New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
MORNING SESSION.

report of the Committee Church Erectons was r'ad
by the Rev Dr. Norman SeaveT IL stated mat there Wis
no debt and empty treasury. aud promise 10 ASSIST
church meant ability to fuld that promise Immediately
The growth of the work of the Board was permanent
Dr. Lindsey Of Oregon then announced that the Commit
toe ON Church Poity had considered The subject Of re-
due repres, NATION and tho Rev. Dr. Rankin read the
| report Of tie Committee as follows:
| The Committee recommend that The General Assembly
transmit To the Presbyte the following question IN
me fo1n of an overture shah Form Of Go, erumcni
Chapter ~ se,t'on - Do 80 hneht am I'M, c' - ~
| read thu, 'Ibc General Assembly saall con,zt ~
nearly possible Of IN equal number OF ihs,es an"
elders chosen by the Profycie, 'h me lOo~'hS .'
ner, viz Each PresDytcly consisting o. Iot luI tn'l
II mInIsicr. shall send one representa- We ahu taCn
! Prrsbytery consisting of more tIal ID hl,Ii'uvl'
portion OF one Tor every Is ministers IN any
Presnylcry; and these REPRESENTATIVES sgal De syrt
Commissioners to tie General Assembly, lne po5iu :"
Ministers and Elders from fcsbyiery snai always
Il 3 D. and 80 on IN wDch ease the odd number snail
bo alternately ihiStehe first bali Of tAe PIcsDyto
/ To NI-aud tbs otE,r half an elder IAe General A.
srmby slah have power al any Time 20 admit report
Of Ioreiln missionary Prsbyicfy' whether a'p"'o'''
/ cay entitled {" "a ruceipI or noe. ,,. a.,
A. reasous ior adopting this overture, addnce ule
folowu. n reduce. tine General Assembly 10 WLat IT,
In our iG gnent about the lrO er she Tor br spi'he
J-d,S now %, s si'i" syn r. T. o. ch,
ont oil hun robdDy about 800 ~ouid be lrestn ech
yeor We believe ii,t tDus menm "eta cen not rf
I Ca,Ins 10 all aud reducing 10 NtIy s.Aiu
| sir would be attI.n,d; thd We oenoHe tih,
10 near tramp and when they ~ On Their tents We
\ Il
Inc vote on me last overture sotss tho question tal
tie F.rsDYt.fics DO not mean To ACCEPT hour'i
NATION ID any form. 10 apples ONE rue 0aI
The FRESH! t,rl,>, uhd VIII De lon,H 20 M"ih In 4c
elos VIII lee euIird 20 one reit sentative rucl hn
oi relI sentative 10 Si2 ministers %" Pc
40 P.,sbTtcIics 10 ttc Representatives cacn; 10 20
i.ur ne ft,rgt4..,t, t=yA: ave nt, rep C,tErItIvs
r.rn OF tlr a. Emitted 10 representative e.ch, II
ale foirig mrsiunIIi Pc hy t-ls =. wD'A aic seldom
sent Il. 80 p.n g,eI- bodlr- ot,''c
L
tally tao Same r.tio, VARYING from II g.
rs. This glan pmruc.lly equaHl me S.rne.i
anal ay reprf-,uiiti n A rtvsrut t.efe "olid o. -
"aa parcs. TRIAL ~ 90 is"nS To ' rio, IL" on ieIvH ''
u.u i ~ over 80 o. ih"'c - Pi' = - ""u' ~ mn
,..l, lua 81 elders. T.cfr b, l-is remarkable itatIio
alo-t IT, ha oi ihr it-'y i'.s ',''l ~ a..
tun 600 f.rI"u iIt i N"".. "' l' a'.. '''! So
uurr ii.r .ilt and 46 l..-o Il,sty,rts nNuB iiat
.,nt,t On fi.ciI, ,.,ulI hayr t.rt cuunu' part in
t.r fAtt oi e iitc Ii,.nJ cy frrtoscnc 10 sac
same mann, Q. 10 tl.t 10 to- ii let "i your Commit
&C.. it op,rIi,H with t'naiktr "h"' a., l.' wy
tsrors I;r p-n - ,'i p, ~, an t 5, o.l ths
u.it oil r,pr,srut'.ion
NIs,i. So AMONG rHE FEEEDM-N.
