The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-24

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tIseported FOR ahe Ioisrat
FIFTH D4Y eoSciuDED-s SIXTH DAT s TO 1910
s3s X.
assdag. Bay I'll 1T he Assembly re.
esysed ID change the day OF prayer for col
& Eeges, proposed by overture. III
The committed on Bills and s1yertures
brought 10 an answer to an overture on the
0bseevance,of The Sabbath, which referred
especially to the railroad trains that run on
Sunday by authority of the State and
Federal Governments. The answer was re-
ferred 10, d special conmittee to report at
this meeting. , .;,s ~ !.
An answer by the Committee Of Bills and
yoverfnfes "a an overture on the subject OF
administering baptism TO dying persons
who Go not unite with the ChurchsWas re-
committed. M II,
An overture f0r the transfer OF a church
from the Synod of Mississippi to the Synod
because the consent OF the Synod sof Mem
phls had not been received by the Assem-
b,y. 81 Isl
8 a. paper was adopted in reference to Mr.
n. c. Perrin, recently deceased, Tho was
AM honoretls and useful president Of, the
,.Assembir,s Board Of Trustees, which was
orstere5sto be sent TO his family at Able
yilleI s. C;fHass:; 80 ~ ~ ~
Rev. DR.. George d. Armstrong, chair
man Of the Committee ON the Revised Book,
presented his report, and it was made the
order OF the day for II Thursday morning.
The Book is. rot adopted as a whole by a
majority OF the Presbyteries, but "a number
OF the Presby teries who decline to adopt
desire the revision TO be continued. All
the proposed amendments are adopted but
the first, which DISTINGUISHES ministers
without charge or the three forms OF
electir & pastors and other officers the third
(yote by communicates oniy} is adopted;
and OF the two definitions OF offence the
first ithe neyY, one), Is adopted. The report
recommends that the Book, as thus modi-
fed, be sent back to the Presbyteries for a
final vote. fif.e :. + 8.
Rev Mr.. emerson. Of North Carolina,
presented.a minority report rejecting the
Book on the ground that a majority OF, the
presbyteiies did not vote. for its adoption.
Rev. VA. Hall said he had been re-
qucsted by telegram withdraw the COM
plant OF certain members OF The Presbytery
Of Louisiana, Leave was granted to- with
draw. = -
tHedncsuay,.2 2d Jfdy.---The Committee
on the. Interpretation of the AsseInbly's
Vote. sustaining the complaint Of members
Of the Presbytery soi Louisville against the
synod Of Kentucky in the case OF Rev. y.
Wv. Garfield, reported that the PresbyterY
did.right to diyest Mr. Garfield Of the min
Ssterial Office without judicial process on
account. Of his mental condition. =
2. That Synod should not by its simple
vote have restored Mr.. Garfield to the mtn-
isterial Office. $500.
13. No reflections on the Synod.
Cores ponding, delegates were appointed
to attend the next General Synod OF the
Reformed Presbyterian Church--Dr. B. T.
Lacy, OF Missouri, principal, ana Rev. G.
r. Getchins, OF Georgia, alternate.
Another report was presented by the
Committee on Theological Seninaries. Il It
reported to the institute at Tuscaloosa, Ala,
fof fhe training OF colored ministers, which
was highly commended. Adopted. ~ I.
-Gna Committee on Foreign Corresponds
ence reported "a suitable response to the
report OF the delegates, TO, the Presbyterian
Council at Edinburgh AND an acknowledge
1nent OF the receipt OF the, book containing
tie proceedings Of that body. Adopted.
The stated clerk OF the Assembly was di-
rected to calf the attention OF the clerk of
the Council TO! the omission OF four names
in their roll of.the Business Committee.
DIR. Dabney presented "a paper showing
that the reception, OF our delegates by the
Council at Edinburgh was a virtual with
drawaI Of the ban sof exclusion placedtupon
the Southern Church ebt the Churches OF
Great Britain and America during the ex-
istance Of slavery, and as such should Ebe
accepted, with the necessary inference that
neither on their part nor ours was an abso-
lutte .ebaDgesIf sentiment implied by a
forced changes ili our material, condition.
With. this view Of the reception extended
to CIR delegates, our. grateful acknowledge
ments are due for the equal and honorable
terms on which we were admitted. ti<%,t
DR.. Dabney briefly addressed the Assem-
bly,, and ut the Close OF his speech the. AS
sembiy lookup the order of. the day.. =,
This.w the, report OF the special COM
mitteeen simplifying the clesiasticat ma
chineTy, reducing Xpenses, and increasing
contributions, to which, also, had been re-
ferred several overtures Bearing on these
subjects. The chairman Of the committee,
Rev. s. Taylor Martin, said he desired to
yield the floor to DR.. Dabney, q member OF
the committee. .%,,., rr,l
DR.. Dabney said that he would be found
frequently voting against the chairman in
regard to the different parts OF this paper,
hut he wished to remind the General AS
sembly that the proposals. in this report
were not in all eases progressive, but, on
the other hand, most Of them were conSerU-
dtire,L because they proposed return te
former plans. ~ H. = +. -, =. & *
Mr,,Martin also gave an opportunity to
Colonel Webb to state the grounds of his
minority report, which he did at some
length, 80, ;.,.., ~ .f
MIR. Martin then proceeded to address che
Assembly, continuing. bis speech to the
close OF the morning session. 1888
Last night very interesting meeting was
held in behalf of sustentation, as there was
on the night before in behalf Of foreign
missions. / enclose separate reports OF
these, for which You may perhaps find
room. -. =.
I'VE give one and omit the other Dis.
patch. :a'5 -:
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON sUsTENTATION.
~ Reported for the Dispatch.J
Afay Els r. M.-The Assembly met to
consider the subject of sustentation-Dr.
C.. A. Stilman IN the chair. The 599th
hymn was sun s-tt g, Jesus, Let Thy King
dom Come" Prayer by DR.. Hammer, OF
Baltimore.
ReY. DR.. Hendrick presented the report
OF the Assembly9s standing Committee of
Sustentation on the annual report Of the
Executive Committee OF. Susteptation !;
which, at Dr. Hendricks request, was read
by Rev. Joseph II. Martin.
The report highly commended the work
Of the Sustentation Committee, repeated