The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-26
feeror,ed for the D'srateni
.n, Assembly PrcsSyscrfaH
church.
r,ylDn DAY.
urS7svI,.LE, Ala, May ~, 10.

Tlibkt IAI'
,,,..-syu,E. Ala. May 20. 1871.
,,, ,'Ii nf The Assembly Is now COM
wv, md pcrhaps all are I'm attchoahoe
| r"u'; he There arc los delegates pre-
VIZ full attendance would GIVE 10
sS"' arc ~ rrcsbvtcrics on the ROT OF c,e
,t,",craI Assembly, making II SynouS. ine
.'nni If Virginia is the largest, cohs's'aS
q prrshyterieS. with |" dcic&ates' A>''
are, present from Virginia. ,.o ,,-
hero is hut one ministerial ucteS'te ~,
ana he is one whom all are ANXIOUS 10
Er>. Mr.. Perry man, from the ih"'"'
,,r..r,,t,,iy. He is Il native ChoctaW'
1nc report Of the Committee on inc paper
,..,n the Educational Convention came up
~ assembly to-day. and, rs ! prophcsicd,
a.. 5,hatr has been warmer ana more
,T,,th, with. however. the most earnest
.1rrssion> Of brothcrly kindness. syour
,rnro>nop1rul looks Al il. this is Il most I'M
,>,-,on, stem. and in the right direction.
r,,o nrc.t,,u that divides the Assembly Is
| ttr;>,nr entirely cut OF different Inter
Wv, ,,.t;nns n( constitutional law, the one
-. hnlIiDr to the constitutional right oil
,r,, Assembly IL take control OF cducauoi,at
interests. The, other denying II. Inc deie-
l-,tlnn from Virginia denies 'hiS flSht almost
~ = ,aun. The paper before the Assembly,
~. an attempt AT compromise. and. Ike all
,,,,,rnrnr>r<, leave you--yuu know not
,b,,c. WHIST Will hc the result as TO this
immediate paper Il is hard TO tell. In The
fl4fr many most interesting facts haye
hrrN developed.
~. rNai the Presbyterian Church has III
na,. ua>i hrcu The foremost among al de-
nominations in educating the youths Of the
south. and that to-day she stands equal
VITA auN.
a. That now rs the demand for higher
university grade OF education Is proper
!, demanded, she must III some form rise
T., meet tins demand, or her sons will go
broad fo Scotland. England. or Germany
and That when they have gone they have
returned with the loss OF orthodox prln-
r:pI,.,. many times carried away under the
pn,y,l II modern inii!clity.
al. That already there are funds 10 the
amount vt several hundred thousand dol
i4r> awaiting the action Of This Assembly.
- ~, donated Is the commencement Of an
endowment. This large amount OF money
10 >,art with does not shake the c0nStitu-
jinftaIi>t> III their opposition to the scheme
frI they are willing OH some compromise
-ri,lu, 30 unite with their brethren of the
neat southwest in some manner TO give the
:hug a start, and then remove the lnstitll-
lru from ali ecclesiastical control. If all
the different churches OF the South could
see the pcrtIil&city with which these fathers
-, The PRESBYTERIAN Church hold strictly to
their belief in no,i-anic Trsntlon an matters
secular. doubt il there would be 4 charge
a.ainst this Church (thr Presbyterian of
attempting TO proSclytc. Perhaps it would
10 rund for the different branches of the
Church Protestant IL see each other face 10
air, in this way sometimes. Certainly
your valuable paper IN reporting so fully,
from time TO lime. the debates in all eccle-
~it>licui bodies has gone far To bring the
branches Of The Church Of Christ 10 know
each other better, and in many things to see
lr,. 10 ,arc. May YOU accomplish still more
.oui To proceed The debate upon the
,,!g>;i8n oi great Southern Presbyterian
/ University did not close to-day. The re-
},u'i j. bong adopted S,yidtim. Il send you
The lex n! The rcpurt.) The resolution
Whl,n lU> rall>ru 50 lnucn debate is the one
wh}ru looks lc the establishment OF the uni
Nrr>llv. and the debate has been mostly
ui,uu thi, point :. Does this resolution
commit the Presbyterian Church to the
doctrine Ot ecclesiastical control: ?"
~. Pryor. kirkpatrick, :. J. Baird, and
D4aUcy. ,aii al Virginia. have each made
,,Iu">r and abb addresses upon this pa
I.G, rN;Hc>>iH. shades ut difference in opiIl-
loT, ut each III opposition 10 ecclesiastical
,uItu,i
~ i'H.''ti' W tlii'StS- lHlltCNl- lllS
ljra i in thr paper under dcbatp-that. at
ir,t>i Tor The TIME being, with the consent Of
thu donors. ihc trustees of funds gathered
AMI hrhi tor the establishment OF this uni.
NI-ity hr directed TO endow proicSsorshipS,
Which HAY !t quito Immediate use, in con-
urriian with colleges already III existence.
THIS would give immediate Use of such
iund, and 20 lar toward building up col
}"-r> noW IN operation. and 1T the same
tim, lit the standard Of education at these
institutions 10 university level.
This j, very evident from the debate !:
That the educators OF the South are
tGIly alive 10 the great interests 1T stake.
tur>. I'M. lWbn"y, Peck. JOS. Il. Wilson,
"uorrnw, Plum, Kirkpatrick, Wills,
WndicIi, shaver. ana others at The head OF
educational interests iii different sections,
~" all here, and participating i'll this de-
h,t,.) / VIII give You III my next the con-
tIu>iou> Of This matter.
I""lse VI. to-day was the time appointed
/" bear addresses from the dclc@a from
churches corresponding With this ASSEM-.
bly,.
Or. John \. Todd is the commissioner
from The General synod OF the Reformed
tpUtrhj thuch. This church is more closely
allied To the PrcSbytcrians Of the South
ihcoio-lraIly and Is 10 non-inteTVention in
matters purely lcmporal--than any branch
OF the Church North.
The speeches were in good taste, and
iir best spirit perraded tho aSsemblage.]
Special Dispatch 10 the CONFECTIONERY
HUNTSVILLE, ALA, May 22.-The Assem-
lhy i making encouraging progress with
The business before it. 1T is probable it will
adjourn OH Thursday or Friday. To-day
the report OF The standing committees on
Theological Summaries aud Oh Foreign
Missions were adopted. The report of the
Executive Committee OF Education was re-
ccINcd; that ui the standing Committee Of
Su>tcEtIilun was presented, but no vote
was taken OF it. Rev. Ur. Farris and MIR.
J.. IL cdcil, delegates from the Synod Of
Missouri, were beard and responded to by
ne Moderator, who proposed, in view Of
lie difficulties which they felt were in the
way "t union with Us, that their Synod
would have meeting in st. Louis, and the
whole Assembly would come and he alb
s"rhcd ~ them. y proposal to repeal the
Tul" referring the examination of every
minister, a. he removes from one Presby-
Terry to another, was voted down. After
an interesting discussion the judiciary case,
which was reported on Saturday, was with
drawn, il beng probable that an under
standing satisfactory TO all parties could be
reached without engaging the time OF the
Assembly.
FOURTH DAY.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, May 90, 1871.
Yesterday the good people Of Huntsville,