, 1873-05-15
THE PRESBYTERlANS.

Three General Assemblies to Moot To.
Dny.-PrOgrnmno of tho Northern
Assembly. to Mcet in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to Tia Chicago Tribune.
BALTIMORE. Nd, 1fay 14.-To~morrow three
Presbyterian General Assemblies will be organ
izod in different sections Of the country, the
Assembly Of tho Nortllorn Church in this city,
the Southern Assembly IN Little Rock, Ark, and
the Cumberland Presbyterian In Huntsville, AIN.
Besides these there Is tho Assembly Of tho Uni
ted Presbyterian Church, which conyoneB in
Philadelphia On May 2S. Each Of tho Assemblies
8 distinct from, and In Bomo measure antagon!H"
tic to, tho other tllreo. Tho Northern Assembly
ia much larger and moro influential than tho
others combined, being tito highest judiciary Of
Church whose membership fs not far from
600, ,000 and whose contributions for houovocnt
objccts amounted last year to moro than
S10,0o0,000. Arrangements for tho Mectlng OF
thi. body havo boon perfected by local commit-
tees, and a1ready moro thnn 100 delegates havo
arrived. This number will be Increased to 575
or GOO by tomorrow evening. All members OF
tue Assembly aro considered gueats Of tho Prof.
| byterian Church In Baltimore, and ns such aro
assigned to private houses or hotels, and thoir
| bills arc pRid from tho general fnnd.
| Tho Aasemby will meet in tho Contrnl Pros
byterian Church, an exceedingly plain building,
erected ciglltoen years ago, by Or. Stuart Rob-
inson, now Of Louisville, and leading man in
seats for 400 persons on the nain floor, and for
800 more in tile galleries. Tho pews arc low,
| heavy, and suggestive Of tho backache. There
| is uttlo decoration or embellfshnlent about the
building, and tho whole Ii striking contrast to
the Fort Street Church, Detroit, in which tho
Assembly met laat year.
Tho order Of exercises and tho appointment Of
committeoaa, are, Of course, mattors Of co.nieo-
ture. It il only certain tho Assembly will DO
called to ordor at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
by DR.. J. Ncolls, Of st. Louis, the retiring Mod
orator. who will preach tho opening Herman
His thomo will be the *t Apostles Prayer Of
fored in tho 17th Chapter Of Luke "And tho
| Apostles said unto tho Lord, tincroaye our
will DO choson, aa this is tho highest oflico
In the gift Of tho Church, and aa 1t has mover
yet been and probably mover will be hold twice
by any one clergyman, great interoBt attaches to
tho election. Tie candldatos thug fur named
nro DR.. Henry Dorling, Of Albany, N. T.; Dr..
Howard Crosby, Of New York City; pr. Jus.
EellB, Of Cleveland, o.; and Dr.. Herrick john
between II. Darling mud DR.. Croeby, with tho
chances In favor Of the formor. DR.. EoI1s, it ia
thought, is physically too weak a man for tho
position, whilo Dr.. johnson il too young aud
comoa 'front.' Philadelphia, which had the Modera-
| tor two years ago.
Wlon tho election has tahon plnoo, tho Aa-
sembly will porfeot itH organization, and thon
adjourn to allow the new Moderator All oppor-
tuuity to appoint tho permanent committees.
In the evening 2 communion service will bo
| held, contrary to the customary arrangement, in
accordance with which the Assembly communion
Las not occurred until tho first sunday Of the
| session or thereafter.
This oyening tAore is prayor.meeting in tho
! Central Cuurch, led by A. II. Plerson, OF Do
troit aud Cyrus Dickson, OF Now York. Many
delegates arc In attendance.