Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-23
RELIGIOUS.
Progress toward Presbyterian Unity

ItIneracy Succession : A
Field Day at Baltimore. s5
BALTIMORE, May 22.-The session of the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church was opened with prayer by Rev.
T. j. Lamar, Of Tennessee.
DR.. Bell offered resolution that the
mobility of ministers be founded on sys-
TEN. The resolution was received with
loud and prolonged laughter. A member
inquired if it was proposed to establish the
system of Methodist isinerancy. DIR. Bell
proceeded to address the Assembly on his
resolution, but before concluding, the hour
for the order of the day, the reception OF
representatives of foreign corresponding
churches, was announced.
Jno. Eadie, D. D. Ii. D., of Edinburg,
the representative of the United Presbyte-
rian church of Great Britain and Ireland
was then introduced and spoke half an hour.
Rev. Mather Prochet of Genoa, Italy was
next introduced as representative from
Waldeusian Church and entertained the
assembly with most interesting remarks. In
reply to DIR. Prochet Mr.. Crosby said he
received him as a representative OF the
church that has possessed and maintained
the trueFspostolic succession. A teiegrapnlc
report of the speeches of either OF these
gentlemen would fail to do them Unjust ice.
1t was a field day of the assembly. Hon.
Reverdy johnson occupied the platform.
At the evening session the debt OF Sl2S,o ,o9o
for foreign missions being under discussion,
S75. 600 were subscribed on the spot, and an
address is issued inviting subscriptions by
telegraph to cover the whole amount before
the assembly sdjouTns-
The Presbyterian General Assembly.
LITTLE Rock, May 22,-In the Presby-
terian Assembly DR.. Smoot read the report
ofthe Committee on Foreign Correspond
ence, which regretted the non-attendance OF
Scotch delegates; also recommended the
appointment Of delegate to the next meet
lug of the United Presbyterian Church in
Europe. Adopted.
A report from the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence in relation to the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church uniting with the
Presbyterians, was read by DIR. Smoot, and
after discussion was recommitted.
A communication N relation TO appoint
ing q committee to confer with like COM
mittee from the Reformed Church OF Amer
ica. in the matter of more closely uniting
the churches in the love of Christ, was read
and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Correspondence.
The Publishing HOuse-A Suggestion
In Favor of Nashville,
The report of he Committee on Publ
| cation was taken up. The fourth recon-
mendation that the Committee on Pu6lica-
ton be allowed to adopt the act of incor-
| poration granted by the State OF Virginia
| being under consideration, DR.. Baird, Sec
retary of the Committee, took the floor.
| He was asked, 'Why don't you remove the
House into the interior ?" and gave good
reasons for not so doing on account of the
| increase of freight, etc, and also gave a
| statistical statement of the Committee, the
value of its property, etc. The reason for
wishing to accept the act of Incorporation
was that the State of Virginia refused to
acknowledge the existence of the Trustees,
while it would that of the Board. He said
there would be no conflict Of authority be-
| tween the Committee and the Trustees.
Rev. MI. Banks thought all the difficult
ties could be removed by removing the
Publishing House of the Committee from
| Richmond, Va, to Nashville, Tenn.
The recommendation of the Committee
was adopted, as also recommendation to
to buy the buildings occupied in Richmond.