=:!I=::1 cN•to.wttslitt:v.r.-...1% la MOM .. , > - ,1,1 hreit but rt e militia 'l l ' elate Assembly in behalf ofthe Board a Publication, and that n othing now rom°--- • the - --. P the uel J. tt item be his alumnae. and seeitiog ite, elture ore eI; 4 - dry w it h „o c h the foul elan r was .d, It We ;a . not by L . , __o o _leallfFree, er t i ah norn o i d u c a ur te iii t th th e o fo l Llowl a ng or pe oirec reou tc a m to power or by might. tby th emit oft .'l, , , nu e'er . ..wenn '•" r t Ile remembered i Meg, er the vli.- :, r y esticy a a namely. „ se i n g dintelloor eebe late, instable . Alexandre at ifintstoor-Ve. W. Shlll'pe. DD, George Potts, DX.. Al- Yrlnoetoldl whotellerrlid Chilli, isnot. bee . idl d with eats feed Nevin, D D., Stuart hotelmen, D.D., 8. 13.19080 n, W A , alone-it must be beleagnred on every side-we meet b. in Scott, U.D , George Bele, 8 K Wilson, Alexander Macklin, _, . a,,,,,otteie,texhuundeeige,,aag‘Melapoieeeelon. of e the_t .D ..tisla .D , a ffe n ...P oli A ria nde e rt t r i o n u m , a lt.D , John Led:herr', D D J. O. pied in the name of Christ. I thongbt It folly; it was co c ebeey Mr elortimo, the end missionary to China, oad Laltruw-le Sauter, Jr, George Sharewood, BA. Fele°. yro *find: no' IMP etolmeal-kIM,Un all our ports, bat Boston. stock Pavel A Sayre, W. 11.-Itletteion, James Imbrie, O. IL : Thei Yankt-e cent tient°. tb hies, "Do you treileve you canal"c Dungan. Robert n. Patton, George Jenkin, Jr., J. R. Snow convert, China f" Ile ani wend, " I believe God deur AollePh HellrY, Samuel 8 - B Pencer• Tr oy t h e wrath "of roan l a mad e to praise him The opium . MAUI COIDELISSiOL 4 3I'• followed itt support of the reetolu trade, an unholy war, and the anassa:res of mitaionarles Dona. the, great..., .Delliitch,ell urged the importance of recommending to Col- mar "Melia! to Orghiarch; and,w ;be . ullele A Yet tire -tmetenttii particular attention to the wants of con, lets in chteonelliS kit file ihi t 6l L' e P are Y°6 g ma tt ie.nitentaiies He cited the remark of another person In work. the cymed to which be once belonged, that to lege than et A rents, leathern taken. At tbs reenmption of the session, Dr. 1151es.front' the JO- day' ‘ e jouraey of the capital of the State, there were found diciet Owl les who p were newels to give an intelligent ed etioned leifve'PeeiS i et w remmbla•de,*(l f' t ZP OP U c Lad , Illitiale's Christ!" fie, re"..;htel, w.ge a ewer le ..ee q " Who was Jeans 7'e fra eself i era t rorder eases id to le °. p 2 laeed : N°. o g i s the otx "' ' °- k - th - i'o - . ...iclae'd with ea,' ekeilierraZommendation of the Westminster The amendment of Mr. Caruthers to the report on Ede- Cateeblem, and other publicstione of the Board, as safe in eaNen'swssthen adapted -- : all,eands, seen, of , other denominations, and not calculated Dr. Baird mitered his protest against the doctrines enure to excite controversy between us and them, or to produce I today, d e votion to the ministered dislike among our own children. • n Delalle.t?dreilungthte"tBePri as he tt edtetli e tt a re 0 .. the 'General Assembly. , eirStephenson alluded to th of Amere centennial discourse of Dr. Van Rensselaer of igin ican Preeloter ianisin rest e teMr. Nmereon dentritied the career of tweet ' four young tl¢the Scotch teethtbe or ernigrante of our conntre, and said. he is,deren who commenced studying for the ministry in co mpany ell:. with hlmeeif, and °my thee bad evened.eHe though t was himself a Scotehman by parentage, an Irithman by ..to II the mum of this fi to be found in the erroneous Ideal' wit hbirth and an American by deliberate choice. Ile discussed 4 ; a ,bt c b they began,' and their want of intelligent detain:rime each of the revolutions, and supported them in term' of eonvinehtg argument and implanter:Ltd eloquence We lion and ealfdedicetion. Or Mr. Hoge, Mr Ktekine, and Dr. Hewitt spoke, " What me o xtell Indebtednessu, t d It iwntence from ur. Spring's "World% to• the Bible," to the effect that not only are fru math the scripture." . wee tumi d. we indebted to the Bible for the art of printing, but that it On the queitiou to adopt the report th e ve t e, has even been asserted that .the art of writing originated , moue. , 1 with the two tables of the moral Lew- its urged the ice NEW SCHOOL RESUMED. porersece of specie° attention to the necemities of sailors The molutian of Dr. Van Reamelerer to appoint a oom- and of deaf mutes mashie of three to confer with a committee of the United elr epeocer spoke of tbe greet value of the Ward and Byned et the Preebyterian Church, Bouth, and to rePort to cited examples of tbe benefit Neared to individuals who bad this Aneembly, was then taken up amended their Item in obedience , to the summations of Mr ,I:lobb homing the floor, made linable andvery eloquent .tracts distributed b y th e c o r por t ear . olreecli, in favor ;of the resolution. We have oopions notes Mr. Rockwell spoke of the importance of clergymen this admirable address, but cennot rep roduoe an abstract preaching more through th. prone In all the modes in which lour pees-eat imme. .. It is susceptible of beteg employed. He quoted, the won' • The hour for selourement having arrived, on motion, the of the Prophet, "How beautiful upon the mountains are ,11torthe aesalud wan extended for beaten hour. the feet a them that bring good, tidings; that publish Mode toole.tee floor in oppossition to the views ex- peace; that my unto Zion thy Ord reigneth;" and applied : pressed by Mr. Cobb, which were summed up in four cogent them to the uses of therima, for the advancement of the ree" " no; and the hour of adjournment having arrived , the Go s pel. kle paid a mist just and discriminating tribute to ' "D eibly. &floret prayer by the Bev. Mr. Cowan. adjourned the moral power which lei lodged In the hands of hditore: tinter 9 e tehgatleetnorro v. , . and reeommendedeleedolyand importance of special prayers for &Morn ' _. „. - ' 111.VEHIePAV-W6thibeglimil'e Nay . lit Mr Savage sokthe bed wine On thLe long pilgrimage, from ~ The ititieM*lol6ll4lolelkill, thiViyier by the Moderator. tea Old Granite to the Crescent City, not simply to mullet. - The Minot is Of YetiMeideet-Mem.read auto aPOreeed• pate in tee debate' and actions of this Body, but to show Mr.:Lowrle nriMileir,Dit. Palmer to preach letbre the that the Presbyterian eburch has no sectional feelings; next annuli keiteenWellii fforeign Missions, and Dr.,l3tare that she is conservative in her action, and her sympathies.. . - ' 'ton to be his alterEMllle "t ~, .. and fellowship areas breed as the Church of Chriet. among tbe ev e nt which he will ever treasure with the highest sate isfeetlon, the pleasant intercourse an. renewer. anemia. • Dr. Dumont, from the Committee on Theological Bernina- timer of a visits Forty years ago, he had 'tatted New rise, made the folk:wing report, whiohwas accepted, and Orleans, and be was surprised at the changes which bed ordered to be plioed on the Docket. viee : been wrought by , time. 