, 1873-05-22
RELIGIOUS.

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RELIGIOUS.
Tho rresbytorinfi Assembly, North, at
tsalttmure-.IsrOCccdtn YontorNny.
Special Dfspatch 10 The Chicago 1tfbm'.e.:
BALTIMORE, Md, May 21.-To-day'a dSbNte On
tho report Of tho Committee on Dllls bud Oyor-
tures hoon developed tho fact that Tho Assembly
Was In favor OF consolidating the Boards Of tho
Church, and hlnost prepared to do 80 by sum-
mary procesb. by majority OF %, tho whole
,nAttot waa roferrcd to 4 special committee OF
Hevon, composed Of mon prominent In tho
Church, several Of whom arc not tnonlbern OF
this Assembly, to report hoxt year. Tho Roy. Z.
4. Thompson, Of Wooster, Ohio, made sspeoch,
favoring sotion by this Assembly, In tho oo'.ruo
Of which ho said emphatcally that II Waa time
tho Boards should know they wore tho
servants OF the presbytors, and tho pros
bytors woro not tho servants Of tho
boards. It was stated, and not aoniod, TINT
tho business men OF the Church nre dIspoHed to
insist upon reduction Of tho running expenses,
and tho oonBeoration Of the funds to tho pur
poses for which thoy woro contributed, and not
to tho maintenance Of Eecrotary aud other
oiacors Of tho Boards.
DR.. Niccols and others, who opposed tho reso-
lntlonH regarding tho National Centennial. pro-
1ces 70 20 ontIoly Batlbhou Wlln Aorflch john
CONS revision Of tho wording Of tho preamble.
It Is now declared TINT tho Church may properly
improve the occasion presented, and not that It
is expedient for the Church to participate IN tho
Centennial and Worlds Fair. Or. Nlceolg does
respectable. body OF tho Missouri Preaby;;
torianB, whose infringement ho predicted
iii case tAe Centennial project was ap-
proved; Tho passage q It. tho =, % ao1omn
tion aud testimony people" and tue southern
Church, is regarded is highly important. When
tho Assembly 80 voted unanimously, tue mode
rator and geptloman standing near on the plat
MethodiAt said: "Amoni Praise God.". It il
only approhendod that tue Southern Church will
regard tho aolemn declaration as q concession
easily obtained, and, therefore. insist upon
Northern church, previous to tho re.uni6n Of
the two branches, touching the Southern poo
pie, are null and void little romans to contond
Tho Assembly has 1cconaidorod tho ao-
ceptance OF President Grants proposed recep-
ton, on account Of prior invitation OF The BAL
timore 1adiea..
This evening the, cause Of foreign mission.
To- n % aud Is now a deb II sRHrs
speakers, including Secretary El1inwood, VIM Z.
Dodge, and DR.: Hayes, Of Louisville. !" The
AHHe1uQlY 19CIueu 70 FOE Enc example DY T1t61uK a
part Of tho sum required on tho spot. Toliera
Wefe appointed to report tomorrow. :u
It was ordered that no proposition fdr res
trenchment be entertained, but that 1900, 300 be
raised for the work next year in addition to tho
liquidation Of tho debt.
The audience was the largest Of tho session,
notwithstanding tho rain, and the meeting the
most enthusiastic.
B.n1,onz 1S M1 e. As;Ssad sx $5a pfrt aono,.; \.
| sombly Of the Presbyterian Church adopted a
resolution to-day modifying tts previous reeolu.
tion, which was adopted ID relation to tho com
tonnlal celebration, and declaring that II is ap
propriate and expediant thai The Church should
polity Of the Church, and to make grateful
record of the goodness Of God to us as people.
| Dr.. Nicolla, Chairman Of the Committee on Bills
IN regard to the. consolidation of tho Boards Of
tho Church and tho eimplification Of their
machinery, Tho Committed say they have con-
nidered the overturos on tho Euojoot from tue
fordsville, Long Island, and Baltimore !; and re-
commend that q special Committee OF beyan be
appointed to tako charge Of tleso overturss and
report to, the next Assembly, whether > con- On
sa5 ssaS tend sna t1 $ sae fed 70
nit plan embodying the consolidation OF
Boards, Tho question Of consolidation was
discussed at some length BY . number
| OK K81M6u1en, anu Lu6 report OIL LuG tQmulL[8G
was finally adopted. The Committee on Conyol,
idation, to report to the next General Assembly
Was named BY the Moderator, as follows: Reva
". T. Adams, New York b. Swing, Chicago
9. H. Foote, st. Louis; Elders Lewis chaapin
New York City; J. K. Moorhoad. Pittsburgh.
DR.. Curtis announced that Elder J. II. Rogers
Of Warren, 9 delegate from tue Prosbytory O.
Floeport, H., 70 thls Assembly, was lying da9
orator load the Assembly in prayer for the res
toration Of Brother Rogers. which Was dono.
DR.. Noous next reported On oVortures iron
different preabytoriea on yarious subjects
among which was an overture from the Prosby
terry of Baltimore, requesting the Assembly t
affirm the doctrine OF tho Church to civil mag
fBtratea, and the rolation Of Church aud etRto
and an overture from tho Prebsytery Of Austin
Texas, suggesting some action designed to con
prepare the way to reunion at MI early day
These two ogerturcs arc considered together
and the COMMITTEE recommend tho adoption Q
q solemn declaration, in substance as follows:
: branches OF tho Presbyterian Church in til
North, neither OF which was responsible for til
conduct Of the other, all action bofore tho IT
union touching the Southern Assembly, q
the Old School Synod OF Missouri, is now I'LL
and void.
} Second-The Assembly express confidence
the aoundueBs Of the doctrine and Ohristia
character OF these brethren, and hope that
more intimate communion will tend to remov
the barriers that time has established betwoe
| llB and thom.
, Third-W regard to civil magistrates an
the relation Of the Church aud State, the Con
the confession Of faith and form Of Eoyornmet
. Of the Church.
Fourlh-T1ey recommend the appointment {
two committees, to confer with similar conlmi
, | toes from the General Assembly of tho Churcl
South, and the Old School Synod OF Missouri.
: | The reDort and recommendations were unRp