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lINLARGEMENIt Or • THE EDITORIAL
• • •• *ears:
Among• the; ibtatsitet*ebigisett Ab diorama' ; thek 01-
Glancy and attmol,ivenees, , of i psin at ;this time,
our reiviere , Will m;vicoine {le new arringement liy
which a l a rge andldistingiii ditorpgdf writers itoadidedf
to the EdiViriall;Opps,rtrget ets,tbe,4esignstion,ofthess
brethren has niet the oar i l*pproval of the Paliors'
Association' of WS, (floc, tir 4111 hie/1i11044 hie '• ' i
1 11110101104011141. VOBlllitrritr.t; 1 ; •
Their oontribittien,s Will , he.; genfiraliy trpginkikttil
with the initials of pe, waters. Their, lanlss are as,
follows : ' .
Rev. I. it. itimosplißrek;liis.'; I , ailio l l'ot tisiCiiii4
Rev. Herrick Johnson, p.pp., , pastpr. of the ?First
Chitreh. • • •
MeV. Obits/at St.
Church.,
Rev. Peter 'Striker, ID.R., Pastor
St. Chtirch.. • • • •
A r ftiwAlit P. P1440F, of Preen
Mu Church.
Rev. E.'S: Aiktilts, • D.. D., Piet 'iti
, „ ,
iiitt?6:rt E., ploptpflon will , continue , to
sot as Editor of the News Department.
Coirrespottdenfil in' ` siiiiii - Y L PAabytety a d ,18(f
-nod will prdmptltpfarnish. us with feesh 'items of
newi from theiF -F9VeR4l',l fit4 ( 4. I.
DEFEAT OF *molt VONIMITTEIEN
, • „
Again we have tp,phronlole t i lie,gailuro of the
plan of Re-union between „piir own and,
,the
other branch ,of the:PTeshyterian Chtire h in the
United States. Again we are compelled to put
the responsibility of failure upon the other branch
While our Preihyteries have been votin in a
solid column for "the Assemblies' Plan ; while
many of our best men have waived most seribus
objections, not willing to se - cm
I to entertain lin :
worthy suspicions of our old olioOl
, hrethren ;
while our whole Chßreh, .actid..Prot4tly,
generously and in good faith, and thus has given
a secotitk and !It 4tiplin'tkof,',M44s Wtinteirei
be the obstacle to re-union on a fitoperbtsis, it
was not with us; the course of the other side has
been weak,. vatlillating, antreontradietorros that
of men brought face o to lime providentially with a
great question, • and. lacking heart and eourage_to
meet it.
While the Plan of the Joint Cominiiteeti' was
not wholly satisfactory to ns, yet, taken as a
whole, and with the explanatory papers. accom
panying, we accepted it; we gave our Presbyte
rial voice and vote for it, and would most cheer
fully have abided by it, had it 'been consumma
ted by .the Churehes. And we see overthrow
with a tegret much "gteater than wouldhave been
the measure of our joy if it had
. suctieeded. It
is, to our minds, a sad .proof of the. power of
the exclusive type of Theology and of thinking
,
in the, as yet, greatest Presbyterian Church in
America. True, it has thus far only transpired
that a little over one-fourth of, their Preabyteries
have negatived the plan,. Which ate enough, in
the carefully drawn ordet cf adoption, to work its
overthrow. And it may yet appear that a re
epeotable majority of the Presbyteries has, in
some form, assented to the Committee's articles.
But, as our readers are ,aware, this, assent has
been coupled with expressions of preference for
quite another platform. Indeed, we belleVe but
three of the. Presbyteries of the other branch
have done, as every one of ours has , ,—given a
downright decisive vote for the Joint Coramittee'S
Plan as a finality. With these three exception;
there has been some broad qualification inwoven
with every Presbytery's, act i on, on that side, but
all aimed at pretty much the same object, the
striking out of the qualifying clauses from the
doctrinal articles—the obnoxious Tenth Article, of
course, being allowed to remain.
Our regret, then, arises from the fact, which
bids fair to go into history, that the type of doc
trine and of character prevailing in a large part
of the great Presbyterian Church of our day, as so
unpromising. so narrow, so swayed by names and
systems of men, so fearful of openly recognizing
honest and safe differences of opinion within the
plain and essential' andmarks of Calvinistic the
ology, that they ,not only cannot achieve a union
based upon the Scantily and cautiously liberal
plan of the joint Cotpuittee, but that they did
not dare to enter upon a canvass with such a plan
deliberately iu view, hat must veer to this and
that point to save themselves from utter over
throw upon the bare question Of Re-union at all.
