Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-26
RELIGIOUS.
The General Assembly of the New York
PresbyLerians Meeting of
the American Baptist Publi-
cation Society.


of the Presbyterian general assembly
to-day, the committee on bills and
overtures presented an overture on pro-
miscuous dancing, ,deploring the practice
as mournful inconsistency, and regret
ting the giving Of parties for such dane
ing by members of christian families,
and counseling churches to arrest the
evil. The report was adopted.
The committee on sustentation made
a partial report, setting forth that the
plan of sustentatiOn had been firmly
fixed in the affections of the church, and
desiring that it should be continued and
encouraged. The resolutions attached
declared there was no necessity for the
union Of the home mission and the sus-
tentation fund.
During the discussion of the report DR..
Talmadge announced that he had tele-
graphed to DIR. Moses Hoag, of Savan-
nah, asking if auy steps could be taken
by this assembly in promoting a union
between the church north and the
church south, and had received in reply
that any spontaneous resolution Of our
assembly would receive most respectful
consideration.
DR.. Talmadge then offered resolution
setting forth that all expressions of an
offensive nature between the two Sec
tions of the Presbyterian church te
buried, and that the hand of invitation
be stretched to their southern brothers
to unite with them in fraternaI relations,
aru requesting the assembly st SaYan-
nah to send two delegates to the meet
ing in Brooklyn, advising them of their
departure, and promising to send two
delegates to Savannah, so that both
bodies would not adjourn until all the
churches on earth and in heaven have
begun a jubilee over the glorious con-
summation.
At the afternoon session OF the Pres.
byterian general assembly, the commit
tee on practical benefices presented a
report upon that subject, declaring that
the board OF home missions required
four hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
and foreign missions five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars to carry On their
work. The system of disbursing money
and liberality on behalf of churches was
recommended.
The debate on the reports Of publica-
ton was resumed. Rev. Mr.. Dunham
said that among the literature pub
lished much was generally used in the
Sunday.schools. He found the charge
for each lesson leaf was nine dollars per
year, and that the same or similar pub
licatiOns by the Methodist concern was
but five dollars.
Rev. DR.. Schenck stated that this wss
because PresbyteriAns did not patroni2e
as they should.
After some further debate the resolu.
tion to adopt the majority report was
adopted.
The order OF the day on Roman Catho-
lie baptism was set down for Saturday.
Adjourned.
American Baptist Society.
BUFFALO, May 25.-The annual meet
ing of the American Baptist publication
society took place to-day. All the re-
ports show that the total receipts from
all sources, for the year eLding March ],
1875, amounted to 1854, 4,064. This sum
embraces $50, 203 given specially for
building, leaving the ordinary business
receipts for the year $31O, l6l. Eighteen
new publications have been added to the
list for the past year, OF which $1,000
copies have been printed; Of the former
publications there have been printed
and lS3, 500 tracts of different periodicals.;
the total issues for the year are equal to
222, ,246, ,638 pages, eighteen mo-; TO-
66, ,9O2SI5 copies Of books, tracts and Pc
riodicsls, equal to 3,S7l $50 IS mo.
pages. The total number OF publiCa-
tions on catalogue, March l, 1876, is
II74. Seven Thousand dollars was SUBJ
scribed at the meeting to-day, for mis-
sionsry work in Rome.
Reunion of Soldiers and Sailors.
DETROIT, MICH., May 25.-The sew
enth annual reunion of the Michigan
soldiers and sailors promises to be q
grand success. The city presents quite
holiday appearance, large numbers
having reached here by the morning
trains. The weather is charming. Build
ings, public and private, are profusely
decorated with the national colors. The
procession started at half-past two
o'clock this afternoon, and was quite
imposing. Exercises at the Operahouse
commenced at four o'clock; address OF
welcome by Mayor Lewis; Grafton by
HOn. Charles s. May. A banquet is to
be given at the Biddle house this even.
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