The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-05-26
THE PROPOSED UNION or PREsBYrERrANs.

sofa case, but came 10 no conclusion.
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TIE PROPOSED UNION OF PREsBYTERIANs.
IL the General Assembly Oft the Old Sch0ul
Presb, terrain Church, on the ! 18th instant. the
Rev. DR.. Breckenridge spike at length in
opposition 10 the proposed nn,on Of the two
division. Of that Church as unadyis ,ble and
impossible. and at the close Of his speech be
submitted the following declaration on the
subject for the endorsement Of the Assem-
bly,;
In the matter Of the proposals made 10 this
General Assembly on behalf oi the United
Synod If the Presbyterian Church, lately
constituted in the State II Tennessee out Of
4 portion of the New School Presbyterians
residing in several of the Southern States WIN
have seeded from that denomination at and
alter thr General Assembly af 1887, this
General Assembly makes the following deli.
verAnce:
Although the committee appointed by the
Synod VI the Presb, terrain Church have nat
communicated TO this General Assembly the
official papers which that body is understood
~ have adopted expressive of their avn pecu.
liar views. aud Of the conditions. sine qua
mon. 81 the conference propnsed to this As.
semhly nevertheless the contents of those
papers being IN tnt known ia this Assembly,
we are MT at liberty TO act M il we were ".
noiant of them. And in thr Judgment "f his
Assembly tho.e official papers do not afford =
BIAS m conference npnn which this Assembly
u able 10 see ,ht there is any prospect Of
sd, ancing the interests oi chris,'s kingdom
IN general, or those af the Presbyterian
Church in the United States. ar ihp.e &c the
Uahei S.nod Vi the Presb, terrain Church in
particular.
The Presbyterian Church in The u. States
of America has ALWAYS received irauslr aud
with hristian lave al churches, office bear.
ers. aud private persons. af all denominations.
making application fr AL .nis.ioD into her
cammunl.n. upon the singlr coniiimu that
they wrr Ike minded with herself. AT TN,
tiir ample pro, ision Is made in her acts aud
asdinances lar III reception at AL snch Into
her cunmuniUn ON terms aud by inrthmls
precisely equivalent. AMI. where u u possible.
nientical wIih these provided with regard 10
her Uan children feared ~ our bosom. See.
ing thar II wa. 10 ,nllntsr, srce.slnn from
the P,e.by'erian Church that the present df.
uNuhfh w hhF 0uiFu .NH"u W lHc tfrsBl
trrisn Ch"rch Ia their .rig,n. aud that the
duar nas aiaats been open lar the "rrrly &c.
turn al such ~ lhns- NM lett us or were Ike
minded With u. il can Il rdly BE- unrxprciet
that se decline any "iiirial 80 ference ba-rd
"n te'ms WHICH NJ pear tous IL involve ecu
drnnati0l ourselves and q remuneration III
tie rich and peculiar power 81 t"d uppn as
IN the very matters winch led TO their srces.
s'on II ~ "ur church twenty ,ers sgo.
w ~ reirrence To the ircrnt sch.m IN the
New Schoul Presbyterian bod,. this Grneral
Assembly ,lars mt see 10 tue e,eni. nr 10 any
Oh ~ which has hlthert. rrsllted lrnm u. an,
Cali OF Providence frun the Presbyterian
Chnrch 10 take any new step whatever. either
with the view Ot union ar that at Clusrr inter.
course than nav exists with either 81 the pats
into Which that b'ds i. nav uisihed. n he
subjects upon which the Whole Ns1@ Sch.ol
Laiy differed liam US At the psfi"l &c the
.r.arai,on from rs, aud thu ~ jects upon
which the tHo very nneqaal pnrii.fs 81 that
baly have recrnil, separated ifum zach other.
are questions up y which We. as a drnomi.
natioa. are at peace aud With regard to the
whvle VI nhhch we SEE na orea,iun TO re,Ise
the CONSTANT aud uaaliersble faith Of our
church. or 10 enier intu lruitlrss conferences.
AT subsequent period Of the session the
above declaration was adopted by an unani.
nous vote.