The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-29
Southern Presbyterian
NEW SCHOOL, CONVECTION.
fssroasrp ron rHr RrcHnsm sAItr prsvA1cH.
SECOND DAY--fRTDAY, AU0. 2srH
MORNING srsuoN

hall an nOur IN religious services q
The President Of the Convention announced the
following as the committee to prepare resolutions
Rev A. A. II. Boyd, DIVA; Rev r. A. Ross. West
Tenn; Rev. A. Newton. Miss; Rev.James Mcintire,
Pa; Rev. L. r. Morrison Rev. =. r. Gray, KY; Rev.
A. Blackburn, Tenn Milton p. yarnigan, Tenn; 8.
e. Burton, KY, Ed. w. Brinker, John Andrew Nc
Intire. Pa; DIR. j. N. lie Grand, Miss; James X.
Bright, West Tenn. Peacby X. Grattan, Va.
The original call for the Convention was then
read.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Calwell, of Ten
nessee, permitting all delegates to vote unless q
vote by Presby teries was called for. Withdrawn.
The Secretary then read the rules OF the Generai
Assembly, which to guide the body in its do
alterations.
Rev Mr.. Reed referred to the fact OF the place of
| meeting OF the Convention being changed, and
without giving for it, called attention to
Rev. C. II. Reed, Rev. L. P. Ledoux and Chas. b.
Williams, Esq, were appointed committee on do
| votional exercises.
The Secretary was here requested to read and
correct the list of delegates, during which the d.
| d. was added TO = number Of names. The follow
ing are those which were mispelt in the Dispatch
| of yesterday
John Ii. Mckinney, Ed M Ross, I, u: hcCslhe'
NJ p Jarnigan, Rev. L. ". Naff, Theo ?. Clapp. Jos
| Cloyd, J. Y. Preston, Abijah Thomas, Rev. ID. T.
Palmer. DR.. Geo. NJ. Brinker, DR.. c. n. Ordway, r.
g. Mcclure, Jas. " Ewing, Robt NJ. Campbell
n. CIymer, Dr. Thos. NJ. Miller, Maj. Alex. Gordon,
| Rev l. W. X. Handy, s. I. HART, DIR. H. Lacy, Da-
| yid y. Morton, Robt Howard, II. D. Shillingford-
The Synod of Maryland should have been Synod
| Of Pennsylvania.
| The names of Dr. W. +. Gaines, II. c. Wingheld,
| Col Thos G. Tinsly, Vim. y. Norment, A. W. Taylor
and +. Craig were added to the delegates from
Hanover Presbytery, and the namesf John Nc
Kinney struck from thelist of Holston Presbytery,
as his name was put on by accident, he not being
delegate.
At IL o'clock the Convention took recess of a
quarter fan hour to await the return Of the BUSH
ness committee.
At the appointed time. the Con venton assembled
and the business committee reported the following
resolution:
Resolved That in all ordinary matters, the Con-
vention shall vote per capita; but when any two
Presbyteries shall demand it, the vote shall be
follows viz l. Each Presbytery shall be entitled to
two votes. 2. Whenever Presbytery has MEM
bprship of 1000 members, each additional 500
shall be entitled to one additional vote: or each
fraction of $50 shall be entitled to one additional
vote. 3. Each church represented, whose Presby
terry is not represented, shall be entitled to one
vote.
Dr. Leach offered an amendment, debarring sim
gle churches from voting on matters of vital i'm
portance. The amendment was defeated.
discussion ensued on the resolution, participa-
ted in by Messrs. Grattan, Leach, and others.
Rev. Mr.. Handy said that there were number of
churches who sympathsed with the movement,
yet had not sent delegates to the Convention, be-
cause they were presided over by New England
ministers, and the congregation. out of deicacy,
had not taken church action. They, however, had
sent members to express their sympathy, and he
favored their admission and their right to voting.
After the action of this body those churches would
provide themselves with other religious directors
who would be sympathisers with the objects of the
Convention.
