Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-27


SARATOGA, Mag z6.-The General Asseu.
by spent the first Acur ia thsnksg wing and
prayer, led by The Rev. D.. w B. Young, oi
Louisviile, for the piete establishment oi
trafernal relations between the Northern and
Southern Churcnss.
The Rev. DR.. Herrick johnson prssen. sd
The report Of the Committee o. Bills and
OEer,urss.
The Assembly adopted the overture from
Cayusa Pre-bytery, recommending that the
PresByle Historical Society aud the
General Syuod5 and Prssbyteries take meas-
ures to bszt observe the 400jh sB1i7srs4ry OF
the BIRTH ol M8rtln Luther.
The overture from Emporia, Neb., Pres
bytery WSs sd0p,e8, asking President Arthur
and Secretary LiEcoiu - grant the petition
from $50 Pre5byt-risn members from Coiei
Jossph'- band If \ Per-es IHdisns, Ind aa
Territory, to salufl -selr bsud 10 Nrz Perces
reservation q Idaho.
The Rsv. Geo. l.. Spinning msde an az.
dres', de- gI0uscigg m sGathiHg terms tie 10.
jIsuCe OF .- J0i'sd States 10 he NJ PerCs-
ri1D-, tax never -OOk a SAit. soap 2lG
never ra!5sd their arms tiii driven from GheIG
Iztd5 10 viola ion Of ths treaty.
Aa over Grs presented icOu FsYsral Prs.
byteries T-gardiu. the lndian polly oil the
gover4OI mi, Iecg mmea5iug Ihzt ci.iz nsb p
be coufyrfsi on al vino ask, lands nald ia
severaiy, iGtruders kept from the ladi N
Territory ard reservations, and mvioiable
faith with lheyn IN ovrry reepect
Tae Rev. DR.. JohlsJn explained that to.
repor, was 10 unison with the action Of the
Epscop4l General Convention aud Meth.
odist General Conference.
The motion OF Howard Crosby was re-
ferred hack TO the COMMITTEES on Oyeriurrs.
The overture from Newcastle (D=l) pcs
bytery a.sing the sanction of the Assembly
for fund memorial for The Rev. Francis
Msckerzi-. the first Presbyttriau pastor in
the U1iled S,a'Gs in 1888. drew forth state
msnL from the Rev. DR.. O3key. secretary OF
She Historical Society, that the Rev. Richard
DuntOn, an ancestor OF the Rev. DR.. John
Woodbridge, = commissioner sitiing in the
A sembiy, vas p.st)r of the Prssby ytsrian
church at Henpsesd, Long Island, al au
earlier date. Ine matter wss indefinitely
postponed.
By uulDiIou1 consent Capt. r. P. Pratt,
United States arny, Introduced six Iddlsn
sudeats from the Carlisle (Pa.) scaooL
They were tWo Creeks, Comaache, a Kiows,
sn Ar5pahoe and Naysj2, respectively.
Coming on ,he platform tney ssng 10 good
time, 'My Couutry, 'Iis of Tase."
Robert Stewart, the Creek, m sde a brief
address, sakIng Shy they cou not live here
and work al the trades they bad learned (hs
is printer, inst ad OF bsing forced to go
bsck 10 the rss-Tva:ions and dsmnF3lizing
Influences, when coiored men and E1rOpesn
los migrants could live whore they pleased.
motion to suspend the rules and take up
the Temperance report was lot.
Hhs motion to take up the report OF the
Committee on the Revision of the
Book If Disciplinc and continue
till finished was csrried, and the
work proceeded. The most important
amendments adopted are that ministers,
elders and deacons suspended for immoral
conduc. shall be restored, and that with.
drawing members joining another church
shall be dropped from the roils without &C
ton, unIzss charges have been presented,
when they vail De prosecuted. Il was voted 10
bold an al tTnOoG session.
~ tte afternoon session the General As
ssmbly dev0led the time TO the consideration
of aneniuen,s of the Book of Dl.ci pine, aud
the balance OF chsp:er was adopted.
The Princip pal chsoges are ihst no member
Of the judcatory cot PRESENT ali the tire
duriag trial sh all vote on any question
arising, except by unanimous consent. TIE
judicatory may cit with closed doors By a
Two thirds vote, and tie accused person u sy
be required 10 refrain from the L9rd's table
until hasl action shall be taken.