, 1877-05-29

Synod, antf that one frcshytcry would haze over
100 members, and, according to the hrotl'era
suggestions, those afty 1ncmecFswoula be thrown
Elder Wood said Tint excepting certain classes
their rights to vote Or TO be votta for.
TnE REV. AIR. NIu1tTENaALH
said the alternate overture was written By him.
self, and he should lttte to explain II 10 the AS
eenb'y. ile had entleavored to .lrnw the limo
and thoss % who were iad asi'e from II tho l worf
In Tho list Of those actively engaged wcro pas
tors, co.pastors,. pastoEf.elcct. stated. snip
piles, evangclfste, missionaries, Professors
BY tho Assembly to ministerial work
In tho Church. This Cnvo to every mnr actually
employed tho right tD 6e counted in the lnsis
OF representation, nud lid mt exclude any man
icrlcs, and II ono Of The retired list was counied
as moro worthy to represcnt tl,at Prcshgt.ry,
his Ptcsbytcry had perfect right TO send him,
md there va: nothing in the overture whtcl,
any other Of tho fathers from coming In.
Synodtcal Representation offered nothing hut
confusion, while frcsbytertn1 representation wa8
;aPst liz es i 'ft se.Rs IT, eag as y ses" liz s aS
been simply 10 eliminate alt that were not active
" md actually engaged in tho ministerial work.
He regarded tho issnn ~ clearly marked, and
wns willing to risk The verdict Of the rrcsby-
Dr. Melin-what will you do with those in
Dr.. Nlehtenga1c-T are chased with tho
A Commlsstoncr-W Is to do this classify
DR.. Nighscnrale-Tho prssl,yterlcs.. ..
Mr. Epson moved TO ntld, after tho .worls
words "lrofcssors In coiIcgcs."
This amendment was accepted by DR.. Mnlin.
The isev. Mr.. ErlMann--l would like to tI.-
guire whAt becomes of reduced representation
III. Forsyth moved to lay MI ttcso nn,cnd-
mcnts on the table. Carried.
pH. HustPnnur
moved to amend the report br nlltng to tho
closing portion Of tho overture VIZ Ancli nDml-
nations from tho Prcsbyterfcs arc not mntlo, the
Synod shall nevertheless proceed With their cleo
ton"
Tho COMMITTEES ACCEPTED the amendment:
sendiug down tho alternative cvcrturcs to tho
Prcsbytcrlcs.
Tho Moderator snll that was proposed by the
:, Tho Rer. afr. purnc'i called for division Of
Tho flcv. Mr.. Knowles wanted to know II
there was anythtpg in tf,c resolution requiring
is syaSa 70 9Ppon Ha" HssSa s nssts the
Dr.. Van Dyke-Thnt Is equivalent to this:
You Will liavu Synodleal representation proyll-
Cd The Prcsby ytofics will elect Commissioners.
Tho Moderator eaId tho question wos on send
ng. down tnn first portion OK tho overture.
Judge Dra,sloy said thcFo was but oue motion
nefors be '', ths housc'-to adopt'-and 1t could not
Tho ncv. J: Irwin Smith moved, rs IN smcnd-
mcnt, Tint tho ovcrtufcs be numbered aud 2,
TO prcvont confusion.
the Moderator decided that Judge Drawloy's
point OF ortlcr wus we'll taken.
question: lie might not be mile 70 votH con-
scicntlouoly for oil tho Recommendations.
pIL yAN DYKE -,-..-
said tho right Of u liylsion was fairly surrcn.
dcrcl lJ tho Assembly, which was divided on
thia question Of sontling down MI over
turo for synolt'z.l representation rs
an az oyerturo for Presbytcr!al Representation.
former. In ordcr. to llarm0ntzo vlcws they cur
daily accepted tho appointment of two new
membcrs who wero opposed to tlle views Of the
majority, md In favor consequently Of prcsby-
honorable con,prontsc, md with view to sayo
tl,u Asscmbly's thnu and 10 have fair tlls.ua-
sion before all tho Presbstcrlcs, 1t had becn
agreed TO eenl down botll II those who coE,-
ted 70 sIt ID o. councils ithe ehurci, asain lie
dkl not think that all tho wisdom Ut
tho churcl. would necessarily do with
R1ssSyteas is ws slo u 10 pappa Ss2',s wn @ s
question, and thAt their 1ccl.ton would be q
fa1rcr representation OF tho whole Church than
could bc obsatacI IN any other way.. lie put 1t
kG LslC AektfuOQV WuELtl6E II Wn0 HUI llCuOEQHy
bound to send down both ovorturas. md iuatlc
tho assertion tint II the Assembly divided IN
this question anl fell back, tho Committee
would alao divide AMI fall back, and there
would bo tho sa1no old division again. In con-
clusion, ho appealed to tho Assembly to act In
guod faith, mud repeated tho assertion that llo
trusted to tho PrcsbytcrIcs tu make falr and
wiso cAoicc. tApp'auso.
NIL. With
snIl tho object OF his motion was just this:
IIc npprchcNdcd II bDtl, tho overtures went
down, both wvull ba defeated. lie wanted tho
secona ono Gnt down, expecting tint, probs
ably, It would bo adopted. III bis own rrcy-
bytcry there was prejudice against SynolleAl
representation; ho favored II.
Tho Rev. Dir. Drlggs remarked TINT he was In
favor Of Hyno1cal representation. Tic hadn't
said word on tho subject. but II IL was not prt,-
posed to have both ovcrturcs sent down, or II
eacl! QUO was taken up separately, something
would have to be hall on each stlo. II both
Weru scnt down, that would save debate,
Tho question was called Tor.
II was wns put on the motion 10 adopt, and
tho molten was concurrcd In. {Applause.l
There were but two or three dissenting votes.
TIE FREEDMEN.
TUE 1t'cuNH CASE.
Dr.. Edison said thai, as tho gentlemen who
had representation Oh tho brain and heart for