The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-21
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preshv torinn General Assembly AT
Knoxyiass, Team.
SECOND AND TalED DAYS. s

is. III ministers and 69 ruling elders. M
& Tho Moderator announced the Standing
committees aud Committee on synodicai |
Records. as
Theannual reports Of the Union Thcoiogi-
cal Seminary, Virginia, and OF the iheo-
logical Seminary at Columbia, :. y, We're |
read. 49,
SIS Rev. II. Mcllwaine, d. D., assistant secpe-
tary OF the Committee OF Sustentatiori, read
the annual reports OF the Executive Com
anittee OF Sustentation, Including statements
also with regard to the Evangeiistse Fund,
the Coiored EyangeIistic Fund, the Invalid
Fund, and the Relief Fund.
Rev. John N. WaddelI, u. D., secretary,
read the report OF the Executive Committee
or Education.
DR.. McIiwaine, secretary, read the report
Of the Executive Committee OF Foreign
Missions. ;s.s
Rev. DR.. c. A. stillman, secretary, read
the first annual reportos the Executive Com
mitsee for Training Colored Ministers.
AL these reports, considering the extra
Ordinary peeaDiary depression, were re
narkabiy encouraging, showing that the
iberality Of the people grows as their re,
sources diminish, and that the CHRISTIAN zeal
OF the Church is increasing.
Rev. S. Il. Martin presented resolution
for the appointment OF committee 10 con-
slider the expediency OF deyising some plan
for simplifying our ecclesiastical machlne-
~, diminishing the expenses OF our beney-
olent operations, and increasing the contrls
buttons from our churches; and that said
committee report to this Assembly. Adopt
ed, and committee appointed.
Rev. w. E. Hill offered resolution call
ing the attention OF Presbyteries TO the inn
nortance OF holding Sabbath-school Insti-
tutes and conventions in their bounds. Re
ferred to Committee on Sabbath School.
A letter was read from Rev. DR.. ). 3.
Adger, reporting his attendance as CORE
spending delegate to the General Synod OF
the Reformed Dutch) Church OF America,
and describing in enthusiastic terms has re-
ception by that body.
The stated clerk, DR.. j. r. Wilson, read
more than twenty oyertures from Presbyte-
ries asking for deliverances by the Assem-
bly, on various subjects. These were re-
ferred to the Committee on Bills and Over
lures, and when they come back to the AS
senbly some OF them will excite discussion.
The Presbytery of Louisiana asks for
biennial sessions OF the Assembly the same
Presbyterv oyertures tho Assembly not to
adopt the new Book. Muhlenburg asks
for action on lay evangelism. From one
synod there comes an overture In reference
to the expenses OF the Executive Commit
tees, and another from the Synod OF Ala
baIaa in regard to the use Of yituperatiye
and denunciatory language by the editors
OF our religious newspapers. Two over.
lures asked that the term :" stated supphes :.
be dropped from the roll OF ministers. An
other asks that the Assembly elect. its stated
and permanent clerks every four years.
Another asks that the new Book be not
adopted except by vote OF two thirds OF
the people. Another asks for deliverance
ON the observance OF the Sabbath.
At 12a p. H., after fifteen minutes spent
in devotional exercises, Assembly adjourn
ed to tomorrow at 8 A. NJ, so as to give an
opportunity to the various committees to
meet this afternoon.
,rhe stated clerk OF the Assembly is DR..
j. r. Wilson; the permanent clerk, Dr..
William Brown; the temporary clerk, DR..
j. II. Martin.
DR.. Armstrong preached last night on the
" Effectual, Feryent Prayer Of the Right
eous,' and DR.. B. T. Lacy tonight on
s.Jesus Christ, the Same Yesterday, To-day,
and Forever
SATURDAY 1STH-THIRD DAY. y
AN appeal was read from the Waldeusian
Church, in Europe, asking aid from the
Protestants Of Britain and America In the
support OF their pastors.
A complaint was read from the Presby-
terry OF Louisiana setting forth that debate
on the minority report in that Presbytery on
the new Book and all discussion on the
subject bad been cut off by the operation Of
the previous question. Referred to the
Committee on Bills and Ogertures. #
DR.. G.. ID. Armstrong. chairman Of the
Committee on the Revised Book, stated that,
owing to failure in the mails or some other
cause, the answers Of some OF the Presbyte-
ries had not been received. AS officially re-
ported theYote OF the Presbyteries was 4
tie. He asked that the committee be allowed
to receive the certified statements OF COM
missioners us to the action OF their Presby-
teries. 1t was evident that the Book would
now have to go back to the Presbyteries,
but these statements were required for the
information OF the Assembly as to the vote.
DR.. Dabney was opposed to the use OF any
documents by the committee which We're
not official, especially on this question.
DR.. Bullock agreed with DR.. Dabney.
DIR. Armstrong explained that the COM
mittee Wonld put in q separate rollthe votes
which were not officially stated, and the
request was granted.
4 communication was received ann0unc-
ing the death, on the 14th, Of Mr.. Thomas
c.. Perry, of Abbeville, S. c., president OF
the Board Of Trustees OF the Assembly.
Referred to the Committee, on the Report
OF the Board OF Trustees, with request to
report minute expressive OF the high re-
gard: of the Assembly for Dir. Perry. and
his fidelity rs an officer Of this body. ~.
Rev. DR.. Talbot w. Chambers, OF the
Reformed Church in America, presented
the salutations OF their General Synod in an
able address, to which DR.. Peck, the mode
rator, replied in brief and cordial terms.
DR.. A. Stunt, a messenger from the
American Bible Society, was heard in an
interesting speech, and it was ordered that
committee be appointed to bring in a suit
able responsive minnie. "a
The Committee on Bills and 0yertures
presented q reply to tte overture from the
synod of Alexandria on the subject Of wi
Imperative and denunciatiDg language by
the religious press. The report recon-
mendS tina. IL the offences Of editors be
such as the overture represents the sessions
OF their churches and their Presbyteries
are the proper courts TO take cognizance OF
the same.
DR.. S. Robinson addressed the Assembly
in defence OF strong language on certain
occasions By editors. Colonel +. w. Webb,
OF Alabama, Is now replying to DR.. Robin
son at liz A. NJ.
All the debates will be found in full in the
G Assembly's Record, !" published here daily
by the Knoxville Tribune, and in the reli-
gions newspapers OF the Church. pro-
pose to give yon only g brief synopsis.
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