, 1875-05-25
Report Of tho Committee on Fraternal
Relations in tile Northern
Presbyterian Is.
sembly.
The Terms Proposed in the
Interest of Recon-
ciliation.
The Rctractfon Of the War Deliver.
ances Not Explicit Enough.
The Report Gives Rise to Very AMI
mated Discussion.
a Day Of Methodist Rejoicing at
Evanston.
Exercises at Garrett Biblical
Institute.
The Report Gives Rise to Very AMI
mated Discussion.
4 Day Of Methodist Rejoicing at
Evanston.
at Garrett Biblical
Institute.
NORTHERN ASSEMBLY.
Cn>YNrr~rvp Nnnu

CLEVELAND. May oA.-Tlo psosb!terian Gen. !
ernt Assembly mat this morning q. O'Clock. |
After tho ueual devotioLat exercises aad tho !
transaction of routine business, tho Rcr. E. =. |
Mansfield. Of Cincinnati, atkea TO bo relieved !
from service on the special Committee on the (
Reduced Representation. Ills seqnest WAS |
granted. and tito Hon. ], 4. Fiudlay, Of Phsla-
delpl1ia, wa elected 10 I'LL tho yacancv.
Tue Finance Committee reported that they
hpd examined ali tho accounts submitted to
them, and fouud thcn all properly audited at1d
correct. The report was adortod. The bnl-
auco Of the morning scasion was occupied i'll
discussing tho report Of tho COMMITTEE On
Theological Education. Iha report vas finally
adopted.
The General Assembly met at Q o'clock. After
prayer q COMMITTEES Of iiyo was appointed, to
which COMMITTEES oveEtures arc to to referred
nahlug it regular fur anr particular church to
THE CUMBERLAND PKEsErTEET.
The Committee appointed at tho last Gonestf
Assembly 10 confer With similar committee
from tue Cumberland rresbyterJ was dis
charged. no committee being appointed by the
| Cumberland tlcslster
4 roLyuANfs1'a QCEnf.
| communication WAS presented from India.
| nsk.ng whether a man may bo Tecoirod into the
| church wllo. under tho custom ot that heathon
| country, II TIM husband Of two wives. Tho mat
| roli,y.
Il,o Committee on tho subject OF tile church
asaistiug In detray,ng tho expenses Of Il synod-
| cal sessions in China. reported III favor Of such
! aid. 1ho report wah adopted, and eboU liked ~
| the amount Tor the next convocation.
Fn4TEnNAL RELATIONS.
Tho Committee appointed to confer With the
I General Assembly Of tho Presbyterian Church
South mado the following report:
rrrsTyterisn church In ~ untcd States
+ s sSs9sa T. .ssy ssaas5 s u ID: s sas.
tr1ian Church IL the United Bsates, commonly knoxn
tho souhfra As.eb,y n o5aer sa TO 70 .s
would respectfully submit the following report.
Tie tro Committees Met for sontsreusu
choacn Ohns1nan of tho '1otnt comsnlt!ee. sud the
Ie7. Pr. Ersssne. sssre:a,y 1,pon the sll,s rslsss,
seuthS ~ commute .sssea e y rs. IL
ietween the two Committees should 10 con;
u who, fn rp !, ssss isaass
Whil. We would not leuathen thia report by detailed
minute ot our ptosesding. i s r.opes t. ~ s., s
;als IL; sh .ua css.ea e25 81 esa9ss:, a saa s;s @
% Jay :, tt,r M selos n prayer for Divine guidance o
hAp 70 ses tho "a # OF. S"n ,ss a
,safa' ZIG retsEsass sTa's'' to te1S tas .."
