Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-30
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| Nav. s,.uol PreshytsriaI General Aaae'a
by on Friday last, tho slavery d;!eu'e'oh WA 10
sumed
Az Hovd said it has always been his conviction
chat nothing but evil could result from this discussion
| Ie deeply regretted that agitation had ever peer
raised in the church, not however because ne naI
any fear for the result TO the South they had peer
always able to defend themselves But ne believe
agitation defeated the very evil ts promoters hau II
view 1t compelled the Southern States to ps:s more
stringent laws The Church ss s yatious
| When he found himself TO be the only Southerl
man ON In. committee. appointed by the last Assem-
BLY, he had felt it his duty to present somewhat. Vi
arru,n. mt in his minority report. lie ieareu 'n"' ~
Smith had unanimously ist me nples ,he majority
rrport II was mistake. After the hve h"uiS oom
ference in committee, he had proposed to report upU"
those points in which they agreed. he wen. Nun, ~,
and prepared his minority report, lie lu 'lese, i,
tended to change, and never SHOULD chuhSe h'' 'f
| ion AS to the Detroit resolution. oos.
His position Is, that if one can point OUT q .a
where the holding of u slave ID III CONTRA o.; Tbe
the laws of humanity he would say Is sl, IL
is for you to punt and prove. hp.,bran in The
not sin per Sc He had told his orethLe" -,
committee TO strike out the prncipe ~ mari
resolution, and he would sign the ihJ"fi5 spin :,
His 1.-THE minority report) is hased gu Understand
that rrsolu ion. He wished IL ';'J ;hst the As.
OH what ground he stood. He deiiieo tna' .vs.
ssmby diye.t allowed course Of discipline tor s'''e
holding. D;,,,;,a leoyes the
The language of the Book of Discipline .uu,e nn 70
final issue with the Synod. IL tanH". rn;-.d II.
H.. Assembly, DR. Bvyd's time hav,nb eAp I;,
.a.u IIa nv wnts 10 continued He mad submit
led the constitutional question to dls'E "
VIZ md he said that the principles OF us t,He n''-
nori,y) report were those OF Jus, ,n'''
Th.r, could be no other nterpre'a.'on .u Tho sto-
~ ;s abolition brethren he desired 10 ten tne so
~ nj m. sacrifice the Southern churchos aie mas @
- continuing in this New School Asse'io'y.
this connection with AN Assembly, in The
,h onrstjn of slavery, have lost ihnuehce W 'e
sill We have lost educated men, ana Goleses'
and whole Presbyterus, which wouia DC e'au W ~
meet with this New School body II you Muuiu ,u,
slavery alone. He hoped tins Assembly w"uu
th responsibility upon US Of the South. Chuet uou
@ ,vjt ,rv IN hear it, Weihrow upon you the hnT'eh
of Cnreuners and free blacks. 1t you cut Us o' you
vii! affect nothing. 49,, ,,, :; n DIN nor
If Won adopt the principle that slavery Is SIN PER
s., We shall be compelled every churcn Tl vs. "u
,,, =, driv. ia away. With DR.. Iurnnr, Sa}
know no North. nor South, nor EaS nor c. TTs
~ labor together TO advance me Gauss VI '', a
Slavery like disease, is an evii anu cu''oi nV ,h
SIM The GOspel-not ecciesiAS''ea' a'''0" ''
b. smith said he had been reported in one of the
uexsnap.rs as SAYING that If there was any INTELLECT
at ths South il had not appeared Oh this huor. ne
,.r snd 40, he would recall the language since Dr.
Boyds speech. DR.. Boyd had addressed his aooli
tiouGt brethren- fiji.
DR.. Boyd-A mistake do not call you abolition
lists.
Dr. Smith-Certain!y you do.
DR.. Boyd dscaimed any intentlon 10 cast oalutn
DR. Smith after the confusion subsided, continued
lie cared not for the opinion of Virginia lawyer
There is difference between us US TO the cohs'itu
tional question. The Book may direct SYNOD 10
take up and look at any case. Dues MIR. Boyd mean
10 say that the synod is not bound to comply! lDr
b. added assent Then, sir, the synod Is wholly IN
dependent Of the Assembly. The power aud duty vi
the Assembly then is only advisory.
According to the Book, the Assembly may direct
the synod take up and dispose OF any case, or stay
proceedings, and report their action to the Assembly
to DR.. Boyd, the synod may interpret the
words "n constitutional manner" Us it p!eases, and
act or not act as II chooses.
He iDr. 81 contended that the order OF the AS
sembly was mandatory, not advisory. He made an
explanation as to DR.. Boyd. Dr. Is. had minated
10 him that he wished to avoid discussion IN tins Ar
selnty. The majority had shaped their report WIN
tuis view. But DR.. Boyd had come in here ana
poured upon US tull battery.
Rev. Mr. Read Of Richmond Va, said he ala not
own slaves. His church members and nearly all the
ministers he represents, own slaves We OF the South
consent to be known here as shareholders In tne
church. This is our frank and bold position. we
accept the Southern system OF slavery. You accept
the mail system OF the United States. Do you ap'
prove of the Sabbath part OF III
w. occupy the same ground rs To slavery. Nedo
not approve the evils of the SYSTEM You ars alike
for municipal evils aud evils IN Inc mar
rage relation, because you accept the laws oil the
general SYSTEM. .-,
So we uf the South prefer the system Of slavery as
il il, rather than anarchy. About the guns Thls"r.
der of discipline which has been reported by tho ma
urty is unde: stood and has been always acted upon
At the South. This il Southern gun. When you
follow this order re agree with You.
But VIC protest against the Detroit position That
allows the sin PR Innocence ID the exception and
you can compel 10 prove our nnocence, according
Ia that doctrine. We rrpuGiae the doctrine. There
is q fui-ity in Waylands and Channing's argument
Jesus Christ condemned lying adultery, &c, except
slavery, but gave rules to regulate this one sin
What is your doctrine of humanity" There il
where We differ. We are qdibblIng upon this gue"-
riun either at the North or at the South. we are
holding slaves in allowance with the duties OF "hu'
MANLY" IA We understand the world We are try
lug 10 do our duty to ourselves and our slaves and
ur BRETHREN the masters. Agitation can do no good
Ii Your feelings wounded by our presence here'
speak out. We will leave you if You desire