The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06

Ing for every Individual member Of that church
when look :. them enthusiastically hook as their pria
plesnd contrast them With oars The ioquiry that sug
sesb hscf 10 my mind y thi, We se4 upon such .
platform tha. 90 cau bob stand there without any
this question 10 necessary look the dino iles
In the cf union. We talk about honor prde tho
buts1nirS up Of ooah tho asuung # Independent aiti
udes and everything Of mai kno but the grand Inquiry
sppeTtsns TO principles would sev my hand from my
hcdy-I don't heria.e 70 say II, sle-I would sever nav
ham On my body before would disyegs the princi
pies which involved in This mstser Fundamental sir
.sy . lOok. IN order consider these dinnouI
.ss and detevmiDc In an enlightened way ~hother
tDeve . prospect for . safe union with our
old school crehren Let lock he cAve Of the eepa
oows a proposition .hch cannot be sacosssully dis
puted. ID the prinoipe Will entally avoved Ia
the eSsciDonG scs Of 1887 wa shsbas the Genesa Al
semby Of he Posby Church OF the Uni ed States OF
AmeSa - the power, by aCa Of leglA on ts cut
on ministers and private members without charge
men would take NE trouble 10 hook Into he minutes Of The
General Ar cmb Of 1887 thfy viii find this fact 70 DO
Estate will be found therein how ministers wcre cui
ssoertsned, Dsvsr srce had : conuecsion wsh
any Chyistian church, asd OF whom has
come nlo the P.s.syts,.n cnro 20 far = h.: been
by tho constitution Of the ohurch-hat ~ by Tho rule
adopted - Mo confession In the old sohoo church Talk
mp hat plan ard examine win say snai i has nothing
do with Ne sdmis Ion Cf ministers iDto the church /
ch:snss any an 70 Icy hin finger upou single sentence
the sdmison Of Congregational ministers inso the Psby
scrisn church Look through vgiua In the old school
Of .nese MIN miDnsers Here i . oop~isuslonsi p,lnci
pie In The old school branch; and I would ask
ere prepared TO unite Ourselves with church that
stands alone nopRs oil the evangelical churches OF his
LAND in olei ns the GIT by their pvsctco and refusing
70 dsavow that their General Assembly oan, by or
snus ,sn oa' OH, ,sa. member 81 n ior N,
pnrtuniy for vipdicatos2 Nov, sir, tbere 10 the nom
Princeton, which has been admitted to he constitutional
nx~A
into II We took The podli In S3s that could not
oonsciencusy remain In connection With that church.
Nineteen OF us-oro.her Leach, brother Bsedsn aud
others In The y nod Of Virginia at that umo-took Tho po
soa hat could not oonscieniiouay remain In
scn with such church II 10 bappens that have go&
and shan read 70. ssu.sncss nom M in order !, sso
how matters stood then And What tney then they
are He read some passages from this report which
the separation Thsy arc contained tho argumenx ses
forth In this speech Nov air here ID the ps!acips rns
question hsn Witch mu,s suggest ss = the mind o.
aced from principle Has anything snoo ocnnr,ed which
be anything IKE reasonable reason, II may 70
thing In our present positon b justify q disrsga-d
OF ~ We were told then that we must abandon
our old school brs,hrsn, whom We loved and hono.ed
and We raised The oonstltutionh banner high in the
land Let NJ continue 70 raise H. and let the country
that We are determined act pom The principle wniuh
cnaracsrises The laws Of man; that u, that man oan
never be deprived Of his privileges = mlnnter or aem
Anasdon shh ohuvch and 60 70 them without any dsa
vowAI Of this prsepIe say would look upon you hav
r.. a e
shas thsv higher can assume legislative poser and
supreme legislation In hs ohurch' Do you dsa ify your
solves with body Of shaa kndY Are you prepared 70
do ~ What = the answer 70 Tits, my frssdsf
nr; rueks, y t' ING % set CAT Of tai. d,tsouisy.
have heard him of,ca, and hnow se has MA n much
hero the subject, and made good of tho mse
nal furnished bm Tor a'gumsus asy could make
s.s ~. 1S your % HSs1s no. he ssDs 1sssu
bly, be rays the old SCHOOL, In 1887 were guilty Of
luton ass hsrsie,e heIs vas no rss.un why .e shoud
scs. Isupposs my friend vn in France he would be
smong ses red republicans she Jsoebos In rsvouoaay
be revoluuonist would ask my feu 1, in regard 70
thai Idea, II by revolution IN abandonment of oil former
princicles = enIotned, wh.i would he think ihsse
Now my friend 70 justify Vie pvnople Involved In
this 90 Of 1887 sppy beossss was revolutionary
ses ms strange that such charge would coma from xsn
temap entertaining such strong Southern 'eclcgs hs
Iei she assemS, In 1887 -ere sIscndss sapposs sha.
