New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
TIE PRESBYTERLAY GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

DR.. HERRICK JOHNSON, OF CHICAGO ELECILD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY DR.. DARLING AND
GOVERNOR CULLOM
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
SPRINGFIELD, H., May 1S.-The General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church. which met here
to-day Is composed % an unusually fine body OF men
The men composing this Assembly actuated by ear
mes. religious convictions and they have come 10 deal
With the questions before them earnestly and conscen-
tiously large proportion Of the delegates are men OF
distinction in the Church Some OF the comnissoners
come from the low + As Of life, and there among
them six seven coiored men.
The Assembly me. III First Presbyterian Church at
IL o'clock and after usual devotional exercises Or.
H. Darling. president of Hamilton College, the retiring
moderator delivered the opening sermon, which occu-
pied nearly hOur~ The min part OF the sermon
wa devoted TO the discussion OF the question Does
the method Of evaugelizaton followed by the Presby-
er1an Church demand reconstruction 2" He first spoke
Of the ministers who described In the Scriptures as
the ambassadors Christ and he objected to At
tempt to usurp functions He urgently objected 20
the gospel reading conducted by laymen. and with
ont stating any names he severely criticised the methods
pursued by Moody and sankey In fact he strenuonsy
Objected TO the performance IF dulles OF minister
BIZ anyone who not regularly ordained In
regard to the necessity for change in the
methods OF gezatOn, he said that the proposed In
PRODUCTION OF riuanstic forms into the service would
and staid Calvinstic Church.
At the conclusion OF the sermon recess was taken,
and upon reassembling Representatives. Hail. where
the future Will be held Governor CulOm dclv
cred AN address Of behalf OF the people of
Springfield and the State of Illinois He said that the
Delegates came not army with martial music and
bristng bayonets but with spiritual armor prepared
TO fight the good fight OF faith The warfare in which
Won are engaged" said the Governor, means not
destruction OF ruin to mankind. In
the track OF your victorious hosts not ruined VII
ages homes ana eess bodies Instead peace
and prosperity and order bronerly love and charity
DR. Daring n ade brief RESPONSE and the election OF
moderator IN which "A good deal OF interest was ulau
tested took Heretofore 10 has been tie custom 10
and new branches O HE Church. which were united ten
wears ago thus continuing distinction winch does not
exist. movement made this year 10 abolish this
stlncOn this being the for the Old school branch
tn elect a moderator Ii was suggested that
az the new branch was the Larger body
should select The moderator Several candidates were
put IN nomination. Dr. NlcOs OF IT, Louis, nominated
DR. Charles n Dckcy OF ,he Calvary Church OF Pha-
delphia, who comes from the United fre'b, te.lan
branch aud Junge = NJ Moore, or Chicago, nominated
Dr. Hsrick Johnson, o. Chicago, represen ing the New
School branch. Dr. Hgmuc was also placed IA nUmlnh-
ton A. b. Cross, OF Baltimore, TOOK OCCASION
condemn the practice Of eeconeerlng Tor the ONCE
OF mode Ine ballet tcsutcd ia oJ4 votes Tor DE
johnson. 10 for Dr. Dickey aud - for d. HAmmeL
The election o. Dr. Johnson was re-
ccived with applause. and IN turning
h. him. -hr retiring moderator, Dr. Oar
ling said that the acon or the General Assembly was
no more a compliment to DIT JOunsOu's Piesbyeriausin
than 70 his preaching Of true Christian morals He also
referred Dr. JOhnsOl = recent SERMONS III relation 10
the General Assembly adjourned untA tomorrow
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