New-York tribune., 1876-05-22

on Bills ana Overtures:
Res,red That it is the sense Of this Assembly that
syeye ppSa oe5 o 5esa @ the Lors pay in preference
10 the hea hen name Sunday, and we wond recohhtlu
that IN all publications tie name SUNDAY be
and ne sacred more apprOprlate Sabbath De
substituted therefor and that our ministers anu S1hp
ence to correct ts aud tendeudy even IN name 10
conform To the practices OF those who violate Cor hoy
day. all OF whom Call 1t Sunday.
The following communication from Dr. Howard Crosby
of this city, after being read was referred to the Commit
tee on Correspondence:
The Committee Of Fifteen appointed by the General
Assembly Of 1874 correspond with the committees
tnai ond appointed by the other Presbyterian bod
subject OF general cOuyeuio on. with power 10
ana continues. the addition o. four new members,
as Committee ~ Nineteen al the General Assembly OF
Was duly held IN London in july 1873, al which IL was
resolved TO hold the General Council or Convention ON
ran cement into IN. hands of the Scotch brethren.
Tho name alliance, rather Than confederation WAS also
seie tel 10 mark The character O The mDfth nl DIns
tie past Winter became 20 the brethren In the
limited states that II wolI L. nm unfortunate tbing
hod 50 important a meeting OF PIo~byeran counsel at
which many Of the churches Of the United states were
exvected to he pres IT. The centennial year OF our
country and consequently the representation Oi he
sentiment TO che scotch brethren tne meeting oil the 6eh-
eral Council was postponed nItl July, 1877.
THE CENTENNIAL sUNDAY-CLosING COMMITTEE.
The Roy Dr.. Irena'us Prime then assembled The plat
form and made tsc following remarks:
Inquiries constantly made in reference TO the visit
of the committee appointed YESTERDAY TO go to Piddl-
large committee, and II Is Impossible TO hnd an me
members and communicate the facts on the subject Inc
Assembly at large takes deep interest IN H. DI l5e-
die one cf the members of that committee proceeded to
Philadelphia last evening lie viii zee the chairman o
the Centennial Commission, Gen. HaNley Today ana
make an arrangement for tIue VIXEN the committee
meet the Commission. OF course 1t would DC very
undesirable for the committee 60 on Wti arrange
mont had been made because we could not pohdpy gee
tne Commission any day tlat we iniS; h;Pen M IT, ar ar
committee will be notified OF IT,
brethren having in charge the erection and inaug-
to snd invitation To the General 40 enbi 10 g IN
body toward the close ot its session. ana attend hs'
ccroia JnCs. IL proposed Ia unya snd expose me
statue tie view Of this General Assenni and also
sion now and viii his Assembly If such arrange
ments should be made for the purpose of participating
those exercises. We wish these artaneeueni maue
10 harmonze witl each other. IL the As Iubii Si01
20 o. n Gd&nSS & 9ody Of f''DnS Us Ho yerSny SISS
be modified as 20 organize the Assembly "a tep-
mission and make sucI. .enonstri .iom rs voIld ~
moro prossiye OF the interest which is Assembly -
ie0ue interest has been before this boy than the Sub
iect the proposed dissertation OF the sibb0ih Wcr
lOce that the Centennial commissioners thcnsct'
i 1s ., ", g., ee Yicg ON fbat snbiaci y.hcl we .
Church hold and which we, a. American people, thaut
God, hold aud intend to hold until Ihe ,nd oi tie.
The Assembly then motion adJ1ur-ed until A. H..
this morning.
HOME MISSIONS
The report Of tho Boa d Of Home Missions was dsirb
uted among the delegates during the session. IthJue
not formally presented Tho delegates requested
10 carefully. An abstract of the report Is hero
given:
Home missions have done much 70 plant, extend. and
encourage religion Ninc-tonths of al the ehlebcs Of
0ur deuou.lation have been, directly or tLolItcty
from the frst settlement Of our people Oh '-is eoht e
our CAur u hts pro. ssed e'tH = 'e u ~, "a. .,'f
gathering dud ald fetbit "ihefcgdiiuI'' am s'hl
w ont ana .nporiin, miss ical.es in the and non
settlements The great OJect oi her earnest AK
ioties and rts
After s1eai m = the syread of sbytelausm in ths
country afto, u landing Of the Pilgrims and 'hc diff
entities which ended the work in various parts oi The
country the spor refer. the establishment Of Prince
ton College II says:
Long before the RcToluton, which cave nIrth 10 the
nation IN i1To PRINCETON ad cu'}e 81 lht l46of on 'f
NustUOus frtsdcEts-t Edwards, hif am dawes i"'"
mourbed tLcli too early deaths. aHd 2d called d. J"lh
~itAorspoon from Scotland g. preside oyer 'a 'g5
and ater, 10 give nus sital ihL''lca "u l'Uf Ih o'
OF religion and HbcTlv 90 tlc Continental tuuGIto Tic
Pr-sbytnian ministry t,d WIN t"e n,no.,,- 'a .,'
tory oi pcrsecGucnsin inolht-fns Ne ihe itt -fa,s
and defenders o. freedom n tie new b. iu-an' oi ih'
FRAMED their cogtc tos that from ihe Cai"nna. go
Tor the great strus. o. the Royoluu1n or civil and
religions liberty. Washington, and the Ola CONGRESS.
