, 1874-06-03
Tho W0man-Qucsti0n Dodgcd by tho
st. Louis Assembly.
Individual Churches to Regu-
late Their Own
Practice.
a Quiet Time Over the Temperance
Question.
The "oman-Crusaders Not Approved by
the Church.
Tho Psaln-siuging Controversy E1oites
the United Prosbyterians.
Miscellaneous Religious Matters.
THE PEESDTTEE1AN
Spdotal Dfspatch 10 The CAicaao Tribune.

2!tE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
ST. LOUIS No., Juno 2.-Tho Assembly was
| largely attended by outsf1ors to-f1ny md tho
! mc1nbers woro nm rnnd nromnt,v ot a. ~ mia
| nnost,ou. ,.,,;,1, a~o;t,I 1871. ,.I4 ~
~ s..n.'.a ".,~A o@~4'oo '1'S' lotoisa. IL tno
-oonoou So''a'oa "eto temperance ana tho wom-
| nn-topic. Aftor much akirmiahing. DR.. Atwator'a
| stringent resolution In condon,nntion OF tho
| Observation-Disclosures tint total abstuenco
wan tho policy of tno f1nuroh ami thnt al l,,v.
fnl and r;.htaoua ,,o,rn a,,n,,1 ,,a ,,naa - ,n
gtro,, s.,s 49, ~ t.' sa4 ano" W .4"ou ~ w.
| bsfoF sald tfahc. and to curry out tho policy OF
| tho Churcl,--wns carried, mud the other ono.
commencing tho CRUSADERS, vaa hid m Tho toI,o
THE woMay.oursr,oy.
| ,r, a,..~.. 80 S ~
| =, iho o.scusson OF tho "oman-quostton croatod
1ne most aecldou sensation that Inns boon stirred
| up alco tho meeting Of tho Assembly. aud tho
| cheering on eacll side, as tho dol,ators 1nalo
points on thoir own cide. was ,,nnonso, m mncl,
-, ,lt H.. ,r,.i, i 49, 0'o' ~ Au''
~ 'u''s W. n l1oue.a'os e'oaaoa tho Assembly los
Walton io'lty' Df Alkfnan, OF Elizabeth, N. J.
| has tho honor Of having proposed tho measure
| TINT finally carried tho lov. His meaa,ro wan
that tho session and Dastnt Of onoh church sl,ail
sottlo tho matter whether wo1uom non ehal ppea;
aud prny In tho social prayer-mootirDN and fiat
tho General Assembly should oxprese no op,nioi,
/ on tho ecriptural toxt involved. Tie speochos
were only three minutos oach 0'00o'@0'
Diuu. Of Cambridge. II. Z. lid of in supnort
Of DR.. Aikma.,, in q very lively Hpocch.
10 CHANCE WASTED.
Tho nav. Mr.. JONES' Of GonnAcn, N. Y, did
| not want any inyasionn on tia Inn, ,,,onornd
custon.y Of tic fathers.
Dr.. Heed. OF PHILADELPHIA. did not want tIo
law mud conscience Of tic Church disturboi:
therefore, lo wanted con,mjtteo Of i've to ta1e
charge Of tho matter aud report At tim nert M
6omhly.
Dr.. Tooth, Of N, Y. did not apprcciato the con-
suronE Of Brother Coopor Of I}rooy,,. Inst yenr.
! llo thought tho brotilren ought to 70 ag far az
Dr.. Aitnan'H resolution, anyhow.
IA I
| to come up to tho mark, mid pass Akman's rcso-
| luton.
Father Hunt wanted tho Assembly to ataud by
Paul OIL this question, aud therefore ho oppoaoi
DR.. William Akmnu, brother of Robert Ak
| man, was opposed to the resolution; tloy would
injuro the truo position of woman as motlor, wife
md aister, by forcing her to tako MI uunaturai
position. Wo should enieayor to Increase tho
attractivoness OF homo lilo;
| lie WANTED no TEMPERANCE -cnusApEns
Dr. II. A. Ne!aon and DR.. II. johnson wero in
favor Of DR.. Alktnaus resolution. aud strongly
Insisted that woman should DO allowed to botL
pray and speak in the social ayer-meoting.
| Among tho conspicuous mon who voted for
Aknln1l'a resolution we're Drs. Il, 4, Nelson. Fl.
| 4. Booth, +. johnson, Dr.. Nelson AIillurl, 1nd
tho How. robert Aiknlun, Mr. Blinu, and II. Il.
