THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1868, ItEV. JOHN W, HEARS, 1>.»., Editor. Hindoo Religious movement, Charge at Installation of Rev. C. P. Glover, Two of Rev. A. M. Stewart’s Letters, Page 2nd; Ed itor's Table including the Spanish Gypsy, Daisy, &c., Page 3 rd; Parental Love, an Ad venture at the Sea. Side, It does me good, &c., for’the Family, Page 6*A; Protest 6f the mi nority in the Old School Assembly, Page Ith. , The Hermon church, corner of Main and Harrison Sts., Frankford, will be dedicated this evening. Milford, Del. —Rey. Richard A. Mallery of South St. church, bas-received a unanimous call from the church: at Milford, Del.,--which it is un derstood he will accept. The field is growing, the.'church is prosperous) the people are kind and hospitable, and the congregation united.- Salary PROM OUR ROCHESTER CORRESPONDENT, / 1 '; INGHAM ZJIfIVBBfXXT. ,> v y Commencement at Ingham University (of Le Roy), occurred on Wednesday of tins w,eek. It was,:as usOial, largely attended. The'graduates in the regular Seminary course were five, and! thifee ttf Art! The number ;<Sf dance tne past year, was nearly two Hundred, and. thi sdhool, geaerally, is In athifli-sUte ofcprcfe perity. Rev. Joseph R. Page, so long time the! esteemed pastor of the Presbyterian church of Perry; but now preaching,and residing.:at;East Avon; is continued- as the financial - Secretary. It is hoped, before long; to . secure endowments for some of.-its!professorships ; andso promote. its permanent prpssefiti| r : But the iharked'feature'of this year’s Anniver sary'was the address of Rev. Prof. James Orton, before the Altonia'and Concordia Societies, His of^Q uit q. 6 gathered' Scientific Expedition, last year, to South Ameri ca. Ho spake ofthings which his own eyes had seen in h||Sl the Andes. He loosed upon“ 'fßbsd k eighteen volca noes that stand as so many beacon lights around of miles of wild,, unbroken,, tropical forest, follow ing his Indian guides; now'over broken moun- n<m ( tbro,nghy<ieapr tangled morasses,' in* lhnd* waist-deep, and hicJw"' across almost un tfprdabje'rijers, in water up to the arm-pits; so reaching one of the great branches of the Ama zon, —the Napo,—and then down that ocean stream to the home again. Mr. Orton looked’ upon these strange scenes - vrith ! intelKgedtVejeB, aßd' describes alb with scientific accuracy, as. well as classic elegance. His description of Cihimborazo was both sublime and' beautiful. He made it stand,;ih all' its aw- 1 ful gpmdenrnfee&M ||sf than i any mountain' in - North America, of its 'height covered with eternal snow; the third mountain of the world, one in Asia, and one other in South America, alone being higher than .this.,, v , ~ , a , (^ The speaker described, his ,ascent of, thevgl cano of Pithinchn. . Itiwas sbigraphic,,.that* we were all alarmed for hip safety, . If, he hgd,,held up some great- picture before us; we- could- -not more; distinctly havejpeen him and his party of young and .explorers, as they stood upon the narrow run of tne crater of that vol cano, looking down half a mile, as into the month o&lhefidffe/nhl fetions, l/quif jSresfið ing, surging 'andWoiiiiTg belew thorn. *-Here their guide forsook them, and yet they attempted to de9g®& ig** tMSSfaipr(it#^ :r ;;fßhey got about half way down, and were compelled to re !? r “’ ‘ the outside .descent was not less so, as they picked their way along, single file, over broken rooks, over ice and snow and lhud, clinging to - shrub or tree-or rock, or clutching even the earth itself, as they-let thpmselv.es down over one precipice after-another, loosening rocks and boulders as they passed along, [Which went thun dering far down into, the valleys below. .We breathed more freely when.he told us,.that they finally reached the 'foot of the mountain in safety. Some of his facts and figures were striking. The valley of the Amazon is nearly large enough to ooQ&ajtU Ac ,United S.tates v The riyer pre sents- ■ 5;wJO i mile's of navigable waters. The forest the Amazon is 1,100 miles in diam eter. ’The rise of 1,000 feet in the