OE
''their beloved teacher. And although poor, they
actually contributed the num of $BOO to secure.
the return of their tnissibillify ;friend, to their
little church in .that fan-off 'land. They gave
I, sboat $5l eacdtrfOrlhis• ficrpose. Now; if our,
1 1 ,irealthy. people .'efe . iiittl 'each dci as much,, our
church Wouldrfatideit onswdliMa of dollars for
this daitti. •
,Lowni*,...Secretary of the, Board. also al
luded-ler-the uhixpeceed and unexdmpled pros
pertly' of' the'Board the past year, in view of the
circumstances- around. us. N0;,man,,,,wh0., could
go out upon this field had been detained by lack
of- fdnds. The'diScharge of the formidable debt
of $lO,OOO or $12,000, against us at the opening
'of the year. was through the liberality of only
I fittiti men, who contributed no less than $48,000
"to this fund, This can hardly be expected to
continue, and we must not relax effort. We
•tifed nn,itterease'ef some $26,000 to go on with,
even without sending any new men to the field.
Thd question of sending these thirteen addi
tictual men midst now be met. It is simply—
Shall we send them, or not? They certainly
ought' tok be ' , Sent; and the wealth is in our
church to , send them; but will it, be forthcom-
There are some, even among our minis-
Atorb,;•WhO give more flannelly for their tobacco,
••than.ftir the support. of Foreign Missions. , But
if our ministers will press the matter faithfully
before'their ohurohet, we cannot fail. Dr.,Low
•rie'ittmounced 'that rti3V. Mr. Morrison, an India
Linissiddery,' was now iseesent,' and 'hoped the As-
Ifeinbly would- allorrhitn to be helm' itt behalf of
ilie.Board; ' • • •• . • :•'
Mr. Meatuses was accordingly invited to rd
tdress the Assembly; which • he.did, in a mosttor
eible and interesting manner. He said the ques
t ion 'was reduced te- thltrprattadal issue —,,hall we
srg forward, or 'kilt:nolo back? He alluded to the
great strain upon both mental and bodily powers
• diet the'work id.ludia•involved.; The teaching,
the , preabhing; the. charge of the poor,. 'and the
orphans of their convtrts, the acquisition•of 'five
or sail languages and d.elects, with no "neigh
bors ",in the ministry to fill their place when en•
fetibled; all this was incessank ' He made some
interesting st atem tso tts to"- tliefinterest mani
festedi4by one of iho Rajahs to.prontote.theinis
: tsions-in his province. , •
• ' • I AFTSRNOON SESSION.-2FP.
. .
Prayer by Rev. Dr. TUSTIN.
tt Mr.,Locs.w.oort called the attention of the As
-11t1tobly to, the , report of the proceedings pub
the,Cincinnati Gazelle, and among other
! things read the tollowing extract from that, pa
per:
t*fThough we have had on an average, eight
;prayers a E day.sincehthe present Assembly con
oVened, I have,not heard the name of the Presi
dent.meniioned in, -a supplication for wisdom
send , Divine ilutidance, nor an invocation on be
half of the thousands and tens of thousands of
.sick and dfing Christian seldiers on the battle
lfteld, and much less the most distant breathing
of a patriotic prayer for the success of the Uniou
cause."
r. , 11dr.: LOCKWOOD said his attention had been
called to these remarks by a gentleman high in
Authority, who asked him it' there were men in
t the Assembly who would not ask the blessing of
Ake-Lord On the President of the United, States,
- t end . ..upon -the country. He characterized. the
-report as false and unfounded. He then compli
'monied the Columbus papers for the accuracy of
-their. reports.
•. Dr. Tnstox said he had designed. to do the
-same thing, but! Mr. Lockwood had taken it out
oft his.hands... He was surprised at the obliquity
of that report. The papers of-this city had been
.remarkably correct, in their reports; and if some
;body. did , not get ahead of him, he intended to
;present a resolution of thanks to them at the
close of the, session.
Dr. JUNEIN remarked that. the Gazette reporter
-was hard of hearing, perhaps, which created an
'audible smile.
Dr, JUNKIN being entitled to the floor, he.pro
-tteeded.,to speak on the report of the Board of
-Poreign,Missions. He said• that the instrumen
4ality by which the Redeemer,would accomplish
the redemption of the world was through the
foolishness , of. preaching." He said ,angels
-could not .do it ; : it must be done by men, and
.they must, be sent. He drew a •comparison be
tween the workinge of the .government and the
-Church. ) The masses were represented by dele
gates, as the masses of the Church were repre
sented-in the. Assembly, and a missionary was a
!representative of..GOd and: the Church.. •God bad
-chosen this nation, more than any other, for the
, inliglitenment. of ,the world..
The hour...for the order of the day, the report
-on Theological Seminaries, having arrived, Dr.
Junkin suspended , his remaike...
The report was read by the - Aearetary as fol
lows-:.
THEOtiIarOAL
,• .
The Committee on Theological Seminaries sub
mit..
the following ftepott, viz :
They have hid before tikes the Annual Reporte of the
'Trustees and Directora et the Seminary at Princeton, N. J.;
of the WestertetSaulnary et Allegheny, Pa.; oldie Seminary
at Divvying, Hy.; and °CAW: Northwest Seminary atphicago,
Ill.; acid have cureftilly examined the same. A brief sum
mery of thelr'contents is as follbwi :*
1. Vhc..Seminan at Prineeten.—The corps of Professors
is full, end the number ofmtudents,one•brindred and seventy,
of whoM tOrty-one have completed the usual course of study,
'and one' itiek'deceased. Six'o: seven of the senior class have
offered themselves for the Foreign Missionary werk, and an
unusually large proportion of the other dames contemplate
tire same destination. While the instruction of the Semi
nary his been satisf.ictory and gratifying in 'its reftults, the
Trustees rime; no login prosperity in Its financial depart
ment.. • The,linancial year closed with adalance In favor of
'the deilliniflr, of $4,362.67. 'ln addition to this, they state
Alint'amthe fate' semt-bentetinial• Celebration, 'Messrs. Robert
and,Alexander iituart, of -New-York, prevented the muni
ficent donation to the funde,..of $50,0h0. • .
Th'e Westeen Steisinitry at ..4neg/teny.:-The; corps of
Profed.oes is full, and the number of etudeute one hundred
-acid fifty:eight, of iwboin thirty-three completed the regular
course of study, two have Bled, five or. more have devoted
theinaeWes to the work of Foreign IdOndons. The proficiency
or ihtt2t'llidlie4 has been gratifying. , •
Thograsteee report that, notwithatanding the pressure of
thae tin s, they hays been, able to make a slight : progress.
:The petmenent lund,' have been Increased, and the salaries
, of :thei Pridemorehave been Promptly Paid: A mong done-
Alonsto the ittintry, It deserves to be noted that the hand
some gilt of roar, hundred and sixty-four volumes has been
Made by the Rev. Dr: C. C. Beatty.'
3. TheoSesninary at Danroale.—The number of students
bee been greatly diminished by the , fact of civil war'. in the
rioio4Y of the institution. The number in attendance was
redimed'to eleven. Tile inetrecitions of the Seminary, how
ever,i wereltrot Interrupted for la day. Six-students have
completed the regular course of study. There is a vacancy
in the corps of Professore, Dr. Smith having finally declined
the chair of Pastoral Theology. and Chnrch Government. As
there are funds enough sapient/ell the Professors, there
Is no reason why the vacancy should be left ma filled. The
DirscOrs leave ttur matter entirely to the discretion of the
Assembly. ' Ibis suggestion derives additional force from
the Infirm health of some of:the Professors. •
'the funds hove been tieing in value since the lest report,
although the income continues still 'to tie seriously affected
by thelatthre of dividends, and a serioustalling'off is appre
hended during the coming year. A fireproof library build
tog. ,et lectertro, to, .an, , rooms-fur the accommodation et
twenty or thirty , students' have been completed, and will bo
ready for use itniteptember;
4. The Seminary cf . the , Narthwert, at Chicago .—The
number of students has been eleven, of whom three have
ce4leted . tbe full course of study. The prbficlency of the
various claws is described as commendable.
