The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
HERE AND THERE.
Intercs csting Session Of the Old School
Presbyterians at Saratoga.
The Southern Presby terians Adjourn
After Ten Days Work.
The Victors at NashvllIe-The Light
Guards Left.
Singular Death of an Estimable Lady
Mt Milwaukee.
Cardinal McClOsky Indisposed-Over.
work is the Cause.
The Miners Strike in Illinois Is About
Over.
The Southern Presby yterians Adjourn
After Ten Days Work.
Events From All Over the Country
The Presbyterians.
MUIR NnpTtIEpN ON SCHOOL.

I The Presbyterians.
THE NORTHERN OLD SCHOOL.
SARATOGA, May 26.-The general assem-
bly spent the first hour in Thanksgiving ant
prayer, led by Rev. DR.. Young, Of Louis
vile, for the complete establishment OF fra
ternal relations between the northern ant
southern churches.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson presented the report o
the committee ON bills and oiertures
Adopted.
An overture was received from Cayagua
Presby terry, recommending the Presbvy'
terian historical society and general synod:
and Presbyteries to take measures to OBJ
serve the 400th anniversary OF the birth o.
Martin Luther.
An overture from the Emporia NE
braska) Presbytery was adopted, asking
| President Arthur to grant the petition
from $50 Presbyterian members for Chiei
Joseph's band of Nez Perces Indians, in the
Indian territory to return to NeZ PerceS
reservation, in Idaho.
Rev. Geo. l.. Spinning made an address
detailing in scathing terms the injustice OF
the United States to the Nez Perces tribe,
that never took white scalp and never
used their arms till driven fromthelr land
in violation of the treaty.
An overture was presented from several
presbyteries regarding the Indian pollcy oi
the government
R-v. DIR. Johnson explained that the re-
port was in unison with the action OF ,he
| Episcopal general convention and Metho-
dist general conference.
The motion of DR.. Howard Crosby was
referred back to the committee.
The overture of the Newcastle, Delaware,
presbytery, asking the aEction OF the as
sembly for memorial to Rev. Francs
Mackensie, the first Presbyterian pastor ID
the United States in 1888, drew forth the
the Historical society, that rev
Richard Denton, ancestor of Rev.
DR.. John Woodbridge, a commissioner
sitting in the assembly, was pastor OF
Presbyterian church at Hampstead, Long
Island, at an earlier date. The matter was
postponed by unanimous consent.
Captain Pratt, of the United States army
introduced six Indian students from the
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, school, two Creeks
| 10. Coming on the platform, they sang
my Country, 'Tis of Thee"
I Robert Stewart, Creek, made a briei
address, asking why they could not live
here and work at trades they learned
! (he is.a printer instead of being forced
back to the reservation and its demoraliz
ing. influences, when colored men and
| EuiOpedu lnuHilBiUhLS CUulu live WncAe
they pleased.
A motion to take up the report of the
committee on the revision of the book o.
discipline and continue till finished, wa:
carried.
The most important amendments adopt
ed were: Ministers, elders and deacons sus
pended for immoral conduct shall be re-
stored, and that Withdrawing mem bers join
ing another church be dropped from
| nnlnQa CHARGES
presented were then prosecuted,
Tne afternoon session of the general as
mbly was devoted to the consideration OF
the amendments to the Bood of Discipline.
The balance of chapter was adopted
The principal changes are that no member
of the judicatory not present all the time
during trial. shall vote on question ex-
cept by unanimous consent. The judica-
tory may sit with closed door by two-thirds
vote, and the accused person may be re.
quired to refrain from the Lords table un-
til action is taken.