The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-05-26

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Home Missions.-Revs. B. NJ. Palmer, D. D., j. W
Montgomery, F. W. Lewis, r.. w Mechlin, j. H
Alexander, VIM: McCarty, D Munroe, W. n Dickey,
and Elders w. p. Morton, G. M. Lyon, J. j. Boezer
saml Smith, C. T Blair, F. 4: Cox.
Publication.-Revs. F. P. Mutually, D. D.. J. Leigh
ton Wilson, S. t. Martin, W. Bryce Thompsons c.
Caldwell, L. B. Turnbull and Elders p P Barbour,
j. j James, ]. H. Wilkes, Geo Wise.
Education.-Revs. E. H. Harding D. D., D. d. San
derson, D. D., E. T. Rockwell, J. W. Moselev, W NJ
stratton, r. G. Anderson, and Elders j. N. Withers
r. C. Craig, Is. Fl. Payne, W. j Marshall.
Systematic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s. NJ. Luckett, D
D. Mcbride, P. Fletcher L. Baker, W. B. Bingham.
Elders w. p Brewster A. c. Armstrong, G. ellis, j,
} Foreign Correspondence.-Rev ]. B. Adger, D.
, D., A. G; Hopkins, j: 6. Law, j. B. Morton, and
Elders W Hamilton, R. C. Latimer, T. Flournoy
Narrative.-Revs. j. A. Quarles, L. B. CLANCY, D.
I. Wilson, and Elders sherman H. Clarke, j. B.
Brown
Sabbath schools.-Revs. E Forman, R. NJ futile,
J n. Naff, P. Law, D. S. Sydenstricker, Elders j
T. owen, L. NJ Patterson, D. S. Bell
Auditing COMMUNICATIONS. H. C. Hamilton s. p
Dendy, J. N. Green Elders Thos. H. Woods, j. NJ.
Fowler, J. s. Crawford.
Devotional Exercises.-Revs. J. A. Scott II. H.
Halves, Elder v H. Henderson
Leave of Absence-Revs. j. f. Dow, D, D. Mcbride
Elder W. b. Morton.
On Synodica Records. Alabama, S. W. Davies D.
D., j. A. Patillo; Arkansas, W. H. Richardson. j. T.
Searcy: Georgia, F. W Lewis, W. J. Marshall; Ken
lucky, W. H. Dodge, T. D. Frierson: Memphis, r. W.
Mechl1n, E. A. Cox; Missouri D. T. Wilson, c. t
Blair; Nashville, E. 7 Rockwell, samI Smith;
South Carolina, R. M. Tuttle J. D. Anderson; Texas
D. W. Shanks Jos. VanNeter; Virginia, P. r. Law,
/ Twenty five overtures from yarfons Presby-
teries were referred. A letter was read from
the General Alliance of Reformed Churches,
asking that all Reformed churches appoint
small standing committees for correspondence
and cooperation.
HOME MISSIONS.
Rev. Dr. McIlwaine, secretary of the execu-
! tive committee on home missions, made his
annual report. The total receipts were $46
302.09, which is larger than ever before and
gain of 81 ,3S9.58 over last year Sustentation
receipts, $18,526.0S; receipts for Evangelistic
work $10,95S.S9. There are forty -four per-
sons engaged in this branch of service. $597.75
were received for the colored evangelistic fund
Invalid fund, receipts $1O,s4S; Relief fund,
receipts, $5,9n.10
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
| Dr. j. L. Wilson, Secretary OF foreign mis-
sion committee, stated that he had been re-
qucsted by the Pan Presbyterian Council to
lay before this Assembly the ACCESSIBILITY of
cooperation in Foreign Missions. Referred.
| THE SABBATH.
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Sabbath, was read and referred. 1t dealt
chiefly with the question of running trains and
steamers on Sunday, and suggested that more
strenuous efforts be made to induce the trans
| portation companies to discontinue the sys-
tematic violation of the Sabbath
| THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
| The report of the Union Theological Semi
nary gave the whole number students as so, OF
whom 20 were in senior, IA in middle and Is
in junior class. The total assets Of the semi
nary were placed at $215,O45.
A SENSATION.
After the regular business had been disposed |
of, a considerable excitement was created in
the Assembly by a short, sharp speech from
Rev. DR.. Mutually Of Lexington, Va. DR.. |
Adger, the chairman of the committee on for
eign correspondence, asked the Assembly to
authorize the sending OF a telegram of christian |
greeting to the Northern Assembly in session |
at Buffalo, New York. He stated that mes
sages Of similar character had passed be-
tween the bodies annually for some years.
Heretofore the Northern Assembly had uni
Southern Assembly had responded to it. He
proposed that in this instance the Southern
Assembly assume the initiative. DR.. Mutually
opposed the sending of the telegram in a
speech Of much earnestness the ground of his
opposition being that there were things Oh
the record of the Northern Assembly which
precluded this body from taking such action,
until that record was changed. Dr. Mutually
was responded to by DR.. Adger and DR.. Davies
and supported by Rev. Mr.. Fletcher Others
then joined in the discussion. The question
was finally called and by vote of 100 to is
the following message was ordered to be sent
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States sends its Chris
tian salutatons to the General Assembly of |
the Presbyterian church in the United States |
of America. May the presence Of the Master |
of Assemblies be with you"
DR.. Mutually gave notice of protest.
Saturdays Proceedings
The third days session of the Assembly COM
menced with prayer. Rev. DR.. Girardeau of
South Carolina, chairman, read q long and ex
haustive report on the Diaconate in which the
relative functions of the various grades of Off
GERS in the church-minsters, elders and dea
cons-were deliberately discussed. DR.. Girar-
deau is the organizer and former pastor Of one
of the largest colored churches in the Union.
1t is located at Charleston, S. c., and has a
membership of 800 or 1000. The congIega-
ton comprises the most respectable and we'll
TODD colored people Of Charleston. They
have built an immense tabernacle, paying
$50, 600 for the lot upon which it is erected.
DR.. G. is now professor in the newly estab
lished Columbia College. His report was an
elaborate argument in support of one branch
ofthe "Retrenchment and Reform, movement,
though it was not read in direct connection
with that subject. 1t was ordered to be
placed on record.
INFRINGEMENT AND REFORM.
The order ofthe day being the consideration
of the report On "Retrenchment and REFORM"
DR.. Adger moved that the whole matter be
postponed until Monday, and then taken up
after Dr. Girardeau' report had been discussed. |
DR.. Lefevre moved that action on the diac-
onate report be postponed until the next AS
sembly. DR.. Pryor wanted it printed and laid |
over until the next Assembly. DR.. Wilson op- !
posed DR.. Adger's motion and DR.. Hoyt wanted |
the diaconate report discussed at this Assem-
bly,. Others also joined in the debate. After
considerable discussion, the order of the day,
l. e.: Report on "Retrenchment and Reform"
was taken up by an overwhelming vote. This
was regarded as somewhat of test question,
and its result was thought to have clearly |
foreshadowed the defeat of the reformers, rep
resented by minority of the committee APP
pointed to consider the subject
What is known as the Retrenchment and |
Reform movement is proposed change in the
management Of the benevolent schemes of the
church, and the distribution of the funds con-
nected herewith AT present there are four
permanent committees having in charge, re-
spectively, the Foreign Missions. Domestic
Missions, Publication and Education Each of
these committees has its paid secretary, who is
also a minister. 1t is proposed by the re-
formers to combine the whole financial man
agement under one head, and have a general
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