, 1874-05-27

Knv, John Quincy AuafnA, OF sOl1&h CAr0llnar
represent their ooiorod brethren ns olamorous
for tho change. Garnet IL decidedly hnppy
orator, md rnado good Impression on tho AZ"
sombly.
ITO TIE Assaetated Prtasj
CoNaor1DAr1oN
BT. LourH, MAY 20.-Tho Presbyterian 0onornl
Aoaonlbly th'ia morning resumed tLo debate on
rho Rov. Dr.. Eolls, Of San Frsno!aco, C.l.,
said that the people III Luis part Of tlo country
zero decidedly u favor Of o9pso!ldat9q; q:.a;a e
boards could be united with good offect. Tho
facilities Of tho colportago work should DO in-'
creaHod.
what Ind becn eatd, though, hc Represented no
ricg. lie thought there should be uniform
syatom, inatoad Of the pronent mode whero tho
salary Is Axod In one placo, and in another do
aty e o sa1 ssS' IL dd se ben
that tho day was past wIon 1t could haVo any
pcrmanot,co In Tho Church.
Dr.. Wiam O. Roberts. Of Elizabeth. N: j.,
spoke III favor Of tho Union Of tho Board of
rhioh he thought wore one work, mud should
bo togothor. There aro two or tlroo points In
wllicli, thoy diiror,. but this could be- easily
rcmeted. Tho sustentation fund would havo
men on tho Board of Home alissions-tho Row.
Mr.. Paxton and John Paxton, D. D. While
they arc separated taoro IL q friction, for tho
reaaon that botl departments aro tue same.
mission for thn frooiInton T1l,nu iii ehnnld "a
together.
Dr. Howard Crosby aaid TINT II austentntton
VAS brought into tho Board Of Home Missions,
It VIVA n oomnar,t;vn jdoa r. tnnra r." IN
much contradiction, then Gifruaon. than can-
tralization, It Is good thinc. So lho word aud
nc nl changes rMng On It ennply mean nothing.
wol az every minister In Now York CtY. would
be heartily glah il every Board which in now In.
called in New York City wero out OF It. They
wish tloy we're In PHILADELPHIA but most OF ali
they wished the Homo Boards wero IN tlis grost
city Of tho Wost, and 10 did not nay this Tor
"bunconlbo"
The Rev. AIr. Groene, of Peoria, ILL.,, was on
posed to tho consolidati lon Of any two Boards.
Tho Rov. +. ?. Hunt Of the preebytory Of
Laokawanna, the old apostle Of Temperance,
pitched into everybody, He waa neal1st coueoli-
dation, for tho reason that If auy Board hal
onongh to do now it would be oycrivorked, even
with the addition OF alngle other Board. Tie
ron1ody against friction was already provided. It
was in tho psesbytory.
Dr.. ]. e. Roasor, If Topeka, Kan, WAS In favor
Of the anendmont. and apolo oloquont1y con-
Church In Kansas. There was no friction In euy
| department there.
| DR.. Robertson, Of Rochester, N. Y, did not
want austontation put In tho llatln Of tho Board
| Of Hosue Missions. It would bo oyershadoSod
thera, snd The Church could:uos afford to 500 10
| greIt T. work neglected.
! DR.. Herriek oohnson. author Of tho minority
| report, reported tho same in IN ablo speech.
| There waB an advantage In bi1lking cauaea. lust
aa foreign lniasions arc bulkoi II tue Homo
| llisaious Board vaB OIL as grand ecale IT tho
other, 1t would prosper in tho sumo degree.
| The Rev. Frederick 3. Wotung, Of Pittsburgh,
tie seAior member from tue rrosbytery rhero
the Board OF Irtstruction iH located did not waut
any change made, and differed from Dr. Jotnson
in thinking that consolidation would socurs
ccoI!omy.
| 4 lively doba.e tflon took place on motion
oasos &c osos o s ea the S%a s1as % 5
cease, and tho Question be put On tho second
| item III tho minority report,
Judge Drake offered nh amendment that ii
osqsx te 1 ae6so ana tho A.
Several gentlemen objected in strong to,ms to
Tho Rev. alr. Adams, colorod gentleman
| from South CnrDiua EXPRESSED q wish Int lin
| several sous ct Etlopia who were present should
| bs heard,
! DR.. William L. Breckenridge said that It was
| indocont in ''us mon who lad occupied most Of
the time Of tho Assembly to thus attempt to cut
Judge Drnlie did not think 1t becoming in DR..
Breckenridge to Hay what be did.
The Moderator-I call Judge Drake to order.
There must he no pcrsonalitiea
| Judge Drake replied that he had 6eryoJ iii tE,a
| highest Legislative bodies iu tho country, and
| know what a personality waa He would not to
pereoual, but ho did not think It boco,ning in
| any man to characterize motion touching ths
Dr. breckenridge was sorry, but ho did not
! mean tho word iu any sense other thar as u1l-
! kind or unbocoming.
The amendnlont OF Judre Drako yas lost.
Of taking suBtentation out Of tho Board Of Homo
Missions at o'c1nnL rl,;s nfteruoon rravn;od