The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06
the PRESBYTERIAN SCHISM SOUTH,
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Fourth Days Session Of the Richmond
Convention.
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Proposed Reunion Of the Old and New
School Secessionists.
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DR.. Bsyd, Of Va, Denomses the Inesnsls-
teDey Of tho Movement.
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REPLIES OF DIS. MATHEWS AND LEACH,
30. 30. DC.

Rmozp, VA Aug 81, 1867.
me Convention met this morniug AZ O'Clock.
The pending question upon soe Amendnsnt offered
By Dr. Leach 70 the fourth resoiut strike al Aes
1885, and insert therefor s' ihe purpose Of organic
ing The General Assembly no Presbyterian Church
Houhn
10 render the amendment moro intelHgihle viii gvo
the whole n rtsolution:-
Resolved, rnas the ,nventou recommend to all he
Presley tories in the esbyteran ohurcn which are 90
posed 70 the agisaon Of slavery In the highest udcstory
q Ss snu,un e :: p,ns dssaa. N :he proporen pro
Commissioners 70 Assembly aa Knoxvile Ten
pessse the third THURSDAY In Nay $685. me par.
United synod q u: Prs.Sy.oras aaIos aI IL ss S
United Bates"
Another aisht amendment was offered 10 Dr. Leach .
amendment suoh Introducing The word oonssisutona,
In connection with the designation which reference
Dr.. A a. BorD, o, Va. ssing entitled 70 the aoor.
took biz stand upon the pasoym. and saidMr Prssd.n
and somewhat nyiug position In tho prosidence or Cod
those OF % ~ho compose this Convention have bcen called
% separate from brethren whom loved, In whose pn
cples enthusiastically FOR tho most part ooucuTred,
and ~hh whom We We dsposed to labor Ia The vineyard
Of our Divine Master feel .. oan 70 mind 70 day our
eTian ohurcal may ay nomiualy 1887 although the
20 ua division did not ake paoe Hn lS3SIfee q iak
period in respsc 70 US = he s,npsS pSS
Of Christ and In coouecto with the recol ectons
Of Tho p.ss-as ! call % mind our present position
coniess to doep sorrow Of heart because as oon
ceve any KTess responsibility ress pom a. In ree-
rence 70 our present postioc because think hat
We who oompoee hs Convention have reason at ali
70 regret The part which NO have heretofore scted-nos
that have the sBghtost dea that there any thing
essentially wrong in the course ~hioh took when we
FELT has Was our duty 70 separate from old school
brethren and 70 identity ourselves with hat branch OF
The church technically called the new snho,i may
sonaly, that had consulted my own psrsanal feelings
my peculiar domesdc and social rotations in Me and
osner shoald have idsnood myself With
bytery or Winchester In the fAu OF 1887. received
ny theological educas0n N Princeton, under that
good and sainsed man, Dr. 70 thss 90 for edu
cation and association concerned would have been
induced v ooDnes myseK with the oshe. branch OF
fen thas was my duty y an ndividual upon every prn
cpso of honor, 70 sct according 70 what ,Heyed 70 be
sIs 81 ne Sn' II SSs .os yS SSs b
hs old school, ] da no. hesitate . mite win my
Warrington in the fAl Of 1887. slded In the orgausuon
Of that synod and In common with hs oths Win whom
ne s1prcss,oa Of nv seassn.s s.d tssy Il xon, forth .
