New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-29
erush Ire syti me Assembly adjourned Wills the
ease Of Or. Nsthaniel West, Of Minneapolis wss under
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SOME JUDICIAL MATTERS.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS COMMITTEES.

rHx NEED OF MISSION ARIES AND MONEY IN
BnAzrL = APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
- BY rHE MODERATOR.
At the afternoon session the consideration OF the
report Of the Judicial Committee on tho complaint OF
ths Rev. Dr. N. west against the synod OF minnesota
was resumed Dr. West had been put out OF the
First Presbyterian Church Of st. Paul, and tho
presoytey OF St Paul and the Synod Of Minnesota had
snn.oved the action The committee reported that
While DR. West had furnished all the papers OF his
ssds tho synod Of Minnesota had failed TO give JUS
pcssons for not bearing DR.. West, and its records
we're otherwise incomplete. Hence the committee
favored the suspension Of the consideration OF the
complaint until The next Assembly. DR.. Duhleld In
sisted on an Immediate hearing Of the case, In justice
10 Dr. West and moved an amendment 10 the
report Of the committee the appointment OF an
sccesiasticai court to try the case at once The
Assembly tabled DR.. Dufields amendment and voted
, 10 adopt the committees report
Tho next section Of the Judiciary Committees re"
! ,oxs was ca the complaint Of the Rev. Messrs. John
eescock and William P. White against the synod OF
Pennsylvania As in tho case Of the Synod OF
Minnesota the records Of the Synod as laid before
the committee were incomplete, 50 the committee
recommended that the Assembly direct the Synod TO
suspend is Judgment in the hope that the matter
would be settled before the next meeting OF the
Assembly.
The Moderator at this point announced the appoint
snt of the following committee 20 look into the sd-
visibility of buying printing outfit for the boafu
Of Publication: Henry E. Simmons, william L"
Scott, Thomas Kane, William @. Johnson ana 'onh
G. Crowen 80
mr. Thompson. chairman Of the Committee on Bills
and oyertures, laid before the Assembly an oVe~
ture asking for the appointment of committee 10
examine into the history and symbolism OF the seai
Of the trustees Of the General Assembly Inc As
ombly adopted the favorable recommendation OF the
committee and later In the day the Moderator named
!, tbs following mon TO make the investigation Inc
rev Drs Henry C. Mcoook and George D. BAKER
aud George Jnnkin.
The Assembly adopted the report Of the Committee
on the Alliance of Reformed Churches holding inc
Presbyterian System read by the Stated CLERK, Dr
william H Roberts The paper gave an account OF
the Council held IN London In June, 1885.
ANOTHER CHURCH WANTED IN PRAGUE.
Tho report Of tho special committee on Bohemian
,hurches was read by Professor Lee S. Pratt OF
Missouri Rectng the fact that there was only ono
Protestant church In Prague it urged the formation
AZ n second church there. The recommendation that
Tho appeal for financial aid be referred to the American
Branch of The Presbyterian Alliance was adopted.
Tho Moderator here announced the following co"
mi,tee to present to the President and to Congress
~. svns NJ the American LIQUOR traffic with the Congo
Free state: The Rev. Drs. Howard Crosby, Tsuns s.
uamlip, Charles A. Dlckey, william Waldo and john
W. Foster
ons. Of the most interesting subjects that came
before the meeting in the afternoon was the neea Oh
Brazil for missionaries end money 10 establish semi
nary II came up In the report Of the commission Oh
srver which was sent to that country TO organize
xynod and 10 make a general examination OF the con-
aitIon OF the Church there The Rev. Dr. j. Aspm
wall Hodge, of Hartford, gave an account OF the Trip
and made q most urgent appeal to the PresoSVeHaus
~ this country to contribute literally to the work
.A.trs ha riff
was deplorsble in tbs extreme. There arc only th'y
tUo PRESBYTERIAN ministers 10 carry on the work OF
svanseiiztng a country nearly as large as the united
States The Rev. DR.. Charles T. hhoA'
OF Bloomfield, n. j., who was aSo one OF the
commission was equally strong IN hs spP p Rral
he was elowingly enthusiastic in pleu1nS me SpiE
OF Protestant schools and Of the spirit OF pornes
for spreading the Gospel offered there ann
~ Another stirring plea for AID ootn e Sy ,Ss Rev
Dr d. W Chamberlain who represents the SYNOD on
T sss t., t. as..SSg hs .on mt
held and that he had been SO d6 nY in
heath HIS speech had deep Influence on The com
inissoners and will no doubt result In s9ss,snms
beneting the work Of supplying tho spiritual nseds
Of the millions Of BRAZIL, The resolutions offered by
the commits don we're carr1cd
tNg,- THE CHURCH IN THIS COUNTRY
Another report that held the close attention OF the
Assembly during It's readins that Of the Committee
81 the Church in the United States. Statements hah
bcen received from nearly 200 PTesbyterics and the
information in them was massed into ten divisions.
The first pointed out that never before had there been
more genuine earnestness among the ministry OF the
Church. The second explained the need ct more
a sss par. q the ruling elders. The next
paragraph recIted the encouraging growth ~
he Sabbath- schools, Of which there arc now more
han 5000 having nearly 100000 PuRs .ea SntsS
hat the greatest number of aecessoBs 10 the Chuoh
sams through the sabtAlh-schOo!s. Tho commlltee
however, suggested that the method o. teachnsn as
and too much on the lesson helps. The fourth con-
cision gave the gratifying information that mere ma
bean largo Increase in church societies, ana tne MIN
YEAR an a larger scale than before and thar &C
cessions were eorrespondngy moro numerous. INC
next paragraph noted an apparent toss OF lutoTes III
family worship. which was chaTaetefnen as ques'
nerifine serious consideration. Benevo'ence was ms
next phase Of church wsrk touched upon, inc COM.
nittes poinng out that children were more ana more
coming 10 be taught to give 70 worthy ehArues, anu
hat benevolonce was becoming NOR Ss,e s T
news from foreign Presbytertes han on inc Wno.o,
seep favorable. The committee closed us report py
nauipg several special hlpdrances ana onerns pfase
sxscotonaIly blessed 10 the Presbyterian Churco
TRo Stated Clerk hereupon roam the names OF o!snN-
SIN mnisters of the Church who had ded IN inc yoar
The Moderator announced TIC i9 t S1pgos ~ Nav
Jersey on the orgsnzston OF church inc Kew DIN
y Aspinyan Hodge and William T. moore, tne fev'
wJl,inm r. Henderson, Henry Day anu hoOers w.
Wilson.
HOW THE AssEMBLY's WORK ENDED.
THE NEXT TO BE HELD AT sARATooA-REso