The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-01
New England Branch Of the American Tract
society.


CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 81. 1871.
In the Presbyterian Assembly to-day the Rev. DR..
Jacobus was elected chairman OF the Sustentation
Committee, and the committee was increased from
seven to nine members.
1t was recommended that the presbyteres unite
in making uniform arrangements for the observ.
1872 Of the third centennial celebration OF the
life and works or John Knox, the massacre OF ST.
Bartholomew and other similar religious events.
1t was resolved that 1t was not expedient to make
this or next year memorial year. 1t also re.
solved that the report OF Committee on Benevo.
lent works be taken from the table, and the items
new committee to report at the next annual session.
The Mileage Committee reported the receipts at
s24,sg3 and the disbursements S7,945 Excluding
freedmen and missionary stations reports have been
received from all the presDyteries except five.
IL is recommended that the Presbyterian assess
ment for commissioners and contingent funds for
the General Assembly for 1872 be axed at six Cents
per member. The report was adopted.
San Francisco was withdrawn from the list of
places FOR holding the next meeting account OF
not hearing from the officials OF the Pacific roads,
vote was then taken and resulted As follows
Springfield, ILL.,, 5; Baltimore 30: Detroit, 40.
Rev. Charles Elliott was appointed delegate to the
Wadensan Synod.
The Committee on overtures reported that the
first overture sent down from the last Assembly TO
the presby terles was adopted The rest were insult
clently considered. Overiures two, three and four
were sent PACK Ior further consideration, to be re-
The third centennial anniversary and other i'm
portan religious events occurring in 1872 the pres.
commemoration OF the exercises.
The Moderator announced the following com
mitteeS-.
On The B.ncrplepr, ofthe Church Elders w g. Gilman T
johnson. Norman White, William alscr wlIiam T. Booth
Benjamin = Butler William r. Dodge, Jr, q. K. Agnew
Samuel Z. Perkins and O. = Benson. Minister'S Rev Irs
John Hail, r. s. Hastings William NJ. Paxton s. Stearns
y. W. Musgrovc, and one additional appointed
by each OF the six boards.
Rsencc Reduction o. Presbyterian Re,re,,,foto.
Genera, Asemt-Rev. Drs Cyrus ckson Aierander
Reed George L. Preniiss Mcsi Hsrrck john
Eijah X. Craven, Henry Darling, William E. Moore
John D. Wells Elders William A. Porter, William Strong
Joseph Allison, H. w. Williams, George Junkin.l
r. W. Patterson Robert Patterson, L. j. Hasev A. ~ Xii
terdge d. s. Johnson Elders X. A. kynond and n T
Selye
thu iios Of Maisers-M. W. Jacobus r. A. Nobe
s. r. Scovll and James McCosh Elders-H McAIlls'
ter j. d. yermlye, Charles ID. Lane David Robinson
o. Hysn Booss- mathematics. Drs. Herrick johnson
Trumbull Backus, +. 7. Hatfield and James o. Mnrray
Elders-Georgc Junkin, Ezra Mckingserg and Gilbert
Coombs.
on Aiase-Joseph NJ Wilson, John Scott Peter Carter w.
Charles +. Kellogg and Thomas L. Maitland
The usual resolutions OF thanks were adopted
accompanied with the customary speeches After
singing part OF the ss5th hymn and the delivery
OF prayer by tue Moderator the Assembly was pro-
nounced dissolved. Its successor Will meet In Fourth
street church Detroit on the third Thursday OF May
1872.