'fhere was then, at moat, but one Prienton, N. J.• Unlou, VC: %HUM, Pe.; Danville, Protestant church. Now tbe blessed spread of the influence Ky M 1 these ihim ' inariea, daring the past year, have been of the truth every where else, is manifee tin this city, and highly favored. The teachers have been faithful and the this temple in which we stand, le cheering evidence of its pupils diligent and exemplar,. Ti.. numbers in pam attend rogr. ande hare - - Increased ; and a desire for the Missionary field Mr. Cowan advocated the recommendation that the mem been manifested aa It h severally been a year of health. bore of tbie Church, in their patronage ef periodicals should But on. ' deatlithas occurred. The Com mittee, in view of the not prefer th ose publiehtd by ' other co emulous or denocn pee nnuary neeseidel •ot tbese Inatittalons, r. Iterate the inecione-should not love their neighbors better than them ' ' rehommetidetion'of the lent Ageembly; 'timely: e That the salvia. churobes be uteri to emirate the - endowment of those Mr. Cobb said lie had a single idea which be wiehed to •'' ' flemieuerlee that are not ye fully end o wed ; to lemurs the present. We have listened to many speeches snide-eased to ' ' number of echolarshios, to furaish funds Inc repair., end minietera; he desired to speak to the laymen. Me thought erection of a Otani() buildings, and the enlargement of Libra• it tbe bounden duty of every follower of the Lord Jesus Christ to preach the Gospel, even though not consecrated e The Direetoreof Princen have asked thateo General An- , an to iw, ab the work ofthne, causedministry,rho stid bythe es to felt leyie o rr n o o m the eyes of fhende•An ' eembly to amen tod the pl no of the Feminary, Art II , Sec-1, so as to eesse the following words: . And the President, or I the Apostle, and equine, with his wife, Priscille. opened In ease of his absence, one of the-Igoe Presidents, shall be more fully the Gospel to this great Apostle himself. It le one." 'The remerittre -recommend that ire request be our duty, es we have opportunity, to open ,our mouths and granted end that Plan of the Seminars be so =ended • preieh • lob and I have not felt thgcall tette ministry, but '• ripe Coritud - ter recommend that the Board o Directors of it It in ar lower (0 send a preacher everywhere-one more L : Elie ilnitin littiological'Semlnery in Virginia, be authurised, effeetual far then many a Deb:lg speaker. A preacher who 'elialliethehonearrence of •the Synod of Virginia the !Synod was prosy or ioefeetent, being 'Metered to substitute the ser• 'Ol - NOrtbi Carolina, and the Preebytery of Winchester, to mons of the great Divines for his own, took that advice, and •••' .etrifiderlto the I midges or Union Theologieal Seminary, r e o ...r n 4 e i n ch te to rie y g ou tb eh e bi pu m lpl orn t, i tte ng l e d, re " . M ei y op hea w re sd , dpaTillostseyonu this ••-• ' illierthrenity 6f Prince Edward, Virginia, al i the lends, fund', . 10 ItledPltteir *sporty belonging to field Beminary, now in the .' afternoon, and In the evening you will listen to a dimmers° o' t heir of MiteDirbotore, o r which may he " ma into item Boesuet " Such preschere as those, we have the power hto tend evewhere. Oar money will secure the diseeculna ' &invitee Seeffeeney, K.- yßy the report of the Dlrectree Hon of the Manual and the Temperance Manual. elf Danville dernlnary, It will devolve on the Aasemby, suite How much have we contributed for either of them , or Find ' peement eesdhn, toretect a Prof.BSOT of Church Government war public/4+one? In tries hind of work, we may imitate 'and Peelle& Thedlogy, tO fill the Oblate mida 'vacant by the the example of the disciples who, after the bread bad belie resignation of Stuart Robittion„ - D.` D. blessed and broken by, the Master, distributed it to the MIll• ." 1 Reeciont, INA ithe arrempiment , made, for this year, to e tude. 'When, on the Sabbath (ley, we give a part of the terininatethe trontion of theerheological Seminary at Niue.-• rental'steno we nuiy bappentreheve about ue, can , we settle *UM' GU th " liat'Wediltddal of APtitr be minds P erznpnent-• It With our conscience that such a pittances is the tithes '..* -- •Westirra Seminary, 1-11.--Directort of the Wenteru Pamirs ' which are the Lord's due? Such inquiries may apply, per • - e-tialry, whose terms expire e Aftnittere-Allan D. Campbell, D. haps, to the speaker;.but that' circumstance does not in s w D., Ge , rgs Marabld. D. D:, Bemuse Wilson, D D.; W. D. , validate their truth nor diminish their cogency. • Beside, . 1 ''' 4l(ow air d t it.D- 4 ' Al " B Bain; 11l B V I '' FL Malt "' MBA ' the kind of preaching by laymen, which he had mentioned„ -: e 31.Swilt itelerrL-Alex. Laughlin, Fret is G !mile, t -• - . it shouldnever be forgotten that the most effectual preaching Rush Bredfoni.of all is that of consistent Christian deportuwut; the most Resettse a , That the reports from the Beoninarlea be printed useful mermen that of a"devoted, humble, pious, Chris , in the Appendix of the Minniee. ' Gan life. DELEGATES TO POREIGN BODIES. AN ASSEMBLY'S COMMENTARY. •Tise Cummitteelto nominate delegates to Foreign Bodies, Dr. Ilreckinridge offered a Minute to provide a Commen made a' report reeommending that •e. W. Greer), D ,r) ,se tiny on the Bereptures which shalt' be In BO =dance with priealpall end LeloyJ Halsey, D. D, as bill alternate, be tbe the Weetrainster doctrines of thie Church, aa follow's : r delegate to ther General Synod or the u n f o rmed, ri n t,h "Insertbeh as the want of a sound, grdly, and thorough Cherub- ale* tbattieorge Howe, 13 .1) ,es principal, and J. Commentary of tbe wbole Word of God, comprised Sr.tee • 'H. Thernwell. D D., as alternate, be the delegate to the As , serve of the' constant faith of the Church of God, as that is sociate Refennedile)nod of the South. briefii set forth . In the Staudards of the Weettnicitter As- The report was received and adopted gemlike. held by the Presbyterian Chnrch in the United ' 3 - ' Jill/VAAL. Malta of Smerim, has long been felt to be a grievous'want, , r Mr, Cowan;ooWan moved to take up case No. 8, which was yes• whereby a great lack of due service to Gad and table truth i tee feported by tbe Judicial Committee. This was an creole, and whereby imostact danger arises to men of need n rAnce on one side, and of dangerous mieguidauce anme by ,E,ei kaWsee, from the (edition, twice made by . 