tirtiigterin Nana.
PITTSBURGH, WERESDIT, liT. IU4.
THE 11110111: USEIBIA
NZWAR;, N. J.
The place of meeting of , theVigh'ime ju
dicatory of our Church, for the present
year, was claosen just at the close of the
last General Assembly. From statements
made concerning the condition of our two
churches, in Boston, that city had been at
- first selected; but after consideration, it
was, deemed inexOtiont to meet there, at
'this time. Newark : is a most thriving city,
some seven miles from New-York, many of
whose merchants and bankers reside here.
This place: is celebrated for its extensive
manufactories of various kinds, which are
son ducted on a large scale. Previous to
Ake rebellion, immense sales were made-'to
the South.
- Our denomination ;has only one church,
but it is large and"flourishing. The New
School baVe three churches ; and the .Re
formed Thitch Church • have several. The
Tirst_chureh, New SBhool, is the one where
the 'labors of that famous preacher and pas
tor, Rei. Etrwinn .Donn Gni - rwrx, were so
remarkably. blessed. The revival in pro
gress' for soine 'time past has extended to
all' theme churches, and the good work still
continues, especially among the
_young.
Just now'tlierils a very .encouraging state
of , things in Dr. CRAVEN'S church.
The Assembly has ainong its members no,
less .thhn be who have been already Mode
rators, via.: Rev. Drs. ELLIOTT, KREBS,'
Thttoscrxmor, and Blurry' . The
meinbers comprise some of the moat aged
ministers in the Church, and also some of
'the-moat youtliful,•with an average propor
tion of all the intervening ages.
. Bat to one who has been a member Or a
speetator of Assemblies of former years, a
great change is apparent ?
. The,Southern
ihurches, once so important an clement in
this highest of our Church Courts, are not
represented. 'The faces once so
are not seen, the voices so .often recog..
*azed, aranot heard. THORNWELL; ADGEak,
SMITH, _and PALMER, left .us, abandoned
Our Church, and sought to ruin our eoun
try. TEtOnNWELL is dead; and along with
many pleasant memories of him before he:
developed fully 'the spiny of treason, also
remains the injury' he did to the Church
and the -country. God gave him great•
powers; alas i` that he should have prosti
tuted them to suoh -unworthy oblects.
PALMER' was aidisciple of his great master,
THORNIOELL, and was an arch-conspirator.
Nis 'sermon on Thanksgiving day, 1860,
Wee a part of the machinery put in opera
tion by the leaders, by means .of which the
people might be seduced from their alle
vgiance. He yet live, to see the ruin he
and his coadjutors have wrought, and also
reap some of the bitter fruits, the seed
of. which ho sowed so lavishly. Of Ana=
and, SMITH, but little has been kndwn
since the rebellion 'broke out: The former
, rwas remarkable for .the kind and gentle
spirit he• almost always displayed in his in-
Woburn with his. brethren. Wo remora-
:' -• • rulacc,isrly;r4; -r a nt_
at 'Amster in 'GI 0 spent the greeter,
pnxt t of, two successive nights, as Chairmaty
rot the Judieial Committee, in tiying to in-.
dime parties to settle, their diffaeulties ami
aibly; and not napoo themselves to the
public view; and`Wliat is more, he was sue--
*maul. The latter was a noted speaker on
the floor of tlie Assen2laly; he was ready
,eyery 'subject an 4 at every time to give
his brethren the benefit of his feelings and
'judgments. It has'cften seemed strange to
us that so noted a talker has never been
reported in any of th.e'rebel journals, while
many of less note have been frequently
innntionea. For a time we•hoped . that this
might be boner= he was probably less ex-,
treme in his views than others in that see
.
*ion, or possibly - had some lingering love
forthat Church and. country to which he
•wed much. But we believe this hope
-*pit be dismissed. -.lt is most probable
that his heart and voice have been given to
treason. Even the t iler' who in 1861, be
fore intercourse >between the North and
- South was altogether broken off, in the As
sembly in Philadelphia, professed such
ardent a,ttachment to the Church'and coun
try, are' no longer with us in sentiment.
'IIOTT, BAKER, RETTEERFORD, and MAR,
ITN, have all gone over to the enemy.
Yet this is not all. The Northern .men
who acted - ‘„with the South .in our Church
Oeurts—who were •their defenders,.apolo
gists, and advocates—no longer occupy the
plait) or exercise the influtage they once
Those formerly in a minority, ..or
young men lately eome into the field of ac
tion, are the men who now compose the
greater part of sour General AssetubJy:
Upon them Lgreat responsibility rests, and
they seem to take it upon themselvis in .the
fear of dod, and conscious of the great
trusts committed to them:
A most excellent spirit has thus far char
acterized all the proceedings. The devo
tional exercises have been more than usu
ally interesting. The spirit of the Gospel
and the spirit of patriotism breathe in ev
ery prayer. . Searcely has a prayer been
offered, however Mort, in which petitions
did not go up for the President, for Con
gress,. for buy commanders, for our sol
diers and sailors, for the complete success
of our arms, and fes•the entire suppression
of .- the 'rebellion. Wednesday afternoon
will be altogether devoted to this purpese.
The .Lord bless and save our Climieh and'
lead,
THE TEST Or
When our path is plain and smooth iv
fore us, and the heavens are bright above,
when God .seems to smile upon us, and to
prisper the work of?lir hands, it is com
paratively eney4ifrupt in that Providence
whose dealings:toward us accord ao well
with our own desires.. And yet not in this
way only, or perhaps chiefly, is the Divine
care manifested. , When our anxious hearts
inquire into the methods by, which God's
love is shown for, his Chosen ones, we are
not left without an answer—an answer that
has been verified throughout all the history
of ihe. people of God in 41lugea. Whom
the Lord loVeth, he chasteneth.”
And when our - heartB ftverwhelmed
°malt ,sorrow, whoa axsupport on
we had hoped to lean for the remainder of
.our earthly pilgrimage is suddenly with
drawn, when that which was for us the
light of life is at once extinguished, and
all the way this side the grave seems utter
darkness—how it sustains the sinking soul
tb know that the very affliction under
which we mourn was chosen for us, in ev
ery particular, by infinite wisdom and infi
nite love. To trust in God is a blessed
privilege, not only when we walk in the
light of his countenance, but alio when we
rest under the shadow of the Almighty.
This week we visit many a household
which has, within the past few eventful
.days, become the abode of a great sorrow;
and a still larger number of homes where
affection waits, with. agonizing suspense,
hour after- hoar, day after day, for the latest
details from the fields of blood and death.
Bo far as human support can avail to sus
.hill and soothe, these over-burdened hearts
may rest assured both of a nation's sympa
thies,. and of the Christian fellowship in
their sufferings of those who-have learned
frorn their "Divine Master to weep with
those that weep. Their tears fall with
yours, ye stricken ones I—their prayers as
eend for you to the great Comforter.
