lie glad to come in, and we would be
; ,t them. (Applause.)
offered a plan of Union, from
the third article:
1,, f ur ther and more precise definition of
declare that we heartily receive and
c„nfoAon of Faith of the Westminster
with the accompanying Catechisms, as
the systems of doctrine taught in the.
,tares, accepting, the same in their plain
meaning, and in thediistoric sense given
the fathers in the churches which we re-
Mehaffy, (0. S.) advocated the adoption
recommended in Dr. Davidson's paper.
ention had no power to form an organic
Dr. Davidson's paper looked beyond, to a
u pon the terms of union between those
in powered to make a union.
o Marshall, (0. S.) of Pennsylvania, con
paper of Dr. Davidson as the best which,
resented.
Mcllvaine, (0.5.) of Princeton College,
,y, advocated the reference of the document
i o nvention to the Committee on a Basis
Although this Convention_ had no au
establish a union, yet its influence woul4.
,rl widely felt. !f our desire for union is
n. 411, a union is practicable. Our Saviour;
night preceding his agony, prayed for the
is Church. The salvation of the world is
,1 by the want of unity. We have riot
touted to proy . for,,thisi unity, in Ounpul-.
the speaker rejoiced to see that there, was.
idyl movement towards union: The early
believed in the Holy Catholic Church"—
•.ial Church, which ' included God's people ;,
it in the end this movement looked.' But
in ire natural and expedient than for us to
with those with whom there is no . good
v we should not be united?
por3 were then unanimoitsly,refeqed to the,
which was sitting in the lecture-room of
At the suggestion of tlui - President,the
n spent two minutes in Silent prayer, in
vino blessing upon the deliberations of the
0 during its session, after which the Rev.
1, of New York, offered a fervent and im-
pram'.
Ir. McCune, (0.8.) of Ohio, read a paper
necessity of a union, which was referred to
toe consisting of one minister and one elder
branch, with instructions to repOrt an ad-
In the subject,
iir announced the following gentlemen as
anittee :—Rev. Dr. Davidson and ruling'el
'am Getty, of the United Presbyterian ; hey.'
, rave and ruling elder Charles D. Drake, of
school ; Rev. Dr. Booth. and ruling elder
Miller, of the New School; Rev. Mr. Brat
ruling elder Thomas Smith, of the Reform-,
, J, 11. Suydam and ruling elder James Pe
he Dutch 'Reformed Church ; Rev. Dr. Mit
filing elder Robert Carr, of the Cumberland
ruin Church.
of Indianapolis, Indiana, then offered a
i behalf of the labours of this important
•iw,l with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Crawford
EIiNOON SESSION.-SECOND DAY.,
iuging, Rev. Dr. Suydam, of the : Refornied
lurch, led in prayer.
municitlion was read from the Episcopal
ou, in session at the Church of the Epipha
ig thAt they would send a delegation to this
norrow.
h•. Smith, of New York, Chairman of the
to wait upon the Episcopal Convention
h•e Church of the Epiphany, reported that
extended salutations to them. They were
with much cordiality and fraternal feeling
enerable Bishop Malvaine, of Ohio, Chair=
he meeting, who wished their proposed union
'inn said be wished the members of this
ild have heard the warm terms in which
lop spoke of the doctrine and order of the
rim Church.• At the close of the formal re-
Le brethren crowded around them and took
thi , hand.
di. , n of Rev. Dr. Tyng, of New York, a corn
. live was appointee to wait upon the Pres
convention to extend their salutations.
D. Drake, one of the deputation, being
by the Chair, came to the platform and
a general way upon the desirableness of Re-
M. F.;chencl: moved that the committee, who
qi the Episcopal clergy at Epiphany Church,
qt4i to present a written report, to be ineor
in the proceedings of the Convention, which
11-1 to.
er wiis offered by Robert Carter, elder, (0. S.)
110 disputation.
