The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-01


N,ecs.i es Shics be believed 70 - esssnnd - the
greet interests Of religion and 70 the great interest
70 pAxAa,.4s Lrrsiy Il No pv osediags At tAs OoS
ventsn. and ye 0ees - brethvsa without poveS,
ssSa Be aas sra Ing % hum to 70 zee sys,y part o.
any rapsr contemplating the future rAgalaon OF our
church wtehe-a eari'n with our brethren Of the
srhoo Tor a. udegenaens ynod, FOR general syaod, or
Or LKA sAt he .hOuld 30 sorry n b UNDERWOOD -
,.ayss OF mere co~xes.,ions and nos a. Perbye-ies
He ~as 10 favor o. y mttrg them - members Of the
ocnreat!oa and q hearing their ss,nssls 30 10
favor OF allowing thsm vote hen the ohtion
yoe. copd hu he neected 70 exsentirg 10 TIE the
rso, 70 vote -hsn two prasnytsres hen o- fs scale
ssn church ~as pleasAnt and Agreea lie v hear The
churches from Penny ssn,a Dsa~s.e lid sher Nr:h
ali hn; Su. be would oan.ss he had no f.n 10 tho sym
pssbies Of the Northern churches H. believed thst
more members OF tho ora s:aool presoytorsn church
IN the South aympAshisod vita taem than IT
the New Shcn Presbyterian church In the North
Lea eSe churches from the North Who do ympashize
upon subjects tn relation 70 the
Southern Church DC should Oppose hem. While he va.
exceedingly plea.ed hear what no did hear, fet
bound sv-ribee-s and with all p-oper regard for his
brethren North, 10 ips,st upon his motion
M sAssa.L ,, Isnnsssee said mat Til. 90 nmities,
reemei 10 hn ought 70 harmnnzc .hst boay We are
not, ~ has been remarked, an e,oleAs.cs body dung
hinc,rg upon the chu-ches We t>ks power from the
Presby rrt@s None at all. We merely advise. and
ibis bd, They yoo 5, free ~ this body he'd oeve,
met IN this house BE could rot why ths body should
be af0w n mo 'ga q. y The very
Church South wara advice rney al1 know me b.n Of
representation here they will read that the.e was woe
OF church represent church that that the
vote OF TO e.6yteyy and for tho life
Of him he could objection oould
resolution. We do pcthlrg be'e ths ri'l be bpaing
action Of ours bind the Prcssyte-es. ac yrisved 81
heart TO see thu din OF opinion about masss be
ltli ha
Presbyterian, snd un'eo with the Presbyterian church
Dot from prejudice o. education; but when Cod gave Din
mis- grace aubdue the rebe ou OF his and Inclined
tin TO uIie wi It's people, he oeEec rosDd - win
what pto jie he gtout 70 unite he 10 ed Pre- by
and ber ioiepigepce; he ~as moved By no prsa.
dice of edrcaiicn, for he'd he been influenced by
Be sso himself ~ Ss into sSy
ira, cud bind maD for what they did would SO
AND Id be for them TO Agree ds-en
from teer ACTON He hosed the house would not nj ,p
the anpeuc n ent
The question the adoption OF the amendment pot
and d. cidsa in The negative; rhereup'D the vote vas
taken the resolution reported by com nss sad II
was agreed 20
On melton or Dr. BEAD or Richmond the hour OF "a
jo1 pmen for drntr and of assembling thereafter
liked ~ and O'clock req pecuvey, after the day Or
r. then mo-ed thai tie several oommun oaious Ia tho
babdr OF delegates from persons en y 10 The obeo OF
the Convep,p and upon apperanIg thereto ne
referred 20 the Committee on Business mi. mo,'oa
susgssssd by the preeeu,xi am Of letter by Dr. Laci,
~hcu he desired \, be read a1dressei to sos,,
elder who Sss MT present, ard beug regarded
or o tame haf private oharRTer, IL
deemed expeeienI te lare eferrei the Bu.aess
Committee With any snilr documents In the HANDS Of
other delegates
Dr. HANDY Of p rtsuou,h moved 10 amend the mesiou
mace by 1T Rad bv aerng ha appointment of
cial committee II whom these documents he referred
Asr few embarrassing marks with reference 70 the
matter,
Or: LxAcu moved 10 lay the whole subject the table,
On motion Of the Rev. Gso P.NuxR of Va q oonm,.
tee OF thrte was appointed TO conduct the rel ous
The Presiden. Appointed the roovpg gentlemen 70 fora
the CON mtes -Rev q Painter, Dr. Mclean, of Va and
Ut o1d~Ar, Of Tenn
Prayer tAsp offered by DR. LEACH afser which The
Convention took n cess until O'Clock p. n
EVENING PRESTON.
