, 1879-05-17

CUMBERLAND THEsDTTERIASS.
sptciai Dtsptstca 10 The Tribune.
LEBANON, Tcnn., Atay lU.-'rlle sesa[on Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church met nt 2
o'clock tlls afternoon, Moderator Dearl preside
lug, OnG witness "As examined. Thu evil
dcucc induced proves tslat no ciareo has crcF
lecn preferred against Miss Mary cabal as tae
author Of an anonymous letter. Tic result Of
tho trial will bu n compctD va1dtcaslon of Judge
H. l.. Carutlcra and W. II. Darnet. 1hc trial
will continue for two or three days yet. The
excitement oyrr the affair remnns unahated.
l.nrgu crowds attend the scsston eacll lay. No
la<ltcs haro yet venturcd to 9Eaco the place OF
trial With their prescnco.
The session adjourned uutil ! O'Clock To-
morrow afternoon.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. S1ay 16.-Tho Cumberland
Presbyterian General Assembly met In session
this morning. Tic second tlny's proceedings
opened with prayer by tic Moderator, followed
with religious survives by tho Rev. 4. J. Nc
tilumphY, D. D., Of Lincoln, III. Colnmunica-
tions vera received from the Kcy. E. O. alorFis,
Of Ciscinua.i; the nev. s. A. Orth, Of New
York; and tlr Rev. j. II. Coulter, of pcnnsyl-
yatfn.
i message was received from tho Church
Session al Evansville, extending ali Invitation to
ille General Assembly to hold It's noxt meeting
IN TINT city. Several memorials wGra then pre-
scnted.,
Reports wcro received from the Trustees OF
the Cumberland University o. Labanon, Tonu.,
md tho Bethel College at Mckcnzie, TentI.,
which were referred. The Assembly took re-
cess until afternoon.
MEMPHIS. Tcnu., May 1O.-At the afternoon
session the an1,1ul report Of the Board Of
Foreign md Domestic Missions WIS rcnu by the
Sccrctary, tho Row. E. d. Crlsnlnli, u. D., OF
ST. louls. The report Is very lonE, md c'ls-
nracrs in detail ;!'s Sos Of tae boar lrnE
evidences Of u m!ssionary spirit, W'!e1 s grad,
uully growing III il.u leaEt8 Ot our people, nnd
extending It's hold upon thy synlnatlly OF our
CHURCHES. In parts Of ni,r territory where but IT.
tlu hitherto existed. Durlll: tho year two deaths
unoug our ministry had occurred w. u. Clla4-
| TEX. u. D., last August, nt Chattanooga, md j.
u, Logan ID. D., Inst September, Mt TaYlorsYlie
III. The report a1so suggests that tlie Gcncral
| Assembly repeat It'll urgent appeals to m'nis-
tcrs Ut congrcgnt 0ns 1or the universal Aaopticn
uf the systrsn Of regular co.leztions for this
cause; afsu, tiAt the Assembly appoint tlIc spc-
ulsu Sunday In July mkt as tlIe day for tots-
| eertcd prayer for foreign missions, mud tmt
ministers deliver scr1nons or addresses suited to
tic occaslon, nud raise collection for he prr-
pose, mud forward ilse satnu tu uia Beard: Ilu
at,nual fnancinl exhibit showed tint tho re-
Cppta fruN1 a1E sources laTp bean S!O,bt4; dis.
bursements, Sa0.1ll.
| Evansville, Ihd., was selected us the place for
| holding the next session.
| The Rev. W. Benton Farr, the 1lcv. 8. O.
| Woods, lnu Ruling E!.lrr r. II. Perrin weru a1,-
polluted spcciai collInittvu to arrange for u
scrylcc ut tlic next meeting OF tl!e Gcncral AS
| senbly.
! a Communication from The General Assembly
OF tilu Cumberland Presbyterian. Church (cGt-
| Ored) sya5 rcal ad Referred to The COMMITTEES
| On General Correspondence. .-
The Assembly u o O'clock adjourned TIL to-