The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-22
by Telegraph.
PRESBYTERIANISM.
The General Assembly ut ChicagO--
Report OF the General Committee


CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 20.
The most important report made To tn
General Assembly is that OF the Commit
tee Of Twenty.onc. The full text Is ~
follows;
The committee respectfully say to the
Assembly TINT they held one session on
the Goth and 2lst Of September, ant
another on the 9Th and 9th Of March, AM
third on the 18th and Nth Of April
when all the members were present OK,
ccpling three; and alter u most careful
consideration OF the first branch OF the
subject, arrived with almost entire unaa.
imilyat the following conclusions:
Our church having dispensed In q
great degree with the Daid agency sys
tenn, the responsibility OF developing and
systcmati2ing the liberality of our COngrc,
cations and pOsterity, and the aggressive
interests Of the church, must necessarily
dcvOlyc, under our denominatipnaI
organization, on tho members themselves
the dcaCOnate scsslOnsol the Prcsbyleries
Synods and such general experimenting
agencies rs tue Assembly may establish.
The difficulty in the way OF successfully
accomplishing this work lies In a failure
to bring the principles oil our Presby.
terrain system into full operation through
these agencies. .|a
"'rO Obyiato this, VIC propose in order Il
simplify the consolidation and the unity
u the various benevolent operation of the
churches, that there shall be q general com.
mission which shall have supervision Of
the benevolent work of the church, sub.
jcct to the General Assembly, and to be
composed Of five delegates from each OF
the boards oil the church, together with
the delegate from eaclI OF the synOds, To
he elected annually by ballot; which
periodical delegates shall not only be
amcdium Of communication between the
boards and church, but shall also be OF
right corresponding members Of the
several boards, entitled TO attend, and
deliberate with them as they see tit and
find convenient. This general commits.
sion shall meet twice every year, on the
day Vi November, when they shall con.
slider the geneIal condition aud nCcessi.
ties VI the ChurCh's benevolent work dc
IcrminG the questions that may come be.
tore them, and seek to awaken the inter.
est and dGyGlope the benOvolcncG Of the
church, and on thc-day Of May, to learn
tlcwnnts Of the various objects of bcnGyO.
lencC, the nature of plans for the GClcisas.
teal year and TO receive reports OF the
several boards and their estimates OI their
necessities for the coming year. 1t shall
then make report to the General Assem-
bIyol which acondensed report is TO bo
printed in an appendix of the Assembly's
minutes, the usual pamphlet form being
dispensed with.
"ThC General Commission, mt the meet.
ing in May, shall also estimate us nearly
as they can from the information derived
from the reports then received from the
Boards and from those Of the PrGsbyter.
ian and SynOdical Committees, what pro
portion Of the whole amount proposed &c
be expended through the Boards each
Synod should be requested to contribute
In order to meet these wants, there shal
be four Executive Boards appointed by
the General Assembly in three annual
classes, with the power TO fiji their vaCan
ties one for home work and one for pub
IIcalion, each to consist Of twcnty.Ont
members; and one Tor foreign work, aud
one Of benevolenCe and finance, each ia
consist Of fifteen members.
THE present Board Of Foreign Missions
should discharge the duties OF foreign
work us contemplated by this arrange.
mcnt the Board for Home Work slml
discharge tho duties now assigned 10 the
present Boards of Home Missions, Educa.
tiOnand Church erection, and to Commit.
ties IN Freedmen and Ministerial Relief
the Board VI Publication shall attend lC
the management Of It's appropriate work
it shall he conducted as strictly bushes:
operation, sustaining itself in tllswitli the
present capital, sucll buildings as may be
provided for il, from profits Of It's sales AM
from donations and requests. The Board
of licncvOcnCG and Finance shall be com
posted largely Of business men Of acknowl
edged skill In the management of iinan
cal Affairs, with one treasurer. II shall
have charge OF the funds for the home
and foreign work oil the church; 1t shal
meet the drafts OF each of tue boards as
lar rs the funds have been received for u
ora may 10 directed by. Tic Genera
Commission. Ii shall also DO ils duty Il
u'c all proper means to promote through
out the church regular and systematic
conservation Of property to the Lord. Thu
ueastcr shall be appointed by the Gen
efal Commissions and to be under The
supervision and direction Of the Board o
BeneyOlCnCe and Finance When tllt
General Commission is not in session III
snail he an e5.oHei1 member aud ollleel
o. This board. The hoard Of Foreign and
Home Work, together with that Of BE
.eevolCnce and Finance, shall lie located II
Ncw York, and Tic Board NJ Publication
shall be located in Philadelphia; and thest
boards shall be allowed to have such OIL
sefS and assistants rs may be necessary
lor ran efficient and economical adminlstra
uohoftheir work, and shall submit q re
port OF their work and ita needs to cacl
,ptlnS meeting Of the General Commits
lnorlCr IN carry out tllls plan let lht
General Assembly enjoin upon every
FcsOytery To appoint u standing commit
'ge on the benevolent work Of the churcl
W which the stated clerk shall he the sec
,eATy Let 1t he the duty Of this com
mIIiec To use NIL the means In Its powe
@hayc brought before all the congrrgn
S0M IN the preSbytery ahyplans that MAJ