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vas dead. Mike Boylan, OF Rome and captain riann~
| gan OF Oswego, are suspected Of killing him.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING.

QUESTIONS TO BE DIsCUssED-rHE COMMISSIONER
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
SARATOGA, May 1.-The General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church in the United states u
America will in the First PresbJ terrain Churcn
Tomorrow morning. When the Southern branch Oh
the denomination formed Assembly OF its own 10
dropped rart the long and the General Assem-
bly, Of the Presbyterian Church in the United states wi"
meet in vcksburg at the hour that the meeting Dc
gins here Saratoga favorite place for the holding Oh
religious conventions. Last year tue Baptlss met ne
and exchanged brotherly greetings with the Prespy
terians they followed by representative Oon
gregatonal society Early in June. this year. the
American Home Missionary Society Will return W ui'
important questions.
Since the reunion Of the Old and New schools OF te
Presbyterian Church effort has been made 10 nave '
annual meetings Of the General Assembly in Eastern ana
Western cities alternately; 10 have the Moderator cnoSn
alternately from each schools and also to have
him represent the section Of country In which the e
ing is held The last ModeratOrs, however nave
been representatives of the New SCHOOL, the proposition
to have the Assembly meet In western city ths year
was rejected the indications now point to the sue
cessor Rev. DIR. Hatfield. Of New-York oeins AN
Eastern man. rule OF the Assembly requires the ast
Moderator present being Commissioners, to open the
meeting with a sermon Dr. Hatfield died last fall ana
the Assembly this year viii listen 70 sermon by the
Rev II. II. Jessup who presided mere In 1879 nut re-
turned to his work in Beirut, SYRIA before the nektee'
IL o Assembly.
Chicago sounded the keynote Of the entire meeting by
his able sermon on the need OF education and
is fair TO assume that DR. Jessup will produce similar
effect As a OF the interest thus awakened ne"
agency was organzed-the Board OF Aid for Colleges and
Academies and the Foreign and Home Mission Boards
look for increased interest In their work this year
NAMES SUGGESTED FOR THE MODEEATORsHIP.
Having this feeling in regard to the effect Of the open
ing sermon people Interested in Homo Missions are put
ting forward the OF junior corresponding seere-
tary Of the Board Rev. Dr. W c. Roberts OF Eza-
beth v J.. as the next Moderator. DIT. Roberts was
member Of the Old school He is graduate and trustee
of Princeton College and graduate Of the Princeton
Seminary. exceedingly popular in the denomination ana
well known for MS executive ability. He Is delegate
to the General Alliance Of the Reformed Churches hold
ing the Presbyterian which meets in Belfast Ire
land next month. The Rev Or. 5. ren8us Prime
Editor Of The O5seroer is also suggested as
worthy successor OF Dr. Hatfield Through his writings
for forty years has attained popularity possessed by
few men in the denomination. The name OF Dr. C. A
Dickey OF Philadelphia among the others prominently
mentioned BY the death Of DR. Hatfield the stated clerk
ship was made vacant, Office which he had filled for
thrty-seven years Dr. W II. Roberts the Librarian OF
Assembly, and Dr. T. Ralston Smith, Of Buffalo, are being
presented by their friends for that oiIee
THE PROGRAMME OF THE MEETING.
The standing orders OF the Assembly as follows:
on Friday evening meeting the interest OF the sun
dav-scIOos; Saturday report and discussion on Minis
terial Relief; Monday. the Freedmen; Tuesday, Home
Missions. Wednesday, Foreign Mssions Thursday Edn-
cation and Remembrance Friday, Church Erection and
Temperatures saturday. Aid for Colleges and Academies
The evening meetings will be popular and viii consist OF
short addresses The Assembly will last about twelve
dav. and on the two Sundays the local and neishborg
pupit- will be supplied by the visiting ministers.
Besides the regular order OF business there are many
Important questions TO be discussed The revised Book
of Discipline which adopted last year after debate
lasting y erl davs was sent the various pvcsby
Z for al
adopt the book some have instructed theIr iepreI
seniaves carry back their entire dlsapproya ana
others have approved Il with the exception oI Few see
lions; NeW-York Presbytery is ID the last named
class. Tie question OF reduced relrecntaCh ma Io
been yeXcd one. and an overture regarding tat matter
also TO the presbveries; that The Assembly Is
too large and too expensive j. ute! tIneu nov ~
lessen g. un-Oiyed problem Last year snort
Wlccock ~ NewYork. that the commissioners from the
West might not incur loss OF time and money Dr
ana ala much to re-estabsh the fraternal relations
suudered by the war; He viii submit report Of his
The two missionary societies viii discuss the advisa
bg OF Transferring the entire Of tht Indians and
Chinese in this country from the Foreign TO the Home
Board Al present the work divided between t9 H tTo
-ocetlcs Presbyterian House IN sew 1orh io az
Boards CeuJre-st has been sus1r-tea' ana soil' uei
mite action Is expected ~ reference 10 t,T tU ti
plan. should 10 DE decided 20 nave It l." 49, Be-
Pourd Freedmen viii doubtless be removed rom li'ls
tf ror man usual attention this year, owing % the
ncre,se I'm the number ~ young men asking Tor ad ana
the recent disappearance of IT, treasrcI VINO Is -l 10
have lett ueicency OF S1V.Vo- , a. b ~ tbe I,st
January hIu dt1t OF rI4t.il - bl Il MS IN llS a..
.
begins DIN. urw year with debt ot Only fl-oOo ul9
annual rece.pt- being nearly 100000 The Home boT
BIZ. -G4112- Do more than @2OOoO II excess oi
the Last Asseubly's commentators.
SOME OF TIL PROMINENT DELEGATES.
After the election OF officers morrow afternoon.
the celebration of the Lords supper in the evening ana
the appointment Of the committees on Friday morning
the Assem- bly viii Doe in working order and the GOO cer
cal and ly commissioner representing p synod- 1870
pre-bverie-. about 5000 churches and over 6OOOuO
communicate. VIII ready work. only four OF the
commissioner who here last year have been re
turned They the Rev. J.. j. Adams, or the Ahos
pre-lvtcry. synod OF Atlantic; Dr. l.. r. craven, "I
| newark s. j and judge II. e. Van Worst ana wafer
carter OF York Tie other delegates from New
York arr the Row Drs =. T. Prime g. :. Robinson anu
a. Alexander. tlc Rev. Mes-r-. H.JNau Dyke, IT.. = g.
Ro.slter and T. ! Lampe; Robert Jafay James Bay es'
I a. Cumming and ". ". Hoppu. Brooklyn sends me
Rev Or. : r. spear and g. II. Taylor; John Akman ana
Henry lde Western Ncw-lork VIII be represented IN
part bv Drs r. Eal,tou smith, Arson J. pson ana D. T.
Nassau. tue three rre,hyteries M philadelphia VIII send
/ the Rev Dr Alfred Nevm. H. g. McCook. :. A. Mutch-
more. A. O.. 1IcAuey. &. A. Dickey and Z - HarIer.
Representing ohio among others VIII be the Rev. r5i
II w. Bike. j. O.. Hrl. vs.. l.. Moore. T. r. Crawford
/ and s NJ Dayis the Rev g.. ". Martin comes nom
Utah. DR. W. f. johnson from India. California, MaSSa-
csett- China Alaska, Texa, and Siam viii also nave
delegates present