The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-26

the Presbytery assembly session at Spring
held was read and referred for reply.
A memorial from New York was read
asking for an appropriation of $500, 900
Tor mission work. At Q p. m. they re-
assembled, and j. s. Speer, Penn.
made third clerk Memorial as to
what constitutes pastoral charge was
referred to the judiciary committee Half
an hour was then given to devotional ex-
ercises, after which the moderator filed Is
or 20 standing committees Chairmen of
principle committees are as follows: Bills
and Oyertures DR.. Mehard, Pennsylvania:
judiciary. Dr. Lee, Virginia; Narrative
State Religion, DR.. French Ohio; Foreign
Missions, j.. G. Marshall, Iowa; House
Missions, McNary. Indiana A spirited
discussion occurred on the question of
printing the Bible in Arabic. Some desired
the hymnology of the church bound with
the Bible, while others favored separate
volumes; referred Seperate changes re-
ported on overtures and instrumental mu-
sic question and interest centres on official
count. Back counties are likely to be
heard from. Evening session discussed
Sabbath school wsrk. Reply sent to greet,
ing from Springfield invoking peace and
prosperity.
Ff SPRINGFIELD.
SPRINGFIELD, May 25.-In the afternoon
session of the Assembly a letter of fratern-
al greeting from the Cumberland Presby-
terian church was read.
The Rev. Christian Vandervere, dele
gate from the Reformed Dutch church,
made an eloquent address of greeting from
that church, and was responded to by the
Moderator
DIR. T. FL Robinson reported on benevo-
lence showing great advance in contra
buttons of churches and members of the |
churches contributing.
A narrative of the state of religion was
read, also the neurological list. Ninety
six ministers of this denomination have
died during the year. Since the last As |
sembly two Commissioners elected to this
Assembly died before meeting.
The dispatch from the Assembly at At
lanta was referred to the Committee on |
Correspondents and reports are expected
tomorrow.
Northwest held two enthusiastic sessions
and win continue tomorrow. The dele
gates attended the reception at the Govern
or's mansion tonight
In the assembly this morning action by |
which the majority and minority reports
on home missions was referred to special
was reconsidered and reports
sent to standing committee. The report
of the board of education occupied consid
cradle time and was the most interesting
feature of the session. During the morning
a dispatch was received from the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian church of
the south at Atlanta, Georgia, as follows:
In order to remove all difficulties in the
way of that full and formal fraternal GER
which on our part we are
prepared to accept, we have adopt
ed the following minutes to-wit:
that while receeding from no
principle, we do hereby declare our re-
gret for and withdrawal of all expression
of our assembly which may be regarded as
rejecting upon or offensive to the Genl
Assembly of the Presbyterian church of
the e. s. of America
Reso1Ued that a copy of this paper be
sent to the general assembly now in ses-
sion at Springfield, Ills, for their PRAYER
full consideration and mutdtSs Dutassdss,
for their reciprocal con currence as to af
ferding a basis for the exchange of dele
gates forthwith Signed r. < Smook, /
Moderator; Jos. r. Wilson, Clerk.
This was read with great delight and |
to committee on correspondence
and it is understood viii elicit most cordial