-But there is a consolation unspeakably
more precious fhan all—even the tenderest
—merely buman sympathy. It is the'as
alliance that a God of love has ordained
this very trial. Long before title dreadful
war was upon us—nay, far back in the
counsels of eternity, your lot, Christian
sufferer'! was all ordered, wisely; lovingly i
throughout all your history, and in all its
'seemingly trivial particulars. Call it not
blind fatalism, nor chilling Calvinism,
We would not for worlds relinquish the
conviction that in the. Divine government
there is no room for chance—that God will
cause all things to work together for good
to them that love him, and' that every step'
in all his ways had been eternally foreseen
and chosen.
Is there no comfort in this ".conviation?
Ah ! think again. Remember that to the
Divine mind were present all possible and
conceivable methods of dealing With you
and yours—not only your., own cherished
plans and projects, but ten thousand be- .
sides; and out of all these ni - yriad ways; a
Father'e love selected for 7ou f that one in
which it *as best that you should go—not
simply-a good one, but the very best—in
fallibly so---best for yourself and for those
you love, and• best for his glory.
True, we may not, with our finite under
standings, comprehend it now, especially
when our hopes are crushed and our hearts
are bleeding. Possibly we may never, even
in eternity; fathom the depth of the wis
dom and love that controlled our .earth
ly pilgrimage. But much that we know
not now will be known hereafter, and when
we view from beyond the grave our bitter
est experience, in our journey thither, our
testimony to. God's directing care over us
will assuredly be—he hath done all things
Nor . is this tho'ught a comforting one in
individual sorrow only. • When our anx
ieties for the national cause are greatest,
when reverses attend our armies, when the
progress of victory is slower than our de
ttrtl—ntagegftlingiOs ni e jh i e e el 7 l
conimitted, and which .are now so palpable
that we wonder they could have been euf
fored to occur—we are too apt to forget
that all these events fulfilled the designs
of Him in whose eternal rceolds our history
is already written. Alike the folly and the
wrath of man, become his instruments; and
whilst we ponder and often sorrow over the
processes by which his plans are developed,
his mighty arm Moves forward, one by one,
the events of a pre-determined series. Lit
tle can we judge to what the chain will
lend, who see it wrought slowly out; link
after link; but the test of our faith is -that,
with unwavering confidence, we commit our
country to the care of Him by whom kings
reign, and our loved ones and ourselves to
His keeping by whom the hairs of our heads
are numbered. And if such faith be ours,
we shall find that,.,even when our hopes -
Are crossed and our hearts are smitten, the
fruit of perfect trust is perfect peace.
THE ANTI-LUXURY MOYENENT.
The attention of the public has been fre
quently directed by the press, both secular
and religious, to the extravagance in luxu
rious living which has gradually become
so prevalent, especially in our largest
cities: The papers have abounded with, in
stances of lavish expenditure in dress,
equipage, dwellings, and the gratification,
in :various . ways, of a vitiated taste. rash
'ion has iun.riot, and its votaries have vied
with One another in the costliness of the
- decortAions by which a lately-apquired
wealth is wont to render itself conspicuous.
Even amongst those of humbler means, a
recklessness of expenditure has been mani
fest, such as never heretofore`has character
ized us as a people. •
It requires no argument t 3 show that
this is a state of.things to be deplored.
The waste, at any time, in personal adorn
ment and gratification, of large means that,
properly employed, might spread a tide of
blessings over a ruined world, is in itself a
subject that may well sadden the heart of a
philanthropist. So much to be (lane for
the 4 good of man and the glory of God :
so much actually devoted to satisfy the
cravings or a depraved and pampered appe
tite : it is enough to make and sad.
But more particularly now is this ex
travagance to be reprehended, When the'
indulgence of it is draining our country
weekly of the gold which goes, by millions,
into foreign coffers, to pay for wines, silks,
jewels, and a host of luxuries, imported at
exorbitant prices. The depreciation of our
own currency, resulting from, this drain of
gold, is thus, continued and aggravated, and
in this, indirect way a heavy tax, is levied
on the whole community to gratify those
who spend their substance iri supiptuous
living. , The burden imposed' upon our,
Goiernment, to provide the means for car
rying on the war—a burden we must be
queath, in the shape of an immense nar
gonaal debt, to our posterity—is thus large
ly increased; as all supplies must be
obtained at enhanced prices, *hen paid for
ina.dePreeiated currency.
But a reason :for• abstinence from luxn
,
ries •which appeals - to every nobler feeling
a if fri r native, is to 'b found in the limn
PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.--WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1864.
gruity—the heartlessness—of flaunting in
silks, and glittering in jewels, and swim-.
ming in wine, when sons and brothers and
husbands, among them many of our bravest
and our best, are struggling, suffering,
bleeding, dying, for us who•remain at home.
Who, that has a heart, could find sweetness
in the cup 'of his enjoyment, when pur
chased by the lives of our defenders?
Not thus felt the grand old warrior who
refused to drink the water of the well of
Bethlehem, when the price of the coveted
luxury was the blood of his friends.
It is with fileasure, therefore, we notice
the inauguration by the ladies—so often
the pioneers in a good .work—of a move
ment toward reform in this res'pect. At a
.large and enthusiastic meeting.of ladies in
th'U Cooper Institute, New-York, on Mon
day, May 16th, of which President KING,
of Columbia College, was Chairman, and
which was addressed..al various eminent
and eloquent speakers, the following pledge,
was Unanimously adopted
"'We, the undersigned, during the con
tinuance of this rebellion, pledge ourselves
to refrain from the purchase 'of imported
articles Of luxury for which ihose•of home
manufacture or * production can 'be conver
niently substituted."
. It can scarcely be objected to this Pledge,
that it is too stringent: It might have
been more rigid, and still have fallen far
behind the economy which - dip women of
the South have practised since the coal
mencement of' the war—an enfoiend econ
omy, it • may be, but the submission to it
seems to have been cheerful, 'tamest heroic.
In this respect, at least, we may learn from
our enemies ; and if
. oey, without a Mur
mur, Submit to the severest privations, in
order to overthrow a beneficent govern
ment, can we not, and shall we not, for tke
sake of preserving, that government, prac
tise even a more rigid self-denial than the
pledge above quoted imposes ,*,
NEWS OF THE 0111J1WHES
AND MINISTERS.
• PRESBYTERIAN.
Old Othoel—Rei. David Waggoner has
accepted a 'unanimous call to Georgetown
eEuroh. His Post ()ince address hencefor
ward will be, Sheakleyville, Menai County
Pa., instead of Pulaski.
•
Rev. J. A. E. Simpson has removed
from Paxton, 111.,. to Southimpton, Peoria
Co., 111.
Rev. A. P. Forman, of Hannibal, Mo.,
has accepted a call to the church at St. Jc
vh, Mo.
Rev. A. J. Winterick has removed from
White Haven, Pa., to jeffersonvillerSulli
van Co., N. Y. •
Rev. John. Chester, M. D., - has received'
a call to Capitol Hill Pres.byteriaw church,
Washington City, D. C.
Mr. Samuel H.: Kellogg, of the last Se
nior Class at the Princeton. Seminary, was
ordained as an Evangelist by the Presby
tery of Hudson; April 20th. Mr. Kellogg
has -received an appointment from the
Board of Foreign Missions: as missionary
to N. India.
