Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-05-25

h2Aifsssssisns ef . fr~ssrasl spirit H.
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tween Narth s1d >e&th-
ParIApxLFsts. May 2l-This vss csn-
t<nnisl Day Of the Prssbys>risn Chuseh.
and the msnksrs Of the two GsnsrAl Assem-
biiss united Ia great macs meetings in the
Academy Of Music and Horticulilrsl Hall
Ceremonies begsa in beth buildings ~ 10
o'cloek this morning. and the crowds in al
tsndzncs At both we're enormous. The inn
msnse Academy Of Music. with . seating
capacity of over 800 Was ismnsd 10 suno-
cation. and every inch of Standing room
Was occspied bs . struggling mass Of hu-
msnlty. anxious % have . part IN the trst
reunion Of the two great bodies of the Pres
byterian Church in Ameries. sncs the di-
vision more than = quarter OF century
ago.
In the Academy Of Music Rev. J. J. Bal.
lock, ID. d., Moderator o. the Southern
General Assembly. presided, and seated
with him on ths platform were Rev. VIII
liam IA. Roberts. ID. ID, stated clerk Of the
Northern General Assembly; Rev. Joseph
III. Smith, D. d., of BALTIMORE. ex-Aoder-
atcr OF the Northern Assembly; Rev. James
McCosh. DID,, ex-P President ofthe Princeton
College; Rev John Hall. ID. D., Of New
York; Rev. Charles H. Stoddard. editor of
the New York Observer. and many others.
The great audience Was apparently made
no in equal proportions from the represen-
tatives OF the assemblies. and when DIR.
Bullock was introduced ss the presiding
officer there were thunders of applause.
He was presented by DIR. Smith. sx-xod :
orator of the Northern Assembly. and
when DIR. Smith said. in welcoming the
Southern guests, that the audience should
remember that the members Of both these
great assemblies were Presbyterisns above
all things, and that the brethren from the
South had crossed Mason and Dixon's line
almost without knowing what the division
was, there was another round of enthusi-
astic applause. They were of the same an
cestry, same faith, same glorious history.
Then the five thousand people arose and
sang Praise God from Whom all Bless
ings Flow
DIR. Bullock is the representative of the
Southern Assembly. He made brief bat
eloquent address. cordially reciprocsting
the fraternal sentiment. of the brethren
from the North, and said that whatever
might be the final disposition of the ques-
ton of organic union, there Was no feeling
of alienation or prejudice, or want of faith
in the doctrines OF their sister assembly.
There was no obstacle that he knew of 10
| fraternity and fellowship.
1ucu Inc tOuSIcehAiOu couS all ctRtc
on Earth that do Dwell" and "All Hail the
Power OF Jesus Name'' Rev. DR.. Cuyler,
of Brooklyn, was the fret orator and spoke
| for an hour on the History of Presby.
terianism." 'The Work of Presbyterian.
ism for the Future" was the subject of an
address by Rev. BENZ. NJ. Palmer, ID. D., oi
New Orleans.
The great audience also crowded Horti-
| cultural Hail. adjoining the Academy, and
| here, too, was the same commingling the
blue badges of the Northern Assembly and
| the blue and white of the representative:
| from the Southern branch. The same fra
| ternal feeling was manifest among the com
missioners of both bodies. Rev. DIR. Charles
Thompson OF Kansas City. Moderator of the
| Northern Assembly was in the chair. and
seated with him on the Platform were emf
| nent divines representing both branches.
| The opening ceremoniss were brief. but
fervent. and when Moderator Thompson
| introduced Congressman VIM. G. p. Breck
| enridge, of Lexington College, there was
much enthusiasm. He spoke on Calvin
| ism and Religious Liberty" and eloquently
| sketched the work of tie church in advanc
| ing civilization and moral truth. His refer
ences to o church union were received with
extreme warmth. When he had finished
there was a whiriwind of applause.
Rev. Howard Crosby, ID. D.. followed with
an address on "Presbyterianism and Bibli
cal scholarship" He defended the verba
inspiration of bible.