88 O le the f • ere " Resoleed Byarbe General Aseembly.'tbat the BOard of loges eethe elm eh wbk.h.bad been dented him by the Bes- Publleation shall, and it le hereby directed' to rammed with else ()this owe church On: the questkin to adopt the re ~ . _. ~ . . . , . . Comm e•delon of theJudielal Committee. a oelsett omurrtd, eu eotteettleat olseateu to nave Men a tommen conk ~. ja.rhich meur4oo‘ .,, , amilbi, Howe, Thompson , Morris, posed; plepand for this ' press, and , published. 'And in the -i s elegem! elnnedegliene.,Breckieridge,aud otters, 'took part. execution of this greet wort, the following rules - rand orders, __L.__ .., MP MOMPB to adopt was ealatdmoue- together with met 'nether as may be adopted from time to ' tlmeeby'ths linnets' Assembly; shall be' carefully observed ei owe:ass: CEeTENNIA.L BERMON. by the Hoard of'Pobtleration, and by all othens in any ways. -11' 1 ; 1 .16 limes for the order of the day haviog arrived, Rey. `targeted in the execution of any 'part thereof. r,3, eG, Cho Commentary shall be prepared exelusively by ~o . ItegiegiArineeel ter delivered the diecoutee of the Centennial ....w nor yof tho aofoo of , he ozioa „ * . zfinir yorb and th iih e m m i e b m .v be e re fa r t rr e thie Onereh, and in the rering of shall ti it in Übe. , • i ,-.. • ... • IA T dbpouant all atetkin thereettNeggeferred to the n ese) ritt, each indulgence as to time, es they reepeetavel v demand. And for their own compensation and their heirs, shall receive, for the legal term of twenty ..com. . . te ,glie t a d Overture', preface a Minute, a° ef e t , s eam , ' nor seperktimpanie to the Assembly . g center's on the price of the work sake The Assembly then kook a race's for half an hour. which Beall be settled in advance by the Board of Pubhea cation 'and which shall be unifonn;and in lleu of all claims DOMESTIC MISSION& and coin of every sort in any waYeormobtect with their said - On rearming Mieaession, Dr-,McKinney, from the Com- work. mjetee meths - !capon, of the Beard ••f Domestic fillesione," 2. The add Commentary alien be fat. d for common nee Co whom was re committed a portion of their preehme re- by all men, and In the preparation of it, free use may be m iollowtoig reaolutions which were Pott . ,a Bbitted Oremade of all material that may wrist. The design being to adopted:procure not so much what may be original, as what may be Re 301144. Thtt the magnitude - o f the cause, and the adap- beet in the way of enlightening and saving men. 'lt shall e. tation of , the Presbyterian Church to a 'maniere' work l e not:be yeelle, but so arranged that the whole may be em every mitt of the conetry, and the calls for taborer', multi- braced tn five or six royal octavo 'volumes, ofgoad print, plylo with the country ' ' increase, d• noted of the As containing. besides commeatery. the :Inglish text in full,- new a i roFz . , „ ... largo the i r o „,„„ tr i bet i ooe of both men and together with the usual accersoriee thereof, and such' other suitable helps to ire underetanding as plain people need. ineame The ilajd te the we. Id; but the part of the &Id open - And the text treed le•it shall •be strictly that of the version meg entreated to this Cburch's cam. comprises the/Mates ithilYetritoriee where God haigiven her a being , piepered by the translators 'appointed by Jammu the lent, • iteseleed, That, the Aesembly la pleased with the efforte of atoll of aolt l • the Board to increase the number of itineratieg labium', "8. In order to secure the -attest men for this great work. the Board of Publication-shall make special applies believing that the system may be extended to the great ad vantage of sparsely smith redistricts tion to the genet al. Synods of our Churcirat•the next stated meetings reepeotively, and the said Synods shall, upon care ful coesideratien. nominate • to the said Board of Publice•ion mama:logo ijk.deepty,yogrettal, and that th . y . be =ltd. any number of their own member's, not to exceed Ave from Menage, toV at metitude arid pusectuallty. any one Synod, of each as they elail consider qualified to undertake the work, and the hoard of Publication may add ia of •mane it, upon the , r ii tr.. •in 1 - Ir • not mote than four in addition to the wbole number thus ,A. i ere and alto of the bapp working and bright prose , t,..0( t he scheme Of kyite Beeevolence the 4 Num. nombiatedlo it, and iesbell commnnicate the liet ot names ' !ht s obtained by 'lifting the Church, to the Generel A)SeLti entramet too t he Board the propriety of eoneiderriee the • bly at its next stated meeting In May of next year, to rikr ng, , segasieun, whether the services Cl au Associere Secretary pet knot be vdiomee reed with, and the amou at of the salary at o the same time, and from year to year thereafter report of it/. doings under, and by virtue'of thin Minute. . ' Site vote was preceded by a protracted dirmassion, Which •4. The, General Assembly of 1869 will take such far ther order In the pretolsea, especially: with regard to selec- Wi participated in by Masers McKinney, Morns Ihreckln ,. ridta. _ Barber, junaia, mnikiie, x . freon, 144;in, Scott, non of ?emu. ont of the list communicated to it, 10 %Le , Stain s MeGill,,Hewitt, Jones, end Musgrave. , distribution et the work'ambnpt'them. and to all things needful for its effectual prosecution as obeli seem moat ex Tip lesidon,y . ea closed with prayer by Rev. Denial Me -1 . liai t . ot Texas. • , • Dr. Brecklnridge said that he made a movement similar DENIIIIOI4II 11/I*..iikesr edgy, Kay 13. to the present at the very that organisation of the Genera .Assembly, and from time to time it has. been renewed. The ; The Assemblywas opmegillEltb prayer by Dr. Hewitt ll'heological eatninaries, and Princeton in particular, bane The minutes of' the precious were read and epprove& done much to iteep the attention alive on the subject; .and Dr. &will from this Oeminittee 'on Foreign Correepond. 'the Assembly le now better prepared than at any time pre enoa made' ellepert. em the communkation from the "Gen.] WietislY, to make sloth a Commentary. Mane Comments end By oogoe of Parise' lecomparded by the followingreao. ries. of great merits, are In crustal:we; but when risked by lotions' namely: t• brethren in the Church for advice an to a•choice or one, he ' let- That wbets the daddies of the last year are ems. had often been truly perplexed how to advise them. There Voted, and Motil particularly that relating to the pignut is riot one that comes up tetbe Westminster Standards; and - Vellevals of religion, ou• Moderator be reqneeted to reply ,to that to a irne exponent, therefore, of the doctrine, ref this the Preeident of the Byriod of the tree' Church in France, Church. The present• is probably the last opportunity he ' Orpremiwo of the sympathy, ebrieration, and affection of would ever enjoy of bringing this enterprise before this A 4 this A eisembly4OT that deter elifireh. , eembly; for he bad been for eo many years a OomMtssionee 2.1. Th at tf one'or more of our Grethrell dug,. eidtKarope