The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-01
Decoration Day I'm Nashville.


NASHVILLE, May 3l.-This afternoon
q large number of people were conveyed
by special train to the L. S. Cemetery,
ave miles from this city, on the Louis
vile i Nashville railroad, for the purpose
Of decorating the graves Of the Federal
soldiers buried therein. Generals Penny
packer Morgan, Howell, and the city
Council, and many prominent Federal
and Confederate veterans, were on the
grounds and joined with each other in
the ceremonies. No less than three
thousand persons participated in the dec
Grafton.
Col. Ed. K. Pennebaker ex-Comptrol-
Ter of Currency of the State of Tennes-
see died at his residence in Lebanon,
Tennessee, this afternoon.
Decoration Ceremonies In North
Carolina.
RALEIGH, May 3l.-The Federal dec
oration was observed here to-day. The
Raleigh light infantry and artillery COM
panics accompanied as an escort the com
panics from the Feleral camp to the
Federal Cemetery, and rtic.pated IN
the ceremonies of the day. The Raleigh
companies embraced many men who
fought in the Southern army during the
late war.
Presby terian General Assembly
South
ST. LOUIS, May 30.-ln the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly to-day the head
quarters of the Committee on Foreign
Missions was transferred from Columbia,
:. G., to Baltimore. An effort to change
the seat of the Committee on Sustentation
from Columbia to Baltimore, failed.
DR.. Dirandeau WAS unanimously elected
to the Chair OF Didactic and Polemic
Theology, at the theological seminary at
Columbia. He made Il feeling address,
in acknowledgement, and asked for
time to con. ider the matter before ac-
ceptins or declining the position.
DR. Lefeore and Judge lngles were
appointed delegates to the General As
semblies, Cumberland Presbyterian and
the reformed churches.
DR.. Stewart Robinson offered a resOlu-
ton that committee be appointed to
communicate with other Presbyterian
churches, about the lnternationa AS
sembly Of Pre,byterans to meet in Lon
don next July and to consider the ques
ton of sending delegates to the Assem-
bly,.
DR.. Guardenau opposed the resolution
and made quite lengthy speech. de
thought this Assembly should
not take any part in an assembly
convened for the organization OF con-
federation of the Presbyterian churches.
The new organization would undouDted-
" exercise u moral, advisory and rNecu-
tive power over the various churches to
the usurpation of their individual powers.
He was not willing to become factor III
the organization of body which may
DO things contrary TO the true principles
of the Southern Presbyterian Church, and
thus become in part, responsible" Tor such
unorthodox proceedings. lie 0eheV-
ed that by entering the
Confederation along with the North
ern Presbyterians, the Assembly
would virtually go back on their action
in reference TO iraternal relations with
that Church.
Several speeches in favor Of the reSo-
luton were then made, the principal one
of which was delivered by DR. Nunk-
land, who said overtures had been re-
ccived from the iouI principal Presby-
terics OF the Church, favoring the send
ing of delegates, and he thought they
should receive proper consideration. lie
believed Assemblies were not infallibIe,
and that an International Assembly,
composed of the most learned men in
the different churches, would be less
likely to commit follics and errors than
any Assembly only representing members
of one church. He believed in AN inter
change Of opinion, and thought that the
Southern Presbyterian Church should
not be behind in the greNt work Of con-
summating the unity Of the Church OF
God. He desired to be more closely
united with the Presbyterian Churches
of England, Scotland ard Ireland, and
Holland, France and Canada.
The reports from the Committees on
Systematic Benevolence and Sunday
Schools were read and adopted
Night south.
At the night session the discussion on
DR.. Robinsons resolution was continued.
The proposition was supported by Rev.
+. 0. Frycrson, Judge Clapp, Rev. II. &.
Hill, DR.. r. Irvine and DIR. Robinson,
and opposed by DR.. B. NJ. Palmer and
Col. Ogden. The resolution was finally
adopted by large majority.
The Assembly will probably finish its
business tomorrow and adjourn. 49,.
Northern Presby terinns.
CLEVELAND, May 3I.-In the after
noon session of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, il wa recommended that the
first week in January next, be set aside
as week of prayer.
Resolutions were adopted expressing &
satisfaction of the reports of the missions
from Foreign fields, congratuating the
missions, and sending greetings TO all
missionaries and native helpers, and as
suring them of increasing affection and
support.
he report OF the stahu'hS "'i'''i'''',
on Reduced Representation was read ana
adopted. The committee recommended
that the Synod in representation be sub
stituted for the Presbytery. Let
every Synod be represented by
one minister and one elder tor
any number exceeding fifty and not over
one hundred, and SO on for any addl-
tional number. The representation on
this basis would be pa commissioners.
The report of the Standing Committee
on the benevolent work OF therhurch
was read and discussed and made the first
nrder of the dav for tn.mOrTOW.