, 1877-05-31
AI'CUNE.



On motion Of the Rev. Str. Mckinney, tho
Assembly took up tho unfinished business II,
relation to tho Sklnucr-AlcCune matter. uo
offered tho following resolution:
Rtsof ttd, That tho complaints OF the Roy. Drs.
Skinner and West against the Presbyiery nnl tue
Synod Of Clnclhnattbc referred to Committee Of
Etsoleed. That each side Of tho question hnvo
the privilege Of nominating to- tho Assembly nsa
aeppolnt the eleventh member, 'vbo ahnll act as
Tssoirt1, That this Committee meet In c,nctn.
rcsut Of their deliberations to tho parties Tor in.
formation. and 10 tho noxt Assembly for con.
dematton.
The Tcv. Mr.. McAuloy asked II tho PARTIES
consented to this.
Dr. Mckinney said ono party or ono sIdo hatl
consented. Another purity, On Tho other sldc,
Ind his doubts. Dr.. Mckinney believed that Il
committee was appointed tho parties would be-
assured Of q falr hearing and would consent to
tho arrangement. =,
Dr.. slaItn moved that Dr.. Mckinney, with
sumo other o,'e appointed BY tl,s Assembly, %
and sec II t!oy agreed to tho arrangement.
Tho Rov. Nj. james, who Is on McCunc's aide,
said that tho other parties, Dra. Skinner ami
West, bad previously, refused to leave tic mat
ter TO q committee when his sllu had proposed
such cxtra-tudiclat nnd extra-constittl.io1tal
Committee a. this appointed. Ic thought tho
matter should 10 leit to the Synod. After tho
tlnu enough for tito Assembly to tal<e It up,
and 1t woult find that it bad big enough ]ob
on hant. fLaughtcE
On motion, t,l9 resolutions offered by Dr. BIC:
tho Judicial Committee waa ntopted.
Tho ltov. Ms. AfeCrea, of Cln:innatt wished
to give notice Of protest agninst this action iu
which Nj, Martin, ot Ohio, Joined:
nouaccd That this artlou was iinal,
RYNOD or RRtK.
Tho Assembly then took up tho remainder Of
ths synodieal Kce1r.ls, those Of tho Synod Of
ords presented tho following ametIlcd report;
:, Tho c6mmtttcc on tho Reeotds o. tho Synod Of
esiotai road aad ths .s;ss. ' VIZ Tsy nnsi hi
carc whlo tho latter sbow s'as Ut hasto md care.
leasness. Thcro azs many eraaurcs, which disdg.
nto ths pages and ond'nger thofs value % pesnsa.
Touching ths action Of tho Synod In tho sowIcklcy
case, tho COMMITTEE. refrain from passing judg.
port ot shs Connites on Dllis anI Oyc,sarss, hss
bcen decided bT the Aascnbly.
os ns az On a co%s
COMMITTEES s tasca te 'acGs0 artio With as tSuS SuS
hsd. lso 0ayo definition Of tho n,l,e!l-l1sesl
Greek. and not Latin. a. had been supposed.
Tbs term lncaht, IN this connection, dcctding
theorellcaI case not butoro thu tud|cature,
Dr.gan Dyke submitted that II tho gentleman
wished to traverse tho whole casa lo inust inoyo
to reconsider tho yote by whIc!. tho original re-
port was aIoptc1.
Tho report was then nloptetl.
Thu Cou1nlttee's report Oil tlc remaining Cn-
ctnnatt records received sotte verbal alterations,
mud was adopted, ~ wore those Of tic remaining
SYnods.
4 PROTEST.
The Rev. Mr. McCrrn submitted lengthy
protest against the sctton taken In tho Skinner
McCuEe casu.
1t set forth that the action wus contrary 10
tho constitution Of tho Church and past ptoce-
deuts; thai the cotnpialuants had tho right 10
appeol and cotuplafn,-a right which could not
Do taken away constftutionally; that tho appeals
and complaints werc In duo order, and that tho
only duty dovolying upon tho Judicial Commit
cced to Try tue caae. Instead Of this, tho Ju.
dlclal Commlttco transcribed its power, anu
passed judgment upon tho appeals aud cou-
l'lainahts without arguing the Calsc, dlsmfsstng
some Of tho complaints, and referring othcrs
back to tho Synod when, In reality, thu appel
lants ha't not only right to bu heard, but tho
Assembly WIS bound " try tho case, and had
no other alternative.
The Rev. Ms, McLaln asked what would bo tho
effect OF tlle protest.
The Moderator said II would be put upon tho
records. 1hat WIS all. II VIVA tho privilege Of
any member to pEotcat agatnst any action 81 tho
Mr.. sliYosd moved that a committee Of aye,
Of which Dr. Hatfield should b. Chairman, 10
appointed " reply to tue proscst. Agreed to.
LEAvR oF ABSENCE.
Mr., Fredetirks thCls submitted the report of
the CtsnMitteo Oh Leave OF Absence. Vhcyhal
excused lal,-uono without good aud sufficient |