A correspondent of a' New-Jersey paper,
writing from Natchez, Miss., thus speaks of
_the Presbyterian church at that place, and
its pas or :
- " I was happy to find that Rev. J. B.
Stratton, D.D., has safely returned from his
visitation East, to his beloved charge in
Natchez. His is the only Protestant pas
torate'
if I mistake not, that is steadily sus
tained along the Father of Waters amid the
convulsions of the war, from Columbus,
Ky., to New Orleans. Many of our officers
and soldiers attend the'Dr.'s church, and are
highly pleased with his people, and with
the amiable and able administrations of his
pulpit."
Rev. Robert Irwin, Jr., has accepted a
call to the Presbyterian Church in Wave
land, Ind. .
Rev. B. S. Everitt, of Blaokwood, N. J.,
has. received a call to the Presbyterian
church of Stroudsburg, Pa.
Rev. L. 0. Cheney, of the Presbytery of
Miami, died at Kenton, 0., April 14th, in
the-58th year of his age. He was a native
of Masss,chusetts, and passed the greaten
part of his . ministry in the M. E. church.
Removing to *New Orleans, he joined the'
Presbyterian church, and, labored as a mis:
sionary to seamen:
At a meeting of the - Presbytery`of Fair
field, on - the 13th inst., Mr. Charles Beatty
Magill was ordained and installed pastor
of the Presbyterian church of Birmingham,
Van Buren Co., lowa. On this occasion
the Rev. A. I. Comitton preached' and pre
sided ; Rev. S. C. M'pune delivered the
charge to the pastor, and the Rev. J. M.
M'Elroy to the congregation. This young
brother °Owl:ileums his career in troublous
times; but Providence has cast his lot in
the
. bosom of. a - united congregation, and
his prOspects of uSefalness are encouraging
to an unusual extent.
The pastoral relation between Rev. Sam
'nel Ramsey and the Presbyterian church
of Tarentum, Pa., has been, at his request,
dissolved by the Presbytery of Allegheny.
New seheol.—ln the chnich at College
Hill, near Cincinnati, Ohio, a precious re-
Nivel has been in progress for several weeks.
Over a hundred are indulging it hope, a
large portion of whom are young ladies of
the . Female College. The 'Work of grace
has extended also to-Farmer's College, and
to the, people on the, hill.
In the church at Holland Patent a. season
of marked revival has lien experienced.
Upwards of forty have been added to the
church', ) others may unite hereafter. At
Oriskany, twelve were received into the
church, and others will yet come forward.
The 2d Presbyterian church of Massil
lon, Ohio, have paid off a debt of nearly
$2,000, and have added $2OO to the salary
of their . pastor. It his hoped their example
may provoke other 'churches unto like good
works.. • . '
United.- -- The Big Spring Presbytery, at
tits meeting, April 18th, passed resolution?
approving the effort now being made to en:
dow the U. P. Theological Seminary in
Allegheny City.
The General Conference of the M. E.
Church, it its session in Philadelphia, May
18th, resolved " that a eomniitee of five be
appointed, whose litity it shall be to pro
ceed tO Washington, to present to the'Pres
ident of the United States the assurances
METHODIST.
of our Church in a suitable address, that
we are with•him in heart and soul in
the present struggle for human rights and
Tree institutions."
The Address of the Committee was sub
sequently read, and adopted by a rising and
uanimons vote.
When the address of the Bishops was
read, a perfect storm of applause ensued
upon the utterance of the following sen
tence: "It is our solemn judgment that
none should be admitted to her (M. E. Oh.)
fellowship, Who are either slayeholders or
are tainted with treason." Some of the
delegates shouted, others cried" Amen with
the voice of Boanerges, and scores -put
their handkerchiefs to their eyes, from a
joy that could not be hid or repressed.
Rev. Israel Washburne, a well known
Methodist minister, died at Middleboro',"
Mass., April 24th, aged sixty-seven. He
enlisted as a, private in a Massichusetts
regiment in 1862, and was afterwards com
missioned Ohaplain of the 12tir Massachu
setts regiment.
BAPTIST.
The agent . of the' loyal Baptists has
succeeded in getting'posscssion of all the
Baptist Church property in the Port Royal
district, although, in order to do so, it was
necessary to displace — a Congregational
preacher, Rev. Mr. Richardson; front the
"Praise House,"Veal/fort.
The . accession the First Baptist
Church in Springfield, - :Mass., by baptisth,
being the fruits of the rite revival, reaches
now the number of nea'r'ly one hundred and
fifty persons, and a new, congregation has
been formed.
Th4a receipts of the Publication Society
for the past year have been $30,000 in• ad
vance of those of the preceding.
The Pemberton (N. J.) Baptist church
will celebrate its centennial anniversary in
June.
CONGREGATIONAL.
John Smith, peter Smith,. and 'job/
Dove; manufacturers .in Andover, Mass.,
have pledged thirty thousand dollars for
the erection of a suitable buildin,c , for the
library of Andover Theological Seminary, c
conditioned on the addition of a 511111 suffi
cient to build 1. new chapel for, the Institu
tion.
A disagreement having arisen betwepn
the associate pastors of the Centre church,
Hartford, Conn., Rev. W. Calkins and Rev.
Dr. Hawes, the pastorate of the latter be
ing one of the oldest in Not England; both
pastors tendered their resignations; w6re
upon that of Dr. HaViTS'WB.B accepted, and
that of Mr. Calkins not accepted.
Rev. Moses Howe celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of his settlement over the First
church at New Bedford, ma Rabliatb, May
Bth.
EPISCOPAL
Rev. Dr. Forbes, who left the Episcopal
for the Roman Catholic Church and 'after
several years returned, hakbecome associa
ted with the rector of:his old parish of St.
Luke's church, New-York` city.
The only church•bell remaining, in Nat
chitoches, the oldest town in Louisiana,
was a gift to an Episcopal church therein.
1860, from Mr. Be Peyster, of New-York.
All the others have been Contributed for
war purposes to the Confederacy, and have
been converted into— . non. '
- 01re4 - AEFORMED.
The pastoral relation *between the Rev.
Herman Vedder and the church of Green
bash, Columbia C 0.., N. Y. ; was dissolved
May 10th, after having subsisted for sixty
one full years. Mr..Velder is in his 87th
year,-and retains in a remarkable degree
his vigor of mind and strength of voice.
This has been his only pastarate, and is the
longest that-has yet 'occurred in the • Re
forthed patch Church. None of those'who
united in calling him to this field: of labor
new remain'; the call they gave has been
resigned'into the hands of their children
and grandchildren ; and none of his people
remember, any other pastor. 'The olassis
adopted appropriate resolutions of respect.
LUTHERAN..
The 21st convention of the General Sp:-
od - of the Evangelical Lutheran Church has
just bean held in York, Pa. The subject
ptmost exciting debate was the admission
• of the Franckean gynod, as a compOnent
part of the Gert§ral Synod. :Upon the ad
mission being effected, the Pennsylvania
Synod, after entering an earnest 'protest,
withdrew in a body. .
PROCE'ELOVGS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY,
LAr SE A.STION AT NEWARK, N.J.