Cooper; and among the III ost conspicuous oppo-
| nolltB woro Drs. Murray, Crosby, Atwuter Will
iuln Ailsman, Darling, and Breed. The yoto on
tho resolution was: yeas, oil nays, u.
Tho Roy. Dr.DonaIdso11 felt 10 aggrioved about
tho Cheering ovor tho result TINT 10 Threatened
future. The women in tho galleries. vic were
the wivea Of ministers generally. strongly sym-
| pathlzel with Aiknlan's resolution, aud smiled
copiouBly upon the efforts in their behalf.
M1a,sTEnrA1 nELlEr.
| Dr. Robert Dickson, Chairman Of tic Stsud-
| ipr Committee on ministerial Roliof. nresonted
| his report OIL that subject The sum OF s79.Y74
wus received during tile laas year from various
| gourceg. and Was expended M follows: 1'o min.
| isters' wjdowg and chlreu S7o. .077. tn In
| Trustops OF tho General ASSEMBLY Tor tho
| permanent fund, s., 3,l9G; and the balance for
! tucideutai oxnonsen. TIo whnlo nnmbcr of
| bcnoEciarica waa I09: of iheso. III wnro miniu.
| tcrg. 2I3 widows of 1uinIatnrs and II ornhan
faullics, The perIua,lont fund Ia now s111 5i5
! The Committee asked for Sll0U00 for next
yoar,n ,,ao. '0'e NS' Ao~'
ouuncurs YRrorEn.
DR.. Roberts. of Nav Iersay ravo tbe ronort
of tia stnnln1 comm;ttoo ~ ffI,nr,}' 1sroctinn
About sll2 900 were asked tor uoxt year for thia
purpoao.
Aesombiy to tlraft q unnor on tho enhicrt ~ :"
Court ri Anneal. rannrted far a. na,,nonont
CommIttoo Of Ei.htceu. to bo elootod at tho noxt
Goneral Assembly, aud TINT six should E 20 ot out
dividing tho Commit eo iufn partn 10 ho atocto,
oyery tRroo ycura. and to huyo i,,iiat]jctom ovcr
all questions OF Appeal aud Of a iudicai eI,arac.
ter, They should rcceiyo md declo ali annep1a
GuuorI Asson,bIy. oxcont on oucst;ona ~ f1oro
trinp. On tint suhioat thn f;onrt e,ou1d
have no Jurisdiction, Tho Presbytery of
Buffalo presented pauer asainat tl,a
proposed court, and on motion Of Dr.:
with tha Assembly documontp and tic lnattor
will bo taken up at tho next Assembly.
THE FREEDuES.
Tie COMMITTEES on Freodlnon prosouted their
report whish showed groat progress IL evaago-
mttee stronrously insisted that tho croat nv nowor
Of thoir work doponded upon tho etucationuI d.
parlnont. They insisted that tho great otrort
Should bo to tcuch tlc colorod man. aid lint Tia
life Of tho Church depoudcl Oh low faithfullv @ .I
tllis was done. Dr. McaIion rovortcd from t!,e
Committee ou Dcuoyolenco md Fit.anco' and re.
onlnonlcd tIat that Committee ui,ond consist n
ono unpaid nlolnoor from each SYNOD. whio Go,n.
nlitteo should auporylso tic bonayolonco aud
tlnaucan OF tho Church, and should ratIar n,,nar.
yiso all tho benevolent boards OF tIlo Church.
ThIs Commttoo asked tiat 81, ,G92. .oto should I Io
raisea during tho next year FOR tha yarIoua
Doards Of tho Church, to 10 apportiouet AZ fol-
luws: For Foreign Missions, s:gjO O00: for iIoua
Missions sam din for AustontnTio, a1nn mn .