There ars two chairs vacant in the Theological Faculty, in
,consequence of the declination of Dr. Krebs, (Dr. Rice's saa
cesser,) and the' lamented dc-ease of Dr. 'Scott. Professors
Lord'and ailsey have:Supplied' the ilidielency by extra. bik
brrkAttd the Rev. 3. 1). Poring has been employed as . teacher
Nebrew. Such Is the epiharrasted condition, of the
trisii . Cia. We are sorry beef( add, that the (adages of the
present rrosestars themselveltsare reduced notwithettncling
the Morel:wed dimes, and the, Directors do not dean it expo ,
client tib ask the Assembly to fill thin vacancies fur the
~rmati n t 'mar, The committee feel ltupelled to add, that the
rMrim of ti/is 'Seminary are In delicate end entice att ys.t
, andihilt ilrohably the DireCtors ire the personli beet
qualified to manage them successfully, being intimately ac
:gestated with sit the eircwirtances. •
-
Since the last meeting of, the Assembly, we have the pain
'441 ditty incerdiiig' the death of Professor Scott, of the
'Seminary of the Northwest, and'isnxr.d; the Directors of the
,7ffestern Seminary, of Dn. A. D. Campbell and H. G. Co.
mintio; and amour the Trustees of Princeton Seminary,
•Jahleh Nelson, Eau. ' Dr . Carimbell was also a Trustee as well
s tualirector of the . Weetern Seminary.
Use recommended. ' to t he Assembly the follow.
y [n resole one:
p idtk That th&Anntutil Reports be printed ' in the Ap.
:es, u weal.
ilMolvect; That we gratefully ackbowledge, the tokens of
favor with which - Divine' Providence has tern pleased to re.
mird Ws' various Seeninarieenftbd Chinch ;'J ed particularly,
:.tbetteitif thankfullpreeord the prosperity and success - mblch
tht oldeet of our Soullnariss„ has enjoyed during the Sett half
cent rte its existence:just cleeed. A like career of pros.
parity we' iirdentli dears for all our Seminaries.
• I lissolvitt, That the Amembly express their grateful
lirisowledentent of ,the muultioent donation of SW. On, by
Messrs. B. L. 1 A. Stuart, of New-York, to the Intubi of
TnnceicarkutinerY;'HllßO to Dr. Beatty, for his donation
hooka to tififeffeittern Seminary, and to other donors.
.Huained. That :the Ossembly deeply deplore the lOW
"Which the, Church has enstatued In the deemee of those
I sSkiititm friends of the'l3eininaries,'ind useful servants of
iChrist Prof; Stott, Dr. Oanipboll, Dr. Coming°, and Colonel
Jamailt Nelson.
Mantra, _That th Assembly proceed to emcees Professor
fb ''lllittheiviment chair Of PaWral Theology and Church
Goya:ream* de the Seminary at Denville, Kelltin*Y.
Bunked,. That, in accordance with the wishes of the
4 il e teetors ot the Seminary of the Northwest , Att Chlp,m no
be
taketi , ifpfeseut to till the vacancies to SbetassU
tu ers. [.
The reeolutioUrf were taken up court*. sad
'adopted' withouvelebeter.
The wholerepert• of the •Committee - •waerthen
adopted. ,• • .
'I.Dr. Roai moved that the Assembly now make
IMltinstions and fir the time for the election of
a+•-tl'rofessor of Pastoral Theology and Church
Gitiernment.
.01 . motion of Dr. Baainctrittinds, 'the matter
Was postponed and placed on the docket.
Dr; , Jireatx then conolnded his remarks on the
Report ofilhe Committee on Foreign Missions ;
and was followed by Dr. MARSHALL, who gave
a grapbbiiilescription.rof , therniesionary work;
the effeots'of the teaohings , oti the Gospel Ton Ail
' 'l:Loathed, etc. )/f • 7i , T•
J)The queet,ien on the adoption of the , repen ,
the etztaraio4e*lit Chen Thll.lool darrita..!
ME
The Report of the Committee on Overtures,,on
the memorial relating to the, printing of a Ger
man Hymn Book, was taken up and discussed.
Mr. PBEIFFER offered the following as a sub
stitute:
Reirotscd, That a committee of three be appointed to act in
conjunction with the Board of Pnblicstion in preplan. as
soon as practicable, a German hymn Book, sortable in size
and price for dm case In question.
The - discussion of the resolution occupied the
remainder of the afternoon.
Mr. Pheiffei, Dr. Mnsgrave, Dr. Dixon, Dr.
Davidson, Mr. Candee, and others, spoke on the
subject.
The matter was laid over.
Adjourned.
Veyer by the Moderator.
,WirLaon, Of , Philadelphia, addressed the
Hones en. theelgeet of Support to the,wish he publishes. The Worlr.
ass notOnerided by others as of value for i state
tildienr,_andJastorini matter.
Mr. :Citionsit: of Illinois, offered a resolution.
peinditihe oolporietire to . 'act , r agenis,toi.
Presbyteriaa ditnisww4 Which was adOpted.
The, subject 'of 'preparing a :Presbyterian
Hymn Book in the German language wee brought,
forward, under resolution presented by Dr.
Pfeiffer. It was forcibly advocated by Rev. Mr.
Liesveld, •of Wisconsin. The resolution finally
passed inmuch form as to "-direct .the Board of
Publication to provide a suitable Hymn Book' in
the Gerinan language as soon as preoticible."
The'Order of the Day• Wits announced as the
Report of the Committee oniChurch Extension.
Rev. Mr. Conover submitted the Report and res-i
citations, which he advocated :with ability. •
Rev. Mr. Cote,.. Secretary of the Board, also
spoke earnestly and well upon the subject. He
stated that some NO churches of our communion
are without,houttes of worship. The number of
anplications is now larger than ever before. Dr.
Che'ster and• Dr. Halsey, also spoke of the impor
tance of prosecuting this work. Di. Halsey con
demned as sinful thematter of dedicating shouse
of worship to God; 'while it was covered - with
mortgages! The report and resolutions were
adopted.' •
!RIND FOR DIBABLBD MINISTERS.
Judge'LEAvrrr, from the Trustees orthe fund
for ditAbled ministers and the ftiinilies of the
deceased, submitted a report, in which' this cause
was strongly commended to the active syaipathies
of the ASsembly. 'He was gratified in being'able
to state that the' amount...contributed this, year
was double that of the previous year. Still a
large portion of the churches had' "net hitd' the
cause presented before them. He s9ggested that,
as one of the resolutions looked to the funding
of any surplus that might be received, such a
system would be eminently appropriate and ben
eficial; and that the•incotne derived from such
invested fund be used abiolately for this purpose
alone. „ , . • •
Judge Lilt 11; of Ps., made soioe 'highly judi
cious and practioal remarks, embracing the same
view as advanced by judge Leavitt; except' that
he would have a full endowment made for this'
specific purpose. They have in Europe their sus
tentation funds, but not ing•like it in America.
He said it•would add efficiency to' the ministry;
because with the certainty of being insured
against want arising from accidents to health,
young men would more readily surrender their
aspirations for business pursuits in order to pro
vide for the coming on of age and disability.
The annual contributibris are 'not sufficient.
When those men are pressed with anxieties for
support of families, the orie-half of the brain
power is exhau-ded thereby and we thusl'eb the
Church of the full measure Of mental power that
is her due.
We need an endowment . hind' of $400,000 for
this purpose. This is a hirge sum; but what is
it among so many? At all events this much we
want; and this much we shall have if Go'd spares
my life sad gives me strength to curry out my
purpose In this behalf. I know of funds now
ready for this object: only let parties be assured
that their contributions and legacies would be
faithfully applied to this purpose, arid the funds
would' be' speedily forthcoming. He exhorted
the Elders to'take hold of this. Ministers, from
a proper delicacy, will not. We must execute
this great work for the good, not of particular
ministers only, but for the . Whole Chtirch.
Judge LINN'S remarks were extended,' on the
subject of safety in investments of this fund,
and in , reply to possible objections to the plan,
he said he desired the Assembly to signify their
Sentiments'; for if wiring, he desired to be cor
reoted ; if right, he intended to ;devote the ener
gies of his life to, the execution of this great
Work.
The report and resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and, with', praye'r, the Assembly ad
journed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.- 7 2i P. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Lociteromi.,
Rev. Dr. Twirls, Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Correspondence,.,submitted the fol
.lowingpreambie and resolutions: ~
WHEREAS, It, is eminently proper, in what
ever ispect the subject is viewed, that harmony
and
. good willithould prevail timong.all the mem
bers of the great Presbyterian family ; and
WHEREAS, It. i 8 understood that the General
Assembly of .the Presbyterian Church, (New
School,) now in session at . Cincinnati, is enter
,taining the, question of sending a corresponding
delegate to this body ; therefore,
Resolved, That in antiCipation of this frater
pal spirit, this Assembly do , hereby appoint Rev.,
Robert Davidson, D.D.,tosepresent this . General
Assembly in , the , General Assembly now in sea-.
sion at Cincinnati, in the hope that this correa-:
pondence may be alike pleasant and profitable to ,
all parties concerned.
