New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-22
PRESETTERIAN ASSEMgLIES.

TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OF TIE PRESBYTERIAN
CHvFCU sorTI-EEPORr or THE COIAnITEE On
FsIrND-Y lELArIoNS WITH THE NORTHERN
CHJECu-USsArlsFACTORY RESULTS OF IEE NJ
GoTlATI1Ns
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-The General Assembly
Of lie I.s,byteran Church South met again this morn
ius Moderator in the chair. The usual standing
g mn appointed and the Committee OF SGs-
tenance made a report. The Rev. VIM. Brown D. D.,
Chairman OF the Committee Friendly Relations be-
tween lie HoTtacrn and southern Churches, made
lengthy report, wc ad ovc FOR future consliei@-
t.on This Committee met a similar Committee O. The
Northern Church IT Baltimore on the 7 OF January last
and eu.orld MO a full and exhaustive discussion III
writing " tie grievances and differences between tie
Two boacs represented by them. Tie Est OF o report
seems to lie in the following passage IN communication
rom tie Rev. Wm. Brown, Chairman % the southern
Committee 10 the H.. Or. &cco.s, Chairman Oh the
Northern Committee lie says:
Il your Assembly could its way clear 10 say few
PLAIN To- tIis effect, That tAeie o"noXi0is Times
said and Goac L tiAcs oI great tc'''4lci-' LII
they are - be- regretted. and tai low, "a " AIN FlcW
tue npuators cast upon ne oont,eIn Cnn.cA ac lis
In rcri 10 this Or. Necols says:
We canno. make this accommodation to our Assembly
FOR .c r.soE hat We are ' ~ ic Nt'ied COZ, i'ih
yod in our COMMUNICATIONS eonsIuSo SUFFICIENT gIouDu
ior f-ttcr,lAl cor cspoudclte
Dr. Nccols then roi;crcs tat All The acts and de-
verances of the Northern Assemblies az which Won COM
uin are wholly null and void. and Of binding efficacy
s judgments u the church represent, or as rulers
~ the proceedings for its Presbyteries and church
sion; that IN so 10y a. Icy on al; a % MON 10
posed 10 mpar- any injurious Hl'ltll 'ols u3n ~
present clarlcer ana standing oi ITO churches ana
members Of the son hern Assemby as Christians i
or Presbytoriars. sucA an ap1Healloh oi I'm I'm
would DC unjust % Nph AL "".'tt't 10 ",
JIyerance OF the Northern Assemblies Of which you
complain wore made peculiar times and under 81 .nSe
and exciting circumstances WAcn t.o p',sot 49, i -, ~
inss o. ~ 49, ~, r rrT,.sent we cannot sif in
fhtrn
character ; that we feel competent to express Tue
desire that they DO considered, by c,.olyl you
and Christian forgiveness which VIC trust the people
whom We represent VIII exercise toward anythn; 10
wch they may object in the proceedings Oh this southern
Assembly.
To this the Rev. Mr.. Brown replies:
The grievances Of which complain ana when we
desire to removed io entirely back Of me present
and an adjustment which entirely ignores the past Is uh-
satisfactory.
Ills virtually closed the controversy
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AssEMDLY-REPoRT
or TIE COMMITTEE: on FRIENDLY RELATIONS
WITH TIL SOUTHERN CHURCH
| CLEVELAND O., May 21.-The Presbyterian
General Assembly at 9 o'clock this morning After
devotional exercises, the Moderator announced the
standing committees FOR the Assembly The Committee
of Arrangements reported rogramne for the SESSIONS
which was adopted. The syuOdoa records were then
read.
The Committee appointed by the last General Assem-
blv 10 consider the matter of mileage charges of Commits
sioners to General Assembly with view 10 proVie
such regulations as shall tend to greater uniformity
in the allowance for mileage submitted report
! In the afternoon session the report was adopted
The annual reports of the Boards OF Committees were
received and referred 10 proper committees
The Rev. Robert Hayes, OF the steubenyiue PresDy-
terry presented The following preamble and resolution q
Wherein The Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
earnestly desire enter into Haiernal correspondence
the Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church south h
Wheeas Tie which prevent such CORRESPONDENTS
! 'af de
united constitute General Assembly passed during the ex
/ citing scenes Of the late civil war; and
Vha. General Assembly, recrcftng that these acts
eonraned % close relations Win inc
their Interpretation OF
oncurs and by their expressing coincidence
,r ne Christian Of the Presbyterian Church south
withdraw injurious deverances indirectly AND Dy way
/ OF Inference and
WheroGs What the General Assembly has done indirectly
they shogl do directly by affirmative action when the glory
N God an the interests ChuTch Of Jsns Christ KING
| dom require procedure; Therefore, ,,,.
Eored al and deverances NJ both bodies now
.otnr the PRESBYTERIAN Church before their rejecting
nuriOy upon the Christian character Of the Presbyterian
Clurrh NJ The SOUTH hereby declared nopta'lye
and Church complaining II hereby reviewed
of all such grievances under which II has been laDetng
The resolution laid oil the table Dut subsequently
taken up and referred TO the Committee on Bills and
Oyertlres the Conference Committees report being
made the special order for Monday afternoon