, 1876-05-25
Proceedings Of the Cumberland,
Southern, and Methodist
Assemblies.
The Convention of Illinois
Sabbath-Schools at
Jacksonville.
Convention OF the State congre-
gational>Association at
Quincy, III.
DnEs15fTEIsI.tSS.

NEW YonK Muy .4.--Ihc afternoon and cvcn'
Ing services ef the Presbyterian General Assembly
yesterday were TAKEN M alrost cnt!Fely by uls-
cn.rnn al the snhjcct If home nrtfons.
Dr. alnsgtasc advocated the pantfng of ullss!on'
In The South, md saii: ~ will never conscnt
Tint this Church shall bccnme sectional. protest
tocn,nty against the phrase Snrthcrn Assembly.
NC the assembly nf the Presbyterian church IN
ilnats ~ thc sn.isn Of our tioscsnngnta1 autno!ty
thcrr IL thu field for operation fos ihis-rhal1 tny
,,ntional7 would Use ilsr word II IL WIRE always
rightly understood and nut supposed u MEAN Il
state Church. ! wonit say, rather let thin b9
Continental CHURCH, jgrt ~ 'tr r. athcEs ,,, H.
hnt'sn tat nc sotlcTn m chnr' eon c bac
ut least fratcrnai relations established with tint
hoiy, nnt The eMurts towards fr4Miun t,iaaq ~ W
lci.r uf i proposition 70 rcncw thc thing. lclleyu
lint Church !s fully rat:ste that ,tlr true pol.
&ss.vnt'y IL dss4ss ss fatepns = o rsaos hsn
speak. Let them ns,swer the resolution adopted Ut
Clrvcland, and te!l In that with "nn,s mo1cat!"n
think nny tnkc II fur granted tint the door for
r present It sst il ;hat u Mc1e 1T thr .ho hoa9
say i" n my Grslhrcn, 'lye e 10' additional
reconstruct tic synod ncscry Southern state With
Tho lev. j. i. lcndy. Of Kentucky, too1s exeep::
tton IN llr. Mussrayc. plap The pEsabyts!'ans of
y sG a ca,s*t 1s9s Ss eTssts an M @ 6o
south which are without light Of thu Gospel.
The icy. nr. David VILE, Of Warrington made
concentrating all tle force Of The Church III evan
geltzing tho grcnt Northwest.
Nh teS soes ey 10 4 ,nt. Sst gr s y Of ~
attempt to reconcile tho brethren Of tho South.
The discussion. was continued Throughout the
when the report nntl resolutions wr!c adopted.
together wtt IL supplementary resolution 'th"t Il
atae snty Of 81 VIZ clurches we,rF feeble } t9
hrnclcehcc Represented by tlr i'oarl5 and toni.
p,!,secs Of the t'e!.vFui Assembly, an that orr
ministers md ssssons he fc4nttcd to aaora them
| MI opportunity"
| In thu sca4iun. Of the General, Assembly. this
morning. the lh!rtX.nnth anunl report ,, e. The
;lle American Indians, Chinese cmsrun,s, china
tue Tue itanan i tat,oli. c",,ntrts ami Catholics Vt DIR
own continent, and Tic rrocsttnt brethren ~ some
Eurorean eou.tFst T,e recclrIs u II; thp ~ ..s
ssi7, TSa; Expenditures. $i1:, 5!It ias echt q
tlla lioard April 80. mi, was SUI, s:': Thy aebt
aaitonal gifts have hcen rccslyc.i IN special pay
sncnt of tlo cbt, which had sedncrd III amount on
tie Isti, of May to s:9l. I5o.
tho churches and the various missions Wrrc report:
Cd. In la'lia. nearly 1000 children and
sssa ssahf Sys ."pS asrs ~ The s"s
III tue zcnAnau of Eastern Countries has steadily r.
5eass he t9s number u fsfrEn r.. s,lgnsts'
rrs, ,nae anl female, nunlfer laD American anu
453 natiyc. The number Of con,inuucants at tho
| uiIs.iunh III Il, tl}T.
Tic report Of thc Stundine Committee on For
cj.u Missions Recommended that tbs i0arl b. d..
rrc,ell to Lscontfnue the work amons the English
speaking jews IN tic United Stattn, anl devote ehs
innt. to the work IN futcign nlraIun lc!ds, that
| thu Board nnd General Assembly kpeak to the
children VI Israel that they 70 forward tn this work
Of forcisn missions: that lilo IIoard bc adv!sct!
ayanrt further rctrtuctmcnt, and to pHnh forward
liz work Ut cyanselt1ins the world; that the board
| work among the American Indians and to prepare
prutcHt against the prupo-cl transfer Of the In
| djans to the War Department.
The report was ncccpte,l, nltd after an address,
tho Assculb!y tnuk RECESS, tb pcria!t the members
to witness tho Dloukyn Sunday .tchuo celebration.