
requested to express our iTaterhai S seg, oSr
prayers FOR the blessing OF God on theI PreS. ~
ngs, our congratulations upon ther success anu o
| hope for their future prosperity
The report on sayre Institute, at Lexington NY" was
taken up from the docket and referred to specia 'o
mittee composed offs C. Perkins, Chairman hessrS roi
lock Ernst ETY. and Mckee. After some debate te no
for the delivery OF the memorial by the Rev DE-
Prentiss on the Rev. Thomas H. skinner d. De- was
changed TO Thursday evening" and the sacrahehtai SIT
vices for the evening instead Of tho afternoon OF fu
| in the First Church.
| The report of the Standing Committee on Church
Erection was read by Dr. Alexander Read Inc io"o"
| ing is a summary of the years work
Two hundred and twenty churches in % states ana
Territories representing than 100 PresDy tere h
M % ana, Se pm ave%oSe of about 500 to each
church. the average OF former years lne
from churches including special contributions, ~ C1 O
individual, s2666 49, legaces, $3.50 so amount rom
In Missouri s77l4 10; from the Memorial Committee,
alO2s8 4Oshowing an increase not only IN the sum tO
over both Boards Of last year. but III the nuper Vi
churches contributing to this cause There are ABOUT
coo organized congregations to-day without houses wor
whereas it ought to be powerful aggressive agency In
OF church boards or religious societies holding trans
ferring estate except through trustees suc az inc
Board OF Trustees has for ts property in that state
the Committee recommended the perpetuation OF that
Board and that the Revs D. C. Lyon u y T. Mlc,
81 Smith and A. g. Edwards, be elected to I'LL the places
OF those members whose term OF Office expires at ths
time is further recommended that Joseph smith, john
Thompson, f. K. CTayer, Theodore L. Cuyler minister's
and j. X skidmore, f. g. Burnham ana jonathan Al t Ug
den be elected members as the hrs class anu IN tne
second class Charles Collins in place or George Lane
resigned and in hrdiclass, A. W. Brown IN place OF
The following resolutions were recommended for adOp
ton 2. '--l
That the Assembly gratefully Acknowledges the abun
dant blessing OF the Head Of the Church upon TINS VOTE
i'm the past and commends 1t to thesprayerfu consdea
ton ministers and members OF our Chureh tn1
it manifest the gs OF da5ds C Of Hs proydence
while hundred organized Congregations are yI
| without house OF worship; and the Assembly Wohlu
again urge the necessity OF annual aud liberal contribu
| tiOns from each church for the cause
| The Rev Dr. Henry Wilson Of St. Louis, Secretary OF
the Board addressed the Assembly the work Of the
Church. its extension and its needs, followed by the
Rev. Brown of St. Paul. the Rev. Dr. Dickey Of ST. Louis
the Rev. Brown Of Nevada the Rev. Bergar OF Spring
field explanatory of the wants Of the missionary elds
and frontier regions with reference to the hours OF wor
ship and the difficulties In the way Pending the COLI
slderaton OF the report the Assembly adourheut " 0V
| p. H. to-day
SYNOD AT PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.--In the Presbyterian
Reformed synod to-day among the resolutions adopted
| was the following:
That the present condition OF France In general as
deoated by war and the city OF Paris In par
ticular as now drenched by the blood OF her own cru
zens is a righteous retrbuton for the marty d0ms 81 81
BarthOlomews Day, and the tangible lulnlment OI o
divine promise TO the Church. THAT no weapon that Is
| formed against thee shall prosper"
| A Committee appointed to prepare programme
of exercises 10 commemorate the bicentenary III the
year 1872 Committee was appointed to report in ref
TO any property endangered by the seces
sion OF a portion OF Church. Resolutions OF eensure
against Pittsburgh Presbytery and sustaining the
protest the minority OF that Presbyery were adopted
Nominations were made and approved for members OF
the various Boards of Missions trustees OF the TheO0g
cal Seminary and delegates TO Assemblies.