Dr. Chains re- and bis assoo aos, who buk g. GEORGES
church In Edinbus, Scotland and raised The banner Of
free chuycnism and liberty OF conscience 70 AI
gard 10 onurch maisop4 we're en nders Why Dir,
be ipnucuceA by an objection Ike that t In with
violated tcciesiasesI rishu. and rohiur more when
found thas school bre hren had been Eailsy
q virtual eIsc,mion In the Integrity OF 1dcnce
scNop in iss1 We seceded We said 70 them, you have
sos upon another PLATFORM and. - We did In 1881, we
eave yor. Bat my friend ,sys tbs = mere aos,lse
me sometimes OF being an abssrscuonbt Nov, str, what
b abstrsosion9 IL Il . abstraction for ecce
siascal body 70 say, 81 wi cu you of from a charoh
prvik ges" Here you have been In church psrhAps
for forty yeArs, has been The case With DE- Rice; roo
have preached for forty years In me osurch you have
worked faithfully and atngenty you may have acne al
hsi, bal still must you from oonnccton
pu, 70 mo common senss oS Any man apon
rxh, 70 cus OF .ssso " mods and pressy.erios bed
virginia for siaveholdingf why nosf No maa can an
A. minister o. Tho gospel maintain sSs proposon ths,
when csOge u broushi aSaina mo have . right 70
dsfsoo my'es .Id nv !, n~s sossrsosos .so ny ny
principle enters vnaly INTO everything hke esastoa
right Abandon the principle tnat tbsro should bs fair
and hes s.r ron dsssst from you Sampc upou he plain
ssyipes Of he Bible You are rcvolotonss 10 the worst
sense And his b nero absrsntion Again, ny friend
rays tha, thb vas Ai done through Umpaihy with The
eKrcn ed node Ihsve he same stated In The news
pspers tc. 1thpk ha, .boe Who mskc sohayEe Of that
.es mum Ss,. ! ss.y poor .sss Of nriss.s ssussern
Who scrNssed Il that day Oan any man suppose that
Nc heyc Virginia hare moro ympsss, With our broth
rep away he Nora tban ne have With hem'sha fos
sympathy, when therc vas essential principle To-
VOWED, No vouid have Ion .hsw with whom We Evsd-
OF oar bone and aeeh Of our nesh- dwelling under ,he
roof and payuc ystpG n ceoh oherp domestic ioyf
Neuer SIR repuda'e us.ery from the very depths Of
ny soul any such idea that No. sr--h principle:
and not every man Of Us ought 70 ret upon
knees 70 our old school brethren and scks yvledse that
ve did wrong, and Sk Tor pardon Bat 10
was principle, let NJ not ,ush ato their
without examining the subject carefully No, cir;
II vas pcs gmpa,hy that sd Into NE seccsiou
but principle But my frieuc, Mr. rucse,, asked, why
did you not In Is5ofn win say hero vas no
exscisien. virtually actually, BY Me Gen era Assembly
1850 what did the seneral Assembly do II thai timer
was member Of that body and took part In ~ ais
sons know the hisogy Of that whole matter, pu scy
and privately and Thai The inter pretauon thaa or
be soeth put upon nas 90 ~as the INTERPRETATION that
~ riended should be placed upnn a. Why, Dr Mason oS
New Yo,t and pr 0evfe Defheid would have voed
Tor " otherwise than favorable sputh And
there Ars which showed ,hA, such Thing
ended - had been intmaAed With reference 70 thaa
lD hs, than proshcr ss, Of whom nr Tucker
spoke amer making The moss eloquent speech upon the
subject thai ever heard fros any man. voed FOR the
solutions And shyf On account Of NE Interpretation
vh Oh re kncv would be put upon M
Mr. TrcEn Onierruptns )-f would ash the gentleman,
II be vas not opposed 70 the rcsoluions why did bc not