Tie auusai report ol 80 Presbyterian Committee on
u -s.ons for Freedmen contains tue following stat"
/ mruis:
ia. total amount - rec pts Tor the year was SOL
n5s "a: tue Aitud.tui,s s.lo1. Al tle Close "i a..
last fiscal fraI zoe Committee ga. u" .''', u
adcDtcIitr- ~ ~, Sb2 olt aIi -itat We is P p'A'
O. what amount 90 Won" u 10 S i. anu. "a, +"
du, dur.u- Tie y,ir just 'lu.td Itc ,.'m"''e A-'.y
/ received a. l.fusho the 'thlhH-Ae' 81 I."Htt
/ tne same amount OF work % Lad IA hand
ltst tHI
/ Win s.rril douatsn. nom two N .i'idnI.s 40 home
| atnuuu .ius 10 sJ.sJu and Lrhct'ta d.h''hh, u''"
auiuld. aye uor 20 Export ihr "oA oi nH. t'l.cH
guau- ne ir,,oiu,n liar a. dh. save the o'ni "a e.
t,,ly sln.i 81 .IJJI. Tue uunio.r o. m.sSoH1'cS
! eDpuycd % llJ. DIl- tu' year ri- tc-".c"ca nave
u,,u organized; sJJ pcl.ns have been aid," H. 10,
,Dul..rs thr ~Lur lt"nl't col 'on"nhirdh s b. "'l"
/ ,Lulo.cs bccuIc srf-upi Ut'h@ i"o years go U.s."
others uuIct.oA toe su "t oi inrir r,sic ave pastors!
e,. tr u.ti hIs ttc. IuE tie Et-t year, dJi t~o nl
.1'' g. al, are ,i.i I,g oss n. t-e same uI.c-
Ilf ..t b o ~
/ la. very ,H,ur over 5000. however, "ts b'"n con
rIt,d isls Tic present year 40 tuc-e cn4icuco ihd
tnrf ,.,uu- % c.ihicu bulid 10 Save Lre COM
p!rt. uuuu- Tie yri, a!o ii-.nic'e' "n' 'ie Who'll
nui4n,r reported - lUl. Belonging To thc'e are 10
.iises J.lc- ~ 90 "uicu ale Ia" IRON ueDi inc
/ uueI vsnt ui these chnc"cs' ndh's ZONES, jAu
,rnuu Luin-s CONNECT" AN tLr'n - t't'h'' =" ~
ylolo6o iAia dos LOT ,nein"r 'He p"ieiy % E".-o
Memorial nsliule' "aihn-.,iI AZ .' va! anu SUM
/ stu4AaIJ, tlc united va4ur ui which Is $1-,J4o
The Rev Dr. Knox, Chairman OF tie Standing Com
mttcc On Missions TO IRE Frcedmcp read he annual
mort OF the Committee, which Is substantially - fol-
| lows:
The work undertaken for the freedmen has for its two
Gem ~ cuuIcu and tue sch.ol OF chu'caeo thcie
nie IS under uc care al 80, Assembly ,omIuitet, WIN
81 ordained ministers and 1910 ooninuhtt al y 81 diy
schools 10 o. axe 80. with go teachers ud 3146 pupils
1acre live higher scnDO.S, Win oJJ Tuicu's, oI
! wloln 40 preparing 100 ,'o MINISTRY. Ai.DohSh
tnrsc institutions 1uy Mt nicd Tor TIE C0lue'.
