New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-08
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A SHAREHOLDERS CHURCH TO BE
ORGANIZED.

To The NsH5steTs and ChUrchss N cOHHfcf.1 ri Re
General hssen.1iy If lie Pre.iy,eiaa CurcI.
DEAR BREIHREN: The undersigned members of he
General Assembly now 10 session in Cleveland. Ohio,
are constrained TO address You with reference to the
state Of our beloved Church, and TO eate the course
which should be pursued by ali who adhere to the
principles Of our Constitution, interpreted by ts
fran rs and practically acknowledged during the
almost entire period of our history "a a Church.
The action Of the present Assembly on the subject
of Slavery especially when considered in connection
with the spirit aid manifest purpose Of several Of the
Western SyLods has impressed US with the belief that
peace and harmony can no longer prevail among Us;
that tho Assembly, as at present constituted instead
of being bond Of union between different sections Of
the Church will continue To be the theater OF strife
and discord ana that the glory OF God, the welfare of
our churches and the good ot the country demand
seuaraOn Of the diScOrdant elements and the exist
euce Of another Assembly in which the agitation OF the
Slavery question vii. be unknown.
We had houed that our brethren who have been dis
posed to introduce this subject into tue General As
femby would ere tins have been convinced that no
GOOD could result to the church from this agitation
that was alternating brethren Of common Christian
Fifth and calculated to render the condition Of the slave
OF, undesirable sUndeT the ties that bind
together IL this have been sadly disappointed In
Consequence Of the political citation II the subject and Of the
pressure brought bear upon then ~ Churca,
holding the ultra Abolition senfnens many Of orr West
EN- Presbycres have become urge. demanding pro
gessi, action Of the As, by They have not been satisfied
with the past decsratos Assembly They ded
So clesry Tat they can the OF discipline by
the courts Of the Church This action has nov been
the relation Of master aud seryaut-which
1 in the the & Of sn an IN o tns 'f5Se 1 5
psp me ba been m o. Hs Gesffa t1.
remote sUon to 'aycAoing IN standards,
with the edge Of the fact that when Constitution was
adopted twelve out Of the thirteen states were ayehodng
saes many Of those who composed the Assembly Of 1882
Shareholders themselves were hereprestayc. OF Pres
Lyelies which churches whose members slave
Lodos We rgaTd thu action Of The General Assembly a.
pa able violation Of the pint aud letter OF the Con tiou Of
The Church The principle mToved IN IT, carried into prac
ecrc,ias al dcsP.s tyuuica thai which has di.,in
cuh,d Church Rome II makes the Assembly only
legislature the Churcha position which has been always
repudiatod BY tine Prcsly teriaH Church
from tie agitation the subject Of Slavery the General A.
.enbydetIoying as il docs eur peace keeping us 10 state
advance the cAue Of the Redeemer through the
channel Of our adnIabe sycu Of gOyerum-nwe consider
that tie Assembly has far departed from tie Constitution u
tie Church render adherence 10 undesirable and i'm
nosble Having protested repeatedly again. thus asitiou
and finding that o brethren determined contnue
have eoerLey and payuul come 70 tue conclusion thai
however painful may the good the Church aud q
H. courtrv 7, ouirsd separation We sha. hold
our brethren who have disturbed by the introduction
Of yKed question Into our adcat'ne a alone responsible
for the consequences Of this dinson.
With these convictions the necessity Of separation
from united and beloved Zion the only question that
remains TO settle pertains 70 the mode oI separation
Tie undersigned satisfied that but one con'e is lt TO u.s.
and that is 70 invite AL Con ~ uoa m tne ANA
wi ara opposed the agitation Of Slavery in the General
utterly esChewed We DO not restrict our lnE'-A' % h'
Scutferu Churches. We wish D. have National Church
v section Of the Union Holding TO the same confession u
faith, shall have a common basis as 70 doe
we nay an,t ]" b our i,,Jd no m. Assembly either
by Northern Southern men, unless, indeed Judicial cles
aie UP regularly rom h- lower Courts In the ladg
There much Of the Abolition spirit peryadms other
Churches that adhere the standards Of faith that we
persuade that although this may De suppressed
In their uci, while the Abolition spirit ex.';s 20
extent 10 thr aien then dne ne re-
suit nsy that the disturbing elements % the different
branches the Presbyterian Church nay be united in one
body and That thc cons, awe Poion % n SAM nay
aey be brought together and thus prove more eth tent IN
h lind truly national spirit At present however the union
these Churches would not AMID Ieief 70 those VINO are
az organization where shall not be liable to another division
The urdisnsd therefore would invite all Presbyterians
all cons of the county 70 meet in Convention IA the
City Washington on the -Ith day II August 1917 Tor tae
purpose consultation and torgauzng General Assembly
in which II will be distinctly % m aSy .s Nal Gi s5
Of organizing Assembly at once - beng du 70 the esoy
tr we r. ur sent We would tina, the PresbyteTes
b. called together soon as possible ad That whe me ffrs
bteres appoint their deli TO the Assembly In the usual
proportion is desirable that a. many ministers aud elder'
shou attend the flt'l S @ az 7r, =, i. o c,ei
with TIL. Assembly should lind impossible to be- pre-
euted in Couventou it would be important THAI tn Con-
yerti,u should be- informed If their action. -
Praying that God override the distractions Of A1n Tor
history by His counsel, subscribe ourselves your
brethren III Christ: =.
FREDERICK 4. Ross ID. d., MICHAEL ;: SHUcK,
Cvnp.r PAtN1Fs Isaac W. X. HANDY,
Wv y CA DWELL JAMES q. HAMMER, d. D.,
JoHS b. LOGAN, HENRY MATTHEWS
RoEyRT p RgEA PEAcHY X. GRATTAS
ARcHER C. piCKEksoN, GEORGE W. HUICHINs,
Thomas ii. CLELAND, ELIJAH A. CARSON,
FINcELIUs X. CRAY.
The undersigned though members Of the General Assem-
Div now in Cleveland have been present during it
discussion Slavery Being fully convinced that th"re IL no
prospect 4 the this agitation in the Assembly and
II the actou taken violation OF the Constitution Of the
Church " cordially unite IL the above II vitsion
H. H. BOYD. GEORGE NJ. CRAWFORD,