, 1874-05-29
L Unanimous Vote In Favor Of
Union with tho old-school
Synod.
Adverse Reports in the Southern
Assembly on the Subject Of
Union.
Illinois Congregattonn1lsts In
Convention Mt 1keWance:
The Michigan Methoaists Favor Fomale-
Suffrage and Prohibition,
THE PRE8DYTERIANg.
Special Dispatch to I'hs Chimqo Tribune.

THE pREsDyTERIANs.
Special Dispatch to 1'hs Caiaaqo Tribune.
THE GENERAL AaaEMIlLY
ST. LOUIS, May 28.-The attendance ut the
Assembly WAS larger to-day thnn during any
other Of the Conference. Tho first buBinoss OF
Importance was tho reading of an overture that
will be historic document iu tho annals OF tho
Presbyterian Church, viz: A statement from
tho declaration aud testimony Of the Synud Ut
Missouri. reviewing the history of tho great
fights in the Synod Of 1866 In Pittsburgh, ard
Of st. Louis In 1866. Then In tho most touch
Ing terms, It explained the doctrines, principles
and rules that ought. aud do, obtain in
tho Presbyterian Church In America. md
wound up by intimating TINT Tho Synod Of Mis-
Bouri, that Ind thus fot aSgrioyed by tho action
Of tho General Assemblies Of 1866 and 1896, had
hositatod in joining tho Southern Prosbytoriaus,
because they bolloyod that tho General Aseem-
bly, now in session in St. Lots would do them
eutiro Justice, aud that it waa better to await
tile action OF the General Assembly before lia-
tening to further overtures from thelr Southern
brethren.
DR.. Jamoa II. Brooks, of this city, wns tho
Chairman OF tho Committee which presented this
document to tho Assembly. Dr.. Crosby, for Tho
Assembly, read concise and comprehensive ro-
ply, which emphatioally dcenred that tho &C.
tiou Of the Assemblies OF 1865 and 1866 that Is
| complained OF as unjust Or contrary to tho Con-
stitution OF tile Church by tho declaration aud
| testimony Of the Synod Of Missouri, waa, aud
| tloroby was
DECLARED TO he, NULL AND VOID.
| Judge Drako arose aud moved tho udoption Of
tho report offered by DR.. Crosby, aud III hs
spcoch said that 1c had burod tho llatcllot. Tho
| Rev. Mr. MoCook now of Philadelphia, but for
1norly Of tlMs city, socondca tho motion Of
Judge Drake. He also put himsolf on record rs
for peace; lo, like Drake, had lived IN Missouri,
mud had in former times, felt it to bo ILLS duty to
fight these brothron aud to acquiesce In tho &C.
tion Of tho Assemblies OF 1863 aud 1865, yet hs
thought he would not stultify hiniao't in any
| way by voting for this brotherly actiou.
| Dr. H. A. Nelson made most eloquent
| speech, reviewing considerable Of Lis own hia-.
| but insistol TINT ho did moi consider that tho
action Of tho Assemblies, in regard to tho dog
laration aud testimony, waa right at tho timo it
| Wns taion.
Dr.. hIuggravo, Of Philadelphia, agrood with
Dr.. Nelson iu regard to injustice dono to the
Missouri Synod, and added that he was not
member Of tue Pittsburgh General Assembly Of
Assembly had he boon there, oven il ho had been
| alono IN hiB position.
Father Hint proposed that they should
s1N1 HYMN OF PRAISE 70 GOD
for hts blessing on tho vote to be takon. a hmm
prayer. Then tho vote wAa taken during tho
singing Of tho oxdology. The voto waB unani-
| moue for Crosbys null-and-void report. 1t may
thus BE- considered ~ pretty yell settled TINT
| the old Border State PreBbyterianB will soon be
| 11udor tho fold Of tho Presbyterian Church now
| represented hera.
