CORRESPONDENCE.

The Address made by REV. R. S. STORRS, D. D., the delegate from the General Association of New York, containing some views on the subject of correspondence between ecclesiastical bodies of which the Assembly did not approve, and the manner of the Address, especially in view of the action of the Association presented to the Assembly at St. Louis, not being agreeable, the subject of further correspondence with that body, was referred to a Committee, consisting of JUDGE JESSUP, DR. BEMAN, MR. MILLS, DR. BOYD and DR. ADAMS. The Committee reported the following, which was adopted:

The Committee to whom was referred the question of the ecclesiastical relations of this Assembly with the General Association of New York, report:

That they understand that our Congregational brethren of New York, by their resolution communicated to the General Assembly at St. Louis, and by the statements of their Delegate on the floor of this Assembly, affirm, that one of the reasons for continuing their correspondence with this Assembly is, that they may reprove and rebuke them for not doing what is deemed a proper duty, or for doing what may by the Association be deemed improper.

To such a position the Committee can give no assent. The fraternal intercourse and interchange of delegates are for entirely different purposes. They have not been and cannot be maintained upon such grounds. We correspond for the purpose of coöperating in the great work in which we are mutually engaged. The modus operandi belongs exclusively to each. What may or may not be done by either body, in the prosecution of its legitimate business, and in carrying forward its own work, not affecting the rights and interests of the others, is not a subject of censure or rebuke; and the holding of such correspondence, with a view to the exercise of such censure, is a manifest breach of that comity, which is indispensable to the proper intercourse of two ecclesiastical bodies of equal standing.

Your Committee therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That our Delegate to that Association, while expressing the wishes of this Assembly to maintain Christian and fraternal fellowship, and the free interchange of a correspondence with our Congregational brethren, be instructed to state to our brethren, that we can admit no right of theirs, by virtue of that correspondence, to review our proceedings, or to reprove or rebuke us for what we may or may not do.

We do not claim or propose the exercise of any such right on the part of this Assembly.

The Assembly voted to open a correspondence with the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church; and the Rev. John Jenkins was appointed as Principal, and Rev. Conway P. Wing, Alternate, to attend the next meeting.

CHANTING THE PSALMS.

A memorial was presented from the Presbytery of Detroit, on the subject of Psalmody, which was referred to a Special Committee, whose report was adopted as follows:

The Committee to whom was referred the memorial of the Presbytery of Detroit, on the subject of introducing the Book of Psalms, as found in our English translation of the Bible, to be arranged agreeably to the Hebrew parallelism for the occasional use of the churches in the praise of their worshiping assemblies, present the following report:

Whereas, it is desired that the General Assembly authorize and recommend the occasional use, as the churches may see fit, of the Book of Psalms properly arranged agreeably to our common English translation, as matter for the praise of the churches in their worshiping assemblies;

And whereas, some books for this purpose have been prepared by dif ferent persons and musical teachers, which do not fully meet the wants and wishes expressed on this subject, the indiscriminate use of which may lead to results not desirable;

Therefore, Resolved, That the General Assembly approve of and recommend the object proposed.

Resolved, also, That the General Assembly deem it very desirable, and recommend, that our congregations generally should feel it to be both their duty and their privilege, to take part in the public praise of God in vocal song by congregational singing.

Resolved, further, That a Committee be appointed to prepare for and secure, as soon as practicable, the publication, without expense to the General Assembly, of a selection of the Psalms of David, in a separate book, for the use of the churches, arranged and adapted to meet the object contemplated by the memorial.

Resolved, finally, That the said Committee be directed to prepare, at as early a period as practicable, an arrangement of the entire Book of Psalms upon the plan proposed by the memorial, to be reported to a future General Assembly.

PRESBYTERIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The Address before the General Assembly, at the request of the Presbyterian Historical Society, was delivered by Rev. David H. Riddle, D. D., in the Church on Madison Square, the other Assembly also in session in New York, being invited

to attend. The subject was the SCOTCH-IRISH ELEMENT OF PRESBYTERIANISM. The Address was subsequently repeated, by request, before the Associate Reformed General Synod at Allegheny City. It is published in the present Number of the Review, and an edition of a thousand copies is published simultaneously at Pittsburgh.

SERMON ON HOME MISSIONS.

The annual Sermon on Home Missions was preached in the Madison Square Church, by Rev. R. W. Patterson. It has been published in the forthcoming number of the Alton Presbytery Reporter, with a large edition in pamphlet form.

BIBLE SOCIETY.

The Bible Society having resolved to supply the whole country with the Bible as soon as possible, the Assembly unanimously expressed their warm approval of the plan.

NO JUDICIAL BUSINESS.

