will observe it. But still this does not prove that there is n o need for a day of humillauon. Such a day is eminently proper in review of the sins of the past, in the way of preparation for great mercies, or in anticipation of signal deliv• trances. This position was supported by refer ences to various deripture passages. Now as to th Note. Tn.d ay there are 1;000 000 of mon the field, Nor th and South. A member of this b dy told us the, other day he had three sons in toe army. He himself had an only eon in the front of Sherman's army,, baptised years ago, in Pittsburgh, by a venerable member of the Synod of Allegheny, now in the house. And this son may now be lying bleeding and man gled. But this Is only one of thousands of similar instances, and it may be that great battles are only beginning. And suppose that Gen. Grant should today annihilate the rebel army, :would there not. be cans. for humili-, atign, because of the thousands of desolate homes Which even such a victory would occasion? Again, the State of the Church is to be taken in to account. If the Union were reconstructed, what are we to do with the Church ? Sohism has occurred in all its branches. One third of our own churches have sloughed off. Can we take tbem back, all covered with the blood of our sons, and make them members and moderators of the General Assembly 1 This is a question to be mat. It could not be urged that the late proo laoaation is a sutlioient argument against such a day, for in that case it would only be necessary to continue such things, to prevent all humilia tion and fasting. Dr. liaollaster reviewed the proceedings of the last five General Assemblies. tr. Juokin inquired if it was proper in advo cating a day of humiliation and prayer, to re view the proceedings of the last Ave General As semblies. Dr. Mao Master replied that he was only giv ing reasons why a day of fasting and prayer should be appointed. Dr.. Musgrave moved to refer the paper to the Corathittee on Bills and Overtures. Rey. Mr. Johnsen said, that many things had been said, which were not according to his taste. But we of the North-West feel that it is about:tittle to set ourselves right on some of the causes'of the war. Among the people in the North-West there was beginning to be a convic tion that the Old' &hoot Presbyterian Church was falling short of her duty. Be believed the whole ; Church needed just such a paper as this. Dr. Nevin said 'it was extremely difficult to speak just now. But he felt that there was need Of a day of prayer and fasting. Be was in fa vor Of the reference. Judge Ryerson, from the Committee on Min istate' Salaries, reported an tiddress to the ehurches, reminding them of the increased ex penses of living ; of the increased wages of hired peraonwand officers ; of the difficulties in the way , of persons living on fixed salaries ; of the' feat that, with few honorable exceptions, there has been no corresponding increase of sal aries; that this had been an inadvertence; that `rte coul.i not believe that Christian people would eat thus unjustly toward their pastors ; exhort ing the people to make immediate exertions to remove this evil ; and that it was vital to the Church and our country that the hands of the ministry be strengthened, and that the ministra tions of the sanctuary be clothed with all possi ble effieleney. To this was added a recommen dation that the attention of the proper authori ties be called to the case of ministers serving the Church in Colleges, Seminaries, etc. Dr. A. G. M'Candiess said the paper would commend itself to the hearts and consciences of the elders Many ministers. especially in coun try districts, labored faithfully and hard for.less than a day laborer. Judge Linn said the Committee was in doubt as to the proper mode of authentication of the document to - tht, churches. Soule member must make - the suggestion. Be believed that a simple sense of justice would lead all the elders of the Presbyterian Church to adopt the suggestions of the iteporL Mr. Wallace said he thought the Committee on Salaries could very easily urge upon 'he churches the duty of increasing their contributions to the Domestic Board, that the salaries of the home missionaries may be increased. Adopted. The Committee on Foreign Correspondence reported, expressina the sympathy of the As senility with the efforts of the Christian people of Genevain their endeavors to erect a large Memorial' Hall for the proclamation of the great system of truth which Calvin developed, and also commend this enterprise to the liberality of the ohurches and appoint Wm. Rankin, Jr., as treasurer of ;his fund. • Adjourned with prayer by Dr. Hurtle. Sixth Day. The Amn:ably met, and was opened with read ing the Scriptures and prayer. The first half bouts wee epent in devotional exercises, Dr. Du bois and Rev. L. Merrill Miller leading in prayer. - Tee .minutes were read, corrected and ap proved. - • ' The Permanent Clerk read a letter from the Clerk of the Methodist Episcopal Conference now in session in Philadelphia, acknolledging the re eeipt of the invitation from this body to unite in prayer for the newt, this afternoon, and stating that the Conference aooepted the invitation. Judge Ryerson moved that . the letter on Pas tor's Salaries be printed and circulated at the expense of the Board of Publication. Adopted. Tile Judge also moved, that in view of the claims soon to be made on the Christian churches, Presbyteries enjoin ministers to preaeh on the Subject; to present the claims of all the Boards of the Church "regularly ; and that the Presby teries make diligent inquiry as to the faithful- IMO of the pastors in this particular Rev. Dr. dlaelean,, from the Committee on Bills and Overtures reported. paper No. 2, a com plaint of the Bission of the 7th oburih of Cinoin ,cuts, and a complaint or appeal of the Presbytery of Ciocinnati versus the Synod of Cincinnati, in the case of the. Misses Brown. No. 8. A com plaint from Rev. Mr. Abbott, versus the Synod of Missouri. Mr. Abbott is not present, nor is he represented by any one. The Committee reoom menttthat it be referred to the next General As tembly. No S. Complaint of Rev. N. West, *craw the Synod of New-York. Foundi in order, and the Assembly recommended to take it up in order. No. 7. Appeal -of Rev. John B. Bays, *frog the Synod of Illinois. Mr. Says not pres• ent,'and bas left our Church for the "Episcopal Church ; therefore, the Committee recommend that the appeal be dismissed. Dr. Conde% from the Committee on the Board of Foreign Missions, reported, mentioning the care and caution of the Board in the manage ment of its funds; the encouragement to greater efforts ; !mom among the . Indians in this coun try, and among the-people of South America; and the protection afforded our missionaries in China and India; the fact that the twenty-six Synods who had given their donations this year, bad all increased their benefactions, except four; that there'had been.a large increase in the re ceipts over the previous year ; and also that there is a reeler increase in the number of native helpers, and in the growth of the native churches. Rev. J. C Lowrie, D.D, one oethe Secretaries of the Beau', was invited to address the Assem bly. Dr. Lowrie thanked the Assembly for this kindness. The last year had been one of great success, calling for great thankfulness. He then spoke of the death of a valuable laborer; Rev. Henry Rankin; of the late murder of Rev. Levi . 3anvier ; of the death of several most estimafile female laborers; of the cost of Exchaege; of the threatening aspect of affairs at Cerise°, from Spanish interference ; of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit pan several missionary stations; of the desire of the Board for counsel; of the duty of the Assembly to Weigh well these resolutions. since they involved great expenditure. All the Stations are calling for additional laborers. New schools must be established, and the course of studies in others must be enlarged. This was particularly 50 in Lahore (India), and in Pekin (China). In the latter place God has greatly blessed our work. In this Province, now en tirely open to us, there are about twenty-eight Millions of people, having among them only ten miesionaries of all Christian denominations. Several of oar best misionaries in Evils, are in impaired health; and provision should be made for all possible contingencies. If we are to en large oar operations, .there must be a great in crease to the funds of the Board. $35,000 were paid last year in the way of Exebange, and if, by any possibility, Exchange should remain as now, SUMO will be reqnired to meet the in *mewed -rates of Exchange. But, with God's blessing upon our arms, Exchange will soon some down. There has been a very marked in crease, which gives encouragement for the future. Some of our I:Aerobes make princely donations, but these come from a few persons. We must seek to bring out the full power of the Church, by leading all to contribute. It is a matter of groat importance that alt the churches and all 'swoons in the ohurches, unite heart and soul in this great work. We must reach the churobes and the people in the churches, or we cannot ad vance. The Board will do whatever the churches order, if the means are supplied. Our whole de pendenoe for encases is on God. Bev. Mr. Platte said, we must all teach our people three things—let; 'the need• of more prayer; 2d, the duty of the youth; Bd, the grace of giving. That We may do this, ourown hearts Inuit be filled with love to Christ; and then 'we 'will belittle to•lmpart the same feeling`to others. Rev. Mr. Haskell said the missionary work is Ono 4,0 which every Christian commits himself. And he would especially impress on the mind Of the Assembly the duty of syMpithy with the missionary in Complete dedication to God.