Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-22
CHURCH ASSEMBLIES
LUTHERAN AND RE.
FOkAkD.

Tho General Assembly In sarstogo-The
Ministorium In NorrtstOwn-The
Classis In Lincoln.
In the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church in Saratoga the following
was adopted and telegrspbed to the
Southern general assembly in Lexington :
WHEREAS, Fraternal relations be-
tween the two great branches OF the Pres
byterian church in the United States have
been happily established for the purpose
now of securing, as far as may be possible,
the cordial cooperation of these two great
Christian bodies in all works they may
have a common interest for building up
the Redeemer's Kingdom therefore be
it
"Resol5ed, That committee of seven be
appointed by this general assembly to con
fer with a similar committee, If it shall be
appointed. to the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church in tho United States,
now in session in Lexington, Ky, in
regard to any plans or methods of co.
operation in any part of the great work
tho Master has laid upon His servants,
and which it might appear could be more
effectively accomplished by cordial and
friendly cooperation than by special and
independent action, aud that these COM
mittees report the result of their delibera'
ton to their respective assemblies in
1884,"
The moderator appointed the following
as the committee Revs. DR.. Edward p.
Humphrey, Samuel J. NicOlls, Thos. j.
Lamar and Edward Wright, and Elders
Ormond, Beatty, VIM. B. Negley and
Samuel NJ. Moore.
S. l. Prime, one of the delegates to the
Southern assembly, telegraphed AZ follows:
Delegation. received Saturday with
unanimity, cordiality and enthusiasm.
Nothing like it since our glorious reunion
at Pittsburgh. Moderator's response full
of messages of peace, love. Praise the
Lord"
The following also was received from
tho Southern body of the church " Your
delegation was received by the general
assembly on Saturday with great cOrdi
ality and enthusiasm. The moderatoi
responded to our remarks and gave the
| strongest assurances of qualification
| which the messengers brought, and recip
rocated every expression of affection. Tho
general sentiment of the assembly and Ol
the people appears to be in harmony with
the views of the delegation and the re-
sponse of the moderator"
Rev. DR.. Shaw, of the standing com.
| mittee on the mission for freedmen, made
| a report in which they gave q detailed ac
| count df the variOus institutions connected
with the board, and closed by resolutions
commanding tho board for tho efficient
| manner in which it has discharged its
work during the past year also commend
| ing tho work to tho sympathy ard all o.
| the women of the church, and that thu
churches be recommended to contribute al
least two hundred thousand dollars for the
work of this board during the coming
| year. Also, that as Beddle university, a
Charlotte, N. c., is our only college fo
the higher education of tho negro il
the Southern states, aud the only
service on the field to which We
can look for educated ministers aud teach
ers for the race, the assembly commends
it to the liberal support of tho churches.
The following members of the board wer,
reeletred Ministers, E. L. Swift, u. d..
s. J. Wilson, d. D., LII. D., James Ali
son, d. d., s. j. Fisher, John NJ. Rich
mOnd and E. p. COwan. Elders, james
Z. Lyon, r. e. Totten, John McCombs
Robert s. Davis, w. G. Aughinbaugh gh ant
Chas. w. Hubbard.
interest of the freedmen was held in th'
First Presbyterian church, aud was large
ly attended. Rev. DIR. Kempshall, oI
New Jersey, presided, and speeches wcr'
made by Revs. Drs. Crosby and Allen ant
Revs. Mr.. Moultrie and I;ainoy, both col
ored.