, 1874-05-24
RELIGIOUS.
Saturdays Proceedings in the
Presbyterian General
Assembly.
The Question Of Consolidating tha
Boards Under Discussion.
Judge Drake, Of Washington, Comes
10 the Defense Of CalViniSm.
FraternaI Greetings Between the North
ern and Southern Assemblies.
The Southern Methodists Ad'apt tho
Report on Fraternal Rel atoms,

Report on Fraternal Rel atoms,
TIE PREsBYTEF .rAus,
SPECIAL Dispatch to 1hs Chi cooo 5,rib,rt
ST.. LoU1s. No. May 23.-T nere seoms to be no
abatement in tho interest taoifested in tho pro-
ceedings OF the Assembly b. tho delegates in At
tendance. A few now arrivals we're recorded
Eesserday. There are. now upward Of $50 dele
gates present. One If the important questions
to come before tho fHsenohly is that OF
ROTATION IN 7 He oGF1CE or ELpERsH1r.
In the two Previous annual moetiuc4 Of
tho Assembly this question has plavod
conspicuous Part, resulting partially
IN favor d 1otatioT4 and it il said that the Com
Hlttee to whom TIE subject has been intrusted
for report, to re given at tha meeting, will bo
final.
Another que ,stion which the Assembly seems
deterTdned to settle at this sitting is that Of
adop ding a,seneral formula for
ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS
IN % the Church. At present tho Church has 10
n1form formula in conducting the initatory
ceremony.
THE srBJEcr or CONSOLIDATION
which had been made the special order for 10
aan soaa a hs tsksa al n AID Dr. nrss lex
adoption Of the majority report, and endeavo1cd
to show that there was no difficulty in managing
the affairs Of tho Roard Of Publication it now
! to do tleir oo1porteur work. 1t leads
to dlstrust ard want Of respect. and
is being abandoned by the alethodists.
It is deairable to place this business under con-
troll OF the Board and to give the Board full con-
| troll Of its own revenues. Tho secret OF SUCCESS
| OF tho Methodist Book Concern ras in tho fact
that they retain all the profits of thoir sales ia
Increase their capital and their circulation. To
] this end they havo cut OH the contributions
/ which they formerly made to relief funds They
pushing their circulation Of publications than By
donating their money to other causes, however
| deserving theY may DO. The wisdom OF their
| cou1re has been made manifest in iss SUCCESS. It
will be great error for the Presbyterian Church
to take any portion of the profits OF the Board ot
Publication for the prosecution of evangelistio
work.
| JUDGE DRAKE,
| OF Washington, WHO is widely known in tha
| political as we'll az the religious world. and who
| is Judge OF tho Court OF Claims In Washington
City, also tho author OF the famous Drake Con-
| stitution, made lengthy, and in some places
which brought to the surface some gall,
tile only bit that has been stirred up
thus far in tho proceedings Of tho Assembly
Ito said that, while Darling and Crosby had
consolidation, and holding up the resulting fig
ures of the Baptist and Methodist modes Of
managing the finances Of their churches ns evil
| denco OF what tho Presbyterian Church could
do, they tell nothing Of the different characters OF
| tho people of those other denominations There
is the mistake. He had heard OF 4 doctor
| who cured carpenter with giTi7g 2-ounca
dose Of calomol Tho next patient was black
! smith, aud he gave hum similar dose, but it
killed him. and the doctor had to write down in
| bis diary that ounces Of calomcl would cure
| carpenter but was sure death to q blacksmith.
! What may do very well for Baptists may not do
| for P1esbyterians. Set your frcsbJtetian minis
| te1s to book-peddling, aud their ministerial
| influence will wither in I'll hour. That practica
has grown up with the Methodist and Baptist
| brothers. and it does not appear so awkward IN
| them. Put such business as that upon tho
| Presbyterian minister, and you cover him with
| shame and confusion Of face Thas would bo
| the result with tho average Presbyterian minis-
| ter. The expenses OF the Boards must, ID tho
naturo Of things, he so much Double Jour
gifts, is tic remedy for getting nd Of tho enor
| NOUS percentage.
| judge D1ako then closed his speech by
startler, which turned the faces Of many TO pale-
ness, perhaps because they knew that no waa
telling the TRUTH perhaps because he startled
| THE SWING TEAL
WAS evidently before tho Judge as he
said: II ~ish to express before this bed1
the, firm, conscientious conviction g.. b'f05e
different parts Of the Presbyterian Church of
the United States influences and oplnions that
are inimical to the continued existence OF tho
Church in the integrity We intended it nhould
| Church. [31ur1nurs Of "No," No-"] Brethren,
/ expected dissent from that. I expected it;
| but listen. There are those among you, Young
men. If not among the grAJ-halred' t9a@
| will remember this expression OF uino this
day, which make from the depths OF . troubled
| heart II am mistaken. only the moro reason
| have no to LIT our hands and thank God from
| tho bottom Of our hearts that an rnlstaken !;
! L-rA n AMI
there, and you will find it manifeztlng ifself in
| one way in one placs, ard another way in An-
other, al pressing against the standard!
| OF our Church. Pure and simple, you will ind
long. Wien DR.. Darling asks the question why
our work Of publication does not proceed mora
| rapidly, and with better effect. I AnsWe1 thai
Lo fears that the heart OF tha Church is not IN
1hs question 9hn1s1 mt ap in wy w61 tbs
| Is the heart Of tho Church not IN tha
work OF tho Board Of Publication particularly.
Ny conviction il that large part OF tho ILL.,
will shown toward the Board of Publication II
cau.ed by the rooted diolike Of CalT1nistlo
| literature.
| After the above speech, at least fifty mea3-
| bers arose Us il shot out Of their seats
| DR.. Atwood obtained the floor, but yielded to
timely motion Of adjournment to meat On
Monday.
ITO the Aasscfdfsd PYess1
4 BRIDGE INSPECTION.
| ST. LOUIS, May 23.-At tue opening o1 sn9
| third DAVIS session Of the presbyteria IN General
Assembly, thus morning. q communication was
| received from G,ra1d Z. Allen, President Of the
illinois and ST. Louis Bridge Company, inviting
| the Assembly to visit tho great Eat1a Bridge.
| rhich is thrown open to the public for the hr1:
time to-day The invitation vas accepted, and
| At o'clock this afternoon tho visit Was made,
| and the mighty structure inspected
! REUNION.
The ropor: Of the Committee OF the Cumber-
| land Presbyterian Church, nov in setsion II
Springfield, No., appointed to draw np tho basis
of union with the Presbyterian Church, WAS
| read. It suggests that both Confessions Of
Faith remain AZ they arc, and be regarded ~ OF
equal authority, the standard Of ETAn9el.ea ~
| thoyl:v. and thu: candidates for ordination %
allowed to choose between them. Tho Commit
tee representing the Prs.bJteEian Church @ report
| ed that the7 we're not ready to agree Nth tho
other Committee. and on motion , further COM
ttee appointed to continue Tho Gq."ta-
| rcre eent to the Cumberland Presbyterian As
| seubiy.
| t41n .,cfork Dr Herrick johnson obtafu I'd