Atlantic Ocean would submerge three fifths of South America. The valley of Quito has one of the ■finest climates in the world.' Although directly under the equator, yet its elevation is suoh that the heat is not oppressive, and fires and over coata are hover necessary for: comfort: >, Quito is 2,000 leet higher than the Hospioe of St. Ber nard on the Alps; -The city has 40,000-inhabi tants, two-thirds of whom are women, , , Bnt wp mu?t not attempt to give more of this admirable address, its description of the city,: and of the priest-ridden people. It -Was one of-rare excellence an<jl was riepeiye.sLyitk T g (- nat satisfac-' tiotf. We heard its praises-from many -lips of good judges. The address is worthy of being-re peated on other occasions. We f ban most cor dially commend it to the attention of those who are already arranging for their best lyceum courses for next winter. College Societies would also be edified by it. In closing, the speaker paid a handsome tribute to the memory of Col. Staunton, formerly ’ Vice Chancellor of Ingham- University, who was one of'the exploring party, and who died at Quito last September. He wap much, missed, at this com .mehcemeht/and much sympathy was felt for Mrs. Staunton, Who was balled, last year, to part not only with husband and associate in npr work, but also with the sister who, with her, laid the foun dations of this- institution - thirty years ago. Re- .freqly shared by both of those, she is now beariftg comparatively alone; even though Bufrounded by. teaciheriUand aicls qf acknowledged experience and ability. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1868. Mr. Orton brought frota South America some nine hundred birds, with insects, reptiles, and other-specimens, many of them rare and valua ble, besides varieties of wood, plants, minerals, and other curiosities, which hayebeen purchased by Mrs. Staunton, to be addedt to ,tbe Cabinet of the Institution. : Within the past year, also,.two fine pianos have been, presented to the University ; one a grand pianoj. the market ptice of -which Wsi.®l,fioo— Waefrdtn Dr; Henry Lassing, of New York, one of Dr. Burchard’s parishioners. The other was given by the, ladies of the Institution. r The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon Rev. Edward B; Walsworth, of California. ' ■: ’ : ■' \OGiNiSfi**-’ Rochester, June 20,1868;.;n the b. p. tfziroi)s commission nr SESSION. with the presence of the Commission of the General Sy nodoftheß. ft’Chbrch; who'damjcloflfed with full Synodical difficulties red against the’paatoraUd'thl’ee eldeTsU The Com- .pattiKin dnjfts cepatitmioßs W Synofl afflffHiem bers from his own party. The powers; entrusted to it were arbitrary and un-Presbyterian, both Session aside from their judicial functions, -,iq regard ,to matters which they had under review. , ‘i’TiHk SlMPSl<?d<»fd-te Firet church at 8.30 P. M., on Wednesday afternoon, they ’.pre sented themselves on the pavement at thb hour flw g&.tes wul,<k>orsldcbed<ahd no< keyd-' forthcbmingy ThefWe'B withdrew fekhe' Fourth-church (Dr. Steele’s) at 18th and Sts., the, use,pf.w.hieh; by, a vdtS of: four, to one of the Trustees, had* previously for; the.; purpose,-but the pastors had’ordered it id be: opened and the sfextOn'obeydd Trim.'* Here £hey: authorities of * the First church ,to “.ash. admis sion in the name of Synod,” and next morning were informed ?that the President of the Board to, and voted'to ta'ke aetioh', M’tlKfeTrfst instance,; on a long Remonstrance involving the Trustees' and Session. These partied were-Cited and’ it was [ihcorrectly) reported dhattthe Philadelphia Presbytery had withdrawn from General Synod’s . a c4#l -{this ,;yvqul4» ejynplify rqatterg,, Jtsyr“wj *. requisition, on. J&r. §terrett, Clerk of Presbyteryv-for a certified copy of this supposed; action,.but were: Tfefttsedpasr.heuwould.th'ot sttike; the responsibility of giving it without—au-order ' ll Flib i dhiy dF PresbyterytM^fe^voted against the action taken— Alexander Kerr r-r-?ame srid deposed [also- incorrectly] that Pres-i byirfy • 'hacf- v6tdi’ Sl fc’iwHbd&V of! QifepiMld Mljegtapb-; tam an official copy of the minutes they proceed ed, on this festimony}to declare “ that the Reform ed Philadelphia, having W. its own act declined tbc : authomy of ffie Qeriend Synod: of thl Reffirme , d ! 