The New York herald., 1875-10-02
WELSH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT scRANToN-A LARGE
REPRESENTATION OF DELEGATES FROM ALI.
PARTS or THE UNITED STATES PREsENr-A
MUSICAL AND RELIGIOUS RAcE-THE MIXED
MARRIAGE" QUEsTIoN-THE SEVENTH RULE TO
BE STRICTLY OBSERVED.
SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. l, 1876.
The grand national Estedfod, or musical festival
OF the Welsh Of which much has been said and
which conducted here with such marked sclat was
scarcsy when we're favored with national re-
ligious reunion It is the General Assembly OF the
Welsh Presbyterian Church of the United States which
met yesterday and is to continue its deliberations
several days hence
Here we have as delegates from New York the Rev.
Hugh DAVIS, Middle Granville; Rev. james Jarrett,
Utica; Elders Ebenezer Jones' Holland Patent, and II.
D. Foulkes, Middle Granville. From Pennsylvania
Rev. 7. j. Phillips, Plymouth; Rev. r Vaughan Grif
nths, Shenandoah; Elders James R James Hyde
Park and William Parry. Slaungton. From Ohio
Rev. John W. Evans Oak Hill; Thomas A. Adams,
Van West Rev. J. J. Roberts, Columbus;
Elders Uriah Davis, Columbus and Joshua Roberts,
Randoph from Minnesota, Rev William M. Jones,
Judson; Rev. W. Roberts, D. D. Bellevue, and many
others Then there are Rev. T G Davis OF Pttsburg,
Pa Rev. T. Foulks, of Oshkosh, Wis., Rev. NJ. A.
Ellis, A NJ, OF Bangor Pa. Rev. W. W. Vaughn, OF
Presbyterian church of this city, present
to-day and fraternized with his Welsh brethren.
The Assembly having listened to the reading Of the
roll of delegates elected the Rev. Dr. Roberts, of this
city, Moderator to supply Tho place OF the Rev Howell
Powell Of New York. who had died since the last
meeting of the Assembly. Committees on MISSIONS on
union with the American Presbyterans in regard to
education, literature and kindred subjects ap-
pointed, after which the assembly listened to
telling sermon by the Rev. J. ]. Roberts,
of Columbus, who has long since dstin-
guished himself writer of religious standard
works of special interest those of the Presbyterian
faith. His text was from Romans, w. 6-"For when
we were yet without strength in due time Christ died
for the ungodly."
After a short recess an address was delivered bv the
Rev Hugh Davis Of Middle Granville, N. Y, who ac
quilted himself very creditably
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session the Rev. DR.. Roberts
nounced to the Assembly that delegates had arrived
representing the General Assemblies of OHIO and Ill
nois and upon those gentlemen being presented tho
meeting they received with the most gratifying
manifestations Of welcome
| The Rev. John D. Jones, who represented the Gen.
eral Assembly of Illinois, said he had been sent to the
Welsh Assembly, because Ae was Weshman and
could speak to his brethren in their native tongue
He spoke at considerable length, and gave some inter-
estng statistics eff the membership, wealth and work
of the Presbyterian Church in America His figures
purposes during last year, and his other statements
were illustrative OF powerful and abiding state OF re-
ligion in the Church
Dr. Moore, representing the Assembly OF Ohio next
addressed the Assembly, prefacng his remarks with an
allusion to the fact of his being thorough Cymryn
and giving some laughable experiences of his first
effort to master the impossible diphthongs of the
Cymrian tongue. He spoke very warmly in favor
of union between the Welsh CalvnstIc and the sister
American Presbyterian Church. and said he pleased
TO know that the Welsh Calvnisc Methodist Church
wholly Presbyterian in doctrine and church
poty that obstacle stood in the way of unity with
its membership. He expressed the earnest hope that
the time would soon come when 1t would not be
sary to send delegates from che American the Welsh
Presbyterian Assemblies, because they would all form
one body.
SEVENTH RULE
very important feature of the days proceedings
was the report of the Committee Church Discipline
regarding the vote of the laity of the churches the
| several States what is known the Seventh
Rule,n in the confession OF faith which enjoins
the expulsion of all members of the Church who
may contract marriages with non-members. The
report rather vague and indefinite the result not
being given in figures The committee represented in
relation TO this important matter, that the vote
| incomplete and unsatis factory" and they offered
| resolution to ''compromse'' the affair by making II
obligatory all their churches to suspend
such members from communion might be found
guilty OF violating the seventh rule. This resolution
was adopted unanimously and, from the tone OF the
several speakers regarding it, the sentiment seemed in
favor Of its rigid enforcement and observance,
| with Hebraic accuracy. 1t is probable that xace
| and the question OF accommodation is observed,
doubtless, as much to preserve in their purity the GYM
ran race customs and language, 10 keep their faith
| inviolable
This matter having been disposed Of the place for
holding the next General Assembly in September, 1877
discussed and after some deliberation, Chicago
ILL.,, selected with the option OF transferring the
| Assembly to Cincinnati If moro convenient.