Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-03
HoME NEWS.
OF INTEREST TO SOUTHERN PRESBY
TEXANS.
Union of All Presbyterians Deemed Prob
0ble,

Union of All Prcsbyterians Deemed Prob.
| able.
| WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following,
prepared by leading elder and member
of the Baltimore Presbyterian General
Assembly, will interest Southern Presby-
| terians:
| This large and influential body, consist
| ing of between five and six hundred min
listers and elders, representatives from all
parts of the Union, after a remarkably
harmonious session of two weeks, finally
| adjourned on Monday night, the Goth ult.,
to meet next year in st. Louis.
It's presiding officer or moderator was the
Rev. Howard Crosby, d. D., l.. T.. D., of
| the Fourth Avenue Church of Brooklyn
and Chancellor of the University of New
York: Many important subjects were dis
| cussed and decided, the details of which
will be found in the religious papers.
| What will be most interesting to the
| Southern Christians was the broad, liberal
action of this Assembly in relation to a
| fraternal organic union at some early day
| with the Southern General Assembly and
other branches of the great Presbyterian
family, holding the same faith and aim
ing at the same results.
The unanimous adoption of a report and
of sundry resolutions submitted by Dr.
Nichols, of st. Louis, would seem to re-
move the difficulties hitherto existing as to
the union with the Southern General AS
sembly and the Old School Synod of Mis-
souri,. After a preamble the resolutions
declare:
First, That all former deliverancecs of
the Assemblies representing the Old and
New School, touching the Southern Gen
eral Assembly or the Synod of Missouri,
are now and have been, since the reunion
null and void. #srr-
I'd. That the Assembly express full con-
fidence in the soundness of doctrines and
Christian character of these brethren and
cannot doubt that more intimate COM
mimi n would lead to the speedy removal
Of the barriers that now separate these of
like faith and to practical manifestation
of their belief in Christ, &C., &c. 1t was
understood that this action in the Assem-
bly, was satisfactory to and approved by the
leading men in the Southern Chuch, as
DIR. Stuart Robson and Dr. Wilson, of
Louisville, KY, Dr. Palmer, of N. c., DR..
Seyburn and DIR. Bullock, of Baltimore,
&C., &c. And it is hoped that such senti-
ments as extending the olive branch, may
be adopted and perpetuated in all of our
common country.
DR.. Baird, of Nashville, representing
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
made an able and eloquent address to the
Assembly, and said that three hundred
and five Presbyterian ministers and one
hundred and thirty thousand members,
with all their colleges and schools, were
ready and willing to return to their mother
church if a reunion was considered desira-
BILE.
The Moderator replied in fraternal and
eloquent manner, and committee for
conference was appointed.
Similar propositions came from the
General Assembly of the Welsh Presbyte-
rian Church and other bodies, and it SEEM
ed indeed as if the era of good feeling had
returned.
The intention of these resolutions and
the effect of the action of the Assemblies
is to remove all imputation of crime from
persons who took part with the South in
the recent struggle.
Humorous bytcrIans
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-The delegates
to the United Presbyterian Assembly were
banquetted by the Philadelphia churches.
Three hundred were scattered. Some of
the speeches were highly humorous.
There was music by the band during din
ner. 1t was about ten o'clock when the
vivants reached their homes.
MACON, GA, June 1.-The body of
Charles Basweldbald, who disappeared
some two months ago was found. He had
hanged himself on the top of high tree
while drunk.
CINCINNATI, June 2.-The dwelling of
Alfred Loudon and the store of Loudon &
Kautz at Higginsport, were burne on
last Saturday. Loss 81 800.
Insurance Losses at Boston.
BOSTON, June 1.-The following is as
correct a list as can be ascertained until adj
justments are made on insurance losses
of Companies doing business in Boston by
agencies on the fire on Friday last. In
foreign offices, $4,000; New York, S291,-
900; Pennsylvania, $4,000; Hartford,
$1,000; Providence, $4,000; Bangor, S13,-
600; miscellaneous, $4,000. Total outside
of Boston $970,000.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.-The Anti
Coolie League threatens to publish. the
names of firms and persons who refuse to
sign the anti-Chinese petitions.
PEORIA, ILL.,, June 2.-Five stores were
burned here to-day, the loss aggregating
5000.
DUBUQUE, June "A young man, sup
posed to be young Bender, son of the Kan
sas murderer, was arrested in West Liber- |
ty, Iowa, to-day, and woman, thought to
be Mrs. Bender, was arrested at Oxford. |
identity. Both of the parties are held for |
further developments.
RICHMOND, June specials from Suf- |
folk, Virginia, state that Mrs. Dempsey |
Jones and her sister, Miss Dozjer living |
nine miles from that place, were murder,
ed yesterday and the house Numbered |
while Mr.. Jones and the children were at |
Sunday School. A bloody club was found
in the house and bloody marks of barefoot |