Dr. Suydam, of the Reformed Dutch Church,
%vie; deemed expedient at the last session of
vied not to be present at the Presbyterian
the reasons for which were not generally
There had for a time been an effort to
Ilto word " Dutch" from the title of the
. 1 t was the Classis of Philadelphia that was
lite lin the Convention. The General Synod
sent delegates here. The Reformed Dutch
hid continental history, and, like Presbyte
. had oppoTed Romanism—the Reformed
iu 11011 and, the Presbyterians in Scotland. It
.oposed to strike out " Dutch," that there
he a union. The old title of " Reformed" was
pensive enough to incorporate all Protestant
.11 , 1,,in; but whether it could be sufficiently
tive was what was to be considered, Who
!iiire.l the unity and wonderful strength of the
Catholic Church? Why not the disciples of
nnito and become one great and ,grand reli
iy? Ile . proposed a united and general ef
this direction, and felt confident it would sue-
The Basis of Baton. •
. Dr. Eagleson, Chairman of the Committee to
e mil report a bond of Union, to be submitted
I ): , i(leration, by the various branches of the
•1-rian Church represented in the Convention,
tie' the following:
11 acknowledgment of, the Scriptures of the
it New Testament to be the Word of God.
''hat in the United Church the Westminster
of Faith shall be received and adopted, as
hing the system of doctrine taught in the holy
itre6.
do the committee recommend the foregoing
i doctrine, they do not wish to be understood
, ti_oimg the orthodoxy of the Heidelberg Cate-'
aa , l the canons of the Synod of Dort.
rilat, the United Church shall receive and adopt
r,'Ayterian form of Church government.
Pock of Psalms, which is of divine inspiration,
, Ldapted to the state of the Church in all-ages
irrurastances, and should be used in social wor
l", se various collections of psahnody are
ut the different churches, a change in this re
_
, dl,lll not be required.
That the sessions of each Church shall have the
d , terinine•who shall join in communion in
arii•-ular church committed to their care.
( ~) mmittee recommend the adoption of the fo
ri'solutions:
That we unite in requestinc , our respective
in their supreme judicatories, to appoint a
initfte of five each, which shall constitute a-joint
mittee, whose duty-it shall be to meet, at a time
place agreed on, and proceed with all convenient
in an attempt to forma basis, of union, aq
ling to the principles•of thiS retort, which-basis
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER Li, 1867.
they shall submit to the churches for their considera
tion and adoption. It being understood that this is
not designed to interfere with the existing arrange
ments for re-union between two of the larger bodies
represented in this convention.
2. As there is so much agreement among all the
churches here represented in all essential matters{ of
faith, discipline, and order, it is recommended that
friendly and fraternal intercourse be cultivated, by
interchange of pulpits, by fellowship with one an
other in social religious meetings, and by communion
with each other at the Lord's table, subject to the
regulations of each . pa,rticulat.brazich of the church.
.3. In case the aboe' paper should be adopted, that
committee be appointed' to lay this action of the
Convention before the highest judicatories of the va
rious branches of the Church here represented.
4. That the. members of this Convention who may
vote for the foregoing basis of union to be laid before
the clittrpheS shall not thereby be regarded as being
committed to advocate its adoption When laid betbre
the brancheS 'of the Clfurch respectively,'.blif shall 'be
free to'act, according to the indication'of Providence
at the time. -
The Convention then spent some minutes in silent
prayer, at the request of the Moderator, and audible
pri Drer was afterwards offered by Rev. Dr. Musgrave.
The members.of the Conmittee were called on to
express their views on the'report ? Dr. Eagleson,' the
Chan: thin; opening the discussion.
.EVENING} DESSIOI4.-SECOND DAY.
After the introductory religions exercise's,lteir. Dr.
S. W. Fisher, of Utica, a meinbOr Of 'the "Coinmitte.e
to prepare and Report a bond of Union," addressed
the Convention.
- ADDRESS OF REV. DR. FISHER.
Mr. Chairman, I would say that the foregoing re
port was hastily irepared, and in its style, perhaps,
la not such a`paper as this Convention should send
forth. Perhaps, it may be well after- we have -dis
cussed its principles, to have, it re-committed and.
somewhat recast in reference to style, the Same prin
ciples being preserved.