After tho auppicloua finishing OF tho reunion
scheme, DR.. Reed, Of Philadelphia, began lis old
Dr.. Breed, Of this city, had dono soule DAYS ago,
as published in Tile TRIBUNE. Or. MuHgrave,
| tho nev. bfcssrs. Mitchell, Niles. Crowo!l,
Reaser, Woods. Wight Ford, Breed,
ments that wore delivered on Monday, on the
general subject Of consolidation, and all took
tho sido Of tho City Of Drotherly Love, rs they
had done previously in regard to gil tho parts Of
the consolidation scheme. All the ponnsylyu-
uihus think that thoy have managed oyory finan-
cial trust we'll that they poHsosB the very best
business mon TINT the country affords, and show
very testy ternpera Whenever anything is said
that looks like
Drs. Darling and Crosby lad the Now Yorkors
to-day, as heretofore, only DR.. Harliok Johnson
did not como to the front much to-day. Tho
great compromiser Of the Assembly, DR.. Booth,
at tho last moment. brought in d compromise tn
regard to tue Publication society, leaving Tie
sunaay-BchoolH and colporteurago whero they
arc. only demanding progreaB on tho Sunday
school question, and 90 making tho co1porteur-
age and Sunday-schools rather a distincS bureau
l
suited both partioa pretty wol, aud thus loft tho
matter to bo fought out, as batwoon New York
and Philadelphia. at some future timo.
DR.. Janos Fl. Brooks not being present when
| his reunion proposal was boing acted upon this
morning, VAS presented to tho Assembly this
| afternoon, and created most profound gensa-
tion by declaring that he roeprooated the senti-
mentB Of Judge Drake, spoken in tho morning,
ton years ago, when lie said thai he hoped they
would never meet Or croas paths on taiH hldo OF
| the grave. Judge Drake mounted tho platform,
mud tho 1ong-sovered eldor And pastor
, SHOOK HAHD9 AoNoss THE BLOODY oHAsm.
Many old men Wept at this scene, and time
tho most profoundly stirring day Of the aeaaton
closcd with groetingH, Anilea md toars
Throughout tho session Drake seemed more that
| to perform tho part that he did.
l. HIT AT SWINGS THEOLOGY.
Tho Nev. Dr. Woods, OF the Cumberland Prcs
byterian Church, WRs received M q delegate, ant
, Itooutaihed moro theology than ordinarily. DR.
Woods in the course OF hiBsp0ech, took occasion
In an indiroct but adroit manuer, to condoml
SWINGS theology, aud to inslat on tue old land
;; marks, which remarks wore loudly choered b!
I1o tho Assoctaled Eftss.l
OVERTURE FROM THE oLp-soHooL SYNOD.
; ST, LOUIS, May 29.-The moBtl1nportant oven
which las thus far ksken place III tho prosbyto
,ian General Assembly was tho reception, TIL
morning, OF au overture from the isey. James II
3 Brooks John L. Phillips, md William Oribman
tho committee appointed at tho recent oonter
ence Of preabytoriRna connGctod with the oit
: School Synod OF Misuonr1. Tile overture roleto
!. 70 tho action Of the General Assembly OF tho o.
i School, aud which subsequently, led to d1slalo
. Of the Synod Of Missouri, In 1866. .,
1t atatsd thut they we're inatrlotad to onunolat
!: represented mud II, III tLoy bolioye, tho a,n'
I principles were hold by this General Assembly
there is nothing to prevent their more frater'!t
i relations, which thoy long to see securely III
= permanently established.
d Dr.. Crosby then otrarod response AZ tolowa
Q WIE9kAe onrtain brethren bolong.g to ny o.
Bcho0 Presbyterian Synod of Missouri lsYc overture
10 th!s Assembly, by stating tcr psincip!es regREt
- Tho rclnry inspiration Of the scriptures and tho pro
urhdiotion of tho Church eorta III thugs seele1
aato only, md In t.eso aoorAluX 10 the Word o! Go
togethtr With tlelr FIRM adherence To ConfsGstn
of Faith, cateehtsins, ind tie form Of government
II our book nf DlRclplths,
Rc;osesd, That this Aasa,nhly cordially accept II
overtllre at exhibiting tue principles Of the rread
tnrL@ in HAL fb{tr ,,H