The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-30
THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH.
n STEP TOWdRD JOINING THE PRES
BYTERIAN BRANCHES.
The Northern and southern General As-em-
biics Passina Fraternai Resoiutions-Cen-
tennial Service Of Prayer aud Praise.

The Northern and southern General As-em-
biics Passing Fraternai ResoIutions-Cen-
tennial service Of Prayer aud Praise.
The delegates to the General Assembly OF
the Presbyterian Church were In full force In
the Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday morning,
and very many ladies were among the spectators.
An invitation to tho Assembly to sail around
New York harbor In one Of Che Union Ferry
Compsny's boats was accepted.
The regular order Of the day was suspended
to enable the Rev Dr. Prime to read a roport
from the Committee on Correspondence, to
whom had been referred the question Of en-
deavoring to reBstablish fraternal relations with
the Presbyterian Church In the South. He be-
gan by saying that Southern breeze was blow
ing pleasantly upon the Assembly, mode OF
expression which. "a It seemed TO indicate that
tho Assembly In Savannah had responded to
the advances made by the Conference In tho
Tabernacle. was received with enthusiastic ap-
plsuse. which was continued when DIR. Prime
added that the days OF division were past
and fratcrnal relations with the Presbyte-
rians Of the South were resstablshed. The
overture OF the Assembly had boen met
by their brethren In Savannah In the spirit
OF gentlemen aud Christians. Their action had
been unanimous, and the Moderator OF the As
sembly in Savannah had telegraphed to DIR. Van
Dyke to the effect that they were ready to enter
most cordially into fraternal relations ON any
terms honorable to both parties.
RESOLUTION THAT EXCITED LAUGHTER.
DIR. Prime offered a resolution to the follow
ing effect;
part a.l real or seeming hndrances to friendly feeling.
ns csssin sets AMI e sse Sonuen nn
eral Assembly no acts or elverances OF the Northern
the present General Assembly is the successor are to
os se Ss or % S y s1y y
sembly
The reading OF this resolution occssloned
laughter. for It was couched In almost the same
terms as the resolution adopted by the Assem-
bly, in savannah. excepting only that Ia every la.
stance IN which the term " southern General
General Assembly" was substituted, aud vice
versa. II was adopted without a dissenting
voice eand the walls Of the Tabernacle fairly sh Ook
with the applause Of the delegates, who after
ward arose In body and sang the doxOlogy.
The report OF the committee on Ministerial
Relief was read In the afternoon, and It was
recommended to change the Relief Committee
into board. MIR. tiill, Of the American Poacc
Society, by invitation, addressed the Assem- DIV
for ten minutes, and DR.. Musgrave, the yeneT-
able deleg to from Penns ivania followed In
suppott Oi Tue recommendation. The report
was adopted.
A report from the Committee on Theological
Scminaries was presented, and tie remainder II
the business pc, tiun Of the afternoon session
was occupied IN debate upon education. The
Rev. DIR. Adams said that more damage was done
Its ministry OF men unit for the ofce than a
score OF efficient clergymen could do 1t credit.
There was popular sentiment that men of ln-
different training could do great good as home
missionaries In the W est. Ihis was erroneous.
II the church had AN incompetent man, let IL
Keep him at home among Its rich cttY cOngrega-
tiOns. and not send him away where earnest,
able workers were wanted. 81 speak from cx-
perlence," said DIR. Adams, amid laughter and
applause. for have been taken care OF Tor mo ore
thln forty years by one OF the best churches in
New York" ltwould not do, he continued, to
hRsa len- N mad
cakes-on any terms, or to assign them to anv
work whatever.
A CENTENNIAL SERVICE.
At half past three o'clock the discussion
ceased. and tue Centennial service was opened
by Prof. Geo. W. Morg N playing "a voluntary
upon the organ, after which the Moderator read
the loOth isala,, ana PRAYED Then tne dele
lection: IAN people that ON earth do dwell"
Go the tune Of ola iundred."
The Rev. DIR. William Adams followed with
| an address Of wonderful eloquence aud pathos.
He rapidly reviewed the career Of this land from
| the birih OF its independent nationality to the
close OF It's first hundred years Of lie, paving
noble tributes To tue great namc9 OF American
history as he passed. All tue heroes and patri-
OTIS OF the Revolution, ana all the mighty mind !
OF later years we're held up as bright example
IOr their pOsterity Carlisle. ne SAID, with his
CHARACTERISTIC mannefsm, had remarked that
the greatest thing England ever cid WAS - iyer
Cromwell and what AGood thing mad God done
Tor Amerit when lie gave her George Washing
ton, that calm, good, great man. who had died
cnidless that n ton might call him father.
lie spoke Of Morse aud cyrus Field "who had
made the sea whispering gallery for all that
was SAID aud done throughout the world, tnp
sea itself listening, increGuluus and amazed"
In the e1 position at Philadelphia he SAID, was
- picture representing the Old Italian legend of
the daughter nourishlng her father turough the
bars OF ms jail aud rs she from her bosom gave
back the stream Of lie u him from whom shs
received II, 50 the Cnurch IN America gave to
the Old world those doctrines aud principles
winch, years ago, she had herself received from
ACROSS the ocean Dr. Adams MAS several times
I'M IN Frtl IN cd las