New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23

The work Of evangelzing the world; and sbas =.
whole doctrine Of expediency is opposed 10 priocin
and ought at once 10 be abandoned.
Ibis 10 tie Soutbside view Of the subject. in M.
advocate being DR.. Tbonwell Of South Carolina
whofc long and earnest appeal 10 the Assembly wa,
characterized by the fire and postveness Of mss,s,,
eloqueDce, yet, with the courtesy and proprietv a
Christian gentleman. He had not finished when ~
hour Of adjournment arrived, and will clsse b..
morrow.
in the evening very able and interesting seyno,
| was preached to full house by member of M.
Assembly, while out Of DOORS crowd few rods s9
were rejoioiDg in the Republican nomination the news
Of which lad just arrived from Chicago.
THIRD DAY.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, May 10. 1860
The subject now under discussion in regard 10 ,b.
Board Of Missions will be better understood BY vo,,
readers when it is mentioned that az far back A Is2
the Assembly "resolyed that Committee be ebospr
annually, to be denominated The Standing Commit.
tee on Missions -four clerymen and three l.v.
"laymen." To them was intrusted general amer.
vision Of Missionary affairs, and they used to report
and recommend from time to time such action a. the
interests of the Church might seem to require. Tho
Rev. Dr. Green, the Rev. Messrs. Philip MiIsdohy
J. y. Levin, Jacob J. Jsnselvay, kcssrs. Elias
Bowdnot, Robert Smith, and Ebenezer Hazard, wsrs
Changed into Board, with full powers 70 transact
{" all bu.iness Of the Missionary cause only being re-
unrod to report annually 70 the General Assembly In
1917 and 1918 the Board was enlarged and pcrfesed
and provision made for its efficiency in its new and re-
spOnsble form.
This Board " bsen in existence ever since having
been renewed from time TO time by appointments, a.
tie discretion Of the Assembly.
IL is aganst the existence OF TINS Board that Dh
Smith of Virginia and DR.. Thornwellof South Caro-
ps contend, and in denunciation Of which they have
poured forth their nest and emphatic sloQuence
Dr. Smith has staid and massive thought than his
coadjutor, and DR.. Thonwell shows the re md tho
hair-splitiing sbsfracoDism Of the extreme South;
both how ever tempered with admirable Christian for
bearance in their demsanor To-day, DIR. Thonweu
finished bis argument, which in substance is that tho
Church was in her very constitution, as laid dowa in
authorizing Boards to do her work; that to give
tbority to such Board was TO delegate authority
without right and in contray enton Of her Scnptorl
charter All voluntary associations for religious pur
poses not Appointed by, and Immediately .irected by,
ard snenable the Church, are in his view, Unpres
byterian and Unscrptural in the extreme.
He was followed BY DIR. Hodge Of Princeton, on the
other ride who in few words well put and earnestly
uttered exposed the flacy Of the reasoning of both
He contended that the fundamental and universally
taught doctrine of PresbyteriaDsm was that as IN civil
governments the simple authority IRON eod 70 maintain
them was given IN the declaration "the powers that
"be are ordained of God" without prescribing the
form in which righteous principles are TO be maintained
and laws enforced, go IN reference to the Church OF
Christ, general principles laid down by which, in
the organization and workings of church, Christians
are to be governed and that any attempt 70 tie up the
energies Of a church to THUS saith the Lord conn
mission for every act and pan and principle Of proce-
dure was simply absurd and would not in the Presby-
terrain church be tolerated. He said that in different
ages of the world and under different forms Of society,
and with different degrees of knowledge among the
people it was necessary to modify and foms
of Government to meet the necessities OF the case.
There can be no such church now, ia respect 70 s
forms and methods of operation that which existed
apostles, no prophets such as found necessary
then. And now, when we go TO the heather with the
Gospel, and converts are multiplied, they must be
treated as babes, not as strong men, Their teachers
must lead instruct and govern them, until they
able TO 20 alone. They cannot be made into Elders,
and Deacons, and Presbyters at once.
The New Testament prescribes no Presbyterian form
Of government for them, does restrict in our
work to such ecclesiastical action shall prevent the
use Of Boards fully organized and authorised 10 finish
any wsrk connected with the spread of the Gospel
which may be committed 10 their care.
When DIR. III. concluded, DIR. krebbs Of Eew-York
got the floor, but gave way for motion 10 adjoarn
until Monday morning.
1t may be proper here to say that this is only the be-
which would restrict the Church in her actions 10
simple eccesiastcsm, by which is strictly forbidden all
discussicn of topics not formally included in church
creed, and more expansive Northern view by which
the Presby terrain Church, of old lie regarded hav
ing the right 10 discuss 10 commend, 10 rebuks any,
thing and everything, within without her pale ss-
cordiEg its character, she may judge it TO have
bearing upon the welfare of her connection or Of s
wellbeiDg of the community At large.