Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-28
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PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
F.Ht day Tuesday, 1Iay 25ta.
EVENING SESSION.
Dr. Hodge. from The committee on Bits ans
OverluIes, made Reports or Overlures Nos IL
IA and l5 which were accepted and placed on The
docket
The order OF The day Case No. A complaint
against the action OF The PresbyeIy Of Fayelie
vile, N. c. and the Synod OF N. c. in sustaining
the Piesbylery in restoring the Rev. Archibald
McQueen 10 the Office of Minister, after having
suspended him for marrying The sister oil his de-
ceased wife.
The facts in the case are substantially the iol-
loving The Rev'd Mr. McQueen having mar
ried The sister Of his deceased wife, was suspend
ell from the exercise OF the Ministerial functions
by the Prcsbylery OF Fayetteville. From this ac-
ton OF The Presbylery, MIR. McQueen took an ap-
peal TO The General Assembly, which recommends
ed that he be restored to the Office OF Minister
which was accordingly done by The Piesbyery Of
Fayetteville. From The action OF the Pfesbylefy
in restoring him, an appeal was taken 10 The Sy-
nod of N. c.; which sustained The PIesbylciy, 90
the ground that its action was based upon r.
commentator Of The General Assembly. A fur
lher appeal was taken from The decision of the
Synod 81 ~ C. TO The General Assembly which
i, The appeal now before that body.
Upon The introduction Of this appeal, Tie
Rtvd Mr.. Cunningham, ol Ga, moved us nis
missa, on The ground that no appeal could pe Ia
ken. This motion was chiefly sustained BY
number otgentIemen, on The ground that me Pres
hytcry of FAYETTEVILLE, in restoring Mr.. McQueen
IN The Minislerv had followed uP the IccouIiicn
laiinn Of The General Assembly; and that there.
fore, lis acl was in effect, the act 81 inc General
Assembly, and 10 take an appeal from lis action
would be but 10 appeal from the decision Of The
General Assembly 10 The General Assembly.
The motion was resisted, on The ground that the
action oflhe Assembly in The matter was in The
nature Of recommendation and advice, and mol OF
requirement, and therefore no bar 10 an appeal IN
this case.
Before the decision of The case, The hour for adj
tournament arrived, when,
Alter Prayer, the Assembly adjourned.
sixth DAY-WEDNEsDAr MokSiNa, May 2Glh.
The Session was opened with Prayer.
The committee on Commissions reported S. NJ.
HammelI, Ruling Elder, from the Presbytery Of
New Brunswick, N. J.. who was ordered 10 be en-
rolled accordingly.
The committee on Leave Of Absence reported,
that they had granted leave OF absence TO Rev. II.
Cambern, from The Presby,ery of Salem and Sy-
nod of Indiana, and TO John Boges, Ruling Elder,
from the PIesbyiery of Carlisle, Synod OF Phila-
delphia
The Judicial Committee, 10 whom was referred
the complaint Of The Rev. James Smylie, from
decision Of The PresbyIery OF Louisiana in The
case of The Rev. DR.. Scott, made Report, and in
view OF the voluminous character oil the lesimo-
ba
mendcd its termination without further judicial
trial; and the recommendation OF The committee
was agreed 10 by the Assembly.
MIR. Smylie The complainant in The case, ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction and willingness that
the matter should rest here, and congratulated the
Church upon being relieved from The fulher con-
sideralion OF subject which had occasioned 50
much excitement in The South.
The committee on the records Of The Synod OF
Northern Indiana, reported recommending their
approval with certain exceptions. The report
was ordered 10 be placed on The docket.
The committee on the records Of The Synod of
Butfaloe, reported that those records had not been
placed in their hands; and the committee were
accordingly discharged.
The report OF the committee TO whom was re-
terred the Report OF The Board of Foreign Mis-.
sons, was received and placed on The docket.
DR. Jones moved that The report Of the commit
lee on Foreign Correspondence, comprising two
letters, written in reply TO letters received from the
Churches of Ireland and Scotland, submitted yes
lerday and laid on The table, be now taken up and
acted upon.
The question here again arose as to whether
The letters received from The churches OF Ireland
and Scotland, to which the report of the commit
lee was reply, should be read before The Assem-
bly,.
After remarks from various gentlemen relative
to The subject OF these leeis submitted in the best
temper, il was decided almost unanimously that
they should be read. They and The replies to
them reported by The committee were accordingly
read in their order, and The replies adopted.
The leuers from these churches contain full
expression of their sentiments touching The SUBJ
ecl of slavery In reply TO SO much of them as re-
ferred 10 this subject the committee, in their re-
port, (Which was adoped,) 'ess The desire that
no farther correspondence should be had upon H.
in view OF the facts that repeated communications
had already been had between these churches and
The Assembly Of he Church OF the United States
that in those communications, the ground occu-
pied and the opinions entertained upon this sub
ect by The Church of The United States had been
clearly sci forth, accompanied with The assurance
that they would be adhered TO; and that no posi-
Bile good could result from farther discussion
and agitation OF the subject.
The report OF The Board Of Education was made
The order OF The day for Friday al 10 o'clock.
The order of the day, 10 wit: the filling of va
cancies in The Board of Foreign Missions was
here called up; bnl its execution was suspended
by motion 10 adjourn, which prevailed; and,
After prayer, the Assembly adjourned.