Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-29

ed their entire ticket with one or two excep-
TONS
MANCHESTER.
RICHMOND, May EN- Manchester, oppo-
site this city, the entire Conservative ticket
was elected, except for clerk of the Hastings
Court. Chiles, Conservative, for Mayor, re-
ceiyed 672 votes, and Beatie, Radical, 1856.
The Presbyterian Church.
ST.. LOUIS, May 2S.-The most important
event which has thus far taken place in the
PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly was the recep-
ton this morning of an overture from the com
mittee appointed at recent conference of
Presbyterians connected with the Old School
Synod of Missouri The overture related to
the action Of the General Assembly of the Old
School, and which subsequently led to the d.
vision of the Synod of Missouri in 1866, 1t
stated that they were Instructed to enunciate
distinctly and frankly the principles held by
those whom they represented, aud it, as they
believe, the same principles were held by this
General Assembly, there is nothing to prevent
those more fraternal relations which they long
to see securely and permanently established.
DR.. Crosby then offered response as fol-
lows:
Whereas, Certain brethren belonging to the
Old School Presbyterian Synod of Missouri
have overturned this Assembly, stating their
principles regarding penary inspiration of the
Scriptures, and the proper jurisdiction of
church courts in things ecclesiastical only, and
in these, according to the word of God, togeth-
er with their firm adherence to our confession
of faith, catechisms, forms of government, and
Book of Discipline,
Resohred, That this Assembly cordially &C.
cept this overture as exhibiting the principles
of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America, and consider all actions of
the Church in the past, if any, which may have
been done contrary to those principles, to be
null and void.
The response was received with long contin-
ued applause.
Judge Drake obtained the floor, and moved
the adoption of the report, and it Was unani-
mously adopted.
On motion Of DR.. Breckenridge, committee
was appointed to inquire into the expediency
of appointing delegation to meet the next
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
South In ST. Louis Bext year, and to carry
greetings and fraternal love.
PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-1n the Synod Of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church to-day a
communication was received from the General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States of America relative to meeting
10 Ecunenical Council of Churches holding to
the Westminster standard to consider subjects
of common interest to all, and especially to pro-
mote harmony of action 10 the mission fields at
home and abroad, and on motion it was refer.
red to special committee.
ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-In the Cumberland
Presbyterian Assembly yesterday almost the
entire day was devoted to discussing the ques-
ton of organic union with the Presbyterian
Church. At very late hour last night vote
was taken on dischargng this committee. This
action ends the whole matter 10 this body, for
the present at least.
COLUMBUS, Miss, May 2S.-In the South.
ern Presbyterian Assembly the committee of
twenty-four on correspondence with the North
ern Assembly made three reports. The first
report, made by DR.. Kirkpatrick favors the
appointment of a conference committee, with
sincere desire for friendly relations and fra
ternal correspondence, but not for organic uu-
ion.
The second, by j. w. Hoyt, declines to ap-
point committee, but recommends sending
fraternal delegates ut once.
The third, by Judge Fentress, declines the
above propositions, and states that the obsta-
Giles set forth in the paper adopted by the Louis
vile Assembly have not been removed, and
We cannot hold correspondence until the obsta-
cles are taken out of the way by the Northern
Assembly. The reports were placed on the
docket
MIXED SCHOOLS. There seems to be good
deal of apprehension amongst the friends of
education, without regard to party lines, that
the mixed-school feature OF the civi-rights bill
will if adopted, practically destroy the pub
lie school system in large portion of the
Union.
The Baptist Home Missionary Society, in its
yesterdays session 10 this city, took up the
question, and Rev. DR.. Jeter, of Virginia,
while urging the necessity for prompt action
being taken for the religious improvement of
the colored people Of the South, expressed the
opinion that if that provision Of the bill became
law the educational interests of the South
would be totally ruined DR.. Sears also gave
it as bis belief that the passage Of the bill
would destroy the free school system of the
South, because the people would not endure
taxation for the support OF mixed schools, and
many of the best workers in the cause of edu-
cation 10 the South would resign their positions
10 despair of successful browning of their eff.
forts, however strenuous. He had arrived at
this fact from conversations with men of all
parties in the South While he did not deny
that all men are equal before the Law. and that
10 the abstract the passage of this bill might
be right, yet it is not expedient. The relation
of the General Government to the State gov
ernments is one of expedieucy, and is it expe-
dient for the General Government to destroy
an excellent free school system 10 the S,ates2
After further debate, the Society deemed the
matter of so much importance that special
committee was appointed to take it into earnest
consideration. Wash. Star, 26M.
Henri Rochefort arrived in Chicago yester
day afternoon.