The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-24
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
The Case OF the Hermon Church Set
tled-RepOrt OF Committee on
SustenIaIiOn and Home
Missions-Case OF
Rev. See.
PITTSBURGH, May %.

PITTSBURGH, May %.
Correspondence OF the Register.
The first matter before the Assembly
this forenoon was the report OF Hon. A.
d. Welsh on the complaint OF the Rev.
John r. Martin rs the Synod of Phila-
delphis. The complainant withdrew his
case in view of the decision in the case
I Of Herman Church, but said in letter
10 the Assembly that he still reserved his
rights as Presbyterian minister. The
withdrawal is to have the legal effect OF =
dismissal OF his complaint by the Judi
cisl Committee
After some other business the Rev. DR..
Van Dyke, OF Brooklyn, read the report
Of the Committee on Sustentation and
Home Missions The report recon-
mended the adoption Of the following:
Frst-The separate departments OF the
Board shall be discontinued, and the two
treasures consolidated, rs i! is thought
inexpedient 10 re-eslablish Suslentation
as separate scheme.
Second The churches getting aid from
the Board TO be divided into Sustentstion
pastorates and Mission charges.
Third The conditions ot SUstonta-
tion psstora,e to bc I) The regular pa
toral relation according TO the Form ot
Government, l2) the taking of annual
collections for all the Boards accordingt 10
systematic plan; ,3l the contribution OF
not less than 5000 IN money 10 the salary
Of the pastor, and this 10 average nj least
So 90 per member; a. upon tho agree
ment OF the church 10 these condltlons,snd
upon the accommodation of the Prrsby-
terry, the Board shall supplement the SAL
sry so AS 10 make It at least $500.
vlded, first, that where there is "A parsou-
age occupied By the pastor, tho annual
value Of ITS rent shall bs deducted from
the amount paid by tho Board; and, sec
ond, that no aid shall be given if, ~ tho
Judgment Cf either the Presby terry or
Board the continuance Of Sustontstion
psstorate will prevent the grouping OF
churches which ought to be united under
one pastor; (5) two or more contiguous
churches may DO united in Sustentatiou
pastorate upon conditson that the minis
ter is installed pastor Of each, and thoy
comply with the requirement OF 5000
salary, and contribution Of $3.50 per
member.
Fourth-Condition necessary 10
mission charge: N) 1t may consist OF
one or more churches; (2) tue minister
must be a momber OF the Presbytery 10
which the churches belong (3) evo~y
church receiving sid NUT take annual
collections for all the Boards; (4) tho ap-
plicaton to the Board for sid must be
with consent Of Prcsbytery, upon the re-
port of Committee on Home Missions,
and every renewal Of the application
must be accompanied with certificate
that tho above conditions have been
complied With; (5), the amount OF aid TO
bo determined by the Presbytery and
Board.
Fihh-Presbyteries shall require OF
churches renewing applications for sii
an annual decrease in the amount asked
tor Whenever such decrease is practical
ole. And no church shall receive aid in
either Of the above classes for n longer
period than five years, except IN special
cases to be sgrJed upon by tho Prcsby-
terry and the Board.
SiIth-The vote in tho Presbytery re-
commencing aid shall be by ballot and
this fact reported 20 the Board.
Seventh The Board of Homo Mis-
Sions shsil continue TO commission mis-
sioDares TO fields whore no churches
have been organized.
A long varied and animated dscuS-
sion was had upon tho report, tho COO
tenLion being over the recommendation
TO consolidate the two treasures and
20 make the contribution per member
50 90. The consolidation OF the tFeasu-
ries II WAS said, would destroy the Sus.
tentstion scheme, rs contributions would
be taken for home missions only, and
So 60 per member would cut weak
churches off from the benefits OF tho
Board. Many amendments were Of
iered, and DR.. Dunhsm, OF the Presby-
terry Of Albany, begged that the report
be recommitted, as IL would ruin ths
SusteDtstiOn plsD, but all were voted
down and the recommend dAtions adopted
seriatim and the report a. whole.
The entire afternoon session Of tho As
sembly was occupied with the appeal
Gaze Of Rev T. K Craven against Rev.
j. NJ. See. Of the Newark PresUylery,
Mr.. See, who was csnsured by that Pre-
bytery Tor allowing, contrary 10 the cuf-
tomAry law and ussge Of the Church, n
woman 10 appear in his pulpit 10 preach,
having appealed the matter % the A.
sembIy. The case vas argued by the Rev.
NJ. hcIlvAIne for Mr.. bee, and by Mr..
Craven for the Synod. The case was not
concluded 81 the time Of the evening al.
jOurnment.
On reassembing this evening the case
Of Rev. Mr. Sees appeal wAs continued.
and after further discussion vote wAs
had, which sustained the Synod, and the
Assembly adjourned