, 1877-05-22
pkESB i IElGaA-NS
Minute Regarding Mission-
ary Presbyteries and
Synods.
Changing the Hour for Hold
Ing the Daily Dexo-
tionnl Exercises
Last Years Programme on the. Sub
,icot Of Concert Of Praye.
Adopted.
PAYMENT Of Strcet-Cnr Fare and
Lunch Bills Comes Up
for Consideration
; overture in Regard to the
Manner of Voting on
Appeals.
Lengthy Discussion of the
Question by Eminent
Speakers.
A Hint to the Sominaries to
Instruct Students in The
Discipline.
The Report on the Final Court Of
Appeals Debated at Great
Length.
Hceting on Behalf Of tho IIfS-
torical Society---Autlrcsses
and Rcports.
A Hint to tho Sominaries to
Instruct Students in The
Discipline.
The Report on the Final Court Of
Appeals Debated at Great
Length.
Nceting on Behalf Of tho IitB-
torical Observation-Disclosures
and Reports.
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
pRELIAIINARY BUSINESS.
rttANara -, f.nuu1Trprs

PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
CuANoEs IN COMMITTEES.
The fourth tlay's session Of tue Presbyterian
General Assembly opened yesterday morning at
Ooroek In Farweli Hall. The 1lev. Jumcs
Esil,, the Moderator. presided, and opened tic
xuion with prnyer. The Assembly then snug
"All ball tho power Of Jcsls' namc,''
The minutes Of tho preceding session were
ral and approved.
The Moderator announced tho following
changes and additions to tho committees stat-
ipg ~ the reason therefor that several OF tho
hrlhsen appointed OH Saturday had not cotnc
.othe city: Tho l,cv. David II. Breed, III place
d she Rev. Edward Graham, OH the Committee
% Church Pollty; Hunter Orr. in place OK
earuel 7. Davis, on the Committee on Foreign
Ekftous; George X. kinbalt on tho Commit
.sstor Freedmen; JOHN q. palncr nud Fred
tdkJ. Sladc on the Committee OH Narrative.
1hslfodcrntor also stated that It was owing to a
nlsappreliens!ou TINT the pamc Of the wrong
rutleman had bcgn announced as Chairman OF
tht Committee on lteluccd Representation. 1t
tsaull have been the Ney. DR.. Hatfield, instead
othe Hon. J. X. Morcllcad.
ANOTHER HAIL.
III. Durnhaln moved reconsideration OF tho
1sN passed Saturday requesting the Committee
n arrangements TO inquire into tic expedicn-
got moving to another hall. 1t seemed to
blu that thu vote WAS passed rather hastily, aud
it1t It contained MI implied ccusuro on the
Committee, to whom tho Assembly uwcd q
Feat deal. It seemed to hlm TINT tho fault
ri tho AsscnblY's, md not tho Committcc's.
lai tha. Il tho Assembly would lake measures
soleep tho rear of tho hail free from persons
taking 1t would obtain Its objects. llu thcrc'
tase moved reconsideration vi the vote, f,av-
tasyotcll for the resolution, and therefore hay
tg gar!cht to 60 inuvc.
Tho niutlun tu reconsider was carried.
Ar Durnham then moved TINT tllo Commit
teof Arrangements tx requested u provide u
toorkecpcr, whose duty it should be to Keep
o'lsf In tic rear Of the hall. T.h!s motion was
1D carried.
The Moderator urged upon Prcsbyterians
M Synoas which had reports to make, or other
ppers to send up, TO place whatever documents
'tsu to conc befors tho Assembly On tho plat
lo'El, 10 that tho Committees might have them
lv confederation.
cit1SEsE EvAEoCLIxATtoS.
Ile Moderator announced tho following Com.
assec GU tho memorial Of the San Francisco
fsabJtery In rclation to Chinese cyangeiiza-
aon: 1hs Rev. 4. ~. Humphrey, D. D.;
tse ~ ney. Jacob Dclv!lc, D. D.; tho Kcv. A. j..
eHon, u. D.; F. ]. Durnlain aul David Wills.