, 1877-05-30
PRESBYTERIANS.
rIayenth Days Session Of the
General Assembly.
Animated Discussion Of the
Letter from the Church
South.
fbo Report Of the Commit-
tco Defeated by a De-
cisive Vote.
rhe Assembly Is Not Yet Pro.
pared to Express Sorrow
nnd C0ntrlti0n.
gaport Of the Committee on Mile
age---0hinese Eyangeliza-
ton Talked Over.
The Court Of Appeals Business
Receives Its Quietus-..6us.
tentation Matters.
Resoluttons Advising tho B0nrd Of
Foreign Missions rs to
Its Duties.
a, McCune-West Case---spoeohesl on
Behalf Of the Parties in
Interest.
panort Of the Committee on Mile
age---0hinese Evangeliza-
ton Talked Over.
The Court Of Appeals Business
Receives Its Quietus-..6us.
tentation Matters.
Resoluttons Advising tho Bonrd of
Foreign Missions rs to
Its Duties.
fnD McCune-W Vest Cass---spoeches> on
Behalf Of the Parties in
Interest.
THE PRESBYTERIANS.

THE PRESBYTERIANS.
PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
RELIGIOUS K1RRClsKs.
Tho General Assembly WIS called TO order
r.tertlag morning ut 0 o'clock. tho Moderator,
Mercy, Dr. Eclls, In tho chair. lie called lupon
liz Rev, Mr.. Stuart to lead tho devotional cxCr-
ty., which wcre opened with hymni65.
The Rev. 3tr. Stuart prayed, anl tho Asacm-
III Joined In singing hymn 419.
The leader read from St. John, fourteenth
t,pief. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, tho
sqb. and tho 1ifc. No man cometh unto tho
r.Ihcr but BY Nc.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Miller lead in prayer, md COM
n.oss upon tho lesson wcFo ,nado by several
akgates. =
Tbs business session commenced nt 0:80
The minutes Wero rcad and spprovcd,
THE OVERTURE FROM UTAH.
Dr. r. II. Bartlett, for tho Committee, nub-
r.ted the following report:
rpou tho overture from the Prcsbytery OF Utah.
hal tho Assembly instruct tho Hoard 0f Church
tx Mexico !n tho application Of the!F rules, your
coumlttee offer tho following report: lnhsni'ch
u.hs Donfd BY it, charter u restrained from max
saapp:opriatlons Ia auch cases, and % compliance
sla iht request Of the overture would neeessttafo
violation Of lts rules, the Committee rccom.
ssad ,aat tie a. hAs.eny decline to io'tsaes tho
Following La the overture:
WutRrAs, In our missions among tho Mornons,
sd
toa of missionary prem!ece.
Tsss psGps ssnuot semp11 T!t S
tou ind tho payment OF two.thisda Of entlfe cost
hrery caso: The rresbytcsy Of utah, in session
h0gdtR Feb. y, 1877. dues respectfully overture
nsGeneral Assembly. 10 instruct tho Hoard Of
isasth h EtsctioH g TO make exception n ea'e; ,to1
i1!A
THE nEv. Mr.. M'NILLAN
sald Ia Ut al and New Mexico there wns lsrgo
population without the Gospel, aud they could
pot b. reached without places Of meeting. Tho
people wero 80 poor that thcy could do nothing.
Nthere was an organization ho would not ask
fos help; but there could be no organization uli-
u iomo arrangement was made. lie hoped tho
Assembly would let them have The Gospel.
Ut. BARTLETT remarked that It would bo vfo-
hilon Of tho charter Of the Board to apply money
xhete the congregation did not pay as much m
txethlrls.
Vi. Mc3ftllan wanted to know whcro tho rem
taywm. We're they, when they met these peo-
pls sat the Judgment Day, TO sNy, "Wo would
not give you the Goapol because you were not
CayItlans"i
Iii, ogtcn contendesi tla& tho Board could
not Do anything whatever, since orc-thlrd must
hcoutsibutel and secured.
ItF. Mcmillan wanted ia little help " Qn no
ea~ exceeding E500) previous to church organl-
ntlon. They could bo bound TO tho tuo-thlIds;
Asy would meet that
Ihe Eepoet Was then adopted.
MsLEAoa coNAlTTEr,
Elder chapin, Ut tho COMMITTEES, submitted
tha following:
Tho Mteago coumtteo would respectfully 70.
poft that;
sines lhe last meeting Of tho Assembly, three
MA ssaih oteson. % snd d Fuesi sonni, making our
Pnsent nambe. l75., Seventeen foreign Fseshy.
ss. .,ts aud ss Of f.ssdmsn aro sxsn,nt from mile:
Sa.9N. and drawn 941d ~ Sig Of The Foreign
s%nseylsflss have each one ComHisslonof present
"a u. hare no Commissioners. md have not pala
;ss; H. i S"fs f
sget. sa'ount collected. d...............sao,a EOS 70
fenlnm On 81 gold. d.,.,,,.,,.........., ~
'S.@ s,.sncG@ ..,... ss' ols q q
Leaving ha!snce ot ..:..,........t ~. Il
TX tho asgsago dEatt &4ts, 81 nor molubcf, and
III NJ. 1a,tt mots eha9 IN ls1l; .,.. ~.
Ns, hnbe,tp Mcfsrtx ~ tha ppeshcgtcrT of in
~ Francisco, who was ) Comnla,Ionst al Tho
m".s. emoy. .f, snh drew s!9o foE hls setatn e. e.
money 10 our TTcasufst. '' ~ 's'1"' fs3"1Ss' Wv
Ihs prcsaytefy Of Chicago paid thsis assessment
IL W. T.. 70.
t1ena Of rhiearo n earipv for tbe Assemby. W.
sfst 10 following q resoiatIon1ss: I ~; NV @9'' ""
od.ed 70 Y1st , IL ~ A'lcaYs ESmmitss % a. A.
Committee Of Xrfanssn,su,s. m - sAe ''''"' " WV