Resolved,.. That it is expedient to appoint a•del
egate tq the General Assembly of the l .United
Presbyterian Church, with a view of securing an
annual interchange. of delegates between these
.bodies, and Rev. Elipha. P. Swift,..V.D.,• ; be, and
he hereby is appointed to represent thipi,Asnem
bly in the General,A . ssem,bly of the WO* Pres
byterian Church . .. Wow; in session .in the. pity of
Pittsburgh, with. Ow of accoakOsking this
object. , •
The Preamble and resolutions were referred'
to a select committee.
The special order'.assigned for this afternoon
-was; the consideration of Dr. Breckinrilige's pi
per' or deliverance, (published" heretlifore,) on
the State of the Church. • ' • • •
Judge GAMBLEI, of St. Louis, ;offered the fol
lowing resolution: •
.Resolved, That in view of past deliverances Of
the highest tribunal of the Church, on the' sub
`ect; involved in the paper just read, , it fit deemed
I ,:y this General.Assembly,' grith the highest re
.ipect for the venerable minister from whom the
- ,)ayer comes, and a deep sense of theireat value.
:,flbe' services he haS rendered , to' the Church and
,he country, inexpedi..nt to take furtheraOtiOn,
on thessubject at present.
The resolution was seconded byrDr.videD,on
ald.
Judge GAMBLE proceeded to remark, thst his
aim in offering the resolution was to secure peace
to the churches. As to the mere abstract politi
cal views of Dr. Breckinridge's paper, I concur.;
arid I ' aise my voice against it not on this issue,
but for the sake of. peace and quietness ,in the
Church of: Christ. The. brethren in the South
are under a delusion, strange and universal;
and no such action 'as contemplated by Dr.
13reckinridge's paper. is t now required ; nor• is
such action expedient. I desire nothing so,
much on earth as the restoration of unity of
epirit in the bounds of our Church.. Arid in such:
discussion as must Almost necessarily occur on
f this question at this time, there will be feelings of.
'discord, as I fear, engendered, without the 'pee
' •Sibilify of any good arising from it,
' Dr. McDow.trn urged that the, adoption of the
vriginal paper would be attended by : no .good re
la We, as a Church, have no need-of standing
' ' n the street corners and proclaiming our ley:-
lty. Such conduct should expose any one :to
uspieion. He therefore favored the adoption of.
, • be resolution.
Dr. BRECIMILIDGE saide.he, Aid not now. pro
, ose to discuss the merits otitis question so
Inch as to make a few remsrits•on the bearings
1 this resolution. •
T,he position of the border slave States as to
fhis question is peculiar. We have delegates
t , ere from Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland. I
;dye had conferences with these
,brethren, and
Aare been urged to-withdrsw,this paper. I re;
;vet to find myself, in this matter, separated from
• teem. I have been asked to withdraw the'p4p,er;
at with a full sense of iny o responsibility to . God
'l.,nd the Church, wi.ha'fUllitionsciousness of what
due to my integrity of.purpose,l find myself to
-.aly unable to do so. , Injustice to, my own char
. later as a minister,: and! my position as a.:Theo
; tlgical Professor, I could not do it. And if, I
rare the lorkly, , one in those , border States *hp
I must even then offer it;,,though.j . fineed
I , should4go hove and be banged for doing it:.
t ,would (be, glad to gratify t h else hren ; , and
votdd,' if I could, gladly be sileutoniii let them
ital the Assembly tight it out.
Seventh Day.
THUM/WAY - itORNING—May 22
• .
=wax t WYNN BOOK
STATE rOP THE COUNTRY
PRESBYTEIA I BANNER.-SATURDA. Y 0 .4.4. - y 31, - 862.
I am the oldest man here from ,;:.the border
States,. except my friend, Juilge; (ramble. I
know the people of those States:4l..l am sure
that he and those brethren. *he iutizi disastrous
results from this set of the Assembly, are totally
deceived as to the effect this may have on our
Church in those States. When Judge Gamble
says its effects would be so injurious in his place,
(St. Louis,) I can't say nay. But while others,
equally well situated to judge!cif this, tell ; me
otherwise, all is made Oven by'tbeir testimo'ny.
And when there.are„three loyal churches .in St.
Louis, and not one loyal pastor, then it is clear
that this act of the Assembly will strengthen the
loyal, and • weaken the power of the disloyal. '
They tell me about Maryland; and Baltimore
—I know Baltimore.. I lived end labored thir
teen-years in' Baltimore. Arid My' judgment as
to My brother Backus's. opinion is, that he is
profoUndly , mistaken •as to -these disastrous ef
'leas that he says he dread!, as to Baltimore.
Yea, my solemn. convietlon:Js !that these, breth
ren are utterly ! mistaken -in their notions as to
die effects of this deliverand#on the border State
ehurelies=entirily mistaken ; ler,it,cinnot pos
nibly produce such effects:. This jiver is .en
firelr siinple! and 40;ecttit' onlyavers ;that
peace end "orditer.are for the interests.of
Christianity , Vtiatit. is the functions - of Govan:i
ntent to setierethiestate Of g4i et de , and,*hen
disturbed;4ll4llo;peciPle Are bound to. help the
,Geserntrtent-lieoure , this:
. thia , is - all.
.; If there
be any public?' disprder,':it' Meet be bydittlniel
persons, or tlinse who IA genipailtize" :with theni.
, And 'here I: must say that, t he . worst treason that
'hie ever been. spoken "
.in. my presence' has Ve'en
!talked to me' here North: To suoh, this
art of 'our • Assembly may. birdisplossing. or
:concise 'We must' ; displease the disloyal ;of the
country and the „liimeties•Of tile Church. And :I
mit; first, are theloyal - and the suffering as much
entitled' to your sympathy: arid citipport ,cns :the
,Am I not as much entitled to these as
a rebel ? . And do you not 'owe a 'duty to 'GO,
and to .the noe,land tolbe kingdom of .Christ
upon die earth? Suppose that any deliverance
this Assembly' can make - may do.sotntsmalLevil
is' one or another' particular quarter,:. anti .yet
will do boUndless good' n the aggregate, , should
yea not do it? To remove a valued and learned
isiitisfer from seine
up;. . humble . pesitiori,. And' put
that : higher, ' w ill do some , evil to
ibis former .position; but .the 'whole Church - is
benefited by it; and yet yeti'4*lt, and ought to
ds it. ..It is• no reasori why.tyou.should not do
an overwhelming good: that:some. stein
grow out of it. • It is die prerOgetive of ,G4to
bring good out of, evil.- Irony. twodiandred , and
fifty gentlemen of 'worth- should,;giveutterance
to an' (*Wien, it'vio}ild;be . of comparatively
•tle 'weight, becanie without any' special. sane
-don ; but when , such utterance is made as here,
in the riante!tof .Almighty, God; .Christ, and the
Holy Wiest, how ,unspealiably.sUleran is snob a
sanction! What a eight 'is it for this body to
Trotiounoe a:deliiteranee: explained in the name
of Jesus Christ, :as an ',offering for the -Holy
-Ghost to sanction! You sit here achisixi in the
Church, and war has:deluged 'thq'eountry,. w ith ;
miseries and-blood, arid you are s ilent. 'you two
hundred and fifty men are assembled herein tbe
-name of Jehovah, and in that aread: l iiiiike'ite
you not to speak?. Will:you- sit and.-see. the
Church riven and • the country bathed in'iblokal
during , a whole -year, and yet tie"- told: . that. ll
tis is addressed to 1 , -dtimb dogs? '? •This -is
the first meeting of the• General. Assembly,'!the
chief tribunal and, higheit Court of ttie Church,
since this great schism and mar have been made;
rendint the Church and nation—and yet are"we
to be silent? No, My, brethrets, no, no r - ,Yon
can't go back to your,homes and face your con
gregations with this sin upon-your souls.
make a . ,prbelamation of God's will, as ari,ntier
anee et:this high tribunal of our. Churcb,:and
who nan . stand before it? None but: madmen,
none but traitors, none but rebbls; nobody but
such as.have no hope of reconciliation either to
the authorities of the country' or of the Church!
