The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-29
,,ressytertan Sscnernf Assembly q
So; Knoxville.
reported for ,he Dispatch.'
rfGHra DAY cONcLUDED.

That Rev, q. ID. Armstrong, ~. T., anu
ID. REYNOLDS, Esq, OF Norfolk, be
committee To superintead the printing Of
the Revised Book.
t"s Tina, it is taeNpedient to overture Pres.
hvferies on the subject OF annual meetings.
Mai the clause g He descended into hell y
IN the creed be not left out, being explain.
ed by a foot-note.
The report on systematic beneVoience
was adopted. 1t showed an increase IN
,,,,,ber OF presbsteries reporting, but IT.
regularity and deficiency in some OF the re-
ports. 49,
summary action OF the Synod on the report
80 tha Snecial Committee on Retrenchment,
Sc signed BY about twenty members, was
admitted to record, and the Assembly waived
its right OF answer.
resolution by Rev. Mr.. johnson to
make the Missionary a general magazine
for all the committees was voted down, and
q resolution by General Prince to make the
MISSIONARY charseable to the Foreign Mis-
sionsry fund only was withdrawn.
Rev. w. L. Hill was permitted to read as
a notice a paper concerning an effort to
br;ld church for colored people In Lynch
hnrp. Va. Contributions TO be sent to Rev.
Or. w. 7. Hall. Lynchburg, Va.
The report OF the Committee OF InYesti-
cation into the affairs OF the Publication
Tomm;ttee at Richmond was ordered to be
printed in the appendix to the minutes.
NINTH DAY.
Saturday, Nay 25th.-In the report Of
Yesterdays proceedings the following items
were omitted:
A report OF the Committee OF Bills aud
Oyerfures against the revision OF the obi
rectn,v OF Wor- hip" Adopted.
\ vote approving the diligence OF the
Committee OF Investigation into the affairs
~ the Publication Committee.
This morning Dr.. Dabney presented his
nro,est against the action OF the Assembly
in iaying on The table bis paper in regard TO
the PRESBYTERIAN Council. The protest was
based:
|. Upon the summary vote to lay On the
table when the mover OF the paper having
the floor had asked for the vote Of the As
sembly TO be taken upon Its merits, and
thus cut off the minority from the express
sion OF opinion to which they were entitled.
.. Upon the attitude in which the refusal
to consider the subject would place the AS
sembly and the Church. This paper eX-
pressed our Interpretation OF the relations
lately established in the Council with the
PRESBYTERIAN Churches OF Great Britain and
Ireland, which had once excluded us from
their communion. Tie object is to ascer-
tain whether the basis be such as is not hui
initiating to Us. Is our appearance in the
Council to be regarded as cOnfeSsing our
sins as described by those with whom we
there associate? 1t would be d!sreSpect1ui
TO them to suppose that they receive us on
equal terms while they hold the views OF
Us which they formerly expressed, and
equally unworthy OF us to seek such asso-
citation when outward causes only had
broken down the wall OF partition.
This is the substance but not the language
OF Dr.. Dabney's paper, and a very brief
and imperfect synopsis.
The protest was admitted to record, and
on motion 10 appoint committee TO an
swer it, DR.. Preston moved that the COM
mittee do not answer the second part, as
that would be doing the very thing which
the Assembly had refused by Its vote TO
do-discussing the paper.
DR.. Armstrong concuTred in DR.. Pres-
toms view, and the committee was directed
not to answer the second part.
Committee to answer the protest: Drs.
Armstrong (chairman). Preston and Bull
lock. and judge Jones and Colonel c. ).
Darlington.
CASE OF DR.. BAIRD.
The Judicial Committee presented re-
port on the case OF DR.. L. II. Baird. The
report was read by Judge Billups, OF Geor-
eia: the chairman Of the committee, DIR.
Rice, having diSsentcd from the other mem
bers and being prepared to bring in NIL
norty report. The associates OF Judge Bill
lups in the majority report are Rev. Dr.
Hammer, Rev. Mr.. Fair, Mr.. Ogden, and
Colonel Webb.
The majority report argued at consldera-
BILE length that the appeal OF DR.. Baird
could not lie because it was made on case
in which there had been no final sentence.
RI cannot reproduce the argument this
warm afternoon. even il you had room
Tor it,
DR.. Rice offered his minority report, pre-
scribing the method for hearing the case.
he commended that it was not competent Tor
the Judicial Committee to suggest the man.
ner in which the case should be brought
before the Assembly. The majority report
had transcribed the functions OF q judicial
committee. There had been decided and
iast Judgment in the case, than which nc
severer could be inflicted. DR.. Rice, IN dli'
fering from his associates, bore testimony
to their honest, correct, faithful, ana cour.
teous performance OF their duties. Inc Two
reports were debated until IL O'Clock. Inc
minority report was adopted, and the AS
sembiy resolved to hear the case In the foi
lowing order:
|. Decision OF the Synod Of Virginia tc
be read
.. Appeal, and reasons for it read.
g. Notice OF appeal.
4. Appellant to he heard (by bis repre-
sentatives).
5. Representatives OF the Synod to b.
heard. :.
6. Members OF the Synod OF Virginia who
were present when the decision OF thu
synod was rendered to be heard III the eX
PLANTATION OF their Judgment.
:. Withdrawal OF members or the Syno(
OF Virginia and counsel Of the appellant.
s. Call Of the roll for the opinions O.
members Of the Synod and final vote.
8. Committee to express the judgment o.
Assembly to be appointed.
The Assembly then agreed to proceed
with the case at O'clock this afternoon.
Dr.. Bullock, chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations, presented reply Il
the communication received from the Wal
denrian church, expressing the sympathy
OF the Assembly with that ancient and ven
cradle church.
Devotional exercises and recess till 8 2
NJ.
After recess-3 P. M.-Dr. Preston rea(
the reply to the protest OF DR.. Dabney
in which it was argued that DR.. Dab
ney's Interpretation Of the significance
OF the Assembly's readiness to vote upor
his paper was not the guide for the Assem-
bly's action, and proved TO be a wrong in
terpretation--in short, as understood by thu
reporter, that the matter, when submitted
m ba ,rnta - tha A 1rac on firalv i,