• have stood on heathen ground where One of my WEDNESDAY, May 26. table-mates was stricken down by two murder ous assassins. Mr. Rankin, Treasurer, said, we have supplied our missionaries, until the lst of October, with drafts payable in Liverpool four months after date. The missionaries sell these drafts to na tive bankers for gold, which is all that is consid ered money there. The drafts are sent to Liver pool, the Treasurer in New-York is notified, and be must meet the drafts. The amount now on deposit in New-York is about $60,000, and this is about the amount now due on the missionaries' drafts. But as Exchange is now, $120,000 is needed to meet this 1 1 .60,000. Last year $20,000 were needed in this way, and were supplied. This year $60,000 will be demanded for this end. We cannot send out more missionaries unless this expenditure is provided for by increased. contributions. Our bills must not go to protest; for this would ruin our credit, and thus disable our missionaries. . Rev. Watson Hughes said that it was good pol icy when a missionary had broken down in the Foreign field, to bring him homer Then he might recover se as to be useful 'here. He knew of such instances. Rev. Mr. Rodgers remarked that new missions could not be founded, or old ones enlarged, un less' the Church would increase its donations. An experience of, ten years as an agent had con vinced him that our contributions, both small and great, oame from a few. The people must be educated to this in the family, the Sabbath School, and the church. Be had found that wherever pastor and Session were alive to this work, the people were.not behind. There was a special temptation, just now, to neglect our duty to this Board, in the , urgent demands for our Bolt diers, which are all right and commendable; but we mast not neglect the duties we owe toward evangeliiing the world. Rev. Mr. Walsh said he was one of that un fortunate olaas termed returned tainionaries. He was about to say that the Church must not sup pose that native agency would accomplish at once, all that the Church now expected. Time was required. The native converts described by Paul in his epistles, were just about smolt as our converts in India. Men immersed all their life-time in the abominations of heathenism, were not to be prepared at once for pdstors and and teachers. He believed we had reason for thankfulness. The funds, he thought, would be supplied. The missionaries never doubted the success of our Government and army. He de sired the Assembly to unite with him in a mon ster petition, and to lead their 'churches to unite with him. This petition waeLnirayer for the Holy Spirit. This was needed more than all else. Rev. Mr. Speer said the increase' in funds since the Assembly at Peoria, wat because we then resolved to increase them. He wished this Assembly to be a practical one, and to determine to raise the funds, and then to go to work and raise the funds. He held in his.hand a coin of China which, from the charaotera on it, proved that the Nestorian missionaries had at one time visited and labored with success in China. The silver and the gold bore witness that the earth was the Lord's. One-sixth of the entire con tributions to our Board last year came from the single city of New-York; that is, $30,000. Can noteach of usury to make our individual church pay twice as much to Foreign Missions this year as last year. He moved that the Church raise $300,000 for the Board this year. Dr. Junkin said his theory was that the prince of the power of the air originated this war. We did not believe enough in the power of the devil. One great object of the devil in this war was to dry up the streams 'of Christian benevolence toward Foreign Missions and other good works. We ought to pray that hie devices maybe brought to nought, and that the wealth brought to many by this war may be largely turned into the trea sury of the Lord. If we had, faith in the state ments of missionaries; of travellers, and of the Bible, concerning this great matter, we would certainly be stirred up. Satan in his devices distracts our minds, our counsels, and our churches. He has turned the mind of the Church aside from its true niiesion, to other things which do not properly concern the Church. We do not preach enough about the kingdom of Clod. Dr. Nevin said he had received Mr. Simpson, who was drowned in -Africa, info 'the Church. His mother was in the habit of sending $5O every year to her son; and though very plain, and in limited circumstances, she since his death sends regularly her $5O every year to the Board. Mr. Carter, a member of the Executive Com mittee, would -call attention to the difficulties which have encompassed our path for the last three'years. During the last year, every dollar we sent abroad' cost us about one . ' dollar and Seventy cents._ We now send abroad our own drafts • these come back and must be met. He referred to the ordination of six young Chinese it one time, by a little Presbytery, -and the cele bration. of the Lord's Supper there afterwards, in a most touching and tender manner. The last year had been our most successful one; hitt every step seemed to be in the dark. Let us have faith and hope in Ood. The silver and the gold are his. Rev. Dr. Elliott hoped the motion of Mr. Speer would be 'adopted. Satan sometimei outwits himself—just as the Setiessionists, who started this war to sustain slavery,"have themselves' de stroyed slavery. And in the crisis through which we are passing, God is training the peo ple to benevolence as never before. The people have' given unexampled 'contributions to the country, and more than ever to the Church. Those who have given most to the country, have also wiren most to the Church. Good is being brought out. This is a day of God's workingin a way we.never witnessed before. He will work out the problem in a way-that will cause all our hearts to rejoice. - • Riv. Mr. Hynes said he believed it was possi ble to raise the'amount specified, if the subject was fairly presented. Rev. Mr. Haskell said care was to be taken lest, after having passed such a resolution, there may be a reflex influence, which-will lead us to be satisfied with lower results than are antici pated. Mr. Rankin feared that this resolution, if passed, would not. be 'fully niet. Every , year resolutions were passed which were not fulfilled. But if every representative from- the Pregby teries will address himself to this work in his church and Presbytery, it will be done.' Dr. Candee said the Committee did not make the recommendation suggested by Mr. Speer, merely on account of the reasons given by Mr. Rankin. The Comitittee believed the; Church able,to add to its former gifts so that $500,000 'Could butt once raised. He believed there was no difficulty in securing the $300,000, this year. The benevolence of -the people, °idled out so largely by our wounded and sick soldier's, would also constrain them to'give to the Church. Min isterEi often stood in the way of the benevolence of the Church. .They were 'afraid to appeal' to their people as they should. The ministers must take the lead. He ha& practised on this, and God bad blessed him ever Rime. He had dedicated one-quarter of his income to the Lord thirty-six years ago, and the Lord-had rewarded Mr. Carter remarked that• one-half the income of the Bible Society last year, $120,000, was from betifiest43, while but one-tenth of the con tributions to our Board• of Foreign Missions was derived from this scittroe. Mr. Speer's • motion - was adopted, and the whole report adoPted. • ': It was made: the second Order of the'day to- Morrow, to appoint the,place of next meeting ; and. , the Report on Psalmody was made the third order.. The camplaint'of'Dr. MoPheeters versus the :Presbytery of St. Louis, was Made the order of the day for:Thursday evening. Nominations to fill vacancies