and soldiers iu tnat memorable way.
The General Assc'any We organized In u o9' ~
Zss iD pii. wih 40 CONGREGATIONS. At tie Wy nf-t
meorin, il was U u;cously J, solved send forth mis-
gcuaIics Ta.y bouss- and begged Bibles and .Js
books distribution by The uiis-o. arles ln"ue tir
sDD,,rrd lin 1902 and 'hs Board oi Missions Uas ordn
iacd in 1916 From l,V- tc 1870, 1918 mis.i'nsr
union o ire od and &ev Eons IN le7G. sue Boar, as
ssut out 500 missionaries, AMI collected ~ 2l.'''n
i. 400 ere were only ti'c MINISTER'S ~ t.tn 40
/ were 1873 IN 1870 there vas J,Ilp Int'ui-Ht ihe
Cnnrc south aud tha kindred pfa,5ytoT!,n Churches
th te a4c ln al more iab o,OvO hio4o' "V'0 t-uco9
/ and 1000 members.
engaged IN wo-k IN varJ1s states and lclrioIt; "r'
bayr Jicd $500 churches and s7tOhs nave heeh sup
pued mau; revNal have occurred ana thc hi-t-l 'N
tlou, u fhr cLlGcDCl profession Tor be lii lcs
have made IN al. 1880 persons have j"u'0 lt
-e. e.rtrl ina ~ & fIE
ilad which thc miss pudrca give tilcclu a'chiiuh
Tac Board pays on the average about Tz'J jef loi he
i, ga ~, ~, ra,,,,i o business .ye proved arlu-
sye hundreds amt thousands oi men are ont Of en-
ploymcnt Among THIS CLASS. tsr'rliA Ih IHc ii,l,
wo.h Wa.e. ii apie io support tAc H''irl
among themselves o. contribute - enable iha
I,Dsfd to aid others. hIny congregations. hiheri1
Sl.-sUppoTuS iu moro prosperous comes, have been c"-
Peed 10 seek aid Ino contributions OF many c0HSr ~
lions affected ~ iHr EchcI"4 |rHc''loA l'C A'.'''.
diminished or disappeared aiogCihgr Inc ehr''' "i
locust yisi;atons a accpy itt i' lhisr loI"s oi
Mmuesota, iowa Nc'iS'k', his'ou'i Hld h'.".t, - 3
general gagnatiou ha. most seriously "Iel cu tnt Iso
lfie Many abicst churches fcpurt cIiec'no 10
ti- ana Jl Olh,r 0ple't hdic4 u. III ''i''i y''
The oneia shrlEahc ia values over the WLoic cou"!
these eifcues - the way Board Eas received from
it, yaiio, sources o 1coine ollDws f.Om caIchr..
an,ous sources, 5l9.0jG 90 Total $2s7,1i7 81.
The expenditure tor an gg1oscs for tie hs'al year
ss,ii; ~, ,t,, xlG IL Tno rccciyis fJr the
ioard by reason Of he aies receipt IN Aarch ayie 80
rcpOrt balance OF Sj8gi "a. 10 Drg1u the year the
Board fLoud have balance largo enough To carry on
the WORK through tie Summer months, Fhch p" h.le
comes i'm ordinarily from the church other sources.
Tho balance 81 eji9l OI exhausted 10y vac cAscAs
expenses II the first i've dSys Oi fht present year
Ihe Board steadily pursuing rs wOrE among me peo-
pie of different languages ana 1aLCna 'ues. ihf most
numerous OF these IS to German Aud for , ana oner
reasons most i'm purtHnt iHe issonaIls aHOnG the
German reputation might De greatly increased u Bii,ahH
men aud tLo FOR tne support could De lOuut.
The obstacles to are the Bkepncal views and
Dose habits ID regard 10 the edJDatu journalism aud
L.. he