The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-13
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
RT,Y

CONSIDERATION.
Tho General Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church
In the United States will next Thursday in Chi
cagn year ago the Assembly was entertained in
Brooklyn, when Or. Van Dyke. o! that city, was
chosen Moderator. He, therefore, Will preach the
annual sermon before the body in Chicago. The
s!ons OF this body are always interesting, as IL
contains many able and distinguished men both
among tho clergy aud aity. From this city
ana vicinity there will 20 tho Assem-
bly, such representatives as Drs E. +. Hatfield.
clerk Of the Assembly; f. II. Aeriing c. A. Stoddarc
Jos 4. Kerr, George s. Chambers aud Charles $
Briggs, together WITH Elders David B. Pike, Edwin
Francis Hyde, Walter Edwards, Jr.; Oliver 4. Wood.
Jacob .. vcrmilye, $. B. W. Mckee. From Brooklyn
and other parts Q. Long Island there will 60 Revs. J.
T. Rockwell, Il. j. Van Dyke, Moderator; J. Milton
Greene. clerk Of Brooklyn prcsbytery; Andrew Shil
ana, James .. Nightingale amt o. A. kingsbury,
and Elders George King, J. Ogden, G. Burchard, H.
u. Rose g. W. Bcrgsr and Francis Plain. From
Westminster tho Revs. I. b. Heroy. r. Z. Barnum and
John H. Eastman, with Eiders A. Trowbridge, u. Hill,
Jr, and Stanton Cady will 60. New Jersey will send
Hevs j. c. Williamson and g. Parry, OF Elizabeth; G.
D. Shaw and John Reid, ofJerscy CITY; George G. Sie-
bert and Henry w. Bailantne, OF Newark, and A. T.
NcGil. A. D. White and J. d. Randolph, OF New
Brunswick. And with them viii 60 Elders Hegeman
City; Taylor and Mceker. OF Newark, and McIivainc,
Sladc and Titus, OF New Brunswick Albany will send
Reys. George Hardness, Arson J. Epson, u. D. James
T. H. Mcclure Elders Asa Waterman. William Tiliing
Hs sClse aSs asay seys 4
Jr Elders rhomss u. CooK, CALVIN B. Sims, DAVID
Cowel Boston viii send as IT'S representatives Revs
John Dixon, l.. b. Pert, and Elders W. q. Irving and
John d. Hubbard Philadelphia and vicinity will send
Rows. d. Malin J. ". Dulles, /. 81. Colfelt A. V. C.
Schcnck, William Grecnough. /. Y. Graham, Roger
Owen, William F. Jones and John Peacock, together
with Elders h. q. Woodward, j. II. Coylc, George W.
Godfrey, Thomas Potter, G. r. Van Arsdacn and
Andrew Mcmillan. Other cities will send their best
men also.
APPEALS Of woMAx's RIGHT TO PREACH
Two importan. cases OF appeal will come before tho
General Assembly, Que involving the right OF women
It's appearance on a case in which Or. Cuyier, OF
Brooklyn, anu his church wero indirectly and other
ministers and churches directly interested. Tho
Assembly lodged dellvcrance the subject then
ana rcnanded It 10 the godly judgment
ton OF churches and presbyteres But other OF
tbe sort have since come up, notably that OF Dr.
see and hts church in Newark, wherein both sides
were dissatisfied with the result, and both Appealed
few years ago. when the iratcrnal sush was melt
ing down prcsbyerans as It did Methods,s and others
Christian UNION received many kind words aud god
speeds. A. Inc meeting Of the Synod OF Cincinnati,
held IN that city IN 1870 ono OF It's members, the Rev.
Mr. McCune, made report on Christian UNION, which
was excellent that that body adopted It ordered
II TO be printed But nvo or six years later when Mr.
McCune put tho principles then advocated and so
heartily Endorsed INTO practice they and he were
placed on trial by the PreSbytery though technically
The Rev. W. G. McCunc only so placed Tho Rev.
Dr. skinner, the leading prosecutor and Prcsby-
terrain rituaIlst, was also trial Tho accused had
without the consent OF PrcsLytery become the pastor
OF two Union churches IN the vicinity Of CINCINNATI
at Linwood and Mount Lookout Ho was accused Of
various hcresies. OF them very grave beng gov
ernmenl rather than d0cirina and after trMl last
ing thirteen days no acquitted BY vote Of 20 to
s. Tho most that could be made out against him was
that his conduct was irregular III that he had
ccived the assent OF the Presbytery TO his pasorae
Mr. McCunc thcreupon withdrew from the Pros bytery
iho md
Association, whose jurisdiction extends over the
riory covered by the presbytery. Two appeals wore
then talSe0 ono by tho prosecuting committee for
having been discharged without their consent, and
the other BY member (DE Wost) because tho Pros
6y.ery bad not sustained aimed the charges against Mr.,
bccn The case mas lain very still over SINCE ana the
appeals may not be entered or pressed before the
higher court oil the Church.
