The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-20
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY AT.
CHICAGO.

| llOnAl exercises, tue rules OI business Ol
the last General Assembly were adopted
until otherwise ordered.
A call for the records of the Synols
was made, but the records were meagerly
supplied,
The roll of PrCsbyteries was called
for statistical reports, narratives, over
lures, judicial cases Of appeal, and other
documents, for readiness for prompt refer
enceltO appropriate standing committees
to be appointed this afternoon.
ReSOlCed, That in consideration of the
large size Of the church, and the COnsc-
quent difficulty oil hearing the proceed
ings, the body of the house tar back may
be necessary 10 be reserved exclusively
for seating select commissioners,
Reports of permanent committees were
called for, including theh0me missions of
the foreign Presbyterian Church, erection
OF publications, education, ministerial
relief, missions for freedmen, trustees OF
the General Assembly, Presbyterian house
and theological seminaTies
The reports Of delegates to correspond
ing bodies and OF special committees were
handed in.
DIR. MusgravG read report Of the Com
mttec on Revision OF the general rules for
IjudiCatOrics, recommending four changes,
the most important relating to the motion
TO lay on the table, and providing two Of
each kind, one to lay on the table for
the present, tantamOunt to trans
lcrring the subject to the docket;
and the other to lay on the table, absO-
lutely, requiring twO.thirds vote to re-
consider, and virtually, without altering
theintended effect, The report was adopt
ed and recommended to the lower judi
ciary for amendment. The Committee
on tho Five Million Memorial Fund not
being ready To report, II was made the
special order for 3 Pm. next Tuesday.
EXGov. Pollock, Chairman of the Com.
mitteG on the Female Institute ut Lex.
inglOn, Ky, made an interesting report,
declaring the right of the General Assem-.
bly, to that property and franchises, un.
impaired by local or legislative action,
and recommending that prompt measures
be taken to realize possession, An i'm.
pOrtant report on church manscs was
referred to the Committee on Bills and
Overturcs, when appointed. Rev, W. I.
Eva was chosen, on motion, TO be Read.
ing Clerk Adjourned till 81 o'clock.
In the General Assembly the commit.
tee appointed to obtain charters from the
Legislatures orNGw York and Pennsylyn.
mia, presented report stating that their
objects have not been accomplished
A report from the Committee on the
Manse and resolutions was presented and
read. There were seventeen questions
submitted by the committee In the report
In relation to and to get Information about
the mansc; to seek statistical information
in reference to supplying houses for
ministers by their Congregations by the
method Of issuing certificates to persons
subscribing certain sums TO the mansC me.
mortal fund; the number Of memorial
manse funds; the number OF memorial
manscs that have been erected; any one
paying five dollars can receive Certin.
cate, and qualification Is expressed that
there are large number OF memorial
manscs already erected by this plan.
The committee call for plans for mansCs
from every section. The report asks that
the committee be continued. The whole
number OF manscs i3 ijs and the total
value Sl,7O2,700 The average value of
the mAnses is 1886. They would rent
for $lG0,07j. The advantages of living
in manse arc set forth by the committee
in carefully prepared statistics. 1t Is csti.
mated that $j2O,1S0 Is annually lost by
the absence Ofmanscs in many localities.
There are 1926 churches reported in the
minutes Of the General Assembly. The
report was accepted, the committee con.
tinucd and PresbytGriGs requested TO ap.
point cooperative commuters.
Ex-Governor Pollock, Chairman of the
Special Committee appointed by the last
General Assembly to examine into and re.
port on matters involved in the Female
Institute at Lexington, KY Report that
the contract made with the Old School
Assembly in 1866 by David A. SayrC n
valid contract under the constitution Of
Kentucky and the United States, creating
vcstry rights not dovisablc cby State Lcgis.
latiOn or individual action. The report
recommends prompt measures to rc.CntCr
upon the rights invaded. Accepted
and referred to the Committee on
bills md ovcrturcs. The Committee Of
Conference, on the basis Of n union with
the United Presbyterian church, reported
two bases one from each body, general
agreement regarding the Westminster
standard, and divergence on all other
points The reunited church lays down
as one condition the exclusion Ot mem.
betship from secret societies as viOlatiyc
Of the spirit Of the scriptures. The issue
| l.,T al ,f.
ference. AllCr considerable discussion
the Committee was directed To continue
the negotiation with view 10 an agree.
ment on n basis that all could stand upon
if possible. COngrntulatOry letters were
received from the English synod OI the
United Presbyterian church Of Great
lIritian, representing the congregations
south of theTwced. ThCcrCdentialsO Of Rev
w. France, Of Paisley, Scotland, and Rev.
Taylor, Of London, England, deputies
from the United Presbyterian church Of
Scotland were presented Rev. France
Irpeared and was sinvitCd To scat on the
platform.
John V. Fdrwel was granted fifteen
minutes tomorrow morning to address
the assembly. Regarding the cOntempla.
ted excursion TO Lake Forest, the delega.
tiOns were warned to he careful Of valu.
ables about their persons, rs n gentleman
yesterday had watch stolen and lady
her portntOnnic.
The standing committees were an.
nounced. The following are the lnames
of the chairman of each: Judiciary, Geo
i. Prentis, ID; Policy Of the Church,
&. W. Musgroyc, ID; Foreign Missions,
; $. G. Logan, ID; Home Missions, Hen.
! rick johnson, ID; Elections, Henry i.
Smith, DID; Publication, D. jcnkin, DID.
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