The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-19

PRESBYTERIAN 10. 81 GENERAL AssRNaLY-EtfthD Day.
After some unimpertant business, Or. Stanton
called for the reading Of the communications Of
the United Syuod of the IN. 81 Presbyterian
Church of the South 10 this assembly. He also
called on DR.. Breckinridge for paper on the sub
iect, which he had promised some days since. DIR.
Breckenridge spoke at ieugsh the question thus
brought before the assembly, opposing the union
On the terms proposed and then presented the fol-
lowing minute, which he desired should be adopt
ed as expressive of the views of the assembly:
sin the matter Of the proposals made to this Gem
eral Assembly in behalf of the United Synod of the
Presbyterian Church South, lately oustituted in
the State of Tennessee out of portion of those
New School Presbyterans residing In several of the
Southern States, who seeded from that denomi-
nation at and after their General Assembly OF
1851. this General Assembly makes the following
deliveraDee:
1. Although the committee appointed BY the Sy-
nod OF the United Presbyterian Church have not
communicated to this General Assembly the Off
ciai papers which that body 10 understood to have
adopted, expressive of their peculiar views and OF
the conditions zine qua non of the conference pro-
posed to this assembly, nevertheless the coutents
of their papers being in fact known TO this assem-
bly,, it 10 at liberty TO act if it was ignorant
of them. And in the judgment of this assembly
those official papers do not afford basis of con-
ference upon which this assembly is able to see
that there is any prospect OF advancing the inter
ests of Christ's kingdom ia general that of the
Presby teran Church in the United States or those
of the United Synod of the Presby yterian Church
In particular.
q. The Presbyterian Church in the United States
of American has always received, frankly and in
christian love, churches office bearers and private
persons of all denominations, making application
for admission into her communion, upon the single
condition that they were like-minded with herself
At this time ample provision Is made 10 her exist
ing acts aud ordinances for the reception of all such
into her communion. on terms and by methods pre-
clsely equivalent, and where it is possible idsnt
cal with those provided with regard TO her own
children, reared in her own bosom. Seeing that it
was IN voluntary secession from the Presbyterian
Church that the present sympathies of the United
Synod of the Presbyterian Church had their orr
gin, and that the door has always been open for
the orderly return of such of those who left us
were like minded with us; it was hardly TO be un-
expected that We decline any official conference
based on terms which appear to us to involve
condemnation of ourselves, and a renunciation of
che rich and peculiar power of God upon us in the
very matters which led to their secession from Lur
church twenty years ago.
3. With reference to the recent schism in the
New School Presby terian body, this General As
sembiy does not See in that event. or in anything
which has hitherto resulted from il. any call OF
Providence for the Presbyterian Church TO take any
new step whatever, either with the view of union
or that of closer intercourse than now exists with
either of the parts into which that body is now
divided. The subjects upon which the whole New
school body differed from at the period of their
separation from us, and the subjects upon which
the two very unequal portions of that body recent
ly separated from each.other, are questions which
~e, a denomination, are at peace, and, with re-
gard to the whole which we see, there is no occa-
sion to revise the understood and unalterable faith
of church, to enter into fruitiess conferen-
ces.
The resolutions of Mr.. Van Rensselaer, to appoint
a committee Of three to confer with committee
Of the United synod Of the Presbyterian Church
Syuth aud to report to this Assembly, were then
taken up,
MIR. Cobb, having the floor, made an able and
truly eloquent speech in favor of the resolutions o
Dr. Van RENSSELAER,.
The hour for adjournment having arrived, on
motion the time of the session was extended fol-
half an hour.
Dr. Hoge took the floor in opposition to the
views expressed by Mr.. Cobb, which were summed
up in four cogent reasons; aud the hour of adjourn
Rent having again arrived, the Assembly, after d
prayer by Rev. MIR. Cowan, adjou ed
The grasshoppers have almost disappeared from
Western Texas, after infictiug much damage on
the crops.
Mrs. J. W. Dupree, who had been married only
three weeks, was burned to death in Sumter coun
ty, Ala, on the 9Th inst
George Flangher aud Wm. Merr weather are tc
be hung in the vicinity of Coyington, Upton CO.
Tennessee on the LIST Saturday in July next.
A. b. Hudson, convicted at Pamela, Miss, O
horse stealing, has been sentenced TO Is years i'm
prisonmeut.
Rev W II. Lord, of Montpelier. VT, now re
ceiving a salary of 81 500, has declined call o.
81 900 to Cincinnati.
The Canadian House of Assembly has expelled
one of its members, by the name of OFarreil, fol
participating in election frauds.
Sir John Bowring says that, both in eating and
drinking, the Chinese are temperate, and are salts
fled with two daily meals.