I have only heard of two points, or two suggP.s
tions amendatory to the Report, which I wish here
to mention. To the statement in the first 'article
(that the Scriptures are the word of God,) should be
•added these words: " the only infallible rule of faith'
and practice." • • •
The-second suggestion has been that in the terms
of .subscription the Catechisms of the Church, the
l i arger and Shorter Catechisms should be added. I
would state that the Committee took this ground in
.
reference to the matter : that the miniaters and elders
of our churches, at least of two of the larger branches
of the Church, are required , simply to assent to the
first article. We have, therefore, inserted subscrip
tion to the Confessionof Faith, as containing the sys,
tem,of doctrine taught in the Holy Seriptures; and
thought that triifYht have been sufficient as a,basis of
Now, in reference to this whole matter of union, as
contained" in; this report and basis, there are 'two
points especially on•which we are all anxious. Pres
byterianism rests on two pillars, so far as form is
concerned; ,the first doctrine; the second its order:
In the subscription to the Confession of Faith lies
the doctrinal ,basis ,off, the Presbyterian Church ;
. ,
for I'max say, the faith of the Presbyterian Church
everywhere, with few exceptions, not only in this
country, but in Sccitland, in Ireland, in Holland; and
among the Reformed churches, is preserved and re
presented in it. I hold that there is a family like
ness running all through these Presbyterian churches;
and that likeness is produced by the Spirit of God,
in connection with the great doctrines which Calvin
enunciated, as did Augustine partially before him,
and which we have since thrown into this special
form.
fought, perhaps, to go a little further, and-state
that any other basis of union will, I think, be re
'toted very_ heartily by a large majority or the Pres
byterian, churches everywhere. I do not believe
that, if any,set of men attempt to put any of their
philosophical 'definitions and explanations into any
confession of faith, the people will assent to it or
the ministry at large. If a man is willing honestly
to say that he subscribes to the Confession of Faith,
as containing the system of doctrine, taught in the
Holy. Scriptures, according to the plain meaning of
those terms answerable to his God, no man hasaright
beyOnd that to question him, except indeed his own
Presbytery, to see whether lie does believe it. If he
holds the Confession as a term of subscription, that
is sufficient. Of course we all believe in this body,
that each Presbytery, when it licences or ordains a
minister, it must-examine him -personally, in regard
to his knowledge of these doctrines.
I haye heard it whispered, that it is necessary, in
order to guard against the influences of the doctrines
of "Pelagianism" and Armenianiiin, and those of a
similar tendency, that you should erect additionatbar
riers, in order to keep out thoseinfluence.s. You may
erect the barriers, but you Cannot khep them out. If,
men are insincere and wicked enough to subscribe to
that declaration in terms, they will -be insincere and
wicked, enough to subscribe, to anything you may, put
before them. '
But, as to our basis of union, we are in this res
pect catholic, and mean to be. The Presbyterian
Church is a church not of narrowness, but of liberty.
We believe in diversity of doctrine; in unity in the
great fundamentals. And this diversity of doctrine
produces stalwart.men, strong men. Who wants to
see the professors in Auburn, Newburg, the Union
Seminary and Princeton, all cast. exactly in the same
mold, like men having every feature of countenance
exactly the same? I would rather see one man
with ' a Roman nose, and another a Grecian nose ;
they are men, and they will be good looking men too.
I would rather in our Church, the Presbyterian
Church, that one man should look at doctrine from
one position; lie may magnify it in that position ;
another man takes it from another point of view, and
these views combined. constitute the grand whole..
No man is capable of looking all around these great
truths, and of giving every one just their appropriate
representation. No manillas ever had a mind great
-enough to do it in this world, uninspired of God him
self.
Nor did Christ any where present them thus in their
totality.. Christ says, in one case,' Ye will not
come 'to — me that you may havelife." -In another;
"Ye cannot come except the Fatherdra* you."
And thus these terms- balance, and all harmonizes to
gether. This Westminister Confession of Faitil, we
suppose, will be acceptable to all the branches of the
' Presbyterian Church,,who are willing to come into
the union; and thus we maintain the great doctrinal
position of Presbyteriani.sm, the great Calvinistio doc
trines as distinct from all others.