Rev. Mr. McIntire, of Wilmington (Del.) Presbyte
ry assured the Convention of the sympathy enter
tanned in his region with this movement. The
churches however, had not acted as q body, but
had sent members. He hoped they would not deny
these members representation. The larger num-
Der of representatives refused by the Convention,
the more would the sympathy in in Its behalf be
curtailcd. There was more sympathy at the North
for this cause than thought. He said there
was no power represented here, and there could be
no proper basis of representation They had met
for the purpose of consultation and deliberation,
upon the question of forming separate organiza-
ton, or joining the Old School, if this body would
admit them with their protest against the consti-
tutional error which constituted the difference be-
tween them
DR.. Converse, of Philadelphia, as the North had
been spoken of, rose to say word They were
not here clothed with any power, but to consider
the propriety of making overtures to all their
brethren, North and South, to join them in re-
sistng infringement the practice of their
fathers who deprecated this mischievous agitation
in the General Assemblies There were conserve
tves in Philadelphia-the great body of the MEM
bers were conservatives and there were but few
ministers sym ,pathisng with the antislayery
As they met as brethren, without power, it would
be more gratifying to him to see every part of the
fusing with the Old School, Independent Synods
new General Assembly.
DIR. Leach, of Virginia, was in favor of allowing
members of churches present to vote when the
vote TAKEN per capita, but was opposed to that
liberty being extended to them when the scale
vote was called. He did not believe in Northern
conservatism. He believed that more members in
the South of the Old School sympathized with
them than their were sympathizer5 among the
New School at the North, and yet l. would not be
expected that these sympathzers of the Old School
would be allowed to vote What would they rep
resent? Would it be the Old School churches to
which they belonged? lie thought not, and
thought that individual representatives of church
es present occupied the same position. lie favored
the resolution
Mr.. Marshall, of West Tennessee, favored
the resolution. He deprecated this agitation
at the very commencement of the Convention.
1t was not General Assembly, and no power Law
in the body. He thought that it should be I'M
derstood when a vote was given, who represented
himself who representeda church, and who rep
resented y Presbytery.
The resolution was adopted by the Convention
by q unanimous vote.
A letter from Rev. Mr. Balandine of Bloomfield
ILL.,, sympathisng with the objects of the Conven-
ton, was offered by DR.. Leach.
Kew. Mr. Gray, OF Va, objected to its reading, on
the ground that a large number of such communi-
cations were in the hands of members who yould
consume much time in their reading.
Rev. Mr.. Read of Virginia, offered resolution for
referring all letters to the Business Committee
Rev. Mr.. Handy offered resolution so amend
ing the first resolution so as to refer the letters to
a special committee.
Mr. Marshall of Tenn, opposed the referring to
committee. lie said the letters contained advice
some of which had been asked, and some given un-
asked He was opposed to reading those of either
class.
DIR. Leach moved to lay the whole subject on the
table The motion was carried.
MIR. Painter, of Tennessee, offered a resolution
creating committee on leave of absence consisting
of Rev Geo. Painter, of Tenn. Rev. DR.. Ordway of
Tenn, and Rev. o. McLane of Miss.
resolution was adopted for the adjournment of
the Convention every day from TO o'clock.
On motion, the Convention adjourned until 4
o'clock.
EVENING sEssIoN
letter from Hon. Samuel jefferson, of Port
Penn, Delaware, giving reasons for his not being
present was read. He stated his church was dsQus-
ted at the of the action General Assembly and that
they sympathize with tho Southern. He hoped the
Convention would discuss tine subject for the discus
sion of which they had assembled, and then adj
journ to some future day, in order to give those
not now present an opportunity 10 participate in
its deliberations.
Dr. Leach, of Va, and Mr.. Martin, of Tenn
were appoisted a committee to wait on the Business
Committee, and ascertain II they ready to re-
port.
Mr.. Price, one of the Secretaries, stated that. |
by aeSident, the members of the Convention who
came over the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po- |
tomac Railroad, had been charged full fare. On |
ne"i"S Va inns, Iu"in hoplnson, Esq the fresl
dent, refunded the entire sum collected, $780, and
rendered free passes to those delegates returning
by that route.
The committee who had waited on the business |
committee, reported that it would be ready to |
make a report at s o'clock.
The Convention then adjourned until o'clock, |
many of the members remaining In the house to !
engage In religious services.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention re-assembied at o'clock.
Rev. A. III. III. Boyd, Chairman of the Business |
Committee made the following report, which he |
stated had been adopted unanimously with the ex- |
ception of one resolution:
The committee appointed to propose to the Con-