The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-27
list asked for MOI 9 time to prepare their re-
mort. Granted.

IIst asked for more time to prepare their re-
port. Granted.
OvsRTUREs.
The Committee on Overtures reported on
the overture from the Presbytery Of ROANOKE
TO amend chapter 4, section ], article =,
Form OF Government, so that only maie
members In the full communion OF tue
Church shall lie eligible to membership I'D
tine PresbyterIes. The committee recon-
mend that this Assembly declines TO sud-
nit TO the Presbyteries the proposed amend
ment 10 the Form OF Government on Tue
GROUND that the Book OF Church order Is
sufficiently plain on the subject named IN
the overture, and does now limit the eiiei'
bilitv Of the officers named to male men,
bers OF the Church.
The Committee on Overtures recommend
ed that the General Assembly decline 10
submit to the Presbyteries for their actloh
the overture from the Presbytery OF Roa-
noke providing for an amendment to the
Form Of Government that a Presbytery
shall not be required to meet twice year:
A rising vote was taken, and the report OF
the committee adopted by 6S ayes to "a
noes.
REFORMED CHURCH OF AMERICA
The Assembly took a recess for twenty
minutes at this point; after when IL pro-
cecded to discharge the special order OF Tue
day for 70 o'clock-ibe formal reception OF
the Rev. Charles e. Scott, ID. d., special
complssioner from the Reformed Churcn
OF America. He made an eloquent ana
touching address OF exceeding appropriate
ness. in which he referred to the close rela'
tionship In faith and practice between the
Reformed and the Presbyterian Churches,
possessing, as they do, common history
and q common worship.
DIR. Hoyt responded, and saiG that ne
deemed it great privilege as the represent
alive Of the General Assembly to welcome
DR.. Scott. The two churches OF which
they were the representatives are stlll pc
cularly united by sympathy and faith.
They stand as the complement OF each
other, twin pillars Of the Church OF Christ.
Both come from a common ancestry, botn
are boary with age, both reeking with the
blood OF martyrs-ricb in memories ana
united in common service to common
Lord and Master.
DANCING AND WORLDLY ADJUSTMENTS.
An overture from the Presbyte OF
Athens was read asking the Assembly to
make a more full and explicit deliverance
upon the subject OF dancing and worldly
amusemenis.
The selection OF place for the meeting
OF the next General Assembly was then
taken up. Covington, KY, was named by
MIR. Collins, and StauDtOn. Va, by DR..
Kirkpatrick. The ayes and noes were called,
with the following result: COyington, 81 ;
Stanton, G5. The Moderator then an
nounced that the Assembly would hold It's
next meeting at Covington.
The General Assembly then adjourned,
with prayer by the Rev. l.. Ii. Blanton, to
meet at half.pa O'Clock this morning.
THE EXCURSION AROUND THE HARBoR.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon the MEM
bers of the General Assembly, accompanied
by large party Of city friends, embarked
upon the splendid steamship George w.
CLYDE, and proceeded down the bay, MetZ's
band furnishing the most delightful music.
The steamer ran out through the Swash
channel into the broad Atlantic, and steamed
southwark, and reentered the harbor by the
Pumpkin-H Hill channel.
The trip was longer than expected, and
the party did not get ashore until about 9
O'Clock. A dozen or more passengers PAID
the usual penalty incident to personal in
spection OF deep water; but, a. usual IN
such cases, came up afterwards smiling TO
the five hundred who had brayed the At.
lantic and did not surrender. Ii was an en-
joyable affair, and gratitied many who had
never before seen the ocean.
The above report was made up from eX-
Charleston Ne,cS and Courier
mainly.
IBy telegraph
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 26.-The Presby-
terrain General Assembly to-day heard a long
discussion on an overture from the Synod
OF South Carolina as 10 the legal authority
OF the ain these" deliverances OF the Gen.
eral Assembly, and the general power OF
church courts.
A discussion came up on the report OF the
Committee on Overtures reaffirming the ac-
ton OF the Louisville, KY, Assembly on
this subject in 1870.
DR.. Girardeau opened with two.hours'
speech, affirming the legality OF the deliver
ances in question.
Drs. Woodrow and Wilson will follow to-
morrow In opposition.
The report OF the Committee on Narrative
was read and approved.
The report OF the Committee on Publici-
ton Work OF the Church shows that the
debt OF the publishing-bo at Richmond,
Va, has been reduced TO $4,000. Three
years ago it was $4,000.
DR.. Hazen is retained as secretary and
treasurer.
The Assembly refused to take action on
the overture from the Athens Presbytery on
the subject OF dancing and worldly amuse-
ments, the Church already having sufficient
legislation thereon.
Rev. &. II. Rout, of Kentucky, was elected
delegate to the General Synod OF the Re-
formed Church, with DR.. Price, of Vir-
GINA, as alternate.