New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-06

sp c tue God whether they shat ENJOY uo OTdnarce 81
The endesrrner. Of husbands. wives. psrnt Children,
nsg 49, and friends whether they shall preserve their % sl
~ AID purity or rcsard the dictate" ct justice ana hunhn
Such q the Consequence Of slavery 3n'efnenee'
isen.c The which the vei. always exP2sed of'ea
te place ~ fact and in Their very worst dsIc a 'T qua
when an q take pare rejoice - say ~ may
instsncs through the infuere Of the principles Of humanity
snG e the minds Of as.er they DO nost the save
il deprived q hs natural @ GRADED a. human bong AMI
tEpord % the dangers Of passing Lto ~ hsna. ~ Nno
nay f upon him all tie haTdhP' and injuries winch nhu'
n.aui,y ard cyaT.Ce suggest
"Yfon .h, # the Consequences resulting from the proc
s into T'h G oon 81 Sr p TeIc ai d CD
hath made Of one blood al n:oI. Of ae r. dwell On the face
v Tho gL a the present DAY. when the inconsistency Of
SsveTy both with the dictate. q humanity and religion has
b. en- and il generally and knoc7Ee to
e their earnest and unweared enelvcr correct
III I on orr holy religion and to Obtain he ple,e s5oi
Of Slavery throughout Chrs,endom, aud, Il possible,
The Assembly recommended all the members Of orr
religious derominson not o. rit bat also 70 facilitate
Chrssn religion /" and sidcd: We enoin on all Church
Sessions and PrcsbyereS under the Of this Assembly
dscouIteuance and far possible prevent all cruelty Of
whatever knd in the treatment Of sVcs especially She
ard that which consists in selling slaves TO those who viii
either tEemseye deprive these unhappy people Of the bless
the Gospel is proclaimed where 10 forbidden TO slaves
70 attend upon its instructions"
The foregoing testimonials the subject Of Slavery
nyers seqge'oed n BY the Presbyterian Church up the
In the wear ss he General Assembly made declaration on
this subject Of which the following is the Introductory para
a. Tie .vsfcn II Slavery exist. in these United staes
viewed cb. ~ the the several States which sanction
cali, a. and nr,cssive vorp and l. oppos.d 70
the Prescriptions Of the law Of God 20 tie precp aud pirit Of
in ls4g Assembly explicitly rcaihrmed the sentiments
e1Ired by the Assemblies Of 1915 1913 and si6 In the year
I'VE exceedingly tpoIe the working Of 'hc whole system Of
political Institutions Of the saychodins State as aught with
many and great ~ 70 the vi political add mora interests
Of tho.c regions where il exists.
The holding Of our fellow. me- the condition Of Slavery
except in those where it unavoidable by the laws Of the
State the obligations Of guardianship the demands Of human
iy ofen,e il the proper import 81 that term sed in
The Book Of Discipline chap l. sec and n 'uld be regarded
and treated III the same manner a. other ohe''e'' ,
Occupy ina the POSITION in relation to this subject winch the
Church has sways held IT is with deep grief that dis
cover that portion Of the Church at the south mas 50 FAR de-
Slavery, maintain W ordinance Of God" and that
the syn q Slavery existing in these United States i. scrip
spirit tenor Of the gospel Of love and good viii as well as
have sympathy or fellowship with III and we cAhort all
are especially panied by the that the Pesbytery
ministers ruling elders well many church member.
in their connection hold slaves from principe and " Of
have without qualifying explanation assumed the resPon
sby Of Sustaining such ministers elders and church members
in their position We deem DUTY in the exercise OF Our
constitutional authority to bear testimony against error in
doctrine OF im1oIay IN pIses in any CtIG3 PdeyfTy
which has been thus assumed by the Presbyiey OF Lexington
the Presbyterian Church and operate its peace and
seriously hinder prosperity wei bring reprach
view and position Such doctrines and practice
cannot be permanently tolerated Presbyterian Church
Mey they speedily melt away under the Illuminating sud mel
lowing Influence of the gospel and grace Of God our SAVIOR
We do not indeed pronounce sentence Of ndcrminato
condemnation upon all our brethren who are unitunaey con-
nected with the system Of Slavery We tendeIy ympatEze
with al those who depore the ss and are honestly doing al m
heir power for the present wei being 81 th slave. ana r
their complete emancipation We w0uld aid end nor snbaI
Assembly Of 1873 would earnestly warn them against IN
duly extending the plea Of necessity against making II
law nd mao
mot using Efforts that are lawful aud practicable to eHtnsmh
In conclusion the Assembly call the attention Of the Publ
cation Committee to is subject and recommend the pubca
ton in econveien form Of the testimony of the rsbytersn
Church touching this bect the earliest practicable period
] ought TO add that this whole debate has been CON
Quoted with remarkable decOrim and good temper.
The St uthern gentlemen acknowledge that the North
elm majority have accorded to them "superabund-
ancc II courtesy They have in fact done more than
half Of all The speaking on the Slavery question.
There may be further dev, opmt nts before close this
and, if so, will mention them
Correspondence of The N Y Tribune
CLEVELAND, o. June 3, 1877.
As the General Assembly is about to adjourn, will
indulge my pen in saying word about the gentle
men who have been engaged in these deliberations for
two weeks past. Sometwo hundred and thirty Com
missoners have come here from the East West North
and South, and they have represented the quiet
seryaism of tie Middle States, and the sharply de-
South: Not little talent has been shown on this
floor in debate and in the business Of the Assembly.
Fol several years, tha Slavery question has been II
bone Of contention, and in there discussions year
after year, for twenty years everything has been
said that could be said The question The laws of
the States concerning Slavery, tie relations OF Church
es church members and PreSt yteres to the system,
details Of suffering, of separation OF slave auctions,
&c. have all been thrown out one after another Man
has met man openly in tel, conflict and yet cannot
but look on II as r6Inal liable q at Throughout there
las been so little said acted by the members, that
is TO be regretted. Here for two weeks these gentle
men have been speaking in public and private on this
exciting subject, and yet tonight cannot recall sin
gle unpleasant occurrence in all that time, hardly
personality which required the Interference OF the
Moderator.
with pride on the generous, meCnanlmous courtesy
exercised 10y the Northern majority of this Assembly
toward the minority. That majority was so large that
il had the power 10 carry everything It's own way,
but one of the southern gentlemen, Pr. Hammer of
Baltimore passed the highest compliments on the con-
duct Of the majority. Mr.. Handy of Virginia, and
DIR. Ross Of Alabama, expressed the same thing IN
the haI dsOmest terms. This Is worthy OF conSdera
ton in this crisis when action has been taken which
will undoubtedly cause all the Southern Presbyteries
TO secede, unless those in Missouri be exceptions.
This Assembly may not have done all some may re-
quirc yet il has been a memorable meeting.
Another fact is 10 be noted and that is the unmis
taxable signs of growing GeAcminatioDal esprit dH
c0rpS in the New School Presbyterian Church. On
the side we see lis members RESISTING hh dttePls
on tho part of the Old School Presbyterian Church to
absorb the denomination, and on the other, OF the
Congre to divide them by drawing of from
them tie New England elements which are 80 widely
spread through the Middle and Western States You
hear these PresbyteIians n. S. speaking of our
Church and /" our friends and "our church-erectlon
fund and our Publication House, &C., with sort
of JUNCTION which shows the consciousness of strength
and love. Their denomination will push on to greater
conque.ts, if do not mistake the signs of the time,
especially the recent action on Slavery.
The Assembly adjourned finally at 10 o'clock to-
night, with the usual religious ceremonies.
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