'Prelb^gr-ah J! CB surc»'hhamh out the jurisdiction io£>General Synod and of this Commission; also: that Dr. A. S.. McMurray and Robert Guy, ruling, .theofljeera mid; members whose ndmes appear on the’ various pa pers submitted vs t6‘ ’Syh'od ‘hi? i(s V late meeting,; in BTiy Syhddfefdrrd® to this Commission, togeth erwith such ;d*Bei»,^itfa»^iia ( k<4re., to them, be and are hereby declared to be the First Reformed Presbjterian.Congregation, and as such, entitled to all $¥ ,|g|fe thereto, and by this poinmission, in the exercise, of the power entrusted to them Jjy Synod, are hereby Sntf&lu&SJiss&iaE* native opeji tp First church, wagltqjiear.ex.parte* statements, we think, thus far, on’ tfie whole; they have acted wiseiy hg the circumsfeinces. But although ap- P<#feT dig*! HI A&irst church, they further proceeded to stir up difficul ties in the other four congregations of the Pres bytery, by recognizing those in thetict who adhere ttr tbeG’eherSl Synod as the>2j|ue. congregations. Tneir' such stepspßnd.ingepd, thatctini the very morning of the day, on which jihls min-, ute was adopted, the l Commission; foil the infor mation of the public, resolved, that “ its only bu-! sin ess is to inquire into and adjust difficulties ex isting in the First Reformed congre gation of Philadelphia.”, ;;i -i 7! ; O iHfks #f U«r (Ejnrccfrfs.. Recent Additions.. t — InPiqe Subday, June 21,42 persona were added on pro fession and 10- by •letter. 1 ' mem bership and baptism took, place in the morning, when, amid indications of the deepest interest, the fight hand of by the pastor and eldership to/the pew |Sfembers —To Chester ciijMjhurch, ph'the same Hay, fire were received on profession, and seven by letter. Sev eral very interesting cases are still , pending. Eighteen were received on professionmb-the-'last communion, making thirty in three months.— Three persons,—heads of famijies were received into' the Floarfown eKtfrclPbd prbfessitfri; 'on the same day—-making twenty during the year.^—At the first communion season in Logan Sfo church, since Rev. Thos. J. Brown began his labors there (last Sabbath) five were reobivfed oil profession and two by letter. - ’ ! : Churches.— Within the last six months there has been considerable interest in our church in Plymouth, Ind. It- began with' the Week -of Prayer, and resulted int..' the|,addition of twpnty two; members to' the churchy five -by letter and seventeen by examination.-irQn’tThursday June "17th, /the church in Jf, y;, dfedicated their hew house of worship, a neat and commo- dious briek edifice costing over 86000, of which 8200 was given by the Church Erection Com mittee. The sermon was preached by Rev. Horace Eaton, and other ministerial brethren took part in the service —During the sessions of the Assembly, the Michigan Commissioners had had a meeting in regard to the need of more church edifices in their field. Being assured that more liberal donations from their wealthier churches would secure more liberal aid from the Church Erection Committee, they adopt ed resolutions urging those churches to in crease their donations to the cause,'and appointed a Committee of three to bring the matter before the, Committee' of Synod. Pres^tbrxes.— HamUlpii— Atampetingheld June’l2th; the pastoral, relation between; Rev. : J. P. E-. Rumler and the second church of Oxford, 0.-, ! was dissolved, .to take; effect July lsb, 1 When Mr.'Hungrier Will enter, jipon his work, at Evdbs ville.— Washas/i.—The pastoral relation Rev.- C-iP- FelC.h, and the; church at Danville, 111.,‘has,' been,.at. his- request,. dissolved.—Porf land.— Riev. : John V. C : . Nellis Wa : s installed pks tor of the church at Drjden. " The pastoral re- between Rev; GilesyM. Sffiith'fand the church at Texas was dissolved. ofltlhe a state.of religious interestiqnd .prbspentyx-rnCui/s/all.n-Rev. W- H. Carr, late of Albany, Was installed, [pastor of the church at Centreville, June 9th. Mr. jas.' p! Strattan.A licentiate ofthe, Philadelphia Fourth Presbytery, was received June 10th, and ordained pastor-at Malden, June 11th.