Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-04

Congregational Churches in lhr United States crn'Ina,
ted yesterday. The charge n The Jury was delivered
| by Judge ,gerS.
The whole matter being too voIurninons and, in many
Of - details ton uniutercsiug for the columns OF dat
IL paper we have made short sketch from two OF lie
religious prints Of This cly-the observer and l'rsbye-
ran-whlch seems 10 embrace all me points when are
important TO the public al large We were not able 10
obtain copy OF the charge Of Judg" Rogers, as arpi'
ca,un will probably he made Tor new ial, when the
cnse will be heard by The Judges OF TIE Supreme Court
! in bank ~ ,,
The ase which is 10 decide which oi the Assemblies,
orranized on the l7 Of May. lc3S, al The church IN
Rsnslead Court, Philadelphia, was the true General AS
spnbIy Of the Presbyterian Church IN the U , was
called in the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania Mon.
day. the 4th inst Judge Rogers the bench. In this
cas the Commonwealth of Pennsy Ivania, al The snggrs.
ton Of James Todd and others sands as The REALTORS Gno
! the Rev. Ashbe Green, and others, us Respondents
| The Counsel for the plaintiffs were Geo. Woad, "m
NJ Meredith. and Josiah Randall, Esqrs; Counsel for
The defendants John Sergeant, Joseph r. Ingers" w.
C. Preston Of S Carolina, and F. W. ilubbeil E,qs.
| The following are the names OF the gentlemen who
compose the jury
| Charles Wagner, james Simpson, L. Quandale, Geo.
| Neck Isaac Jeans w. S Gr'iner Miller Eveily,
R. & Dickinson john Burks, c. BarrIngton S. Baker,
| f. r Myers
! Josiah Randall ESQ commenced the opening Of the
case lie introduced it by brief historical sketch OF
the formation "r the fire., presby!cry about 100 years,
the erection Of The Synod of PhIladepha lis DIVISION
synOdS, aud The formation oil Inc HtnfFdi MS
spinbly in I7SS This sketch he continued tn lI!9
when the Trustees Of the General Assembly were in
corporaIed lie then proceeded to give an account.
from the records rf The Assembly Of The erection OF
the exscindrd synods The Synod o. Albany was Great
ed in 1903: sent up 10 the General AS
semblv in 1872. r,qnrSngfts division IL was accord
| ingy divided, and The Synod Of Genera formed In
lS2i the Synod of Geneva divided, and The synod
If Genssee constituted The Synod OF fn'shutgh was
divided in ls23, and the Synod Of Western Reserve
| constituted
In ls29 the General Assembly erected The Synod of
| Utica
Tie ,.,sbyteries embraced in these synods continued
To act with the others their rights never called in ques-
iiun ard their fellowship unchallenged TIL lc17 tie
then stated, that certain questions there vas unhnp
pily difference Of opinion in the church and that The
Terms old ShpOl and .Er School used 10 designate
this dirrt nee. He would use them for convenience,
! without attaching objectionable meaning 10 elher.-
These parties had long exstrd-had been nenry equal
in number In the Assembly OF ISL! lc'2, lc33, and
1894 the New School had ma iorty. In lc3o, the Od
! Sch"o prep"nderacd In 1886, The New School w"'e
majority again In The Assembly le37 the Old School
had sa majority, and then adopted course nt policy
| TO secure majority IN future on their side lhs was
the passage Of the resolutions declaring the Synois OF
Geneva, Genusee, Uilca, and Western Reserve to be
out Of the church.
A, the time appointed in 1888, commissioners from
the various rrrsbylccs Of the United States including
those coming from the four e1sclnded Synods, met az
usual this city. The latter, with the rrs presented
their commissions the Stated and Permanent Clerks,
aud demanded that its names should be enr0!rd. But
these Ulcers had already been pledged to course for
bidding the reception OF these commSSIons they refused
! them.
Next all the commissioners met together in The Seventh
Prcshy terrain churchhr place appointed for the meeting
of the Assembly Of 1888 twas The duty OF Dr. Elliott
the Moderator o the last year, 10 preach at the
opening OF this Assembly, and preside curing lis nrgan
za,inn until the election of Moderator After the
cu.tvmnry religions services he accordingly took the
chair. When the body was about 10 be ognnLed, DR..