This is the verdict Whieh,':we think, must, in all
the sadness of an unweleometruth, be pronounced.
Some things may, and doubtless will, be said in
mitigation or controversion of this jtidgment, but
for the present, we think it must stand.
And now comes the most serious responsibility
that has been laid upon the. New School Church
Ilirme it • came into being. The preservation
among the Evangelizing and civilizing agencies
of our land and age of a Presbyterian Church
15 i01 69 1 -Z'o. 44.
•
which shall present such combinatioh of order
and 'freedem; of genuine t‘ilitiniitic' orthodoiy,
and liberality, as we belitild lirandb
extension' of a system knca 'en
'iiistittiition 'so:
healthful' 'Scr"iptufal ; lentniiing 'of'
the kresbytetian body wkiti
erkl epirit; t im that 'ifs long And iMitierlted *ej
pidii;ch (it "biketry !shall
'nualtetiable Titian Midiktiirie,'lbeied•upOrt
the Literiiille4'ildbs:iif Gdit,'slialrtitifid'
tees
14de, olialleten'; the finciil Civil
life of iiieiV4lWOtio' high bEilientis We' litiVe
Be'liev'ed" ' L AI% been L e - ,4eigeiu , Ito ; o de uto v ii,
branch of The intil
nienentis - itUestien'Srhieh• &nine§ upon us', COtithe
failure e l theiti neibtittions,' le, Will wn• show
oittlieltes Ithiei high
Pibirldential flOgition? ''Blibll's#ei4npalt Of maitil
tilining the 'diatinetiVely Ilberal type-of • Presby ,
terlaiiiiin huid, tillqbatS, hir4,6d?s
bledst'ng;'hes" been achieied• fair 'it' in •the Net
thirty years, or shall we prove ourselves
mit *tether itlie maintained Or-nit It • Ttvollins
of Iti-uniton helve' been prepared, in whieh , this
precious 'element of liberality has "not beenativeri
ltioked; and an encouraging- deireef of coJoperaL
tion with the other branch, in promoting those
has'lden-erijoyed: BothihaVeis'ifferEktde
fekt their'handS: The agitation forldlemnion
Still tnntinnee:.• rWe rejoice-that:iv has dwell
oped much that iSTAvOiable tOia•soun4Seripi
titral and•'lttalthftil • form , of Presbyterianismv yin
the ether brinch:'••• Well may Awe- pmk•ito:daji
thlitlYnly shall - place as will
urtitig this•iteritinieut in that, bodyi and Treserve
if an de4etePed :in our mol' • • •••, rf• •
But if the 'whole • body- , o€'" the-Piesbyterian
Winches in this , country takis:ila) , position
Whieh'eanriot but strikeith'edlosople as filet:lnge*
Sion'to exclusivismi ifisuca aft , impiessivopublie
eieitt,' as the Re , union df , the'Presbyterion Uhitreli
takes` place iipbit' a- horns --rigorrously erz
chides all; -recoinition . of ' , dbetrinal liberty ;if At,
dolefully prepared' bails ittiognikfni this libilrtY
Must first be *let wide to Please i tbe , i emolnsive
leaders Of the . other brandh) /an& thus.: the -t erm s
of fle'-union be. virtually dictated tgiPtinceton
Alleghenyi'then one lab:quay te,set down
as about as Sure as any akeent got,tyet preserit;
while Presbyterianism may retain its hold upon
the old Seats of its power, the intelligent , and
terprising• and rapidly increasing population
west . of the Alleghenies Will be repelled from, us
by newly 'confirthed , prejudiees, 'arid the .honquest
of this , great region for Christ will be ; handed
over to' the "Cbtigregationalists; who , already have
displayed arielt surprising papacitiei for the work.
Two of the `greatest battles 'of -the late War,
were fought'in this 'and in`adjoining Sfitte:'' The
one decided - nothing. It was a fruitless 'victory.
The cother will pass forever in‘ history a'''erie Of
the great, decisive battles tirthe "'lt 'Whit
a victory that made 'Sure the life 'of this Republio.
There 'wet a very 'narked difference 'in the
order of these' great battlea : =ln the one,- it is
said there were nearly'tsirenty thousand Veterin
troops in plain sight of this'aWful cetillidt, held
le reserve, Who never were brought into service
at all. And they saw a scarcelyianciuished'ene.
my retreating, who might have been utterly put
to route.
