, 1874-05-24
RELIGIOUS.


tho minority report On consolidation submitted
BY him. Most Of bis remarks were IN refereno'
| to the Board Of Publication and tho Board o
| Church Erection,-the two Boards in regard t.
which the majority and minority differ. FL
argued In favor OF both of the Boards remaining
aa thsy are. instead Of az the ma1or1t;
report proposes, tho Board OF hnret
Home Misslons, and the colportago work o.
the Board OF Publication to be committed to the
Presbyteries and the missionaries Of the Home
Board. who ahall be expected to distribute de-
nominat1onal literature and be allowed per
centage on the books that they distribute lie
did not want the work remanded to the Presby-
teries, as they had enough to do already. As
to the missionaries acting as booksellers, he
considered thore was a'great temptation in such
as should care to become mere booksellers to the
neglect OF other and more needful work
Consideration OF the majority report vas
postponed, and the minority report Was taken
up. The first section, leaving the Board Of
Foreign Missions as it is at present, Was adopted.
On motion to adopt tho second section. relating
to tho Board Of Homo Missions and proTiding
thAt the WORK he done by the Ministerial Susten-
tatiou Committee aud the missions for tho
freedmen, DR.. Henry Darling, Of Albany, spoke
warmly in favor Of the majority report, and
especially for the employment OF missionaries
as colpOTteur6
Judge Drake, OF Washington, followed him,
and advocated that the adoption OF the minority
report to let ministers become booksellers, would
be to diminish their influence. Speaking OF the
Board OF Publication and the reason it did not
have the heart Of the Church in it he eaid it was
because it was vehicle Of sound and Calvin
istic doctrine: [Appl1use and hissesl. D1r.
Drake concluded BY warning the Assembly that
there were mon at work in the Church who were
inlmical to the future existence of our Church in
its integrity that VIC intended it should haso
when 1t came together as the united Church.
Na o9
but those wero present who would see the
prophecy verified. The evidences are cropping
out here and there, and manifesting themselves
against the standards OF our Church. Pure and
simple, luis conclusion was tllat large part Of
the lll-w1l ehown toward the Board OF Publica-
ton Was caused BY rooted dislike to Calvinistio
iternture. lApplause.] Although no minister.
and unable to defend the points Of Calyinistic
doctrine. as long as it pleased God to spare his
life he would resist to the utmost Of his
ability. every. assault upon Calvinism in our
standards, and III cur literature. IApPlause.]
That is our only safety, and it is our safety be-
cause it rests upon the Word OF God, and he
wished to call tho attention Of tho Assembly to
the fact that tho step proposed was an essential
departure from Calyinism.
At tho close OF the debate, Dr.. Atwater obtain
ed the floor :or Monday morning. when the dig
cussion will be resumed
MISSIONS.
The report Of the Committee on Missions for
the Freedmen submitted to the General Assem-
bly, yesterday, shows that tho whole number Of
churches under the control Of the Committee is
lis, with the same number Of preachers and
teachers. Communicates added during the year,
l 200. Whole number OF communicates, 9274
whole number ofsSabbat1-Hchoo!s. So. with 6. 103
scholars in them.
AT THE BRIDGE
In accordance with the invitation extended by
the Illinois d st. Louis Bridge Company. the
members OF the General Assembly visited the
bridge this afternoon. They passed over in
onn'buses provided for the occasion, and then,
a1ghtlng. examined the structure in various
parts, frequently expressing surprise At the
grandeur Of the work, the vastness of. which WAS
moro peEceptible from personal visit than from
Ii the written descriptions obtainable. On
heir return the party stopped IN the centre Of
he bridge, where the Rov, Dr.. Dickey, Chair
i the Assembly, introduced Col. ]. /
Britton, Treasurer Of tho Bridge /
Company, who said be Was the representative Of |
he capital Of the concern. Tho Colonel re-
31otted tho absence OF Capt. Eads, who. he said,
represented the genius of the grand work. The
emblr, returned the sincere thanks Of that body
or the pleasure and qualification which they had
experienced in the fuIdllment Of the entertain
nent- 1t WAS dav historic in their lives, and
be day whon tho Church OF Jesus Christ
hould take possession Of the great highways Of
be trade and commerce Of the world. He pro-
oscd that the Assembly join in singing the
GEOLOGY, which motion met With cordial accept
nee. The singing concluded, DR.. Dickey intro
uced Col. Britton, who made few remarks OK
ressing the pleasure it afforded him to meet the
.esemblv, and regretted the absence OF Capt.
,ads, Chief-Engineer Of the bridge, who could
ell them further than he could Of the grand
Tork upon which they stood.
The Rev. Cyrus Dickson being called On, al
lEAl to thu fact that TAO yaara npo Eathpra
Iennepin and LaSalle come here from the north
m lakes BY way Of the Fox and Illinois Rivers,
nd found nothing but a great wilderness
here now stands grand city.