The Convention re s,remeiet ., toe appointed hour.
letter from ,he Hon samuel Jefferson Port Penn D,is
ware, expresapg els regret 81 being unable
Onventicn ana assuring nm Of Inc symuathy az the
church TO which no belonged In the objects Of the Conven
ton, end OF ~ resdneD 70 Rcq1e,cc In lite action. Hs
thought II well W make his statement, believing ths IL
woulc be encouraging 10 the Convention In OF the
peculiar peson Of tie church TO which NJ, Paterson
fsned II "a situate, ~ nay be said, on tns line which
divides tie free from the siave States and hence the i
Letter.
Dr. IlAcn novel ira. com mission consisting or mem
bsr OF sbe Convention DO appointed ,zwa IN the 5u,
nsa uor m'tse, aud nSrtain ron them when Vas
pssesele thsy soeii rcpor. or whether , y v. likely
bic that the oouven'icu might sdiourn, should toe
niree no, be ared 10 sabms any business In The
me motion wS ssreed TO, and Or Leach ami Mr. Mar,
TN, Of Tepressee. speansed 70 form the commission.
These gentlemen prooceded dischargc Of this duty
and afser few minutes returned, ween Dr Leach IN.
formed the Oon7e that they were 1strucet By the
night, should the Convention meet ri thai time, or %
morrow morning 81 O'Clock.
Tie Convention inca took TILL O'Clock 10 Eight
MIGHT SESSION.
The Convection assembled si 8 O'Clock P. NJ prr.
~ A Boyd, from the Don, ni,.ee on Business,
submitted ne Following report No sad that Win Inc
exception OF ose resoluon The oou isec xa unAnimaas
In the Mon OF the report In regard 1, thG ,ost On
there we're, be eeerea two or saree d!sseaang VOICES
EKrJxr
The nsllee appointed W propo,e 10 The Convection
suon action n IN the circumstances Which 10 tao prrvi
donne oi Sod We are placed reoommond the Adoption Of
the folio ing Vttsmbe and resolutions
Where's AL ,ca, resolutions aud cstinonos Of past
he lut Geue,al Assembly whereby suspi5loos ana
doubts OF tho god standing ana equal rights ani
privileges OF .aveboldrg members q the church, or i'm
paa.1ss srd Ctarles g2inst their Christian raosr.
have been Csuer I'm lied excel cD1rary th0
e1an lie aad AchIes Of 1arist and lis soo.teI
violation Ct The cont tui07 q ths ESQ .srzl onu-sh
snd, where's, The relation OF aod servant IN tell
eOr-ittrte or Further than tne rtlsago dres nrtlnE
heref and slavery as,ituucu Cf tue STATE 10
properly belong tbs church ldcasors &. sobissg
10 dscstt0n a1a E4~ity and, Nnsrcss, ~ the
tbs az stcD sftsvefg Us General As,cnry 80 lrrr
N rcfcre,
Rsso we'd, ma 10 TIE ju,rucni or shs oonv,a,iao 10
ihns 30 maze zoe basis fer cisC Inc N lha Presby
trbn church Which Il nf specifically referred W sha
oonstisrt0n cr,ms or her~y.
Resolved Taal,he 3cIersl Assembly Or gho Prossyter
e1urcE have % IRON nenlenss o. con.
dsrnnsion lose iidcsory lat' y1usis, for any
sLCss hay have been brought bsioro Aasc n ,y
IN he vsy reso ioed y ire eobsiis1u0n
Resolved, Thai the Convcnaon onmeud ~ All TIE
Pre- tcfts IN he Fr@htteran coutch which op.
posed 70 he AL alton G. savtry 10 Tie hgne. igicai1ry
70 spgoct dlstcJ In he pfopcrtp prescribed -
70 Of for TIE srponune1t " atiopcrs
h the Asser5 u meet IN Ka0x Fis rua0esSeo on t4e
ud 1huuday 10 MAJ, 1855 fer The p0rpe Of organxog
seUcfG s!uod, Undv The OF " Tue Ugst0d ynot
4 1rt rrtA a-fh Ia tuW Iaa uln4as mr
America >
Resolved, Ths,th snbes OF this convention asha-e
70 snd sode By The scnse OF fsh o. the Pretbycraa
cscIeh - cnsrirs toe ~ item Of doc rius taught
hoy scifsafes and thai adhere 70 the FOR OF gev
ernnert and box o. discipline OF ls'd enrich
The report va reserved; whereupSn Rev. & H. Cump.
sson, q virginia, moved lv ADOPTION.
JONI RAsDoLH TrcErE, Esq, Ai.orrcy General for The
Ftie OF Virginia. rad he did rise for the purpose Of
a.. ING any hing In reference The present
did be kDor tna hs void say anything IN reference N
A. sny time AZ fn A. his ear could rather M meaning,