New-York tribune., 1890-05-28
THE ASSEMBLY ENDED.
FORMAL CLOSE OF THE GREAT PRESBf'
TERIAN COUNCIL
PARTY FLAGS FuRIED-A MEETING OF IHE
REVISION oMMrrEE-cRiTIcIsING THE
WORK OF ELDERS CLOSING SCENES
At sARATOG
n, yrtrcnAru 10 THE ThBuSEn


Saratoga NAV e7.-The General Assembly OF le"o
w,. dssoIve1 shortly after noon to-day by Moderator
Moore and A new Assembly was ordered 20 convene j"
Detroit ON the third Tuesday Of May l7"i ine e'c"
ing trains have taken away the majority OF inc cum
missioners There are party haes nNlnE on INV
,n,roine trains II any brought heie last week
,hev have bcen furled or more probably burned. inc
po,sionis,s anti RcvisioniSS and New 'rccn mon are
Ali Pres by terans TO-DAY. No man accepts ue H''u''
with greater cquanImy tiau fresmeh' 'o'"n' ~
Tvnceton who after doing all that was hohordo" l"
rrevent Revision bows to the Will OF the malo1N D
without surrcndering a principle. he ana MS "lo""'
have made concessions 10 their brethren who IN trh'
without surrcnderng principle have made CONCESSIONS
to the minority.
The Revision Committee called together TO-DAY
after the adjournment Of the Assembly by inc em
porary chairman, Dr. W. g. Roberts. ot Lane foroS''
III II was decided TO hold the first meeting III fittN-
brc in october President ". II. Green. OF Prince
ton Seminary. sent this dispatch 10 III '" H. "'o0''
the stated Clerk of the Assembly
pee the Assembly IN my name 10 Substitute Dr
warhelds name for mine on the keVl>lph utcd
PRINCETON Seminary can only be properly rpre"'vt ~
there hy ~ professor o THEOLOGY II necessary III
order 70 encc thls another mlsmt oe''er 'P''
n, creeps request was referred 20 the Revision
Committee who have power 10 hl vacancies. thoush
tbe members will endeavor 10 have Dr "rceh rr'""
slider his request to be excused. Mr.. Jnnkh {" 'n'''
delnhis. did not meet with the committee lodhS' a.
he decided tO serve. lie saiu lV""' '""' w.
"A not AN obstructioni-t and would weigh the h''c'
eonsciention>y ard decide as possible Wfat 10
do Tho committee empowered by uc NN"'"''
10 publish the result cf It's deliberations peio'O "V
meeting a the next Assembly II the members "'ous"'
n best 10 do so ,,
Ther, was little discussion today IN the Assembly,
A slight breeze occurred over the narrative on l"e
s,,t. Of Religion Dr. Hodge. of Hartford. conn.,
.,a the narrative which contained a somewhat
severe criticism on the work Of the cldcre 'ht"uHh
out the Church. the imrlceton being th'' "oH "''
not magnify their Office A. they might >c>''"
specche, were made 10y ministers ana aymeh' inc
former being disposed strike out the criticism ana
a., ,a,,or N modify H. The result that the
,sr-o.i,. was referred back the committee 10 he
amended IN this particular H. Hodge said III MS
paper: .,-.-.,.. ...,,o
wondering gratitude ana con it Inc, ~ our be
loved church they report twent, nine synod; -
1900. ~ - persons have been received on
nrnfc. .ion Of faith. anG lb.-b0 on ccrtlhchW>'
icta number OF connnncan, IL o3o,ddi' ani, u
s.io during the past year Of lO@,l02 l'l-o "uul's
md Is 500 infants nave been baptized some hl''u T.,
sseoain NV NJ 'ra,c h'Wcvcr that they contain
hearty 100000. oar curchc, have c"ntr,pSs-r "a M
selfsuppor, and for the 1cne' oieni No'"'
DR. Roberts read tho neurological reports "l'h
contained the names Of ~ ministers VINO have oied
In the last year. ,...,. i,
The committee on Resolutions reported through H.
chairman. the Rev oliver \. knrsbur,. Of the Tres
b,ierv Of jersey Ctv. The first resolution VIZ
,dopted by A rising vote. II read a. follows
nesoved That the cordial thanks OF TINS NsSen,pN NNrN
are beypv -lvcn - Moderator the Kew. Nl@iu'." @
3 Moore H. D. Tor The efficient and lmpattiai nan a
nor IN which hc has discharged the duties oi NJ ON.
ulder ,ircumstaucc, Of peculiar dehtaN, W. tiHH'' tiH'
ially recognize HI, hrnne>'' comlihea M',n ,irh
,cnrtcs, hs rare inow ledee of thc laws ol our
ard the dignity ard tat which make MN mae n,,ne.
RESIDING onicer We invoke upon him IRE Dt'.e
blessiue. and pray that ne MA, ln.E bc sFn',N ~
render still further service, 10 oar beloved 'huI'"'
The thanks Of the Assembly were conli'IH cN
tended to Dr. ". H. Roberts. tlc aiihlni ana en''"'
stated clerk T. the temporary clcr"s, 10 'ho 'u''
utee Of Arrangements. the pastor ana omeeIs o ,u'
Iirst prcsbytera church. the choir, the rp.-s 1870
tiye of Inc press and every BODY else VINO au "o
"a nake the meeting Of the Assembly a suVVrre. 49,
The rev I. :. Alien the pastor oi ,he 't chlr.u ~
xnon6ei i'm a graceful speech IN when nc tquS,ten& %
snmmIssoncrs and their friends 70 pray lor VIZ ''
tr,erisn churches of saratoga next ounuhN. =, - -,.
Dr Moore was especially tender IN M id'eWe!i ,n
-, Vc SVsen,hly iIe referred 10 the fear ana fcp@ua "a
,r with which the commissioners had gareeo a. ,i,
ssr,uinc of the Assembly and the hsppl Ic>u"
~ sieved during the last fortnight Inc harnonS ~
t,h,.a vas due he believed, IN large measue ~ Wv
SnvottonsI spirit that had chsrac ter1~u ,lc
siv Dr Howard Crosby led he A.~mbN y, ~ ~
sic.,ns prayer and the Moderator pro,ounc,n ~, ~,
senssietion after the hymn " BleSt be 'he lie u''
Iirds7 had been su'c.