The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-06-02

Roanoke to amend Chapter 4, Section
Article 2, Form of Government, so that
only male members in the full communion
of the church shall be eligible to member
ship in the Presbyteries. The committee
recommend that this Assembly declines to
submit to the Presbyteries the proposed
amendment to the Form of Government.
on the ground that the Book of Church
Order is sufficiently plain on the subject
named IN the overture, and does now limit
the eligibility of the officers named to
male members of the church.
The committee on overtures recon-
mended that the General Assembly de-
cline tosubmit to the Presbyteries for their
action the overture from the Presbytery
of Roanoke providing for an amendment
to the Form of Government that Pres
bytery shall not be required to meet twice
a year. A rising vote was taken, and the
report OF the committee adopted by 68
ayes to "a noes.
The Rev: Edward Martin reported ia
vorably on the records of the Synod of
Kentucky. The report was adopted.
The. Rev. S. L. Leeper submitted
favorable report on the records of the
Synod Of Georgia. Adopted.
Mr.. A. S. Doak presented favorable
report on the records of the Synod Arkan-
sas. Adopted.
Mr.. L. B. Johnson submitted report
on the records of the Synod of Nashville,
recommending their adoption after correc-
ton. Thisreport excited some discussion,
butt was finally passed by the Assembly.
COMMISSIONER OF THE REFORMED CHURCH.
The Assembly took recess for twenty
minutes at this point, after which it pro-
ceeded to discharge the special order of
the day for II o'clock-the formal recep-
ton of the Rev. Charles E. Scott, D. D.,
special commissioner from the Reformed
Church of America He made an elo-
quent and touching address of exceeding
appropriateness, in which he referred to
the close relationship in faith and practice
between the Reformed and the Presbyte-
ran Churches, possessing, as they do, a
common history and a common worship.
He referred to the intimate acquaintance
he had long enjoyed with the Southern
Presbyterians, and related the incidents
of his conversion by the lamented DR..
Smyth, his education in the Seminary at
Columbia, and the uninterrupted affection
OF many years, through all of which his
love had only waxed warmer
DR.. Hoyt responded and said that he
deemed it great privilege as the repre-
sentative of the General Assembly to
welcome DR. Scott The two churches of
which they were the representatives are
still peculiarly united by sympathy and
faith. They stand as the complement of
each other, twin pillars of the Church of
Christ.
The accounts of the Rev. f. M. Rich
ardson, the secretary of the Committee,
were reported upon favorably The to-
tai amounts permitted to students during
the year, $9,5126O The total expenses
of the committee for salaries, travelling
expenses, printing, &C., amounted to 81
33115.
The clerk announced that the treas
urer would be in the lecture room at the
Second Presbyterian church at half-past
8 o'clock this morning to receive any
money the members had for the General
Assembly.
An overture from the Presbyterv of
Athens was read asking the Assembly to
make more full and explicit deliveranoe
upon the subject of dancing and worldly
amusements.
The selection Of a place for the meet
ing of the next General Assembly was
then taken up. Covington, Kentucky,
was named by Mr.. Collins, and Staun-
ton, Virginia, by DR.. Kirkpatrick. The
ayes and noes were called, with the fol-
lowing result Covington CT, Staunton
IS. The Moderator then announced
that the Assembly would hold its next
meeting at Covington
A communication from she Hon. w.
A. Courtenay rendering an excursion
through the harbor to the members of
the General Assembly was accepted
with thanks
A meeting of the Assembly was held
Tuesday night in the Second Presbyte-
rian church in behalf of Foreign Mis-
sions Addresses were made by DR.. J.
L. Wilson, the Rev. Allen Wright. and
Dr. Girardeau