New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-24

ter and in the fact that it is a fnalty which will ter
inmate the controversy Let US dwell mo nent on
this point.
You propose Pastoral Address on a Note.
But these modes are too little, solemn fundamental,
and permanent true craftsmanship requires you at
this time to adopt the measure which will be ultimate
and complete ard put close forever to this contro-
yersy in the Church. Yet If the General Rule cannot
pass a Pastoral Address explicit and clear, might do
much TO safety the strong Ant-Sayery feeling OF the
Church, and save secession especially 1t promise
hope for the future. Pastoral Address, expressing
the full doctrine that all slavehOding with sef-inter
ested and wu intent is sin, and should cease from the
Church; which should cordially commend our periodl-
Gals and ministers firmly and prudently to promul.
gate that doctrine; snd which should reprehend all
invitation or admission of irisers of indiscrminaely
s'aveholding churches to pulpts, would perhaps
be the best substitute for new rule IN case the latter
fail of a twothrd vote.
Shall We have merely an explanatory note Not GER
tairy the you propose for that conceive amounts
to nothing. Its brief purport is th's-the slavery
which is contrary 10 the golden rule is SIN. suppose
that everybody agrees that everything which con-
ary TO the golden rule is Elm, Slavery, Of course in
cuded. You promise that there could be unanimous
vote for THE and seem TO think il capous that any
body should contend for more. l think the Charoh
South, and "a the rest of mankind, could vote for
IT, If occasion required But l should vote against
occupying the Discipline with such truistn. More
over II encourages TIE fsscy that there two sorts
Of slsvehodirg among us-the guilty and the limo
cent. doub. the existence OF single case OF inno-
IL.
cur church whatever there may be in other sections.
A third method-thst # excluding Shareholders from
the church by mere majority vote changing our
charter the platform OF the extreme opposite 10 your
owl have ever promptly rejected. An argument
showing it, cousIutoraity can indeed be made. hut
our eyetv step here should be carefully guarded, and
placed above all constitutional debate. Never would
afford Slavery the second opportunity 10 bring rs
before eur National Supreme Court-a tribunal where
very slight prctense against US viii deprive us Of all
Justice IL was disaster 10 our cause when the prop
osition of prohbtory chapter was broschei. II is
this not the advocacy Of ct ange OF rule which has
given to some OF the anti Ssverylsm of Western New
York il. reckless aspect. But their worst reckless
ress so far a. is eoncernec Is SIMPLY this
that they have proposed to surrender the Church tenn
rorahes over 10 the extremists OF your section ms
has led them in language, 70 undervalue, and even
attack our msterial establishments IN unguarded
teIms let the worst they propose is TO give them up
10 the men Of your side. They would be the legal sur.
rerderers; your friends of the border the egsized
csptors. would check both sides OF that contest.
fachauge of chapters the course know none better
or saer than that merely decaratory proposed
hy the East Genesee Conference reatfrmng the doc
tIue of l7si that the practice OF ssveholding is
contrary TO the golden rue'-s very different prop.
osition from that Of your note TIE inieronfy OF al
these methods TO the change Of rule Is, tina, they are