tiers, that tottt modesty and coissistenoy•fcribldltie coming eke menthe Iligiater, our Mederator be' . irks oom again in a hurts. tallidon yin( orl them to represent this' "in that Mr. Barite spoke In favor of the measure, lett objected to Bp:Led. t AdOoted. -• • .... . the length of time proposed to be expended in its collards- The Gernreletie on Wiles:* repariedlee enkmance, that tion. Nothing, said lie, is more needed, and we want it as there has bated recalled in all, $lO6 TO.' LEW Wiese* eixbin soon as poeeible. ited amounts to eight thocuand tWie hvaind and forty„Mr. Eagieseon offered an amendment to strike ont the mites, which at the rate of eompeneathigrelkeired, entitled w ords "Bible of King Janine” and - insert "Bible in nun the members' to 9864 , leaving a i ballet' in the Treasury mon 11 ". " He said that maul , leant ago the select of t h e of 13 Od Tbe r eport was received ondeldopted. faithfulness of the common verities was agitated until it On mation of •Dr. Bowman the unlighted beetnefia of recruited in the Publication, at the Clareedon Press, of Teesday, relating In the Coiled Synod of the Presbyterian • fac smile of the original "King James Bible," seen to the Chu eh organized lest month in Knoxville, detiring a Coen• erect+ of the press of that edition. The result deleadstra , mitt s . o f vonfetece„ was taken u p, ad d m a i,. y en B ed , ted the perfect fidelity of the common version. wiser, Cunningham, end Palmer, were appointed. Ur. Breckinridge objected to the amendment, maintain 'The Inteineita 'of the Ameetefite• Reformed Synod of the tog the superiority of the pbride employed.; but heeled that Church Eolith, respecting a closer union of the two home'', no discussion would grow out 'of a trifle which Wen ree was nettlaken up. The lineation being that of a eostin•- suit in a defeat of the Mehl qbeation. ' seep of the ' Cenimittee or , ()overman*. Eat;: discussed by Dr. Rankin supported the amendment on the ground that Means. Calhoun; Merritt. Howe, and'otheffeel I the present state of the question aid of the public feeling rußL_ ...ICATION.. ..• i . irreiedrall the hail of tbe words, "the'erneinon -rennon ;" but Y he declared his hostility to the whole tiring and to enoh and The order Of 4{9der Secretary then taken up. The PeOtary all the resolutions offered on the subject. of the Baird preteeensel the Annual Report. The amendment was the rejected. [Abstract nex‘ week]- _ . Dr Branithi maid the rejection ot tbat amendment, ebreild 'fhe “Ahrisort ef-the Board" ••• ,631 / o wod b.T the Reflect the Minute be 'sidelined, will result Sri' bninging about the of the Cloanulthee, throngh,Or. Mitchell. eery - thing which we have nindeinnerin the former fiction Resoieed, That,the Assembly reeoguiee and commend the of tee 'Assedisan Bible Society. AB. sincerely hoped tbis Mosrdae au egieteet and honored ingtrementality in coon Aseembly will not leave.the matter so eague In his ear teraetlng the swank:low effect@ of illarallomand nave% lit lien boyhoei he beame acquainted with the Rine James endure, arid In dleeemtuatioir, throagh the waste plum of yeteriou through tbe'edition 'Published by Matthew Carey,' our zloty the lsagda of sonni theology. and of vital , plety, and ire' was able to testify that no change from that has . welch, doubtliste n will ultimetely produce in the heeds of leeeurred within his own day He hoped the Assembly .. *ere Peupla, trdlety, sixty, end even an hundred fold vionki reflect that ft will be held' reepoeeible for whateeer b y, 1141041=1, That it is subject matter for devout gratitude to is eablithed with ate eanodere. a A Hod , that although within the pad year, an unprecedented Mr. Hill moved an amendment that the right of the Corn commercial embaneusement pervaded, the cotuttry, and rDetitatore to apt, eeniage on this sales of their work should te. ,ebrought sorrow and penury to the home, of f the contour to the legal limit of twenty eight years, instead of ~,,,f L em; put into the hearts of the members of our cknrchea being perpetual • : a sigerl . .. . . . _. „,,gitrit of more than ordinary benevoLenoe , th-Coontlosio” ~,,frGethich, (although there was • diminution in the naltreelle ... rnPlprueta,) d the amount of chureh cip)kettions• for the 4 . oolPortalTO were larger than they • had:been any 3r, sired that this expeeted,and happy result was optcomplisrd•pithont th e payment of 'ksingle cant. R .0 ,4 p gruitit afford! the assembly numb gratification l eg ra Unit, notwithstanding the aforesaid convulsion, the Board, by 4 1 10 ilfsoleet and prudent management of Its resources, durinkthe oriel, not only paid ell its pecuniary obligations in the publishing department, but also Increased its naafi:dyne by tkutpublicatkiri and grattiltoim distrfbutfOn of a minder siumber.of books and tracts than it had pub listed in,any previgm .lieselised„•llnit It give, the .Assembly ele ittote t o k tno, • that the *lard, abfest IM:diteu!agtances justify, are pub. ltrangelleal.,workiln,the German language to the wants of the Garman Porlighion. suitable Ratolued, That the hoisibla aSnkeell denying nolporta rri is o 'doing God's wark.and deeerrea the slraaPaftif of hind's pee; pie; and Ibid., as hurls:lts, from home*, to .bOutto the Lord's poor with. Christ's love in hie heart,. and the books of the Bond in 4 hie hand, he is effectually siding the missionary of the arced In diffusing Christian light and lcunwiadgc, darkness cad ignorance prevail.. That the' assembly earnestly urge , • 14biaratij - *. importance of inorating thelr'oontrlontions I • ' :to Oultioetagik, in order to enable the hourd'nct Only to pay off the amen which during the past yogi necorendir ao creed; bbt bleb to • expand Ito operations in a degree ooze. menurate with the demeode of that:Mtn-eh. . - Resehierl, That the ambstAT express Ili haartildtvadena tion attheialidibla and above shit 'OOl whibli'th;i'koird• hey made to publish works for Sunday School librarleis; that this body believing, as we do; that the balks RO O lBl4l are eltelnauly adapted , to the ninta' of children, would' • impnaw an the inindi of ininistars'ea'rneinberti tbet it is their duty to purchase and eironlatirthe books Of the Board,' u rattier thanihoek pnblished by any Soniettna not toonnictitt a with our beloved taknrob,• and that whenever Sabbath' . , • Schoola have funds to expend for the purchase of 'thriving ICI tureen! to feeble °harsher in various parts of the land, ~the Board'alionldhave decoded preference Omanritlearcnommeidad that the Ray. T. V.3190va be - • • •, uyao • FM The amendment was adopted.