In the other, every man was tronght into ai
tion and fought until' a great 'and dee usVe`ViVtory
crowned the exhatiste'd hough loyal host. Here
there were no reser6es. Corps by corlia;:diViSion by
regintent by' reg;imerit, Idin by Man;
were brought to face the fcie;'and'tri'limph'or
death was the stern alternative'
So must it be in the Church of Christ. The
very existence of the Church in such a World as
this, means work. It is here for 'the salvation of
the nations. It is to bring all things' under the
supreme control of Christ. Unceasing vigilance,
constant toil for the Master, is the'creed - 'of the
Church, confessed by every - believer. We do
not' ere ""come unto:the place of our yest." We
are in the vineyard . and, the plants will die but
for our cane• Every Christian stands on the bor
ders of a wide-waving ripened harvest field, and
the unused sickle condemns him.
How solemn and, awakening the reflection that
the great moving mass, of immortals are sweeping
on right past us to an eternity of bliss or
woe! Hero is the Church, with all her perfect
organization and facilities for extensive service,
and on every side the call of the Master is heard,
" Work, work in my vineyard; Work while it. is
day l the night cometh!" -
Is there, not a vast reserve force to be brought
into action, if the Church does her work effec
tivele Is there not a great waste of talent
energy and power latent in the Christian house-
hold? Can it not be :brought out and used?
PHILAIALPHIA ) THITRSDAt .: Ortbitit 'tk :186:$.
BRING VI! VIE RESERVES!
There is"eioefyilink flutiie 'aspects tif tint' ,
to encenratte : 'and send/ate OhribtitO'tki effdiltl;
Men are' icnestibie J Aciitgandg waie''tibeutlig
&ming- cif the: Kiiirt Veit% 'glory. iieti
no reserves,—none to dwelli" at eaSe Zion."
L6v 'the T,.tenrch ' nave illadiffilien
world, as fJr the iellB44y4if
theinstl het ifione whq stand as the leaders of
the Christian-hoste-teosatiefied until all the re
serves arelimpOitinwehdh vii?tiortk won.
I:rll./ 11 ,?' IY,
„.; ..0!.1 'i<> tr ,ill- !id fi,..:,::, • - ,_ i ,:: .-ilt,
TANIIIATN4I.SZIPictiOVI,TRE.: SYNOD ,OF,
wimiturmokit?:
f, The steady advancer ektberi•churehuirtiall, kbe
elements .of ipoweif, darp*es; „ts fin, nothing ainferp
pladuly i ttlia` a ,ino the( ithineived and , eletate4itone
tindi constantly 'riling ititefeet•ef our I eaquiftfAitlid
ml etilige„ 0 Last meek 'ira-lcoluitm3gilukiteflutlkio
featurerin the' contrast ~46'wn.,byl;Nr-01i1171120f
Wien Itheopeetihgtof 'dm. Spod , of , Miaso c uri- tbi.n
ffisarsl lagop aseditbat 'e.onl a 4 fi rst, 0fdthe.17144414
glib Fivettk„ ithedecriteask ppeark in ,tho itte4l,tim
i
ofi the ;Synod! , of Penney astiii,,at Lilegtiling.o.v...l.o
weal the thirgest ineeting .. loPrAlkeld ) .o4lPo4l, l ,g
oaa butkdre4(andAsiglik , tolle4 4 p.co* ft: :gti:s .,3 •,•
ponding members ; it -wu the most deeply,inter ;
- --
esti ng v earnest;, eadrpralsediol ineetilig,f)lll4btAiink,
tiftinyip,itlthongb,riailteSf reaped?, ra.eyerat iTgopf
,e
ineeticge weq(kcomPilre . eltictifkit. , ;+ AV W 1 ,40)0
worsof;thanbideciniated'” ,-the, iligkt - 04 f, Rar i ty
I I
'imetwed menitbegsiyulllthei ryiees wercflfePtilp , o
the point of dignity and etiyeuessi egentiteadily
iberreasing;h!ithesei resp i te then yeßy -pipse.
19
We Itave Atte,to4 ne.t:.w.-Ifew.M - OnetaliAsseighlies,
Which, ; left an Illnpreei. for, ,spi4tualitzt earn.
eatuess i ..digaty,:atilLßOW upon thg.pommtiniq
far tieferior lito . itluit qu . 4 &1 1 104.4 5 110 1 4g 9f,.# , lke
ayced ;01 ( 1'0)0)0040i%, , Plc; PPe.ting,,4 the
,Irnottinildi itAtOdirigA srflat.3erf Parsolgq :has
ite..