irethe Boards and Seminaries were now made., Closed with,prayer by Dr. -Maclean. MEENOON ISZSSIOS. The Assembly met and spent the afternoon in prayer and devotional exercises in - behalf of our country; according to previous appointment. Recess until 71 o'clook; ZYENING IiZZErION. The Assembly met, and according to previous arrangement, (Norge H. Stuart, Esq., was heard in behalf of the Christian Commission. In the introduction be remarked that he felt himself unworthy of the high privilege of addressing such a Court of Jesus Christ. This was espe cially so now when coming from a sick room, and oppressed under a sense of the responsibil ity resting upon him. He then proceeded to ex plain the object' of this noble institution, and its facilities for usefulness; and to say that the Association had already sent two thousand' vol unteer delegates to the field; had received and expended over $BOO,OOO in money, and $1,000,- 000 worth of stores.. They had given - 700,000 copies of portions of the Scriptures, donated -by the American Bible Society and the British and' Foreign Mtge Society, from the latter of which 16,000 copies of portion's of Scripture had been received, with the promise of as many more as might be needed. -We have also. distributed 750,000 copies of.psalm and hymn books, 60,000 library. books, 200,000 magazines, 4,500,000 pages of religious newspapers, and 25,000,000 pages of tracts. To-day we have 55 centre Sta tions, 160 outer Stations, and 16 Agents direct ing at this moment 500 unpaid delegates.- In two weeks in;the army„of the Potomao, 64 chap els had been erected. In addition to -these we have eighteen large tents, making s e v e nty-two :places of worship, in.which eight thonmnd reli gions services were held during the last Winter. He' then gave a most thrilling account' of. the labors of the Christian.Ocrmzolasion in the late terrible battles. of the.Axmy of: the -Ponnitao. The most intents interest was manifestad. The deepest 'feeling pervaded the entire anilines. He stated that within twenty.diretha Christian PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1864. Commission had reoeived $300,000 in money, and $lOO,OOO in stores. The Moderator announced as the second order of the evening, the consideration of the Report on Slavery, from the Committee on Bills and Overtures, and that Judge Stanley Matthews had the floor. Judge Matthews said the Assembly had just listened to the President of the Christian Com mission on the horrid results of the war in which we are engaged. It is now to be determined whether this Assembly shall lift its potent voice against the accursed cause of this wicked war. He spoke of his regret that in the providence of God it had fallen to his lot to open this discus sion ; of his inexperience in such a presence ; of his need of help from on high. Then he referred to the action of 1787, 1796, 1816, and 1818, and. said that it was remarkable that at the first meeting of the Assembly since 1818, when the application of its principles was possible, there should be a • man a member of this Assembly who was also a member of that, and voted for that action. No Assembly has ever proposed to re- . peal the action of 1818. When it was •Charged that the action of 1846 repealed it, the very next Assembly expressed itself most unequivocal ly. Their action was in favor of the abo lition of slavery whenever in the providence of God it could be • done. According to the Gos pel, and the deliverances of the Church, it was the duty of every Presbyterian to labor for the abolition of slavery, as Boon as the way could be opened up. From 1818 until now there had been no general movement toward the re moval of slavery which gave any promise of suo- COSS. There is an unwritten history which may go far toward explaining the need of a deliver slce now. Many leaders in the Churoh fail to carry out the act of 1818, and - have perverted oven the Word of God and turned their backs upon their Churh and said, with the fallen an gel— "Evil, be thou my good." They declared slavery to be a good, and that it should be perpetuated. As a consequence, rebel lion followed against this , good Government—civil war, with all its fearful results. So that now the time specified by the General . Assembly in its earlier deliverances, has come. And so the Committee, in this report, deolares, that it is God's will that every vestige of human slavery should now disappear. Time was when it was considered immoral and wicked to attack an institution existing from gen eration to generation, as• causing unnecessary excitement, and awakening bad feeling. That objection does not bold good now. Those mo tives are now transferred to the other side. Emancipationists are now the conservatives, the men who support the Government; and those who oppose, are the men who array themselves against the Government. -It has been 'said that in this matter we are uniting politics and the Church. Much of this kind of talk has been heard, but it generally came from those whose politics were on the wrong side. He then proceeded to answer the objection made, that this report, in endorsing the means by which the , Government declares slavery abolished, is committing our selves to a position which only a legal tribuntil can decide, and makes us partizans. This argu ment would apply to any of the deliverances of the Church on this subject, in former years. The subject of slavery entered more or less into all political parties. If the Church cannot act now, it never can act. According to this doc trine, whenever an immorality becomes so deep ly imbedded in the body politic, as to receive the sanction of law, the mouth of the Church must be shut against it. Polygamy, in Utah, exists by law. It enters into politics. Therefore the Church must not declare it to be sinful to have more than one wife. The Assembly the Case before us, only acts upon the presumption that the acts of the Government are constitutional. Every citizen is bound to presume that the law requiring certain duties of him, is constitutional, and he must not decline this presumption upon his peril. This deliverance does not require any one to act uw, differently from what he must act at all events, until the law is tested in courts of law. As citi zens we are bound to regard them as constitu tional, so must every Christian. This deliver ance does not bind the conscience or conduct of any one any more than it is now bound. Only rebels in arms desireekto oppose , the acts of the Government in this particular. It may be said that there are slaveholders in States now loyal. lint the President's Proclamation does not affect such. It may be possible for men to have legal rights which, as a Christian; he is bound to re linquish. But it is only by wresting the paper that this construction can be put upon it. He left the matter with the Assembly. He believed its decision would rejoice the heart of every Christian and patriot, and tend to restore the peace we so ardently desired. Dr. Nevin moved that the report be adopted. Leave was granted to strike out the word "con scious." Dr. Nevin said he had_but a 'word to say. He would only mention one thing more to relieve his conscience- The action of 1845 was dubious. If this action would still leave any doubt as to that action being unrepealed, he wanted some thing additional. For his own part he believed the resolution of 1845 had been virtually re pealed. . . Adjourned with prayer by Rev. Dr. Reynolds. The Assembly met, and was opened with prayer by the Moderator. The usual half hour was spent in devotional exercises. . I * . 