The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1874-06-24
General Assembly.
NINTH DAY.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
he Assembly met at 8 P. NJ.

The Assembly met at P. NJ.
The committee on Bills and OVertureS re
ported on the separate organization OF tht
colored people. The report was dOcketed.
The consideration of the report on Educa
ton, the order of the day, was taken up; anc
resolutions considered seriatim. The frst
three resolutions were adopted. On the
resolution for the removal of the Committee
of Education to some central point in the
West.
Rev. j. ". Hoyte thought there would be
advantage in the removal proposed. 1t was
the original design to have this Committee
located in the West.
Rev. j. O. Lindsay hoped the Assembly
would consider carefully before the removal
was made. It now cost only 5000 year to
conduct this enterprise; only five per cent.
of the receipts This was very moderate.
1t would cost much more if removed. Let
this be considered. He objected to the
agency system of the work.
Rev. H.. NJ Richardson, of the committee,
thought it desirable to have Secretary whe
could devote time to visiting the churches
and stir up our interest in this matter. The
work needs new impetus.
Rev. DR.. Flrris thought it best to wait a
year, as he had scheme to move another of
the Committees to the West, but was not
ready yet. Memphis was the location former
ly proposed and would suit this Committee
well.
DR.. b. T. Baird read from the Treasur-
er's reports to give information in response
to an inquiry, as to where most of the money
came from. About one-third came from
Virginia; next from South Carolina, next
from Synod of Nashville. He thought
something was wrong in the working Of this
subject in the Church. He thought it was
general apathy. 1t was for the Assembly to
say whether removal was best; and whether
it was best to appoint travelling agent.
DR.. Marshall thought that DR.. Baird
ought to be relieved of a part of the work
it was therefore necessary to make some
change. He thought moving it westward
would not cause the eastern churches, now
contributing most of the funds, to fall off in
their contributions, whilst the churches in
the West, by being brought more in contact
with the Secretary and the Committee, would
be stimulated to do more.
DR.. Pratt The Education Committee is
mere disbursing agency. If you create a
new agency you increase expense, and do
not increase the income.
DR.. Bard explained the working of the
system, showing that there was but little la
Dor to the Secretary, but great deal of
care, but this because the money does not
come.
DR.. Pratt went on to show that change
of place would not be remedy for the evil
complained.
$50 when a raging fever burns,
We shift from side to side by turns,
And It's poor relief we gain,
To change our place. but keep the pain.
The remedy must be ia an improved state
Of piety and devotion to the cause of Christ.
Judge Kennedy thought the Church was
far from doing what it ought, and what it
might, in the cause. 1t needs the attention
of some one who will give it all his time,
who can visit our Presbyteries and Synods,
and if something of this kind is not arranged
this scheme will languish and die. The ex
pense is objected to. But are we not now
paying 5000 salary on the $4,000 con-
trlbuted? If you have to pay separate
Secretary $2,500, and he obtains from the
churches $50 900, you have a gain of S12,
900. Nashville will do her part, but Mem
phs is the place. He anticipated increased
efficiency from this separate agency. Ia his
Presbytery, (Nashville) it supported its own
candidates, and as to the amount contributed
it was the third in the Church.
Rev. g. s. McAUister said the real point
of the trouble was in the covetousness of the
people, though much of the blame was
certainly upon the pastors and sessions. Ex-
cellent results would follow, if some suitable
man would visit our Church courts. There
were many prejudices that need to be re-
moved.
Rev. DR.. Plumer said the General Assem-
bly, had cut down the amount allowed candi-
dates at the Seminary from $3.50, to 5000.
Yet the last quarters allowance was unpaid
at Union; and at Columbia there we're twenty
who had not enough money to take them
home. 1t is impossible to proceed with our
scheme of education at this rate. But if it
was so bad in the Seminaries, which have
precedence, how much more so in colleges.
We must have change. There are young
men at Davidson College twenty-five years
old, who are kept back by want of means.
The Secretary, DR.. Baird, and two other
members of the Committee of Education,
said they believed those who had constituted
the Committee in Richmond would heartily
acquiesce in whatever the Assembly might do
as to the location of the Committee. Mem
phis was then chosen as the place, aud the
matter was afterwards completed by appoint
ing the new committee, and directing the
former one at Richmond to turn over to them
all the records, &C., Sc, in their possession.
The report was then adopted. Published
last week.
Rev. DR.. Kirkpatrick from the committee
on Foreign Correspondence, presented a
response to the letter from the delegates of
the Free Church of Scotland. The Rev,
DIR. John Leyburn, and the Rev. DR.. James
Woodrow, now in Europe, we're appointed
delegates to represent us in the General AS
sembly of the Free Church, and in any other
bodies that have sought correspondence with
US.
On motion of the Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, il
was made the order of the day at 5 o'clock
P. NJ, to make nominations for Professor
in the Theological Seminary at Columbia,
and to 90 into the election at 9 o'clock.
AFRICAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The report on this subject Overture No
S. was taken up, and after considerable de-
liberation was adopted unanimously. 1t is