First Day.
Tmrasaar, May 19,,1864,
The• Assembly met in the_Third Presbyterian
church, at II o'clock. Owing to the necessary
absence of the previous Moderator, Rev. Dr.
Morrison, a missionary of our =Church in North
ern India ' on motion of the Rev. C. C. Beatty,
D.D.;thelast•Moderator present, the Rev.-W.-L. ;
Dreckinridge,'D.D., President of Centre College,
Ky., Moderator in 1859, was appointed to isreack
the opentng sermon. •
The serviees were opened with a Voluntary
from the choir and organ—" Beautiful Zion,"
&c. ;.. invocation by Dr. Breckinridge ; singing
the hymn, "COme thou Fount"; reading the 2d
chapter of Ephesians ; prayer by Dr. Beatty, and
singing the hymn— • • •
t , Grace; 'Lis a charming sound,"
one of the admirable productions of Philip Dod
dridge. The SUMOn was then preached by Dr.
Breckinridgei from 2. Cor. 8; 9—" Tor ye know.
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, l x &o. The
preacher said the great leaser) taught in this Scrip
ture, was love, and , that lesson all Clod's people
should learn. This was the main thing in all
our services toward God. ...This was the first and
great commandment, to love the Lord with all
our hearts, and the second was like unto it, to
love our neighbor as ourselves. On these hang
the law and the prophets. Under the latter, love
to the brethren, the teaching of the text was to
be classed. The Apostle desired the people of
God every where to manifest - and practice a lovf
ing spirit. Love toward the brethren for the
Lord's sake, in contributing to the. relief of the
the poor and needy for his, sat# was to be
sought after as an essential; elm:dent in religion.
The Apostle made this to be an evidence of the
existence of true piety. The example was that
of our Lord himself. • For our sakes he became
poor, that we might be rich. The Apostle en
treated the Corinthians: let, by the example of
their brethren in other places: 2d, by the exam-
ple of their Lord he could go no farther.
In disoitssing the text he would consider,
L Grace. "Ye know w the grace," &c. The
grace of Christ was toward us poor , and helpless.
Salvation is all of grace.. Scripture and experi
ence both teaelkthat a man justified by grace.•
Ile has no other hope. Hie - entire salvation is
due to the ueinerited favor, that is, the grace of
'God. What have wound what can we render,
that we do not owe to him:: John declared the
.
spring of love his own heart and in believ
ing heart!), when het said, We loved bird because
he first loved us. And love to, brethren is love
to Christ; Almost all of us have friends. Some
of us have, cons ion the field of battle, and do we
not aeknow,ledge a kindness to them vrhon sick
Or wounded, as done to, ourselves,- The love of
Chritit is our law of life. - Christ loved us when'
sinners, and we mnst'de,good to all men-.even
to enr.enemies.. Thie may seem a hard paying
to many now, but we will most probably ac
knowledge this in death, we certainly will at the
judgment. Stephen was cited as an instance of
one who, by grace,-was able to pray for his ene
mies. A Christian servant once asked his mas
ter to buys most repulsive looking negro, offered
in the slave-market. The master asked the rea
son. The slave replied: That is the man who
tore me from my friends and sold me into slave
ry. I - was a heathen then, but now I am a
Christian. I wish for Christ's sake to do him a
kindness who did.mo so groat a wrong.
2. This Scripture reminds us of the power and
glory of Christ. He seas rich. It 'does not say
in what he was rich ; but it gives him the most
exalted
. character, before whom we are to cast
our crowns. He is over all. All praise, glory,
and honor, are to be given' to him. He is full of
grace and truth. His person is. Divine, and so
is his Tower.. That same Jesus who was crud-
Seals made, both Lord and Christ.. Both' the
New and Old Testaments, are full . of the glory of
Christ. Isaiah saw his glory when he beheld
the Lord high, and lifted up: And when he
shall come with his holy angels we too , shall. see
his glory:
3. Our text seta forth the, amaqiitg condescension
of our Lord, that he n4ht sevens. Ile said, Foxes
have holes, birds, of the air have nests; but'the
Son of Man hath not where to lay his head. He
was made in, the feria of a servant, and became
subject, to-death. Be ye followers •,of 41od as
dear children. He was moved by . his grace to
the unworthy—to sinners. This, was the motive
which brought him from heaven to earth. A
lofty awl unselfish spirit'runs through the method
of grace. In this way he makes. his people rioh.
His two diasiples were rich when they said—Sil
ver and gold have we none—and yet they were
rich. They fall back on the imsearchable riches
of Christ.' The Lord has no mere need of mira
cles; they soon ceased. But 'he requires' hie people to brimg'sinners to him, tb bring them to
the knowledge and.favor of god. We must, :get
a sight of Christ, before we can love Christ. No
hard-hearted sinner-ever came Co love Saviour
in any other way. 'Eiery'fietelligent believer
has in his own.eXperience folind that the grand
incentive' of:.loye in his heart, is -the love of
Christ to himself. A little girl was once asked
by the speaker, How old are you? She replied;
thirteen. I iisked her if she thought she loved
the Saviour. She said'she thOught'she
inquired why sheloved-11m. With teary in her
eyes she answered; love him because he first
loved me. All saints, the general assembly and
Church' Of the First-liorn on high, could`not give
a later answer.. One of the principal duties
required of us is to love God. From this is to
proceed our'love to our fellew-men.
Prayer was then offered , by the Bev; David
Elliott, D.D. LL.D., who had been Moderator in
-1836.
After singing:
"What shall I render to my, God?" Etc.,
the benediction was pronounced by. Dr. Breckin
ridge. _
• The Assembly wag then constituted witiipra.yer
by Dr. Breokinridge.
Upon motion of Wm. Rankin,. Jr., the Atisem
bly adjourned until 8 o'clock.
Closed with prayer by Rev. George W. 'Mus
grave, C.D. .
AFTERNOON SESDION.-$ o'clock-
The Assembly' met, and was opened with
prayer by the Moderator pro tempore,• Dr. Breck
inridge. The Permanent Clerk, Rev. Dr. Schenck,
stated that several persons were present having
no commissions, or irregular and defective com
missions. Rev. Drs. Krebs, Backus, and Mr.
Van Rensselaer, were appointed a Committee on
Elections, to whom the oases of these persons
were referred: The Permanent Clerk then an.
flounced the fallowing. Commissioners
ROT,T h •
I. SYNOD Or ALBANY:"
litnuarsai.
.:N. Haskell,
R. A. DeLaucy„ •
A. M. A. Tharburn, A. Eldridge.
J. T. Backus, D.D., J. S. Aldrich,
David Tully,
Isaac N. Randall.
PRZSBITZBIES
Londonderry,
Tr y
Albany,
Mohawk,
Slam
IL SYNOD OF BUFFALO.
L. Merrill
`'..Taa..M. Harlow, ' ' Edward Crosby,
Arthur Bartley/n:1, Daniel Ifolly.
Roberts; ' Wm. Shepard.
