The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-25

Application OF North Carolina Chassis for Adj
rnissaon-The Question of Slavery I'm the
synod-Speeches, Resolutions, &c.

Inissaon-The Question u Slavery I'm the
synod-Speeches, Resolutions, sc.
SECOND DAT.
The Synod OF the Dutch Reformed Church assembled
again yesterday morning at o'clock, in the Ninth street
church. The Rev. Dr. Wells of Schoharie, occupied the
chair, and the church well flied with delegates
The minutes of the session of the day before read
and approved The FIRST hour of the morning was
pied in discussing the liturgy and at 10 O'Clock taken
up as the order of the day, the question Of the admission
OF the Chassis of North Carolina into the convention
which question postponed till this session at the last
Synod Of the church.
The Committee the Reception Of the Chassis of North
Carolina reported at the Synod in June last, follows
and was in favor Of admitting them into the Synod This
report and resolution was the matter before the
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After the reading Of the above report and resolution
remonstrance read against the admission of this
Southern Chassis because Of their being Shareholders
This remonstrance from the Dutch Reformed church
at Hastings, New York.
paper then read from the Synod of Philadelphia
in favor of admitting his Chassis Notwithstanding their
being Shareholders.
Rev DIR. HOWE, Of New Brunswick N. J.-My brethren
win occupy yona few moments in arguing the point
slavehodipg no sin at ALL not in the eyes Of God or
man. Will prove this by the Bible, and will quote from
the First Epistle Of Timothy sixth chapter first and
second verses, which are in the following words
Let many the yoke their own
worthy all honor that the Of God doc
they that believing masters let them not despise
parate ae u.
These things teach and exbort.
Now, my brethren, Abraham was a stakeholder, and
God took him such. He large STAKEHOLDER, for
told in Genesis that he armed three hundred Of
his slaves to conquer the kings who had captured Lot
God took him NJ as slsvehoder and permitted him to
retain his slaves and, Mr.. President, when you and
die may and lay in the bosom Of that stakeholder.
The CHAIRMAN--ls Aoraham a STAKEHOLDER thereS
IL AavehOder
and that is all We are talking about. QaughterD The
dion of church fellows ip Again: Slavery is sanction
ed in the Tenth Commanomen-lhou sbatnot covet thy
neighbors wife, nor his man servant his maid
yant. Thus God, we perceive has made distinction
between freedom and slavery. Now, my brethren, to
strike at this question of slavery is to bring upon
right property This respect Of property of the
first duties Of the church. Suppose slavery is evil
to wage warfare against the holders OF property
but this Mahomeps The speaker here
quoted from the Old Testament proving that the Israel
ties, Hebrews and Jews were all Shareholders and
by the permission and sanction OF God suppose that
every say ehodcr forced to berate his slaves would
this benefit the words No. 1t would only free multi
tude OF ignorant and uncultivated and leave them
free to follow The dictates Of their unguded passions
This cannot benefit the world 1t Is the duty Of slave
holders 10 be kind to their slaves and If they not
God Is their avepger. The reverend gentleman finished
zip his very able discourse by insisting that the Southern
Chassis should be admitted Remember brethren, If il
is sinful to have Southern brethren In the church
with it is sinful to have social union with them; and
this involves the dissouo Of the Union. For one he
would welcome them into this church.
Ex-Aderman JEREMIAH, of this city said the Chassis of
North Carolina did not apply for admission, as the
teman had seemed think who had last spoken, but he
soliciting the Southern Chassis to join his
Dr. BErIuSE said that upon the communication which
had been presented this body from our Southern |
brethra. he founded the opinion that the Southern
Cassis'dd not seek admission with u.s. The communica
ton 10 from the Synod of North Carolina and If
answered this call Of the Synod and admitted
Southern brethren the Southern Chassis might after all
refuse to ratfy action and might, when 1t to
Is.
the Synod who addressed us had any right to speak in
the OF the Chassis OF North Carolina He did not
think the question Of slavery in order before this
house and he would gladly see 1t fairly out Of the house
Ha be would dare to refuse christian fellowship with
any cood man because he was stakeholder. He would
tn. conscientious feelings Of our North Carolina
be glad to git rid Of It, He was sorry to hear gentle
men talk of secession and, disunon in the church
This ought not to be heard Of He was not
STAKEHOLDER himself and he would not hold slaves
himself he would not insist that any man who did hold
slaves should be slave 10 him. without any disrespect
the gentlemen from North Carolina he believed this
question was the house according to the
sttuton and he should therefore move that the whole
question should be indefinitely postponed The applica
ton from Southern brethren for admission into
Christian fellowship with should come from the Chassis
wishing to be admitted and not from any special
nod He should therefore to postpone the whole
question Indefinitely II is all unconstitutional and is
the business Of General synod and not Special Synod
Whether minister citizen Of the United States
90 for the constitution every word of the constitution
ana nothing but the constitution
Rev Dr. WELCOME, the delegate from the Nortn caro-
lima SYNOD said that the Synod which sent him here
acted by the sanction and authority OF their Chassis
desultory debate here upon the constitution
atty Of the question before the house vote Was
finally obtained upon the motion to postpone, and 1t was
lost.
The CHAIRMAN said that the original motion was again
before the house.
Mr. VAN DyKK of Scheme :tady.-He safd he would say
few words in reply 10 the gentleman from New Bruins
wick He read from the report Of the Assembly OF the
Presbyterian Church in 1875 who, upon the question OF
slavery resolved that II was gross violation o. tne
most sacred rights Of man, and ought to be abolished
throughout this land and throughout the world Now,
as long ago 1878 the Presbyterian church OF this state
was an abolition church, and he thought very properly
He thought would read very oddly upon our minutes
Church OF North Carolina. lie could not understand
WHY our Southern brethren should ask - come in with
us. He for one, opposed to the admission.
Ex.Adernan JEREMIAH hoped that We would not be so
raeh and to refuse fellowship with our
brethren of North Carolina. Our foreathers were all
shareholders and the OF shareholders our