, 1874-05-30
The Southern Prcsbytcrians Con-
sidoring Their Relations to
tho Church North.
Address Of DR., Morrison, Of Scotland,
Before the Cumberland
Assembly.
Home Missionary Work Of the Illinois
Congregntiona1ists.
Last Years Work tho Most Gratifying on
Record.
THE PRESBYTERIAN5.

1ktGUiNs
THE PREsBYTERIAN9.
SpecL,f Dispatch 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
TWO NEW QUESTIONS IN THE ASSEMBLY.
ST., Louis, May 29.-!Tho attendance today
was larger than In any previous meotinE OF the
Assembly. Two questions OF Importance "efo
1prung, in addition to tho consolidation eoheme
that remained over from yesterday Womans
rlaco In tho church aud temperance An over
furo was received, asking II tho de'aSefancoa OF
the church wero TINT women shoala not spoaR
or pray In tho regular prayor-mootiaga Of the
rhurch. md tho answer WAS Yes, except only
In enoerroucics of which tho session and pastor
,;,alI decide tho urgency" This report by DR..
Crosby caueot very lively sensation. Judge
Drake insisted that 1t was either right or en-
tirely -..-......
and speak in the prayer-noottnga, and their
right could not 10 settled by any pastor or
session.
DR.. Robert Altman, Of Orange, N. j., naia that
tho best part of tho answer WIS In the o1cop-
tion ho said st. Paul had been appealed to as
infall!blo On this subject. Now 1t was exceod-
ingly doubtful what Paul did teach On this quos-
tim, aud ho thought they were rather more
sticklcrs on this matter than shoro were
about somo Of tho other ipiunctlons
in regard to men, such as wear
Ing long hair, which tho native
Christians in Oriental countries did, md tho
nuouting tho sick with OIL which they did not
do, although Paul gave poaitlyo instructions to
do so.
y, Bin, Of Troy, N. u, thought that common
sense ought to be used on .ls ;, subject especial
~ Tfn {hf.t1n
PROPER ron TuEll TO FRAY AS TO B1Nu,
.Ford. Of PHILADELPHIA, did not want euv dode-
~ e,,,too, onJ Ili1or nixon ~ 19ti1s
g u,. oi 'uu 80 suuso' .s,o nan A. Iax,s ~ Naaa
delpha: aha tuo nov ~. Ae"!s, ~ No9suo.
Kan. tolt the solao WY. Hasnes hunt
wanted 70 nnpM WA % eoiun.tn t.'p .e" Aeusc
meant he naa h9aio on94sn atoae ~, sonanon !1
sense ana bupl'o opaih9n. ~ "an''o 'uo q"ee-
sloa settloa Oh spntu 99ctlAas. t.,.
Alter some aa sasnans, ~ s,;,saS sn9 sne!'. mas pts
ovar into the Aailuh OF . oomulstoeVt seSGus 90
bring in report covering the whole sub leot.
a aohemo that vas embraced 10 mlnaatof'al MN re-
lief and education WAS tanen Up, nna the game
parties THAT nave taken the .sldes OF Now iork
and fnAaaelpnta, Iespectlseis, ne1etoloIe, took
the same positions io.aay, guy Ut. noo1h sso9a
BY " Johnson aa qno1eu m @ 10 .'ap compromise: -
they now stand, only ..--....
THE NEW YoRKEhs oARnlEn ONE STRONG POINT
q their consoidatlon ecnome. w: tnas @ there
should be o2s Tor tue Board Of Tfa
ct ministerial Koliaf, aud tho Board Of
9.ducatlon, inatoad Of three, as thoro arc now.
This was tile great point gained ~ Dr. johnson,
RI h1 as s1s a II tay ld w
OF committees, thas. instehd OF 1.ooo 4oo,
rs your correspondent telegrapheu yeBter-
day, there wore nearly s2.o0d,00 handled
by these various committees annually,
which this "ensol1ation snhome proposes to
concentrate in New York, beside large
amounts Of M capital @ stock and roal property held
IN trusE. 49,. INNS u VIII 10 seen
WHY PHILADELPHIA FOUGHT HARD
1t every step 20 hayo no olango, gu any change
meant the onrichlng Of tho New York mansgo-
Ment. "a LOOKING o7or the BATTLE and grouping
Ehe sesaAss, y may saiaig 90 said that New York
": Atwater M n brought N hia report On tho
under ita changed relations. but thore was
notnang paftlcalarly Significant about 1t, except
In tho discussion on consolidation. Dir. Will
lam Akmaa lnsatea wlth great 1orSe on the Az
sa hoo shas w.. shoala DO
THE M 1EArEnANoE MLInAs!n QUESTION.
Inete arc TWO propositions nov before the AS
eemoly e on anG te'ornSe @ s sa auSai.on uho rs fot
@ u III -snora 49," ~
1ag aa Maskysooss aaa a. maaeIs t,, CRIMINALS ne.
t6ae 1o aha man. aa ~ t 5o ~ Gshef t s'sIs ony
that totai q abstinence Il tho rue OF tno church
ana saas a't .a"i9I III phn fRhioous @ means ehono
20 aaeo " Az tnu nquue taal1o: ~ ~.
;S ;StosoS nas empnail;hy an;tn aaoa19u 1oa u.e
latter proposition, whito Father HUNT seema
o,,as ~, +e.n,orrov ss to nrar - IN ,a1
comes up to.moTIow as INC oIaet Of 1he oey;
eianu conFanohsLy souIotk ~ ~ a WI 70 Stson
" w Gt has1hios to-n46n' Nv 1Ao fA"' To-
,,,a n1as uaErAoMnns' % SEsnotan oxc,.no< ooor.
.oo,,rraS ~ tta praahv. or;nn GanaroI Asuamhi,
t%;s 1,ornc wv An ovortnro from Tic nno,s nivc