DoCTRINAL HEREsIEs THE CHURCH.
Tho recent action Of the Presbytery OF New Bruins
wick, N. j., suspcnding DR.. Miller, OF Princeton, from
the ministry OF their church because Of doc,rinal
hercses winch no holds did not take place early
enough 30 admit OF an appeal reaching the iorthcom
ing Assembly. IL will therefore so over year.
This would have been tho most important OF any of
the appeals tnat could come before TINS body, because
OF the position OF the Doctor and the peculiar forms
OF his heresies In Philadelphia tho Presbytcry got
into little muddle few months ago about baptism.
Rev. Mr. Clark administered this rite Baptists do,
by immersion. He was called 10 account by mis- Pres
Dysry because tho Presbyterian Church believes
sprnkling Is the scrpturnl mode but Il NJ the Same
time allows certain freedom OF admin stration which
Mr.. Clark exercised. He publicly rcprovcd and
his appeal was taken TO the synod which de-
cidcd icnce-wisc that Mr.. Clark was neither right
wrong, but that he had better not do SO again.
The belonged brethren seemed to forget that after all,
As tho Christian al Work remarked, "tho Kingdom OF
heaven Is something higher and deeper than matter
OF water supply" Notice OF appeal 10 the Assembly
given tins also, blu. ii It gets hcro It
will probably DO smothered IN tho committee room.
The very vexed question OF representation Will be
cded by this Assembly. Last year couple OF over.
lures were submitted looking to The enlargement OF
the basis OF to nearly double the present
basis. The presbyterics have with very great unan.
unity voted against both committee was appointed
ut the same time 10 make recommendations on this
subject, but they have thrown very little light upon
II is probable, npd the mind OF tho Church seems to
in that direction that the Assembly will meet iri-
cnnially as the Episcopaans III convention do, or
quadrcnniay tho Msthodists do. The difficulty FEM
teriainng so large oody-somc 900 delcsatcs-would
be mcasurably reduced thereby. Now The Assembly
meets every year and there are lev communities largo
enough wealthy enough 10 shls burden and
penso for t~o or shree weeks ofcvery year.
MISSIONS.
The missionary interests OF the Church have o
place IN the heart Of Tho Assembly and as the sccrcta
rios OF the Home and Foregn boards 60 up Chicago
this woek they viii probably be ablc report the
ccips covering the expenses Tor the fiscal year Four
hundred and eighty thousand dollars were appro-
priaed for the home mission work for the year. up
May current The receipts we're only short OF
this amount There was however deDl OF $50 900 on
the treasury NJ the beginning Of the year. This has
not been removed or reduced, but may DO Increased
BY deficiency in current expenses. More than
third oi the homo missionaries OF the Presbyterian
Church iaborng IN helas west OF the Mississippi
and the single State OF Iowa has 100 OF thcm.
~ INC ycary, Ufenna or qudurchulal meot1ng3 OIL
the different UNCONVENTIONAL hign courts u - cuetcm
AIRY 10 give day, or moro or less 10 raterna dole.
gates from other bodies This plan has not teen
deemed The wlsest and best By great many people;
but now to improve II was the problem. The Sy oil
Virginia has discovered Tho means. and . committee
has prepared overture to the General Assembly oil
the Prcsby Church at Chicago adopt raicrnai
letters TO be read instead OF the speeches OF delegates
At the meeting or the General Assembly in
Brooklyn last spring tho Irish Presbyterian
Church delegate brought aud read such letter, but
IN did not Gcprve him OF making his speech Also
which thrilled the Assembly much than The de.
nom National letter did. We ion't how much is
10 be gained by the change Tho last General Assem-.
bly, appointed Rev. Dr. Mussrave, OF Philadelphia aud
Rev DR.. Hawicy OF Auburn, n. u, Delegates to the
Presbyterian Council which IS TO meet nburgh
IN July next Tho General synod OF the Reformed
Church last year also appointed Drs. William Ormis-
ton, David lngIis, j. McC Holmes, Charles Il. Hart
and Elder Bogardus delegates 10 tho sane body.
Those brethren will leave here within two three
weeks. other delegates rom this country have al.
ready gone Europe The last General Conferences OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore ap-
pointed Dr. Chapman, Of Brooklyn to represent aud
fraternal greetings tho PFcebYtcran