If I, as a minister, read out: from my soletim
place in the pulpit, the depositiqn of any one it
falls upon' him like a thunderbolt and clings to
'him till be dies; but if 'I street corner de
nounee his misdeeds, it 'is noihitlg hut my .per
sonal Opinion, the effects of which may , vanish
with the utterance. Did anybody ever presume
that schism could maintain itself by disloyalty ?
-Can any schismatic Church sustain itself on-the
basis of treason and- disloyalty? If it have fol
lowers at all it will be but a desperate few, or if
by numbers, they will be only deluded'folloWers
who•will soon return": ' • •
That paper has three beads of. classification :of
persons to whom it , is .addressed':---Ist, to those
who have triode this rebellion; 2d, to those who
have - not made the rebellion, but subinitied thein
selies to it; and• 3d, to those who have not made,
,nor submitted-to it. To them ne ()lasses respec-
tively an a.ppeal is made; to their sense of- duty,
and to whom it is sent) in the•na`merof the 'Lord.
I make these remarks now, only •becatise I want
you,to do' as you may conscientiously think right
in the premises . ; and that IyOu+inay not be mis-'
led in your action by'stetements asrto its effects.
[During the remarks of Dr. Breckinridge:the
immense audienee which thronged the.vast4la.ll
of .the House of Representatives, listened'- with]
the most profound silence2'and intensity of inj
• Dr..Moi i iniargits said'he'arose to ii;. uestion'cit
-privileiiet: Be 'denied distill:M.ly 'an •
.eMphati-!
iisally the right of any 'echlesiastietil' ill...filial!
1
;the lowest to the highest, 'or' of ail? atiiinlier . ,(4l
'any such' court, to question him concerning his:
•political'apinions. ' .11 wai none' of theiebbaidese.
And he -had refrained, since liii rettita'iti - his
`Charge from New Ildeiciob, befora.the'preseit, iii
'talons begani , 'lrom'' conversing islet& iin'Y''bilt•
'those' of his most intitriate"frimidelipon'ibe ex. :
oiling: questions of the day ;'alicl'lliotpt; tills Viiy
small circle, be bad said nothing, dotting to,
keep 'himself freefrotti all 'questions tfat dill not
belong to his ministerial work • 'Re Said he had,
been once inquired of by a friend: all trolls Po-.
- litieitl: sentiments, and that he replied by telling.
him the anecdote of the little girl who; when
•aitliiid-by a politician•whether she wawa Whi g or
Democrat; answered •bV saying' ' that,'"lihs . 'wita'
neither; bat an 041-Schoo/Treibiferiaa.7', - ' ."•'
That lie i . ha 4 not•suppbeed'ltlisitliny:Conibitia-1
tion'tif cirantestances could - tiiika hini :later:lib.
puitioite kin' that respect;'tha'Alloehtbly t iviiiht.
.therettife judge his surprise at'ildarineDell. 40
the face of the Assembly publicly Amite" hint.
,and• two pastors Of large nhuinbee in St. X.Ouie,',
.114th - being' disloyal pastoie of loyal - chi:items. ,
Be • held in his hand Richardson 's ditinftion"of
loyalty, which was—.. Bounkor attached by law;
or according to law; one who religiously ob-1
serves that: fidelity which %Coin:ding - AO the laws;
•horowell'to his Prince,' substituting Government,
for: Prince, he would say ; :and the Assembly ;
would then . see how cruel and unjust, and reck-;
less the venerable Dr. Was; thatfin•tha sightof
God be could say that he was not disloyal.
Dr..B. said he charged the brethren‘With being)
disloyal in hip sense of the worq r .. • 1 ,
Dr. McP. said Dr. V i has' no , 1". iglit to change
the mean'ineof 'Engiish -words. Richardson was,
better authority than Dr. B. He considered the.
remark as unkind and,uncalled.for y r ,lts to the other.
pastors, one of them had voluntarily taken the,
oath of allegiance prescribed: hrth e trecelit ton
lientiOlOVlkli t ssiouri.; and' the
_Ober !tad voldn
te4IY takes 4iilielli7 pass 4 '*lnoli:liontid him
'it 'e•death penalt ...riiit to "
do I n il)Bl44lAli3t.
.
Rik' Mi. Me : as, orl l buieville, said be had
never/before felt called i ttitort tospeilettitdett - Oik;
'embirerassing oircumstatiche.' ) His reverence for,
the clietinguished •Dr. Breebitiridge rendered it
hard for him to Controven t lry'iiewe he might
advocate. But, one of us is greatly in error. I
think 1. uriderstgrat Kentucky ; and that thie:ac-;
tion Will be disaatroUs there.rhave'n'olbgreiloiititil
than' that the.sun' riik",l6 , :toorrsir: 114,1
Preeident of lid . United ; Suit es. iti,nite l pine
Cached to the count than asap, And tile
marl!, I believe that the,eourdry'citeint'be
vidod;' i ind tiutt'otir Church ought
th,et, think the Church' !On OA, toile . *
;aided as to be made ffi
au ecient effuse brkiseit
ingthe ()Country unit.d. I therefore iinplorellie
'Assembly to consider well the gotion'tNat le Jiro
poled. : Can any good , come of it? T have seen
no man in Kentucky that'did 'not think differ
ently from *Dr. BreokirTidge u to its results.
all` of the bo der Sistes;if) et be in4tta&ge,
lie ' mistikee It?sny , emergency re
quiriaitie milii'dilideolarationVelkeiVlciioula
say—make lt,:likeli g 4h'''thO heavensl
endoise aspects of thal,:jr , blit.
I stud s * :;0M1:4181, fi e Church - 'aimnit tho tot:.
we mist" kriftrettiii'%euritii% ege
shall `'do it,4 . 04: muit proWeivi
*here* ,Wf,toiegaTle ib) , ; ( oountily,'"bir ' Church
has gib fordo 0160. s eas;#,to off, but,
lot eae t 6 rec
not easy to recur. : —.
Mr.. Mot • ... •
,RaoPalt! reei largely, ram:toe trameactx,ons
Of the,SynOcit. kinftwlty,.. siloar theirseeti 7
mSnts;as the governments," and re marked
Aist "the . Government of the / Confederatd Stites
F.ap,actuet, was: ; energetic, was : powerful, and
giat l oannot be resisted by thOse:there, though Its
believed it an inliwful doverniFoenP'..: ..,.;
9,bie,ot„Lo
p en dopol; 4'4, 4 governtficont, Anyz o s . .,irp ;
bellicsm!}ll4 l youletui't faeltto3Aitig.lslsepS,it?'
lir. , f49l4f=;" If itle flat a Gaiiira*at k what
is *yeti:oA l ! 1 . 1 ... • • • . .
ME
Dr. Juimist—" Thet,wlll beidefined to year ..
entire satisfaction before ige are i through."
Mr. kftilUE—l believe That there is a fievern
rnent, thougknot tvlawful O'overhment; - find our',
people couldn't obey this with'out resisting that,'
- which - would subject them to the severest penal
ties. It may be cheap for you here to encounter
this, but it is not so with us. This action will
drive the ploughshare of disaster through our,
chufehes.i Many and pot insignificant persons
will separate from us. Arany of the thee. Ply wild•
go, and of those who, contribute largely.
~,We can
retain them, if " let alone,"—but just as certain
as this is done, not one dollar will come from
them- to us; they will send their money and go
themselves elsewhere. They think bringing
politics into the Church wrong, and they - protest
against such things. ••• - • •
•Kr. liViLLLtietsoofrObio, thoughtm i geod could
irisseirOmllds;!ictiot.,
Mr. Foitilts;-cf-Milistitiri, thikgbt• that Dr.
Breckinridge, could not know the sentiments in
Missouri, on this subject: 'He said n o good could
come from the proposed action. We only ask
you to let us alone."
Dr Justrist4Sid.4,liat at%.the list Genera/ As
se.l3Al3V Ih"..f.r9Pk 1et: 414434 x° ;
and he bad atu'died the subject e'ver . ,Ohee. :And
hp„h,ad aßilecl„the ; quelOop,4,iir . ptiuld logical
minde t, 7 Ands leek LSventol4s
Of s tudy h, ad disoovavid Oie fedi ihis deuxin
of logic--,it.,!3OEtaiSted in . ihilt.:*.Culled a sop
logical/tang ; which was that tie Several States
were indepen4ent sovereignties beforo the Deck,
ratiOn 'df 'lnifePetidence: 'els false is fact. It
is a. 'double ; eittendre,l to say that "religions /a*
nothing ; to do with polities." • '
If by politics you wean ohicanery,titinagogiost
acta, , ,slying and pot-house , brawling,' I-glacily
atd
mit•thatthereis no TeligiOn where-',.:•
•,Itere ,the• Moderator announced, the, hoarier
adjournment,. and, after religious exercises, the
Assembly,s,djourned...; 1, :
Eighth Day... •
, Prayer y,the.Dio erajor.. .. • • •
pr t ,Olott.returned. the Oun.nOttee's Yeport oo
the ,i30R1F,d,,,0f Education; Arith,an amendment,
which efueput:on the docket , , „
•Eltifr i pax, reported on. Systematic benevo T :
lence. ;.„, • • . 1 ,. ;
. . . .