tho world - The platform son which We were 10 stan In
1trr :.y N. S T., ny
aken. . massr Of personal, Of Christian honor;
SoeS have RON ~ nv cs,
would have commended % so the part q schsmso and
tho shurch, By separating myself from tho synod Of VIZ
Enis No, sh No, sr xs. nrpss:d .Aea ! heard
ps.opsi .sssem@pres nm.sT 70 stsopsiy in yop y
abandoning those high principles which governed
hitherts Isay, for my pan, would ssver consent 70
and Of right, in . matter ideunned With the glory
Of God bore and with Tho glory OF The charch
that ~ friend ssys In reference 70 homer and scl,g In
accordance with Chrsau pr n,iplss endorse, except
We ns M @ pucps y 90 70 M
mater. We cannot dsrcgard conscience In matters
nectcd with The Church, any more than would in
ference 70 any thrg else and The Who has regard
for his honor In carrying the prircples OF the church
have very Indifferent oanocpton Of tho obligations
Nnd savs bis ai,sBon 70 the principles involved Ia he
exscndns acts ef 1871 he would not have taken the pos
uon ysieh be oh, be: taken on ni. aoor suo. aim vel,
would never never have consented 70 unon with the
old school branch OF he Presbyterian church unless
prinripe nyoiveoin ,ss rcscnons Of 1887 u we'll
perhaIs FOR him, looking 70 his pcrsopai interests 70
miy and social oonsdcpuoos which no doubt wore cal
culAcr 70 influence him towards ths ooure; but
well porhaus thai 10 has not given his enuon TO this
that we should be thrown Into warfare, and therefore
think my friend has aced wisely pos giving hs sen
which my kpd ocupes peculiar bu. Inu as.e :. he 70
hions have been bet sesn us know the peculiar sea
Ss' ss, NJ s1t :.,n 2 even some
theee associations, these re aons, should hsvs In
nuesce In the fovmsuos Of hs Judgment win say
church ever,hlss IL my resioas wouId have induced
70 have tAiss me opposse side and when consented
dple thought thai vas she duty Of ali Who we DO
snned 70 regard consssu aonal rights NE constitution Of
hs prsoysran hurcn ana .no Owed r,eseysesianisn,
hrcn whom loved, and vhose spiritual ana eseyna
verse We bad q, hea't which Imposed oohrsuon that
marks beosusc veil aware thas very considerable
pumbcr OF tho Who compose his oonven Ion and pesone
nos 70 the church have come into within mo sr fee
and afr he 0oe IN tbe
vr and especially n they have ma give, their
sssn'on parcusrr 70 ns sue,ecs. nay 70 soxe extent
Be excused they ~ rocacd departure from the prnc
ples which have disp guAhed branch Of s church
hnhso and rushed Into he arms Of The old scho branch
principle nsi led 70 The disunou n thai be shs cUe in
Feeayd 70 scme ot be that hose vho have lived Ia
scpa Ss mo he oSsr 'sr s.sss 81 s oauscS
here, wat shA prpye 81 Me proser dmc, that unless
old school brcsScs DO eject abandon shs principles
which have characterized thsm he ctoforc should ex
pec the tc fA nom The heavens befere oouid erpecA
hose Who abandoned their brehren from principle pro
eonm. n.y hss Tra,s vrmu.s' % and ,hs, sssa Se re
pept and scknovleSee their without any abandon
mens Of prscples hs pAr Of our co school brethren
Sir. that oannct be done II 20 happens that apar
from old school brethren, and sboIouism been
the cause ofh am Of opinion hst bis slavery sSi,A
thai hes Norberp connection vim sconsr Or later 10 ren
asundsr on thls ground. II his AGITATION would cease
@ ss Rsssss sro .SoS b sro,p up We .oaa Vo ~
cay have been asociated ~ith our ucveand brehren
Nov, know some a the history Of this matter, and feel
tutned IN making ne assertion that not twenty
men would have been found In 1880 vho would
have sppnseA the acxion than has been passed
In 1887 v1 he excitement in reference "
Kansas and Fremont that caused such difference OF OPT
niun Thni wss tho reaSn that such ETY. rev up in
reference 70 this guess And, siy what has been The
care In eCd 70 verify besve viii be the oazs In
regard W oshers There believe thai sbe
churches emsei ys vi be entirely free from the dscus
sion of this rhect but We have politicians 10 the church
ard long they have any accomplish by con
unstnf nh aeauon they viii be 10 kcepi no WHY
STR tbwe vas remarkable deveepement OF this In he
Cleveland Assembly. The very Who seemed 10 be
most active In geking up he excitement vere the pont
clans 1hey rave rise 10 the idea mat here q rrsve
question OF morality injected with this beet OF avery
thus laying the pat OF the masogue under the veil OF
The church But, sir, separated, and the ques
uou s, Whist shall We dot fhree things
are proposed nrvt union with old school brethren
nod association tossther In separate Presbyteries
srd synods; third, ne~ organization upon platform
which have literally adoped Ia rgrd 70 slsysry that
n subject far the relations OF master and slave
are concerned ard far a Hssta inst tuition .hlnh