• . Mr Floyd , objected to the, references midi to einistilagi. Commentaries, which Beem.tci imply that none of timid are,. at to be recommended to Christians.. In condemning such' Men as Henry, be thought might be some danger of in:slating the aractice of the young Hottentot,, whose *first decisive proof of his manhood. is to whip_ his mothdr. He . Wouldtberefore move an amendment which should deny any design of disparaging existing Commentaries. • , Dr. Breekinridge replied that no each design was intend ed or expressed. He Wished to be understOod that there're SuOCOmmentary.which exponndi the sacred text specitially 'iliecordini..to the doctrines of .Weitminater. He spoke from a careful examination of them all. Tfe had rend - every 'word: and tine of Scott's Commentaries, frium kicer to Joiner, 'and he had likewise - rad the whole of Matthew Henry, from /time, to Ida,er, and; be declared they do not oonetitute such Commentaries as we desire for the,use ,of the Presbyterian Church: • 'Or ..110ga was of opinion that the Assembly is not now ready to enter n'pon this work. n It waildbe . better to refer the matter to the Board of Publication, to report at the next annual Areembly. He offered sueh a motion as an amend ment. The amendment was lat. __ Dr. JunkineuPoorted the ingasure. Thiele no new thing. It has often before bean proposed by the present mover; and the AseeMbly is as well ravaged now W as, tt, will e'er be, to initiate It The initiation is all that is proposed. Ii M far worse to refer it, thin to take itupit once and ant upon it. W e should make no publication without the vigilant 'etebfulness of toe Assembly, If it were even adopted here, we should soon lean, what the Synod.. end the Pres. n r Ateriea. and the chsithea have to say to it, and Commie sWii.sies, to the next Aseaubly. Will come with instructions from ills ootatibue464. .Butiriort.#) the Board, • mere pub geiiing agency; theris`Wlll be;Augeri - -gathing. Our Boards Age OUT servante—thek are not hiiehti4 p edifies. Gin : Dr Hop said, from the remiike of. Dr. Jwaldw, he , seems . to infir,that lam opposed to - the bide,:st'which eater lir* meta* te , accomplish. It li not so:, I consider such a cgratocilfatry fie desirable lintoloubt Its4recticatiinty. It RPM" tk!c4 . , that the luirnmeuuta adduced go to establish my poMtiont MON "of.queetieti, . /1 1 0 thOtt4 *est.t measure naiWt*.ilpor- " •-r. • • giiim-44- 0 pal •N • I taut of any thitbas yet been brought before the Aisecablyi' but the motion to place it In the handsof the Board Is, all'. wrong. 'the pibiniee of the Iloly Spirit 'la to the Chnrctf,' and if light Is not found there, it will bo found nowhere. Ur. Nankin then moved to rooter it ie . & Spretel committeg:- to report to the nest dasembiL Tbe Motion was lost Thompson moved to refer to the :Int its. On &diva: ion the yeas were f 7, the nays 118; so the motion was lost. Dr..haukin moved to refer.to Um Presbyteries. The • zap , lion we. lost. Mr. W J. Efogo mid he desired the thing Itself, but ob. -Jetted to its impracticability. He cited several examples, 'fromtha'ficriptures—in particular the various Interpreta tions of the prophecies in the Apocalypse—to show the im possibility of any interpretation that should be satisfactory to all; for the moat orthodox do differ in these witters— even•Columbiaand•Danville Seminaries differ upon them; and the minute of Dr. Breckinridge involves tide very dim: may. Dr. Rankin rose mainly to call attention to the valid ob jector's of tho la t speaker. Oen this Assembly make a Commentary that shall be satlefactory4toill IS we make any whitayer, it will retailtilia'ai disruption *Olds Chufet.! laupPista the Commentary abotild f Dow the lead Of a great` writer who says that baptize always means immersion. I .cminot, be sailafted, for I don't believe it at all. .This Assam— bly will commit a grave error wheuezer it shall give its imprimatur to any Commentary any more than to any other pnb.ication of the Board. Mr. atoms would ask, " Shall we not have a Common-' tory?" The objections now urged, were brought op at the lunation of this matter and the arguments urged &EMMA lt, are really the best ones in Di laved'. Dr. Breckinridge said. he roes once more because he was called up. berm is a sense to the Westminster standards, and the proposition of the poper, le that wo conkwm to Shwa' Standards. It is wise to have standards There lea Presby •terian Church In thew -United States, ,and however the churches may stray there Is a standard for them—the West minster Standard. There is a greater controversy between Dewitt e Seminary and Prince hilward'a, than between Den- vine and Columbia. Dr. Hewitt declared his hearty support of the measure. Dr. Hoge wished to make three ren arks, and he desired" to be perfectly understood; but while endeavoring to be very clear he alio wished to be very brief let. Ile approved of, a Commentary, such as is referred to,- if such were possible. 2d. tie doubted that the mode proposed will succeed. He thought the ComMentators should be nominated by the churches rattier than by the Synods .3d. He disbelieved the feasibility of accomplishing this thing in twenty years by the mode proposed. [Cries of qu atlon.} Pending the motion to adopt, a motion to adjourn was, on a division carried. - • The de;embly was closed with prayer by Dr. Hewitt. EllOlllll DAle—Fallditys:Biay, The A neembly was opened with prayer by the The Hunted of the previous tity were read and corrected. ONNTENNIAL COMMEMORATION. • The Committee on Bills and Overturn yarned, throgeh: Dr. Yen Rensselaer, Overture No. le as follows: • "This Assembly having been called upon. in-the Prilil• 4 dente of God, to unite in a Centennial tlommemorathsts;el the reunion of the Synods of New York and Philadelphia, In 175 d, deem it proper, on this occasion, to adopt a minute • relating to that interesting and important event. "The Assembly recognize the good hand of God, In 'early bringing to these shores • emigratite-Scotch, Seotch-Irish, 11..glish, and Huguenot-to assist in establiehing the Church. of the Lord Jesus Christ among the waste places of this Continent The memory of the ministers who commenced the work of evangelization and who laid the foundation of the Church, is treasured by this Assembly: with gratitude to Him who tient the M forth to accomplish his purposes, with many *elf denials, abundant labors: and great' success. ' "The Assembly further record their view of the unspeak able importance and blessedness of pure revivals of religion in the Chinch; praising God for the general rerults" of the great revival of religion within our bounds in the days of 'Whitfield and the rennents. and rejoicing that 'the present year bai beemegnalized by the same precious and glorious outpourings of the Holy Spirit. ".