New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-25
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
GENERAL SYNOD OF rae REFORMED
DUTCH CHURCH.
PRo-sLAvERY SERMON.

Tuesday eyeJug. MOst Oh Inc ohy ""o
in the consideration Of the revision of the liturgy.
The Rev. GEO WIN. WELcHER OF The German Re
formed church OF North Carolina, presented himself
rom that BODY. He had come 10 con,nu ,nce of the
movement made at New Brunswick last Summer to
prepare the way for the admission of the clsssis OF
North CIolina to the general syno1 The suoJec'
of iis admission was pu: until yesterday morning
ST 10 O'Clock.
At that hour it was taken up, aad various docu.
ments were read.
The minute which Mr.. Welcher brought thu
sane that was presented by the Rev. Mr. Tbornton
Butler a. the Nes -Brur swck session. Il proposes -
open the South 10 the action OF the Reformed Dutch
church an0 in exchange therefor merely requests pc
cupiar3 aid mis-, ionsry aid. AZ Ne SBransSick Mr..
Butler withdrew bis qussi-spplcafioa, but on ne So
lica;ion CT the synod restored il TO them. IL was
teen referred TO committee, which reported tie 10
loving II solution
Re.ored shat synod cordially recpocate the fse.u
expressed by Chassis Norh C4rod4 Of the jer
po.. an eeces.aes rssion with our coa-ca aud
tbs. they present dolly suhenr,,ted es;nooi&s OF
fully Incorporated
with t. spd shall be known amons US a. me Umin he'3,na
csb Of North Carolina, OF the Returned Protestant Dutch
This classis col sists Of eight ministers and twenty
four churches. It's bounds extend one huudred and
forty miles in one direction and thirty in aoOther IL
is large field of missionary labor md ministers are
greatly Needed. Il is warmly attached 10 the Haide-
berg cate CHIN and wishes 10 dissolve its connection
W
fay or with which at synod treats the Innovations OF
Drs. Neyin and Schsf. 1t has literary Institution
called Catawba college, at Newton, N. T. which Il Is
anxious to enlarge. ibis classis sent Goa missioner
the Rev. Thornton Butler, TO the general synod st
former session. for the purpose of eecting an ecc es'
a. teal relation with IL
The question cane up the resoluion reported. A
document was read from several members of the
church a; Hastings, Westcbeser, strongly remon-
s,ratiDg and protesting asains, the course recon-
mended by the resolution.
Tie readrg wss interrupted by an attempt on the
part of several members, anOng whom were Hessrs
Reilly and Simpson 10 lay the paper ca the tab q.
They were not successful; the presdedt Sustaining Il
with re'ereLce 10 the right OF petition. cOmmunci-
ton Of the san er as read IRON tee aega es
from the elias sis of Holland 10 Michigan, in " hch thy
exrress their decided opposition 10 the reception Of the
easss OF North Carolina aud report iayorab 20 It's
receI ton was read from the classis of Phi aelphii
The Rev. G. W. WELcHER OF North Carolina, be-
ing allowed TO speak by courtesy, stat that no was
empowered 70 act in the premises according 10 his dis
cretiop and be should leave the whole SUBJECT to the
wisdom Of the syI Cd The cassis wished tee synod 70
act in reference to this subject as they think best.
They had concessions 10 make.
The Rev y. Il. How CT New-Bruns Sick then COM
mel argumeBt 10 show that Slavery wa. no. sn-
ful. Commencing with the sixth chap er OF llmothy,
ne enlarged upon The first five verses NJ great length.
He was quito certain that "servans in that cha Ier
slaves He said tnat sufficient importance I'D
not been attached 10 the strength OF the expression
which was as many slaves as are under the yoke.
j
false teachers In the early days OF Christianity, who az,
sered ttat because jew was permte 10 b. as lave
for life ought the Apostle in his remarks
TO believing STAKEHOLDER did not command them
10 iberse their slaves The reverend gentlemen then
turned his attention TO Abraham, who, he said, WAS
slave Ger, and indeed at time Ened 3ls slaves.
