The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-22


report. DR.. Van Rensselaer,, on the part of the
committee, reported that an interview had taken
place between the two committees and the terms
PROPOSED by the United Synod, as the basis OF
union with the assembly, were as follows,(we give
condensation of the paper)
/. We agree to unite as ecclesiastical bodies by
declaring, as this Synod now does, our approval OF
the Westminster Confession Of Faith and Larger
and Shorter Catechism, as an orthodox and excel
lent system of Christian doctrine; and also our
adherence to the plan of worship, government and
discipline contained In the Westminster Directo-
@ Both bodies agree in declaring it to be fun
damenta principle in the Presbyterian Church,
that no udcatory of the church can, for any cause
whatever by any act of legislation, constitution
ally condemn or exclude from the church other
judicatories, or ministers, or private members
without process of trial, such is prescribed in
the constitution Of the Presbyterian Church
3. Both bodies agree that it is consistent with
the requirements OF the Westminster Confession
of Faith to receive said confession according to the
Adopting Act of 1929, to wit: containing all the
essential truths of christianity, and also the doc
triuss that distinguish the Cavanistic from the
Pelagian Sacinian and Arminan systems of theol-
ogy. We agree, likewise. in believing that this
system OF doctrine includes the following truths,
viz: the Trinity, the Incarnation and Deity of
Christ, the Fall and Original Sin, Atonement, jus
LITIGATION by Faith, Personal Election Eifectual
Calling, Perseverance of the Saints, the Eternal
Happiness of the Righteous and Eternal Punish
ment Of the Wicked
4. Both bodies agree in declaring that slavehold
ing or the relation of master and servant, cannot
in any case, be bar TO membership in the church
of Christ. And, whilst they admit the right of
the judcstores of the church to take cognizance,
in the way prescribed il the constitution, Ct cru
elites practiced in the relation, they hereby de-
clare the opinion that as the continuance or aboi-
ton of the system of slavery in this country be-
longs exclusively to the State, the discussion or
agitation of slavery, further than pertains to the
moral and religious duties arising from the rela-
ton, is inappropriate to the functions of church
judicatories.
S. 1t is further agreed, that in affecting the uni
on, the presbyteries connected with this synod
shall be united as presbyteries, and without an
examination Of their ministers, with the syuods
belonging to the General Assembly, to which. be-
cause of their geographical limits. they shall be
attached excepting that the Synod of Tcnnesses
and the North Alabama Presbytery shall retain
the name and occupy their present territory.
The sixth article directs the publication Of the
union, if effected
The seventh is directory to the Committee ofthe
United Synod to attend this assembly and their
mode of conference with the assembly.
An additional article proposes TO be received
among the corresponding bodies Of the assembly il
a union be not effected
DR.. Breckenridge slightly amending (by the
leave of the house, the minute he had previously
presented on this subject, moved its adoption,
The question of continuing the conference with
the Associate Reformed Synod of the South then
came up, and the resolution of Mr.. Eagleson (the
form in which it was presented to the assembly,
to refer the whole subject to a committees to pre-
pare minute expressive of the sense of the body,
was adopted.
The order Of the day, viz: the reception and con-
sideration Of the reports on church extension, was
taken up.
Rev Mr. Coe secretary ofthe committee present
ed report Of the action of the committee during
the past year, of which the following is brief
summary: The receipts from all sources during
the past year exceed those of the previous year
nearly Sl500 SIS churches have sent in their con-
tributIons. The amount appropriated to churches
this year nearly $4,000 above that distributed the
past year. The applications for relief required q
fund 81, 600 larger than what would have suficed
last year The balance in the treasury at the close
of last year vas 1854 IS. The receiLti from
April l, 1857, to April l, 1885, amount to $24,74l-
Is; the expenditures to S24 3S1 03-leaving an ap-
propriated balance in the treasury of IS 991 10. rs
churches have been aided in the construction Of
church edices II of this number cost from $500 to
$500; 25 from $2500 to $4,000; over $1,000 During
the two and half years the committee have been
at work they have aided in the construction of 205
church edffces. The work of the committee. it is
evident, has been among the poor. The commit
tee have acknowledge of $50 organized churches
which have no houses of worship. The average
contribution to needy church has been $780,
operations of the committee have been conducted
without collecting agents or corps Of sSiaried
ofncers.
By dispatch dated from New Orleans we learn
that the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church adjourned on Tuesday, after q session of
twelve days. The proceedings terminated plea
sanity and tremendously, and the attendance, up
to the hour Of adjournment, was large.
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