New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS.

THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE - COMMITTEE w
HIGHER EDUcATIoN-THE INDIANS.
IyRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SARATOGA MAY 26.-The General Assembly
has nearly completed It's work aud many Oh inc u
gates have started for their homes but there IL yc'
some important business be transacted by the Asse
bly perhaps the most important subject being tna'
under discussion now-he revision Of the BOOK OF Ds
cipline For five years this subject mas peeh III '
hands Of a committee and has been reporter ~ CO..
subsequent Assembly. crowded on until the emu Y, ~
session and then referred back to the same commeo
No such action expected "a 1t has been maui '
order of the day completed to the exclusion OF Ill
other business The Rev. Dr. elijah K Craven, OF Now
ark the chairman of this much-neglected committee
was much pleased at this Unexpected turn OF feenDe
pressed toward IL this morning Saturday afternoon
meeting Is an exception In the Assembly, but one was
held to-day consider the proposed py 'ho
Revision Committee, and the balance OF chapter was
adopted The principal changes arc that no member o.
the udlcatory not present all the time during trial sinai
vote on any question arising except by unanimous con-
sent that the judcatory may alt with closed doors oy
twothirds vote and that accused person may Do IT,
quired to refrain from the Lords table until hna acon
shall be taken.
When the Assembly decided to establish Board Oh
Aid for colleges and academies for the purpose OF CO
tabis ning system Of higher education in the states
and Territories OF ONO 1t decided 10 appoiu.
Il committee OF ministers and laymen 10 constitute ta
Board. The members OF the Board were named lnis
morning; and although the name OF the rev III
Howard Crosby heads the st,it was UNDERSTOOD th"'
the Board would elect Its own officers. the prooa
Bile president being Dr. johnson. OF Chicago. who has
taken such an active interest In the matter The report
was d. fo0ws
Your committee appointed to nominate the members
of the new Board OF Aid for Colleges AMI Acadehes
roar m IN - following
Ministers TO for one year The Rey. Dr. HownIu
Of PhadelpSa the Rev Dr. Henry d. Cause. Of ST.
Louis, and the Rev. DIR. John Do Witt, of Cincinnati
Of 70 S John Mcdonald Of Fon
Lac, Wis; William o. Huqhart of Grand RAPIDS hicn''
| and the Hon. william W. Woods, OF indianapolis
Ministers to for two yearsi The Rev. George
Baker Of Detroit the Hey WI yoFn n S h o.
cago and the Rev. DR.. Robert +. sample, OF MIMIC
Laymen TO serve for two years The Hon. Samuel VI;
Breckenridge Of st. Louis the Hon. D. Il. Eells, OF
Ceveland Cyrus H. MeCormics jr O OF Chicago ana
Ministers to serve for tnTce YEAR, vcP hsH OF
| Chicago the Rev. Dr W. DInsmore. OF Booming
| ton. Ill., and the Rev DR.. Thomas H. Cleveland Of
Laymen TO serve for three years Charles NJ Ienter
and Charles NJ uharney OF Chic1go ah1 p Mn
Homer y. nibDard, OF Hyde Park ana the HOu ROBERT
| Mcclellan. OF Galena ILL.,
After the report had been adopted Dr. johnson SAID
that he had already received $4,000 toward the fund
needed to establish the agcncy-S5,0O0 from MT NC
Cormiok, OF Chicago when was annoulceHln Ihh AHlo
| UNB on sunday and like sum from friend in Pitts
| burg.
An overture was adopted asking President Arthur and
Secretary Lincoln TO grant the petition $50 Presby
| terrain members Of Cnef J0seph's band OF Nez Perce
Indians, Indian Territory TO return that Dand 10 tue
| Ncz Perez reservation IN IdlnO.
An overture was presented regarding the Indian policy
of the Government recommending that citizenship be
conferred all ask for lands be held IN seyCrlty,
that iltruder- kept from Indian Territory and the
reservations that nviOable faith be kept with the
| Indians in every respect. Tue Rev Ut johnson eA,
blamed that the report unison with tie action OF
The Protestant Episcopal General Convention aud the
Methodist Episcopal General Conference On motion OF
Or Crosby the subject referred Ddck 10 Ae
| Committee Oycrttircs.
| Judge A. {. Hard OF scranton Penn, presided to-
night Al meeting called 10 discuss the sabbath ques-
tiOn It's observance ami lava Judgt Hand said mat,
| while Church and state had been divorced IN TINS
country ic gon had not been divorced from the rig
OF civil legislation, Dut had been announced by the
highest courts be the common Law OF the land Inc
priuclpa adress by tie Rev. Dr. W. W Attcrbuty.
seeretary OF the New-YOrk sabbath Committee, under
whose direction the meeting called Dr. Ghnse and
General Morgan, representing the Baptist Coh'eh'ioh
oil