Ieu,c d0ots at tnIO"m open Ia all. aiid u Tue
whites arc hot represented VA the cmi"h asa ',1"oi
mcinbrSp o. uIj c1ns44ridbe cAeht " II hot b,'"uoe
tnr reediu,u allow he pr uilcc Oi race G" debir tim
lushfrt Tue professors III tDe 'b"'l a''o'S q. notn
Lacuris AMI preachers AitAout titir ad &. WOid be
%
tDc freedmen WAC are st-ti 90 he1' 'Le NDSi ms
sc.OOs Iur ), but Tor III time; y dHvre
tie ncIay support of PrcsJ ern-. as they must DO re-
src ~ the oct ads "1,h can 80 H.' 'o' ''o 'oNeI-
son OF tnc ,"ntn i"e i"d az Tie o'uti IS gu we H'Fo
scarcely on.erol. IL wdoas Out Hto ui,nuieo p.or't
lions demands 10 be entered Win Seiily enlarged
force Chiistun mn dLh "Omch 0f scholarly h'ldIte-
Hionts aha rebeG accom- JahncLE are o"r"b IN lt III
go ,, s,,f .,r,.lar ,yAu.,s~ and irtc.ers
L. ru et education de- 80 wesk Ia cu,tis atg tide mud
los tur iOi, Clos, Ia ANSWER Ia prayer 40 lis
upon the hearts AMI SOUS 4 Tie co.oacd p'tpr
l'putI re
lowing m.sf, elders "a SEW" 10 thc COnmttC %
MISSIONS TO F.celicn tie present year: Minis
,.,,-E h. swIt, u. D. >. j. Wilson. ID. D., James Ain
son H. D., j rlsnci, joan uiiiea ic ana : n Hinder
son. Edrrs-J. h. Lyon d. G. Iuttun, }. &. Me OOnOs,
| Ii. :. DAVIES. " Z. AusLinbdi-n ala T. \" hdO"aid
The Rev \. c. MoCleaud the Secretary o the Board,
addressed tne Assembly from The platform. IN substance
as follows:
have 20 say at the outset that the work during the
wear int cIus n.s exp rciiccu
Ile ianrl.i CRIBS ~uicn II has ever kiuwp 81 hss
been, .owe'e, hJpcd 10y tle Committee "iG heed s.ii
more by .bJt,Is lie sd. a. Viii d. remembered
D. those familiar VIA the work onr year o." tuat We
then aad 10 report consdcta0le od deDi ana at the
| same TIME We were oDiized 20 report 4 new
fore was his " How can BE cunluc the
| wnik d,uc ami meet thai Indebtedness -
Wo net uOt only ~ TWO weeks, usual, hut
eacp ~ech, ~ ing Ia dt'7e soe seh'e Dl winch We
msnt accomplish tis ma Every pan oil ietrencAlrut
tDat cuud dc, loo seemed Ike catung 1t up 10y tue
loos We L@d away Dt,h Obliged To oo@1het nis Work
- I.iih, ana vt attempted 4 asNiA hecf came III
chuIUes, whence lin eunruu,lons lea more thai $1,000
| le.ow tie contributions OF tho preceding ycar
some Oi whom our own missionaries wIo.
seeing srus stisi., deiuete nom tnof salaries
help treasury. ILe contribution on tDe whole
$1,000 more than last year and rLtlre rcc ds
from sources Was over s4UOo ure imam The pr,ec,lg
year. THIS GOcs no, tell AL, much O AZ, .s al
Ialy ntliat a. came from atioa We nave Lccn db.o
Ia pit into te Held and mdIntIiu 20 minis, ~
tcachcIs, u cathecase, aitOsU1,r NJ nslOuaTius
less IMAM tcpOI tcd iast year
Tue Rev 8 Mattoon President Of the Biddlc Memorial
| Insatntc at Charlotte. n. T., spoke IA iuloAs:
viii not bring the OF the freedmen I'm cOmpar
With the many CAUSES tLa Interest tus body bat