The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-27
THE pREsgy TERRAIN ASSEMBLY.


The assembly met at 3 n. m, the Rev. DIR.
StilIman in the chair. After the usual reti-
aious exercises the assembly proceeded 10
regular business.
The resolutions recommended by the COM
mittee regarding the Earnest Worker" and
the "Chldren's Friend" we're adopted, as also
the resolution providing that the restrictions
heretofore imposed upon the sale Of books are
withdrawn, and the matter left to the discTe-
ton Of the executive committee. The resolu-
ton calling upon the churches and people to
assist the executive committee in paying the
losses incurred by the late secretary, was
amended by the words ''by the late secretary"
being struck out, after which the resolution
was adopted.
The complaint Of J.W. Garfield, was reported
by the judicial committee, against the action
Of the Louisville Presbytery, recommending
that the assembly refuse to consider the com
plaint.
| The report was adopted.
| DR.. Inglis, Of the auditing committee, sub
| uitted the report OF the committee. The com
mittee reported favorably on the accounts Of
| the various treasurers Of committees, as such
/ accounts had been correctly stated.
The committee recommended, in the inter
est of the church and for the protection Of the
financial agents, the adoption Of o more
thorough system OF supervision. The en-
| pIoyment Of q competent accountant and ex-
pert at an annual salary has been suggested,
but we are not prepared at this time to recon-
| mend 1t.
We believe the work can be thoroughly and
satisfactorily accomplished by authorizing
| and inStructing the executive committee to
appoint % local committee Of three persons,
residing in the place where the business OF
the executive committee is conducted, who
shall not be members Of the COMMITTEES, but
practical accountants, and, IL practicable
members OF our community, and to whom
the treasurer shall at all times submit his
books, when so requested. Heretofore the
secretary Of the executive committee has
been the controller or executive officer OF the
committee, with power to make engagements
and contracts. The secretaries draw from
the treasurer large round sums of money,
giving memorandum receipts, and at their
convenience filing proper vouchers or retain
| We recommend that all funds shall be dis
hursed direct to all benefciaries, Or creditors,
by the treasurer, on drafts Or warrants
drawn upon them by the secretary, counter
| signed by the chairman OF the executive
committee and that no funds be dsbursed in
any other manner, nor for any purpose, that
has not been previously authorized by the
executive committee, and due record Of the
same made in their minutes.
/ Your committee would further recommend
that good and sufficient bond be required OF
each treasurer, the amount and character Of
the bond to be fixed and approved by the ez-
ecutive committee.
| Respectfully submitted,
l. /. G. ISGLIs,
JAMES SoRBY,
L j. A. MINgIECg,
. Committee.
The committee then submitted it's report on
the accounts of the treasurers OF the several
executive committees, all Of which were
adopted.
The report on the accounts Of the execu-
tive committee on publication was MOI
adopted, however, without some animated
debate, in which the action OF the secretary
DIR. 4. T. Baird, was again commented upon
Mr. Kennedy, Col. BilIups and several Others
taking the floor.
II The entire report was then adopted.
THE SPECIAL ORDER
: was afterward taken up, being the report O
. the committee ON theological seminaries