—Ahoa; —Rev’ E. L. iur nett, 1 late of Philadelphia; was installed pastor of the Second church; Rock Island, Illy on the 7th ult. H Rey; (Jeorge’Duffield,-jr., preachfed, (h ! e,shr mqn ,j ThlSj church qecuptes a. large’iapd .iiijpor tani.field, and .bids, fair . to. become : one of the most churches in Western Illinois.:: iS ’ te ‘i@i 4 e et 's!i'i SevivdH Were reportea'M hewidg b6en' enjoyed' at PraWsViirg airi HowanL TWo ' now 'sanctuaries - have bSeu dedicated' to. ’God—one at' : CBrning', ; 'and the other at Campbell. The .ftasforal.relation between Rev. Joel Wakeman, D.D., and the churcfi at Pa.inted Post.iwas dissolved, at mutual request. 'Dr. 'Wakeman; has accepted An . invitation to labor Camjpbell, N: T; f The rep'ort of.the .Commissioners to General Assembly was heard •with 'grateful interest, but no answer could be given to k an inquiry as to the meaning of that last telegram from Albany. The Presbytery took no -union— . afrits regular Bummer meeting adopted the following minute,:: OPresbyterylhaving heard; ‘lf report of Hiei|- tq. the General' .Assembly.sfeetJCons’tMned td give -Aipression- to their profound satisfaction in the progress that; bas been made,toward a union of the two great' b'iahWes of the ( Pre^byterian 'Chinch; and while : we withhold .'Our formal :action-upon the over-j tures uppn, thq, ,subject, until, they, are officially :’ communicated to us, we desire it to be known: that we unanimously and strongly regard them with favor.” n fy? U «rv M iNiSKEi%i— has ac cepted S(spv#atron to the chtfi-qh yi East Avon, N. ljg,Will continue to act as’Einancial Se- Inghau»:JJmiversity.—ReV. S nas,removed ’ to Noblesville, I<hd., from Aja in thh’ 'Ba»e'. State. - He 'writes f <? The church here is very Bmall, but with the Divine blessing we hope.-tocoefiti^mw.”— Rev.M.L. P.l i *h®. Fimt (0. S.) l churdh,..olqversyiile; N. Y., whicK has Deed Iqft vacant by the'iemjoval of Rev. J. 4-. Priest fo Quincy, 111. Mr: Hill has had but one change since he entered! the minis try from Princeton. Seminary, and he now leaves! it in a very flourishing and improved condition. fcßlgK®ATlOiLar EE¥» D. EE., EMERSON,' ST. GEORGE'SDEES. WARE. Extract from the Min'Mfes* 4 of Vile -Presbytery of Wilmington „a$ their session in St. George’s, Dteei.^aliife’«lB6B - ' Resolved, TMtthe pastoral relation subsist ing between Key. D..H. Emerson and the church' °f dissolved! I ■'/ j Resolved, ThaiTmdissolv’ing this" relation, the desipgg tg qpja s in Rev. Mr/Emerspn as a brother beloved, —an appreciation Of ; mff”labors ih our field dur ing the past twelve, years,-—and our earnest de sires for his future prosperity and usefulness in whatever pluck £He Master may appoint" his lot •and his-wbrk.’’’ ' - - r ~ ■ "v-; ’ •' ' ' r 1 ' A true extract, '■ a 1 v ■ .. William Airman, Stated Cleric. $ DEBATE OH BEBUIOB IS THE O. S. - h ASSEMBLY. ” t" - . [WecoDclude Dr/Breckinridge’s remarks.] He declared Ihat- if Dra. Fisher and Darling were to seek admission idrto'any Presbytery *J,o which he belonged; he ‘ would vote for their ex clusion. > “ There is a wide difference between the bodies as to the powereand prerogatives of the General Assembly; and; here a wide field, of conten -tion is opened before us. We claim powers for tlie which they deny <fefit,.and *we shall have ;tbe whole controversy aboui ihe •Declaration anfd Testimony ’ revived. This lviil rack our poor did Church till what there is left ot her will not be worth picking up on a dung-hill. The worst curse that can-fail upon humanity is anarchy. -It is accompanied by* apostasy. These are surd HVhefall us unider this arrangement. this doctrinal and ecclesiastical system of our is exchanged for union ,' and nothing remains to us, and we can only pray over the ruins of the Church of our fathers. The - very moment you adopt this article eoery nde lhat does not relate: to. property ceases.” Commenting on the seventh article, which provides .for the recon struction of Committees andßoards so ‘.las to repre sen tpas far as possible, with the views and wishes of tbe ! two‘ bodies constituting the United Church,” he save: ‘• This seeras to be writteh in the knowledge that there were -difierences hf opinion between us. Gtoing into a union because we love each other, and are so much alike that the nurse lias to tie a red string arbund the legs pf one of us, to tell him from the other, and then make siich a provision as this!” In regard to the famous tenth article he says: “Well this is wbrth. something. The New School has always said that we could not do this! J. When the right ; of examination was not exercised, a few unsound Presbyteries filled the Ghprch men: rNowtheyicomproinise. ahdsay that eacfiTPresbylery"shalrbe 1& 1 free‘tojio so or not. But dp no.t 4 you r s.ee . that, by adopting this, provision],'you .take‘frbm*,,the Assembly all! power, over this subject?” Oh tbe’eleventh article he says: . . . “Everybody must keep still, and say nothing about the history of the last thirty years. The whole thing reminds me of the story of two girls who went shopping together. One had a one, and the other a two dollar bill. The one dollar girl carried the funds. After a little while she said to the other, ‘This money is so mixed up that we can never tell which is which. Let’s put it all together, and divide even.’ . , . You never, in the his tory of the world, saw two sects wiped out and made intoone. The thing is impossible. But it is easy Enough to make three. What has been the result of these efforts at union in other places? Union is dead in Scotland, after all we heard last y.ear, and two year?,ago of its promise-'’ [The.union party have carried the Free Assembly by a vote of four to one; the vote being tAree to cfhe ’ The Debate was resumed oh Tuesday afterhoCh. Dr. Hodge argued that the spiritual unity forwbich Christ prayed isiveuy- different from. organipunion. Thejirst we already have with our N. S. brethren. Theldatter ofteh is arid'must' be ,diBtirtctive‘‘<H‘the flrstv He field that there was ndt r sufficient unify of faith between Old and New School: fbr organic unipn.;i ‘‘loorderfo have organic union with us, a,man mupt say he adopts our.iQprvfessipn without reservation, or explanation. The,.evidence is over wheimihg to a large body in our that oui- Netv School brethren never have adopt'edthis Con fession in bur sense, and never' intended* 'to do so. . ‘‘v Tliis wboie question may be condensed into two. sentences;-> Thebe are Certain forme of doctrihf against. whicli this Assembly has.protested for thirty 'inconsistent with., what is, taught jin the 9?j hf Faith. , Our,New School,’orethre,n be consistent, They ca lit h cnees of interpretation inerelj*. - . . Are’we’ prephred to cancelaf) that’we Have done, draw, lines over all our action's fbr thirty years and declare that these forms df doctrine tare consistent .•witlii'ouV' Confession of Faithj and 1 , our past professions? It is obvitous and Palpable; that, .we shall .do,. jif> ; .w.e ,adpp.t This their,men teach, thesedoctrin.es? Somp say that three fourths, others than piie-half of them, do not. But the question is hotJ’Xo© niajiy? The principle is. do any of them, f'. / 1 Doctrine; doctrine only, 1 whs the Cause of that'-divisioh. .> h. ’ , Ifjyou form: this union you in ay 1 have the same narnd, hot where ,will! beyour Church ?r,rThat body which jiasstoqd up from first,to last, theiadvocate of that glorious system of doctrjne .jfhiqlf .upholds I cther-doctrines, as the earth upholds the verdant flfelds, and forests and' pasture, will be blotted' out.. With this union that Church will cease t'b exist upon the principles always sustairidd'by Us. 'L>o you- wonder, then,:-that we feel deeply upon this subject—-that we, are -astonished-when linenvcome here and tell us. this issimplya question of policy? I do believe We are to-day sitting, in judgment on tlie question whether the Old School Presbyterian Church is to 1 i ve'.or'die, CHere.the venarable speaker wps ahnqst pyercome.by his emotions, and nearly the entire Assent blv was in tears.], If'you’unite, the Oid 'School'Church will be nojmore." ',' ’ fo ev ‘< Hunt sgid : “We ' are/going to send this Basis down to the Presby teries for their action, ahd We cannot be turned from this course by, all: theeffortsof'P/inceton, Allegheny, iaud Danville: and th'is'effort ofDr. Breckinridge to'blast it? re'pu-- -triclf,”Mr. H. affirmed; i wobld never liav'eVtafeen pia’d|! ’if; tnere_ hao Been jno' pther 'caileip fnan diversity of; ln his review of the causes of tlie 1 division ! he took ground. tnattqeExscinding Acts were right; that Barnesj Bemani &'iibeft, Dufeeld and Beecher,: intended to.revolutionize the Chiirch. “We turned rip man out of the Church,', though' they say we' ..The way was always opeh for a'retur-ri. Tpe Assembly dissolved four-Synods. it.i3 true,ibui’that action did not turn Qne&twlevianoiiYqfihe Church, Not a man of them was turned, out, and,the docu ments prCVeTt'. They weht dftfby their own yptym-; .tary.chojpe and. act* bepaflse they looked ri‘be>n 'thef B^:;°^¥^rirMp|^.unc<ri>liit\l^spdl,:iiAa ! upon thiBjgi;pund.a’lpfie.' '’rheyjwere not-suspected' dt heresy. If those acts of'excision!had n'otbfeen' passed,, thoap brethren wopld have bpen’ in : The! * $£ V ery one pf; these, sopcalled liCr e’ti cs, would have been in the Church—and some/bf those who \yere called so, are in it how.” He spoke of, &oAbt and Testimony, as a ponspiracyTo r.elprmj - - tx l Old.Schpol men, which lie' had jop-i posed. He had, on receipt,,of, their oiyculau, at-; tended their secret caucus, arid described, what en siied ,as fqllpiys: j‘ When 1 ,! got* inside, some one stepped' tp to roe and said, ‘Your name; sir?’, ‘hfy. namel what do you want of my name?’ I asked; ‘Jewish to enroll it,'was the reply. ‘Blit perhaps 1 ydon’t wi?li it enrolled.’ ‘CM you can: no motion lier.e unless your name is enrolled.’ Well, the only ‘ motion ’ I madewas towards the door, and I haven’t been in .A’ cauous si pee, and, 'never expect to beagajn 1 ;.; V . The'QenefaiAs-’ ®!ft' n °LStel-Sde heretics, buttt.did ,dissolve four Synods. Not a man was turned.out, . .. j I never niefaNew School man who did not say he .didAlflcereJy ter the fullest confjdence ip tlie adherence of our-bmhcß^o'tlie , Cbfffessft)h4eidded ! : “Ifour •hew School brethren do not stick to it—if they go ■to teaching,whatdtdoes not-teachyT give-tbem- no-’ tl ?,® George'Junkin is dead, JR P. Hunt is stul (time? Itefer'ring to the. danger to property in the event of union he said: “Therens no danger oh this. Besides, they have not Come tV us with torch and burglars tdol£, , ; Xh fact, tji p cy haven't knocked at our door at all. If you believe that they will tear your Church all to_pieces, and rob you of your dijajlybuEfreiriQtp <|onie jlcf you ? No! they come in they will come as honest men, and'thns will be ope with ns, and we will be ■pbe with them. But they are not all coining. You need have no fear of that. The element that wishes to corrupt them—the New England element—will not come into the Union. Dr. Patterson, of Chicago, will not come; Dr. Heacock, of Buffalo, will not come; the Brooklyirjnan, Spear,] who says the old and hbhestdiff&'encesof-opihion still exist, will not come," He concluded by saying that this body could not 1 vote against" the B,e-nnion movement' without placing hir New School Brethren in a false position before the Church and the world.- ■ - - > og Tbnrsdayjbffe Findtay, from this citvspohe in opposition, and wMsom'ewhatsatinl&ffl Ift<3erring to Dr Heacock, of Buffalo, he said that he need not leave the United Church, for he would : liave there “precisely the • same liberty of 4 viewing,’ stating, explaining, and illustrating the doctrines of tire' Confession ’ as hetfa® His liberty will not be one particle abridged. He has *never'been 1 called to n bo&y/for; anything that he has held and taught—he has liad perfect freedom to hold and he?nowJfibids and teaches, and bis present liberty is not to be abridged in the Unked Church.” He spoke of the different inter preffitwna \yliich would be put bppn jth# basis, «d> prophesied discord and another separafioh. “ My! friend, Mr.,Hunt, said that someof the New School' will not come to us. Sonae of ns will not go to them ”, T He proposed the case of a candidate for licensure‘or- who' ’held': somelift J)r. Heacock’a doctrines, applying to an 0. S.'Presby tery. “ He ip rejected. He appeals to ‘the Asserm bly, and that body sustains theHPresbytery. Suo pose the- same candidate, or one holding, similar views, afterwards goes to a New School Presbytery and is received. In this state of matters another Assembly meets, and Dr. McLean, or some other Juipter Tonans, seizes the reiils, add another de facto decree js isSuedv against, the offending Presbytery New School. Mmyg.pnd accept our standards as' they understand them, and are honest' 1 in"’their opinions. We do not believe in their interpreta tions, and are equally honest in our convictions.” He argued that Re-union would not add to the effi ciency of the Church. “Can we not attack the enemy at different points, and thus be more efficient than if united? Let us not forget that there may be unity in diversity; and there may be a diversity in unity which may result in ruin.” On the legal question he said: “'You who are: declared by the courts to be the true Presbyterian Church are not absorbing the'New School Church, but you propose to take it in as an independent body. Here is the danger of loss of identity,’and of all the advantages which the decision of the courts gave you.’' He quoted from the opinion bfilhe'Legal Committee iii regard to the Old Sch'ool property;showing thatfthec bequests to Princeton, would > be endangered by Re* union, and closed with an appeal not to “los'e’bhb opportunity of-living in chaTity, iDStfeadiof vyith,our New School brethren.’,’ Henrji Day y Esq, , m ade a speech nearly six columns long; . 1 He advocated (he ft£Wi£ b¥*i libi eral interpretation of the Standards ;made apme; reply,to,]jh ? aygyunent that.union in the Spirit, w,as. all that was needed; and as,a lawyer declared that there ‘wak-no risk to the prdperty, '> T • .■■‘-'I r/n t , ®r; .R. P. Humphrey, of Kentucky,.objected; tpjjthe, approval of the Basisby the Assembly, and, en-, deavored to show that “we hold to our standsLtw in ctkriet irnse—that de hold that the aeßse of the standardsisa.standard pur New,fiehool brethren hold‘to a Taxer and’ more liberal sense. And then let 'life 'ask if it is possible for these two bodies, holding tod the standards-in such different unim.” H^ (l quqtefl .from Mr. Barnes’s sermon' on "The Way of Salvation,” a passagedn which' Mr; Barnes; denies that Christianity regards the sinner as personally answerable for the transgress sions of, Adam or any other man;. He also quoted Mr. Barhess assaying, J (.h'di ;^ tfiehdiibfibf ithp'uting sirr is ah 'inventioh 'of modern 5 tiHiefed’ttvhfle the Confession 1 of • Failh declares—o®hey' being, the 1 root ofiall mankind, the guilt ofthia. sih was im puted.” . [Dr. J3ju mphrey heredllustrates the mode on which the. cry of ‘‘heresy.”, has been raided against Mr. Barnes ai^'bilkers,, -Tte, Confession saj'B, “ the guilt of sin is Imputed/’ Wliicli Mr/BArn'es (fo'es. hot'dehyi ' Jft, D Bdrheß'says, fhe‘ l ‘‘ ! 6ii£ih hqttm iWtfed,”’which’the CoSfesaioif abesOiotasßert.;] IbfWe Same! inconsetjUent rtVannePthe apealrer undertook to* show that MW Barnes’s teachingon the, Atonement plainly implied “ that Go,d'p elect are not personally redeemed by'the blood of Christ.” He asked: ‘‘ls there a Bingle ITesbytery in onr ChxfrdH that would receive a young unad. avowing; .the- sentiments ,jof Mr. Barnes? js there a single jthe School Church.that,wouldrejecj; hjm fQr ( sucK avowal? ; This iB thetruestateoft}iequesfion,and l ain afraid that if wOafe coming hearer and neater together, 1 it is t>'" " that we'are bei prbachipg.; cbei ingsas. towards “ 411 >that we pharci,,jphich structioa of th( have been -Sue! gafniz&Uori. He of 1729 i .