` The Assembly further put upon record their none the obili Eakins of the Ohnrch to its Great llead, - in preserving, incorrupt, its outward forms of order in the olden time; in gradually and•surely increasing its educational 'and 'evan gelistic resources; and in endowing it, after the lapie of the first century of reunton,..with such enlargement of its missionary work at home, and in heathen lands. "On an occasion which forcibly brings to mind the bless ings of God upon reunion, and which commemorates the dwelling together of brethren in unity, the assembly ex pros" the deep conviction otthe desirableness of the onion of all sound Presbyterians, and do hereby, cordially. 'and earner - by extend an invitation to all who- arelof like mind with ourselves, to unite with this General Assembly, in the way and manner oontamable to the acts sod deliverances on this subjo ct, already made by this Assembly.." The Report was adopted,asul the following was added, viz.: ° Resolve, That the thanks of this Assembly be tendered to Dr. Van Rensselaer for his disecan se and that the 'Board of Publication be directed to publish le—together with other papers connected with the subject—ln book term." The Report and Besot:alone submitted by the Committee on Education were adopted. .• NOMINATIONS FOR DANVILLE. Drs. Halsey, Stratton, Anderson, end Alfred Hamilton. were then severally nominated to' the Professorship of Church Government and Pastoral Theology in the Theologi cal Seminary at Danville. . On motion of Dr. Dumont, the election wee made the order of the day for Monday next. Dr. Breckinridge . called for the reading of the standing order relating,t elections, and in obedience to that standing order; the Miserably engaged in prayer, is which ,thw were led by Dr. Green. , • ...CHURCH EXTENSION. : . .•` . _ The order of tbe day being the "Re;port of the ; Chttreh Extension committee," it was then taken up. Mra•Ofie t .the Corresponding Secretary, presented it, and spoke it:Utast& erable length in explanation and illustration- The following la an abstract: The COmmittee preface their Third ,tunnel Report) to ; the General Assembly with the statement that it shows& decided advance in the Word entrusunt to than. RICiIPTB —The receipts from all sources during the .year. indiag April let, 1858, ,were ,$24741.15 exceeding thoini of the previous peer, .$1,475.54. Less than half, however, of this eicess is from donations. The number of contributing churches named in tide report is five hundred and elgbteeu. The number named iu the priceding report ivis five hun dred and two. These results have been reached In ,the midst of the hard times without any salaried. collecting , . agent and are as , gratifying as they were unexpected. Xxrarrnyrtiara --The total expenditures of the year, were $24,384 08 The amount paid out t , elnimhei this year lain advaneeef the imount paid out to them last year over seven thousand dollars. .. ' A Ppaapsunorie.--Tharl4, the year, appropriations were made to , reventy•dx churches, amounting .to $27,t71.03, Thiele nearly $lO,OOO more than the amount appropriated to churches last year. . . • ... , Arrimitiotts.—From Anvil let , 1857, to April let, ;1858, one bundled churches .applied for, aid to. enable them to complete, their locums . ot. worebip. free from debt. The amount f aid they risk is not less than $46,000, being 'fully 0 2,04. 0 more than the amount of aid applied for last year.. At 'the 'Mom if the year, there remained on file sixty applications for aid, calliak,for 625,000. • - Cam' or Cacaos 70)12108.—In the two and a half years the ComMittee have been lair y at work,.they have made appro priations to two hundred and five different churches. One hundred and fifty•three of these two hundred 'and five chtizch buildings coat from $5OO to $2,501: thirty-nine from $2,500 to $5,000. and the other thirteen over 0,000. Five of the thirteen were special aPpropriations., . 1 'Durrrinturtoti or Samna .- She CMnmittee have endeavored' to distribute the fonds entrusted to them as equitably as possible over the whole Church. How fer 'they have sue , ceeded in this endeavor, may be determined from these two iMete: . let. Only three of the hundred new aPplications received ksfe been deo:ined. . . - - 2d..Grants have been mede to churches In thirty of the • thirtj.pne Bynoda, and eighty.si.x of the one hundred end . two Presbyteries, from whose bounds applications have cocas' The stynod and PresbyterLen' to whom no appropia eons have been nine, are those from whpee applying churches, the requisite information has not yet been re ceived. , BmineitScarcely three years have elapsed since the Anembly's Church hxtension Committee was organized. In that time over de7,ooo' has been raised for the Church Patentee cause without any salaried agent. 'This is within $ll,OOO of the whole, sum'raised daring the eleven years. of organized effort in connexion with the Board of Missions. The amount received from Churches In the lest three years is double the amount received from churchei during the pre- Timm eleven years. Three results encourage the Committee to hope that the Waning of God and the fain of God's pemile, will adiance. the Church hxtenerlon Enterprise, until all our waste places Men be supplied with sanctuaries wherein the' Lord will take pleasure and will be glorified, •Dr. theckintidge, from tee iWocial Committee on that ' Report, teen ye even ted the following namely "The Committee on the Third AODUSI Report of the As seMiny's Church Extension, Committee, having eoneldered nid Report, recommend the adoption of the following t ego• liellione by the General Annably, namely e• ' ttfklet. Resolved. That the Church itxtenelon Committee' Appears to have conduct. d the great Interest committed to idetetby the General Assembly with diligence and fidelity, Aweigh, Lord has blessed and prospered them ; for which tbanimere due to his blessed name.. M. inasmuch all the' work of braiding hone for public slifterebip over a region so immense and.So difersified as that coveted thinly by the Presbyterian Church, presents diffi culties so linens In their nature as to render it impossible to give specific directions concerning them; the General Assembly exhorting the Committee to peers forward in the important work, and exhorting the churches to contribute liberally to it, contents Bad with the. general authorize. lion to the Committee to preemie. it in such manner es its own incresstogexperience and the continual indications of Providence shall: satisfy them is net win and effectual throughout the Church. • " Bd. Bath of one cony...gotten as 'have insufficient ac commodations for public worship, are eipected,•steording to their means, to provide themetilvelwitlegood and permanent places for the public worship' of Goat Such as nee none; are exhorted to mate vigorous efforts to provide thtnselves with them; this being the form of Christian effort, especially to nelghborhools where we haienostated plate of worship, toward•whiola those without are nuttily most _disposed to contribute. - • ".4th. AU 'our