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