It is a matter of very great interest that, from year to year, we are able to report that no judicial business comes before the Assembly.

MILEAGE.

The somewhat troublesome yet practically important business of the Commissioners' Fund was considered by the Assembly. The plan commenced at St. Louis, last year, worked so well, that from $1469 85 contributed to the Commissioners' and Contingent Fund, at that Assembly, the contributions at the present one had risen to $4181 93. Of this, $732 17 was appropriated to the Contingent Fund, and the balance to the Commissioners.

The plan of an apportionment was continued, and a Permanent Committee on Mileage directed to be appointed, and as doubts had been expressed of the constitutionality of the plan, it was referred to the Presbyteries to be voted upon as part of the Constitution.

The members of the two Assemblies went together upon an

excursion to visit the humane Institutions, and those for criminals, of the city of New York.

In this connection it may be mentioned, that a motion was made and seconded in the other Assembly, to open a correspondence with ours. Some remarks were made by a few of the members in favor of it, but it was voted down by a decided majority.

It is proper to mention that a very general satisfaction was expressed with the arrangements made in New York to promote the comfort of the Assembly. The efforts to make the stay of the Assembly pleasant were very successful. The hospitality of our people in New York was cordial and general. The next Assembly is to meet at Cleveland.

The result of our whole survey of the Assembly is, that we ought to thank God and take courage. A true Church feeling gains ground continually. It avoids sectarianism, but it looks to consolidation and efficiency. The different parts of the Church are beginning to understand each other better in regard to these matters, and as they understand each other, prejudice gives place to fraternal feeling. The brother whose mind. rested mainly on the necessity of charity and co-operative feeling begins to see clearly that his brother who had dwelt on the necessity of Church feeling, meant nothing bigoted or narrow, but only a suitable self-defence and self-preservation; the ecclesiastical brother begins to see clearly that his co-operative friend only meant that we must not, in caring for our own interests, lose sight of those great and paramount interests for which the Church of Christ itself exists. And we feel quite sure, that with a little patience and forbearance, a little comparison of views and observation of the movements of Providence, we shall be able to bring out of all apparent difficulty and trial one of the brightest and best of Churches; a Church orthodox and yet liberal; conservative and yet progressive; ecclesiastical and yet co-operative; holding firmly to learning and intelligence, but yet more earnestly to benevolence and heartfelt piety.

LITERARY AND THEOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE.

ENGLAND.

The Camden Society have published two works, recently disinterred. One is, Letters from Charles I. to Queen Henrietta Maria. Now first printed from a MS. in the possession of Joseph C. Wittan, Esq., edited by John Bruce. It is said to be a most valuable addition to the history of this monarch. The other work is, An English Chronicle of the Reigns of Richard II., Henry IV., Henry V., and Henry VI.; written before the year 1471, edited by Rev. J. S. Davies, Pembroke College, Oxford.

The third vol. of Rev. Henry Alford's Greek Testament is in the press. Besides a revised text, and various readings, it contains a critical and exegetical commentary.

Rev. S. R. Maitland, D. D., has published an Essay on "False Worship," to prove that all idolatry has its origin in the intermarriage of the sons of God with the daughters of men.

Among the works announced are, Isaac Williams, Sermons on the Characters of the Old Testament; Alfred Lyall, Philosophical Strictures, on most of the recent English Philosophers; Lord Lyttleton, The Four Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles; Rev. John Hannah, Discourses on the Principles of Scripture Interpretation; a second edition of Rev. J. S. M. Anderson's History of the Church of England in the Colonies of the Brirish Empire, in three volumes.

The fifth volume of the Oxford edition of Chrysostom's Homilies on Paul's Epistles, has been published at Oxford, the original text edited by Rev. F. Field.

Dr. Fairbairn has written on "Prophecy, its Nature, Functions, and Interpretation." Auberlen's able work on Daniel and the Apocalypse has been translated and issued at Edinburgh.

The systematic Index to Darling's Cyclopedia Bibliographica is announced for speedy publication. This is an invaluable catalogue to the scholar.

Among the theological works recently issued are, Rev. I. Macnaught, The Doctrine of Inspiration; C. Hardwick, Christ and other Masters, Part I., a comparison of ancient teachers with Christ; I. Young, The Mystery, or Evil and Good, taking substantially the ground which limits the Divine Omnipotence in the matter of sin; N. Rouse, Dissertation on Sacred Chronology, on the basis of the Septuagint; J. B. Mozley, The Primitive Doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration, taking ground against the High Church view: Mr. Mozley is the author of the work on the Augustinian Predestination which has attracted much attention.

A. Vera, an Inquiry into Speculation and Experimental Science, is a discussion of the principles of Sir William Hamilton and of Mr. Calder