New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-29
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
s.rI-pDAy,s SINGLE SESSION.


VEHEMENT CRITICISMS on ROMAN CATHOLICISM
DIFFERENCES or OPINION SHOWN IN THE DIS
Ci,ssION DELEGATES TO TIE PRESBYTERIAN
ALIANcE-A LETTER FROM GEN. HAwlEY.
The Presbyterian General Assembly held only
one session on saturday beginning at a. IN ana ehus
at noon As several ministers had left town to preach
Yesterday in Icghboring cities the attendance Of dele
gates was smaller than usual Many OF those VINO me
e. the Tabernacle did not reun inside during the session.
but loitered in .o groups on the shady side OF the
street or in the open halways Much OF The time was oc
cuped by the Breckenridge in his speech on the
Efficacy Of Roman Catholic Baptism "a speech
of which Assembly had received repeated warnings
On Friday last when a motion made 10 limit all
speakers on debate to five minutes, Dr.. Breckenridge
protested on ground that his proposed speech could
not DC put within the limits Of half an hour II was
therefore not surprise most OF the delegates when he
spoke on Saturday an hour. He was very de-
Iiberate making long pauses between lis sentences
Many OF the Younger members Of the Assembly mani
tested impatcnce and the inattention OF the audience
became marked that the speaker complained OF H. Al
one time nc remarked that some Of his brethren seeeu
TO be in reading the newspapers iah III
listening TO hIm. At other times me laid aside Few
pages OF his manuscript. saying That they con
tained valuable portions of his speech, but that
LIE feared tie Assembly could not stand them
Frequently he paused and said, Well, am fastening
on" At the conclusion OF his speech there was HtIe
time left for debate The R5v. Dr. Lindsey mada an
he wished to feel the pulse of the Assembly 10y his
notion which was lost by an almost unanimous vote
As no descended from the platform delegate caused
much laughter by nquirns what ne thought Of the As
sembly's pulse.
The first business Of the Assembly consider the
report made by delegation Of the Presbyterian Church
i'm America to tie London Conference of july 1873. The
report states that del cation of the General Assem-
bly, CONSISTING of the Rev DIS Howard Crosby Samuel
j. Wilson L. L. Hatfield and E. d. Morris, mot III London
July 21 %, and g. in consultation with delegations
from - Presbyterian organizations in various parts OF
the world The chief business Of the Conference was the
preparation form of Constitution which provides for
a permanent Presbyterian Alliance. 10 meet ia gen
eral council from tim" to time, in order 10 confer upon
matters OF common interest IL was resolved
that the first meeting Of this Alliance should
he held in Edinburgh, Otland, on tho hrst
Tuesday Of July 1876 ami agreed that the several
bodies choosing to enter into the alliance under the pro-
posed constitution may be represented N such proper
lions as will enttc the Church in America TO forty dele
gates The tine of this meeting has been changed 10
July 1877 yet, the report states, il Is important 'ba
this General Assembly should take action with RESPECT 10
the delegations be sent from this country IIe Rev
Dr. Morris presented the following resolution which was
adopted
Resoired That branch of the Presbyterian Church
as represented IN this General Assembly approves the
constellation proposed by the London Conference, ana ana
basis: That the Moderator and the Stated ana Irr,a
nent Clerks q the Assembly; anu inc h3'' IaU" a."
", u
Rev. s. l. Prime, d. d. be special committee to ap2nt
delegates FROM this Chqreh TO the INST meeting OF tAe
Presbyterian Alliance ut Edinburgh, July, IS'H
CLOSING TIE WORLDS FAIR OK SUNDAY.
The following letter from Gen. Joseph r. Hawley,
Chairman Of the Centennial Commission, dated Plla
delpha, MAY -, and addressed TO the Key DIS. Van
Dyke and Talmage read and ELECTED applause:
DEAR SIRs: l have the honor TO acknowledge the
receipt Your commune alton OF the I9lh inst me 'ng
the resolutions OF the General ASseRGy q me ffgSny
iuc the action Of the United states Centennial Gunhs-
sion in closing the Exhibition on 34 9 5 Ihg Fiy
eminent aud able gentlemen del gated io iAo uiro1 ~
the Assembly appeared before thc Executive lhhlil''
ana many OF the Commission are ia town. tins a--
hea-ty approval aud encoura=eltht OF lhe A,'i3y arc
agree. Vefy respectfully, JOsEPn 4. HA"LEr
ROMAN CATHOLIC BAPTISM.
The order of business then DECLARED to be con
sderaon cf tie overture the synod OF Missouri in re-
gard to the efficacy OF Roman Catholic Baptism, asking
The Assembly To report the testimony OF our branch OF
tho Church. so ten borne and pat IN jeopardy ana
10 declare in plain that the Church Of Rome, so
called not the Church Of Christ rOr any part oi IT, nut
an Chrs end that any person coming out Of Their
body and wishing 10 join communion is 10 be tr aci
in this manner coming ron the world without CHRIS
ran bautism" The overture has already hccn published
entire in THETrmUNE The Rev. Dr. Brctkn.ldso offered
the following resolution:
R,solred That the Assembly reaair,ns the opinion
pressed IN the year 1880 in these words: is me DC
ibcrae ana decided judgment OF tins Assembly Idt tLt
Roman Catholic Church has essentially 2p3satz.d non
ti repToI az our LORI and Savior Jesus Christ,
therefore cannot he recognized as Christian Church
Dr. Breckenridge tnen spoke at length on the lrsou-
ton reading greater part Of his speech nom manu-
script He described in detail many Of the forms AMI
ceremonies OF the Roman Catholic Church, declaring
10 be auti-Cl,tiau the ground that It worsapre1
lie Virgin Mar, a. the Queen of Heaven, I&sE meg
above Cgrs in Wrrelip that 10 guilty OF i1pa'y
in the v,I.u Of relics that II a,rr bed % TIC Pogc
powers ana r. ercnce which belong CHRIST s!oac, ana
that il usui1ci lie powers 0. GUd I'D ;Ar cA -ona'
and the fuT-veucss Of sius. Dr. Brc"urusrH trtidd-
fioDs against the Roman pgSh cd were very sweeping
and were launched with the utmost VchcmeNCe.
Dr. Knox agreed with the speaker iG Ms concinson'
bnt criticised Lin Tor making bis argument 50 nHE ana
detailed. he lev. g. ". ChaIuU.rn OF Brazil gave
sonle account of his cXucc.c' with Roman taiLuaa.
re an oke u f1rc the same strain with Or BrccknIde"
and aid that il the Assembly willing 70 rrcogniz'
the Catholic ChTch Christian Church Do od ut Wis,
10 return Brazil there to renew bitter conHci WIZ
tbc Poman srh lies I'm his of rts % proclaim fhc tram;
The Rev W " Bi.cr OF the san Jose PrcsDt tcIy offered
LIS prOes; against the resolutions lie Sud liht many
Catholic priests doing much good IN coNtih- me
Indians ana ne inclined 10 ald lhcu in urr
work than to mako against them He believed tl2t
the Roman Church would never De OyerlI""A' Dat
fhat il would made better during the miAenn.,h,
which he said cxpcctcd q Tie Moderator saa DO
must arrest the discussion the time for adjournment
was at hand The whole subject then referred 10
specia committee OF tive to report 10 re next Assem-
blv Arer announcements the Assembly ADJOURNED
with prayer.
A SOCIAL RECEPTION
On Friday evening the delegates TO the Cen
eral Assembly were given "a reception at the house Of
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Sheldon in Brooklyn. The attend
- ioli yIo,-g. and hrqe hnu