Ogdensburg,
Genesee River,
Buffslo.Oity,
Rcehester
111. SYNOD OP NEW-YOP.E. -
,Yabtll Ferrier, • Arch'd Bevis,
A. H. :Beattie, James 0. Morrie.
Winthrop Batley, Jacob Webster.
S. D. - Westarielt, W.F. Van ensseloar.
_ _ R_
1(1.:uloon,
North River,
Connecticut - , I
- t
Thomas Owen
Long Islanc
•
Wm. B. Reeve.
'John M. Krebs. D.D., Elijah Boughton,
N. L. Rice, D.D:, Win. Walker,
kJas.K.Oanapbell,D.D., A. B. Balk - natl.
New-York 2d, D. X. Dunkin, •- Robert darter. '
Naasau, fJ. Grekdiaf, DD., J. C. Cook; •
1.. T. McDougall, Jr., , J. P. Wallace.'
New Yor ,
Canton,
Ningpo,
bleat Africa,
SYNOD ,OR NENYvIERSEY.
Elizabethtown, E. K
;. empshall, Wm.. Annin.
—Chaer
Eli,. B. Craven,,D.D.,
R. lt. Rodgers, D D., B. S. Disbrow,
John Mac Lean, D.D., Peter Davis,
B. S. Everitt
'Gilbert Lane, Martin *tram.
George 0. Busb, Jelin White. .
'Jacob Kirkpatrick, D.D.
.7. Q. Carnahan, llizam * Stevens.
'Samuel R. Colt, Henry Gilmore,
'Jelin Manson, Charles Puller.
.
Samuel Millee, team Tag Mane.
A: P. 'Cobb.
Walter H. Mirk. . -
Y. SYNOD OF PICILADELPHIA. •
Passaic,
New-Brtannvick,
*net Jersey,
newton,
Raritan,
Stisquabenus,
Luzerne,
Burlington,
Monmouth;
Cerise°,
•
Philadelphia, W. E. Schenck, J. Andrews.
• 1 Jima W. Dale, .
Phila. Central, IG. W. Musgrave, D.D. -D'. W. Harting%
I . Alfred Nevin, .D D l ,. D. Powell,
fAllred Taylor' Robt. McDowell;
W. B. Stewart; . f T. C. Henry.
New Castle, j John H. Johns, - Caleb C. Brokaw.
IR. P. Dubois,
T. Y. Cowhick, Hirain B. Eesioki
Elijah Wilson, N. Dodge. .
Orr .Lawson„ Samuel Linn, •
R. B. Moore, . James Parker.
Northuthbeed, Jimes D. Reardon, J. B. Furst,
IJ. P. Hudson,. John McCormick.
• VI. SYNOD OP BALTIMORE— , -
Ph la. 2d,
Donegal,
Huutingdoni
Baltimore, , Wm. R. Marshall; Thomas Arctic%
1
G.-P. Hays,
J. B. Gordon;
John R. Warner,
Carlisle,
Winchester,
Levies, G. H. Nimmo, • Rohl. Patterson,
Potomac; Septimns Tustin, D.D., 0, E. Lathrop,
VII. SYNOD OF PITTSBURGH.
'Watson Unghos, - Andfew Christy.
fA. 0. Rockwell, . A. G. M'Candlesi,
10. V. 15I'6aig, - John Hoye..
• James C. Oalson, Robert Fulton, •
John Wray, James Patten.
- Andre* McElwain, John Gourley.
VIII. SYNOD ON ALLEGHENY: •
Allegheny, Wm. F. Heen, James Brown,
Beaver, Jos. S. Grimes, S. M. Ross.
Erie, 3: V. Reynolds, D.D.
Allegheny City, f David Elliott, D.D., J. D. Stokes.
H. L Wortman, J. M. Burchfield.'
IX. SYNOD OF WHEELING. • •
Washington, - Alex.MeOarrell, Wm:Mercer, ~-
Wm. H. Lester, Jamas Rankin, •
Steubenville, Chas. 0. BeattY, D D., 3% G. Allen,
. .Wm. W. Levert - 3". E. 'l'. . -
New Lisbon.' A. S. Mac:Master, HD:, J. Dildlno.
St. Claireville, • T. A. Grove, Wm.-C. Kirkwood.
West Virginia, . J. H. Flanagan, - E. B Hall.
X. SYNOD OF OHIO.
Columbus, • Wm. C. Roberts, F. A. Foster.
'Marion, , A. R Thomson. _• ,
Lanosville, fA. Hamilton, , James M ' Creary,
• - • Thome Oldhain. •
" John Robinson, Thomas Smith.
- Andre'iriVirtue, Terms Z. Orate.
John 11. Pratt.
XI. SYNOD
. 9F SANDUSKY.:
Michigan, J. W. Baynes, T. W. Lockwood.
Western Reserve Moses A. Hogs. '
Maumee,. E. B Itaffensperger, S. Whittlesey.
Findlay, . N. Morrow, Wm. Taylor.
XTT. SYNOD' OF OINCINNATr.
E. Grand Girard, Noah Evans.
EL F. Score], John Morehouse.
N. C. Buil, D.D., Stanley Matthews.
W. S. Rogers.
W. B. Spence,, 3. U. H. Grew.
XIII. SYNOD OF INDIANA.
.
New Albany, ' Thos. S. Crowe, D.D., A. j. Ham
Vincennes, - J. D. Paxton, D.D., W., Halobinstine.
Madison, James Wood, D.D., Mellioy.
Indianapolis, Charles N. Todd.
White:wet:lr, WM. H. Van, Doren, Wm. Byram.
XIV. :SYNOD OF NORTHERN. INDIANA.
Logansport, IT: W. Wright, D.D., Seavriight.
Lake, S. C. Logan, W. H. Boyd. .
Fort Wayne. ' John M. Lowrie, D.D , Jos. Correll.
Crawfordsville, Charles K. Thompson, Jas. Wallace.
Muncie, J. H. Nixon, Time. Maclnif re.
XV. .SYNOD OF ILLINOIS. • .
Kaskaskia, Thos. W. Tiynes.
Palestine, James W.Allison , John Y. Atheon.
Sangamon, J, A Pinkerton, Stephen Sutton.
Penria, Z. M. Templeton, James Ayres. .
Bloomington, flarrel H. Stevenson,' W.P. Pearson. -.-
Saline, ' - R. W. Pratt.
Rodetone i
Ohio,
Blairacille,
Clarion,
Baltabi rg,
"Mobland,
Wooster;
ocking,
Chi i 1 coth ,
Miami,
Tao nett,
Oxford,
a daoy,
xvr. SYNOD OR otrioAao.
fI. N. Cando°, Vb. Jaime 11, i9ilxoas,
Joseph Platt, Wm. N. Oat. •
Rook River, Joeiatt .
Chicago, f Willis Lorti;D.D.,
IL. M. Stevens, .1% C..liateer.
XVII. SYNOD OF WISCONSIN.
Schuyler,
Dane,
Milvraiikie, Ernst Rudobe,
Winnebago, Makeraohnson.
- • XVIII.. SYNOD Or ST. PAUL.
St. Paul.,
Chippewa,
Late Superior,
owatonna, Spam.
