The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-30

SOUTHERN CHURCH, CENTENNIAL PRAISE
MEETING.
The Assembly yesterday pushed through good deal
Of routine business and accepted invitations to 90
around the harbor this afternoon with the Union Ferry
Company and to visit the Penentary OF Kings county
~ future day. They had time also TO devote
hour 70 Centennial praise meeting and 10 stand on
Schermerhorn street until their pictures taken
by enterprsing photographer. Al tho opening OF
their business tho Assembly called up the
tentation report which had been previously presented
and discussed DR.. Pomeroy wanted tho report OF the
Standing Committee adopted without further de-
bate. Dr. W. =. Knox wanted the special
committees report substituted. Drs Musgrave Lnds-
ley, Dunn Kempsha and others discussed the matter
briefly after which the report with suggestions
was adopted The Committee on synodical Records
reported the books the several mods kept in good
order, but tho chirography OF OF them most
wrctchcd.
The order Of tho day was suspended 10 permit Dr.
Prime report tho result OF tho Correspo Com
mttees efforts toward establishing fraterna relations
with tho Southern Church II will be remembered
that last week the Assembly sent overture tho
Southern Assembly. AZ the outcome Of private
spondenco that had takon place between DR.. Talmaee
hcro and Dr. Hague in Savannah, looking toward
fra.ernal relations between the sundered members
softly this Assembly and that their had
been kindly received by the Southern Church, which
had Just made unanimous response thereto in the
words following
FRArERNAL RRLAuoys EsrABIIBHED.
To Rev. H. J. VAN DYKE Moderator ofthc General As
We are rcady most cordially to enter on fraternal rc
latons with your body any terms honorable 10 both
parties and then as explanation Of what our feeling
is send the action taken in answer to tho
from The ST. LOUIS Prcsbytcry which Isl
Resolved That the Of the Baltimore Conference
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h.,i;o represented BY the na that msrpprs
people sSsn tho .p1s Of ' III. .con % oSsr
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pcty declares that while condemnng
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torioa bodies Of which Il y the sucsess .s:,,,
And tho Clerk OF tho Southern Assembly.
This action was received by tho Brooklyn Assembly
with spontaneous and prolonged applause And as :
fitting response to It pr. Prime offered resolution
citing veroatsm part Of the southern Assembys
luton, except the change OF Names which he asked
this Assembly TO adopt II u as foilows:-
In order 80 show disposition 20 part
and deiversncss Of the Southern General Assembly.
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ern General Assembly.
Judge Strong spoke briefly in favor OF this resolution
and Of the entire action OF the Assemblies, which no
believed the beginning OF OF better feeling
and larger work for tho cause Of Christ ON his mo-
nous rising vote. This was followed again by spon-
taneous and prolonged applause and the singing Of the
Tho foreign mission report previously discussed
but not acted upon, taken from tho docket and
adopted except the resolution looking toward retrench
ment, which was voiod down. the sentiment Of tho
Assembly being decidedly in favor Of larger conribu
lions by tho churches in the future For years thcrs
years ago it SIPS 600 Blu, the Assembly ordered
special collection u remove this, which taken.
AFTERNOON SESSION
In the afternoon the trustees of the General Assem-
bly, asked for 100000 for mnsteral relief during the
current year. In 1874 the amount Of money paid out
Atty per cent less than tbs dsburscd pre-
cedng years. In 1875 it twenty-five per less
In 1874 thcre deficiency Of $3.50 last year the
LETT unsupplod Tor lack Of funds 10 give them. In
100 churches collections were taken for this
ana The amount raised was So. oSS 20 The report
the dignity Of board, and nominated twelve persons
As such. The report was adopted.
II will be remembered that division has existed for
sometime In tho Presbyterian church at wcssheld n.
j.. OF which Rev. A. McKclvey Is pastor. The quarrel
was taken from The church to tho Preshytery and
there Mr.. McKeIvsy's appeal from the church court
was by the action Of The Moderator refusing TO count
four votes 70 o. sustain IN part tho appeal. made
his vote against Mr.. McKelvoy, who again
appealed from Presbytery to synod But there he had
the Presbytcry and on another appeal the
before tho General Assembly, the highest ecclesiastical
court In tho Church. judicial commission, 70 whom
the referred reported yesterday against tho
action OF Synod and Presbytcry and directing both
to their records and the votes in part for
recommended the Presbytcry 10 take Immediate action
TO dissolve tho pastoral relation OF the Row. Alexander
McKelvey with the church at westAed as It is very
manifest nothing but STRIFE and contention must result
from hts consinuance in that passionate.
The report on theological seminares was presented,
md far hU ~ dan ADJ
The Doctor deprecated the custom OF the Church max
ing paupers Of young men studying for the ministry.
and medicine aud they have boards Al their back
TO boost them up and on II would be great deal bet
n mission work hero ana there snd
paid couple OF hundred dollars year than to give
them $500 to help them through tho seminary course
young men, and " they had any poor sticks to keep
them In the large cities to be cared for Hc had some
experience Ia this line Tor no had been well cared for
by the Church in New York Tor forty years
CENTENNIAL PRAISE MEETING.
n nrsvcr and nrsss 70 Goa TO- HIS hicssrc a. ~ -
nation for 100 years. The exercises opened with
voluntary the organ by Mr. George w. Morgan, read
tor singing the metrical rsion OF Tho loom Psalm
and then Dr. Adams delivered very able address,
years in population OF territory discoveries in
science increase OF wealth, education and religion. He
Dricy touched upon the three cpochs in the Chnrchs
history-nrst, whcu II was subordinate TO tho State;
next when IL united with and above the State
and thirdly, when separate from the State-its
present condition here. Hero VIC have, he said for the
nrst time free Church virgin SOIL We invite our
foreign friends TO come and walk about country
and what We have accomplished during 100 years.
DR.. Mussrave offered prayer and the Coronation Hymn
sung, and the Benedicton pronounced by DR.. s L.
Cox.
xvKxIy0 SESSION.
Tho session last evening was spent In discussing
overturcs on representation In tho Assembly. Tho
Committee on Church Polity had received large num-
Der o this subject but tho committee
found less Objectionable than the which they
recommended and which provided for equal reprcscn-
tation and allowed ono minister aud elder
Tor every nftcen ministers In Prosbytcry
and two OF each order Tor every thirty and
increase Of for every additional Is This would
yield about $50 commissioners to every General AS
semby. An amendment offered 10 make the
basis Of representation 20 minister instead H. A
substitute for the whole was offered making the
basis % ministers ana additional dele
discussion by Doctors Musgrnvo Knox, Breck-
enridge and others, was adopted This
overture ~ neccssItates change In the constitution
OF the Church must be acted oy the Prosbytcrics