Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-26
DIVISION OF THE PHILADELPHIA syyon

We learn by Telegraph that the General Assenhly =,
the Presbyterian Church in session at Buffalo ves,er
day passed the resolution offered by Rev. Stuart Robin
son. OF this city, to set oil certain number of Presbv,er
from the Synod Of Philadelphia to be organized "a the
Synod of Baltimore.
The following remarks were made BY Rev. s. Robinson
on the favorable report Of the Committee TO whom tho
subject had been referred.
The papers were read by of the Secretaries -
Among them remonstrance from several ,n.,h,s =,
the Pfesoytery Of Baltimore asking that the matter nigh,
be referred TO the Synod OF PhiIa lepha before which
The SUBJECT mad already been laid The petitioners
nesty besought the Assembly not 10 sepaI.,e ,bai, p
byery from the Synod Of Philadelphia They a, n,sse,
occupied position between the free aud slave STAT
which enabled them TO hold conservative position on
questions constantly agitaed in the Church, nosio,
which gave them happy Influence.
Mr.. RObinson spoke in favor Of forming the new sv
nod lie did not that It necessary az m,,,e NJ
courey to refer tho papers to the Synod Of Philadelphia
With equal justice 1t might be claimed h il should he
referred 70 the Synod OF Virginia Besides il wa, No,
policy TO refer the matter TO Synod Had such a cours
been constantly pursued, the Assembly would now con
sst OF but three four SynodJ He referred 20 Ia
which different Prosbyeres had been set Off from, o,
synod and joined to another by the action of the as
bly, and 10 which the Assembly had set of new synod
aud new Prcsbyeries from old ones without onv 80
ence TO the SynOds interested So that IL Womb bo 80
that except under peculiar circumstances tho s,ti.c,
when 1t had come up before the Assembly had
DeSn dCtfu upon, hld not been referred
The delegates from Virginia would tell the Assernbrv
that 80 far as uat Synod was interested tbev rod ~
claim to have the matter referred to them The us,,
q was true bad been before the Synod of Phladenbia
IL had been before that Synod ior many years AZ n,
derstood the proposition made 10 the synod wa tbat be
matter should be laid before the General Assemble IN,
acton There was no desire to divide the synod Of
fhIadephiai butt overgfoHn and ipcpnvenis,t -
Inc ffesoyeftes which proposed going of from thar
Oh aud establishing independent one were
sIuael 70 90 So He did not see how any objection
coud De made 70 their request The Prosbyefes ist Tho
Inconvenience Of being connected with Tho Svnod ~
rhadephA, and asked to 20 of from them i'm fri.ndl,
manner DE- Robinson went state that the
ne snurches we're 10 favor Of the separation and The
BnA'ures " me remonstrince many Of them made
under Misrepresentation Of the facts the case The Svnod
Of fna AZ present contained $50 ministers and the
NUMBER OF churches. IL proposed 70 take OF ron,
theso 10 This would make larger SYNOD than Virgi,a
ana smaller one than Philadelphia lie alluded IN he
gument used by the Synod Of Pha az to their move,
10 consequence Of their size This argument was ,i
by their Snyod at home but he did not tbnk n M, SjI
Woud dement, their case here. There should not no an
o'epoNerlns synod in the church which could
oW All DINERS aud which could control matters as n, es
SEQ me feponsrance stated that the new corners in the
rs we're those who desired the separation-
ms was strange argument TO be used by the ramon,
suans when the second on their paper as bot y,
minister who bad been but ten DAYS or two WesL. 10 ,bo
fresoytery and not longer In the church for ,Sev bd
ken him from another church " "
her TAX about Northern and South ern lines should mi,
% suuered 70 weigh With the Assembly There was mn
deslre 70 make any such distinction There was No 49,;
10 Nebraskaise Carlisle ""' no ue'''e
he called attention TO the fact that IN the s,nod ~
hnadepha we're the Pfesbyteres Of Baltimore Of Wssh
,ugton aud Philadelphia. Baltimore with her 900 600
inhabitants and her thirteen Presbyterian churches GA
washington, with her large influence were 10 he
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