.I.pdgaLtikv.amenbtreitted, the follpwing,4epose
from.thelfajerity, t 4if Special .Committeqc eat the
fapeis fileto,7 Dr4lreokinriilge and P0r....A.44.1,
8 0 1 *.1R 11 4h:PT" ac. 4 ,Pted :••• .
Altke ;polpatittee whom. were...serimmti the
Spare relating to , the resignation: 4 itt e. gelAlteit.
11,„ J., pr!,ekinridge:b.D.,.ag a .Prelleepcm,in..the
vanilla Theological . Seminary, .witba paten*,
nation. litnit the Rev. Stuart Robins's, .D.D., in
behalf of himself and the Rev. T. ,A_ Hoyt; ree
oinnken4 itke adoption of the following, reseln
done: •
,1. „/Ztmoived, That in so far as these,Paws iu
volve..ifte. persons' relation s or coutroyersies of
the
. .partiee named,, the Assembly , can take so
cognisance of them unless in a juditial,pr'oeied
ing,proseented,in the mode prescribed by the con
stitutionj.ef the Church; and. as to these; the
Assembly„ therefore, express no Opinion.
tesp/ved, That as,the office of 'Professor in
our, TheologiCel Seminaries is. hold
,under, the
euptorityf.,fttid by the appointmentof the Genertil
4.loeobii). itisipompetent for that; body,,at the
request of any one , holding, that position, or on
their.own, inotion, to inquire into the ateeptabil-
End usefulness of that office. ;
Resolved, That judgment Of. the As
semlily, no facts hive come to their knowledge
which impair ,their confidence in. Dr. Breekin
ridge, as a Professor in the . Danville_ Seminary;
and they . are fortified in this oorielusion by, the
official declaration 9f the Bliard of Trustees .of
the Institution, hat l allAtii4harges and insinua
tions against him stro i irigient foundation.
,4. Resolved, ~That:.thli,A.ssembiy, do not .con
cede, that in, ac*itilg a professor's Chair, in
ihe' Seminary; Dr. Breckinridge did necessarily
yield, the right, of„ expressing.freely his views• in
relation. to matters of great
. national concern
ment; and that instead of censure and, condem
nation, his lucid and able utterances on the rise,
histery and character of the ,great. conflict now,
in progress, entitle him to.,the gratitude of the
Church and the country, . ,
That the Assembly, duly _ atipre
cutting the eminent, qualifications Dr. Breek
iiiiidge atia teacher of Theology, and his great
usefpiness in that .department, would deeply re
gret hie withdrawal frotn,ltis present position;
and therefore decline the acceptance of his resig,
nation.
A minority report was submitted by Mr. Sta. !
'ilea, as follows; ,
. The minority of the spee'al committee to w . lEn
were 'referred the Papers touching the resin.
tion of Dr. It. J. Brebkinridge, and the personal
difficulties between himself and ReV. Stuart
Robinson,, D. D., And others, would. recommend
the Isisembly to adopt the 1011(4114 Minute ,t 0
wit:
• .
1. :The Assembly Bees no reason arising from,
the personal controversy' between the , parties
named in the Pnpers, either to justify the resig
nationhy, Dr. Breckinridge of, the Professorship
in the, Th eological, Seminary at, Danville,, Ky., or
the acceptance of the same by this Assembly, and
t i herefore recommend that.he withdraw his resig
nation.
p. That,while it is incompetent for this &more l
hly,,to determine the differences between, these
irrties, in the psrtiatilar aspect in which it ap
pearS before us, yet We &post 'deeply deptore this
unhappy contrpßersyhetween brethren who ought
to,live together unity of the spirit, and do
'hereby exhert th em, in the name of the Great
Head, of the.Cliutili,:tii study the things which
make for iikoetiti,,N9Vilneending hereby, however,
to express any tophOit as to the,merits of the
case. • , . „ 141.
MCIPoNALD
Co/ustbisr, Maly 28;1862. . .
CORRE . SPONDBNOW WITH. TDB NEW SCHOO
- 1 1:46 report of the 'Cotamittei on • Yoreigu"Der
respondence Win corittidered; to
pienkiiridgeAMide
the subject. 'As to' the I state
thittlild' tfiniNe.W . Sithool u tichiingin which tie
Of General Assent
the' deliberate' cooefitsioss'of years
lent appitifilqd All' he Wei'. did: 'Since' that
time the' of BentublY;
so far 'as hid been broUght back to-the
bosOrn 'of oitr 'Synod"; •sb 'that, • thus the Synod
wati permilinikirobliterateit ' He had no objee
tem t o the • tabli sh to ent rOf % fraternal 'relationti
with that body. "Nor; asliiihei Mode of doing it,
would •he hurt the feeliiigh of any Man,;• but in
mink' preeee'dingi we
° lutist ' be•lgoveried'sby 'the
(coot and deliberate' con'clusions of Our tatider4
siltudings;:not by simple impulse. There shinsld
belie •h'alite. • I'Would not: do this , thing' 'simply
beciamie welled he,en told that they were propos
ing it. I would suggest iht.a minute be formed
inviting their certsideration of thli ;Subject, and
send thatAninute its the basis of a mutual inter
ohangei of °delegates; "and do it with all gravity,
and canderVind sincerity. ' • •
Musetitkiiireenourred4lth Dr. Breckin
ridge. • • '
• , De.'Hoos rociveditlint. the'shbject , be referred
back' , to' the same ' , Oitimittee,•Vrith instructions
to Prepare and present. a 'proper miittite, to be
corno3unicatell' to' 'that ''body=-carriedi and on
further motion, Drs. Musgrave, Dreckinridge,
awl-Sege; were added to' the committed.
STATE OF Tap. COUNTRY.
The stthjaat of. Dr. Breukinridge's Paper on the
Statitof the.(haroh was resumed; ; and Dr. Joe
iraw,sontintied bia remarks loegun the day.before.
HeoontrierWed,; the : dogma that reDgion and
pohtio`s'liad no connexion. He said that t all who
had..spokw of _this Paper had assented, to, its
truth as to its principle ; and he had no feare
thhtthe triith . 'could ever'prove disastrous to the
Church. There is no such thing as neutrality in
morals. If we negative this Paper by our votes,
the whole Christian world might say that our
Church,had refusedto sanction this Paper as to
our duty in:this crisis, and that our :Cl:tenth was
therefore disloyal The Dr. continued to argue,
showing the fallacy of assuming that the Con
fetieracy was a government, and, thewretvioning•
from that. false and ungrounded assumption.
MoPpisisas rose to a"..question of per- 1
sorial privilege in regard to some unpleasant. per N
sonal allusions to himself. •
The Moderator odutilnied'members agairilli in
dulgence M any unpleasant .personal allusions in,
debate. . . • •
Bev. Mr. Jonwsow, ofliy., made sow/W*o ; 4
excellent and sensible,remarks.on the subjeetim,
to its effects in•his State. • He said that•hele=
gratted the neaeiiiity, of such action as the paper.
contemplated; but now that it was before us, he,
felt • bound to•sanetion it by his vote. He thought
worse. results would come from Condemning that
paper. by 'a negative vote thin • could come from
its approval. • •• • . •
FOittn4 Mewed in', One remarks;
when.the Assembly adjduimed.• • ,
" AFTEIiNOONISESSION;--2iP
wrvayerty Rev: MriVes•Wyo
boininiitee • tni4:l4o
. 11 :09 1 .
ilie li il eage Fund, widolkwas•notopirl asd
athOdd•
EMIR
Mr..,Cos calle4ip overture f.o. 1., authorizing
So'ard orPnblioatioli . toablieh arigigiocs
neWspOer, atlil
Je Was
adop(od. .
On motion; the iiominatiOne were mtide'for Pro
festsor of ChutohAistory and Pastoral Theology
in Danville' Theblogical Seminary, as follows :
Rev. R. L. Stanton, Rev. Dr. Musgrave, Rev.
