New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-26
pUBLIC MEETINGS.
GENERAL SYNOD or THE REFoRhhD
DITCH CHIkCH.
ne eynod mtt At 9 o'clocx AtIsI 80 - 20

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Sos,S Csrvlin4 cassis va ben t "a -, ait bsrs a,
The Rev Nr COSKLis said foey llu ~ 49, se.,,I
nd vidusl- but AZ 'ne representa-, % r.. o.aa.
slssse. ssO corestores he zoo Of the oresm9e
nns ns bv NT c,.ose. They had no rlSat 70 90
PP.Ipr a. Noy,b Carolina ana inqdie "ae'psr 'nose
Hewbers ~ere fsr'bfu followers % csl'S w. so
soyJ' " u :, oot the bOldiog of slave pr " vas
81! n Il ,rss TINS synod should say So
D ,Io,isr suggested that the preamble did not con-
.,s.. .he sppoirtGebt Of a commltes.
NJ Co,KLfS said that whethe It did or did not zoe
,aun, x.s The sans He said INST by receiving the
s. Of Moth Caroline they did not indorse the laws
Al North CaToiss when they were IL conrsvehnoo OF
a. Isrs 81 God He believed that there were Christ
- m.n AID minister's wh held saves. Suoh, he be-
seyeo were s.ose OF re North Carouna classic. 80
far then from Slavery, per Sc, beiog SIN, 1t might
be means IN the hands Of CD tor me Cnrs 2sn eve
yiion OF d Gordon Oi God teople He regarded the
antSlavtr, movement as beng 10 some extent at
bbutable to ib6deity IDfdel feiormers would cry
Ha6Iush st the eUsnci paol OF slaves not because
81 the be.e - the slaves, but because OF the down
fall OF the church. He hoped t1a, apart from TIE is1u-
epce OF ndeEty the press, the sysod would plant
itsf Ca the wold OF Geo and oecde Tue question hon
that.
The Rev MI STIysov va. opposed 20 the pyeam-
bic because he wanted he naked question OF he re-
eeion or non ecep tai Independent OF al otner
coi.ndaaiiOns. He believed Slavery TO be al evil,
but he could not Say II vas s'n. V0e upon tne
Question OF ,ticn withOu. tito preamble would Do
coe bow ne - Zoo felt upon the question. He thought
that those who voted against ibo reception CID NOT
conform 90 the rne Of Paul, who received sucn
m-n into he thurca.
Elder GRAY conceded in the opinion OF Mr.. S.imson.
Dr. How said that to ssy th1,o svery was a serious
Injustice was TO sa, it va a lie behaved that the
immediate emancips ION Of the slaves would be the
bebi Of ipinstice and cruelty. Would the Abolition
i-ts of the North o;en their houses TO receive em
This suhec If Slavery ~as lot contained "a me re-
port. II bs0 been dragged IN BY members tie had
tees amazed at hearing this door an appeal 10
M "A APOSTLES denounced.
we progressed so far that The lave OF God hao no
Logger any Influence WITH us Had We got ahead 10
rapidly that appeal 70 cope mus 20 followed oy
an allusioa that tbs VINO had male sucn an aOPeA
had been taking twenty years sleep Amerlcso
Ssvery hs1 beon brou. h about 20 serve the cause OF
the elevation of the Afncan race Inc senn9 OF 90
senh ipto Esypt ~ae great so, but great good re-
suited from, It, The stealing Of slaves fro the coast
of Africs bad been done by wicked men, But toe
slaves OF Oe Loua here were under the Influence OF
Christian ciyI lZatiOn.
m. Kry. Mr. ALLkGER raised a point Of order. He
said that the QUESTION Of enaDci osop was not before
the synod.
The CHAIR pronounced Dr. How In order. A'td q
few wcros the doctor closed
The Rev DR. HoHs followed. He desired that men,
bers 81 oud coDfLe themselves 20 the question, which
was the Jseambe having reference 20 sympathy being
shown to thee OF slaves who were such fro
necessity. aud not hom choice. Tdere was no opn
ION expressed The Of Slavery per Sc, but CERTAIN
Inemb1rs bad nveEbed aInst the imuEedste emanl-
patton o. slaves, which was tokiog too much ia'itade
in the dis This preamble The doctor thought,
occupied MIDDLE ground While il wa not obnoxious
30 the sentiments OF those who regarded Slavery
positive sig il did not forbid ID. assent Of those who
took even q diametical view. Tho sresker Rad al
extract frOn the prooe. dibgs OF tbs general assembly
of the PTesby ,e0n church Of lss TO the effect thai
the assembly. while they could not regard slavery
with approval expressed their Christian sympathy for
such rs we're involuntary shareholders.