'in OW A wilh@rii.,:g dPgrect ,cf , ,,in,W *
pftl ,
far •keksvit,thiei ill* tit; :*i litP#P l l ilF%Pft4seithr
th4o fat AodifftrejitabilY.) Vgt.i.l - O.A iIARRY99I.7 ,
,4ext vtacwautiugabalgeili, 4diAtinguitihes4ligiLY
OusleYetlea to thealrrAiki : API* Grilbg% Walr
ifieefliT)§FittPiAndl3 CalgOr spltsfed alfah)beaiilfs
Abekklikviiligek Ibut AWN/ afitl4loe l ,994Vl/14.t4 1 Y ,
itititimmoodansmetotOrtt ratme.sent 1 b 1 44140 - 41 1
tbat hue, fauna : Agit w,oricAonktliat ikat it, in: 4
the great! depaittMelifu of Cbrietian beneficence,
The aynod r is, now ; a6grand p,4rioiaii, conv.ention
fpr, the review. f otpast n attainmeuts and-failures in
the spirituality and liberality and activity of the
Tariona,ohnrelLea s feridpv_ising newpplans ) , an& for
counselling, an'cl l prayeking one another to lor)
'and ,gpocl- ; works. ~., , There is. little- or palumber
.pf official : forma, :to be get optiof the, way before
we can...fairly„,begin ; there ifi , no' judicial , busi 7
; nese ;, • wie cage: of( the ( slightest, possible signifi
cance wu,pasily And by commum consent r tiirried
over, ,to.the :Commi,tteo of wns,,and oyert o re,:.
anatlikt, we,,believeo was ahoutall the , business of
the latter,o cotrimitteer7randt ,the field,. was , left
clearifo calling i the; rpll ,ofd falls churches ; for,
summoning them to ,a n higher advance 'in 111411V.1
work, ,andlor organ . king -Victo,r,y7-ra ;plume - 3;14
it is no preSumPtion for, those to Use Who are pnaer
the leadership .att.inepiration, ,of King...4ll4r*
the syned so clearly,fclt,itselfto,be. .. T,lutt every
member was refreshed and edified ja not camel
to say ;. tbe'y were thrilled and ;;
.elactrified, by, the
eloquence ;ansl, 7 pungeney of ,the speakers, & new
impulse of self-devotion and, practicaoeq was
given to every heart,iandmentach,mistake if jle
effects of it .do notf irnmediattly begil to appear
in the largely increased life, efficiency awl liber
ality of the churches. , , , .
DELINQUENCY .cortiFEspD, OD, immoirg
111ENT PROMISED.
{The following' is the report' .of Dr. Johnson,
on - Home Missions, which so thOled the • Synod
of Pennsylvania,, at. its ,meeting last,weekj..
The standing committee to, whom was referred
the report of the permanent pommittee on ;Home
Missions would report _as follows ;.
The need of greatly ,increased benevolence, in
behalf of the cause of Home: Missions is imme
diately , and absolutely ;imperative. Wholly to
disregard this need, is, impossible.:; Fer a Chris
tian man or a Christian, church • to he,,indifferent
to it, ought ,to be jost,as, impossible. c
The
• .facts, as they appear in statistical
recordssof, the; churches in the Synod of °Pennsyl
vania, betray a - lamentable -want, of 4ppreoiatioti
of the demands of, ~our evangelistic work. , The
figures, are startling—and.-as shameful as they
are startling. They speak to our ,condemnation.
They make it . too plain. for question.that we are
withholding more than ; is meet., We are, expo
sing ourselyes to spiritual „poverty. We , are in
danger of being smitten of God with leanness
and barrenness. If we do not give, it will not
be giFen,nota us. •
Sypod, geipunlvAßia, one, <of. the
*gpat in our, branch., of the- church ; It repre-
ithitiriri;rg hth ill Moat others. It iheliides
4vitltin its filihlthe 'Second. city clf the Union. It
'ititntiktufite ' diddles and over seVeitteek
and yet .has don
for'the'plist t'ear' less than ten theruiand
doilsrs ' 6 - duke. ',3f= 'Home And
riekrly the half 'h.t.'iden returned to the
ftdra;ll . iipiiiiiiiiiafticiiis from the - Gerieral 104m
taittdelio f reebie' elirirclig within our.htittiaw
Five thousand dollars for the evangelization
erntilir gre r at' country, from * Vithse
Stilireef hkievoldiice ' represent "mhbrace
ii cultiire!l; eta fiiididgiidtefelsts
tiiiiiirtg"tlieligditeati in the W 61.1411 isiVe i tlimisatid
wealth` collated:by
ihdrisiii4 v d r efla i ti 'n'irietylibar ettiirdhles, • 'it'd
lgveadiiii'lliMiniir atilt& nilemberis,'inkt prob.
at:
Atte this 'With- the Cdriiitiittee ' oii
Hoine `dollar's 'in idebt !
