New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-22
THE PRFSBYTERIANS.

variant made TO the General Assembly:
cSm@ee % e 10th sy and 20 2 1Sf Of sePmSer
and another on sh and 9th of March, and the third
present excepting taree and after most careful con
sdcTaton OF the first branch of the subject arrived
sions: our Church having dispensed III great degrees
with the paid agency sem inc Isl r or
tons and fostering the aggressive interests OF the Chrch
must necessarily Oevolye, under our denonnauohai o
ganzation the members themselves the deaconate;
Of the PrcSby and synod ana sueh gehfr
sup riucrdns agencies as the Assembly may eStaphsn
The difficulty IN the way 20 sHceesS!lIy 81 our
this lies Ia tie failure to bring the prnclpes OF o
arencIes To o6viate this We propose in order
to simplify, consolidate and unnX various dro sbon
be a general Commission which shau nave
supervision over The 6e3eyoent T 20 tx composeS
Of five delegates nom each Of the Boards OF the ChnrG,
elected annually Nv ballot which periodical delegates
shall only be the medium Of communication between
spending members OF the several Boards entitled TO at
tend Deliberate with them as they see nj ana hnu
convenient This General Commission shall meet Twice
every year, day OF November, when they shall con
slider hc general condition and OF the OuTn
benevolent work. determine questions that may come up
before tnem seek O. awaken interest and develop
toG r & H Of the Taons Objects Of
plans for the ecclesiastical year. to receo Of
reports OF the several Boards and their est make
1eTf ~ tbD S;~ne1i1 kSHem6iy Of which condensed
report Is 10 be printed in the appendix OF e with
minutes the usual pamphlet form being disPHnsIo eSi
and the n t9sF the ee nfe@aon derived
fT;n Inc rcp0rts tlcn received from the bou, CO..
those OF the PreSbyery ana go he extended
what proportion whole 9m0Intb e 70 re geo1eted to
contribute, in order to meet these wants
EXECUTIVE BOARDS ,
There shall he four Executive Boards appointed ny 'e
General Assembly in three annual classes WIN Po"oi
IN MI tbrir vacancies for Home WORK ana one or
each TO consist Of u members and one iof
Foreign work and for Benevolenee and Finance,
c,cl y. consist OF Is members. The present Board OF
F,ai~n Missions snail discharge the duties OF the
I b fr Rome Work shall discharge the duties
assigned 10 the present Boards OF Home MISSIONS Eu
cati0n and Church Erection and TO the committees Oh
Freedmen and Ministerial Relief The Board OF it
shall attend to the ma9agemeht 4 m ppera
ton sustaining itself in this with the present cal
1 1HS prd Of IFS sales, and from donations and
bcGuests The Board OF Benevoence anu ri. RI,
nance shall he composed largely Oh Du ceInenf
men Of acknowledged skill in the management dIi
of financial affairs Win one pe snd foreign Work
OF the Church; il shall meet the drafts OF eacn o e
paV ne directed by the General Commissions il shall also
be its duty 10 all proper means TO promote ~ it
nroNert to tbe Lord treasurer shall be appointed by
the Commission, to be under the f anu
direction of the Board Of BcnevOence ana FINANCE;
When the General Commission not in session ne sai
Rosd Of Foreign and Home Work together with that of
the BenevOence and Finance, snail DC iVcato1 -,
PSadeiphia and these Boards shall be allowed to have
such officers and as may 9f Of their work
and shall submit report OF their w9Ik ana ls nee "
STANDING COMMITTEE on BENEVOLENT WORK.
In order TO carry out this plan let the Genera Assem-
bly, enioin upon every Presbytery to appoint STANDING
Committee on the benevolent work of the Church, OF
which the stated clerk shall be Secretary Let IT be the
duty of this Committee all means In It's power 10
have brought before all congregations OF me
plans may be recommended Tor securing t
fnus and 10 give each pastor and session lnOrmauoo
tbe wants the various objects and what Is eAPece9 VI
neSn each pastor stated supply and elder present at
every stated meeting in the Spring ana Fan Whee te
been complied with, recording the answers on the MIN
utes. No church not complying with the DIRECTIONS oi
the Assembly TO make collections for foreign MISSIONS
home missions education for the ministry anu Sh t
tme TO time be laid upon them by the General As
sembly, shall receive any ana rom the Iuhus
Of the Church. al least often every six months
These standing committees shall report to the Board OF
BenevOence ana Finance so Iar hs dney IAN m have
been made by the churches within the limits OF Ine
respective PThyeTe WITH o, the s eqS%Ta
as to the general benevolent work OF Their ana
called for by the General Commission or B Boar , OF
Benevoence and Finance These committees Snd "a aio
the synodca Committee proHdeH toi n ,n
what vacant churches pnu need aid to SUPPORT
the Gospel what unemployed ministers, hcentates anu
ue &C.: what amount Of salary can be raised by
the churches and noghborhoods aDG ~naI
additional amount will DE needed TO support the Gospe
IN each also what church buildings ana Iases ara
how much can pe raI'ed az bTb erectiop
what amount will be needed nom the ch III ot
fund; ana further what candidates LOT l1e ntstIS
uqht
and recommended for aid; ana further sun, M1ao
amount of contributions can proDaDy DC seSudep I'm
each and all churches under tle carr oI tno ~
for different benevolent objects which are pr0ecutea N
the General Assembly; also each SYNOD snal apPUnt
Committee of Benevolent Work OF the ChuIcn. IHese
sVnodical Committees shall subject TO instructions
from the General Commission SxgpT Giftee in
their work receive reports as above drected 70
he made Ia them, ascertain whether unemployed minis
tiers Icentates and candidates who reside wthh tne
hounds OF their synod md work in other Prespyte
rs than their OWL and, making complete digest Vi al
The information gathered on these suueSUs sna
the same TO the General Commission. Foreign PresDy-
teTia ad Synods az also distant ones in the
fold report in writing Wnen IL II louhu ~
ipactobe or inconsistent to send delegates Let the
Assembly enion upon all churches the practice OF perl
odca giving TO all causes recOume Dy In
Assembly according to principles commended in the
Word of cod and more particularly in the SPECIFIC drec
ton of the Apostles III First GOrntnahs l1I vnaIrr
aud 2d upon the first day OF the week et every
one of YOU by him in store as God hath pfOspereu
All the provisions of the General Assembly for the
regulation part of the Church. work here lnclndeu
moi inconsistent with the above shall continue IN opera
ton and all provisions that conflict wlth OF are
unnecessary by the foregoing, shall be ana are nee
aunulled. The present arrangements Tor TINS CnuCn
work shall continue until the above Boards ana Oeer
Commission are operation. The General Assembly Is
TeeoInDe1ueu " ~ General Commission and TO hold
e mil such time their places DO supplied by
Tic regular elections in the respective Synods ana the
Asemby is also requested 70 fix the time and place OF
te 6rs meeting Of the General Commission, ana also
;nstrlct the churches that from and AFTER sucn
insetfnSs all contributions for the benevolent
%of6 % the Treasurer 1t is also recommended that
the Assembly, in appointing commute 70 - Vht AZ
.v S,'nods are represe Dted such committee. II
was resolved that the Assembly De az ~ Vo
incorporate the work now Home o Mission under its
freedmen with the WOih Vi 'ho AA0
respective departments
IUE INSURANCE FOR MINISTER'S
LASTLY in regard TO the important suDject VI MN
isteria relief the Committee, after careiul INJURY
have concluded TO recommend that this Assembly
fIo fDrth