The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-03-26
THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS
SEMBLY

GREAT GATHERING IN BROOKLYN NEXT MAY
THE OVERTURE on REPRESENTATION
few weeks moro will bring us to the great ami
vcrsary month OF the year. and as our Centennial
shows in Philadelphia will bring people hither from all
lands, as we'll as from all parts OF land, tho
great denoninatona church gatherings will be held
conveniently near 10 the Centennial grounds this
year The General Conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church will assemble In Baltimore, where II has
convened since 1870 The General Assembly OF the
Presbyterian Church will gather In Brooklyn about the
time Since the two schools told and newt
united here, about seven years ago, tho As
sembly has not come near this city. But last
year the Tabernacle Of Brooklyn gave tho
body such a hearty invitation and welcome they
could not refuse, and hence they will DO hero
in May. The Assembly is very large body and very
unwicdy. So convinced were the delegates last year
that their numbers hindered their usefulness they de-
vised plan whereby the representation could be re-
duccd but that has not been cordially entertained by
very many OF the Prcsbytercs TO whom IL had been
sent At present tho several Prcsbyteres elect dele
gatcs the General Assembly and the overture Of
that body seeks TO transfer this representation from
thc Prcsbyeros the Synods, the udicatory OF
the Church between the Presbytery and the Assembly.
The Presbyteries are represented in synod by dele
gates and it thought that by distributing this rep
resentation the Presbytcries would suffer- while
the Assembly would be very materially reduced But
PREsBlTYRiEs OPPOSE
because they favor direct representation all their
church courts. The Prcsbytery of New York, the
largest but the United States, has given a
unanimous negative to the overture The Presbytery
OF Brooklyn has not yet taken hnal action thereon,
though has discussed It, Next week they will prob
ably act AS ut present constituted the Assembly
bers about $50 delegates and together with the aier
nal commissioners, who will come from other Presby
terrain churches from tho and from the differ
denominations in this country the number OF dele
gates to be provided for will be nearly 700. All these
will be entertained by the Tabernacle congregation
Talmage, together Freeman,
away, Corwn and Sicox, have been appointed
executive committee behalf OF the Church to
make the necessary arrangements The Tabernacle is
well adapted for the sessions OF the Assembly wei
will be given TO the delegates the evening
ceding the formal opening OF the sessions OF the As
sembly, MAY Is, in which representatives Of the
determinations will participate. Most OF the Pres
bytees will hold their spring meetings within the next
two three weeks and elect their commissioners to
the General Assembly. The Presbytery OF Newark,
n. j., wilImeet Montcair, April g. the Presby
teries OF Monmouth n. j. and Long Island will meet
April ii, aud that of Westchestcr April IS; that OF
New York April 3, and Brooklyn and Nassau April To-
Tho Presbytery oil Troy elected its delegates last
month, and adopted the overture roprescn tatlon
The Presbyte OF Champlain did likewise. Thus far
thirty-eight
PREsBY rsRIEs HAVE VOTED THE OVERTURE
those for and against IL being evenly divided. There
about many more TO vote on IL next month and
IL be adopted before the meeting OF the Assembly
Ii requires thirds OF all the Prcsbytcres adopt
IT before IT become law OF the Church The AS
semby thus gathering here will be conveniently
the Centennial Exposition TO down there Sat
urday and Monday Tho Methodist General
Conference the other side Of IL up from Bal
timore for day two and with those ponderous
bodies OF divinity and theology either side the APP
pretended wicloedness OF the Centennial visitors and
managers oughtto DO kept sufficiently in check In a
few weeks the final arrangements for both great
gatherings will b, made and shall be able publish
the results