Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-05-29
PRESBYTERIANS.
Of the Cumberland General
Assembly at jefferson, Texas-DeIs-
gales "a Other CharChes
Appointed.
The Genersl Assembly in Session ut
CleYe!sgd-ImpOriant Reports
Statistics of Ministerial
Reliei-Etcs
The CUMBERLAND PREsBYTEBIANs.

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JEFFERSON, TEXAS, May 2S.-The
! Cumberland Presbyterian general as
! sembly closed it5 proceedings to-day,
| having met on the twentieth. A spe-
| cisl committee was appointed to draw
| up financial policy for the church for
| the present and the next assembly. The
following corresponding delegates were
| appointed to the general assemblies Of
| the Presbyterian churches of the United
| States: W. ID. Chadick, ID. D., Chatta-
| nOOga, and Rev. A. Templeton, Muir
| free5borO, Tennessee, alternate, to gem
| eral synod Of the Evangelist Lutheran
church; Rev. Hy. Melville, UniOntown,
South Carolina, and Rev. J. Darby,
Evansville, Indiana, to the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church of
| the United States Of America; Rev. G..
H. Bell, d. D., st. Louis, and Rev.
II, D. ODgett, COvington, Ohio,
to the EysngeliJt Union of Scotland;
Rev. J. Burnett, Newburn, Tennessee,
and Rev. A. Miller, ID D., Waynesburg,
Pennsylvania; Rev. J. POindexter, DID,
Lincoln, Illinois, and Rev. +. Ward D.
D., Nashville, altern8tes; to the Presby-
terisn Alliance, which meets next July,
Rev. w. n. Ward, DID, Nashville; 10
the Cumberland Presbyterian general
assembly (c0lored), Rev. E. N. Power,
Maxwell, Tennessee, and Rev. George
Mitchell, Athens, Alabama. The com
mittee on deceased ministers reported
that twenty-five had died since the last
general assembly. The customary reso-
lutious OF thanks to railways, etc, were
adopted, and the general assembly, after
u harmonious and pleasant session, dis
solved to meet at Bowling Green on the
third Thursday in MAY, 1876
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,.
CLEVELAND, May 2S-The eighth
days session Of the Presbyterian gen
eTal assembly commenced this morning
at the usual hour. The resolutions in !
reference to Cruelties to animals were
adopted. An invitation for holding the |
next general assembly in Philadelphia |
was referred to a committee. The ju- |
dietary committee made partial re- !
port. The committee states that there |
are six cases of appeal and complaint be- |
fore them. The first is an appeal and |
complaint from Mr.. Edgar, OF the pres |
byteTy OF Clarion, III refusing to put q |
call from the church OF Ca ilensbuTg into |
his bands. The committee recommend |
that, rs the general assembly has repeat |
edly decided that pTesbyteriCs have dis |
cretiORary powers in such cases, the |
complaint be dismissed. The second is |
an appeal OF Annie Dull from the action !
of tie synod of Harrisburg, which or
dered the pIesbyteIy Of Huntingdon t. |
grant MTs. Dull a certificate good !
and regular in the church OF M'Crey-
town, after the preSbytery of Hunting
don had directed the church OF M'CreV-
town to grant Mis-. Dull certificate OF |
Ill FNaE- L
the sy nod OF Harrisburg, was issued, |
which Mrs. Dull returned, it not being,
in her judgment, in accordance with the |
discipline OF the church, and must
arouse suspicion unless indorsed by the
highest authority. The committee
recO mmend that the synod have the
power to issue the order com claimed of,
and certificate 50 issued is = valid
document. There is an appeal from h. |
b. Smith from the decision of the synod
Of New York, sustaining decision Of the
PresbytsTy Of " estGhCster, depOsing him
from the gospel ministry. The commit
tee report that they have considered this
appeal and hnd hO 81 eCifiG statement Of
facts in support Of the reason s3 assigned
the appeal, and recommend is dismiss
sal. All the above recommendations Of
the committee were auOpled by the as
ssmbly. The annual report OF ministerial
relief was submitted. The annual report
of the board say that the past year has
been III some respects the most trying
ever experienced in its progress; this
caused debt of Sl5,6SO being brought
over from the preceding year, and the
second Installment, the payment Of
which the committee were pledged,
falling due on first day of six successive
.-at
mittee Iiquidates the old debt, and paid
in fall the second instaIlments and re-
lieved extraordinary cases OF desti.
tuition; all the regular appropriations
for the year were reduced One-haIf, and
no grants were made until the money
had been received into the treasury.
The statistics show that Is beneficiaries
have died during the year; 10 ministers;
widows and one orphan. The numbers |
to whom appropriations from the fund !
have been paid, are 354 ministers, l47 |
2l5 orphans; families
p. Amount received for current
use, from all sources, $7730. The account
)f the permanent agent shows the
whole amount TO be Sl42, ,534. BY com
par III witt former years, it appears
that the IEcOme from all sources aggTc-
gate mOTet than received on any previous
year More money has ais0 D5eu dis
-ribured among benefciaiers than in
Ormer years. The remarks OF the
morning session We're devoted to the
discussion Of this report, which was adopt
ed. The atanding committee on pubIica-
ions submitted the following report,
which was made the regular order for
he afternoon: The report shows the
Otal number Of books ami periodicals
published TO be 1917, SIS; receipts from
Ill sources during the year have S34, ,5S7;
S3O7, ,72S Iesvuga balance
# Sl3, $50 in the treasury. The report
vas discussed during the remainder Of
he session, and sd0pted
A number OF the delegates 10 the
Presbyterian general assembly, in ses-
ion in this city, are arranging Tor an
excursion to Colorado at the close Of
heir session. Ministers of the church
Tot in attendance at the assembly with
heir families will be allowed to iOin the .
at any point on the line. The
will leave by the &. G. c.
md l. railroad, and will be Oa the train ,
o furnish tickets to any who may join q
he party en- route. /
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