The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-28
Presbyterian General Assembly.

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days session Of the General Assembly oI
the Presbyterian Church opened with
prayer by Rev. George Dufleld, Of Mich.
The report Of the Committee on Minis
terial sustenation, with the accompany.
inc resolution, was taken up.
The present system OF sustentation and
It's continuance as separate scheme or
consolidation with the Board Of Home
Missions was earnestly discussed.
The report ol the committee, with 4
resolution declaring that the sustenation
scheme has the confidence Of this Assem-
bly, as a wisely formed and well
conducted plan, and that 1t Is no
longer 10 be regarded as a mere
experiment was finally adopted. The
committee was continued and DR.. Jaco=,
bus reappointed Secretary.
Elder Samuel Freeman read tho report
of the Committee on Mileage. The re-
port shows that without a single excep-
ton the Presbyteries had paid the mi
leAge due, not o penny being deficient,
and that the PresbyteriGs ot Boston and
Oregon had OVerpald, an irregularity
which the committee were disposed to
pardon. The assessment Of Presbyteries
for mileage was then fixed at six cents
for each communicant, and the report
adopted. r-...-
A telegram was received and read by
the Moderator from the First Presbyte.
risn Church, Albany, New York, pledg-
ing 81 900 coutributiontowards deiraYing
the debt OF the Board oi Foreign Missions,
II was announced that the minutes of
the Synod Of Cincinnati had been recov-
cred and found correct.
The question OF the term OF service Of
Elders, or rotary Eldcrship, then came
up, on q report from the Judicial Com
mittee on the appeal of Fishback from
the Synod OF Illinois South; and the re.
port OF the Committee on Bills and Over.
turOs, on an overture asking the action Of
the Assembly on the subject, caused a
protracted discussion, occupying nearly
the entire morning session.
DR.. McGill, Of New Brunswick, spoke
at length against the rotary SystAm 40 oub- |
versive to the office itself It was urged |
BY other speakers that In view Of an early |
union with the Reformed Church, the |
Presbyterian Church south and the other
bodies OF this Assembly should take def.
mite action. flF'' --..
The question was ultimately disposed Of
by the Assembly adopting resolution re. |
ferring all overtures and papers relating
to the term of service Of Elders to a spe- |
cisl committee Of seven, to report to the |
next Assembly, and that in the meantime
all Ministers and persons interested be re.
quested to give their opinions in writing
10 the committee. 10 '"
The appeal of Fishback was referred |
back to the Synod Of Illinois South, with
instructions to reopen and hear the case.
The Moderator announced the follow.
ing committee 10 confer with similar
committee from the Reformed Church
relative TO the union Of the two churches:
Rev. s. W. Adams, Of New York; Henry
Darling, Of Albany; G. W. Musgrove, Of
Philadelphia; n. W. Jacobus, ot Pennsyl.
vania, Arthur Mithell, of Illinois; Elders
Geo. Junkin, OF Philadelphia; W. s. Gil.
Wan, OF New York; VIM. Rush, Of Now
Jersey; Albert Small, Of Maryland.
The Moderator announced that the bus.
iness before the Assembly could all be
disposed Of at the session tonight.
EVENING SESSION.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Ellis, of Cleveland,
Ohio.
DR.. Dutlield, from the special commit
tee TO which was referred the fraternal
appeal on the subject Of the Christian
Union signed by fifty ministers represent.
ing seven leading denominations, and on
overture from the Topeka Presbytery
with reference 10 the appointment Of
representatives from this General As.
sembly to the Worlds Evangelical al.
lance, in New York Oct. %, submitted
q report, in substance, that while heartily
endorsing tho Christian Union and deeply
sympathizing with the Evangelical ALI.
lance IN its noble work, yet the committee
were not prepared 10 recommend to this
Assembly, as proposed in the fraternsl
appeal, the appointment Of twenty-five
delegates to the Evangelical Alliance, was
adopted. The Moderator announced
the following gentlemen as a com.
mittee Of seven on terms Of
Eldership 10 report to the next
Assembly; Rev. Drs. McGill and W. Z.
Moore, Ohio; W. Z. Paxton, New York;
s.. j.. Niccols, st. Louis bon. William
Strong, Philadelphia; William E. Dodge,
New York; Louis Chaplin, Rochester, New
York.
Dr.. r. r. Booth, Of New York, report
ed plan for the designation OF Ministers
in IN appendix to othe minutes Of the Gem
eral Assembly, which was adopted. The
report provides first, that the method be
continued, except as to the designation Of
"W. c." appended to the names Of Minis.
ters without charge or Church, which
shall hO discontinued.