The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-23
PRESBYTERIAN
Assembly Actions at Memphis
and Saratoga.
The Proceedings Of the Cumberland and
Northern Presbyterian As
semblies Yesterday.


MRMPnIs, May 22.-The seventh days
session Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Assembly met at "a. NJ Rev. G,
s. White, Of Jacksonville, offered the FOL.
lowing, which was adopted:
ReeOled, That a committee OF three be
appointed by this Assembly to prepare an
address to the families Of the Church, set.
ting forth the condition, claims and i'm.
portance Of this work inthe clearest posi-.
BILE light, urging the ministers and elders
TO be prompt In bringing books and peri.
odic0ls to the attention u the families OF
the whole church, and that the pastors be
directed 10 read said address to their con.
gregations.
Recess was taken until 2:3O o'clock.
AT the afternoon session the report OF
the Committee on Sunday Schools was
read and adopted.
The report concludes as follows: That
we favor a hearty cooperation with ali
Evangelical Sabbath School workers. mar.
ticnlarly the efficient and truly Catholic
society,I the American Sunday School
Union.
The Committee on Correspondence re.
ported that they did not think It advisable
TO select delegates to represent the AS.
sembly at the meeting Of the Evangelical
Union OF Scotland next year, having al.
ready appointed Committee OF CORES.
pondence Adopted.
The Assembly by vote referred to the
next General Assembly a memorial from
the Lexington Presbytery as to the eccle.
siastiCal right OF congregation by a form
Of government ofthe Cumberland Presby.
terian Church to elect an Elder or Deacon
or TO select person to become a ruling
Elder or Deacon to serve them as such for
a limited period OF time, and az the Office
Of ruling Elder or Deacon being perpetual
is the term OF service in any particular
congregation perpetual.
The report Of the Committee on Finance
and Digest was read and approved,
At 6ocloCk the Assembly took a recess
until SP.N.
At the night session the resolution that
Presbyteries be required to cali each mem.
Der in charge OF congregation to account
Tor noncompliance with the resolutions
and edtcts OF this Assembly was adopted,
The resolution was laid on the table which
provided that each delegate should con.
tribute to foreign missions an amount
equal to what is expended by members for
tobacco during the past year. The reso.
luton censuring the Moderator Of the
Synod for not having their records pres.
ent at this General Assembly wasadopted.
The report OF the judiciary Committee on
the memorial from 0bion Presbytery was
referred to the next General Assembly,
The resolution requiring the stated clerk
to withhold the minutes OF the General As.
sembly from those Presbyteries that are in
arrears for contingent funds was modified
so as to withhold the minutes only for the
year said Presbyteries may be delinquent.
The thanks OF the Assembly was tender.
ed in general manner to all who had con.
tributed to their entertainment, including
the press OF the city, agent Of the Associat.
Press, Moderator, Clerk and assistants.
The minutes OF the days session we're
read, when on motion the Assembly was
dissolved. "'''
The Moderator, before making the an
nouncement, complimented the Assembly
on It's iraternal sessions. The Assembly
sang "Shall We Gather by the Riyer.h
after which it was dissolved, and another
General Assembly called to meet at Evans.
vile, Indiana, on the third Thursday in
May, 1880 The closing prayer was made
by Rev. Daniel Patton.