octagregatlone in country Places, and es. 1 ,pecially those In new 'settlements, are exhorted to make provision, where it is poilible, of miltable• and naciont grounds for a wheel for their children, a home for their.) minister, and a burial place for their dead. all ton venteot to their place of worship. And, in all these neon' sary matters, secured while the land is !till low—all t parsimony being avoided, sod due cam being taken to secure their titles alike againet future disputes and future' Injury to the canoe of Truth, nd thus laying sure foundations, they may act as becomes' those who trust Ged,eind build for many generation. ' "fah. Peeing the vast extent' of the land yet tabs te'be'por• messed, the • almost indispeneable necessity of • a nt • •plaoe of worship,-to the perminent establishnient Of Si -con; gregation,and the great and constant blessing of God .I:arse our, Church In °lilts endeavors, it becomes all our Moisten and people, whose lot is so nit as to entail°. them to server the Lord in tin way, to use wise forecast- in good, time to' -secure such necessary sites for church buildings, both in; .:towns and in toiletry places as will facilitate the constant' extension of the its firm establishment inner"; quarter of the country: ' • • "6. That the Third Annual Report of the Committee be • approved and published. :"The Committee recommend that 01113 member be added to the organic number of th e Committee, and that the fol. lowing parsons be elected members thereof, to senator three years.. BLEOrION. *-• • • Ministers—N. L. Rice, S. I. P. Anderson, 8. B. NePheeterit, James Smith, James A. Paige, James H. Brooke. • Laymen—ll. R. Gamble, Wm. Risley, W. M. MoPheeters: The second order of the day being to elect persons to till vacancisain the various • Boards; and preachers fOr the next Assembly, was then taken up. The names' mom. :needed in the respective reports of Committee. on those Boards, were then severally elected as Directors. , Dr. B.M. Palmer. as principal, and Dr. R. L Stanton, es alternate, were elected to preach before the next Ametibly,• on Foreign Missions. Rev. Henry Steele Clarke, as principal, and J.O. Brown, as alternate, Wars elected to preach on Domestic Missions. Di. Nicholas Murray, as principal, and Dr Brown, as alternate, ware elected to preach on Educa- Directors, according with previous nominations, were „i n to . f or. p r ineeto na Western , and DAII7IIIO Theological ' ' BOARD OB'PTIBtICA.TION. The unfinished boatmen of the Minot a of Dr. Breckenridge, offered as, in amendment to the. Report of the Publication eornmitinik„ which provided for the preparation and.publica then of, a, Commentary on the Bible, was then take& op and the Minuto.ires read. • • ••• • • • .1 r. Dr-Vanillenioelaer appc ' wed, the Minnto—let. Because it . will SOLOO the General Aarionbly. in a bad position before tho A. Aimr,"vocxtrE,,.... • 4•SCA, • .. . world; to attempt to establ .h a per:Whir version. being con trary,to the 'usage of firigl b Cbridtians. 2d. It is not our plane, among so many wb differ; to come out and attempt to settle the interpretat ler of fivelinndred or more p /alleges aboiit which there are conflicting views. 3d. The whole machinery of the method proposed le too complicated. lie moved thereibre to refer the whole matter to the next Oen eril Assembly, because, 16. It is of vast importance, it wee all new. to Ibintoind It helmet been• entliciently , considered; because, 2d The ebaracte of the Church to concerned, and if it GB, there will be an nfavorable reaction, end a late of the prestige of the Plea Aim Church in Am( r:ca. ' - The 'Motion toxefer to e next Assembly wee adopted. Dr. Junkin called alien on to the 886th and 454th hymns, which are the same; and he Board of Publication was or. prod to omit one of the ,in future editions, and substitute eerie other aPproprlate b mn to fill the lame pyre, 1 ' Mr: hlcNer moved t the 'Board be ' recommended to print a German edition o the Hymn Book, and of the Horne and Foreign Beeord. Dr Musgrave objeeted that the coat would be very great, and out of proportion to any benefit to : ,be secured; The , motion au laid on the table:;,TheSeport •of the liiiaid van t43n. adapted. . .-' ~ Z. . , .. • ' I . . . SYNOD OAL BBOORDS. - , -...The: third order of the day, being reports of Comtnittees on. Synodical Records was then taken up. Reports upon the records or all the SynoAs which bad been presented to the Ooinmitteee were received, end, with DOM very elightmod- Mentions, adopted. UNION WITH THE NEW ECNDOL DECLINED. -The aped& Committee appointed to meet the' Committee of the United Synod organized at Knoxville to obtain from them the tonne on which tbat Synod proposes to unite with this dime:ply, reported that t.tey had met that Commi tee, and as the result of their meeting, asked- leave to submit th'e following terms of union, viz..: "This may certify that, the meeting-of the United Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, which wet organized in Knoxville, Tennessee, the 2d day of ApriL,lB.sa, the following action, beingpetructions to the Committee appointed to confer with a Committee of the Old School'. General Assembly in the event of that body ap .pointiog one for that purpose, with reference to a union of the two bodies, was taken:' 7 " Resolved, That sald Committee be directed to , propose to the Committee appointed by the General Assembly, the fol • lowing terms of union as , indlspensable'to- an honorable union on our part. Fent We agree to unite as ecclesiasticel bOdlea by de daring. as this Synod now does, our approval of the West minster Confession of with, and Larg r and Shorter Cate chiains, as an orthodox and excellent system of Chri-tian doctrine, and also. oar adherent* to the plan of. Worship, Government, and Discipline, contained in the Westminster Directoty. "Second.. Both toadies agree in declaring it to be a funds- Mental' principle, lathe Presbyterian Church, that no judo 'eatery of the Church can, for any cause whatever, by an act of legislation, constitutionally condemn, or exclude from the Chinch, other jud ieeteriat, or ministers, or private members, without a proem of trial. such as is prescribed in the COO otitotion of the Presbyterian Church. "Third. Both bodies agree that It is consistent with the requirements of the Westminster Confession of Faith, to re oeiveaald Cdnfeealon aeon' ding to the adopting act if 1729, to wit: as containing all the essential bathed Christianity, and also the doctrines that distinguish the Calvinistic from the Pelagian, Sedition, and Arminien systems of theology. We agree likewise in believing, that this system of doctrine inoindes the following truths, namely The Trinity—the Incarnation and Deity, of Christ—the Fall and Original Sin —Atonement—Justification by Faith—Pertonal