The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-31
the pREsBYrERIsy ASSEMBLY.

CHICAGO. H., May 80, 1871.
In the Presbyterian Assembly this morning the
report OF the special Committee the Finances OF
tho Church was read The report recommends tho
establishment OF committee OF fifteen on finance
and benevolence, to he located In New York and
composed OF men skilled In the management OF
financial AFFAIRS and one member additional from
each Board who shall use all proper means to pro-
vide q regular and systematic conservation OF pro-
perry the Lord supervise The collection OF funds
by monthly reports o. all the benevolent works OF
each congregation, the committee TO report to the
any By
Mr. Edwards spoke at great length against the
Board system, and charged tnat presoyterans naa
ia tine Congregational harness lie insisted The
Boards governed the Assembly. The secretaries
virtually created membership In the Boards
Their influence manufactered public opin-
ION. Pastors have been settled. and unsettled.
and prevented from settling, TO favor the plans OF
the Secretaries. The Boards, which were threaten
ing to become numerous were full Of miscnlevous
tendencies, and their enects were beginning to be
felt. The time had come for the Assembly ana not
the Secretaries TO nominate Boards. lie advocated
the recommitment OF the whole subject, TO be re-
ported on next year.
Considerable excitement ensued degenerating into
a wrange, IN which supplementary language was
freely used.
motion to table the whole subject was decided
out OF order. An appeal was taken and the decis-
lon sustained.
Judge Allison, OF Philadelphia, characterized the
speech or Dr. EDWARDS Us wholesale Dll OF luulCL
ment without title OF proof
Dr. EDWARDS replied he would prove all he said
and more TOO.
Judge ALLISON continued at some length. pro-
nouncng the part OF the report OF the committee OF
twenty -one In relation to the High Commission as
abhorrent 10 the spirit OF the Church. Several as
semoies might adopt It. but the prcsbyterian5 would
not. Rebellion would be the cry from the moment
OF It's adoption. lie advocated the substitute onered
by the special commit tee OF five.
After more confusion aud calls to order Kew. MT
MUsGRAvE obtained the moor. lie Thought tle cou-
troll OF the treasury would interfere Win the specluo
work OF the boards lie was old and soon 70 pass
away, but must raise his voice Oh warning. ho
hoped no apple OF discord would De cast 70 uisturu
the unity peace and harmony or the Church.
a motion 10 reconmt was tabled by large ma
iority. The previous question Was then called and
W" Tue Rev Mir JTSKIS offered resolutions in regard
10 the publication. by the lower branch OF tho
Thirty Congress- ofuntrue statements or the his.
tory or Protestant missions among the INDIANS In
Oregon aud or tho massacre OF Dr. whitman, MIS-
wIfc and other Americans BY the Indians In the
interest OF the Popisn missionaries ana the
Hudson BAY Company, and OF the outrages
pcrpetrated on American women, ana staung that
the senate OF the Forty-hrst Congress published
well attesled refutatlon Of the former document OF
which but a limited number were printed, and half
OF which edition had been destroyed or concealed
by persons interested In suppresslng the truth. The
resolutions asked the people to memorable the
House OF Representatives to publish an adequate
edition or the Senate document No. 81 Of the Fortyl
nsst CQngresA