'At the close of these,. Dr. Cando called atten tion to the fact that the Minutes, as approved -yesterday, stated that he withdrew the nomina tion of Dr. E. D. McMaster, as a candidate for the vacant obair in Allegheny, and moved that it be inserted that this was done at the sugges tion of Rev. A. B. MaoMacter, D.D. Carried, The _Minutes of yesterday were read, cor 'reined, and approved. • - The Committee on Mileage reported . that $1,085 had been paid,- and that members asking pioportion from this sum had traveled, in coming to the - Assembly, seventeen thousand miles. - Rev. Dr. Tustin concluded hie report of hie visit to the New-School General Assembly of last year, which was begun the other day. At• the-close of the report, Dr. Beatty moved that the fidelity of the delegate „be apivroved. Carried. The Rev. Dr. Rurtis, from the Committee lin Disabled Ministers- 7 this being the Order of the day—reported, expressing gratification at. the increase of these funds and at the fidelity with which they have been administered, and recom mending that Dr. Jones, the Secretary, be heard. Dr. Jones read his Annual Report. From this it appears that during the year, $13,160 have been distributed to eighty-eight persons. Of these, forty-eight were widows, thirty-seven ministers, and three families of orphans. Many of the facts detailed in this repori are of the most affecting character, and should be known to the Church, that it Inay provide for its gallant leaders, in sickness and old age, who have given their all to the Church. It is as much the duty of the Church to care for these, as it is the duty of the Government to provide or its retired offi cers and,ittvalid soldiers. The amount now in the treasury, or rather in the treasury at the first of May, was $B,OOO. This is just about enough to, meet the demands which will be made up to September. Without a working, balance, many would suffer during the Summer, before relief could reach them. When Dr. Jones had ended, the Committee recommended this interest to the churches—to their andnal munificence; and that while lega cies and special gifts for this purpose may be funded as a sort of endowment,yet the chief de pendence must be on the regular contributions of the churches. Rev. L. Merrill Miller said he was a witness to two things connected with this Fund: the one was its need, and the other was the delicacy manifested by the applicants. Re referred to a minister, one of the founders of the American Bible Society; and whose voice had often been heard' in this Assembly. Surrounded by those living in affluence, he had subsisted on potatoes until, by accident, the fact was discovered, and relief administered. 1 1 Judge Linn regarded this as one of the sub jects too much, neglected, . and mentioned his gratitude at the Report just heard. But how long mlist these appeals be made? We are be hind all' ur sister denominations in this partic ular. If we had no 'higher interest than our own Church, we should arouse ourselves to duty in this particular.. We boasted of our Theolog foal Seminaries, of our, educated ministry, and last week the Assembly had gone to Princeton to. see the corner-stone of an edifice connected with the Theological Seminary there, laid. The ;minister should be free from worldly cares. We put, this in or& call. But are not ministers ettm bete(' with care when they think of their families, when they themselves may die or be disabled? Does not,this use up their brain-power ? If we had no higher Motive, the Olevation - of the min iaterial iotolleattutl status should be a suffioient inducement. The delicaoy of ministers was great;, they were reluctant to accept this aid. The present system has done much to bring re lief to many. - But he was in favor of a perma nent fund to which they could apply as a right. This was the Moravian system, and- it wan the proper one.;-;'He appealed to the eldev ship to see to it that this reproach aliallbewiped Away. The eldership should not permit any ihing to stand in their way in `this thing. For his part, he wished to secure a disolpleis reward .by giving at least a cup of cold water to a ser vant; of „the Master, in the name of the disciple. Mr.. Charlton Henry maid there was a sense of delicacy, and he believed it to be false deli cacy, in' anything - Perisinint giministerial" sup port. But he appealed to the eldership , to take Seventh Day. TISUREIDAY, May 26 hold of this thing. Every minister who entered the Church should be made to feel that his tem poral support was certain. He was in favor of a permanent fund. Mr. Foster coincided with the previous speak er, and hoped that the elders would go from this plaoe more deeply imbued with a sense of the importance of this matter than ever before. Let them go to work vigorously and persistently. Bring up every member of the Church to this work. Mr. Osborne - was gratified to see this subject occupying the attention of this body. It had been, neglected too muoh. He illustrated this by the wants of a New School minister in his region, in Western New-York. It was a disgrace to the Presbyterian Church to allow their min isters to suffer for, want of support, or in antici pation of want when old or disabled. It was a shame to call a minister upon what would barely support him. Mr. Carter said for thirty years he had been in close correspondence with ministers, and it often pained him to see the straits to which old friends were sometimes reduced. He referred to a time he himself had'' ' witnessed of want in a minister's family, and to the.readiness with which relief had been obtained so soon as the facts were knoWn. The people were willing to give to this object when presented. But the fund should be at once increased. The son of Dr. John Brown, of Edinburgh, who had given his fortune to this object in Scotland, said he rejoiced that throughout all Scotland, daily thanksgivings went up for his father's benevo lenoe. In passing through Scotland, two years ago, he was struck at witnessing the comfort in whioh the aged and disabled ministers lived, when contrasted with the condition of the same class here. lie never had applied to his ac quaintances for help for a miniseer without ob taining all he asked. Mr. Wallace said this object had his heart and his hand. He was in War of the report ; but he hoped to see permanent fund. We are ac customed to look to our ministers to instruct and lead the people. ` But, owing to delicacy, they had failed in this respect: Dr. Junkin expressed himself gratified at the discussion, :and he was also favorable to' a fund. Bat he did not want the subject removed from the yearly care of th 'Assembly. There was truth in the charge that ministers had failed to teach the people their duty here. He had offend ed here. He confessed his fault. On one occa sion he was so pressed that he gave notice he must leave, on account of the low salary. Be fore leaving, he preached on pastoral support, for the benefit of his successor. On .the next day, instead of agreeing to, leaving,''as he supposed they would,h,is salary was increased, ten acres of ground were purchased, and money raised fora manse. Mr. Eldridge said he had seen. much of min isters' wants. No minister can go into, the pul pit and preach properly when burdened with the cares of present temporal want, and also with anxieties for the future. . The report, after amendment, was adopted. The Committee was directed to make the appro priations larger for the present year. The First Presbyterian church, Pittsburgh, was unanimously chosen as the plaoe of next meeting, upon nominate` of Dr. Elliott, and mo tion of Dr. D. X. Junkixi. , Dr. Breekinridgerepated Overtures' Nos: 20, 22, and 23. e. -Rev. Mr. Lawson'reported, recommending the approval of the 'Minutes of the Synod of San dusky, with the lieeption of a protest against the action of the late General Assembly, on the ground that an inferior court cannot protest' against the decision of a higher court. • Adjourned with prayer by Rev. Mr. Cowhick. AFTERNOON SESSION The Assembly met and was opened with prayer by the Moderator. The Report on Overture No. 2, on the subject of Paisonages, proposing questions to each church, was read and adepted, as follows': Overture Number 2—Being a Memorial from Jo seph M. Wilson, of Philadelphia, Pa., (well known in connection with the Presbyterian Almanac,) behalf of Manses or comfortable homes for Pres byterian ministers.' Whereas, The importance of providing Man ses for the comfortable accommodation of Pres byterian ministers and their families, is a, duty, the performance of which cannot be longer de layed, but the magnitiicrebf the operation de mands a careful scrutiny of the state of the Church, and a thorough knowledge of her eon ditjon in this respect ; therefore, • Resolved, That the churches under the care of this General Assembly berequested to reply to the following questions - 1. Please give the name of your church, with the year of its organization. 2. What has been (about) the annual rent paid by your minister for a house to live in, or, 3. Have yon a manse'for your minister, there by securing him a comfortable home. 4. If you have a Manse; ho* long has it been finished, and (about) what amount in rent does your minister -annually' save by living in the Manse." 6. What was the .plan you adopted to awaken the interest of the people, and thus secure the erection of a Manse. Please let yourgtnswer to this question be as full as possible (as khese replies will be publish. ed) and you thereby aid your brethren who have not yet erected a Manse.; but will: do so as soon as they see how it can be done by showing them how it has been done. 6. Eve you a Glebe attached to your Manse ; if so, what is saved to a minister's family., by tilling a few acres. 