The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-25
ST. LOUIS.
Presbyterian General
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ST. Louis, May 23-Ihe Cumber-
land Presbyterian General Assembly
met at Springfield. Missouri, Yesterday
and elected, by acclsmation, DR.. c.
Blake, of Nashville, Tenn, Moderator,
after which the usual standing commit
tees were appointed, and quite a num-
Der OF reports, memorials, and commu-
nica,;ons OF various kinds were sub.
mitted and re'prred to the appropriate
committees. Rev. j. B. Logan, Secre.
tsry and Superintendent OF the Board
of Missions, made report which
shows the debt to be in very flourish
ing condition. The receipts for the
year were over $4,000, being an in
crease over the previous year by great
amount.
: Presbyterian General Assembly.
( AT the opening OF the third days ses-
sion OF the Presbyterian General AS
semLly this morning, a communication
was received from B. Allen. President
OF the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge
Company, inviting the Assembly to
VISIT the great east bridge, which is
thrown open to the public for the first
time to-iay. The invitation was &C.
cepted and at 3 o'clock this afternoon
the visit will he made and the mighty
structure inspected.
The report OF committee Of the
Cum berland Presbyterian Church, now
in session in Springfield, .appointed to
draw up basis oil union With the
Prsbyterian Church. was received. 1t
suggesls that both confessions OF faith
remain as they are and be
regarded as OF equal authority, the
standard of evangelical authority, and
that candidates Tor ordination be allow.
ed 10 choose between them. .-.
The committee representing the Pres
'byteriap church reported that they
were not ready to agree with the other
committee, and on motion further
committee was appointed to continue
the consideration OF the subject until
next wear.
Greetings were sent to the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Assembly.
At 10 o'clock DR.. Herriek johnson
obmiped the floor Tor the purpose OF
giving his views on the minority report
on consolidation submitted by him.
Most of his remarks were in reference
TO the Board of Publication and the
Board of Church Erection, the two
boards, in regard to which the majority
and minority d fer. lie argued in favor
OF both OF the boards remaining as
they are instead OF as the majority re-
port proposes. the Board Of Church
Erection be merged Sith the Board Of
Home Missions, and the Colpoteurs
work with the Board Of Publication be
committed to the lPresbyteries. He
didn't want the work remanded to the
Presbyteries. as they had enough 10 do
already. AS 10 the missionaries acting
as booksellers, he considered that there
was great temptation 10 such case to
become mere booksellers to, the neglect
OF other and more needful work.
The consideration OF the majority
report was postponed, and the minority
report was taken up. The frat section
leaving the Board OF Foreign Missions
as it is at present was adopted.
DR.. Henry Darling, Of Albany. spoke
warmly 10 iavor of the majority report,
and especially for the employment Of
miss ionaries as colporteurs.
Judge Drake, OF Washington, follow
ed him and advocated the adoption ot
the minority report. To let ministers
become booksellers would be detri.
m.ntat to, their influence. Speaking
OF the Board Iof Publication, and the
reason il did not-hsye the heart otthe
church in it wss because It was the
vehicle OF sound and Cslvanistic doe-
rlne. Applause and bisses.
Attbs close OF the ebete DR.. Alivator
obtained the floor for Monday morning,
when the discussion will be resumed.
Report Of the Con mittee on Missions
for Freedmen submitted to the General
Assembly yesterday shows the whole
number Of churches, under control Of
the Committee, TO be lis. with the
same number of preachers and teacberr;
COMMITMENTS added during the year,
l20; whole number Of communicates
9.274; whole number OF Sabbsth