XIX. SYNOD. Of lOIfA.
S.IVO. Andaman, C. 0. Water.
H. L. Craven
Cedar,
Toledo,
Dubitqa
stow: City,
A. A. IL
XX. SYNOD OF SOUTHERN lOWA. -
.:
lowa, James G . Wilson, J. H. Whiting.
Dew Mein* J. 151:11atehelder, James Welsh.
Minseuri liver, W. M'Candliah, . S. O. liMandlese
Fairfield; 7. A. Shearer. ' • - - .
XXI. SYNOD AR UPPED. -MISSOURT
Upper Ifieeopri,
Fayette,
Highland,
Pjatta,
T: a St..'.,
XXIL SYNOD OF.KUISOURI
Bt. Louie, J.
If jetinain Porter,' Stt_ . therland.
. Fenton ,
. Busbies Ji Smith
Potosi, rH A. A. wilsom •
wiaeondl,
- xxur. SYNOD ait
Louitrate_ - • win.L.Brecklnrid g e
'Muhlanlytirg, , Ropkind, D.A. ' - -
Yraarenniai-
. 1 Thos. it Melank
. „
West Lexington, D. F. Young, Win. Allen.
Ebenezer, J. A. Liggett, Wm. Erna.
Paducah,
xitv. SYNOD OF VIRGINIA.
XXV. 'SYNOD OF NORTII CAROLINA.
XXVI. SYNOD OF NASIITILLE.
XXVII. SYNOD OF ROOTH CAROLINA.
XXVIII. SYNOD OF GEORGIA. -
XXIX. SYNOD 01' ALABAMA.
XXX. SYNOD OF MISSISSIPPI.
XXXI. SYN'OD,OP
XXXII. SYNOD OF ARKANSAS.
XXXIII. SYNOD OF TEXAS.'
XXXIV. SYNOD OFITIN PACIFIC.
California; Benjamin L:Lolco.
Oregon;
Stockton,
Benicia,
XXV. SYNOD OF NORTHERN INDYA.
Lodfana,
Purrukhabad, John J. Walsh. , •
• • COGILESPOYDING DODiDd.
Genoral Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
General Synod of the Gefoimed Protestant Dutch Church,—
Dasid D.Domarest.
. .
Associate Reformed synod of New-Toxic. :
.General Assimbljr of tbe:United Presbyterian Chnich . of
North Americar--John T. Pressley,
Genoi*al Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the 11-S.
,:,1 - novt sitting in Dayton, Ohin-'-`3ames P. wilsoti, D.D.
Rev. Dr. 'Krebs reported:that -Siifficiexit, evi
dence had been given to satisfy:the 'committee
that the persons having defective or irregnlar com-.
missions, and tiltio those without commissions,
bad been properly appointed; mid were entitled
to their seat. Report adopted. Dr. Krebs also.
reported, that Rev, Walter Clark, - orthe Pres :
bytory of Poring, Africa, had been:appohited by
a committee of that Presbytery, it being iMpos
sibln to obtain - a' • iptorum. Mr. blark was ad
^,
tiutted to a seat.
The Asserably then procreeded the' election
of :a Moderator. Dr. Beatty nominated Rev: Dr.
James Wood, President og-south Hanover Col,
lege, Ind. : Dr.,lCrebs, nominated. Rev. Dr. John
Maclean, President of Princeton College. Be''
Dr. Musgrave, Rev. A. Nevin, D.D., and Rev.'
D. X..Junkin, - D.D.,:were 'else nominated. DiS: ,
Musgrave and,Junkin asked to-have their names
withdrawn. - The requeet watigranted. .11r. ,Jun
kin nominated Rev. Isaacs N:Candee, 1).D., of ll
lznoi Bev." Willis tord, was, also floral.;
Hated. Determined that in all elections by this
Assembly a majority of the votett be necesssryto
election• ' also that when it is necessary to take
several ballots, the person having the smalleat
number of votes In dropped each time. This lat 7
ter part passed by a vote of StO to 88. The fol
lowing was the vote for Moderator
• Dif Maclean 'r ; • 68
Dr. Nevin ' - -13
Dr.:Wood • ' 78
Dr. Lord- • - 85
Dr. Candee ' 27
Seciond
. ,
Dr. Nevin's name.being dropped. „
Dr. iklaolearl 8/
Dr. Wood • - 115
Dr.. Lord • T ' • 19
Dr; Candeo- • 11
Dr. Wood havintreoeived a majority of all the
votes, was declared sleeted... Dr. Wood, upon
taking the chair, said that he had twice declined
a nomination ; and had he consulted his own incli
nations, he would have declined this time. The
Assembly had his thanks for the honor conferred
on him. He solicited the assistance of the As
sembly in the discharge of his duties.
Rev. Dr. Rodgers, Her. Dr. Crowe and. Rev.
A. E. Taylor were nominated as candidates for
Temporary Clerk. Rev. Messrs. Crowe and
Taylor
,were granted leave, Upon their own re
quest, to - Withdraw their names. Rev. Dr. Rod
gers, a grand-son of the -first MC.derator of the
Assembly, was unanimously elected Temporary
-Clerk.
4ev. Dr. Schenck moved that the reports of
the Boards be handed in to-morrow atlo o'clock.
The consideration of the revised Beek of Discip
line, was made the second order of the day to
morrow.
3. •w. Binnicutt.
Rev. Dr. Backus,
~ef Schenectady, N. Y. ,
from the Coramittee on Psalmody, reported that
the committee had unanimously agreed to the
recommendations of this report, which affirmed
that there was a manifest (lonize on the -part of
the Church to have a book of praise inchiding
many psalms and hymns not in our present col
lection. It was also evident_ that a small book
rather than a large one, would be preferred.
And it was suggested` that a book of about five
hundred psalms and hymns would be of the prop
er size. The contents, however, must be well
selected, two objects must be provided for: 1.
The worship of God. 2. The collection must be.
properly expressive of . Script Ural religions expe
rience and desire. Such a Work would meet all
reasonable demands, and - a' Psalmody thus im
proved would be attractive and beneficial to the
young. The report recommends, 1. A selection
of psalme.and hymns from our• present book, and
also from all other proper available sources,
and that these be' numbered so that the New
Supplement may be used in connection with our
preeent Book. , : 2. _ That, 14 selection. be made from
the Scriptures of pasiages suitable for chanting.
3. That a table of Indices be provided. 4. That
a committee of five be appointed to take the whole .
matter of the selection and publication of this
Supplement in hand, and that the Board of POl
lication.be directed to defray all expenses. 5.
That the Board of Publication pay the personal
eipensee of the present committee. The report
was accepted and placed on the docket.
It was then resolve& that the Assembly meet
at 9A. adjourn at 12}; meet at BP. M., and
adjourn at 6,} P. M.; and that the first half hour
of the morning session, and the last half hour
of the afternoon session, be spent in devetionial
exercises[ .
Adjourned with prayer by the Mederator, Dr
Wood.
First half hour spent in devotional exercises.
The Moderator led in prayer, read the Scriptures,
and announced the Psalmody ; and prayirs were
offered by Rev. Mr. Tully, and Judges Linn and
Ryerson. The minutegt of yesterday were read.