Still God made the covenant With him that covenant
which, alieDated by the Jews 10 the cru;ihxion of
Christ had descended TO the visible church. of which
they were portion. Christ hsd pictured t1e happi
ness of heaven as consisting in lying in Abrahans
L. .lotl IL H.. 10
that STAKEHOLDER. In the early days Of Christianity
slaves when they belonged 70 Pagan mas ers,
were taught the obligations of the word OF God to
serve their masters If their ma ters were Christians
ttey obliged to furDs the masters testimony To
their fidelity before they could be bsotiZed The enth
commandme Mt then quo,ed to prove that men SER
wants and maid servants stood on precisely the same
footing other chattes en- lmerated In that com
mantment viz: wives, oxen and asses. This he
said forbade not only depriyng man OF
property which the law OF the land secured TO hIm but
even the secret thought OF doing This struck
communism and sm down into the lust. |.
taueh Us that there rghs of property 1at there
were mesters, and that there were slaves. Ibis dis
tincton of property lsy at the foundation OF civliza
ton. Christ bad not sent forth sp ua knight erra0ts
TO convert the world with force and oloodshed; tina.
was left Moha mined. The next yumen, ne derived
from the ceremonial Law. The Israelies were com
msnded to eat the Passover with their servant
"every mans servant that is bought with his money
after they had circumclsed them. Ths Law was
pyes too WREN they had been but year in the VII
dtruess were poor, aDc probably had no slaves. IL
was singular thus 10 eco the proysIons WIN n God
had made for future slavery Toe Objection that the
new oispeI sation had abolished all this was OF no
avail slice Christ had in many instances held fellow
chip with Shareholders. He cited the parallels o. the
unmeciful servant the uupIota ple servant and the
story OF The centuroo. The apostles folio we'd his ek-
ample. Mr.. How then brough. up the ises OF tFe
fugitive slavts-tne wel,known and ottenqnotef
case of Onesimus and tnat OF Hsgsr.. The angel OF
the Loro-he ssid the original read the
" angel Jehovah -cOmmanded her 70 go back TO St-
rah her mistress. Slavery ~as penal effect OF the
fall and would be Gone away by the gradual spread OF
the gospel. lit were abolished 10 moTow, II would
on let loose a multitude of ignorant men 20 follow
their sicked desires. Noah brought the same wicked
temper out Of the ark which he carried lnto it. IL
said that the golden rule would abolish slavery,
but TO DO that i. must be changed 80 TO real,
"Wha'so OiheIs voulo that ye should do 10 them do
aye even 20 TO them" How would this apply 70 q
iuryman and 9 murderer The iLhuence OF the Cos
p.l wss seen in the cOnduc, Ut the first Christian
peror, Constantine, who abolished the punishment Of
slaves wi Ceath by cruc hxion aDo made their
omission easy, when before difficult aud exoen
sive. The speaker showed that the Influence OF the
gospel is tie same now, oy quoung rom me Spun
en- PresbsterIsa Reri,r, which sdyocs Ell the IN
structon and elevation OF slsves-1ad this Ia SCUM
Carolina If it be sLful 10 hold church fellowship
with the churrhes OF This Clsssls Sas equally 50 10
Told civil connection with them, aud they must dis.
solve the Ulion aud VITA, American desIred tds
Mr. How preceded 70 cepict tue horrors OF the civil
war " hich would follow a dissolution OF the zion.
Elder JIM csled he attention Of the synoi TO
Z fact that this not rect application RON tue
North Carolina classls. 70 become portion OF the
general syIod. TIE object of the movement Was
merely TO prepare the way for this
Dr. BEIHuNE said thst /. WIS lot 10 e9l1euee before
them taet the North Carolina classls had abstut ~
determined 10 Oio them Suppose tla! after az t1ls
bate they should conclude not 70 He proca de4 -
state ihs, according TO the rules OF the ynod they had
right 70 admit cssss ard that that - the basil