aeveraneea Of former A*souoit. %eEs IN =. sssss
lions given 10 u hy the Assemb: from M rh'ch .,s we
}E1ss"p'Aius }ass Asssembiy. IN ''''I tho neme a. ,Io
, pi.n and eosnrseasnsSo s'stencnt our positions
considering tle .l'egeA oaen.ss aYanst tho son!hsrn
Of &. o:Sa A. - ~
you complain arc wholly, null md yotd. anil
s o9 4ss osssen Ct Il: s ssS
i. .na Church sessions: Th,t tn 20 f.f =: =
na1 a' snv St ' s,a,sa ssn '' sa..sa :aGiss
q the Church and memher. Of tho Southern Aa.sn-
tim Of them would be untu.t to you, aud would be
assprroyed aud regretted y ~. TINT tns Hcss y
s NS'eh soa so.np,n v:ss made IL 1eaas
times snd under strange and exciting eist.,n.talrca
hsn tho ~ =
thea. nor e.rres any orlnion .. to ther saar;s,ss
IT, ths san,s ss srs q ehsry and chr.s!a
s''' ths rs%cesitns: oi tne southern A.ssnbIy. ws
a' bad A' .u4s 9s essspss s1 'Ai
the so'tne4. Of Tho doetrne. II tas casi.t.n chat
9 W. .hsss wo hs% % u t' es
orssnization In tho iu.eresss Of liz Rebellion,
apd to eou'stss aaa rsFpen.,s 'hs h. 1n''!tI; r
e;on. sn h.rstss :tasifs .aS e b.sphen aa s ss
Fsss won% here e. I " na r5p dsnx
inissafes lad Lsea ar, but aa4ss,c that, II made
they bslonge to 10th silica. anl that earnest Do
sso to forgive aud for2t! IN tho aps1t Of te Mas
hut Ill those declarations wstc not su.c!ent 70 aas
~ &Is Cou.t4t1ea from lho hontheFn Assembly. In
decd, trcsne evident that they would not 10 salts
asa with sny'A'ns wo sx wsrs *atne,!tsd e v to .,5
! | ren, hAye hot authority 70 do xhat IL.
Assembly Aione eau do. hut surtly your authufJ
may be rsorcr ne:o tlrss tfoublts. II your Al
atnbly cnu!d itA way clear 10 ssy Ill teH plA
words to this e1ent "Tta the~e things wer
sat and donc n tmea Of high c;elnent, that they nF
tu te regretted sud that nuw. ~ tal!! retcw, th
imptatins caat ulal thu Southern Cluscl, Ard dla
approved" "shat ua,li pnd tho ''fhcnlty It once.
cou,ait,eo sxl!n.: a;eolins 10 till rsl"s.:. II ~
Sy sesse you to 10 oua.ra un ,,l''cI chare e.
s.ursa s:sxta :s d rsvi:s tho at .1sa @ by as OH
Is NEW Shool sssehll@ than ten years eFo t"hc
nsd a% t. Sy ac oaa IL 1na
:. which they enleatored to essaheh by agseecnt, All
tho two ..seu,b.. 81 ls,1 nd ~ ~, 10,
sincere IN their aes.sat,ons and that orr tusestrs
m Of thcfs meaning could not 10 accepted - eoI,ts
g tSs S's.ts snsss SS S1 s1SaS $,u
% 10 ot.r former statements, we mako
" sasweT. Indeed. wo can mako uons, snco you sce
10 unwiny to .seess our po.s'so .us.9so ~ I,;o ~
q complain" anl in reply 70 ths request which "
= basol upon thsso aEgu!usnA We 4scnci II suae!st
IT,. W.. our = Seeias saa 1n1nS; ~! @ r.. sSast r
years this suGJect which VIC hsd fully rocited, col
satute4 4 sufficient ground fos 4t4ernal coFtespol
Il vii! ~ psrceysd that the Coulmistss from t!
Routhsru Church, In tslug forth these th!uxs Ntlt
Il dsbared than from holding Official 'nte!eouse ~
Ea5a sae W s.feas t..1nn
" | l4HpGs could R4 aalabl4hsd. skats them "