7. -Please give, a description of your Manse, its size, and accommodations, with specification of its cost as far as possible, with diagrams of the arrangement of the rooms, the attention paid to ventilation, the capacity 'of its library, and such other suggestions as will increase the val ue of these returns. Resolved, That the ministers, elders, deacons, trustees, or members of the churches under the care of this General Assembly, be earnestly re quested to make early,and full replies to these questions, adding any information or making any suggestions, that may tend to awaken an interglift in behalf of Manses or:oomfortable homes for Presbyterian ministers. . . Resolved, That said relies, suggestions, and information, be sent to' Joseph M. Wilson, of Philadelphia, Pa., to be by him arranged and classified in time to be presented to the next General. Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Resolved, That Joseph M. Wilson be author ize.d to supply the Stated Clerks of the Presby teries in connection with this General Assembly, with a sufficient number of copies of this Over ture, as there are churches Within the bounds of said Presbyteries, with _the understanding that the Stated Clerks will attend to their distribu tion among the churches. Resolved, That in order to the fulfilliterd of the objects contemplated, the Presbyteries be en joined to make inquiries from time to time, test• - ing the diligence of the churches in reply to the questions contained in this Overture. The order of the day was then taken up, viz., the Report of the Committee on Psalmody. Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Pa., having the floor; re stoned.; he urged- immediate haste. Ile called attention to a Sabbath 'School Hymn Book' hav ing the imprimatur of the Board, though not published, which he "denounced as -having in it Unitarianism; and Pantheism, giving illustra tions or its contents. This he urged as a reason for no delay. The, book could be prepared in five or six months. The enterprise of the world could accomplish it, and =the enterprise of tit; Church' should be equal to it. He was opposed to uniting a tune book and Hymn Book in the same 'volume. There was now' great progress in music, and some liberty must be allowed to the congregations. = Many 6f the people in our churches could do nothing more with a tune book than with a Hebrew Bible or a Greek Tes tament. We want 'a small, portable suppleikent. Nor is there any need of a book' of Chants. Those who - wish to chant can do so,directly from the Bible. We must not cut sup the Bible into' bits, if we would make them acquainted with the whole Bible. He moved to strike out the second resolution. Not seconded. Mr. Haskell said the first resolution expressed a want felt throughout the entire Church. This need was not only in our oli , nohurch, but in all Churches. The tunes added to the hymns would be a great gain; since it would introduce a uni formity not known, now. There are hymns which thrill Chrrstian hearts in all parts of the world, which are not in our book. The trouble is not what is in the old book, but what is not in it. This supplement will enable us to secure all these, and at the 'same time retain the old. A proper knowledge and atyle of music cannot be acquired without a tune book to be used in the family, the prayer-meeting,' and the - Church. The chanting of the Hebrew: Scriptures was an ancient custom, and all who have heard it must have admired it. 'Bev. Mr. Tully was in favor of the first reso lution as reported. , ' The Committee has made an able report, and• rain with it heartily. In'my early ministry I was sent to a church where Rouse's version was used. I was trained In the old 'Secession' Church of Scotland; so that I cannot be charged with being an innovator. The Scotch Churches are drifting to us in this' par ticular. In the Presbytery of Albany I oould go to five churches lying in one line in each of which a different book was used. An d When the Presbytery met we foutid'etilra different book In that house, while atilt otter books were propOied. Therefore the memorial came - up from the Pres bytery of - Albany, in answerlo *Mob, this Corti mittee was appointed " garthePiti q uiries assured me that the want was &general- one, and the de sire for a tune book was strong; and` wide-spread. If we would have good singing; we must all do as the old Scotch rairileter paid, 4 4 Bing in, mint oat, and sing all the 'gither." We must not be alarmed at the charge of innovation. Some la dies had been terribly alarmed when Dr. Chal mers' church began to give out two lines, and tried to persuade the Dr. that only one line should be given out, because the Bible said, ." line upon line, line upon line." There is a freedom allowed in many things by our Church, which is higly commendable. We allow churches to use Rouse's version, organ or no organ, gown or no gown. And ie present aotion is of the same liberal kind. In Canada, last Summer, I observed that even the Scotch churches there had their tune books in that re gion. In his own':church, he had the music as well as the hymns. The words and music be came so wedded together that the people must -sing; you cannot stop them from singing. Now there are about fifty hymns thus wedded to the music. We want an enlargement. We could have published a work.of our own; but we are conservative as a Presbytery, and came up to the General Assembly in the way we have done'. The Rev. Mr. Porter was delighted with the last speaker. He was with him in all his points. He would simply add -a word in favor of the tunes. He could sing almost anything if he had the tunes. But without the music he was often at fault. Mr. Robinson's book was used in the State church, at Albany, because the people would have a book with tunes. Dr. Junkin said that he belonged to the class called the boys, and therefore he would speak, since the discussion hitd in great measure fallen into the hands of that class. He was reminded of the remark of Dr. Alexander to his classmate Elijah P. Lovejoy, when the latter had given a very glowing and poetical description, of the Cre ation, in his peculiarly shrill voice, You can't beat Moses." So none of our young men can beat David, was and Paul. The true idea of Psalmody was not merely praise, but also ex perience, and also for admonition. Dr. "Junkin then proceeded to criticise with some severity, Mr. Taylor's remarks on some of our hymns. He deprecated any diminishing of respect for our noble Hymn Book. He said the argument for;new book from the diversity of books now in use 'was not valid, The book as it is, is a good one. Nor did he believe there was such 'a general cry for a new book as was intimated. And if the work contemplated were committed to himself and all who had spoken on the subject, he did not be lieve they could make a better book than the one they hid now. It was certain they could not excel Moses, David, Isaac Watts, or James Mont gomery. He would not oppose the tune book, though he saw no great necessity for it. , Bev. Mr. Hoge said. the discussion for the most part . , was, whether it was desirable or not to have good music. In our churches there had been restlessness. Other Churches had congre gational singing, and he attributed this to the want of the 'general use of tune books. - He had -no 'sympathy with those who feared' all changes. He-did not believe the Presb,yteilan Church yet perfect: We are behind other denominations. The new music introduced is generally of •such.a character as our people cannot sing. The first resolution was then passed. Dr. Backus moved the adoption of the second resolution. Carried. The third, fourth, and , fifth resolutions were also adopted. - The whole report was then adopted, and is as follows • The lest General Assembly; In the appointment of the Committee on Psalmody, proceeded .on the assumption of a growing desire in all parts of the Church that our Psalmody should be enriehed from tbo large stores of lyric poetry which have accumulated since our hymn book was compiled." And in view of an overture from one of our Presbeteries, asking for a Book of Hymns with tunes affixed, the Committee were directed to take the whoie sub ject into consideration, and to report to the next (1. e., to this,) Assembly, what changes, if any; should be made in our present .Book of Psalms and Hymns. ` They were also to consider the expediency of arranging portions of the Word of God in a form suitable for chanting in our congregations. , In accordance with this appointment, six of the Commit tee (Drs. Prime, Boardman, Blackwood, Shields, and Burt, with the Charman,) convened in Philadelphia, last October, and again the same persona, (excepting Drs. Boardman and Blackwood, and in addition Drs. Lord and Dickson, with elders Foote, Carter and Kinnecent„) nine of the Committee,' went to New-York just previous to the meeting of the As sembly. After endeavoring to consider the whole subject, the Committee have unanimously agreed to recommend this re port: It is our conviction that the wishes and interest of the Church demand immediate and earnest attention to this mat ter ; we are, at the same tired, compelled to, recognize the, fact of great diversity of View* and preferences in regayd to this. That there is a warm attachment to our present Book of Psalms and Hymns, cannot, think, be denied. It has become to a large portion or our people endeared and sacredly associated. ' Yet of these friends of the book it is indisputable that a large portion desire to have it enriched, by a supplement. Valuable as it may be, and comparing not unfavorably with other books of the sort, it is felt by 'many not to be what the Church is entitled to have. At the same time we have no doubt there is in most,elf not in all, parts of the Church a strong andincreasingdesire to have what is good and suitable in our present book, en riched by important modifications, and especially by the substitution of some *absent and indispensable hymns for many in the book that may be now dispensed with. 