With 'Add, urgint - a tifirig
tit -'e tlii'cli'bf'Gld in: the 'face, and' piettliiig: its
efiiike Ili& coi r icieried substincell' With
a kihOietCtiiithi6tt'' to' be iioSbeased for' Chriat,
With r vifit'rea r ourOeS' to be rescued frourihe ishrtch
bf San Used' for (ed ! With * Waving.
hardest ripe reapers, yet' which is beini
byAlie (hill in great swathrl:
The sat) :r and "reprdachful truth is,:our'Airchei
arena', in their liberality, remembering and ex
hibiting the grace the llord4esus, who was
ei - dh 504E5dt:the rielet of Gott, s and - yet became
poor to uttelost poverty„ 'that we,. through that
poverty might be made rich. Are they not faring
sumptuously "every
- day;' while causes of benevo- ,
fence lie lie' al' gat6,hegging, LazaruS,,for
ihe merest efurrtlisi ? Is 'there that generoug
uses in their gifts to Christ, which maids it, trite
of , ,
them f thht 'they deny themselves and:takkup
Cie* matter of' 'Christian beneficence
'them have not even doled'o l nt` the M - ost
beggarlY - Pittances l foy'tlie cause of the country's
vanieliialioN— neither'lietieg a finger, nor stir
ring - 't'oc4,,iicrgivi c itt, , a"eent. Soine of the 4
haiij i Contaii4d' l froio j one cent and a half, to ten
dents, a Member as their 'sense of what is needed,
for one Whole year, to meet, the pressing ex.l.,gert-
Ciei tie fj 41, 16 I n a ! ' a id it * 'nernilidr
1 ! w
with godless ' , Onliiong to Christ r S ortie"of
them haie ; indeed,„l-4eri far above this in' the
scale 'ifor Chrialiin liberality. Bat no one of
them all has reached ' its limit of obligation, or
erijOYed possible'measure of privilege, in this
Biethrezi in , the ministry, at 'oar" door lies 'a
itaiegf this' re sponsibility. We must speak unto
the eftilai•en of Israel that they " go forward."
We 'inUseinforni the understandings, and arouse
the eoikseieriCes, and stir the hearts of our people.
We must 'dire: to lay God's la* across men's
pOcietS; aS•well as across their moral conduct.
iVeilust deaf as fearleisly with avarice as with
priifligacy. We must hold our hearers to'the
Bibl standard of Christian giving—giving at ' a
cost givingto . the point of self-denial and sae-
We recommend: '
That Rome Missions be given a place in
•
he monthly `concert, and be ma de a state d topic
4'consideration and prayer in connection with
Slisaibus. he field is the world.
:2nd. That early and , adeguate provision be
made through 'the reipective Presbyterial com•
- inittees chUrch sessions for an annual collec
&in in' behalf of this cause in every ehurch,
Whether 'supplied With a pastor or not.
That every Minister Within our bounds
whO'has charge of a church,ahe himself with
'faints' and figure, and go before his people with
an Urgent appeal in behalf of Home evangeli
,
katioii;iireaching a sermon prior to securing the
collection.' • '
sir All the United Presbyterian papers have
defended the, General. Synod of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church,,against the, censures y, has
received after the suspension of Geo. H. Stuart,
Esq. Some have gone so far as to declare that if
that gentleman had been a member of the Ti. P.
Church, he would have received the same treat
ment. lt would be very easy to test the con
sistency of,these brethren. There are very few
who, know much of the United Presbyterians,
who,do not know of plenty of Hymn-singers and
open pomm l ipionist. among them. We will in
stance one case, already ; given at considerable
length in our , columns.
A United Presbyterian Doctor of Divinity, not
a liberal" one either, as'stated in our issue of
May 21, spent apart of the Sabbath in Hymn
singing, and then brought a "liberal" member
of his session to book for a like offence. The
same Doctor, of Divinity had previously given out
to, be sung at a ,political meeting "as, mattercf
praise" the well known " uninspired composi
tion". known , as the long metre Doxology, which
aeiieee , Evangelist, No. 1171.
