New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-20

-, ,s,crrept 10 the genius Of pressyterlsu.
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s q 0sneral Assembly nTvS ~ so o
ii: ,es ss .ss SOns ou uOn we uait.a etet
r,y snS ad Init he responsibility r each other whca
ion .Ss5 No gs or s SSs sT can oss BE ssd
sfsssrsiion. it has no poser g reach -,
,nsyss called on to their Views Of the mr. char
ssr slavery Ler TO reALsue The question whether slave
fsSSo.s hey .eIs appointed witt references 70 that qSs.
live noToushy diseased u The As.e~ely Of 1850 and The
sOnSon Of Slavery except 10 eas whsre IL il unsvod
be ts the laws Stss, the Oss Of guardianship
"cIt Of as s1@ =. S.sS IN e Book of cs.ptei
:1 :aSfs BE oon ;S s.'S S ssS IN ss
,eI shpsy OF .,tu,y ., 1ssy sysy A'% ~,
considerable position Of the Iresel; Assembly wl either
.5 u doubt It. or or & H s1s less. e. 5.i5o %
py ss dcorre and law jadlca deeison-is yet
ssS heir . .os ooeeer With Ds +, .n Of he A,se1b
20 the matter TO Determine this pOht hsye 9ny to asce
60 oieip'psble ofenses generally.
m a.S0 .S % s s s ss ass s srs sws b.
careful diiemnsiion Tho edri'or d1ton Of The Assembly
r. section the haye the power Of repovGg
6 or besIs te.m92y AGAINST error Ia dcctSe u nm9
:. meldins : reoruoat.n ef manners through an
Chuhes under their care This function Of repro may DO
exercised In reference evil enough 70 eau for IT,
Nor ish uomcoant function The testimony Of such a
aS . q. e.ps As%S hal. nSes oS
aSeoes i, no, snnSSIaYs 81 Il bind, pG Other Sy no..
frequent in wh<h uors influence ofths If
Abe only that cond be employed the ee.cous IL
Ia, greater power over the conscience often than the most
stIiasept eaeIe Sc Of bare authority -
i pow o. eepIs hat W judge can onl, be e1src'1t n
,he forms ard method: ,rhed out IN the constS ~ II a.
o. So ha. 1ry aSa ;fsa ths msS5e5 Of tbs Asse
est % and + Of the s9i possoSa 'Hs So wee ~
FAD in firm Of goVsrI mes Every ep Is Sc
and .5ns Nor exception @sds a. to soy par
S s.: Of Il %a Be S o0. Of
abe eapIey sohGed I i9 ths Constitution
by be invosed appears Ou the eyenth secon OF the
sS. Of Ds &c are . ,oT % BY S IN h q soce spsFp % q
by general rere and entyo The three processes
m:p %i1se D lower udesory IN one or suoher
b presumed most Of the nstters which cal % ot 70 S ,
come before There possibility Of neglect in
framed with wisdom best those who have most
thoIOush stst led hs. made spsas R,OOO h pro-
See Book Of Discipline, chap 2, sec. j; ,,, IL,
s ss sIS live o ws II
tst hssssmsy be reached suthohtsvsly by the Assem-
nteS for II spseicn that there bs. onI doing
uss s Gos may be s
record, OF no. according 70 the "a and
sSrs. 30 S. q be duty eDed The R st
udeaory in gwen contingency has been entirely ne
or according 20 sft,ces Synod ay lured
and 9O5aas Oo Ss
the records yet be charged sgaust synod by
,boua soms neglect Of the synod onon or
ss r:s 40 % gan ssss
article aid Of t. section In % such case Pr2y1dsd the
chap 5for process against Synod should certainly
eomWspced .heI s!purds than against an ndvdu,
offended appear specified tune and place aud TO s6o
wbst has failed 10 do ia the in question: after
tWhic
whole matter TO the delinquent jodieatoy with direction to
BOOB q DI:eiglIn. chap :!tsss :, ou- t,
of Government tOuehi1e the authority Of the Assembly two
no power &c eommsaee process. of discipline with au
nSiysus That By as and wise ran be-
long 10 the Sessions IN he sse o. eS Of S X
eemby dviduss simp appellate aud revsionsry 1t
j. Lot the Court Of frat ba, Of last resort
In The way Of general review and control" I. reach
dyeey only The judiciary next below-that is the Synod see
iDSSed doSss be involved Session
trosst sieo dciphe and me recorded IN
BY The PresSyis1y The oit Of Or
s q 90 the and fs III. be
% he s % Dy ss, Of S Teeo 20
the the Assembly msy cite the synod before them
Such are the and bounds which form Of Govern
has prescribed aud which The Assembly may
quite possible that Ia connection with hsm hsn1ers OF
various sorts may ene'mes escape To human admnsIs-
tn Of however divine system nPt ree'ion always pertains
recoenSe. class which grievou. my
TO s 10 WT % nS %
sye further light" Waiting be reude ed necessary by
iark Of fidelity tie lower ufcaorles, as well
lv lack We speak OF IT, as al act
nj mi only as a Aud IL
Gene al Assembly not Invested with arge
bower Yet would be greater evil to allow any departure
from carefully devised processes or dsclPlae SET oth
tb the Assembly to adopt at its pleas,
re no its powerst real or anceh ex
yenc.s-rouid only invest IL with legislative idnohs
opld yirta.lly aUnu the Constitutions aud transform the
highest sicsioty OF the Chureh to an e00'
al de spotism.
n h,s ind d. areuedthough not with what
sdvsory function OF the Assembly, or s
bearing testimony implies the authority necessary 70
and compuls0n Most the two Dc
there cases IN which sunPiy moiA
ROVER NAV OF thDSs be most potent! MUST the
Assemble counses which not to be dtepreed as
ze how do Il? By processes which they them
selves constitutional processes cr are the 10
provisions OF the Book OF Discipline They
the right according TO the form OF govenmen
rhspter I2 section attempting as well as lmmend
Of mAnea" But the attempt must be m.de
,eipine involved only ia the method prescribed la
that method win found adequae especially connected
h tesipg and reIrovug function oen exercised 10
fine pn, which by body like the Assembly never
n. wisely exercised but with ssutary results
ALBERT BARNES,
ASA ID. SMITH,
VIM. JES SUP.
AUGUSTUS 2. HASCALL
The Rev. DR.. BoYD of Virginia, minority of the
Committee, submitted the following report, which he
read to the Assembly:
The uDdenigned q member of the Committee sp-
,,onted by the last General Assembly TO report TO
this Assembly on the constitutional power OF the As
sembly over the subject Of slavehoding IN our
churches" being constrained TO differ from the ma
iorty Of the Committee, begs leave TO submit the fo-