Smyrna times., 1858-06-03
NJ | ; G itLLAN ECU S.

GENERAL COYrERENCE OF rllE VI. f. CnuRCH
SoUTH.-Thls body has passed the substitute To
the Alabama resolutions, thus wiping out ali
reference 10 slavery in the book Of discipline.
The vote stood ayes no noes :. Lest the
action might be understood as iavOring re.
ncWal OF the slave trade, Bishop Pierce eX-
planned the matter thus:
The whole philosophy of the proceeding
seems y be founded on The fact that 1t is not
the province OF the church to decide any qucs.
tIon with reference to African slavery. The
south church maintains that slavery is not a
subject of ecclesiastical legislator. The sin
gle objcct was that, while we Gisclaimed the
right of legislation upon the subject, We wished
to make the discipline conform to that profess
sion. Every member of the church cl ANS to
be loyal citizen. We declare here that Alri.
can slavery is purely civil ins'ituIion and
there Is no reason tor alarm about losing church
control.
Ii we turn 10 the 23d article Of religion we
shall find there that the church retains IT,
proper authority over It's members with refer.
ence to the subject We therefore, by thus
act, simply mtintlin our original position
that of having nothing to do with the subject
OF slavery more than any other civil matter
over which the laws OF the country are extend
ed"
a UNION OF Two DESOMINArIoys.-The two
branches OF the Presbyterian church, known as
the Associate and Associate Reformed Synods.
which have been IN session at Pittsburp for
several days, have united under the name Of
the SyEOd of the United PRESBYTERIAN Church.
Ihe ceremOnles attending the Union took
place on Wednesday, with Interesting cere-
MONIES, aud IN the presence Of crowded con-
gregatIon.
" After three days contest, the PennsyI.
vanIa Diocesan Convention succeeded NFrldav
evening" IN clccting Assistant shop,-Dr.
Bowman being the successful candidate and the
candidate Of the High Church party. The
EvangelIcals, or Low Churches, ran Dr. Vim.
ton, OF BOs;On,-and for awhile the OOposinT
forces appeared TO be pretty evenly balanced.
FROM WAsHINGTON--1 Ne0 Political PayiD
ContcmPiaied-Hs Main Features.--WasIi.
ngton, May ga movement is in progrcss
contemplating the o-OpeTation of all opposition
elements to the Administration, in the people's
party of the Union.
The main features Of the proposed organiza.
uoh are the Ignoring OF all questions productive
OF sectional STRIFE; the protection of popular
rights; JudIclous system Of internal i,nyrove-
prevention ofthe landing of foreign criminals
and Paupcrs; the protection OF The ballot.box
aud an extended period of residence after natu.
ralIZation, as condition for the exercise of the
elective franchise; the fostering of American
genius aud art; allowing every territory risino
INTO State, to have her Constitution and laws
framed by citizens of the United States who
are permanent inhabitants, under such rules os
Congress may prescribe.
FROM KANsAs.-St. Louis, Nav 3I.-Tho
Kansas correspondent Of the Democrat of this
CITY, gives many rumors and conflicting ac
counts ei the recent troubles in the Southern
part OF the territory. 1t is stated that some
two hundred soldiers have organized near Su.
gar Mouqwaud still larger number of Mis-.
sourlans edcamped short distance from them.
IL was thought II battle might ensue between
the parties.
Governor Denver has commissioned Sheriff
Saml Walker TO proceed to the scene of dis.
turbances and report TO him when he deemed il
proper that active measures shall be taken To
restore order.
6F An editor ont West says, g if time is
money!, he would like to exchange little of
his ful The hard"