, 1874-05-26
OF hia position, hc made tho FmoHt anlshol,
scholarly, and eloquent address thst has boon de-
lixorni In thia ARBoml1Y. mud Il


CHEATED PROFOUND BENsATroN,
~ It ma1o n1l attack on n body Of which no wns
not mombor. DR.. MuHgroyo repllod On tho
1nerlts Of tho caso.
DR., II. 4. Nelson, Of Cincinnati, wan Chairman,
to listen to tho complaint Of Dir. Vor1niiye, md
hear the lefonae Of tho Central prosbytory Of
Philadelphia.
in favor Of transferring tho suutcntation COM
mittoo to tho Homo Mission Doard.
[To ths Associattd F1tss1
Br. Louis, May 26.-At tho morning Boasion Of
rond from tho Special COMMITTEE appointed by
the last General Assembly to confer with tho
Central Com,nittue In regard to tho appointment
Of apeahora, stating TINT. thcy. Ind conference
on the 91st OF Alarch, tho result Of which would
bs announced In tho coming report.
PROPOSED FEDERATION.
DR.. Howard Oroaby, IRON tho Committee ap-
pointed at baltimore looking to federation Of
all tho Presbyterian botliost reported that they
vitationa to all tho churches in Europe and thia
country, inviting thom 10 appoint committees to
arrange detnilH. They recommended that thia
body do tho samo. Dr.. Crosby also reported
from tho apooial committee appointed N regard
that only small portion OF tho debt had boon
collected. owing to tho pa'iic.
IN EXPLANATION.
Judge Drake obtainod the floor for the pur-
b
lie Ind boen pained to learn That sonlo Of the ro-
marks that ho had mado on Saturday wore OBJ
jeotionab1o to Bome OF tho members. Ho thought
his meaning must hayo boon mipintcrrpEeted;; AL
is m underourrent In tho Church ayaiust ita
pure standard Of Caivinistio literature. It raa
supposed furthor, that hs reflected upon those
who had boon connected With tho New Church.
underourront manifested itself moro among
those nho used to DO Old School rreabyterans
than among those who usoa to bo Now School
PraabyterianB. .......-
FnArERNAI onEEr1xa.
Ate1egrsm waa received from the Presbyterian
Church South, NOM in session In Columbus,
Miss, acknowledging tile salutaton, aud o1tond-
Ing greetings. Ordered placed OH tho minutes
Of tho Assembly.
CONSOLIDATION.
After brief discussion, 1t wau agrecd that
hereafter. during the discussion Of the subject
Of consolidation, speeches should DO limited to
ton minutes oach.
Dr.. Lyman Atwater, Of Tho Synod Of Now Jar.
scy WAS tho first speaker, Ho aaid TINT this
dlsousalon, lasting aB long aa tt has was eating
iuto tho bonovolont work of the Church. This
work was like g sensitive plant, and easily
affected. The whole question was one OF church
that e!licloncy Of labor 'is augmented by :
division. Ono man can attend but to tho inter-
osta Of department. He Ind yot to 1oarn that
thoro would DO any improvement. In evangelism.
as whole, in masslng the Boards toRether.
Iu regard to tho proposed changes. he
thought OF atartlng with sahtentatton, and that
to omit the collection for this purpose would bo
virtually to hboliBh 1t. Thore WAS q mott dan.
geroua tondonoy in the United States just now
to separate tho weak from tho strong. The old
they could rcotify tlcm IN future. The new
Boards would not do any better. It had been
said that there Was % extensive foolng in the
| Church for consolidation, but ho believed thas
ill., ~ $nn1s+
| DR.. g. ". MusgraYo, Of Philadelphia, followed
| In speech against consolidation, which, ho
| said, ID proposed, WA nothing more than con-
| tralization. He had beou pastor for twonty
something Of tho manner in which tic people
contribute. no mattor IN what cause. You osk
| for money from thom, aud thoy invariably give
you %, md If you consolidate tho objects under
| one Board you decrease your royonuo. It
renns There is no saying III such a pro-
| ceoding. Ho did not SEQ any great reason
for ohange any why. Tho Church to-day lod
tho worlds van in tho matter Of contributions.
Ho had boon the Chairman Of the Conlfil,tteo on
tho Ffoodmon, Mt tho start, and tho unaeratand-
ing then waa TINT 1t should DO temporary to
moot tho oxigenclos Of tho tmea. It should bo
discontinued Whenever It can DO. In regard to
church erection, he opposed its boing, merged
keep it distinct, aud haro it transferred to tlia
great oontral city Of tho West. II tho people in
ka.1tu u1,r
the Moas watea 1oso Gnn1enes, 5noy saoo4a r,s ~
all tne3 co9sa 20 haap suas noaeo tnsIot: ~, l4o
constant adyooat'ng o. enaneo IN she boa9ds' n
Nc Inoosnt; nau ~ oneee ., Va moI mn9 !oit Id
'noar WHIP p'sluGn.s M u .no sattoa 1' npaius ~
IN oon ~ g. H. aa.naa e ~ s Tug ;s;1s s9h1
sloofa5on o. % sne aucoha @ pp'us H., ~ sn5 IL nors M
Tepof. n enoct snas M'tn 'po ooasu u hono
raa't INA E~aa1mon,a iopp5s w"s nostnone @ md thn
| point rotating to publication was taken up.
Il Mnana nf1su. ~ 'n,. " ,tatsaaeinnIas Sa1o
G ~ M .no ,nrtm Mutm uOne ~ eno
oaoh ana .no pn ~; IN ~ sen yoats
lnsee n'ou @ .rhs, 5ounoa nno 9g.oouiu9o - ta9s y.
asss a. hho noel % 4,o,t ~ ,s es snS
1s sas ss ~ %uu aaa + tay
Dr: eesa ". Loyal ~ s1talson, ~, saia u tnete .
Mas 70 20 cohaosu1n !. 1 ~ wantea t3s noada o.
EsanRonzaton. Win ooa1a OF aono Mlss1ona
| as an onscropllg. -
7ne hEFonAEp l rhEshxTEhtAna. !.
! H. Df. Dhsnng, from Tue GomnaI.eo ~ appointea ~
tno lass aonoIal asaempy 70 laoot tno Commis-
| see from tle synoa o. sho Moiofmoa feeabyto.
Iian Church OF the United states, reported TINT
the two Committees MOI IN joint session IN
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