The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-05

ovERrUREs on DIFFERENTIATION
Two Propositions the reduction OF the si1o OF
the Assembly have boon voted upon by tho presoy.
teries during the year, neither Of which has received
The synodical and the presby overtures. The
former would take away altogether from Inc presoy-
the direct representation In the General As
sembly and give II the synods on the basis OF ono
minister elder Tor ovory 90 ministers repre-
seuted In synod, fraction over SO and less than
100 and the proportion TOR every so or frac-
ton thereof above 100. This would reduce inc As
sc molly 70 about go members, but disIrancbisc 90
prcsbyisries every year Th,s has been unanimously
ncgaIved by tho presbytercs AZ tending TO destroy
me democratic and popular principle o.
The basis VI inthe hands Of me PresDy
terics but counts out all supernumsraIies ana super
nnnuatod ministers IRON the unit Of numbers, so
that every presbytery consisting OF more than 40
and less than so ministers Actually engaged IN
ministerial work shall be entitled 10 swo ministers
ana two elders and for every additional 40 minis
tors moro clerical and ono lay delegate. THIS,
worthy but unemployed minister's, whose experience
IN tho Legislative body OF tho Church might Do much
active but younger brethren. Al overture prepared
by the Philadelphia Prcsby terry tceMs 70 reach tho
ses'ed. Bu. even .hs ~ IL some aspects o.
jecl'onabc. IL makes the commandments OF
the mi. a'S Of ina. basis 900 ior every Two
COMMISSIONER lay and clerical But Tor O,OO TWO
cvory 100 or 1000 additional commandments
additional clerical aud ono lay delegate Tberc are
other propositions 10 DIVIDE the Church ny lines and
take the comm ssioners from halt ono year, AMI
from the other tho noxt; 10 meet once 10 Two or three
yesrs, MS other ecclesiastical judicatorcs do instead
Of every year as now; to make churches and not
prcsby tories the basis giving Two commissoners tor
every htteon cnurchss aud 10 ST. hull the time Of The
present ecssi0nsthat is from soveu 10 tcn days--tn
stead OF iwo or three weeks The Assembly is thu
guest Of tho city whore u meets every year. and when
all tho commissioners present who are ent,tod
10 b. and The iracrnal delegates IRON otner bodies
also, the aggregate foots up about 300 THIS
large number 70 % Gars eo 1 9hc S.
sometimes adjourned without AN Invitation being OK
tended ny any city TO entertain the commissioners
thOlVa NAB kra ArhQI re
are held with the General Assem- bly, oil the Church o
Scotland and the Free Church OF Scotland The Prcsby
terrain Church ireland anu The United Prcsby terrain
Church IN Great Britain and lroland, the Reformed
Church or France, tho Canada Presbyterian Church.
the United Presbyterian Church OF North America,
the Cumberland PrrsDyt terrain Church and The Welsh
Calvinisgc Ncthodisls tho Reformed Dutch Church
in America and in the Unitea Statcstwo bodies with
no Creator distinction than that IN the name-sno
Evangelical Lutheran Church, tho Methodist Epsco-
pal Church General Conference. the Reformed Ires0y
terian Church, the Congregations, National counc'i
ana the General Council Of The Reformed Episcopal
Church. Ii each OF those bodies should send Two dele
gates, thoy entitled 10. there would be thirty
two commissioners TO provide ivr. Some of
them, however, send letters which read and lore
10 the pleasure and the expense OF representatives
Hence last yoar only four fraternal dele
gates present in Chicago
INSUFFICIENT Observation-Disclosures MEMBERS.
Tho Presbyterian Cnurcn, tke many other churches
OF the land, ClOggcd and huMpescd Ia It's work by
in.flcient ministers and unconvcrtcd but moral
church members. Hence nction was recommended
last year by which snch persons could Withdraw from
the Church. but nothing donnite was adopted. Tho
theory Of tho Presby tcran Church 10 that member
ship tho ministry or IN the Church Is IN tho nature
Of contract, whicn cannot he eucrcd into nor SOW
crod without mutual consent uoncc bOth ministers
mbers desiring change OF local or dcnomina-
tonal relations must specify where thcy wish 10 70,
shin me church that givcs thcm up shalt nxve
oversight OF them No Presbyterian can take cttcr
Of dism.sslon from church or prcsDysery and carry
inc Same around In his pocket Tor years as other
churCn members do.