' Robert Davidson, Rev. John D. Reynolds, Rev.
;IDr.'„Thomas, - Rev.'Charles P. Jennings, and Rev.
D. Macidaster'• D. D.
The names of Messrs. Musgrave, MacMa.sters,
'Ames, and Reynolds, were withdrawn.
The ballot for the Professorships and for Di
rectors of the various Institutions, was then
taken, but had not been announced at the
adjournment
Mr. HALE offered the following, which. was
adopted. '• • •
.Resolved, . That ; hereafter there , be a Standing.
Committee on the Reports, to the General Aseem
•on the' FUnd for Disabled Ministers, to be
appointed by the. Moderator, in 'connexion with
the other standing committees. :
Unfinished business. was then reached, and Dr. '
Breckinridge's Report, op the State Of,the Church,
and'Judge Gambles substitute, were taken Up.
st
'Po mitr, ;hotting the floor; 'proceeded to
state' his mations *by the Assetribly should not
adopt the: Report ofilDr..Brookinridge.' , One• was
that ministera.oft,hochtirob..were only authorized
to speak ale 414, as drait.from the Scriptures,
unless they Were inspired j?i,God; and the paper
. in qtiestiodechitained thinethat viere' net in the
Scriptures: ' Ire said the question wars
one, and the Church had nothibg to do with poli•
tics. Jr religion area; worth anythipg, it was worth
being carried into evetything- 7 :cam, it every
where: but' keep deofsiona of ails kind out of
the Church. ' " ',•
He Bab:Uwe ars iu a season of pariodioal•excite
. ment.r, sometimes in the... North, among
the, abolitionists,: and, sometimes, in ,the South,
among the slaseholdem. In the North„ the
Clare& iiitist,'ideld •to 'the popular demand' and
say :thailliaireryls' the gietiteat sin ; and in 'the
-South" nitzet'i ear that abolitionists :ere' the
,gretitestlainkerstf Ia the ;South, eon:.is against
father r ,and fatlier.againsteon—the,.people ; of the
'ltjoth. hiss no. idea of ,04PSitX Of:reeling
!South: Church in the' bar
der Stator stitod: wtisie ft' Voula do initoh'geortin
allaying this 'feeling,: and tebunseleci forbear
ance .Ort , the part of ;the .General Assemblya It
alde4Yellifign
ot;tatepteneral i tlisentbly, containing statements
iitit liontitina ' • Soripturei; if it . iiitt 4 4t,
irodid wort o'aly evil: ' • :
read.a paper whichhe deaired to take;
'fite..olllootot.:the , Report , of- the Coinmittee, but
..did,zrotAtoe,it a itt the,handa of the, Assembly.
Dr. litiAltiljgdp. .W 4 glad that Dr. Breskinridge
liad * beki'sisti4tl to mike this stand against 'the
rebellion.'• He cited the deeds. of 'Cataline and
the rebellion of Absalom ;
but said there .never
was a , rebellion so wicked and so wide-spread' as
the present one. , He did not wish , to wound the
* feelings of any one on the floor, but he omild,hot
let this subject'pess With Out giving his testimony
against:it.' He did not.call any brother disloYal,
but he '_must. take into consideration the' condi
tion of ;the Chuich. .His oharge;had sent one
, seventh of those , attending , on his ministry,. to.
battle for the Ernioti. They 'were t0:46y., if
Richmond is atiatiked, in the line, of hattle 'end
and he could not'. help feeling interested in `the:
matter. also took into consideration the
state of the ChUreh'in.the border States. There
appeared to be.two classes of Christians there- r ,
tbeloySl and the disloyal. To be a Union , man
in th'et"Sotitli . was to 6,ei stiCh to 'the endangering
of. life.. It costa something to be' 'a Union man
in the South.. , . , :, . . •
To pass this , paper some of the, speakers said
would drive off many wealthy, members: He
.was surprised to hear stidh aiguments, and Cited
the 'action of the Church on the TemptYnnoe
question, 'against it, and: asked:lf the - Church
must tolerate sini; because :it , :world !drive off
, some membeFs. . Action:could:net. be • talten, on
scarcely any question, witbant l .offettdiftg .some
one. The Church needed some action of this
'kind, even if it did Arlie off 'rebels . and those
who sympatlitsed With them; and•if pissed; the
Y.action would'ffomore good !for the , Cliurch in the
North, than it could do,harm, in the South., But
.we must do something thatrould meet.the7enta
of 'the whole Church, and bethou g ht the passage
'nf' s l)r. Breckinridge's intidit would do
.• Be was surprised tO , hear a brother seyrillue
!rating the feelings of the. South, thaw:L:46H
lady retired.to her closet and prayed thega rail
„reed train, loaded with Federal
,soidiers; might
'meet With Some' 'accident that would destroy
thinn, and' thatif 'she had all the necks of the
North in one bunch she could hang them all at
;gime:FAS Tat a peculiar kind of religion they
had .dewn there, and the sooner tbe, Church was
.nletklof t 14:the better..
• ' His ieinaiit's were vet, interesting;and to the
point, but 'we oan only give II flint Oittline: •
. MoMimurfollowedfladidoiiiing the'pas-
Hge,of the AkeporL. . ,',• ;f • .
. t Alr„: elovektite previous question,'
lie..linstii i nithdrotr; when, pc. Breekin-;
iiiikeyrivedi make . it 'the alienist o!fder:fiii hca
niotrbw whiCh
-,l•Afitie religions services; . adjourned'. • •• •••••.•
Prayer. by the Moderator
Committee Ao,:esonsit ballots, ;for members
,ot,
poardp,, and for ,Directors of Seminaries, report
ed. 'le perioni nominated by the Commiitee'
'were 'e eoted.
The consideration of Dr. , fiar.oxitterntre's'piii
per, on the,State of the Country, was resumed ;
and by special order ,the speeches of members
were to belitnited to. fifteen minutes.
''Dr. Manz ETERS tliimight the state of 'intlfdlin
,t,be public of •the • Vorder States was not in a fit
-condition to be thus treate.d. There is too much,
excitement there now to be calmly reasoned with
in any manner that could be froductive of bene-'
fits. And, admitting thit - tha.Raper were, unob
jectionable as to its principle aid doctrine still,
it7may be. inexpedient to-adopt it now.
.emitly believe it to bejnexpedient, in the prea
ent oonditiop of the public mind in those States.
Nit, I object to this . paper on seiera l grpunds.as!
to matters of principle and dtictrine. rchdin it:
tOlie :opposed to the'ConstitOtional rule
Church);l:(llere Dr. Ma. read from the Cotifda-:
sion of.faith, chapter ; 81st, section.;4, on. the
subject of ~.handling civil affairtt.:?),•
Again, the paper is predioated, upon the infer
ential doctrine that the Church" owes an 'alle
giance to the Government.' 'The' doctrine is not
so catated in unmistakableand formal terms.
But this thought.• seems.,teunderlieithe paper.
But I never, no never, can admit.such ,a,4lsetrioe.
The only kingdom to which the Churph - cowca al
legiance is the'kingdom ,of elitist. '"the citizen
()Wee allegiance to'the State, but the Church does
not. By' uniting with 'the Church 'the" citizen
comes into no new relation to the Government.
As a citizen he owes sacred allegiance to his
Government ; but the. Church ati stash, 'is - the
subject of the King; Christ: 4' • •-• ...;
• But, further, this paper assumes toltitOpiet,
the Constitution of the United States: ;Tl~fe we
have no ;authority to" do ; and to do • itO‘Would
be sin. • •• •
(Dr. BRECIKINRIDGE—" What pordoii - Of the
paper does the brother . refer 'to?" t' 'Mel..
read several clauses, but didn't item to find it.
I' fear that, from present' indications;` this win .
be`passed.. - If so, I shall 'feel bound 'tolkubmit
my solemn''protest. all thin gs
hereafter be true both to the - Governtheiltirad to
the 'Presbyterian Church. ' •,- ••• • •
Dr. BACKI3B-4 rise not to discuss the *incl.:,
plea ittlolvetki in , this , paper.; appigtlohly to ,
your common sense. I have'been forgone quar-t
ter of a centurra pastor in Baltimore; and know ,
the'ohuroltits there well. They:fort:o'h good type
SotindcPreisbYterianism. The Baltimore Pres-'
bytery gives more money to our Boards than the,
whola,Synod. of Philadelphia. Baltimore is the.
centre of the Maryland Church. She is closely.
allied to the South by business, by doinestic ties,
'brintermarrisge; and' ompathy. Maryland has
-five thousand Men in tb'e "Southe'rte army," .of
which three thousand are „from . Baltimore.
