, 1875-05-21
CHURCH COUNCILS,
Tho Presbyterian Assemblies North md
South Assembled at Cleveland
and st. Louis.
An Episcopal Argument In Favor
Of Scctnrinn Schools.
Miscellaneous Religious Items.


PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.
CLEVELAND, O., May 20.-Tho E,ghty-sovonth
General Assembly cf tho Presbyterian Church Of
tho United Bsates convened In tho Tirst ptosby-
terian Church, this city. this morning. -Four
hundred and forty delegates wero prcnent. scrv~
ices wcro opoued with an invocation by the nev.
". II. Bingham. OF Oxford, Pa. DR.. 8. J. vii.
hon, Of p,ttsburg tho retiring Moderator,
ptssel'sa The opening, sermon, tho subject being
Tho afternoon session was devoted to tue eleo-
ton OF oll1cers Dra. Morris. iicaoock, Wing, and
bingham being candidates for Moderator. DR..
Morris. of Cincinuat. waa choscn.
rary Clerks: The 1iev. John Crowell Newcaa-
tie. pa tho 1'ov. u. i. Hotchkln Philadelphia;
tho 1to1. Charles \. Dtckoy, 1T. 1oulH; and tho
Rev. William N; Page ToLoka, Kan. .....-
held, conducted BY Dr. Hcncock. Of Buffalo,
Tho seselous Of tile Assembly Will continue
ten days.
TIE CHURCH aouTu.
ST. Louis, tlny 21,-TLo General Assembly OF
tho Presbyterian Church In the United bsateH.
known generally as tho Southern Geperal Aessm-
big, mot tins ulosnuGat Dr.. futhcrfosd' . church,
at Eleventh aud Pine aircots. 1ha ABsembly
represents all tho Southern statoa and illinois,
Ohio, mud Missouri. largo representation Was
present. After being cai'oa to order, DR.. J. l..
u1arlca, tho alodotator OF tue last scaBion, de-
lireIcd tho opening adltosa. DR.. IL. D. Hugo.
Of lsichmoud, w., wns then elected Moaeratos,
aud tho assembly adjourned.
THE EpIscoPALiAhs.
4 MOVE TT THE DIRECTION or sEcTAnfAH EoHooLg.
NEW YonK ,Iay 20.--The important feature Of
tho session Of tho Long Inlaud Diocese Of tho
Episcopa! Convention, 10 Brooklyn yesterday,
was tho report ot tho Committee
on Christian Education, which waa
read by tho Isev. Dr.. 7, Stafford
browne. TAa ropott urges tho establishment Of
4 system Of Episcopal schools, in Which church
Children may oblaiu religious culture not pos
siblo in the public schools Of ths State. '1u
tho public schools," tlo report says, "tlere ts
admitted CT compulsory absonco Of all cxposi-
sion or enforcement Of definite faitb. Now,
~t,lio there il loud boastog III aou1o quarters OF
| this as happy achievement, 1t Is known abload
and HtiEmat.zod with BONG juatico as a,l Amer1-
| can System, bong profeascdly Christian
country. it II true tho attctupt ia occasionally
1t'ade 10 put religious gloss ug yenocsinE over
yctHea OF tho Bibto without uDte or colnmout.
| but such 4 mechanical ack, unaccompnuIed BY
any culture OF conBclence ordoEulatic teachings,
| toes not much tehest tho matter" Tho report
public schools, aud urges TINT popular schools
tlalt 10 mado Christian. 4 1esoltltion IL ap-
loudcd 10 tho 1cport urging tho establishment,
by every rottbe effort, Of numerous diocesan
| Institutions Of acknowledged o1callencc.
| 1ExaEssEg EpIscorAI coNyEST1ox.
! AfEMrn1s, Tenn, May n0-Tho Episcopnl Con-
scsls,un u this daccse conyened At 1t. Jetncs
Gln'cll in l'o!sSat, Yesterday. tho lighs-1sev g.
T.. , s*oaasaso' '"o bsuop OF tno o'oeese' ptes'o'
A"e' merton ,,oorn
I C1yc,asArr. o., NAV eu.-ijbhon Jacoer'a re.
cortiun b7 liz citi:ens Of Unslunati at the Bur.
1 not Hpuso Int nfcht nns fiuo affair md Iarce.
nrof1tsrty tIccnrated wIti, ,loysers And aunnt1r
| ous lnnch xna s,,ren,,.
| NORTHERN Quo DIOCESE.