, 1874-05-28
moi, was taken up at tho morning Hoasion OF tho
Presbyterian General Assembly and discussed

proslwtory. repliol to tic statement Of The Isov.
Dr.. uarnet, nlado yeatertlay, that The South OBJ
jonlB to tho Freodnen's Committee. It did not. |
eonsoldstea COZ sI With tic nome' Mission, il would
Tho Rev. J. A. Fifor (eolorea), Of oatawba,
had told tho people in the South TINT ho worked
anIE hs i rssetssn aong o5' fGs
was dropped, tho work must bo stopped, and
tho oo1orad people loft to their own resources.
Tho Rev: Mr. McCoos, Of philadelphia, urged
sst hs On S ~ % Sa
Of ability, who can give all Ills timo to the work.
Tho work In tho South, 10 said, WAS much tho
aatno as among tho heathon., -.
Tho Isov. J. H. Wilson thought thers was no
carry 1t on nndor tho Board OF Home Missions
would nccoHsitato revolution in the Board.
IIc introduced u resolution looking to the morg-
Ing Of tlc committeos in ton, seven or live yearH,
and continuing the work 80 long.
DR.. Nelson, OF Cincinnati, eaid that, # tho
Committee could not sustain tho work, lie
favored Dr.. Wilaon'a amondment., II tho
Board Of Home Missions could not do tho
Secretary, and lot him have npooial charge Of The
tworh.- lIo did not say TINT lie Would not bo
cadlate for the Office Of Secretary. but, II Horny
Highland Garnet was his opponent, ho thought
specially callod to the frcolrncn'a work b, God,
and II thoy neglected it thoy would DO orlminally
responsible.
Dr. Olark, Of tho Boston prosbytery, Ind forty
yoarH experience n the work. and was tue @ hrst
colporte1r in tho WcBt and he said that tho Rub~
, joct Of tho freedmen could not be adequately
carea for unlcsH whoever took hold OF 1t gavo al
his life and soul to It.
aald tint ho had boon born aud raisel nlayo-
holdor. uo urged that the work DO permitted
to 10 On aB 1t ha1 bcon going oil.
Dir. Aikman, Of New Jersey, said that tho
olai1ns Of the freedn,on wore boyond all parallo,
| aud tho work among them should bo tncronsed
| rather than merged with any other Doatds.
Tho Nov. II. W. Strattot, Of tho Neosho Pros
| bytery, Kansas, thought TINT prejudice had boon
excited againHt consolidation by calling IT con-
tralzation, forgetting that the Board Of Foreign
Missions possessed the features 40 deprecated.
| uo submitted substitute for Dr., Wllaona mo-
| tion, amending the resolution Of yoatorday to
tho offoct that tho work of the Homo Missions
DO divided into threo .par.a-home missions.
frecdmon'a work especially.
The Chair decided tho amendment cut Of
order. ~
Or. Co1l,or, Of Pennsylvanta, proposed aub~
stitute that tho freod1nen's work DO made dis
| tiuot department Of tho Homo Mission, having
its own Secretary, aud that collections bo tekon
| up in aid of 1t.
| d., Aaron Williams, of Pennsylvania, said
| Rorna was ready and waiting to do hor Share Ut
this work, aud Ill the moro was it necessary that
| tho Presbyterian Church should do it.
! DR.. johnson fe!t bound to speak In vindica~
| ton Of tho minority report. II the work was
| transferred to the Nome Missions there vas q
| committee provided to tako charge OF this work.
| Logic was what was noodod-not sympathy. Put
MI tho branches together, abolish claBs distinc-
;tiona, and strive for unity, and the cause would
| prosper.
Aftcr several other speeches had boon mndc,
| 4 yaso waa reached on tho amendsd urnend-
| naant at o'clock, and tho amendment was
| adopted. .
Tho second item in tho minority roport, was
tho freedtnen's worle shall bo done by tho Board
| Of Homo Missions for tho next FIVE years, aud
| then bo merged entirely in the Board.
4 motion to limit speeches on the consot1dn-
! DR.. Booth moved TINT, IN tho consolidation ~
/ proposed In the minority report, tho Board Of
Churnh Erection bs included, ss the majority TO-
| port proposed.
| dangerous proceeding to take. and indefinite
act ilm would greatly contuso nntterr.
Ou . moaon snade by Dr.. Alexander Reed, Of
Droo klyn, to 1eave the Board OF Church Erection
az at ,prosent, = sharp deto:o occurred.
Dr.. Crosby came hers ae III advocate Of con-
solidation III the extrome. but .wae willing to
yield to the desiro OF tho majority, aud henco
favored tho section.
Constellation whatever, but tho house seemed
in fnvur CT consolidation, and for that reason
ho wau IN favor of tho Homo Mission board
| gobbling up everything. He would accordingly
Sote eaaiuBt kceping the Church Erection boars
| br. johnson moved that tho sustentation and
/ Homo Miasion Board shall hnvo common fund
| so tlnt when u deficit OCCURS in one department
| it may DO mado up from the surplus Of tht
! other.
Prof. Atwntcr was opposed to this. Two col
1ectionB are to- be taken up, according to tho do
! ciBon of the Assembly, one for sustentatlon
| tho either for hume missions, and whnt people
giyo to each they intend shall be applied to eacn
any purpose other than that intended would bs
| bseuch Of trust unworthy Of tile Assembly.
Dr. Drooks agroed with Prof. Atwator. Il
| oraes to bring about q aettlemont, ho movet
beIit Bystem Of operation for the consolidated
Board to secure Anrmony In the Worlts.
DR.. johnson wishdrow his motion.
Ur. Booths motion was subHequcntly adopted
1t was subsequently, agreed tnat T. tbs Gommls alt
pointed Drs. Atwater, Booth, and John6on, tl
nov. ]. u. Stewart, and Elders Love- Newcomb
and Mcfarland to act.
Tho Hixth item in tho minority report, contain
ing the permanent Comtaitt8a OIL Beneyolenc
: tlud Finance, was tllon taken up aud d1acusbed
and finally adopted.
Tho Assembly then turned its attention to tht
9th. which provides that tho Board OF Pntaica
! tton elnll remain rs 1T present.
| DR.. Alexander Reed, OF Drooklyn, .rho wa
Chairman Of tho Board for long time va
| granted tho floor. uo said the analogy Mhic]
| had haen made between the Board Of Hon
Missions aud Board Of Foreign Missions ra
false. Ho favored tho retention Of tho col
portage work by the Board Oh infinitely botto
| t4an to transfer to the Home Mission. tho mem
bars OF which Board lad all they could attond t
before. The hour OF adjournment having, al
rivod, it was unanimously agreed that Dr.. Rec
[ should have tho floor tomorrow morning.
Adjourned till Tomorrow.
| THE CUMBERLAND ASSEMBLY.
] Correspondence n 1'hs CAieaao Tribune.
I SpRrNaFIELD, No., May %, 1874,
The order Of busineHs FOR 10 o'clock tnis morn
inE saa consideration Of tho report on orgaul
union with tue Presbyterian Church North
Tho following is the full text of tho report {
the Committee on that subject: