upon I lie action of the Tioga Presbytery, declared iliat such a demand could never be yielded to.” In commenting on the first article he referred to the position of Dr. Hodge as asserting in’ the Princeton Jlcvicw that the Calvinistic spirit ” admits of variety of exposition, statement, illustratipn, Ac,, in all Christian liberty, with the proper limits of the Sys tem ; which libertV has always been claimed, al lowed, and receivefl’in both.Brancn'Sß Of the Church. It was well and ably prehenfed in the July number of that Review, and for this lucid and precise defi nition of the Way in'which only we demdnd amac eeptance of the Confession, dhe .editor is entitled to the thanks of the .Church." «Jle admitted that, at the time of the division, the Old School were mostly strict constmctidnists, and gavte Dr. Hbdge'the honor of defining thetttui imethod ofisnbscriptlon, • for which,” said Qr. B. r ,‘,‘ hietwastassaulted irpm every part by; opr,side.; Butqow, to.ac qmescej and so quail the profess to itgree with him.* TfW.fi werespme strict constrtic tionists yet in their'body, amettfc ; v(-hoth ,I lfe named Dr. E. P. Humphrey; *# e of theology: “ W«- pht•'tlt-fetti 1 4a 'Oil*Seminaries! to in struct our young, but we do not put them there,to set up aitd impotOj ifippnj ',aUtthe>Gbiiroh:acert&in type of doctrine,, of >our, Honferaion as essential to orthodoxy, * To fhis X,would not submit myself nor allow It to fetter the Church. '.No one plead forthht'Confeasiotf'l tO be received ! lor mere substanteeNif 1 ddeftibb. br asdnlycbntairiing essential Articfs.' Of <Ch«fetkHity; bntad a deter minate, well-known system, of: Scriptural Aoctrine. Yet we do design to allow the largest liberality, of thought, and| statement, pot of the system, we adopt $, ajad.,this;a,t,th^risk*eyqn of somejpersons, diverging toa'greater extent than some 6f us niay tiling safe ortfghti’ 'W&'&o'ii6t‘S.&- sire to 'impode’ ; upon' all -mAUi,' necessarilyahd strictly, in ipaissima vdrlM] tide 4»me 'shades Of! Ad captation, interpretation, thought; statement,or.ex position with others—far less to bind them or,our selves to the views i and. expiations as, .to ,£hese things of any man pr set of so that there may be no diversity,'but a gterotyned form of thought, as ■well ns expression. We, wi ffn.ot submit to this for ; enreelveiss Vre'aVdVlriiMOg'W AllOw with the bySttdfil (and we can’t be more definite,) Si Very considerable < play and’ all tffieeahafy'liberty:;ii'Wla’ think*lthe Church allows/it. Some nitty desire to bptf mgtes and bounds to, this ]i)b^rty. f ;„ hut,how else can do' it than we have dooe 1 Otlipramay to expressi its extent more fully, than jiaAbfeen done'in' the ar ticle; bnt wS *&f| ’jwTWiJjMg'ttWjfr' ft.’wbnl'd'h’ej unwise and uhßafd'td isftfp somewhere.” He Bptik'fe'ofhhta ’eal-riest- desire to have the! ten*h;article'it*-the)Baits ; "That, its use' should .be i made; f f,he ooCaeipU; r.of.vexatious ahd! heresy g| i M ea£igaf/!}n ?K to,j.d»ft"wn?kwi The deftn'dAegaifisrmbt' is 'rfot fii settinV up ’tests | and shibhplems, a&ide-from Ouf Cbnfessioh ’of faith;' but in ths Bitelh.y : «f the PriSbytetiestafid; the gene ral or t ho doxy of th eC h n rch.’i» Hepointedly asSked] whether they desired Re-upjow with fheNew SohoOl, upon any terns, whatever,iand claiuied ‘ new terms of Hevupijdn ivere .farjp.adyance of? [«»! year's., lie argued that there npdpeen great changes < in the views of'botH'lMie'i in' pdlity and doctrine.! I &-CAa?icaffor'(?re«nspoKe'ofi i the legal' as^i'ediid'bf ; «be' case, admitting; that BoVtrt df SefteWl! property would be jeopardized by ReuifiiOn, aritpad- i . ded; “ Rather than risk this great cause »f Union., | , I would let the propristy go." Dr. Blauvell j who, with only clerical! member ofthC Assembly-’of 1837 ‘present at Albany,said:jY AS 1 gave, thirty-ione s ? years' ago,' ' some votes that led to separation,,! wish) JfjJ «W). j to give ope moye in another ireetion*,,, 1 have,con-' fidence in our Hew School brethren, and believe! themes Jujßesvjtt "tfidyday they; adopi-'ijjvftre'depioh .of Faith, I’believelihem. We first ht * kpind ad they, advance"* 'dotfnot believe they are It* --*o.’s[Dr. BladVelt’s name appears among voted against the flrstarticlejji Dr. Backus spoke against the Basis ar\d quoted, as' he said, Irozn Dr. Darling tbe,fol]QWt,hg: *' You’ are! afraid we Will corrupt your orthodoxy, while we are afraid yOu will abridge our liberties,”'adding; " And he spoke the truth.” [Dr. Darling attempted, to get the fibor isaying Saying tbaChe Was misrep- 1 resented, but Dr. Backus declined to'yield, and Dr. 1 Darling attempting to proceed, the Moderator re quired him to takehU seat, which he did.] Dr.B.re ltearsing the opinions of New School men,showing that they bad not changed* in doctrine, pays liis respects to us in tjie following Btyle: •'Another: (editor of American styles our doc trines, as stated by Dr. A'. A. Hodge in his workdh The Atonement ; ‘ a stench in the nostrils of Qod.and man.’ [We < said in our, that the doctrine of *’« lipnted «tpne|nemt.’,! ia.il'an offense to Gotl and (p map.”] He oonclqd®ft..ft B ! follows: “1' have bat little doubt thdt AubUrn'. a’nU; Union, and Lane are becoming orthodox, and I would be perfectly willing ttPreceive all these breth ren, provided? they'will' aqcept; ouratandards, and' adopt Dr. Humphrey Vamendmeht," JJy. Darjing, by Vote, was'now allowed tC m'akC 'his explanation, whioh was as follows: ” I said l , ’ ThcJae'wlAo are op posed lo union are afraid, ’ &c., lineaning the -oppo-’ neats, in both, denominations.’’; this point Jkr. Breckinridge, proposed that.the report of the Special Committee qf oqf Assembly* yhich. he, ;held ip his. hand, be read' as far as related ,to the doctrinaf Basis. On a motion to lay Dr. BreCkin'ridgP’s mb-! tion on the table. the vote wak—Ayes.' Oy | nOed, 97. The Moderktor gave & casting vote against kydng Dr. Breckinridge’s motion on: the table; f >Dr. ;Brecltiii ridge’s motion, after being amended so as to include the whole paper, wgs thpn .adopted, anq, the, paper was read.' ; , / r ... , ■*, -■ . In the evening Dr. JTotfoe declared himself in fa vor of union v ‘on' terms which Will'satisfy oUr con sciences.” He went over substantially his previous argument, enumerating the heresies’ which he said the New > School regard ae perfectly! consistent with the standards. He Qlaimed thattkey diid pot go l iipon i hearsay, eyidenqftj.jn believing .tpe .ebapgM.yAufit these doctrines ape held by the New School., Open your eyes, and unstop yoUr ears. They are openjy tiuglit by eminent mep .in that Church, No m.ttn can deny this;’ WHersup’ports the (erian f : Beaidea this, we bad-this UfternOoU an offi cial statement [the SpecialiCdniriiitteeta'i Report] that theaejdoetnnes are still ; hel4 by th e Ne,w School and whatftysr- > ~,ij_..cpnd^eped t . ,t6leriitfle iq branch I ,' is jfe.M ffUp.wshWfiWUthe United Church. He asken I •'rorwtedaoptiOn of the Confession of l?ai(h and Catechisms, pure and simple.” Tf J the standards •were made-the'snntffe bßsiAratid Dr. Humphrey’s amendment adopted, he yrould go for union. ; , Dr. Mon/orl replying #0 Dr- Hodge referred to.the ProteBtoflB37 rbetterknownas i-hf Auburn Declar ation”] as evidence that ths, repudiated the errors chargfed updil tßtoj 1 A , . , , The vqte was nu&ber, of amend’ ments having first hdCT . OThred ima ,Voted dowti. The mover Of on A uftbeefe [Ahierfdments deelarec that our Publication Oohnhittee pUhlilliSs ' Barnet on the Atonement. ,, 1 •vThe/F’irst Artuole was, then adopted by a vote of yeas,-.>186:. poes,* 79 j, .excused 2, The affirmative was 109..miaistew qnd 77 eldera, and the negative 43 ministeps and M,eWare.i Ine Noes are: — ATitiietere-—A.. JL J* W. T. Carr, T. S. C. Smith, J, ft Bafektts, J.. A. Craw, ford, J. F.Kenedy, C. H;Muktefd/JdhhObedter; H, L. Doolittle, J. C. Barr, L. J. HAISSy, O. Leavenworth, A. Craig, James Anderson,;E. P, Humphrey, Ba»- kin„ Hs<w J. Reed, R. J. Breckjpridgs, too, iu Munson, ,A. Van d.et LißPtyj W. W. Blauvelt, Charles Hodge, St Henry Fulton, W. Russell, James Smith; K.'M. 'WAI[ THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1868. lace, S. J. Milligan,'F. B. Hodge, J. Nesbitt,' M. B. Grier, W. M. Rite, George Hill, R. Carothers, J. Montgomery, W. T. Hendren, B. L. Belden, J. M Reid, 0. Riedy, Chamberlain—43. Ruling El ders—W. B. Canfield, M. Hyde, W. Blair, CA. How land, J. V, A. Shields, S. Fisher, E. Wood, J. S. Taylor, C. Crosby, J. T. M. McClintock, B. F. Avery, J. I. Landis, S; Wherritt, D. Keith, >C. G. Mi’hjor, C. E. Vail, L. P. Stone, Wi Rankin; Jr., D.C.Wisner, E, B. Miller, J. Pierce, J. Rafiipy, D: W- Woods, S. T. Thompson; J, McCormick, George Junkin, K. Findlay, R. Cornelius,' M. Haje Jones, J. Henderson, J. M. Shields,' R. M. Corbett-, S. H. Drake, J.S. Clayton, J. C. Rhea, H. J, Morrison— -39:’ Total;' >- ■ i . - / •• -‘[Analyzing the voteJby th * Presbyter saysi“We'find 94ibr the basis and 23-against- it, 69 Tor the basis and 23 against it is 3 to 1; §2. for andfagains( is 4 rlf-be.tfote is.4.tp i tand 3 in (avo> in bxpessof'4 to I.' . , It' will require 10& Prjesbyteries to vdtefor tnd’bidis to make tnree-fburths 'and dairy it, or TO thore 'tdiaii those whose commissioners voted ; for it in'th'eTaet Assembly.” i. f i . Next morning the basis as -a *vhole wan-adopted iii the,follpty ; ingi foxing; V' |..ig*.,mrn>itn < i x <-> vi) - tßesolvefl, Hftat the,Rgpqrf.;p£,th-q Joint Commit tee on tlje Bgsia-p.f'the. Re-union of the two branches of the. Church be, arid th’e same Is, hdnflfy accSSted —that tbe'Basis bb BfjprbVetl land adcrptedCbyi tlie ASseihbly—add'tliidt'th'd'Report sabdi Basis! be'seat down to thd Presbyteries ,for (their final .action! oi l On theApalivote, Dr.,Blanyelt.and l ,several,othexs charged, from!‘‘!No."Ao<>{ Aye " and the,result, wge T9l tp 3Q,9j^ ; pe^n, ( l)^ng;^uBed,: v ; :.j., ine.remain] of phe piYas, to mo* dificatioWoithe Basis/ <xc., J our. readers are already , {Uilih • ► ( A\ MINORITY. •ii.; iflntfepiy to,the ; Sfeainsij-jts, acj>jon. on, fhei TwtokA^Mßl 1 .the.Assa ffi |k ftjmfUfc ! ;; Ihe doctrinal*erf ors'4imi netesiesV which may' be ’concisely | S^l;ed;^5 T feTl(M^'f ; (l ! .)'''Phe!re ~i a'ii'6 mbral dh'afUdtef; tn'inAH p'Md# ! tBiittbrstl afctioti; and therefortirfian ifesj ! with tAdaro/ihisfpostmtyi.di&aot fall iKithibipijiftVdj .evefyimUh ; or : ,fella for, .hiipa^lf*,;#) -?J91 .sin.bry^gjr^pprjd.emna-j faon,bjifc,, only;an.innocent tendency.lfeading.to ; ac-> kttf<r ‘imlfgalrion/J 7 Rd-1 generation in the sinner’s own acfc,fen&i&fes{3tB m ! the change of his governing purpose. (6.) God; cannot control ha acts oTTree agents, and therefore I cannot prevent sin a fedralgjfStem. (7.) Election isi Ghrisif aid hot neM; arid db !, ribt’ edtisff retributive; jnstlbe!' ;! (9.¥‘ \rhitlfi6hti6Ali3 u p ! ardbtf ! hierbly> Jahft! does'not indludo restditttioril to favor Jand.aeecp'tance! as righteons. ’Via..' ? ;#' . rimr/ tojenilil i There, docfcriflpl &&& ffa j&nthorpjof;£hs, are careful to say are remidiaj,e|i .by .tlje great, .mass of .the NeWfSphocd phiujch.,. tfhey say 'that ‘‘' tliey 'ird’fer TOta 'believingM.insihhiHing.tMt’raesAboe 36rlhfes|!£fe r gdnerilffy raß'NdV-adhopl Chui , dh' , i li, tnaB' ) dthfey dbinot'ffiflpnte thriseUfrorsitb the minority! dr tjpiHtty/deflniteiprbportidn .ofnodr 'NewVaehooWbretHreni/! ™«» h ei'J L.ia .'-uni V-sov only cbatge m&deia .this referejiqe >ib, itnat .while, the other Wnch'of tiie Preahyterian phurclr repudiate these* fi>r ih,em^ely^;'theyJ‘ir ffie’s iil&fe SJnfe hold thalMEh'ey‘ are’ fyfhhe* timfessloh of 'Faith. ■ -Th&a&thft£<t>P m@t&r§r test allege fchat at ? ia 'the judgment of rthef^ewHsbhool ;-^ n - f jS.dJ_ . a f;) fmq^Wd.tl^e .same time. Thieis the substance, or their .charge. ' The’‘Aspebihly, prono1i&&s: ttire' Withbdt foundation i'beferise: V 1 1- Such a position, istaSc6n- by'the' NeW School Church'-, or by- any 'Ghvirch'whatsoevery Would ainiply be pelfytffitifying snd.abWd.V.That w.gtekt xeligidftSj denopwiiation, .which jfopar tl)e‘.beginning of .its,-,or-: gani^tiqn,fip, lS?t, doira %> M 'fpsent. .fo held up.the Westminster Eonfpssipn.as its jsvmbol, ffife’crimbelled:'every* dpe of its' , mmistes to aubhcribe’ : to ! life# ’ SyfelM'jffid* ’BAs 'YebeivSdhtsj tisejubefehifl into; htttftdi'! odmMftitifoii'- upoh ! : profes-| sing faith in the doctrines of that symbol-;. thht an tthus..s®i()(l. before, the! Qthej: lands.as ft.Calpinis-, t|c . l^en( und.recogriizpd.ijSj sdch, sfiOitid sit the Same time be jealous in hehalf'ofi the dfiitingriishiri^'’ 'drictrinhs ’pf J'Pblagiahism'hM AMniniahishi,'and ittSist ttaW-thdse'lritief stfe'cSndMt-i ekt With . the<f<>Miidr; An&» ire ' to' t>6> ) t&lerated ’in ! a for. human* belief. 'The entire history of !the phufch -does ;not pre'sept, such ia jphpyprp^ppiyas, that gf a fenominajtipij .adopting” be fore a'deMite'type.of |3obtripe f and, at tfee! sdme tifee that* exactly the contrary tvpei of doctrihe,ib’cbinpatibfeivith itj tolera4 ted within Its’ commutiidn'. ,!: >lf : the ,I Kb#-sc'hbbl Churchi are -really-doing what 'the ‘signers'of'thisj Prptest.allege they.arei-'themtheirjpositionbefore'the churches Mihau*d.as, w,ould : have been the position of the Nicene Chnrch' if, at the very time.-thaUot ..adopted- and defended the Trinitarfeuism.. r of , Athanasius, it had insisted that the tenets' of' Arinsdr'those bf”’the .Hhmtailarians i were!; consistent- with- those: of .the great father oi prthpdoxy>a^d;mastbeallo;wedin!thp&thpli,cGh.nKch. f !The iiuman. niind,, even, in, its.{natural condition,' neyer ( did worlc itj t^is.manner,.and„ j^ever'japd stillfess yrili; the human 1 mind' whpn renewed, a,nd Bdtidtfpbd'by Bivinei 1 gtiilw pablsidconsistehtgr 1 . -' t "' l \ y* l --”•«>>«- tSd’. pi > > 2. These'very'errors;'dhaiged by the'signers of the Protest-as-. allowed by.theiNew-school' Presbyterians, have, .already been djstjnhSiiy repiidiated .byifcb.em: The Auhurn..ponyention,, h,|ld under, ithq influence and doctrinal guiclajjee ,of, that excellent arid sourid‘divine, the late ijy ttifenardy,,specified sixteen doctrinal errors, w.hjch'coi'fairi’ftie'v’ery gam'd 1 latitudirfariflil rind hbretiikl reiffeWirlOTtibriodiri the Erote&tfrejeeted '.them :fe tpp>\ afiddset-Wer .bhep^-jsijfeseßi-" trite dpctriaesl’A.'which embrace iall the'fundamentals, of ithe ; Galvinistic crped,;«; This , regard the, “ Auburn De<fer%tjon'.’ .as ari . authoritative,'statement of the New-school type of 1 Ifemnisny arid 1 ik far they desire to 1 hohr milch o liberty* they' wish 1 ih to pf-union cd.ll' J,! th4 varibils'mo'dbs of explaining,'“illustrating; land! stating” 'the'Galvinistic ifeijih.-M.-Weibeliewdthatajlarge number.of our. NeWi - scjiobl-direthren.yrould prefer the ; modes offeypljiib* .rrigyndrillustiiaiing” of ,whioh are enMoyW‘by.the.authors' of, thjs,Protest them isblvfes, ana thb'othei 1 portion of : the. body claim"only that degree of variation from'-theSe mode'S,,.whicli would 1 b 8! Represented’by-the 'Bidlhirfe and the-Aiibura'Declaration;i. ■ * 8? j'ihu '(jAssOmbly is ' sthat lanyr dn-i Btances qf, laxity Qfvdpetrin,e9-feßong 1 the ; New-schbO 1 dyidch have been,exhi9ite(Fai;4qxceptionai cases, and thht’ .the great' Vpdy orth'e|,other sincerely and fifinly' stand Upon' fjie' Of opr ppiniriori standards." The many] dis’clSinOrs .of Khe'rinSpufid views wnd; declarations- -that ’’fiHe'fstaridards arofttecfiivedj Us ieceivedl by) ui .which >'have ! bebri jmadq by(distinguishedrepresentative men, andlin-the jperipdii#lB,of.,the New-ephool ,Gb-urch,fl?ftyejnQ;rpofe to doubt that the interests of ’sound,dpetrine safe in the United'Ghrirph. J ' - m r,nuuM! .7ifnc'a-y,” ed, pijpven by thbfeub thkilheNewrechop]Church : have k a&bfed, -W".si 1 xtnafeficras' 1 e/ the* Basra of fdobtrilfe presented' bS’thOffibafiqioMmiHfeef ;; WKgti i-V!’ i • ever may be the preferences and opinions of indivi duals respecting particular clauses in the first article in this Basis, this General Assembly holds and affirms that it not only commits, but binds any ecclesiastical bpdy that: should receive it to pure and genuine Calvinism'. It Will be so understood by all the world. For it 'expressly lays down the Westminster symbol as the doctrinal platform, and expressly re quires that no doctrine shall be taught that is not Galvinistic in.the old, ancestral “ historical” meaning of this, term, or that “ impairs the integrity” of the Calvinistic s3 r Stem. ; We affirm that there is not a man ripori.the globe possessed of a sane mind, and acquainted with the Subject of doctrine, who would assert ithab the listldf errors and heresies mentioned by, the signers-of this Pretest is " Calvinistic" in- the accepted ..and historical signification of the term,;or that thejr reception yfoffid not impair the integrity of the Calvinistic system. Audit miist'be distinctly;Observed, that if any doctrines had been hithfirto’ allowed’ by the Newt school body, which “ impair the integrity of the Calvinistic the United [under'the Terms of' Union. Such doctrines are cohdemried; arid any who may teach them WiH'b&’sUbject'tS.'discipline.' 1 . .*lt is the of So/me jof the protesters themselves,* that < body,of-the. Newrschool are sbun'd, indoctrine; our owfe! body bqing the large -majority in; Iffie union, f9pt}fie,d,by'jthe, ftccessipn of-jthe.gjeat .body pf sound men, in the other, ill establish arid 1 winfij-m the tes't|riloriy.o'f the’.'Ghurch to 'the truth; will p¥e herve ffi'Mp;>fr6m ' error, and "riiaifitairi intact>wbilfe it extends/'the purifyitlg’ arid saving power ob i6uri Jvenerate'd Cjonfesdibn; <• ■ v S.oTlJeuqrroib-and'heresies' alleged in ' thejProtest: are|C«pjib a jed, and refuted iu the Theplogical Semipa r -= Ite-V f . . oucli jbepmanes m any denomination . are import-: ant eiti'Oneiiffi of iffi dbctrinarpbsition.arid bharactjer. ; TheASsetribly kn'dw'thalt 1 in the thfeh Seiriiriaries'of our- 'New-sdhpoli brethren, 'Westminster'Galyiriisat' is ; fully arid firmly taught,'' The-Professarsdn’ifbehe tfoi obliged!to subscribe,the,.WestminsteriGonfession/wid .teaebingrtbrows'-the iPrefesorTput pf/his; clmir py tfie, very constitution pf "these j The Assembly 'notice ttis-pdint.paEticulaflyi, because fhb tSjSsoik ‘PfoFest.Assert'thh't ’the dohmri&l errors’shroiffed by 'them' tithght'.iri'sbirie -of, -the' ’ThriolbgiflalfSemihitrids^ hflKe land‘ SJ This is ■nat!thejp:operi manner, in'. Which'to affix- so;grays Arid' .dapaging .a jstigma upon, our Neiv-acHool .Presby ffMft <>The,authors, ob this/Protest ought naries of me %Hich'”dre np! ftt’thq 'fh-esiyte/fen(St(mlriai l ie9 df thfe'iarid 1 , either* Nlw-school orOld. .o-d-'V -i; .boS.-Jl P.r> - ydfreJPtfciifilmtelfetllyges ititoibepYinotorious fact,’ ( tpat,|h^'N.eTV ? AchoolAlhureh f psists, that. dlregeaT'S'dt had I Beem.sb'“ notorious, Ji as the Protest affirms/it wblifdfelftai’rily have be'etf ikhdwn toOthis ‘As§eriiffiy/arid mi&lfl fidyefetide! it sirilpljt i impossihle •tte hayesedrired' forthe 'Basis of •the'-JbihtiCfimmittee) Or'fer..ariyo.tJiericanceiyable barik.'anyfevorabll con pideyfttion.ioTkeityfeai -of reunion would not, have affipmqntn ,u -m ■ ‘ te'fei'rifs&y tm r W“adopt i '* i 'fhe .tUmtiri SeLterihaidiffidj' ahdi'atfds itg jUdnietetd tc® tmejribefs iahalh “ /vi&mtsfetep ore&f S^Rih’’^fef'tb®St^B(j“. ! toy-other-,thani‘thWwordsipf ,A sse )?%i ml or tte Aroiesters temselyes also, the Assembly hdr4 of i&e ‘ jj&btgdt,Y#h'6sfe* 4? iSMs * hdve' ‘been* 'referred tb in tithe diseossi6ns,just closed. Says DrYEfodgei^.-U Iv. v. i! -HSK eopetitdfisiiB®.d %mtiisa2opfef.'iaii syp tem of doctrine' taught in our Confession,,we-bayfita believer.th>re ‘ are three .Dersons in.t-he Godhead—the Eather/the,.Son.,and .hd- Holjr’^rhllffi— ancf'thise three’are dqej God, the 'H&me'iri subttMHe, 'tff'he )d%S!«te3fit6‘4rethatiSfiedi'i'W% dWWbt cffilupoif him to explain how t three personslarp/diSjeuGod'; dr te;de T termme what delations in,the awfel mysteries of- the Father, 'Sop.and IfSly GrhSst. ' if we-ast/Do you hetieve’thaV’ 1 God pdeatedr many pate.iaUd [female,, aftdr Ms own image, 'in ilß»J#«Wb*BbtM[usafii», and with- .doi nant hying madewith-Adam, not/only for himself, - bffiij'for ’■ ml mshikind' ‘ dhsheiidirig >fFom liiM bf in : him, aha fell with him,'in:hlefirstftrarisgressi6n/'we are'satef fied. If heiSays'thatlife believesithafe; 1 the sinfulness ; o£jthat pytate.jvherelnjtpiman’rfoUjconeihts.inithe'guilt commonly, called original sm, together- with all acl 'lhfiFqjrAflspeSdtorit Whi'cif l jirhce‘ed from 'dre ■tidytke'm 'he sayS/' Chfist 'exec'uteS’ the'ofiice o'f'. a ipri&fcin oHis ‘.once offeringsßiiriSplf ansacrifiee' -to satisfy divineijustieej and aaidriri intertpssip.nfef »s ( [, wfeajre, satisfied- 'says bp bejfevys ,tp jie ‘;an ,act of God’s, pep grace,, wherpiii all our sins; and acceptetfi ua Us* 'righfeous in ,'His 1 signt,* only’for the J of GuriSt’ tts/ind’rei fiSih alirffe;* tye' ’aire-eatisfihd.i Jtfi hoti this what is meant when'afeam'says' - he adopts'burs'sys- tem of doctrine ?’ Is not this—nothing more and nothing less - -that-wriiieh -We-are authorized and bqund.toroquiiy ?- Gqd grapt that ,yie,may unite on termb'sd simple, v sd reasonable, airaf-l ‘must hopt^,- sp satisfaptory hto t eyesyr sincere/r humble/ ;Chastiaii .jbrpther."— fles, J) in tt -v, ...,"-'.4 i . Thp,A Sse enlarge the Basis platform of God's'truth, as seated in 'our standards; find it 7 would not'harrow the, Basis 1 by taking brie tittle'from the forna Of sound ri.ord's thterein'contairi«il iWe declare our-wiUingriess'(to ; upite with all I ,those ,Who. profess Aheic faithrimthe,.Lord .Jesus Christ,, and /th l eir, j adoptipn f pf:‘‘.the,C!orifespi > q%of Faith anil Form ipf ,Goverhme4t ’j of’our, beloved, Qhprqb.- i, ~ ; 1 : i The protestants o'bject'‘tp fih'e'.righth'item, of the Basis, liecanseft makfes the United Church rehpoiisi 'blefor’thO piiblicatioris of the New-sfchdolCommittee. ■ This is U misapprehension/ Th'ejpubiicatibns bf the . iNew-sehoolfComimttee and/Oiiri'Boardoareito‘be ds- iOued as.powv with-thp ; imprint oficaOhriuntili theinew a!new ffir .which, alone the United Church will be responsible. Again, thenrotestants objeetto the fourth .article Chfcfii fThis i's'aWL - tef'^OUriebfetiV 1 Were’ ‘ thl* f &fitibn ’or the tvro' bodies differs;- ilt:is''believedi'.ho i iyover; that/except :in 'the jease of the imperative ffiause of the examination rule oflB37,,n,o,injpprtant; difference: pa® be found. ;;Ifrit is i the , iCburch ( is .the proper .body to establish its own usßge^., do riqt,believe.that 'aiiy with ' !6dri^rdp,Uonar'vip w !s'of gok.erp :’ffieutI'or/,any! 1 'or /, any ! Objdetion' ”i(y usages’'that afe etriotly •Piosbyterian/ v?m s: a* .“'“v” , . • The; various amendmeutd proposed by the .protes-- , fera,yverq . laid; ; qn, the.’.table, aotv-.beeapsp .they were *he, r As^esm bly, t but be L cause,,under the ,circumstances, it was. not possible theffi Upon the Terms of Hie Union, and, 'in the'jridgDdeht'bUthe Assembly, were not esbfentdal tO'thtearitegtftybf 'the Calvinistic badis'OU whiepithe /uniba-ie'tofbe efieetediii .boil r u»fi‘ i ; ‘it WIC G;'<T4Shedd/... ■ •/i (-iViish b.ce ®WF9S? a:, ,:: alriife'-t 'loli {„» Jlub ; gioq oil fii4 | i .vnmoh I EE-UNION CONVENTION. PEEIIMINABT PROCEEDINGS, Pursuant to the following circular, a meeting was held at the time and place specified in the invitation: Philadelphia, June 19, 1868. Dear Sib. —Believing the union of the two branches of the Presbyterian Church (0. S. and N. S.) upon the .badis whioh has been sent down to the Presbyteries by both General Assemblies, to be eminently desirable, and that, prompt action on the part of the friends of such union is demanded to enlist public sentiment in its favor, we invite you to attend a preliminary and advisory meeting to be held in thb Lecture Room of, the Central Presbyterian Church, Corner of Eighth and Cherry streets, on Monday next, June 22, at 8 o'clock, R, >l. , , . _ Alexander Reed, 1 Joseph Allison, Daniel March, F. W. Hastings, Villeroy D. Rej&'jßenjamin Kendall, R. H. Allen, James Pollock,. J.’SBdison Henry, Wm. E. Tenbrook, S. W. Crittenden, William S. Pierce, and many .others. ... ' , , The meeting was well attended, including represent atives from seven .different Presbyteries,,and ,the feel ing was enthusiastic in favor of the, object proposed.. : i The Rev,Daniel March, -D.D,,was called to the Chair, and J. iD, Reinboth, Esq., appointed Secretary.. ■ • .The 'Chairman read the circular,,-of invitation, as explanatory, of the 1 object of the' meeting; and: ex pressed his'hdarty sympathy and xo-ioperation with the purpose contemplated: ' : . ' ui. -p ' Addresses'Wdre.made by the-Rev. V. D. Reed; D.D., of the' FirSt P-resbyterian chtlrch of Camden; 'Rev, R. ‘H. Alien, D.'D., Rev: S.‘ W. Crittenden, Rev. Robert Adair, Rev. 8.-'B.Hotcblmi, Rev: Win;®: Howard, D.D., 'of Pittsburg, ’Rev. 1 H. F. Lee, Rev. J. Addisoii Henry, Hon. James Pollock, Hon. Joseph Allison, Hon. W. S. Pierce, Prof. P. W. Hastings, Rev. Dr. Nevin, Rev. J. Y!'hli(chell, Rev. J| G. Butler, D.D., Charles Maciles- V.-7?<2 i • : ( , The were then submitted and unanimously adopted ( ; ' 1 . the'two’branches theTiesljjrteriati’ch'urches (th S. afndfW. S.y onthe basis Approved and sent down to the PirfesbSjitßrids byhur'Assemblies. ' 4 1'! ? un «.U . , , Resolved, jT.hat in br.4er to prdmote this object,; a .Cqmmittee pall,public,meetings.an Philadelphia a^d s ylqiiuty. ’ -,V“ . il ' , i Resolved , That' this consist, of llon. Joseph Allison, Hon. James.R.ollock, William £. Tens brook, F. W. Hastings, Benjamin Kendall, Charles Macalestfer,lGeorger\Jv Bpyd, Jv D.KReinboth, Edward [Lancaster, with power to increase their'number at * ’■’* 4 ;; . j/,; - -■ ! 'i iiftjotKsd,[That!t.he first public' meeting be>held on next Monday evening, the, 29,th instant, at 8 o’clock, iin the;QentrB.l i P I resbyjeriaii church corner of Eighth , ftWi Chewy Sts; ' ' 'j.'. ( , ; ' Rdsolved, That these ,'proeeedinjth sighed by the Chairman and Secretary-be published 1 in the Weekly ljreligilraS'papers, n< ' • : i Two verses of the hymn, - “ Blest be the tie that binds, &c.,” were then sung, prayer was offered by the Rev'.' Dr. 'Alien,' and' pronounced by the Rev. 'DA-Alexandetßeed.'. c ■ :i '• - • • - Js u ' Daniel March.-'' ;J ! ’ s ; - .0-1 • ’ i I) > . }>> v-ciiSi.ndJ : • ‘Jillw v r-.f < DIEEOTORY Of Miniht&s arid Churches , , in vicinity : " ’ ‘ University, Oxford, Pa, ' A'dair,' 'Roberta 1737 Filbert St.j Secretary Home Mission Committee: Presbyterian’ House: > 'JlCnimS.rlfWinipjMarktet’St;, Wilmington, Hanover St. ChiircMiilYilimngtonifT .