Then, as regards the form of union, we accept the
form of government in the Presbyterian Chnrch ; the
government of the Church by Presbyteries, Synods,
.and General ASsembly, the equality of the ministry,
&c.
Let me say that this Report is not a finality. We
want to get at principles, looking to each other for
assistance, and see whether on these general princi
ples fairly accepted we cannot agree. There ate dif
ficulties in the way. I will'tell you the &and diffi
culty with the two largest churches it just this
nothing else, and that is the assurance that both
parties are heartily sincere, and have perfeet confi
dence in each other. That is the grand difficulty,
in niy view. In accomplishing a union like- this,
there are sacrifices to he made; and let me tell you
they are not all on one side. There are things which
we are willing to forget and forgive. They exist in
history; and there they
. are, difficulties the
way.
But when.we think of the:union of GcaPs people
in our country,,men of,the pantie, faith and order in
Worshii; we 'feel as if we were willing to sacrifice
everything but the real trutb of Goil to it. I take
this ground—l speak for myselfin this matter—that
where churches contbrui to each other in .doctrine,
in discipline, in order, in the main, then to be separ-
Med is sc!. ism; because there iA nothing that keeps
them apart but either the want of confidence, or
the ambition of individuals.
I have said there were difficulties, and they are on
both sides. Now, I am perfectly wiling for one,
and I think my brethren are, to believe that our
Old School brethren are pretty nearly orthodox,—
pretty nearly. (Laughter) It' I wanted to insist
upon it rigidly, I would' Want to bring them up to a
point they have not reached yet. In regard to cer
tain great moral questions, we would like to know
if they are right in that. One of these God has re
moyea out of the way; and. we will pass that by.
It looks to me- at ,this finial moment that.the proyi-
deuce of God had brought the two larger, branches
of the Church gradually together. Ile has elimi
nated from the branch of the Church with 'which I
„ ,
am personally connected , certain : elements which
were discordant• - elements, which unquestionably
gave us trouble, and which gave our brethren of the
other branch great occasion for censure. I feel that.
I know it to he so. n reference to that, God has
taken them out of the Way. .1n regard to our mode
of conducting our general ecclesiastical matters, God
has brought us to a- union in that matter.'
And noiv; accepting the same basis of faith and
the same communion-, what keeps us separate but .a
want of confidence; and the old prejudices ailvarback;-
and those prejudices the grace of God will remove„
Why, God's. grace can teach, a nanti, and enable him
to do almost anything in thiS world, hi the way -of
the removal of prejudice. . i
Let me say a word in regard to what it s, has made
us come together. I look back to the great revival
in 1857 and 1858. That was God's work; beginning
first of, all in that union meeting in Fulton , street,
New York ; and, it went on from town to town, from
church to church. We filled our largest churches,
not only with men of one, but of all denominations.
I sat'in the First Church in Cineinnati, when that
large church was crowded; and we had gathered to
gether Methodists, Presbyterians of • both schools,
Episcopalians and Baptists. I remember when Gene
ral Mitchell had.the chair, and made a noble address
to that congregation, and Bishop Mcllvaine followed
in a noble prayer. And this spirit, morally speaking,
has infected us. No; not inte&ed us. I will not
use such a term. It' has been breathed into the
hearts of Christian men . ; "and thus, God, thrdUgh the'
men of God, the •working material in our churches,
has worked. Ibelieve the providence of God by his
Spirit, will carry it on, though all the theologians in
the world combine their speculations against it.
(Cheers.) Think how the Young Men's Christian
Associations in this land 'further this great object.
Tink how, in the late war, God brought us together,
whether we would or not. Ma3ibe some of our good
friends, who only love to sing the old psalms -of
David, down on the battle-fields beside a dying sol
dier, who asked to have sung " for him, "Rock of
Ages cleft for me," have learned -to sing that sweet
by ud felt it to be rood as a psalm.
ymn, and felt ,e as gt psain..
