The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-25
The Prcsbyf0rianS.
fBy telegraph To ihc Dispatch.l
I'VE SnITnERN GENERAL ASSFMnI Y.


/ LEXINGTON. Ky. May 2f.-Thc PreSby-
terrain General Assembly. south. was
opened to-day with prayer by Or. :. G.
/ Alexander. OF North Carolina. Com
munications touching the Observance Of
/ the sabbath were referred 70 a special conf
mitiee. The Committee on Bills and over
lures recommended that the substance Of
/ the ovcrturcs be published i'm the minutes.
/ TclcgramS and Christian >alutalions were
received from the Young Mems Christian
( Association Convention at Milwaukee and
/ from the Cumberland Presbyterian Assem-
+ bly, at Nashville. The Assembly returned
>alutationS.
+ The Committee on Home and Foreign
/ Missions reported both fields in good con-
dition.
The Committee on Resolutions and on
Fraternal Correspondence with the North
cn Assembly reported that that should he
carried on by delegates in 1854 and 1870,
and aitcrWard by letter.
Or. Smoot read a letter from DR.. Brown,
delegate 10 the Northern Assembly, stating
| that Or. Crosby had offered resolutions in
/ the Northern Assembly sweeping away all
/ imputations against the Southern Church,
/ which wa, referred TO Rev. DrS. llcrrick,
/ johnson, Breckenridge. and Crosby, and
/ that majority OF the committee reported
Iagainst the resolutions. The letter caused
some eXcitemcntin thi, body. and will pro-
baby be a barrier 10 more expressions OF
/ fraternity.
I Or. Nicolls, OF the Northern Assembly,
| took his leave to-day in feeling manner.
/ The misunderstanding Of the action Of
| the Southern Presbyterian Assembly in the
/ fraterral relations makes further state
ments necessary. on Tuesday the Com
mittce on OyertureS reported and recon-
mended the following;
( ReSolred. That all correspondence with
other ecclesiastical bodies shall be conduct
ed 10y letter.
At the afternoon session DR.. Bullock Of
iered the following resolution
..Wmle il i our rule TO conduct our cor
rcspondence hy letter, yet under the pre-
sent extraordinary circumstances, and to
avoid the appearance OF discomtcSy, the
Assembly deems it proper that for the pre-
| sent delegates be commissioned TO the Gen
eral Assembly OF the Presbyterian Church
/ i'm the United States"
After lengthy discussion the subject
was laid OVcras unfinished business. When
! il wa, taken up on Wednesday the discus
sion was kept mp at great length. At The
afternoon session {. II. Hemrhlll offered
the following substitute;
RcS0hed. That the method Of corrcspon-
dence bv letter which now obtains between
this Church in the United states and other
/ Churches. except the Reformed DUTCH
! Church and The General Assembly OF the
PRESBYTERIAN Church in the United states
Of America. De extended 70 these bodies,
with the exception, however, that dele
rate, be appointed TO these respective
Churches at their next meeting to convey
our cordial Christian salutations, and state
10 these bodies the method Of our future
correspondence. III the hope that it may
meet their approval, and that the attention
OF our Pre,byierics be called to this action
Of the Assembly.
This substitute was adopted by ll3 ayes
to % noes. Without reaching a final vote
the substitute was referred to a committee
OF seven to perfect the phraseolosy OF the
resolution. The report OF this committee
i, made by special order for FRIDAY when
an exciting debate is expected.
DR.. NcIlwaine'S resignation rs secretary
OF the Home Missions was accepted 10y the
Assembly. he having accepted the lrcsi-
dency OF IIampdcn-Sidncy College.