Additional delegates Were announced.
The Stated Clerk presented a letter from the
Seneral Assembly of the Ilhurcla of Ireland, re
ceived too late for the last Assembly.
Rey. John S. Pratt, of the Presbytery of Hock
ing, anditer.,G. P. Hays, of the Presbytery of
Baltiiaore, were recommended to be admitted as
members.- . Their comtaissions had been lost, but
evidence of their,; election was present. They
were admitted.
H. Ai..Gydon.
Rev. Mr. Walsh, a member or the' Presbytery
of Purrukabad, was admitted to a ■eat, though
he had not been appointed to this Assemhly by
his Presbytery. .
The Moderator then• announced the following
Standing Committees:* •
Ministers—W. L. Breokinridge, D.D., M.
Krebs, D.D., J. Greenleaf, D.D., J. Kirkpatrick,
D.D., J. V. 'Reynolds, D.D. A. S. MaeMaster '
'
D.D., J. D. Paxton D.D., J. T. Porter, J. A.
Steele. iTders—R. Carter, .T. Ciarlton Henry,
A. G. M'Candless,.S. Matthews, J. Y. Allison.
Ministers—J. Maclean, D.D., N. L. Rice, D.D.
D. Elliott, D.D., 31 IL Hopkins, D.D., T. L.
Crowe, D,D., J. H. Nixon, B. J. Lowe, T. TT.
Hynes. Elders--M. Ryerson, T. Mclntyre, S.
Linn, H. Graydon, A. T. Hay, N. Shepard.
Ministers—D. X. Junkin, D.D., W. B. Schenck,
D.D., B. Miller, W. C. Roberts, W. H. 'Van
Doren, T. H. Cleland, 0. K. Thompson. Eiders
—B. Disbrow, A. Christy, W. R. Oat, 3. P.
Lapley. - ,
ainktera—W. Lord, D.D., A. Nevin, RD., M.
A. Hoge, D.D., J. M. Batchelder, E. W. Wright,
D.D., W. 'W. Robertson. Elier.7B-.A. Eldridge,
W. P. Van Rensselaer, J. Morehouse, -0. 0.
Waters. • • - •
, , . ,
.
Ministers-l: N. Candee, D.D.,W. S. Rogers,
J. Miiiikin, W. Hughes, J. T. Lapsley, R. P.
Dubois. Elders---D. Say, : E. Heughton, J. C.
Mateer, T..BelL .' . .' I ' • , -
Niniiiters--1-.M. Krebs, D.D.., S. AL Templeton,
R. A. DeLancey, W. Bailey, H. Flanagan, W.
R. "Marshall. Elders—T. W Lockwood, J,
B. Crosley, J. 0. Cook.. ar
BOARD or PUBLICATION.
Ministers-4. T. Backus, D.D., •C. C. Beatty,
D.D., A.' A. B. Taylor, S. C. Logan, S. F. &oval,
S. M. Andrews,' D.D. ' • .Elders-40. N. Todd, J.
H.• Whiting, J. 'P. Wallace; J: 0.• Merritt.
John Ogden
Ministers—G. W. Musgrare, D.D. •S. Tustin,D.D.,.
J. A. Pinkerton,,. MoDoug ' all, Jr., A.
Taylor, L. M. Stevenson. Zlcleri—J. M. Cham
bers, J. Ogden, 0. E. Lathrop, J. Webster.
Thenipsen Bell
ifiniatera—N. Bice, D.D.; A Burtie, D.D.,
D. Tully, T. Owen;G. Sheldon, D.D., J. W.
Dale.- Blders--A. Be Div* F. W. Sant-
Inge, T. :Ocher. • „,
EARRATTMOT THE STATE 07 EIILIGION
Jfinisters:- - —l+Lt C.- Burt, D.D., Haekell, R.
H. Beattie. Elders—H. Eyilmore, IL B. Easich.
Oatutaspolumxili. _
Ninisteri—J. K. CazajibelVD.D.-, $. - F. Colt.,
J. H;Jotina.
~, Elders-If. ARe4, 8. M. Ron..
t Chambers
zieistere,—,T. M. Lowrie,
.I..P.:Hudson W. Speer. ..47i44-4,
_ •
Parker" • , •
craven, rerapshall;
efit , g;' , B* l /: "Iggfit r —W. , T1C,117. Muhl:
-First Ballet
Secoad Day.
FILIDAT, May 20:
BILLS AND
,OV!ltTtritEll
JUDICIAL GONUITTEII.
TOZ9LOGIaAL StidlNAitiEs
BOAliD'Olf DOB[II6iIC AUBBION6
BOARD ON FOILEIGN MIIIMIO)N3
ZIOAH,D OF- 11DIJOATION
BOARD OF-CM7ROk zirart axon.
DiBABLZD NINVITHRS' 717 ND
iTsTaqi4ni..3,IAR,TOLIKNex.
roAxcp.
ni oo E
t ldrrs—S. D. Powel, W. Wallf.er, J.i9. ,c 7
t.
II Eldars—A. B. Belknap, C. N. Todd, G . p ,
r oy.
LitIATE OF ABSENCE,
Ministers—M. L. M. Miller, E. B. Re re
ber, J. S. Grimes. Elders—W.
M. Burchfield.
(I.OX.NITTEN ON SYNODICAL RCCOlipz.
El der
Alban
C. y—Reve. A. P. Colt, W.
Fuller.
Bealo—Revs. R. B. Moore, T. G.
Elder 3. Van Horn.
Hew-York—Revs. J. Johnson, ,
E. p ; .
i
Elder S. Sutton. c r
Now-Tersey—Revs. A. M. Thorburn, p,
elle. Elder R. McDowell.
' Philadelphia—Revs. G. Lane, D. p.
Elder W. Ernst. 1.;;LI
Baltimore--Re.vs. J. M. Harlow, J. j
5111, 0
Elder H. Stevens.
Yen: Eld e r J. Welsh. h—Revs. yr. M'Candliall, II L . r
.illie.ghttny---Revs. L. M. Stevens, W.
•
Elder R. Patterson. -y=
Wheding—Revs. B. S. Everitt, J. D. it earl , ,
Elder J. S: Furst.
Ohio—Reva. W. B. Reeve, S. D. Tr es Ern:
Elder J. Andrews. •
Sandusky—ltevs. 0. Lawson, J. y,
Eldor J. 111'Coratick.
Cincinnati—Revs. B. Johnson, E. I;
u
Mei. J. H. Wilson.
Indiana—Revs. F. A. Shearer, A. 0. 1::ekwol
Elder J ames Patten.
, N. indiana—Revs. W. W. Laverty, W.
ter. Elder W. Mercer.
R/inois—Revs. C. V. M'Esig, A. R. limiltoa
Elder F. A. Foster.
Chicago--Itevs. C. Carson, S. Wray, £id,•
James Brown.
Wisconsin—Rem. Wm. F. Kean, T.
Elder E. T. Beall.