I. feel that the cause of Christ is involved here. I
believe this work is the cause of Christ; and let me
tell you, my friends, if there was ever a time when.
union was needed, - it is now. The theological con
troversies of this country spread_ over one hundred
years ; they culminated when I was a boy. I was
the son . of a minister, heard these discussions, and
probably read more of the controversy in ten years,
than men now will:read in a thousand, unless times
change. Then congregations were assembled to hear
men discuss fine points of doctrine, like the point of
a needle. Can you get up such discussions now ?
No. The men who suppose they can do it are
living far Yuck.; that time is past, We have stepped
considering those points, at least for our generation ;
and all those discussions, if kept up from this time
to the Millaniurn. aci
light on the doctrines, or on the problems of pEiloso
phv.
New, then, God is pressing us up to the work. In
the first place, he has made our land the. land of lib
erty, to gather in here millions upon millions of
every lancl. We have got to meet therii ; and it is
the great question which presses upon the- minds of
every one in God's Church, Flow they shall be saYed. -
Millions of Romanists; millions of infidel rational
ists ; four millions of blacks enfranchised ; millions
in our large cities throng our streets, and pressing
to destruction ;- it is to. save them that the Church of
God must unite and labor. Think, is this the time
for the• Church to be tithing the little -mint and ani
se, and cumrnin ; is it now that upon minor points,
it should stand aloof and say, I am holier' than then,
and know more about the Scriptures thanthou? Is
this the time for work like this? No. It is time
for every Christian map and woman to carry on God's
work. It is time for ministers not to harp on minor
points of doctrine, but, to preach the great doctrine
of Christ crucified to the hearts of Men; that will is
sue in their salVation, while philosophy alone would
be entirely without good effect.
In this scheme for union, we seek the good of the
Presbyterian Church. I speak of its
. altogether
feeling the pulse.of Christian unity running through
this entire Convention. I have rejoiced to meet with.
n'
brethre whom some would call - narrow-minded,
who have hearts as large' ai ever labored in Christ's
cause. The Presbyterian Church in these United
States occupies the position for activelabOr and use
fulness, if-she will devote her energies to it, superior
to that of .any. other denomination of Christians
whateyer.• She has the best order; she has, we be
lieve, the most perfectly expressed systeruof doe
trine; .she has piety; she haS freedom; she has the
intellect in her ministry. and 'a eultivated intellect
in her laity; and the 'teal powOr; . irshe has the
mind to put it- forth. equal,-it not B.l.lperior, to any_
other Church in the land. Hut if we are to stand
aloof, and spend half of our energies in planting. a
Church there, and another,, differing a little,. near
by, and another, and another, making three or fonr
churches, differing on minor points—snying, there
is the Old School;. there is the New School; there
the Reformed; there the United; there the Dutch
Reformed, we try to occupy the energies of five men,
where one can do the work. I. believe, we Are guilty
before God, and He will call us to answer for it.
Union, is strength. We need this unity for influ
ence, East -and West. I' trust God Will bring it
aboat in His own good time. Ido not - feel that man
can do it, it will come in time, if not just now.
When it does come then we can stand up among
our united brethren of the Methodists, the Baptists,
the Episcopalians, and say to them, '`We are not
divided upon these little 'patters; we are united as
yeti are." We are strong in faith; strong in dis
cipline; strong to work for the Master; and when
the hoar conies, I trust it 'will he found that this
Church in which I was born arid reared, and where
I have spent my life, will be filled with the Spirit of
God and crowned with glory. We may . say of our
country, in reference to her future prospects, when
this union really takes place and Christ is enthroned
here,
"Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise."
We will see our united Presbyterian Church pre;
pared to effect more for the glory of our -country
than all the. statesmen of the earth could 'do.
(Cheers.)
Dr. Wylie, of the Reformed Church, followed in a
very able defence of the report which we will give
in full in our next.
