The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-19
RELIGIOUS.
Various Important Bodies In seasIon-
Presbyterian GentraI Assembly, south.
ern aud Cumberland PresbyteFlans,
and Y. n. q. A.


eFn aud Cumberland Presbyterian,
and Y. N. q. A.
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT SARA
To0A.
SARATOGA, May 1.-THE Presbyterian
Assembly to-day referred to committee
memorial deprecating the running Of train
and steamboats, on the Sabbath, and au
thorized Rev. Mr.. Thompson, of Peoria
D. ]. Burrill, OF Iowa, and Rev. DR.. W
Calkins, Of Buffalo, TO select the next plact
for the meeting Of the General Assembly
The report on ministerial relief showed
that matters were more favorable thar
ever before. Still the contributions 10 thu
fund are not sufficient to meet all calls
The Secretary said 100000 had been con,
tributed In twenty.four years. During
the past year 1874 churches have given
that never gave before. There are 400
ministers depending on the fund, besides
their families.
R. +. Efinger, from Muncie, Indiana,
made speech calling for assistance To the
fund, saying that he would see that bis
Presbytery increased It's contribution 200
per cent, If he paid 1t himself.
Rev. Drs. Charles A. Dickey and H. f.
Miles, Elders George Junkin aud Charles
Barclay were elected members OF the per.
manent Board, to serve three years.
The committee from each Synod to
consider the subject Of reduced represen.
tation includes the following: Cleveland,
George F. Mcdonald, Truman P. Handy:
Colorado, D. Z. Finks, John NJ. Coouer;
Columbus, Thos. A. McCurdy, Chauncy n.
Olds; Erie, Thos. Fullerton, Robert B.
Mowrey; Illinois (Central). VIM. W,
Farris, Newton B. Love; Illinois North.
ern), Robert W. Patterson, Henry /.
Mitchell; Illinois South, James W.
Starks, Lewis B. Parsons; Indiana lNorthl,
John +. Kendall, K. p. EfIinger; Indiana
(South), Samuel F. Burr, Daniel Kirk
wood; Iowa NORTH, John |. Cowden; !;
Iowa South, Willis G. Craig, Epenetus
II. Sears; Kansas, Francis S. McCabe, L.
A. Buck; Kentucky, Samuel B. Anderson,
Z. W. 0. Humphreys; Michigan, William
5. Taylor, Jacob S. Farrand; Minnesota,
Geo. N. Ainslee, Luke Morrison Nebraska,
George l.. Little, Samuel P. Davidson:
Pittsburgh, William I. Beatty, Alexander
Bone; Tennessee, Wm. Fl. Lyle; Toledo,
Henry NJ. Bacon, ]. L. Walter; Wiscon.
sin, Thomas G. Watson, James Z. Messe.
ley.
CUMBERLAND rREsBYTERIANs.
MEMPHIS, TENN, May 1.-THE third
days proceedings OF the General Assem-.
bly, Of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church opened at 0A. ~, with PRAYER
by the Moderator. The usual half hour
was spent in devotional exercises, CON.
Quoted by Rev. ]. II. Houx, OF Missouri.
The minutes OF yesterday were read and
approved. A communication was read
from Rev. D. L. Bushnell, D. D., NTodera.
tor OF the last General Assembly. and Il
was ordered to be placed on file. A com.
was read from Rev. ]. M
Howard, OF Brownsville, Pa, correspond.
ing delegate to the General Assembly OF
the Presbyterian Church OF the United
States OF America, now in session at Sara
toga, New York, stating he could moi AT.
tend, and recommending that Rev. W. S.
Dudley, of Carmichaels, Pa, be appointed
in his stead. Adopted. Memorials from
Presbyteries at Searcv and Obion were
read and referred to the Committee on Ju.
ulclary. a memorial from the Presbytery
at Elyton was read and referred 10 the
Committee on Publication.
The afternoon session was principally
taken up by reading the annual report Of
the Board oil Publication. The accom-.
panying report was communication from
w. L. Ward, President; John FrieVell, W,
G. Smith, John NJ. Cant, P. II. Manloye,
members Of the Board, rendering their res.
ignations. The report and communication
were referred TO the Committee on Publ.
cations. W. E. Ward has been President
Of the Board for the past twenty.one years.
A special committee, consisting OF Rev. ].
G. White and Ruling Elder w. Shower,
were appointed on "The Evil OF Alcoholic
Beverages" At o'clock the Assembly
adjourned until Monday at 0A.M.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SOUTH.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1.-THE General
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