Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-06-22
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The manifestations of peace in in o,a relatioss fo otter churches may be ohown in tW3 paracu- .ars; by avoiding too amoltouS or prominent display of our own deuomlnatundi pecuiiarities and hy avoiding unecessary con,roversv about the ptcuharucs ot other deuoml.a ous.
 l. PresGy % far ao | an aware-al- though belog one of theE,. no; therefore .,,. impartial wltness-but SO far as 1 am aware Prcstyteriahs are Hot speedily obnoxious in toe community, for the exciusyencss of their rel.-
 qous claims. Tne4, indeed love their orb church. as dullin! c.lild loves d precious mo- ther who has nurs q with tenderness. consecrJ- ted tp God W th ta.tn, and trained up lur hea- ven with zeal Bu. Presbyterian, love all othe- evangelical churches - all "mothers in H. rtei"--tO wha; ever tribe in the tue cunmoa- wealth they belong. It IS sufficient, and. We hope, not too much, to say that PresbvterianE do not unchuch other erdeuomiuatouS; tAat they always recognise as bretheru the ministers of other christian churches and that they have never exalted either the Lord, Supper Or PAr- tism into the necessary mean, ot true acces, fn God on the part of the pcuilcnt believer At the same tme t cauuot be affirmed that Pre- bytenans are never guilty of pressing some o( thelr deEomlnaiIonal leculiariscs too lar. Per haps, at times, VIC may all ha transgressed n this particular. At least there is danger of it. Let Us be on our guaId, and not give unIe eces- sary offence to other churches, but eudeavor to q live in peace" with all our bret hren.
 The naanJestat'ons Of peace in our lives may be briefly illustrated in reference to our own church. and in ils relation to other churches.-- Ia our own church, the manifestations of peace consist, ill part, in kind and concatorv treat ment of all sectional questions. Few striies are more violent than those of this character
 nor is the church free from them The Tn chv torrent of political agitation, which has it's peri odical seasons of high overflow, sometimes ere vases let iuundation into the rich and cultivated possessions of the church. But, instead of con- tention such crisis demands harmony. All christians must learn 10 bear and torbear with one another. Fortunately for the Presbyterian church, the world has not only witnessed a mu
 tual forbearance in different sections of our country, on one Of the most divisiye of all sec tonal questions, but also substantial agree
 ment in the principles which underio the whole subject W hlst other parts of the Christian church have discovered connection with each other in fearful scenes of hostile dis cuSsors and of harsh acis the Presbyterian church has been enabled, by the grace oi God
 to preserve peace in her General Assemblies hv series ol deiverances, which taken as a whole will command eventually the admiration of the Christian world. The meeting of our body in this great ely of the south west, the capital of [ he first slave territory acquired by the United States Is, itself a telegraph to the whole conn try, of the peace which prevails among Oll. school Prcsbyterans. At d period of intense general excitement thr ughout the land it may be affirmed in advance, that, on whatever other questions divisions of sentiment may arise i, ths body, its peace cannot be lnterrupted hv discussions on this one And the reason is not that the General Assembly ever has or ever will, compromise principle, before God. or man
 but because it's deiverances have been maaa in the light oi scrlptural truth; received perbans with some shades of difference but acouiesced in and acted upon in the spirit of Christian mo- deration. May God enable our beloved ehnrcb ever to hold forth and maintain the principlas of Christ in regard to all moral and religious questions; and exhibit the graces and glory of life of peace by preaching the gospel to all | classes in the community, white or black hiob or low, bond or free-Anglo-S Saxon, French
 German, Irish or African! Again, 'the God of love and peace will he with you" to enla'ge Hte prosperity of the church fn Hs Iroudence. The church makes the greatest progress in times of inward peace When all her members love one another see eye to eye, and work hand to hand; when pray CT and suppication are united md fervent; when there is no division in docrine or nocy and no alienation among her members, then her records show power of advancement unknown to the evil times of discord. It is just twenty years since number of our brethren organi- zed secession from the General Assembly on principles deemed by them lawful. Since that pcriod,the Presbyterian church (Old-schooi) has enjoyed unity and peace, and her prosperity has been wonderful. Her l2OO ministers have become 25OO; 1l0,OOO communicantb have b.