The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-18
THE PRESBYTERIANs.
what They Did Yesterday In Gen
ernI Assemble.

PITTSBURGH, May 1.-THE Genera
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
met this morning, in the Third Church
at o o'clock, and was opened with prayel
by DR.. Patton, the Moderator.
After reading the Journal the Modera-
tor announced the committees for the en-,
suing year.
Mr.. Robert Carter, Of New York, AK
ed 10 be excused from the Committee on
Bills and oyertures on account Of age.
Amolion to grant the request was yo.
ted down.
Rev. jenkins said there was not an
equality Of ministers and elders on the
Church Committees, and suggested that
the representation be equal.
A motion to that affect, after some de-
bate, was voted down.
DR.. Kempshall, Of the Presbytery oi
Elizabeth, offered the following:
WHEREAS, Our form Of government,
Article 2, makes Il proper for each Pres
bytery to pay the expenses Of It's own
Commissioners in their attendance upon
the General Assembly, and, II any Pres.
bytery shall choose, 10 contribute 70 the
general fund, nevertheless Il Is hereby
Resolped, That each Presbytery Is here.
by earnestly requested TO contribute an.
nually their full proportion for the Com.
missioners and contingent fund OF the
General Assembly.
Resolped, That any law or resolution
or action Of previous Assemblies, contra
ry to or inconsistent with the above dec
laration and resolution, be and the same
hereby Is repealed.
DR.. Kempshall supplemented these re-
marks by saying that the question Of the
mileage fund Is one Of great Importance.
Some Of the Presbyteries In his neigh
borhood had decided that II 4 reduction
In representation Is not speedily accom-
plished they will use their discretion in
paying the expenses Of their own Com
missioners to the General Assembly. Be-
ing matter OF importance he brought il
up early in the proceedings. AT his re-
quest it was referred TO the Committee on
Mileage.
Mr.. Barr offered resolution that fhe
Committee on Reduction Of the represen.
tation be instructed 10 consider the pro-
priety and constitutionslity OF an enab.
ling act by which the Presbyteries will vote
on the overtures Of the Assembly before
December 10th 1878. That the Presby.
teries be requested to report the result Of
the vote to the stated clerk Of the Assem-.
bly,. and, that, on or before February 9Th
1879, the Moderator and the clerks and
other officers OF the Assembly shall meet
and canvass the said vote, and II 1t Is
found that two-thirds Of the Presby yteries
have voted in favor Of the reduction In
representation the stated clerk shall pub
lish the same at the next meeting Of the
General Assembly and the report be
chosen as the basis Of representation.
Referred to the Committee on Reduction
and Representation.
Rev. DR.. Breed, Of Philadelphia, offered
q resolution directing the stated clerk ot
each Presbytery TO report TO the General
Assembly the aggregate number Of ruling
Elders in their Presbytery. BE said that
while the members are reported regular
ly the Elders are omitted. There are
some 10000 Elders, and he thought they
should be included in the statistical re.
ports Of the Church in order TO complete
the records.
On motion, the resolution was referred
to the Committee on Church Polity.
Mr., Aiken moved that the Assembly
send Christian salutation to the General
Assembly OF the United States now in ses>
sion In the First Church at Knoxville,
Tennessee. Agreed to.
After devotional exercises the Assem-.
bly took recess until go Pm.