'We be lieve it can thus be made a model book for the purpose of worship; and in our opinion this felt necessity cannot be disregarded without serious detriment to our Church. We recognize in the multiplication of books of hymns with tunes, and in the prevalent supply of our Sabbath. Schools and to some extent of our social services, with a very undo sirable and oven noxious psalmody—a psalmody in which, - as one- of our Committees Sarcastically observed, "If only there were a little : religion, there would be almost - , a little of everything," In this and other such indications we recognize - a restless purpose to have this °eery of the Church somehow responded to. - The principal question would seem to be "who shall sup ply the want?" Shall we yield our churches, families' and Sabbath Schools in this vital matter, to the control of par ties outside of our communion and sympathies as a Church? Shall we expose our Church mysteries and the devotions of the People to multiform inflnences aver., from our system and in which poison is 'often sugar-coated; or shall we resolutely and faithfully retain the control of three tendon . thanComMittee express the opinion that a small, rather than a large collection, for the purpose of public and social worship, will beet meet all , the wants of the Church. We presume It will not be deemed expedient to attempt: pro vidin4 in the propceed book a treasury of sacred poetry ad equate to all the needs of Christian experience and chris tian virtue. We think it unsatisfactory, therefore to use the argument on behalf of a large rather than a small collection, that there is in...great a diversity of tastes and prejudices, because this pies would forbid any limita tion, and preclude any law of just taste. We assume that there are some settled principles, and that, with a becoming regard for our peculiarities as a people, our aim must be to correct errors of taste and practice, in this important part of Divine service, and construct a book which may rather, educate ourselves to excellence here, than pander to perni cious influences, so prevalent under the guise of musical at traction. A book of atumt five hundred hymn", wisely selected and representing every phase of truth and experience, would tend to familiarize our people with what isor rare worth in 'Sacred music, and avoid the evil of a multitude of common place hymns of little or no devotional appearance. In our opinion there are two aims for the proposed books' to provide for the worship of Coil. in psalms and hymns and spiritual ems; and that this worship :hall be rendered by all present in this service. Admit that there may be occa sional exception!, when some other end may be sought by means of Mum and songs lu the Church: but do we not agree that usually the worship of God is the proper end of psalmody in public or social worshint and are we not pre pared to iresist that this duty of praising the Lord is in cumhent sikon all present, and may not properly be deputed too few. If this Assembly accede to these views, it is evident that our object Is greatly simplified, anksan be accomplished .more surely by 'selecting what the Church has approved and loved, and by adopting hymns and, tunes from °then sources of corresponding quality and fitness to Chris,. Van exnerience. Pursuing such an' end by' such it' method, it will be found, we think, that a book of the size already indicated will exhaust the existing* supply, and amply meet all the wants of the Church. We can at once gratify those who desire What they have not in this respect, and avoid great and radical changes. Such a book may easily be made to answer the demand of a supplement for our present book, and, et the same time, with suitable tunes affixed, will moat, all reasonable and maturely considered calls of those in the Church who ask fora small selection, either to be used in all religious services, or for the less for mai occasions of our social meetings and Sabbath Schools By this plan we hope that all classes may be satisfied, and our psalmody truly improved without such a revolution as could disturb any portion of the Church. , ' The tendency, we believe, will be to induce general par ticipation in this part of worship, and to make it sound and devout:" Our people may thus be gratified and advantaged by what will really benefit and edify alt. The Committee, after a careful consideration of the sub ject in all its bearings, are of thei 3 Opinion. that we offer the only plan which can hope to'command and relieve the vari ous preferencee which prevail in our Church. We therefore respectfully, recommend thisAsset:ehly to resolve, •s 1. That a selection of Peeling and Hymns be made from our present book and from ether sources, and published with suitable tunes; and that all the hymns in this seleethin, which. are not in our present book, be.publialied as a supplethent for the' tote of thowywho prefer it; and that the hymns of the new selection, in addition to their own numbers, shall. re. tain the numbers in the old book, so that both may be.used In. the same congregation without embarrassment. 2. That in accordance with the recommendation of pre-. vions.Assemblies, and respdruiive to the wish, of the chunk there shall be made a careful selection' from the .Bible of paasagai to be arranged for 'chanting, and that this shall. be fitted to be bound both with the selection of hymns and tines, and with.the supplement, at the option of the churches::: 8. That the volumes thus provided for, shall be furnished with complete Indices, atter the style of the best improve. meets In this - respect. . 4. That a Committee of five be. appointed by . thin Assem bly, who shall have power to employ all neediul talent and meansiat the expense of the Board of Publication for the accomplishment of these ends as perfectly and speedily! as possible, and report the results to, some future Assembly.. 5. That the Board of Publication be instructed to defray the perional expenses of the present Committee, incurred In performing this service. It was moved "that the Conn:tate° prepare a suitable book, for the use of Sabbath Schools. Dr. Nevin moved an amendment, that it be a separate committee. Mr. Van Doren said a book was needed, of large type, for sonial meetings. Dr. Candee said that the committee could not prepare a better book for the Sabbath School than we have. ,The Visitor gives 'us a choice hymn every week, and the other books now in use had, among some mighty foolish things, a great mass of precious treasure. The amendment was voted doirn. " The resolu tion was lost. The whole report' was then adopt ed unanimously. - 1 " The Moderator was directed to appoint a com mittee to nominate a committee for the work oon-; templated in the paper. After devotional exercises the Assembly took a realms until 7i o'clock. EVENING, SESSION The Assembly met after recess. The order of the day was taken up,- which was 'Judicial Case No. 5 . . This consisted of a:complaint against the Presbytery of Rt. Louis, by Rev. Dr. Me- Pheetets. A complaint against the same Pres bytery, from W. W.' Green and others. And also a memorial from certain ministers and elders of the Presbytery of St. Lone, concerning this mat- Rev. Mr. Hynes wished to offer a.papormhioh he !apposed would free lhe - Aeserably from all trouble in this oonneotiort,'by getting - this paper oat of the bowie. Lein was not graded'. The true state of this case seems to be this: At a meeting of the Presbytery of St. Louis, held May 16th,. 