‘ p -i , ■* !AHen,"R.H<iSlGiPine.Btreet, Tbird:Qhurclxi 4th and rr ; Pipe Streets. Barnes, Albert, 4209,.Wa1nut street. Barnes,'.A, .Henry, ,735 Spruce street. [Beki’p, J.’ Hi/ ll 16’’ Palmer street; First Church ’ ‘ Kensington, Girard Av. near Hanover street. BdggB,"James, 1223 South 16th street, .-Brown, Charles, Spriice street above.4otb; Sec, Min. ■ ..Relief,; Presbyterian House-,! v , , . ~t ;Brown, J. Hogan Square Church, 20th a.nd .Yipe streets.. \ : ' Brueti, Edward B. 1531 .Chestnut street. Butler, J. G(., D.D. 4035 Chestnut street. Cox, Ge'orge W. 1822 Frankford Road. Chritteiiden, Samuel 'W. Presbyterian House. Gulyer;Andrew, 1506, South : Third: street; First '.3 Chui>ch, Southwark, German street, above-2n A ■^yeir Vi F.-2138. Mt. Vernqn; street., [ Sapi ue}, * W.[ ,17 th * and Tifiga streets; First ''Church, Kenderton, Tioga street abovfe Broad. Dulles,, John W. 4Q37 Chestnut 'sirfeet; Seqretiu-y Presbytefia'h'Pilblicatioii Committee, Presbyteri ': ah House. . ' Eva, • Wm. iT. No. 8 Harrison street; Bethesda ~Chjirch',fNo.rriB; a nd,Sepy;iyq streets. Hammer, G. R.,- Springfield; First Ch'urchi While ™marsh, Fa. ” ; V. : ';V .! '.VT; ' '. Hamner, J. Garland, 826 Whhrto.n street; Wharton 'street Church, Ninth and Wharton streets. Helffeiisteih, J. ! , D.Di, Germsjntowti; Market Square > w Church; Germantown. l , Hendricks,-Francis; 1543 Vine street. Hotchkin, B. 8., Haverford P. 0., Delaware county, Marple Church, Marple. ; Humphrey, Z. M., D. D., 1402 Walnut St., Calvary Cffut’ch. Locust Street above 15th. Hutton, Wm. Jr., 3 Federal St., Greenwich street ; f!hurcll. , S . <■' ~ Johnson,. Herrick, D. D., First Chnreh, Washing- ton. Square. , : Janes, M. P-, Cheater, Pa.; Chester City Church, ‘ ‘ Chester, Pa. \ • ! picker, George, 123 Otter street; German Church. Malin, David, D.D., Broad and- Ellsworth streets. iMbliery, Richard A. 814 South 15th street; Cedar ChnMhySQuth street above. 11th. Pai)i,el, D;D,i 320 South 10th, street; Clinton V, .st^erit-Chtirph,,loth aqd Clinton streets, . ’ McLeod, John, 2015 Fitzwater street; Secretary A. t i frjjil -fit pi-s j£r Presbyterian House, South western Church', 20th and Fitzwater streets. .IdearSh'Johu'.W. D.D., 1425 Vine, street; Ed. Am. . Presbyterian, Presbyterian House, htillerrderemiah, 1106 Callowhill street; Secretary /Philadelphia Association. |Mi|cKell,/[ames Y., ,1003, North sth . street; Central ! CCburch'/iT.'ij.,..Coates street above 3rd street. ’W. ’E.- ‘Wes'!; Chester, ! Pa.; * West Chester : Church. ' ’’ l *'*, ■ ■’ Moore, George R., 1732 Catharine street! Parsons,* B. 8., D.D.,1721 Fitzwater St.; S. S. Tabor Church, 18th. and Christian streets. Prentiss,. N. A'. 231 Chestnut street. Eeeve, J. B. ,519, Rodman, street; Central Church, "VljonibSf’cl street .Shove Bth. 1 1 *"' , * Robbins, Fra life It. Oxford *‘ Presbyterian Church, ■i Broad and Oxford streets. Schenck, A;'V. C./Manayunk Church, Manayunk. Shaw, Charles B. King street, Wilmington, Central r(i,Chpl;eh, 1 ' , , Shepherd;;Thos J. D.D., 507 Brown street, First Church, N. P., Buttonwood street above sth. 'Smith, ft. Augustus, Baring above 36th street; Mati tuaOhufch/W. P>, 36th and Bridge streets. Snyder,■ A. J. West Wilmington; Olivet Chapel, Wedt Wiluiington. . -,■! Stewart, A-'M. Frazer P. 0.,; Pa., Rqeseyille and Eaet n Whkeland Churches;,ChesterPp„ Pa. ~., , ~, -Striker,' Peter,, j).£) ~ 1613 Ht.'Vernon St., Pastor f of street Bridd atad ‘'Green streets:* *’ ' l,l * *“ w ' ' 1 • s ' r^crmon Presbyterian Church, 53 Harrison street, Frankford, Pa. Taylor' W' w' few If 8 ’ SeC ° nd C, ’" rch ’ Darb - V ' o,ivet Church ’ Wmwel' G. F 1402 North 15th street; Green Hill Church, Girard avenue above 16th streets. Western Church, 17th and Filbert streets Walnut street Church, W. Phila. etfl ' First Church, Darby, Darby, Pa.’ Second Church, Mantua, Lancaster avenue. a®” No paper will be discontinued, until all arrearages are paid, and every notice of discontinuance must state, not only the name of the subscriber, but also the post-office town and State, to which it is sent. ’ FIRST MORTGAGE GOLD BONDS GENTSiL PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Bearing .Six per Cent, per Annum. PRINQIEiIi and. INTEREST EXPBSBSLT PAYABLE hr a O LD G OP THE UMITED STATES, These Securities, tased upon the inbst favored portion of the Great National Pacific Railroad Line representing the first claim thereon, and which rest upon valua ble and productive property an equal amount of the Government Bonds, and a similar amount of private Capital, Net Earnings, Donations,.etc., -They have, thirty years to run, are al ready taken in large amounts for steady investments both in this country and in Europe, and are favorably regarded as being among the very best and Safest Corporate obligations of fered on this Continent, and are believed to be secure against all ordinary contingencies. , The Bonds are of $l,OOO each; with semi-annual coupons attached, payable in New York City in January and July, hud are offered for sale at 103 PER CENT, and ACCRUED INTEREST, in currency, from the date of the payment of the last coupon. At the present rate of gold they yield more than Eight per ceyrt* upon the Investment, with the prospect of a steady appreciation of tbe’preminm upon this Bonds. " ; The Company have now built and in 1 success Ail operation 150 miles of road, on both slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains, in cluding by far the most difficult and of the whole. They have also an unprecedented farce, extending the track into the Salt Lake'Basin, the middle of which will be reach ed in Autumn, making more than 330 miles in operation. Several important tributary Branch and connecting Roads are projected ajftT now being built, and the prospect is fair that the continuous Through Line Across the Continent Will be Completed early in 1870, or about two years from this time. , * - - .;i’ -• The Net Earnings from_Local.BuBines« merely, for the past year upon less than 100 miles, operating under temporary disadvanta ges, amounted to in gold, 1 oyer the oper&titog expenses; and the dross Earnings fop, the first Quarter of the current year were 50 per cent, greater than for the same period in 1867. It is estimated that the Net Earnings for 1868 will reach $2,500,000, which, after deducting interest payment), (estimated at less than 81,000,000) are applied, to construction purposes.. Besides further Subscription to the.capital Stock, and other Resources, the Com pany will be receiving from the United States Government its 30- yearSixper cent. Bonds, ait the rate of $32,000 per mile, and are therefore enabled co carry forward the enterprise with the utmost confidence and vigor. ' The Company reserve the right to advance the price at any tike ; but all orders actually-fo trahs&i* at the time of such ad vance will be filled at the present price. ‘ j We receive all classes of Government Bonds, at their fall market rates, in exchange for the Central Pacific Railroad Bonds, thus ena bling the:holders to realize from 5 to Ifi.per cent, profit and keep the .principal of their investments equsUly eecure.. Orders and inquiries will receive prompt attention. Informa tion, Descriptive Pamphlets, etc., giving a falV account of the Or gjinization, Progress, Business and Prospects of the Enterprise fur nislted on application. Bonds sent by return; express at our cost. FISK & HATCH, ■ Financial Agents of the C. P. B, B. Co., No. S XaoNW Sib. New York. Offices of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, No: 64 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK. NOS. 58 AND 58 K ST., SACRAMENTO, CAL. Sold by f BOWEN & FOX, Special Agts., 13 Merchants’ Exchange. DeHAVEN & BRO. WM PAINTEfi & CO. , O. T. YERKES & CO. KURTZ & HOWARIk Subscriptions received through Bonks and Bankers. 1 generally. Off-All descriptions of Government Securities Bonght, Spld, or Exchanged, at ourofficeand by Mail and Telegraph, at MARKET BATES. WSeven-Thlrty Notes conyarted into tha New Five- Twenties, or any other class of Government Bonds. nS'Acconnts of Banks, Bankers; and others received and favorable arrangements made for desirable accounts. ■ Gold, Coupons, and Compound-Interest Notes Bought and, Sold. . Stoeksand Bonds Bought and Sold, at the Stock Exchange, on Commission, for Cash. and Investors out of the City desiring to make ne gotiations in any of the above, may do so through us by mall or telegraph, as advantageously as though personally present inhewr York* * FISK & HATCH, Baakere, tad Deala, in Oorormnent Seumitiee No. 5 Nassau Sfc, NEW YORK. >lB 6t’ 205 V J ,
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