New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-03

Der OF ministerial members Of tho body TO be taken tho
unit OF representation shall read so" That IT, one
minister and elder shall be chosen by each synod for
every 90 ministers In such synod making the Whole
sSi "commissio S This report was surprise to
many and VIII evoke great discussion throughout the
changing the Presbyterian ' Church into a
synodian Church as was said once in a former As
semby although the consttutonaity and consistency
of the measure Ftouty argued in the report The
Assembly did not waste time it there was not time
for full discussion so they gave it none but simply
cepted and adopted the report and sent it down
overture or constitutional amendment 10 the 10 Pres
bytertes Legislatures OF the Church These bodies
alone establish law, with the subsequent rati
hcaOn OF the Assembly IL will he observed then that
the Assembly has not expressed itself favoraby
favorably 10 the plan any further than necessarily
Implied In the adoption OF II as means TO get IL before
the Church for discussion. and subsequent intelligent
ton The Presby teres do meet until October; before
that there will be abundant time for discussions IN the
church newspapers and ministerial assocation5
The hopes of Mr. Morrison and his perpetual elders re-
ceived their deathoow at this mornings session.
the votes the Presbyteries the Term
Rotary Ederhp overture sent down to them by the AS
sembly OF 1874. IL consisted Of the Rev George W.
HcacOck. ID. D. L. F. Hatfield, D. D., the Rev. George
Morrison, and Elders W; J. McIroy, and d. J. Falls
mat committee presented their report through Dr nat
field Answers have been received from I39 Of the l13
stltuted AZ PresDyteryl OF these - would De the
necessary constitutional majority; 100 have reported AZ
hrnave votes 80 negative votes and three equally
divided. The overture is therefore answered IN the
affirmative, and Is TO be declared hencefOrth or
the constitution OF the Presbyterian Church The commit
tee al satisfied that these 100 Presbyeres reported
voting amatively had actually voted and four OF
the regularity Of the reports the constitution only
qures that these shall be sent TO the stated Clerk in
writing" The report OF the committee received,
when Mr. Morrison presented minority report. he OBJ
jected first TO the adoption of overture constt
Onal amendment by only amaOrity OF Presby and
he insisted upon the necessity of twothirds vote as
though the law before 1920 still in force Secondly,
he raised the point that more than enough of the
sO-caled affirmative answers were irregularly re-
ported to invaldate the formal decision. He
desired therefore, that the overture be reported lost
Mr. Morrison appealed for precedent for this decision
OF the Assembly OF 1868 in requiring twOthirds vote
of PresbyterieS to establish the Reunion and requiring
them 70 send their votes in form signed officially ny their
Stated Clerks. The Rev. W. Il. Bingham followed Mr..
Morrison on the same SIDE urging that II was unTse 10
enact precedent IN the manner proposed Two OF tree
Speakers Dr. HeacOck among them spoke briefly 10 snow
that the objections not real but only seeming ana
the house bore patiently with the debate although
evidently almost unanimous for the majority report To
all doubt of actual decisions the Moderator called
for the reading of the unsatisfactory letters referred TO-
They we're all explained 10 the satisfaction OF the major
of the house and III instances To Mr. MOrs0ns
satisfaction. by the presentation OF duplicate ccrtncatcs
in form. The question finally called and the Com
mitiee's report adopted with only fcw-about Odds
sonting The Moderator then declared the Rotary
EdcrShip system climate institution IN the Presy-
terrain Church, and subsequent formal resolution was
posed and adopted by the Assembly 10 the eect
douDly Ii would seem now that
there be nothing to prevent organic union win the
Reformed Dutch) Church. whose only differing chGrac
teristlc has been sanctioned IN the Presbyterian
Church.