, 1874-06-02

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Theological sominsrica, reported that att tho
Summaries under charge Of tho Assembly Ind
rrosporod greatly during tho year. Or. arec,i
presented a minority report, In tho shape. Of q
resolution, III effect that tho Assembly withhold
itH Hanc,ion from tho appointment Of DR.. II.
v: Patterson to tho Chair Of Apologetics and
Ethics II. tho Seminary Of tic Northwest.
IT,. Dr: Neison said TINT any, nun wlo impoachcd
touched the apple Of tho oye Of great many IL
tho Assembly lApplauao.] Tho Rev: A. =.
Kittrcdge. Of Chicago. heartily concurred IN Or.
NeIson'B rotlarkB.
At tho opening Of tho nftornoon session tho
HOY. Mr.. Rittredgo of Chicago, moyed.that tho
report OH theological seninarieB 10 tnken up
immediately. Tho motion was amended to .
o'clocG, and carried. Considerable fcoling was
manifested III tho matter, 1t beng nndorstoo1
that tho objection to Dr. Patterson ns Professor
his championship Of Prof. Swing III tho Into
trouble between tlc inter gontlolnan aud Prof.
Pattou.
TIE UNITED rnEsBYTEn1ASA.
Several delegates from other churches being
proHcnt thoy were invited to aditcss tho As-
gcrnbly,
DR.. Young, Of tho United Presbyterian Cllurcl,
Of North America, Baid that Church hnd eight
Aynodu atty-aix Ireabytories, 772 congregations,
.452 members, a, QUO Snnday y-ecl,ool Rcholara,
thtrty.Bove foreign missionarios, with oightoen
churches and 563 congregations; twonty-ono
mission schools, with 2,22l pupils. Tie, total
contributions for tho support Of tho Church dur
ing tho year wcre 1881 ,Ooo. Ho spoke Of tho
tho two Churches. Each hnd It'll work to do, aud
tho work Of QUO could, perhaps, not 10
dono 30 we'll by tho othor God seems to divide
tho labor # hs &c children .t 90 h that @ sae san do
regretted tic lanlontablo attempts Of Bcienco In
tho present day to dispose Of 'ChrAtiauity for
Christianity WIS not on trial before tho bar Of
sconce. Material laws lie wantel applied to
rNj
things.
Tho Roy. Mr.. Rhodes, delegate from tho
Evangelical Lutheran Church, extended tho
uonoraF Assembly, Tho number OF Lusllora,ls
45,o0oooo. In tho unitod statoa thoro wore
625.C39 commun!eants, unfortunately divided
'nto several branches, tho portion ho represented
glorious doctrine Of Justification by faith, and
common evangelical doctriuo. It Ind beon said
that the IutheranB in tho United States were
Presbytorians.. If thfa was So It might not ba
amas for the Assembly to give them an invita-
time would Boon como wien tloy would bo to-
gethor, but while apart llo hoped tho nunual
exchange Of delegates would bo continued. Tho
ne1t Convention OF Tho Lutheran Church would
bo held in Williamsport. Pa. y and ho expressed
tho tlopo that they would thou greet dolosates
from the Presbyterian Church.
TIE DUTCH NEFonIED.
Tile Rev. Neyin Woodslle, delegate from tho
General Synod OF tho Presbyterian Church III
North Amarica, eaid tho Synod was IN favor Of
covenant union, and believed tho comiug
Presbyterian Council wss called for the purpose
OF meeting all who bore tha name Of Presby~
teriAn.
TIE MopERAToa's REPLY.
DR.. Wilson, the Moderator, replied to the re-
marlA Of the spcalora in n short Gddross. as
auriug them Of reciprocity Of foeling, md that
the unn,e Of Martin Luther was cherished by
eyory Presbyterian as aacredly AZ that Of John
Calvin.
THEOLOGICAL BEsl1NAn1Es.
Tho ma jority report Oh Theological Semnnrica
vas then unanimously adopted wltlout 4iseus-
Hon.
HOME Nis81oSa.
Tho subject OF Home Miasioua WAS then
taken up, a,asl Rev. John r. Cuu OF Santa Fo,
made brief spcoch. 10 reforred to tho grand
tnt,ra which ia in htoro for Now AIexico. when
It iB not Il new fold IN the mBaion work, hut has
been badly managed, mud the rosnlta are not
what they expected.
Thereport OF tho Board Of Homo Mssiona
WAS thon sdoptcd.
DR.. Jamca 0. Murray, Chairman Of ths stand-
ing committee to Which was referred the report
Of the Doard Of Publication. presented Btaie-
inent Of work OF tho Board during tho year. On
tho 1st Of April, 1873, thero wero $o,520
sales Of books by tho bookstore sG5, 1868, and by
eolportelra $50, ,339; balance III tic Treasury
now, $12 :2s3. During tho year II ,l06 Volumes
were hold by colporttrs, 73.971 volumes woro
given awny by them and the Missionary Conl-
n,ittee, 9, ,lo2, 4s9 ragos Of tracts distributed
gratuitoualy, and 129, 795 families wore visited
tho largo part OF whom wero conyorHcd md
prayed with. Tho donations mAde by col
the Committee recommended that six nlons-
borS OF tho Dolrd be Cho9cn fro,n