klection— Effectual Cilliog—Perieverwoce of the Sainte--tbe Eternal pappine'e of the Righteous—and /eternal Puniehment of the Wicked. • Rem th. Both bodies agree% declaring that filaveho'cling, or the relation rf master and slave, ceenot, in any case be a bai to membership in the Church of Christ. And .w hilst they admit the right of the Judicatories of the Church' to take cognizance, in all the way prescribed in the Cortetitit • Bon; or cruelties practiced in the minion, they hereby de. alare the opinion that as, the continuance or abolition of the sistsm of slavery, in this country, belongs exclusively to the atate, the discussion or agitation of Slavery, further than pertains to the morel and religious duties arleingfrom .the ifiappropriate to the functions of Church Ju (Histories. "'nth: It is farther agreed that in effecting the union, the Presbyteries connected with this Synod shalt be united as Presbyteries,. and without an examination of their min latent; with the Synods belonging to the General Assembly to which, because , of thair geographical limits, they should be attached, excepting that the synod of Tennessee andthe North A labarmvPresbyCeii shall retain their name, and oc cupy their present territory. ;$ ' t , Sixth ' In thelient of the GetieritAiatiObly agreeing to the above:terms the Conimitteesof Synod are directed to communicate the fact to the Presbyteries ineonnexion with this and the Presbyteries are hereby riqueeted by the 11E1W 'Syhod totake action upon the terms of union agreed upon by the Committees of Synod and the General Assembly, and to send a copy of their minute to the United 13yried, - whicti:wiMlismiatifilLynclibnigh on the third Thurs day in May, 1860. ; • I, 2 l ,Sn:with. The 'Conitontse appointed by this Synod to confer with a Committee of the General Assembly, are here. by &recta:l'lo attend the meeting .of the General Assembly in - New Means: in May next, arid present the preamble and tint two resolutions adopted by this Synod as their author ity for requesting a conference with a Committe appointed by the General Assemby, to tbe General deeembly which will then be in session in that city. . And if no member of the Committee shocild be to 'alien , ' the meeting of the 'Assembly in-New Orbitals. they are directed to rand a Copy of the preamble and first two yea,: lotions to the Moderator of the Assembly, and request that body, if they should think proper, to ippoint a Committee for the purpose above sped fled, to designate a time immediately after the adjournment of the•Aisembly fora Confrretice of the Committees.' The Committee. of .this Synod are requested, in the event of nconfeienee being had with a Ci , mmittee of the Old School 'Assembly; to_publiskite soon' at practicable. the result of . their 'consultations." . JOSEPH H. Meanie :• - Permanent Cleik of the United Synod. : following additional article was. submitted-'and liPtd , Oth. That in the event no =deli is speed to; the ,llommittee be directed to propose to the General , Amsentbly lilielsefeblishilent of a mutual correspondence in flinfistnre between us ite ecclesiastical bodies." .:1' . A true extract of the minutes. JoszralLifiurnmt • Permanent Clerk 'dn, United Elnod On motion ,of Dr. Briacklorldge, the Minute.presenteit by him on Monday was called up, and amended by striking out the whole:of the first sentence of the division numbered ".1," together. with.tlbe word."Aud,a commencing the second sentence of that division; and inserting a new sentence in Ilskittbereof. The Minute, se 'amended, Was unman:busty adopted. and now reads as follows: , . . . . , • a I. The Committee sppoicted by thellitlted Sined of the , Presbyterian Church. hag communicated to this A ssembly ' the - official action of said Synod: settling, on their part, the terms of union "'by them dedared to be "indispettinble;" and ,the. Assembly is infonned,through the public press, of the contents of a paper adopted by ,that Synod, and called by' it,' "kDeciaration of . Principies." In the judgment of this Assietablyzthese offictsflispers do not afford a , basis of Conferooofyypoo which this Assembly is able to seethak there is any prospect of adiancing the interests of OMANI kingdom in general, or those of the Preshyterian Chtireh in the United'atates, or those of the United Synod of the•Pree byterian Church in particular. • . • • • 2. The Presbyterian Church In the ,United States of America hag always received; frankly And in'Christianloce, all churches. office-bearers, and private persons of all denim 'nations making application for admission into her commu Mon upon the Angle condition that they are like-minded with herself. At this timemnple prorisinn is made in her existing Acts and Ordinances for the reception of ell such into hi r communion, .on terms and by methods precisely equiva, lent; and where it's poesible, identical with those provided in regerd to her own children,'ieared in her own bosom. Seeing that it was in a voluntery.secession from the Presby , terian.Churcb that the present difficulties of the United Spied of. the Presbyterians bad their origin, ..and that the door'haialWays been open for the orderly return of such of those who lett ns. as were like-minded with ns, it hard- ly be unexpected that we decline an official conference based on terms which appear , to no to, involve a condemnation of. ourselves, and a renunciation of the rickand peculiar favor of God uptin us, in the very matters which led to the& paces - akin from our Church . twenty years ago. , With reference to the recent. secession in tba . ;ffiew School body, Ibis General Assembly does not see ii i that event, or in any thing which has hitherto resulted trcita• any . call-of Providence for the Presbyterian Church to :take any new. steps whatever, either with the view of nl3lOlll or that of a closer intercourse than now aids, with eitliOr' of the parte into which Abet body Is now divided. The subjects. upon which the whole New School body differed ftom us,vit tbe period of their secession from us, and the subjects upon • which the two very unequal portions of that body have re . cently siiparateid',from each other, are questions upon which we, ite a denomination, are at peace, and we see no mesa:ton . to revise the underetnod and unalterable faith of our tffiirreb;or to enter fruitless conferences.. • • •:i It wee further resolved that the 'Moderator of the Asiiimi- Tbli communicate the Minute now adopted to the "Dated mod of the Presbyterian Church,"as the official pot. of tid? Assembly. THE EVANGELICAL comuntibrag. . . , . • A latter was received from Dr. Baird. who wse commis idisidto represent the General Assembly foreign Chris tian bodies. Lie bad attended three Evangelical Conferences,. the first in London ' the secot•d Paris, and the third in Berlin. . Th e la