1863, measures were taken to dissolve the pastoral - relation between Dr. McPheeters and the Pine Street church, if the way be clear, at his own, request, owing to difficulties in that church, arising principally out of the belief on the part of many that Dr. McPheeters was not a loyal man. At a meeting of the Church held May 27th, 1863, the majority present, by a vote of 91 to 66, protested against the dissolution of the relation. At a meeting of the Presbytery, held June 22d, 1868, the Pine Street church appeared be fore Presbytery, agreeably to the citation to ap= pear and show reasons, if they had any, why the pastoral relation should not be dissolved. Dr. MoPheeters asked leave lo withdraw his resigna tion of the pastoral charge, which had been pre viously placed in the hands of the Presbytery. This was refused, and the relation was dissolved. In the meantime Dr. McPheeters, because of his suspected disloyalty, had the hand of military power laid on, him, and he was thus forbidden to exercise his functions as a minister of the Gospel. Dr. McPheeters also afterwards appealed to Syn od. This appeal was still pending, and Dr. Mc- Pheeters claimed that the Synod had not de cided on the appeal against the dissolutton of the pastoral relation, and again entered uPon'his pastoral duties. But Presbytery, at a meeting held April 6th, 1864, on account of the troubles in this church, passed the following resolutions, in obedience to a memorial from members of the church " 1. By action of Presbytery of June' 1868, the pastoral relation between Dr. 'McPhee ters and the Pine Street church- was dissolved, and. Dr. MoPheeters ceased to be pastor of that, church, and ceased to have the right to exercise, discipline or perform the functions of the pasto ral office in that ohurch. "2. That inasmuch as this action was taken by Presbytery, in the exercise of its, power to ordain whatever pertains to the spiritual wel fare of the churches under their care, and in its solemn judgment the interests of Pine Street church require that Dr. McPheeters shall cease to 'exercise the functions of minister to- that church; therefore, Resolved, -&o." The complaint of the Elders . Of Pine Street church who still adhered to Dr. McPheeters, was first read; then the complaint of Dr. MaPheeters. Both of these complaints were against the two resolutions of April 6, 1864, recorded above. After the reading of the complaints, it was proposed to read the memorial. This, after, a protracted desultory conversation, was refused, on the greund that it was no part of tlifi case. Closed with prayer. . Eighth Day. FRIDAY MORNINct, May 27. The Assembly . met, and half an hour was spent in devotional exercises:_ Minutes of yeaterday read and approved. ' The. Clerk read a letter from the General As sembly at Dayton, Ohio, in "acknowledgment of the communication sent a. few days , ago by this body. The Moderator announced the following com mittee to nominate a committee to prepare the new Book of Psabnody: Rev. Dre. Schenck and Backus, and Elder Todd. The Moderator then said, oiiing to the fact that Dr. Burt, Chairman of the Committee on the Narrative, was required to leave to attend the funeral of a near'relative, he desired to read the Narrative now. Permission was granted. T. Charlton Henry moved that Judge Mat thews' paper on Slavery be made the first order for this afternoon. Carried. Dr. Burt then read the Narrative, which will be published as soon as practicable. The Nar rative was adopted. The Committee on the Annual Report of the Board of Domestic Missions, and to which were committed Memorials from the Presbyteries of New Lisbon and Louisville, reported. The me= mortal from New Lisbon contemplates the speedy occupation of the South by our Domestic mis sionaries, as our armies shall advance. _This was commended to the special attention of the Board. The memorial from Louisville was a complaint against this Board for obtaining from the War Department protection for our mission aries ; and also permission to occupy tempora rily our churches in the districts wider hdlitary rule. The Committee regarded this memorial as a misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the proceedings of the Board. The report' congratulated the Church on the efficiency of the operations of the Board last year; of the increase of its funds and of the opening fields for increased usef ulness. The Committee recommended an increase of appro priations to the missionaries wherever necesary, and also called special attention to the duty of the Board and the Church in the reclaimed parts of, the South, and particularly among -the freed men. The Secretary, Dr. Janeway, referred to the greatness of the field—that in twenty years this country would have & population of sixty mil lions; that there were members of this Assembly who would live to see one hundred millions of souls in this country ; of the need of additional funde for the enlarged work; of the want of men of the right- stamp ; that this Church must awake in the matter of home missions, or be left in the rear of the advancing hosts ; that the Home Missionary Society separated from the New School, raised last year $lOO,OOO, and-the New School $70,000, though it has but lately entered upon the work in an independent oapacity. The great need of the Church is the missionary spirit which will instruct the people; they are not properly instructed as to the wants of the coun try. If God would only pour out his Spirit upon the ministers, and then upon the people, the work would soon be done. Rev. Mr. De Lancey remarked that it gave him great pleasure to move the adoption of v this able report. • He was afraid that we were in danger of losing sight of this central truth, that there was nothing else in creation so dear to God, as his Church. He had never heard so much mate rialism in prayer, as since this Assembly con vened. Nor was it to be wondered at; our country was dear. But along with the highest devotion to country, we must not be unfaithful to the higher kingdom of Jesus Christ. Let us not then forget, as a reason for the adoption of this report, the love which God bears to his Church. But a second reason for the adoption .of this report is,: that in the present circum stances of our Church and country, this is - the primary arm of the Church. From the Home Missions come our additional laborers for the Foreign field, and the material for our schools, colleges, and - publications. 'A third reason for the adoption is, that we should not forget the im portance of Home Missions in large cities. To have planted ten churdes in New-York ten yearsago, would have been better for the Church than the establishment of one hundred churches which could be named. In the district in which he labored, only one in twelve attended church.. In 1816 every original church in that city had abandoned the faith of its fathers. Another reason that, the report should he adopted is, the great issues now beforens in the .South. 1. If God should grant us victory,. the almost entire . South will have. to be supplied with new minis ters. In Texas, over a space as large as all Great Britain, not one minister of our Church is now found.• Before the war, the Presbytery of New Orleans had twenty-six ministers, now four-fifths of them had gone to the eternal world, or had better in God's name, be dead. 2. The poverty of the churches, as they will be found upon the close of the war. Some one may say these wretched people have ruined them selves, and we are under no obligations to send them the Gospel. But the. world was ru ined by'rebellion against God, yet God sent his Son to save it. And the Church is - bound' to give the` Gospelto the worst of men. Paul was a debtor to the Barbarian, and so are we. If we do not this work, God will have somebody. else do it, and those who will do it, will have the re ward. Rev. Mr. Lowe said he had often wondered why his Presbytery had sent him to the General Assembly. This was the fifth time he had been so honored. But he thought ho began to under stand why he was sent; it was because he - would never speak - unless when compelled. (Applause.). The children of this world' were Visean their generation. Wall Street was lay= ing its hand upon California; but the old Scheid Presbyterian Church was not doing so. Re - was from California, which abounded in all the vsl- :cable minerals. California could pay the Na tional debt ten times over. And if she can do so much for the country, what can she not do for the Church P The gold and silver van be gath ered up in wagons. (Laughter.), *The Moderator remarked that the subject was Missions, and not gold. Mr. Lowe replied : as gold nothing to do with Domestic 'Missions ? I thought it had. .The appeal of the Secretary sounded very like it. What! gold nothing to do with Missions! • This will be news to the churches. (Applause.) WhY, air, gold is inabundance there, andif you want to get it you must send' the Church for it. Why, Mod erator, if you had all the gold there, you would be the richest man in the world. (Laughter.) You, Mr. Moderator, will not, interrupt me. Old friend, who have known nie from boyhooti, you will not interrupt me, whatever others rosy do. Mr. Lowe then read a memorial from the Synod of the Pacific, detailing the