The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-25
PresbylerIan General Assembly.

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ST. Louis, May 23.-Atthe opening O
the third days session Of tho Pfesbyteri
an General Assembly this morning
communication was received from &c
rard 3. Allen, President Of the 81. Loui
and Illinois Bridge Company, inyitlnr
the Assembly 10 visit the grea
bridge, while thrown open 10 the plbliC
for the first time to-day. The Invitation
was accepted, and at three o'clock this
afternoon the visit will be made and tho
mighty structure inspected.
The report Of the Committee Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, now
In session at Springfield appointed 10
draw up q basis Of union with the Pres
bytertan church, was received. II sup.
ges9 that both confessions of faith Ts.
main as they are and be regarded as Of
equal authority, the standard Of Evan
gelical authority, and that candidates for
ordination be allowed to choose between
them. The committee representing the
Presbyterian Church reported that thew
were not ready to agree with the other
committee, and on motion further com.
mittee appointed TO continue the cousid.
GRAFTON I'LL next year. Greetings were
sent 70 the Cumberland Presbyterian As.
sembly.
At 10 o'clock DR.. Herrick johnson OBJ
tained the floor for the purpose Of giving
his views on the minority report, the con.
solidation submitted by him. The moral
ol his remarks was In reference to the
Board Of Publication and Board Of Church
Erection, the two Boards In regard 10
which the majority and minority difler.
de agreed In favor oi both the Boards re.
naming as they arc instead Of as the ma.
1oIity report proposes. The Board oI
Church Erection be merged with the
Board Of Home Missions, the Colporteurs
Work and the Board OF Publication be
committed to the Presbytery and TO the
missioneries ef the Home Board, who
shall be expected to distribute the demon.
national publications and be allowed a
per centage on the books they distribute,
He did not want the work remanded TO
the Presbytery as they had enough
already. As to the missionaries acting as
booksellers he considered that there
was great temptation In such cuse to be.
come mere booksellers 10 the neglect Of
other and more needful work. The con-
sideratton OF the majority report was
postponed and the minority report taken
up, tho frat section leaving the Board Of
Foreign Missions as 1t Is at present, was
adopted. 0nmotion TO adopt the section
relating TO the Board Of Home Missions.
and providing that the work be done bv
the Ministerial Appointment Committee
and missions for Freedmen, DR.. Henry
Darling, OF Albany, spoke in favor OF the
msjority report, and especially Of EN-.
ploying missionaries as colporteurs.
Judge Drake, ot Washington, followed
him, and advocated the adoption oil the
minority report. To let ministers become
booksellers would be 10 destroy their in.
auence. Speaking of tho Board OF Pub.
lication, he said the reason It did not have
the head Of the Church in II was because
1t was the vehicle Of sound Cslyinistic
doctrine. Applause and Kisses,
al the close oil the debate Dr.. AtHater
obtained the floor for Monday morning.
when the discussion will be resumed.
Tho report OF the Committee on Mis-.
sions for FreedmGD, submitted to tho Gen.
eral Assembly yesterday, shows the whole
number ot churches under the control Of
the Committee TO be 115, with the same
number Of preachers and teachers; com.
municants added during the year, 1876;
whole number Of communicates, 0,974:
whole number Of Sabbath Schools, IS.
with y, 100 scholars In them.