• We are unable to give a full report of the remain
ing proceedings in this number.. Suffice it to add
that . the interest rose steadily during the considera
tion of lite Basis, the' church being : .crowded with
eager listeners. Elder Chamberlain, of •Cincinnati.
folloWed Dr. Wylie in earnest defenee.Of the plat
form; -The Bri3t article was adopted without-discus-
sion. To the second article, ou the doctrinal basis,
Dr. Henry B. Smith offered an amendment, designed
as an explicit statement of the sense in which the
New School body received the Confession of Faith,
and in response to recent aspersions upon the or
thodoxy and sincerity of its subscription. By this
amendment there was added to the word historical
"that is the Reformed or Calvinistic sense."
This was discussed with great animation, the op
position coming mainly from the Old School ranks,
most of them protesting that they wanted nothing
but the Confession as a basis.
On Friday morning, the delegates from the Epis
copal Convention were received with enthusiastic
demonstrations, and nearly the entire morning ses
sion was spent in hearing addresses from Bishops
ivlcllvaine and : Lee ' and Rev.S. H. Tyng, Jr., with
responses from ,Drs. Hodge and Stearns, inter
mingled with the recitation of the . Apostles' Creed,
tbe Lord's Prayer, singing the Doxology and prayer
by 'Rev. John Hall; late of Dublin.
Friday afternoon was spent' in 'discussing the plan
of union. Dr:`.• Musgrave favored• Dr. • Smith's
amendment ; and Dr. Hodge made a conciliatory ad
dress in which he said that the Confession of Faith
and not a philosophical view of the meaning should.
be regarded, as a sufficient doctrinal basis.
amendment was agreed : to, and the section.
a's amended paSsed, by a' vote of four iii favor to one
against, follows:—For' the' 'a:rnetlinent. New
SZI.I oo I , .01d • SCliool, United Presbyterian -and' Dhtch
•Reformed. Against it; Refornied.Presbyterian.
.A proposal. 'to •include, the. Larger atitt SbOrter
Catechism asia
_part ofjhe basis,was:negatived„the
:New School voting Aye, and the Old'Schtiol No..
Section three Was then adopted. Without atnead
ment.. • - •
Section four WAS amended and adopted.
Section five; atter various. i n effectual attempts to
amend, was stricken out.• Itwas•as follows:
That the sessions of each church have the right
to determine who shall ~join in •communion in the
particular church committed to their care.,,,
The resolutions recommended by the Committee
were then considered and the first was adopted.
From the second, - the recommendation to practise in
terconination as a preparation for Reunion was
stricken out. . • •
The remaining resolutions - were adopted. , .[See
first,page for amended. Basis of Union.] Also, reSo
liitibmi providing 'for, a day 'of humiliation and
prayer, in view of the:divisions in our body, (first
Thursday in. May next,) and for the holding of
District ponferences for the promotion 'of the union
spirit in various 'cities. An address to the' different
branches of the Presbyterian Church, urging the
importance and necessity of union was read and
approved:
Atter passing the usual vines of thanks, the Con
vention adjourned with devotional exercises at 11
P. M., to meet again in November of the coining
year at Xenia. O: -
MARRIED:
COBOURN—GAUNT.—At F2B
- Street, Nov. lltb, by the
Rev. J. -Garland Hams er g Thomas I. Cobourn to Miss Isabella
Gaunt, both o(this city.
•
gpaid Axitito.
City Evangelization.—Philadelphia Tract and Mission
Society, office, 1334 Chestnut Street. The One Hundred and Eigh
ty-sere th - Unien Meeting in behalf of this Siiciety will be Lid in
the First. uoravian church, Franklin and W od Streets, on Sab
bath evening, 17th inst., at TX o'clock. Several addresses will be
made. Public invited. JOSEPH. H. SCHREINER.
The Presbytery of Stenben will hold its next stated
meeting at Coroing, , on Tuesday, Dec. 10th, 1867 at 4 o'clock, P..M.
The churches are reminded that the assessment oi 8 cents per
chureh member is payable at this meeting of Presbytery.
71: in - 4MT ol - Elder. on Veduesda - y -- evenrg,"fe
isdifdlcam. the Elders of sm. the chur.-hes are invited.
W. A. NILES, Stated Clerk.
Corning, N. Y., November 8th,1567.
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