Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-24
ECCLEsIASTICAL.
Rev. DR.. Baird Proposes 20 Anal.
ganlRte I've Churches
The Presbyterian General As
sembiys

sembfys
BALTIMORE, May 16.-At a meet
ing of the Presbyterian General As
sembly to-day, records were pre-
sented from the Synods of Balti-
more, Cleveland, Erie, Albany, Har-
risbug, Illinois Central, Iowa, North
Iowa, South Kansas, Missouri, Ten
nesseee and New York; and statisti-
cal reports were referred to a spe-
cial committee. The building of
houses was recommended to secure
repositories for preserving the his
tory of the Church.
BALTIMORE, May 16 The report
of the committee of thirteen, ap-
pointed by the last General Assem-
bly, to consider and report to this
Assembly whether il was expedi-
ent and appropriate that the Pres
bvterian Church of the United
states should take part in the Cen
tennial Exposition of American In
dependence, at Philadelphia, in 1876
was read. 1t says, in substance,
that il is appropriate and expedient
that the Church should participate
in the Centennial Celebration of
American Independence, and in the
International Exposition of 1875,
and preparatory thereto, and recon-
mend that several persons be desig-
| mated to prepare historical dis
| courses, to be delivered at such
times as hereafter appointed.
BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE Pres
byterian General Assembly to-day
/ Iu
| tee appointed to prepare the Book
of Praise, announcing its compile
ton. The report was referred to a
special committee. The PROPOSE
tion to establish a professorship oil
missionary instruction, was referred
to the Committee on Theological
Seminaries.
| A resolution that, when a mem
Der becomes disabled by age or dis
ease, he shall be placed by his Pres
bytery on the retired roll of honor
was referred TO the Committee OIL
Church Polity.
The report onCconfiicting claim
of the church at Jacksonville, Flor
ida, was placed on the docket. A
number of papers from differen
Presbyteries on education, remis
sions of the ministry. of the Sab
bath etc, were read and referred.
REV. DIR. A. ]. BAIRD,
representing the Cumberland Pres
byterian Assembly, now in session
in Huntsville, Alabama, was intro
duced by the moderator, Rev. Ml
Dreasby, and made an address. II
hoped the day would soon sTriv
when there would be bDt one Pres
byterian Church.
The Cumberland Church wa
ready to EIeet the Northern Churc
in 8s;y negotiations for that end.
the assembly should deem it prope
to appoint a committee to conside
any proposition relating to the II
union, the Cumberland Churc
would do the same, and their cor
situations might result in hearin
the differences of the churches
The moderator said il gave hiI
great pleasure to welcome in thi
|, assembly a representative of III
Cumberland Church; ne had II
doubt his suggestions in regard (
the reunion would prompt a genel
Gus response.
The convention took a recess fC
: fifteen minutes.
On motion of Mr.. Pierson, of ID,
troit, a committee composed of Do
tors Nelson, of Lane Seminary,
A. Diekey, of st. Louis, and j. !
Smith, of Baltimore, and Eide
Geo. S. Drake and j. S. Farrar, Wa
I appointed to confer with a simils
, committee from the CHAMBERLAIN
! church, on the subject of reunion