Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-06-05
THIRD DAY.
MORNING sEssIGN.

SATURDAY, May 23d, 1874.
Assembly met and was opened with
prayer by DR.. Marshall, of Texas. The
minutes of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
DR.. Hoyt, reported an minutes of
Missouri Synod that no reports had
been presented. The report was re-
ceived and the committee discharged.
Rev. DIR. Smith read the following
report from the Committee On lil, and
Overtures
OVERTURE NO l.
The Synod of Alabama asks that
it's meeting in November, 1874. be
legalized, Synod having been una
BILE to meet at the regular time or
account of the prevalence of the yellow
fever.
We recommend that the request of
the Synod be granted.
OVERTURE NO. 2.
The Presbytery of Augusta asks the
Assembly to take steps to strike from
the Constitution Section of Chapter
10, of the Form of Government.
Aaas,oer.-In certain cases inconve-
niences may arise from the operation
of said rule, but IN view of the more
serious difficulties which you'd follow
it's abrogatiop, the Assembly declines
the request.
Committee on Records of Synod of
North Carolina report in 1872 and
1878 to the Churches, not recorded on
the book and with this exception
recommend.
tons in the recommendation of Com
100 1~- 49, -
Report Adopted.
An overture was presented, asking
for certain changes to be made in our
gYsten Of Theological education to
which the Committee answered that
they deemed it was not expedient or
necessary to make the change sug-
gested.
DIR. kirkpatrick said he hoped this
matter would be looked into, that it
was matter Of great Importance, that
he Vas not opposed to report but that
some change was necessary and hoped
that the whole subject would be re
ferred to Specia! Committee.
DIR: PTatt liked the suggestion OF
DR.. Kirkpatrick.
DIR. Plumer hoped that she report of
the Committee would silently be
adopted as reported, that the desire
for change was spontaneous out
burst of the people. that it all came
from one source; that nothing had
been done dishonorable, but still it
was not true that the people of our
churches are much opposed to our
present plan with reference to our
Theological system. True, all ma
chinery runs with difficulty, that more
oil is often necessary, but still it is
true that our present plan is hest,
that it is the glory of 1Hmanuel,
that He takes the ppor of this world
to confoHna the rich, that He takes
tha poor man from the dung hill
| and sets him up to honor the
church, that it is not desirable to ex.
tend the cause, that our candidates
are often poor aud have no time to
spare from their studies; that the
church did not want a change. that she
had been asked before to make 6
change and had declined. And the
venerable speaker asked of this As
senbly to look back to the time wheI
they we're poor young men in the
Seminary, and make the case Of the
present candidates theirs, Away
with these annoying propositions fol
changes, Let US cleave to the ole
ship, bail her out, trim her sails, ani
calk her up, if necessary, and go OF
our voyage.
DR.. Alexander: We have all listened
with pleasure to the eloquent remark
of our venerable father, DIR. Plumer
I call the attention Of the house to thi
gravity of the subject now before th.
] house, and ask their careful consid