Foreign is object that lies close to tho
PresOy heart and 10 which IL devotcs between
$780, 900 $o00 900 A. The close OF the last
assembly year the ioregn mission treasury was IN
deot $43 O0O. donation Of $4,000 ny Mrs Green, of
this city, cleared OF this deUt and left margin OF
$1,000 Now, however, That the Bonrd IS sos uVO be-
societies con,rbu.ea Of The gross amour. COZ.
ccLcd from churches. The Publication Board has
charge oil SabDath school work, and during tue year
1861 the ninety eight missionaries Of the Board or
gAnzrd lOl new schools and gathered In over three
thousand children The cost OF ss work was 1886 1873.
Tho question pelng Ministerial candidates who
during their s,udlcs 10 be supported by funds OF
the Unurcn devote two moro years Of tDeir carly
ministry service VI the HOME or Foreign Mission
board, mas consideration during tho year by
n special committee, VINO will report thereon at tho
next General Assembly. This Is assigned 10 stop tho
,ncrcuse OF uncrnp loycd minister's. rho numb,r OF
c,n1dacs aided by tho Education Board last year WIS
4G2 ana year about the number Will bc cared
for 24O OF these theological scminaries and tho
resi- are colleges academies and nigh schools. Dr.
Poor, the secretary OF tins Board. told tho Now.
ark rcsuytcry atciy that one Of Tue difficulties which
his Board had TO contend with was Inc growing con-
tempt Tor tho ministry in educational institutions.
the FROSTY large contributors to The Amcr
cnn Bibc society, and curing the last My years the
Presby churches oil this city have given u the
bio $309526 whiic all other churches
here have given Il nut $62, 500 In nko mauner ana
Tor tho same period Tho Presbyterans have con-
t,bused one-th,rd OF all the donations TO tho Amer-
eau TRACT society.
ITEMS or cmURCu
Appeals on women preaching on the validity OF
Catholic baptism, on baptism oy immorson, or
sprinkiipg, &C., will come before the Assembly, but
thoy are nkely the cold shoulder other
ESQ weekly case'' has probably closed II was at
tempt 10 discipline a church member for pubish'ng
a sunday paper Tho case was taken IRON the SEES
sion which refused TO discipline him, Prcsby-
tory aud synod, which condemned ana approved the
condemnation and then 20 tbo Assembly which coo-
nr,ncd tho findings tho lower courts and ordered
carrying out OF the sentence oil expulsion thc
Joursai,s, oii not yicli. Dut MI. Nvv,n mas been
gu, OF the country Tor year, so that discipline could
not reach him, aud now hts PrcsvJ tory has rc-
fcrrcd his tack TO Lilo church session, which
having urcsdy refused to 90 anything with him. Will
OF course leave IN undisurbed possession Of hrs
church membership and the pronis Of his journal
pmArnHsIrY REAL AND SUPERFICIAL.
fraternity with tho Prcsby tcrians, AS with 0thor
eccisslsstcs bod,cs, IS more superficial thaa real
couple OF years ago great Juror msdc over tho
fratcrn cation OF The Northern ana southern Assem-
bies- Il was MI on paper Right under Tho nose, as
tho Northern Church IN 1865 zod another Pros
byicry Of tho same name. pastor vi the latter
lately wanted 10 unite Win tho ivrInor but the South
erners would receive credentials irom any other
body claiming to be ths ficsbyisry Of New Orleans
boz idcs their own. Hence Whatever appearance oil
fraternity existed before has disappeared under tins
real isncicd discourtcsy. Tho Southern Freshly
terrain declares that the Ncrthcrn Proevytory oil Now
Orleans was organized 10 facilitate the coDis Of
southern church property, and Tho adoption OF the
name was fraud and a snare. therefore. says tnc
Ires6yfertdD, when Inc champions Of ifaicrna rcia
tions IN circumstances have pipcd the New Or
leans Prcsbytery proper has not danced, aud when
they have mourDed IL has not iamenicd.
The Prcsbyter carry on missionary work among
tho scueca Indians IN New YORK; among thc Cup
pewss m Wisconsin; the Omabas in Nebraska; me
Dakotas In Dakota lrrritory the Greeks aud ocmi-
nocs the Indian Territory, and mo Scz Pcrccs In
ldano. rhc number oi Christian Inoians Ia those
ecveral MISSIONS Is about !, 900 anu the numDcr OF
Indians assigned TO Tho church Wy mo
"a 1Dt. rue Presby tcrians also MAINTAIN missions
among tho Germans OF the United states, with whom
ihcy nave been very successful, and nave organizod
several churches All these interests Will receive suit
abio attention from tho Assembly, but OWING to It's
sixo largest part OF It's real business IL u0nc IN
committees, while the pubic sess,ons are Devoted
cnieny 10 spccchmaking, often intended Tor the cit
IONS vi Buncombo.
ANNIVERSARY NOTES.
AMERICAN BIBLE focrErY.
Tho dncsl nj thta closed Inst duv