, 1873-05-25
!. :: RELIGIOUS.

The Presbyterian General Assembly,
North, at Observation-Disclosures
+; YesteKday.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago. Tribune r.
BALTIMORE '81ay 24.--Tha Assembly today mani.
tests the purpose to hasten adtournnent by limit
Ing fhe speeches Of others than Secretaries aud Chair
men Of committees to five minu.ea. Notwithstanding
this, there much prohtlesa talking. Many oo1u-
mssioners particularly interested IN ono depart
nent Of the Churchs work. and ignorant or careless
Of all others Consequently each report ia followed by
speeches from moved by tho spirit 10 intarpre its
meaning orinstst upon its arits This kind Of person-
al display checked three inea to-day BY operation
Of the previous question. The oolored Commissioners
who spoke to-day on the report OF the Fteedmen's
Committee has been Presbyterian minister twenty
years, and long missionary In Africa Hs Grafton
troduchon and close. Tha transihons from ona kind
Of apeaktng TO another were very apparent. Tho
Assembly much pleased with his spirit and intel
ugance and especially with the declaration that the
freedmen only AJAX the whites to heal the wounds they
treated 1t contemplated the continuance of the Co1o-
1nittae to encourage the buding Of peesoDsgea and
sva n Of s e. TO s '' aae aae
men IN the Assembly opposed the report and
the whole scheme Of mhnse erection, William E.
money! tor snch m OBJECT others naid list he Com
nfee only established Oh the understanding thst
od1eiai Would bs demanded. Il {ho midst Of tbs ant
mated debate, one member said that r. wilson, the
Chairman Of tho sanse Committee had acted historian
mania for collecting valuable documents pertaining to
Preabyterinnsm and that his continuance In tho work
penses. paid would be profitable Investment To
this Missouri Commissioner answered that the
Church could not afford to hire rowing maniaca to
write ts hiatory. This ut.erancc caused much fceng
Mr. Wilson being amiAble and piouB man. Just
before the morning adjournment J. B. Dunn at
tempted to introduce resolution requiring an apology
fnrf mt {fa
1t out Of order and brought down the gayel IN tho
midst Of nch confusion The only matter Of interest
naries wns the recommendation that the Daavi1e
Seminary bo surrendered to its Trustees, With view
and Northern Churchea. Tho Rev. Q. L. Thompson,
ts9% r.; cntg has bean called horne BY
BALTIMORE, May 2L-!The Presbyterian General
Assembly to-day appointed committee to consider,
and report to the aext one1a1 Assembly, the subject
Of lsauiug free paper The report OF the Board of
Church Erection Fund showed receipts during tha
past year Of s11o number Of churches contdhut-
iug 1903; not contributing, ,8N amount expended
16o During the last three 5ears the Board have COM
property worth 5000, 900. The Board reeonmand
that in future not than St 900 be allowed in aid
Of any, church. The report and Recommendation ware
The report OF the Committee on Names WAS taken
and discussed until After recess the special
the Freednen-was submitted, with the recommends
tion that the Assembly commend the missions for the
freedmen to tho sympathy and hearty support Of the
whole Church. Tho reports show that the receipts dur
report gives m interesting account Of the num-
ber of churches, sundsy-schoos, mission
hzy associations, Communicates. snnday-sch
scho1ats &C. The Rev. A. G. Mcclellan Secretary Of
the reguler COMMITTEES Missions Of tie Freedmen,
addressed the Convention. and WAS followed by the
Rev. E. J. Adams, colored, who delivered 1orcib1e
speech Other speeches were made, and the report
was adopted The Committee On Church Polity re-
ported. The Assembly adjourned until p. m, when
tho report on Theological seminariea viii be con-
sidered.
at the session tonight, the report Theological
ostdon to omit al titles, such as "D. D.. III. d."
6c in the official rolls OF the church and the subject
referred to committee to report to the present
Assembly Several resolutions not Of general interest
were referred The Assembly than adjourned until
O'Clock Monday morning. ~--