New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-30
PRESBYTERLANS AND FREEDMEN.
THE NAME OPPOSED AS INAPPLICABLE.
CONDITION OF sEMINAEIEs AND CoLLhuE9-
FINANCFs-MIssIONs AND TEMPERANCE
fRY IELRGRArH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l

TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
CINCINNATI, May 29.-At the Presbyterian
Assent to-day there animated discussion upon n
overtures from the Presbyteres OF Catawba and iai
asking that OF the Board of Missions for Freed
men, 40 far as the work among the churches anu
parochal schools ia concerned be transferred to the
Board Of Home Missions. and that the work OF higher
education among the coorei people be referred to inc
Bo ri Of Aid for Colleges. Tho members for these feS
bycries are almost entirely colored and they FEEL
that the transfer win be beneficial to their people In
favor of this It IL urged that the name IL unsuitable
since there are only 100000 out OF 100000 cooreo
people in the United who freedmen 1t keeps
up the distinction between tho PEOPLE who mnst i've
together The Church sdstaiDs two boarcs TO 90 tho
same work In reply said that the work among the
people peculiar that the members OF the Boau
OF Missions Freedmen have become familiar Win IL
and that Il will cripple the work 1t Is taken out OF Their
hands The boards which the transfer Is conten-
plated are already overwhelmed. and whatever local
difficulties attend the work In the South can be more
easily removed forbcarauce of those Affected ana
the effort to overcome them by conference together
than by Introducing and putting into operation M
entirely new sot OF forces The committee recommended
that IL change be male ami the report was adopted
The 81 ecia committee am ointed to ascertain tue
proper method Of disposing OF the Request Of Archibald
Filconer reported that the beque,t full and CLEAR
gi and that the Trustees OF the Assembly have power
over the money only rs Its custodans nntil the
Assembly directs how IL shall De ul-poscd' Inv
money ought to pail to the Board OF Education IN
asnuch Ms will contempatos the education of poor
and rious young men having the ministry IN view.
Strong resolutions were passed upon tho subject OF
divorce affirming that the only sufficient causes Tor
divorce are adultery and wilfu descron. and urging
ministers great In performing the service Tor
those who have been divorced.
Resolutions deprecating the desecron Of the Sabbath
by railroads in the FAMOUS departments OF the Gov
eminent and by the publication Of sunday newspapers
passed.
The proposal 20 establish an agency OF intelligence and
exchange the mutual benefit Of pastors and chnche,
and the promotion OF ministerial settlements was votel
down
that the number ~ students Ia these Institution. under
th" of Assembly has increased from 5l2 last
year To GOi this year and That me same proportion 81
Increase manifest the colleges aud preparatory
school. The total number ~ Volumes III tue Libraries
l. 2OO.BjS. IN rca-e IN the year OF 1865 Inc
ENDORSEMENTS TO he applied III 80 olr-h, nave lhereSed
in the So timc from Si5l.sIO To s36O.55s.
The Committee nn Systematic Beney"lrnce reported
that theanohht received by an me noat'lS III VIC 'ns,
year SI7l6lOj. OF Emch Si.i5706G was contributed
S7s257 The decrease T. owing 60 the fact that AN
UNUSUALLY large beuue@i ot 100000 wa received III
total income Of the hazards SlO2i.29-. showing an
advance up present time Of 20 per cent while the
IA membership has Incrra-rd only 10 per cent
The standing Committee on Temperance referred 20
the progress o temperance sentiment In The cnuniry AMI
the growing interest taken IN The ru"ct la th" church
Ia connection With this subject Tie ie'siDy OF apl'i
Ing the Committee on Temperance was discussed u
was held that a standing committee appointed AT ea'h
meeting of the Assembly would answer the PURPOSE
and there danger that the permanent committee
would finally brcotnr u iri with all the expenses and
necessity officers connected with separate depart
mcnt ~ church work
mi. evening a meeting Sas held In the interest OF tenn
peTancn In FIRST PfeshyeriIn church. a me- Ung
n the Young Mems Christian Association Hall IN the
inieres. % tue Board of Lc"t presided over by =
g. Brownrl Addrr--er were made by iohn Stevenson.
of Phi "a ielpba; Grorse H. Wright oil fndara Charles
o.. Rrundisc. Of New York; q. II. Wells. Of PounSyl
vauia: aud &. H. Drake. OF WarlinL ton
Ths Woiuan's Executive Committee Home Mlreions
ha- held three meetings In DAY. which have been
attended by women frnn thirty states aud Terri
tories Mr.. Ashnrl Green New, Jersey. opened the
uarnng -es-iun and lifc->es made 10y d-. Alice
Robertson, OF the Indian Territory, aud Mrs X A.
Allen ~ Pitt-burg Ia the afternoon Mr.. Carpenter OF
New Mexico: Miss I.ncy lockwood. OF Utah; Mr. d.
Il James. of New York; A. r. Austin. % Sitka, Alaska,
ana he Rev y. Cart. 0f 81 eorge. Utah spoke
Al the evening" ing tho Rev. Dr Charles Pomcfoy
Colonel David Hodge. - indian Territory; the Rev
s +. a. espic, Of Utah; the Rev. Dr. Thomas XIX.
wood Of NeM-MexicO. aud the Rev. T. Il. Fiemming ot
Kansas.
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