New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-30
RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSE MbLi
DEBATE AND RESOLUTIONS on TEMPEkANck-co
OPERATION WITH woMEN-THE INDIANS
frnnM LIE REGrLAR CORREsrONDENT OF TIE IkIbUNI'I

DEBATE AND RESOLUTIONS On ih"rT""
OPERATION WITH wOMEN-THE INDIANS.
frpou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
S,pAToGA. MAY 29.-The Temperance ques-
ZION being called up this morning In the GenerI As
by Il was discussed with much earnestness ana report
was finally adopted. TIE Permanent Committee ."
TEMPERANCE was accused OF being derehcI III "
duty as it failed to collect any hhPoi'""
sum of money. but this matter was sahsiac,o''V -
naiped by Walter Carter of New York member OF tue
committee As the discussion on the temperance que'
,,or was heated last night II remained this mofuns
The total abstinence refused to yield ther sru"
but we're voted down by a small majority Inc he'
Nesbt Of Pennsylvania, in fiery speech reieIiu "
",he learned doctors Of divinity VINO co"0
here 10 discuss higher criticism ana arc
not willing to lit from the gutter HIS s.'uso'
paper read by DR.. Crosby last week was cohoehn'u
several men prominent in work OF prohiptou anu
so MI Nesbitt rose 10 apologize for MS rem"iA " 9
40 be said You know that in the neat OF ue""'o We
temperate men become - ,,,
yeryinf4muerate." shouted dozen voices and MI
| Nesbitt sat down. . Com
| Thrro was an effort to give the Permanent Com
| mi,tee charge of the questions OF saoDa'h oo-
| seryarce in connection with the TEMPER
| once oucstion, but that was Voted oo""
Mr. Carter expressing the hope for the committee 'ha'
the Assembly would not overload them alter reiSis -
give them a corresponding secretary
nv far the most amusement was furnished whch
ronan's work in the temperance movement was
reached motion made to recommend 10 inc
women of our Church that they cooperate hc"il III
this good work" Mr. Greer ough Of Brooklyn said the
rosontion sc ncd comcal him. they were now lar
in advance of the the work OF temperance AIDING
Last night some ladies said that they could have settled
she whole oueson in half hour if they had been the
commissioners and they would have voted for absolute
prohibition. ,,
DIR. Woodbridge. of New Brunswick. also prohi-
bitionis said that he could not ask the women 10 60
| operate with the men,
DE- lIerIick JohnsOn-I honor the work OF women ana
honor the women but desire 1t to 20 out to the
world that the male members OF ths our oeoNeu
hyteran Church. have done Dothln for the cdnsc Oh
tssmnrrance: and are we prepated for the sweeping
statement that we nGorse the methods used by all
| women in this worki =, -, -
Dr. cause of ST. Lous-There are details in the ways
of womens work which We As an Assembly are not Pio
Dr. GRIMES of Ohio-I utterly amazed that any ono
can offer such ilmsy excuse Tor MOI aPpi3,ns no
! work OF women. Brothers would 10 OOu 'hat .Apu
were all women. lCrIes OF No. no. Brother GIlm1S'
The galleries contained many ladies' VINO looKcu COM
placently their advocate ana were % jd ,ht
the temper OF the Assembly when r CROSBY sa ,ma9
cO-opcratiOn did not mean organic co-opera'ou az"
added have always found thdJ eo9Ieiaaion WIN e e
women Is always the safe course ll:auSIter ine
Rev d. Herrick Johnson had been carried debating
against prohibition as distinctive measure pi ans
auce and the of intoxicating beverages py TUE o"'l
OF inc Christian conscience, OF public opinion anu we
ent 10 employ "A secretary for the Temperance committee
nor to add the matter Of Sabbath Observance 10 Tue
work of tua committee. The cause Of temperance orS
TiCnascd NJ the Indian was taken up ana series OF
rrsp,tions wa, presented by Dr. Herllck johnson winch
WAS adopted asking Congress 10 pass rcS""tl'hS ~
EMMY urtgms faltn OF e Nation 10 an lHuihu
po,cv that snail cmbOjy the Following pflnciprs -.
INA iaitn Snai lie prOk WIN the inu'Sh@ tnat
inirider Shall be kept from their territory ina suitable
laws snail be enacted Tor the projection VI IT, ntu
piOprrty tnat removals oi tr"es SNAIL ne ihdue ony
where Inc eo and climate require IT, ana "ne9 tne
shall I've educated, they thal De euulird
10 hold lands scvcrdlty as last and tdr "a hey low
a capacity to cultivate the same; ana tiat Tue rIEhts
and privileges Of citizenship sndl ne gwen nv u as so
Dr. Howard Crosby said that he had presented sim
| liar petition in a 1OrDrr committee ana htd D'cn
suuhhed twice by the Olicias anu nc ha ho WsItc I"
,c,in present IT, He moved that lac he excused iron
serving on the commit &c and thar Dr JoAls'h DE- hl
| pointed he was accordingly excused ana DE- JOhhsoH
The rev Dr. Cause from the Committee on Concert OF
! PRAYER recommended and II was adopted lha CON
erred pray all churches ior me coy cI'"n "a 49,,
| world on January u, ana loT coIr-'s 81" 90"
| dents ON inc last Thursday the same month
TIE Key. Dr. kenp-hdl, from the COMMITTEE uh ms
Book OF discipline. made fual report dircchs ne ,h
| tne next Assembly. Adopted. ihc anehatI boon %
Disc pine tnen adopted as a"hVc' ana seA' uo"H
| 10 tle IresDy cres. 49,, -. - ,,
| Standing Committee on Theological Semnifics ne
value oil lhe real estate ned %, the tltecn sthhc-
Is II 6Sl s93, AID tnc on~owmcuis, s3'Oo91o1 lH'y
have 81 pIOf aud 3d. students, a "a hS On Oh
from me re port OF 1852. lac rep'rt was adpPtel.
Tnc icpOrt nXlnS tn place II Cue next meeting At
| Sara % a ,priugs ~as tJen al 'ptod. -.
Tne General Assembly adjourned NJ ~ o COCK '"ls"i
The following gent appointed OccS it, 10 ~,
SOt ueln General Assembly next year 10 carr! ar ha
greetings: Or. Eycraru Kemp Ia !, q! ELa"cih' - 80
Gcnr. G H. Shields OF II. LO.s. Dr. crosby cfci'c"
l.ugn Tonight by moving Ddt an Important ic-ou I'h
FROM ,ss relating to ne preservation ol tbe "iI"-c
reatlon bc referred 10 some PERMANENT cOIultt"c' "o
| IN Tenn 4 l.4 Il