history of the planting- of our Church" on that coast, its past, growth, yfresent condition, and 'future pros peOts ; also making mention of what other de nominations are doing: From all this it - appears that a great work is to be done there; that the laborers are few, and that the Board has not been able to do for California what it should ; do. What was wanted Was not an agent to traverse the State,but men to preach the Gospel Broad Church lowa, and loch onstail NA 'Ono' of every kind, are rife. So that the Gospel faith, fully preached is greatly needed. On motion, the reading was stopped. The resolutions were then considerederiat,„. Moved that the first resolution be adop ted. —' Judge Ryerson said that while all the best! lent operations of tile Church had a hi g h pie : in his esteem, be was free to confess th at Board of Domestic Missions had the first T h e e in his heart. It has been strongly imp rmed his mind for many years, that God had a, gree work for this country to do in the world. B o that this country may do this work, it must he thoroughly evangelized. Be had as high 121 ° opinion of Republican institutions as any 04 But he had no reason to believe that they cord i be permanent unless imbued with the spirit o f the Gospel. Something must restrain the b ed passions of men. In despotic governments, ;hi e can be done by bayonets; but we have no Bock means as this. This is a great missionary f le i i This thought often almost overcame him, w e , it not for faith in God, he would give up ill des. pair. Soon 4,000,000 of men of another race will be thrown on us. Throughout the mo il South we must in great measure suppl y the means of grace, As our armies move on, the Church should follow. Among the sins should confess, are also our wrongs to the diens. What remains of them are throws oa our hands. The first act of rebellion spi net this Government was the imprisonment of th e missionaries to the. Indians, by the authorities of Georgia. Not only would he have this e a • tion restored; but also that wherever the flag floats, there the Gospel of Christ may be ° preached* Rev. A. A. E. Taylor 'would not take mo t h time. He was from beyond the Mississippi i n the very midst of the Mission field. Vast multi tudes were orowdinginto all the towns and neigh. borhoods. They come from all quarters, and bring all sorts of things with them—lnfidelity, Catholicism, Mormonism, and Spiritualists, Away out in the prairies he had been compelled to defend the Bible against Bishop Coleneo. ciety is unformed. Young men come from Penn sylvania and New-York, and not having th e strong restraints of home, are liable to be car ried away. We need live men; and we have them. The constant grinding will make a man sharp, if be has any steel in him. All reeek. Lions Will fail unless the Presbyteries require the oburcheb to obey them. Rev. Kr. Hoge was aware of the impatience of the house. But no more important subject could come before this house. The field was large, and the Wachs cast upon our care made it still wider. The funds of the Board must be in. creased. More men of the right character must be had. It will cost LIB far more money not to sustain the Board than to do it. Had one-fourth of fife money now lavished in war, been expended ten years ago in building churches and school houses, and sending out preachers of the G6s pel, this huge rebellion would net, could not have occurred. Dr. Musgrave did not intend to make a long speech, but thought it due to the Board to say a 'word about California. 1. The cost of sending out missionaries to the Pacific coast is very great —in some cases enormous. 2. None who have gone out have utterly failed. The Board will send out any number of properly qualified men who may offer. 8. Considering the vast amounts of gold and silver, of which we heard this morn. ing, it might be expected that large contribution would be made to the Board. But the entire contriVutions from the Pacific coast last year, were $204. Only $25 came from California, and this was from a member of a church in Oregon, who happened to be in California when he made the donation. The magnificent church in San Francisco, giving its pastor a salary of $7,000, did not give one cent. What supports h mission. ary in California will support several in other places. Rev. Mr. Fraser said that Dr. Musgrave had made certain statements.. Now for the record. Thit Board during the year bad 4 missionaries in California, and got $204 ; in Wisconsin 33 and got $303 ; in lowa 55, and got $481; in Indiana 33 and got $7lB. The mines of California are now mainly in the hands of very wealthy men in San Francisco. The miners are poor men, and for them the Gospel must be preached. The mines of that State are not under the control of the Church. San Francisco is one of the finest missionary fields in the world. If the Board could send a man of commanding power to that city, and support him for one year, another church equal to either of the two noble churches we now have there, could be formed. We need a man for Sacramento ; another for Virginia City ; and another for Nevada City. But this is the point—men must be supported. .There is no need of sending them without supporting them. The New. School sent twelve ministers out during the year, and gives them $lOO per month until their expenses can be met by the people. Again, fully one-half our chtirches supported in part by this Board, give nothing to its support, and many of them nothing to any of the Boards. Begin with the old churches and bring them up to the work. In. Philadelphia are two ohurchee receiving aid from this Board, but paying nothing into its treasury. The hour of adjournment having arrived, Dr. Craven gave notice that to-morrow afternoon eight churches would be open in which the Sab bath Schools of the city would hold their anni versaries, expecting to be addressed by members of the Assembly. He reported speakers. Vari ous notices were given. On motion the Assembly remained in session ten minutes longer, to elect members of the Boards of Theological Seminaries, and the Boards of the Church. Tellers were appointed. On motion the election of Professor of Theol ogy in the Western Theological Seminary, now took place. Additional tellers were appointed. Dr. John M. Lowrie asked leave to withdraw his name as a candidate. Permission granted. Dr. Lowrie moved that Rev. Mr. Blackburn, of Trenton, be appointed to attend the United Presbyterian General Assembly in his place, be cause he could not leave this Assembly for that duty, and his alternate was unwelL Adjourned;with prayer by Dr. Musgrave tirtsigitrian fiIIISBURGE, WONDER, JUNE 1, 1864 , THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S ACTION ON SLL VERY. All intelligent men who watch for and reflect upon the signs . of the times, have looked with unusual interest, during these last three years of momentous events, to the proceedings of the leading denomina tions of our country, as represented in their highest .courts, for expressions of opinion upon the principles involved in the great contest in which we are engaged. Such expressions of opinion may, perhaps, of themselves, have but little effect in con trolling or influencing the course of events; they do not even bind the conscience of the individual member of the Church which has adopted them, as* the articles of his creed, or the Standards of his faith; nevertheless they have-been justly regarded as invaluable exponents of the state of public feeling.npon the subjects they embrace. It does not surprise us, therefore, that the secular press should have noticed, as widely as it has, not only in past years, but especially at the present time, the proceedings of the Pres byterian Assemblies upon the subject of A.merfean slavery. Our readers will look with unwonted anxiety to the Assembly at Newark, to 83 - certain the views of that venerable judica tory of our Church, upon a subject of suoh present importance. On our first page, this week, will be 'found in fall the paper proposed by the Committee on Bills and Overtures for adoption by the Assembly. The discussion of the paper was made the order of the day for Friday evening. We will not be able in our issue of this week, to present that portion of our report which contains this discussion; it having been re calved at too late an hour to be set up be; fore we go to press. We can, however, readily indicate to our readers the changes made in the proposed paper before its final adoption. They are some eight or nine in number. In the second paragraph of the report sai published on ourfi.rst page, instead of "In our early days our Church," &a, this amen ded paper reads, "Freon the earnest period our Church" In the tenth.•paragraph, it the tenth Hu i eiteaC of rs nor' do we maw .the light
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