The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-20
THE PRESBY TERRAIN assembly.
salutations to their southern Brethren
Grace, Mercy, and Peace.

SARATOGA. May l9.-In the Presbyterian
General Assembly. this morning. tho Moder-
ator presented the following tcegraphc mes
sage to be sent to tho General Assemblies at
Louisville and Memphis. in accordance with
the resolution Of the Rev. DR.. Prime. adopted
on Friday:
The General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church,
nlutatou. to the Gcncrai Asa mhly in session at Louis
N ec ~, me its 9 Cbn CI 1g brhya1ig f ,he
order
A communication was received from COM
mittee II the southern General Assembly. sug-
gesting cooperation in efforts TO prevent the
dcsccraton of the sabbath. Referred to the
Committee on Bills and Overtures.
A resolution approving the work OF the So
cety for the Suppression of Vice. offered by the
Roy. ". X. Hal, was adopted.
The Rev Dr. Miller presented q report on the
work ~ the Board of Publication. IL shows
that slgS.OOO have been received during the
past year. and says that the funds have been
administered with economy and discretion.
Tho report closed with resolutions endorsing
the plan oi the Board. and declaring the Sab
bath school Of every church TO be under the
authority W the church session. Dr. Miller
followed with speech. quoting Rt the begin
ming Dean SANKEY'S remark that the Episcopal
Church is the ouigrowth 81 the Presbyterian.
which is the original form of church govern
Prof. stephen Alexander Of Princeton Col
lege objected 70 the resolution putting Sunday
schools under charge OF Presbyterian COM
miitee.
The Rev. DR.. Patton rising to a question Of
privilege. in connection with mn advertisement
in village PAPER recommending n certain
hymnal said he was decidedly in favor Of the
hook published by the Preshyterian Board Of
| Publication and u he had his way would have
the General Assembly prescribe the order ol
service 20 be followed 10y every Presbyterian
church.
The Rev. DR.. Henry Darling moved addi.
| tionul resolutions g. those offered hy the Com
miitec. one of which commended the puhica
UUNflNT
aries appointed by the Board be required to re-
| port 10 the Preshytery in whose bounds they
| work. and art under its direction. He said hC
| found a man numed as missionary in tn,
| bounds oi his prc-hytery who was entirely un
! known to him. the oldest pastor therein. Tn,
| resolution Of Or. Darling was accepted.
| The session closed without voting on the reso
| lutons.
Al the afternoon session the report Of th'
| Committee on tho Publication Society. with th'
| resolutions accompanying. including those o
| Dr. Darling. was pnssed unanimously.
| The ReV. Or. Craven. from u committee ap
| pointed by the last General Assembly. made
| substance Of which is that in countries occu
| pied exclusively by the Board OF Mis-
sions Of the Presbyterian Church. ne presoy
| teries duly organized shall send delegntcs L
| the General Assembly. Where missionariei
| other thnn those Of the Board Jointly occupy
| country with those OF the Board. such mission
| airy presypteries may include the other mis-
| sionar'es and determine what parts OF the gov
| ernmeut and discipline can be adapted 70 thei
| circumstances where not Inconsistent with GU
III" Moderator took the noor and advocate,
! the report cNpnining from his own experienc
| how the ulRn would work.
Without concluding the consideration Of tn
| report. further action was postponed unit
Tho Rey. NIr. Nivcn offered resolution tina
! church mombcrs should not read secular pa
| pers on the sabbath. Referred to the Commit
lee on Bills and Overtures.
4 temperance meeting was held in the even
ing. Mr.. William l.. Dodge presiding.