Paul—Reve. IL Lester, A. E. They.
son. Elder John Di'dine.
loica—Revs: Andrei Virtue, Jobe Rohins q
Elder. Thomas Oldham:
B,i - siva—Revs. J. W. Baynes, N. N. Mom ;
Elden-Z. Z. Crane.
Tr.ffissouri—Revs..W. B. Spence, S. R. S!e.
venS. Elder lams Ayres.
Missouri—Revs. J. H. Johns, E. G. Girtr.l
S. Whittlesey.
Sentuokt—Rtvs. J. W.. Allison, J. S. GoDirin
Elder, Helphinstine.
• Pacific—Ram J. A. Leggett, A. MeEl7lb.
Elder W. Searight.
Northern Indio,--Reve. M. L. Rottman, 0.11
Nimmo. Elder Joseph Govrall.
It was made the first order of the day to re,
calve S3rnodical Records ; and the first order o f
the.day on Monday 'afternoon to receive repel
of committees on the same.
The Reports of the Boards were then receives
and referred to the appropriate committees.
Judge Ryerson offered, by permission, a re!).
lution for a committee of five Ruling Eliers
report what action may be proper concerning tin
raising of the salaries of pastors on account !;
the increased cost of living, amounting to at lea;;
fifty per cent more than formerly.
Dr. Krebs maved that it be referred b tht
Committee on Bills and Overtures.
Judge Ryerson said it was his desiro to hue
the committee composed entirely of the Eider.
ship. The movement originated. with the laity,
and they should be permitted to carry it o w ,
Resolution-adopted unanimously.
The order of the day, the consideration of the
Revised Book of Discipline, was then taken tit,
Dr. Beatty moved the adoption of the Eiztni
Chapter of - the Revised Book. This is the clap
ter on Evidence:
It was moved by Rev. G. P, Hays, that the %lei
of debate of the last. General Assembly, on (it
Book of Discipline, be adopted by this Assembly;
Mr. De Lancey said, that after an experience
of three successive General Assemblies, he re
profoundly convinced of the inability of a NI
the size of this, to make a book such as we null
all agree on. We might at here until July. id
then fail to agree. The sooner we transferni
this Book to a Committee, with fall power, or rt•
turn to the old Book, the better for this era.
Dr. Nevin said, that the rules worked well or
Peoria; and the Assembly had showed its tie.
dom in proceeding slowly. He was in favor •f
the old Book, and altogether opposed to the prt•
posed Book. Let. our speeches be short; :14
thing is worth nothing more.
Dr: Backus suggested that this discussion. it
delayed nine or ten days, until the House wcu:l
get thinner. Then'thbse who remained can dis.
cuss it to their hearts' content. He did not be
lieve the Clkurch could ever be brought to egret ,
to this.
Dr. Rice moved that the whole matter be ps . -
pealed. Seconded.- He did not think the Chure.
or the- Country now in a condition to confider
this matter properly. He believed that, to pr•
aced. now was•dangerous.
Dr. Beatty said this matter had now been be
fore the'Church for seven years. The General
Assembly had felt the necessity of a change.
It had appointed a committee of experience, in
cluding eight ex-Moderators ! and some of the
ablest jurists in the country. The Asseml4
Columbus had referred the matter back w the
committee. That committee had met at PIN.
burgh, twelve members present—nine minis•ef
and three elders—and after full discussion, s re
port had been agreed on. The committee hat
comprised such men as Krebs; Hodge, Mee
Hoge, Swift, Paxton, !rad such lawyers as Judge
Sharswood, Clark, Lord, and Allen. And if the
Assembly could not trust such roan, there Ail
but little hope of the Assembly ever agretir.i.
Jurists who had not been on the committee, hal
involved themselves and the Assembly in great
trouble, vy taking exceptions' to the report. Bu:
the brethren must restrain themselves, and either
vote for or against, with as little discussion ea
circumstances will admit. He cared not wheth:
er the Assembly proceeded with the discussion
or postponed the whole affair. He would gladly
submit to any decision of the House in this ef
fair. The committee could never meet together
again as it did. in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Mus g rave was exceedingly gratified at. the
motion of.r. Rice. The Central Presbytery,
Philadelphia, had taken up the Revised Book,
and it was surprising to see bow tenaciously rho
Presbytery had adhered to the old Book. The
changes desired were but few, and not essential.
He presumed this was the general state of feel
ing in the Church. The committee admitted the
changes were few and not essential. Why, then,
disturb the old Book ? Be admitted that the Re
vised Book was superior in some particulars, sa
for instance in case of appeals. But these
changes could be introduced in another way.
There might be some force in the argument, froo
the state of the' Country. Some loyal Presby
teries could not meet and deliberate properly
As for the Presbyteries who had revolted agaisr.
the Church- as well as against the Country, he
did not care to wait for them. They would rot
ably never return to us. Some of the change'
he was utterly opposed to. That Book was made
by great men. There were giants in those &Fa
We had tall men now, but the fathers were Ott.
48 to limiting speeches to three minutes, he en
surprised. That boiler must be small which
could be heated and put in full operation in three
minutes. (Laughter.) •
Dr. Elliott said he bad not been a member of
the Assemblies in which this Revised Book bad
been considered, but had not been an inattentive
observer of the debates. He accorded entirely
with the sentiments of the previous speaker.
Nothing. Could be gained from the new "Book.
The old one had worked well since before the
time he had ' any position in the Church. The
difficulties concerning the old Book had been
brought.about by men who had not studied et
understood it. The new Book would involve ea
in new troubles.
Rev. A. E. Taylor had witnessed the disco'
sions in tile Assembly, and was convinced chat
the old Baok was best. We did not want a new
Book, but an exposition of the old one. The fa
thers were in favor of it, and so were the so ot '
In the West they had no men of experience:
They were young: Not a single member of then
was a .D.D: If some College did not Isk e
pity on them, ho - did not know what would !I e .
Vine Of. them. Cases were continually:arse : s
which required an examination of the Book, snd
also of Baird's Digest; and after ell, 5e5510/I.
Presbytery,. and Synod, were often compelled to,
go it blind—right through the woods—and 03
consequence often got stuck in the mud.
Dr. Macmaster liked the old book—had s
along well with it. But there might be truero!,:
merits. There were decided improvements. Da
ficultdea had been taken out of the way, on ar
count of which- there had been interminab l e
discussions, and would be so long as the old
book was continued.
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necessary that they should be. The timer ot'?
pselci e t
come when they could be used. In oar
circumstances he preferred postponement... 11..
could not have the time or the patience annel our
intense. anxiety concerning the battle field, fir
such a work as this.
Dr. Rice said that after having made th e 41 :,
tion, the house wovid indulge him in a few so' mar6. It was not necessary for him to ci
his high opinion' of the committee. An abler
and more pious committee could not be found o
But the old book had done welL The diffical
eonnected with it had originated from not sted::
lag it. He bad seen the old Synod of Philoa 1 .
phis in as much confusion in trying east!:
eould ever be seen ill the Synod of Telna.„_•„,,
old ship was it noble one. It was tmtdlraj r as ' el
go to mending it in the storm. rho old "
would still outride the storm.
• Dr. 3 ; M. Lowry said that it was Perfectly
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