The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-28
ST. LOUIS.

Presbyterian General Assembly
ST. LOUIS, May 27.--The subject ot
Freedmen was taken np!st the morning
session of the general assembly, and
discussed till recess.
Rev. Mr.. Call, colored, OF Adkin
Presbytery, replied 10 the ststemen! OF
Rev. Dr.. Garnet, made yesterday, that
the south objects to the Freedmen s
Committee. 1t did not. He believed,
however, that if the work was CONSOLE
dated with Home Missions, it would
suffer.
Rev. james A. Ffsr, colored, OF
Cataba, said he told the people in the
South that he worked under the Pres
byterian church North, because OF the
great work it was doing, aud il the Com
mittee was cropped the work must
be stopped, and the colored people left
to their own resources.
Rev. Mr.. McCook, OF Philadelphia,
urged that the Committee on Freed
men be exalted into 5 board. 1t must be
headed by man Of ability, who can
give all his time TO the work. The
work in the South, he said, was much
the same as among the heather.
Rev. J. II. Wilson thought there
was no special emergency now calling
for change. To carry it on under the
Board OF Home Missions would neces-
state q revolution ia the Board. He
introduced a resolution looking to
the merging of the committee in ten,
seven or FIVE years, and continuing the
work so long.
DR.. Nelson, of Cincinnati, said if the
committee could not sustain the work
he favored DR.. Wilson's amendment
II the Board OF Home Missions could
not do the work as now constituted
give them another secretary, and let
him have special charge OF the work,
He didn't say he wouldn't be csndi-
date for the Office OF Secretary, bat
# Rev. II. Highland Garnett
WAS his opponent be thought
his chances 10 be slim indeed. They
we're specially called to the Freedmen's
work by God and if they neglected it
they would be criminaily responsible
DR.. Clark, OF the Boston presbytery,
had fifty years experience in the work
and was the first col perteur in the west,
and said the subject OF Freedmen could
not be adequately cared for unless who
ever took hold OF it gave all his life
and soul to it.
Father Hunt, OF the Lackswsns pres
bytery, said be had been born and rails
ed slave holder. He urged that the
work be permitted to 60 on as it had
been going Oh.
DR.. K. Aikmen, OF New Jersey, said
the claims OF the Freedmen were be-
yond all parallel, and the work among
them should be increased rather than
merged with any other board.
Rev. II. w. Strallon, OF Nessh
presbytery, Kansas, thought that
prejudice had been excited
against consolidation by calling il
Capitalization, forgetting the Board OF
Foreign Missions possessed the features
10 deprecated He submitted a subs
sttute for DR.. Wilson's motion, amend
iug the resolution Of yesterday to the
effect that the work OF Home Missions
be divided into three parts, Home MIS-
sions, Sustentstion and Freedmen, snd
tn at an Assistant Secretary be appoint
ed TO care for the Freedmens work
The Chair decided the amendment
out OF order.
DR.. Collier, Of Pennsylvania, Propos-
ed as substitute that the Freedmen's
work be made distinct department o
Home Missions, having its own Secre-
tsry, and that collections be taken up
in aid OF it.
DR.. Aaron.Williams, OF Pennsylva-
mia, said that Rome was ready and
watching to do her share Of
this work and all the
more was it necessary that
the Presbyterian Church should do it, |
Dr. johnson ielt bound 10 speak IN
OF the minority report If
the work was transferred TO Home
there was a committee to be
provided to take charge of the work. |
Logic was what was needed, not SYM
pathy. Put all the branches together,
abolish class distinctions and strive Tor
unity, and the cause would prosper.
After several other speeches, vote
was reached on the amended amend
ment at half past one o'clock, and the
adopted. The second item
in the minority report was then adopt
ed as amended. This provides that the
Freedman work shall be done by the
Board OF Home Missions Tor the next
Ave years, aud then merged entirely in
the Board.