But, as good Presbyterians, they are sensitive on
the 'SubjTect of ecclesiastical interference with po
t litical subjects. Au• impression ie wide-spread ,
among • them, that this is a. scheme to separate,
them of the•border States from this General As
, senthly; and if they. are provoked to declare
themselves independent they will eveutuaUy go
-wit hithe South. Such wouldrhalhe reatat of in- judicious action here. On the'other hand,' wben
the politicskdiffioulties are removed, as now bids
fair to be speedily done, all ~t he
,Church, South
would ,cone, beak, .ourtosis., Is, it worth
I white aotoere‘il
for Biome Pee
siblek. ot: :Uncertain , geed In the
North there is nothing needed to stimulate Church
loyalty. : I don't, despair tie , retaining *our
churches in Baltimore,; knt,,they.are in.
danger. The whOliPelley of the Nitienal,Gov
ernment is founded J itpon Spirit'of
so•it would bedit-thisChurch: • •-•
uI.Dr. Bactros moved ..certain modifieltioiii of
ADdreckinxidge's paper, Which he read: 31.:!pr?..
2 gcbrr said thest mush 9ympal24 hi t t boa
Moth Day. ;lc, • .
SATURDAY. MORNING}—May 9,4. 4.•
STATE Or TairOOI7NTRY
• . ,
asked for the border States, and much is really
due to these-Hut nothing had been said about
what was due to the Northern States. All the
arguments he kad lieard from those border State
brethren, as Yet, was on the question of expedi
ency. Ile said this matter of expediency is but
a Janus-faced affair. It will not do. There is a
spirit roused at the North that will net " . doypi,"
conjure it as you will. It will rise again - and
again to :ineet you: like Banquo's ghoidt o
contended , that there is-a great principle-in this
paper : it involves the question, : whethttrthis
court of the Church is free to make and deolare
any order as to doctrine or principle.
Dr. BRECKINBIDGS remarked, that be would
addresshimielf to the exposition of the doctrine
in this behalf: I• would say, lib#ever, 'that 'I ,
have observed that every speech . on this subject, I
even to that of my friend, Dr. Beaus, involved
either a direct or covert attack upon me. This is
always the tiniper of faction;WA, f&Ciiol l is, al-,
'Ways exaciing--grane it 'a little , auditwill at
'once demand 'more. Some sayA.bery are sorry
fors me, that I should have been itt.: unfortunate
as; to. introduce' thilt paper herel6s Now„ I will
agree: to. do this—l even ",compromise "
with, them • and I will Make, them this proposi
tion-Lthat I will take anti) and upon myself all
they blame* that way attach on this -4tocobrit be
fore men,af when , we have' all gone-up above,
they,.will not claim , the glory of it there .I
Blowy speech giving utterances from s.dislorn!
bosom Seems to, signify that it Would do no harm,
Valence, to disgrace the Church and Yet deem
anjAplain and 'unequivocal allusion. to tlie'diffi
.cultras exceedingly harmful. One veryillot day
a, West 7 lndia la,dy directed her servant to take
some ice, and some ,liqu,or, and some water, and
some lennin, and Mix thein for her to drink;
"And if' you please, mistress," said the ISVl
vant, "shall I put in a little *nutmeg ? " z"Bet-,
gone, you beast," screamed the - mistress ;
you alk I would drink punch I"So, now, whew-
I would put in the nutmeg," and make the'
question unequivocal, the brethren manifest ab
horrence of"the whole matter: •
Dr. BRI.OIC_INRIDGE pursuSd his remarks to
ihow that the apprebensionsws to' the effects of
this action are, unfounded., He also alluded to
the doctrine in relation , to fusion of "religion
and politiee'," of which sonteliiii spoken, claim
ing thatltbis is not a political• Paper in even the
.remotest • sense: it was, as Dr. bloPheeters had
a: solemnly religious:Paper. It ,was the
soleint duty, of every Christianman to sustain
the Giiielnareent in its efforts at' securing peace;
and I ittSt` to you; brethren, that if you don't:art
;
•port'llie!law and . the .oovernment,- you are ,man
sworn and perfidious. To refuse this is perfidy
and perjug ; and' to, weld fleas I•call.one of the
duties
.of religion;, and kip *a' that they call
" Pelitics !"' (In speaking 'of Dr.. B. was
thoroughly • earnest gild 'elegant:) . 'lroti;, my
brethren,' are this day making - dilatory: :IfYotr are
not simply acting for , Kentucky; and,Marylarld
you are weting for all of Chriet!tt Church ; and in
so doing, you are making,histoiy tlia will last as
long as the Church lasts. There never was„ in.
my conviction; in all the history of :the 'Church,
crisis more Tiregnant with events of the future
,than is this in which you. are new called BpOIL to
„act. • Tien, let, me beseseli, and ,enjoin you, in
the name of ;God, of his 'Christ: . end Of his
Church, to' act as you would answer at the Grath.
Dr. STBANT ROBINSON rose and remarked-that
..he had not,ooncurred with the-. brethren of. the
border States as .to,- the, resolution offered by
Judge Gamble, on the . questiciii of eipediency.
He had aher objections to Dr. Breokinridge's
Paper besides the one of expediency; and he
was glad that now the main issue had to be met.
His objections he would state as.follows : •
:.1. That,thie paper, contained matters ° wrong,
both is doctrine and in principle. ,
2.. That, even if rightin.doctrirre and pririci
ple, its tone and spirit., being severe and sondem
natory,- are wrong.
. That, even ; if the tone.and Bpi*: and4doa
trine and.printupta were right, their e.ppiligatiou
was too vague 'and unoeiCain 'and' •
:4. That if the forigOitiefiblectiiins Wife'
, removed, it is evenithen•agiiintit - fThrwr" tian•expe
.diency. •
, • Dr.. ROBINSON proceeded to the maintenance of
.. the foregoing, when the. hour for adjournment
waa announced by the Mode:rib - 3r.
AFTERNOON SEg4;osi.- - --.2f P.M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. SmsproAtN.
DioxeOiroffered . a reaolution,,authorizing
the Treas.'urei 'of` the Beard ;of Publioatton# pay;
the . expenses 'of the' Biiard% Of Reiriiion• of the
new Diacipline, whioh vias.agreed-ta. • • • :
8 ABBATHi ASfiOCIATION
Dr. Roseau, 8. Coon.,•Becretary of the .Bab
bath Association, of New-York, was introduced,
and was Termitted to pvwspat,to thp,Stention of
the Assembly a volume of sermons on §ahhath
observince.
also gave a 'chisering'iineage of the Work
'of-that Committee of •Laymen,. in: closing 'the
theatres. and drinking-houses
. of .New:..York, on
the • • Sabbath, and , thought., ,a little band of
laynten;in New-York, could accomplish seireat
work; that 'a united effort:' on the part of the
Outvote it'd itiniateis , thronghout the - cciuntry
much to bring about n :permanent re
.torm which would r,esult,inAnuch;good. i to the na
tion., o.p : coneluded by saying thatlin was about
•io present to each itininterial meinher of the As
•itembly coiy of the- book The , thanks of the
.Assembly were- then Toted him. ,
STATiI OB'TiII.COCNTi7✓
The considerationtof•Dr.slireckintidge's paper'
'was resumed.r:. , ,f ,
, . Dr. Srtsaw Rourusou having the floor, pro
6eeded to Bhp* that the paper contained doe
&ince tind'iieWs n'ot'auth r erired by the Seriptares
or the Chili ,: lie said that there'were two sys
,tems ofiloyernments--the government of the
Church. and of the world,, *• Ca3ttar made laws
for the orld, but
,Christ made Jaws. for. the
Church;"' and he filleted the,'action of the
Church hilootland faint He s alse read / from
'the deliieritnees of diffeient (14neral Assemblies,
interpreting the derivation • of,; Ithe• power of
Church and,State, natl., explained that the tele
tious •of Church and State were n entirely different,
as 'applied, to the making , Of lavis and govern
ment.; and; said the 'tendency cif the "'rim
'that had leeri iundered• by
It was said that, the Govern' bent was sought to.
