Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-05
FIFTH DAY.
MORNING SESSION,
TUESDAY, May 26th.

The Assembl Y met and opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Mccormack.
Minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That a committee be an
pointed to draw up a form of laws for
the admiss, on OF members to the
Church, which went over that the or
der of the day might be taken up.
DIR. Plumer then reed his report on
the Pan Presbyterian Council, recon-
mendlng the appointment of one Min
lister and one Elder who shall be an
pointed delegates from the Assembly.
as the Council is wholly advisory, car
rylng no ecclesiastical authority.
On motion to receive the report the
printed circular was read, which has
been published in all the church
papers.
Or Plumer then read a letter from
DIR. McCosh stating the hearty co-ope-
ration OF the churches of Europe.
DIR. Smith said his sympathies were
III this matter, but that lie could not
endorse any matter of which DIR. Nc
Gosh was the advocate, for after ira
duclng the South before learned au-
dlence. and then the wrong being
stated, he had not the grace to with
draw it.
The report was postponed.
The Record of the Synod of Nash
vile was approved.
DIR. Plumer reported nc business
had come into the hands of the Judi
clal Committee, except a communica-
ton from crazy person, which he did
not notice. The Committee was dis
charged.
DIR. Marshal read the report of the
Committee ON Evangelistic Labor.
which was adopted.
DIR. E. G. Baird, here reported to
the Assembly that he represented this
body in the General Assembly of the
Dutch Reformed Church. I was we'll
received, the Moderator stating that
while he welcomed delegates from
other bodies, it was with peculiar
pleasure he welcomed the delegates
from our body.
Here Rev. Prof. A. G.. Stuart. of
the Dutch Church was brought to the
stage on the arm of DIR. Plumer, who
stated that while he introduced the
dear brother, he would announce the
sad news that his fDr. Stuart's church)
was in mourning for the death of DIR.
L. Dewitt.
DR.. John W. Pratt, as chairman of
on Theological Seminaries
read the report of said committee as
follows
TIL Standing Committee on Theoloe-
cal Seminaries report that they have |
carefully read the Annual Report to |
5he Trustees of Union Theological |
seminary, and the report of the Direc- .
;ors OF the Theological Seminary at |
together with all the accom-
oanying documents.
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
It is our pleasing duty to suggest
hat in our judgment, the increase of
he funds of this Seminary by the
generous donation of $4,000 to found
Scholarship, by Mr.. 81. G.. Guthrie,
# Augusta county, Va, and their
laving proved amply sufficient to
aeet all the demands upon them the
edition to the library of more than
90 volumes ; the attendance of lar
er number of neaO students than in
ny previous year, and the ''singularly
conduct of the whole
sn"h an increasing and
ealthful prosperity i'll this venerable
Institution as to call for earnest thanks
living to the Great Head of the
hurch. j
SEMINARY At co4uMR1A.
The incaease of the Library OF this ,
by the donation of 235 vol
mes from the Rev. Philip Pearson,
eceased, and other smaller gifts from
'inds of the Institution, amounting in I
i to 258 volumes and the liberal l
equest of the lamented DIR. Smythe,
Charleston, and the cordial exeeu- {
on of the same by his heirs, deserve 8
'ecial mention. =
We rccu,l as matters of leyout '
to God, the sustained J
crease of last year in the number of
udents in attendance the Providen- z
Al preservation of the lives and health G
the faculty and students the COM tt
endable progress in study, and dill r
mt improvement of opportunities, f
inced by the examinations; the con-
Grating to the work of Foreign Mis- 81
ons of three of the graduating class p
g confidence in the Professors and a
g increasing appreciation of them, n
q their peculiar fitness for the work, Il
emphatically expressed by tEa il