“tlier' maj seem to ini now claimed.” Joint, Cjjmjnitti future peace ai flexible, de'flnil ‘amendment wi Halloas a sepai mously; :• : Dr. medd disruption wer< that; the Old S. iidn .gf the sttn our.'co'minon i ‘Mft’djßg th&'pOSitibn of* cal’ Setainary, .upi iquestion.'’ He said thah: there were., differences among. tjiose who were, connected with that Semi spcb differences as existed between ■Of®. 1 and Alexander—hut these distinctions . leave the Calvinistic systenventifcly intact. And so ‘2>. urn and Hand Seminaries'. Both are sound. TMierb "i 6 a’ great 'differfebefe between whati ds'obm roonly known as ‘ ? ,«ahd dhe .*theblogy oft thfe-.New?lSBb«»hb,ody ( ,ril£.belief .forgier, is .generally.repudiated,; by.pur,brethrep,of fbe fttlier branch. , 4 JZa ,eyi^eiy;e.of: this, I would carefully thumbed by gift studerijstlian ‘Hodgeh Outlines,’ ” He considered the do'ct'rinal position Of Barnes, Benyan and Duffield; ds exceptional 'in the New School Church. “It is ex£edtedj®f course, «*kat these wiU be /taipistere'Of the Jilted liburph, hut their cases .are .tp jje qjjjetly-left to .time, and ;the march ofteV.ejits.' 5 .’ iThc qbestiqp m whether’ the New Sohoo] Church is Armihian. There yvas ho evidence “ sufficient : K> Outweigh their repealed* and solemn deoiarations that they are’ not the iateri" He quoted the oppo sition ot Drs. PattersonandSpear in.our Assembly iasaproving that tlie. Basis is rigoroust [The speaker •-wasjnot. aware that bsh, these brethren withdrew t,hf'FPjPPP s hi.on to the doctrinal part of the Basis, ■Bft;?W ar i2o ; 's , S.linWjpfsiA'tipn, P* :*he. Joint® and Special Cdhiihitteee.] He'continued': “I believe that tH’e'Neiv School Church iias been bfoughtup to’ the same Calvinistic,opinions as ourselves, and therefore 1 favor this union. . i,. ,i Nothing.will strengthen the Calvinistic tendency in " the; Congre gational body more than its consummatiom Dr.. Hodge has done more for Calvinism than any other man in this country; but Dr. Hodge, will undd.tiife whole work of his life, ihriiy oMnidn, if he prevents this union. . . Ydu'Wtil nbtArnjiniafiiae that body if you refuse? to unite with it. ’ It will make no difference with it whether you do:or do not unite.* It is by no m.feans a weak Dody, and it has a wonderful elasticity,. If, we.do not unite after what we,have .done, ; we ph,all .'be 'vhctl[aiihw, and stand before the Christian world as a ? vaiciliatins body. 1 o<oi v - Oi-nii-r , * [ ! The debate was’ ’resphSei} #riaay, ! May29th,’ Hon. Robert McHnighiy of the JointGomroittee, explained and defended the Basis, articles hy article, mainly in answer to the:objeetious. of. Dr. M Bretrkiuridge. In reference to the doctrinal.article, he read jiotes ofthmdisbnssionfon.itinthe Cqmpiittee. [ln'regard tOi the report jn the 'Presbyterian says: ‘‘ln Mr. McKnight, ** •gVf.e-'nptJiiilg ijn’ this ’.cotfhedtion' i to which he wo&ld'tejre exception. 1 ’* -Froth this it’appears that the not tar be fuiJy»informed a& to ;the sub stance of these, notes,] We quote a feyf Sentences: “Rev. Dr. PaUerson sftisl he objected to the Basis because it* did the views of Mr. Barnes and others. rl ,He thought his brethren,in the North west held td. thej views of Mr. BarnCs more gene rally than to ’those Of other writers.' One New SchoOl membei 1 of th'e Committee said— ‘ In West ern 'New York we doi not hold the,governmental theory of the atonement,”/ Mr. McKnight closed with a general appeal-,for Be-union; , j * ■ r Afler, some questioning JBen.jClCl JSeflsfe,//.!)., ofthe Joint Committee, was aSlowed tlie Assem bly: He spoke very highly qf]the magnanimous spirit ofthe N. S. Committee, and spoke ot the Report as containing mutual concessions,-without sabrifice of principle. Referring to periods Of darkness in the deliberations of the Joint Committee he said, “ One was when, a .merober. of . the jNew, School, as ex plained by Mr. McKnightj seeined to ask allowances fn their Church which others of that Committee repudiated, andevep that, member drew back from, when- 'Di>, Monfort siiid, ff'lhat be a required, we may as well adjoiirn amPgo home, and I, standing
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