..
be destroyed by the rebelotrtny ; but he, bad:
heard it ' said by Northern Democratic papers:
that Alie - sibeistical Aobolitionists'of the Northi
had started it, and were•also , to blame. He was
not politician enough- to decide—it was one of
the things to be decided.lTCatsar's Government
and Congress. The 14.ws of the o,ettererAssem
bly sliouid not interfere with thalifalrli of the
Government. The . ' notiiineto do
with • a , trian's allegiance; that belohlgid to' the
State of his birth.; but there. wasain artificial
allegiance. He .explained that the
love
of
loyalty in England was supreme love , for the
ruling sovereign; but in this country' it meant
lOve'ito the Constitution'andilaWs, and • thought it
was 'a snare to compel.the• woman,• WhOISEL bus
band and,ohildren were with the rebels, to .ex.-
.amine at
. Communion_ whether she loved. the
Goiernment as she di Christ. This was uniting
Cmiar's Government with Chiist's. It was
hgrah
-ne9s to treat the Cbtirch'in that way. They did
riot so treat the'Nevr-Schooland Congregational
,Churches, and .said. that, the paper , mentions
r,e, gone off as faithless to all laws, human and
wane.
lie proceeded'to ei t the paper, and said it
I fl4l not definite , eneugh. He did not oppose it
account' of expediency ; and on this he dif
fered with his brethren , of the Border States
when they,,deoided , to have this question come
before the deneral Assembli in the form pre
iented by JUdgi Gamlile'S - resolution. • lie 'did
'not diicios se a'questiou of expediency, but
.since it . had been presented to the Assembly, he,
wished it to be discussed - upon its merits, tand,..io!
,actedon., The schism 'has alrettOy.been v ins . de •
and mould not be' healed by this if
left alizie;'whea peace was made the gulf
be chigedlt"; Lgm.; .; . (.•
As: hiaitirne had expired,: and• the Assembly
was wearied, he would only sum , tip the inexpe
ttiency of euch a deliverance in five points :.
/. In - rendering the breach 'With. the Southern
'Amen:Oily irreparable.
- t 3 '2. 'ln its effects on the . Noithern Church in
sending forth a thousand •men unauthorized to
preach politics, already so.prevalent as to raise
the cry of rebuke even,in New-England.
3. In driving from the Presbyterian Church an
enure party.
Driving off litany: lathe Border States.
b.. In Pronentinen, mare members . of this
body_—compelling to vote or , bravo public
opinion.
• He 'closed by appealing.from the Assembly 'of
1888•tp• that of 1870.
..(The fifteen minntsahileirsa atuspended in favor
of -Dr.. Phgetere; Breekbaridge v and Robinson.)
, was followed .by Pr, 11.4w.t.t.yu„ w ho could see no argument at all* the
Marks:: They were nothingilitt / eOphiatry. B%
ximarks were pointOdinid forcible,. but , 4e
have rio room for them. ;
Dr; DICKSON, of the Synod of Baltimore, made
an upped in Ulshalf df tlieltdellyteriant df„„ths
Border States, and hoped they might not he er „ .
pelted to accept this paper as a deliverance of
the Church, as it now was. He desired that it
might be referred to a select committee.
s evera l amendments were offered, but were
voted •tl ewn •
Baea.us offered a substitute, but the pr e .
v lona question having been demanded, the 3lod.
erator decided the substitute out of order.
The vote on Dr. Breckinridge's paper Was t h en
taken 'Which resulted in its adoption, by a .rote
of 206 yea's to 20 nays.
Dr.-Rontasorrand others gave notice of a pr a .
test against .the action of the Assembly in adep t ,
ing the report.
Adjourned.
rest Brian Namur.
PITTSBURGH, 847111110, UT 11,1811.
In Preparing the Proceedings of the Is.
sembly for our columns, we have used very
freely the reports of the Ohio State Jou r .
nol, to Which we thus express our obliga.
tions.
Ell
,1110.,a r ilood:Ckay. 7 -..We invite attention
to.the Oard i asking.aid to build a church at
PlattsuiduthATebraski. We are intimately
aiqu'pititiiidlWith: l Hr:'l4llGHES, and kno w
hilito'be i liiircideqt,'dcroted, and hard la.
1)6414 „mu . in the,. Master's cause. W e
will cordially:n(36*e :and. forward contri
butions;OdgespeCially 'money.
PrOrlooilleiiitr:L7Rev: R. L. STAN
TON V TY has been chosen to occupy the
chair, or,dhnrch, Government and Pastoral
Theology, the Danville Theological Sena
iriary. :Die.STA.NTo'm is pastor of the Pres
byterian eliirdli'in Ohillicothe, Ohio. He
is a devoted minister, a good scholar, and
an amiable gentleman... The choice is judi
cious, 'and:we - hope to , see the institutio n
prosper greatly. - •''
TIE oßgrr EXHIBITION.
Our London correspondence, this week,
is~occupied with: the opening of the Inter
national Eihibition - at Kensington, Eng
land. The is perhaps the largest
in . existence . . : : : The collection of curiosities,
and, of,the works of art, is wonderful. It
is , a /peaceful` -institution, and adapted to
prodime and perpetuate peace.
Sorry are we that the United States
could.,nOt have occupied the
,large section
intended for us. .To,have been thoroughly
tepresenteil, would.have been a great na
tional a6antige.'''Odi genius and indus
tryswonl#Viiie been made .known, our in
fluence would have been extended, and at_
tachments .to,us as one important member of
the , family •of ..nations would have been
airengthenad. The' rebellinti in the land
prevented from participating, as we
should hive done, iri tkipipsaiseful gather-
ing of nations.
The description - which we publish must
be read with•-great,ititerest
ADJOURNMENT , OF THE ASSEMBLY.
The Assembly adjourneil at noon on the
27th inst., after a most "harmonious and
delightful session of ten days. Great fears
had been: entertained that the meeting
would he; iir'part, stormy'. It was known
that some , of the Commissioners from the
Border States were exceedingly pro-South
ern in their sympathies. • They desired to
have the. Assembly'so act 'as not only to
hold' fast all'the ebitiches and ministers in
those States,,butalso so as to invite back
the schismatics in the so-called Confederacy.
When thisleelipg, would •meet the equally
strong feelingfin::.the North, of loyalty to
the Governineilt;',and of phrpose to con
demn rebellion• as a sin against both God
and man, whaecould be expected but a pain
ful collision:? Grace, however, triumphed.
AkAtnec.daye. earnest discussion was had
without an':unkind personality, or one in
stance' oft' alienation. The vote is put on
record, that 'every one may stand known.
The minority 'were permitted also to place
upOn the mieutes, protests containing their
reasons/or, their . votes.
Another 'subject still more. threatening,
wavaiverytnhaply difficulty between Dr.
R. J. Bazoiiiiimxim and 'Dr. STUART
VA**. . hnd been some time in
thepAlic-journals;v.both secular and re
ligicue, 412004 140 In bear upon one' of our
neologies' Seminaries. This also was dis
posed of, preserving truth, righteousness,
and peace,.So far at least as the, Assembly
•
Was concerned.
The Assembly's Proneetngs we bring
np
,to the close of the sloth day. The
transactions which followed will be pre
sented to our readers.next week. They re-
Ikea to the-Fund for Aged Ministers, to
Systematic .**Arolence, and some minor
matters.' .
THE GENERAL, ASSEIDIM.4? 1861.
DOMESTIC
To propagate the l Gospelin.a land where
God .has given usiour , lot, and made for us
a happy .hozne; : iind bound xis to our fellow
men by t tbie:afrOngest .and moat endearing
,ogvionsly a duty; and a duty sec , -
qn in l importence.and responsibility td's;_
other:which we owe to oar- fellow immor
tals.
. ..
This ',Report of the Bn - ard of Domestic
liiinsiona'wngi,the subject for Monday fore
nooint. P: :the Assembly. This Board is
one ofahormain akeneies.•which we use in
acconWishing ' otir home duties. It is
greatly beloved by the Church, but still it
had fallen, for a,little while, into wrong
hands, and , become greatly embarrassed.
Its funds -fled, debts were incurred, and
bniiltruptcy seemed imminent. But a new
change was made' in its direction, a year
ago, and now
,:the., darkness has fl e d. At
one time. last Summer the i n d e bt e d ne ss of
the Board .was $28,000. By the Ist of
March, this' debt *as all paid but $5,000;
and orttljo i. :lK:4 May, this balance also
was TaidiAnd l iel the sums due mission
aries)..at, ftrioihreporta, of labor were re
ceiveck were. paid. - • ,
Thr.ifinber of` infiiiiionaries employed
4
. i .1-
7' fr; ..- he Bialute l ned circumstances of
.T llls' ''
f '1 066:14 it l' ..litabgary to reduce the