Several members ex Te,sDg Il desire to have the
discussion siricty cOlfLed the main point Of the
tseaubie tue president stated that SccOrdiny 10 his
view as full discussion must taxe place he had re-
solved tnat il might vel b. hsd uoder the preamble
ard should euiorce the observance OF such rule
The Rev Dir PILRcN alleged that so many diysrse
opinions the subject OF Slavery hal been Get forth
in the synod be could not gather even the average
view Of this boOy. Some had employed scripture 70
Justify IT. il the Lext breath expressed their ab
ho,iesC- OF The institution they beysve it 10 be ga
instrument OF good add I'll redse 10 have any ming
TO 90 win 1t, dough PfVvilea overrules evil for
good. The reverend geAt!emsH thought this question
should starC or fall oy ih~ Bible. In few years a
o.asei- from Utah mi hi b. appo FOR admission into
the church a. inquiry Ia regard 10 the number OF
wives vi c+rg would come up, and must Ike
wise be refer ga the scrIpture standard.
The Rec. ions DUBoIs offered sn anne edment 10
tie preamble, making it read as follows:
"WhGe synod cannot sypps hz' win the system 81
American slavery. u does - matozs win mos VINO mao
thense the midst Of Slavery, aud the o~ner otsaves
The Rev. Mr.. SEARS opposed the ameL dment to the
preaubie because 1t too s0i, and the preamble
set because /. too hard; ana as he was nolEner
a"Hsri' n r u " Soft be could accept neither.
Dr. BETHUNE looked upon This su6j ct "a bIlnslng
anew question before he Dut,h church. He thought
the whvls gist of ths amendment was 20 declare the
Stakeholder very Athletes person, snd tna' we sym
pa,hise with him. Iie was not Abolton,-t 10 the
common 8cct ptation OF tbs term 81 hs could not a.?
prove the principles Of InaDy who proeseed TO be sucn
The doctor thOsght the Question Of tue RceptIOs
of this classs that IL should b openly proclaimed
that the nod acs nowlsdged the great evil Of SaV@y
but agteed to admit the classs the ground OF their
being ali afflicted community. Tols Que of The
most remarkable debates that hs- engaged tae synor
an0 no regretted thet q cir proceedings were
psrsded IN the day papers IN manner 70 present ths
BODY the Prey of m, ST conflicting OPTIONS. His wish
was 10 exclude tina exciting question rom the action
of the synod. He thought that other Important
integeSts demanding the a'tenbon OF tins see
sion were beng neg co by the unnecessary dispute
now going GA! The doctor nsanced eeve'ai iesdiGS
sectArian bodies in this country Illustrating the ds
astrcns results spripging from the introduction OF TINS
exciting topic ia their deliberations. The doctor was
willing so throw open tne insn UtIons OF TIE Reformed
Dutch church 10 the ass OF Tho students oil toe pe-
titi,hirc c asps: be viLlng that TIE young mee
.boHld 20 to North Caelins and oficiae there but
he was unwilling tbs; Ibis subject should be intro
duced INTO the ehurch-beiOg as IL Is n lserganlLag
and oist8etpg CleueOt, He observed that paper o.
this morning had stated that ne had gwen the anu
Slavery o,cment a stab. He declared bis desire to
gag ami, Slavery and pro Slave-y-to gag them both.
While he sgreed 10 admit t1s classis, be desired
that they should be given 20 understand ths the synoi
were not disposed TO comnend Slavery, pa 10 exact
from tsem a chr;stisn-ke tostment Of their slaves.
Judge BACoN moved the whole sutjec. be laid on
the table.
The question wac taken and de,iied carried by the
chairman bv vote Of forty -four 10 forty lone.
DR.. How then called f)r the yeas and nays, which
were recorded as follows, some members not voting
YrH~X R. Van Nest, J. S. Lord, 4. II 'mP.oa, z c.
No. 49, NJ Elm. rGcrf q W set6Gn. . Brrsor + :.
Horsford J. AlH,er, g. r. M'Dder 10; w hh1w",
I,pot ~ Hubert, J. n e,tpgll, c. q. L.n,ipE, :" C.