, 1874-05-27
What Was Done In the General Assem-
bly, Of the Cumberland Pres
byterians.
Closing Proceedings in tho Mctll-
olist Conference ut
Louisville.
Resolutions Adopted Favoring a Union
with tho Northern Church.
The Dunllarls Discuss tito Question o1
Boards.
THH PRESBYTERIANS,
Spsetat Dtspdtch 10 The Chicago Tribune,

TEE PRESBYTERIANs.
SpsttaI Dtspasch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
THK GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
ST.. LOUIS, AIny 28.-Tho Assembly met ut tho
usual hour, NTH n full house. Dr.. Horricls
johnson made verbal report for tho Committee
on the Book Of Praise; the book will contain
1000 hymns and tuuoa, and will ho ready for use
In about thros monthB.
DR.. james Eolts, Of San Franciaco. opened the
discussion on tho regular order of tho day-con-
soltdation. Ha spoke the sentiments of tho Pr
ciic coast The people OF that const were in favor
Of somo consolidation. and thoy neck groater cf-
cionoy Of tho Church, not shrinEaga. They wore
not In favor Of giving controlling power to
any Board, but wera anxious to continue aud in
croase tho efficiency Of colportaurago, and tho
Bunday-school departments. They would roc
onulend that there DO five Boards, viz: Foreign
Missions; Home Missions, including Frosdmon
Church Erection; Educational, Support aud
Relief of the Ministry and Publication. Dr..
Eels did not insist on his plan, but would bo
willing to support consolidation ii ho could get
no better plan.
ANOTHER ADVOCATE OF CONSOLIDATION.
DR.. William c. Roberts, Of Elizabeth, N j.,
4 member Of the Home Mission Board, sup-
ported consolidation and insisted that suH-
tontation Homo Missions and Freedmen
ahould al be managed by QUO
Board, since these various objects wcre all Of
tho aamo general charactcr. He stated that
sussontation would not have been able to do its
work successfully but for the assistance Of Dra.
Paxton aud JOHN Hull, OF Now York, who were
nlombers OF the Home A1ission Board. He az
p1ained that there was friction between tho
management Of tho snstcntasion Committee and
the Board Of Homo Ntiaaiona. Tho Homo Mis-
aons paid pastors 800 per annunl. and the snB-
tontation Committee paid $1,000 to pastors.
Ho stated that forty three pastors loft tho Sus-
tontation Committee during tho last your, mud
came under the Homo Mission Doard. Tie
| marrow Of lliH speech was that there was con-
tinual collisou, both in the raising and the dis
tribution Of funds for Home Missions, Freed
men, aud sustentation, as they aro now ar-
ragged: pr. Crosby, Of Nov York, followed
Robert Roberts 4 in sustaining eoneolda.ion Hs eon-
but @ moro consistent grouping.
NE ADno1TLr REPLIED TO Dn. MusaRAvE,
OF Philadelphia. in Ills points OF yesterday, by
ssying that he {Croaby) wished al the Boards
| insisted that they did not caro- caro-
about having the Boarda in New York.
and thus very ahrewd1y parted all the sectional
| attacks Of tloso opposing consolidation, but,
nevertheless, the Home alisaion Board IL in New
| York. and will stay tlloro.
DR.. Aikmnn, Of Detroit, like DR., Crosby, had
| been = New Yorker for quo years through hia
aa,castor8 and yns in fnvor nf consolidation
but, In tLo midst or very pathetic spoaoh, wa,
interrupted by DR.. Hataeld, on the platform,
who announced telegram for somebody, Ak
man stopped in disgust.
The 1soy. nr. Robertson, Of Rochester, N. T.,
opposed consolidation bocause sustontation, OF
the support OF tile ministry, should be
kept conspicuously before tho churches for
their bensvolence, and, If it Was put into the
Home Mission Board, evange1lzing would over
sllndow sustontatIon, and that cause would
gradually die. Ho further threw out grave
doubts al to tho earnostnoss Of tho Homo
Mission Boards faith III suatontation, aud
therefore thought they would not do justice to
It, If it were Transferred to that Board.
CALLED TO ORDER.
He waB interrupted promptly by DR., Roberts,
Of Now Jersey, and this was vigorously protested
against as nn unfair inference.
DR.. Herrick JohuBou, OF Cayuga N, Y. was
strongly in favor Of consolidation; ho Ind
always agreed TINT the venerable Doctor
from Princeton was great mnu. and had agreed
with him on all questions except when, said
johnson, 4'I WAS at water (Atwater) and lie was
at Wiuo." DR.. Atwater showed much feeling
over tho jest. and Johnson npologizod Hotto voce
DR.. johnson thought moro money could bo
raised by mhsaiug or bulking tho calls, aud max
ing ono grand appea1 for oyanColization, s,,sto1-
tation, and froodmen. He thought that the
springaold than It would ho il % psrt was % done at
Pittsburgh and part ut Springfield. Snstentation
Ind been tried long enough to show that 1t should
bo classified.
After this speaker there mas 3 decided dis
position to
SHUT OFF THE sMA11 FRY
that were determined to take up the time of tic
Assembly. motion having been p,ado to como
to vote at once on DIR. Logan's motion to strike
sustontation out Ct tho .gcGemo of consolidation,
Dr.. ". l.. breckenridge rose, aud insisted that
there should be no choking on OF epeakors and
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brethren on the Eroet,men'a Committoe trausior
md stigmatized the disposition Of some to pusl
nattors ton vote as desire to make the Assembly
show indecent laste
At this remark, Judge Drake sprang to hts
feet, and, shaking Ais list ra.her pugiliAtioally
said 1t was not becoming in DR.. Breckenridge to
remark OF indecent haute.
Moderator Crosby callod Drake to order for
psms. IL "'''''n'0s ~ 0fs'k'nf''s''
Drake said that no had served in tho most
distinguished dolibaratiyo body in tue United
6tatea, aud that lie knew when ho was using
personalities.