Patton commissioned from the Third Presby'ey OF \.
York Stating that he wished 10 offer certain resGu-
items hich he held his hand The Moderator declared
hun out Of order, and on DR.. Paons appealing from
his decision declared the appeal also out Of order and
refused put The question upon 10 the house; saying
that the first business in order was the report OF the
clerks upon the roll Doctor Patton then took his seat
and the clerks proceeded with their report This being
concluded the Mode ra,or announced that, If there
any commissioners present whose names had not been
enrolled, the time for them 10 present their
commissions Upon this call, Doctor Mason also de-
lpgare from the Third Presbyery Of New York rose and
budding in his hand The commissions from the exscnd-
ed Svnods. rendered them 10 The Moderator, informing
thai they had been presented to the clerks, and by
then refused, and moved that the roll should be
plrtrd by the addition Of The contained IN these
commissions The Mode raI"r declared this motion also
out OF order. though II was in answer 10 his own call
and though The report upon the oi! then cunclud
ed Doctor Mason appealed from the decision his ap.
peal seconded. but The Moderator. as before de.
clare IL out OF order, and declined putting the question
his decision.
Al this inncture Of affairs the Rev John p. Crave
land commissioner from the Ptesbytery Of Detroit,
arose and stating the difficulty that had occurred, ana
the necessity that constitutional organization should
bc then and there effected moved that DR. Brman Il"
the Prshyeiy "i Troy, should be temporary Moderator,
and put The question 10 the commissioners present The
motion almost unanimously carried, there being,
however. few votes in the negative. Under Dr. be.
man, the Assembly constituted, proceeded to the
election Of Clerks and moderator, and then
adjourned 10 the first Presbyterian Church OF this city,
where sat the ular discharge of lis ordinary du-
lies tor nearly two weeks.
The General Assembly. organized as have described
and holding lis session The First Presbyterian Church.
did the twenty fourth Of May lc3S according 10 The
provisions Of that section Of their charter OF ncorpora
ton which before read 10 ynu elect SIX trustees,
james Todd, Frederick RIybOld George w. Me.
Ciesnd, William Darling, Thomas Fleming, and John
Neff, in the place of DR. Ashbel Green, William Lat
Ia Thomas Bradford, Solomon Allen, Dr. Cornelius G.
Cuyer and George {. Potts. The great question, gen.
ilemv that you 10 decide whether the individuals
last mentioned were lawfully removed from their places
by such Observation-Disclosures they have any longea right
exercise lie offices which they still hold In other
words. yor have decide whether The Assembly thus
constituted, above explained which met in The FIRST
Prtshy terrain Church. or another body which remained
behind in The Seventh Presbyterian Church. dissenting
from proceedings was each claims 10 be- the true
t and only Gene raj Assembly.
One thing. gentlemen, hope you will bear in mind
during the whole of this inquiry Our object is 10 pre-
serve the unity OF the Presbyterian Church We do not
deny the rights Of our OPPONENTS but deny their
power TO exclude, without charge accusation trial
every individual within The bounds Of the four exscnded
Synods. from the communion of the Church We come
into court moi To take away the rights Of Others, but
{ preserve our own invioaie.- PennsWranian.
The VERDIcT.-1he jury in the above mentioned
case after consultation Of about hour returned
verdict yesterday afternoon favor of The plaintiffs
: the New School Party. The charge of Judge Rogers
strongly on that side Of the question. III.
n FLoRrDA.-We learn that during he past week, Iu.
dIan. and numerous Indian signs have been seen in
Jefferson and Madison counties The several scouting
parties have been unable fall in with the enemy
:. Col. Davenport command West Of the Suwannee
has assigned the district West of the ST, Marks 10 Col
Green, who will fix his head quarters for the present at
e ST Andrews Bay. The Indians in that quarter have
sgnlfed wish TO in, ii permitted TO euiprate bU
land This has been granted The last