, 1877-05-29
PRESBYTERlANS.
Tenth Days Session Of the
General Assembly.
rho Great Question of Re-
duced Representation
Disposed OF.
Two Overtures on the Subject
Sent Down to tho Pres.
byterios.
An Atfectionnto Reply Sent to
tho Letter Of tho Southern
Church.
gsuorts on the Work Among the
freedmen, on Temperance,
Etc., Etc.
State Of Observation-Disclosures OF
the Recent Revival Move.
ment+
Discussion Of tho German Work
| -.-BOnrtl OF Church
| Erection.
Talking Over the Entertainment Fund
i
State Of Observation-Disclosures OF
the Recent Revival Move.
ment.
Discussion Of tho German Work
-.-BOnrtl OF Church
Erection.
Talking Over the Entertainment Fund
.-.Term of Office Of Elders.


ss-1GTW QI VuC6 VI EAA9IAA
REDUCED REPRESENTATION
TIE IERNoN CASE.
The General Assembly was called to order nt
I'm, Yesterday by tho Moderator, tho iscv.
rt Eels. The usual devotional exercises wero
Nd. md ut $3.50 q. m. tho business session COM
uetcel BY tho reading Of tho minutes.
Il .nucarcl from them that no motion had
htto male To place O. record tho report Of tho
Ir,Icial Commission which decided the Ucrmon
Ttc Rev, MI. Jones clalned that 4 motion was
necessary.
The Moderator eatd tho report OF tho Cou.-
ra.siot, was hual but motion to record was
necessary.
4 motion was thcn mado with this end in
,sx, and II was agreed to.
The minutes also GOT forth that the report 'ot
The Committee on Reduced Representation, TO-
gstber with the amendments proposed satur-
d,y, were recommtitcd.
M,. Oglcn dcsircd 10 know II tho motion to
Yteotnmit was concurrcd In.
The Moderator remarked that It WAS not.
The Clerk mndo tho correction.
CHURCH ERECTION.
d.. Reascr thought 1t ought to DO mauifcat
to The Assembly that the reports OF tho Stahf-
tas Committees shnuld COMO In, II possible,
pax, There was report Of thu Commlttca OIL
Church Erection. Somo very important no1nl-
na.Ious wero to be made, and there ought to bo
Is full house Us possible for their election.
He hoped the report would bo allowed to come
hnoF. ..
III. nrowu inquired II tho Assembly had not
dutied 10 tako up tho nattcr ot Reduced Hep
r.: ,s,s9ssou| ,:9tsths mud keep mt 1t un' co0e'u''0"
Tha Rev. Atr. Colfelt moved that tho second
put q tho report, TINT relating to asAessmcnt,
Mtaken up.
teronmitment Of tho wl,ofo subject.
Dr.. VIM Dyke roso to point Of order. Tho
notIol WIS 10 rccOMlnlt tue tlrst patt-dcnl-
iue down tho ovcrture-nnl not the wholu re-
Mr Davis remarked that hc had tho floor
shen thu adjournment took place Friday.
| CAughter1
~ Duril,ham called for the report Of the
Standing CUmmittro on Church Erection. Il
vu!mportant that the nominations should bc
nile, tince they could not bo actcd upon until
thelapse Of twcuty-iour hours.
.7he Moderator decided that Mr.. Davies had
'ha loot on the motion to rccoRllnit.
MIX. DAVIES ..
took his pfneo on the platform and set out upon
slpcecl,, lio was opposed To thu rcson,int-
mert VI tho subject. In tho FIRST plutc, tho
Committee was unanimous LII It's report, and II
W. EVIDENT that the Assembly was uot unan-
tnous upon this report. IT seemed to him that
in or. ~ "nS rnyoru,nc, uru NJ ~ sa,e my T. TX
lalJ, ard to destroy that, which had been
tna glory of tho Chhrch's history III tho
Ht Americana locked upon their country
tares down so ,,sni', % n o,r f!tvii i,overn.
n1ent until We came 10 the hard foundation Of
pJn0uth Hook, anil, back Of thnt, these great
S Pes; as1ua " t9t o. repfcsen" ansnn
fSnn,sM,s! ~ !aeeo vi 'no WY o'eA ~ oo"o'a-
e'1ffp1 f. RsS " a,,r.r, r,., d, no,,,t ~ ,,do,
lid tis rcntiempM anv wi richt III 10 i discuss ~ liz,
mil 'N' " s'S QUESTION on '''o<'ou ~ fes'''''
Iha Mo,r-,,,p mil, h, I'M.
n ns,.sa nns.asoe sn,,. " h1n. ,,s .,.. 4,.o
ppencs ii Ith",tv T.. mr. riviI Hny11nn.t Mani a
eome thruon ~ :" tnp,,, ~ T,rr,,.
Ssl SSi 1ad u. history ad ~ snenlies St Ga1Y!nls.
10 samii 4 samcu ~ F st"uy y netost .oa
Eu.i,i Ill.,, i, vaes ahtn1ny ss1uae, thS s.Sat
sa.Soai', ,lau ad"tst snns ''9ss,
ssa tirsu ,esn. ante . 1rom mencnh so anSto
trim f,t,,, pt.c.p,ss ~. .,at uasr5 ts
p9is n ~, y! Susss.unt. ~. .ho ~ ~
H. + au Ministry tha eeeohn' te inisey
ot 9m! the tnilu. wy pFe,piS,
ioandsi,on d,a1toa' ns 4s nceo were treetol u;
ths P,s.hr1to ~ tslo Gec.cs,astlai foyesnanens M p.
tlsr,a a,ssnstesan ,ssns Chlltci.. anu mex could ~
In .re, saTM ~. oniy tothe otEthoi lne ChnFell,
M i1' patk 70 tne TINS o. the nciofm9tl9t,,
Ens.ts ts'ass H. u Auenstlne, raul and efeH Chflsi
iMI Ii. 'nt., ttSso pfinelplcs would DO overturned
II. 'Iiusefied u ths IeW tdea OF Capitalization
nrot "Iuuugeu u lhto TIC lofln OF govern,
t,,ut,. tu., ehaaG1ng its very character aud
Pnssst.,nt:yt " eynoalca4 instead 81 a
w.. .Ns!at representation. ihGse principles
h iS ~. M,"thy TO be conserved mud handed dnwl
Irs'J',a.,,M ,Maesrlty to luturc generations. Tie
ao, .sG ,sIl1 iFun thu East claimed that they Ncrt
Ss,s M su,.y nxs, represented. The argument WA
Pr.Sxtser Psf eser anu 9yer aGain tlat theso slaa!lrI
tnu!st..es ~ III New Mexico, Kansas, etc., Ind
mi J',nsh ,ns powcr en1 authority sn tho Assembly
.b.nsua astsore' 9' THOSE from tAs East wantel te
n,,hss from tho old pnths, aid adopt new
sai IT., i,, and break away from these principles
css. 9sm what mIght 10 called an sristor!aey Ii
sTe. conserve the rights of tho larger Presby
aEs. rtcslyteries wsrc W. well il conserved. s II il
~ tfue that they had not Is the paalI
,Srs.mas ~ ams number of persons. It was true TIM
ules,{lsr out H. thu West, that haA only lye
d. ~ Ha0tStrfN in b0Ho rIu,jst ~