New-York tribune., 1876-05-20
MORNING PROCEEDINGS.

and Dr. 1alInage announced thS 10 o'clock on Monday
neNt had been down the hour when the discussion
of questions connection with ito general subject 81
education wond he taken up. The Rev. Dr. Hathcld'
the Stated Clerk read the order of business The Assem-
bly, ordered roll OF members to DO called The toi-
lowing standing committees were ;hen announced by the
Moderator:
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Il was aa uucrd that the Committees on Synodical
Records would reported 81 later hour. The roll Of
Presbytercs WIS then called n order 10 give The dele
Gates tnc opportunity hand in statistical rpoft mar
ratyes, oycrures complaints. &c These were hon'ed
10 the Moderator ana Jy him distributed to the arpro
priqte committees Annual reports called Tor on
foreign missions, home missions, education, puohca
ons church erect on. relief iund freedmen. benevolent
work the church. the Presbyte House, from the
Trustees of the General Assembly, Tie Treasurer Of the
General Assembly, ana ll' loilnNiht ih''-"-'s -N'N
naries Princeton Auburn. Western, Lane Union. Dan
! Vile North Wet B ack.mrn san Francisco. German
Theological schools al Bloomfield, " j., ana Dubuque
Iowa; Lincoln Seminary and TIE Bdd!o Memorial ln'ti-
tuition The report of the delegates TO corresponding
| bDdies also handed IN.
TIE RESOLUTION Of TIE CENTENNIAL.
The Moderator then asked II the Assembly ready
10 take up :ae question OF the next place oi meeAS'
when Dr. Prime asked leave TO present the following
| resolution:
Whereas II was determined and publicly announced
two years ago ihat ;Jc international Crnienii fNhi-
htion in Philadelphia should mol be o'A"d Oh SIA'i'
Ehcreas The laws the state Of sylYania and Of
lnbucu, ,Ha; day, and e t" -. 'o"toSs "l J"Hc l.
Is72 roiatyc 10 thc Exhibition, provides HAT nothing
: witn Ihc laws ~ GHy SAFE; thrrrf,rc ..et
ResOrcd Taat Genera. Assembly o. the Pf'hph iF-
ria Cai:th o. thc Jutea si.iss % AA-Iica ir hr'l
svlurtl.v ID. t.c patriotic 9i1 lui ititi hi 'r u
~, Cente,pls FxiIni,ion uo.y oucue4 ln ihluipng,
and recognizing The coustrt rud oouuIui goodness o.
God 20 the people ot Tic Iact S',tcS during inc ~ 4
century OF III, us..l.l inaepeadeucr record VIA -.
sfat0r lie fact hil tie CoirIS-ioners hayn- She Tx
A,it on n charge hare dccuv 10 coee jo gate "n 'he
in:a ro,,Ic whose cod is TIE Lord. It j. firs ac-
kiow, Ineut OF the moral an roi.so'sS srniim ni o
ihe peolle oi al tic states oi the t-on whose las 9Ib'
pa lie exhibitions a4@ i.e IdpJrt 9i the secular n3i-
ness on the Gjs day ol the week u l also e lihli
ucut OF confac' made VIA lhr p"nr "l" @ @inu,t''t
aaily ana through ihtir rcPgcSrn iNes laVr
iheir money to tue pr.po..es 0i the ES1in.. ~.
non under the express attul"uon l1ai u Sh'uI he
regulated in harmony with the laws OF tho STATE,
1 he
influences ma prevail 10 change resolution 40 worthy
OF :. people who have had occasion IN Their slrs.e or
rdreuiirlce and III their Subsequent history, To
Know that TIE Lord le y God; thai the Observance OF
ne Sabbath day dented with good oIdor ana Pteic
ursrtity ard ought 10 be maintained with Increasing
fithfaiics 10 age ID Al copy OF ths pa1cr
H. the sinilsrs Of the Centennial Exhibition with
! the respectful Santations of this body lAppausel
| Dr. Mrsgraye moved the adoption OF the resolution
Dr Pbraner sai he wished to make an amendment He
| Note of which p 10
o. and therefore strongly iu favor Of the clcsg-io 10
incorporated the resolution. DIR. johnson then TOOK
| the floor and 81 d.
would ike an amendment tho resolution in the
wardng the resolutions. but that We request represent
atlon OF iie Presbyterian CHurc!i-sy IN Phaiclph,-
to 20 In our nc and that these resolutions
,cnted know that great nin er OF resolutions have
been poured on h, Commission a. ie int'ier' Teh
pose however that no body OF equal force Wh ihis has
presented such roluiions except IL may be the Confer
e,ce in baltimore, bal have not heard what reception
their resolution met with. 1ncy were HS strong DOty
a. ms ard they ver,, nanois and they cordial
bur think We ought 10 follow the matter up ani send
representation from ihis Assembly or inc chuch IN
Pladephla wait in person upon the Co omission 10
see that te resolutions do come the hands o the
Commission and that tho matter ia brought home 10
them that notice thereof may DC taken The vote taken
by tie Commission in Philadelphia y 10 y. bat II
you take the character Of the states represented. the
moral worth, and Importance and standlns IL was al
lrast 500 10 1. iAPpause IL merely Territories
outlying places N the minority tie Nddie sa'.S and
NeyyIucianl states beng sold iOiI going 10
this grand American Christian insuiutOn-the Lords
day.
Dr. EdwaIds-I would suggest that there be some
reference in paper tho ho representation and
weight Of this body, being substantially National
doc.aton representing the public sentiment and Chris
an conscience in every part Of this broad land and that
the Committee instructed ~ lay due emphasis that
point
Dr. Adsr-I agree heartily with Dr. Johnson that there
should be deputation from this body to that Conmis-
SION Few Persons ouside OF Philadelphia realize wiIa.
visfa he of
nersous 10 open the Centennial Grounds and that they,
AZ tleir last meeting appointed Committee, OF whom