I Home. Foreign Miss. $2.00.
Address:-1334 Chestnut Street
is the last verse of Bishop Ken's evening hymn.
He is, now, president of a U. P. College in this
State. "5,4 chOse him out of a multitude of cases,
because we would like to see the matter taken
hold of.!'in the high plitces of the field," or else
to find .our P. contemporaries, cease unmean
ing boast .of sectarian ‘qaithfulneis, and consist
ency."
flow long will it take the sober , end law-abiding
citizens of Philadelphia to leern. , the lesson that
it, is not safe to have our dram 12,1 Imps open on
election days? To rum ,is to be accounted, in a
great measure, the rioting and consequent breakr
ing of leads and loss of life which occurred in our
city et the late election. Other reasons may be
assigned: We may charge it upon the citizens of
other States who, in_ their
,benevolence, came
over into our •commonwealth in large hordes to
render their assistance at the polls: But these
visitors, and others, of like stripe with them, did
not get bloody murder in their hearts until they
were inflamed with that vile poison which has
very significantly been termed Jersey lightning."
What would Few York he, if on election day
the liquor. shops, were pima? ! A very Pan
demonium, as, every one knows who is familiar
with the politics - and .local tendencies of that
Metropolis. = Now there !are soMe ,things of a
moral character which we may learn even from
New York. And here is one: to close every rum
shop on election day.. Men ought to be sober
when they exercise.such-important duties as are
then demanded; of them. But they are not
likety,to bp sober if the temptation, is before them
to drink.,. They are, then at leisure, some of them
weary, with running, some with talking, many
disposed to be hilarious, a large number feel
their consequence more than usual, and that is
the very time of all , others when they will, if
permitted, drink Without stint or measure what,
ever. the publicans please to deal out to them.
What, wonder that they become jolly and fool
ish,,and then waxing. courageous, use their fists
and ,knives and pistols in, e, way calculated to in
timidato.and..terrify all sober, ; peaceful citizens?
'Met us petition our authorities to stop the rum
traffic on election days.
Vali - The established Presbytery of Edinburgh
through the failure of the town council to ap
point a successor to Dr. Robert Lee, in Grey
friars church before Sept. 15th, acquired the
legal right to make tke presentation. ' They
adopted the sensible course of presenting Rev.
Mr. Wallace for whom the congregation had ex
pressed their decided preference, and who is a
disciple of Dr. Lee's. Some members of Pres
bytery piotested against the action,• on account of
Mr. Wallace's opinions, but declined to under
take the expensive process of a legal prosecution.
miir-The Elmira Daily Advertiser has a communi
cation from the Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, of that
city, which would be calculated to have a very
mischievous tendency, if,his language were suf
ficiently influential to have,much power of .mis
chief. He is " grieved beyond expression, be
cause of the evil work that is going on among the
feeble CongregatiOnal and Presbyterian churches"
in New York. "Brethren who mean well are
busily at work : stirring up theSe churches to be
come pronounced e,ongregational or else pro
nounced. Presbyterian. Associations are being
gathered up and famously published.. Secret let
ters are 'written. Peaceful churches are distract
ed and divided by, these . earnest but mistaken
brethren." "As if," he says, "any man in' the
world could tell any practical difference between
theAwo denominations"-which he calls "Pres
by-tweedledum--Congre tweedledee." A main
difference between them which s he sees, is that
" in one,the ministers and elders meet in Pres
bytery and have a dull time; in the other the
ministers and delegates meet in . Association, and
have a duller time." And he advises the churches
on that, field, which, by the working of the old
Plan of Union have been so long "a little of both,
and not much of either;" to cast lots—now that
the. General. Assembly has forced them to become
squarely the one or the other—and call them
selves by• the name which shall thus be indicated..
The Congregationalist indulges in the argumen
t= ad hominein method of argument, calling his.
attention to one "practical difference" between
the two',churches, viz.:
" Our Presbyterian brethren, if they. have a
pastor over one of their churches who seldom in
dulges in any public utterance that does not prac
tically inure to the benefit of the enemies of Evan
gelical religion, are very apt to take a synodical
rope and hang him quickly; while Congregation
alists are more inclined to give him all the rope
he wants, and let Rilm , hang himself."
RUM AND ELECTION DAY.