New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-17
THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.


THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE REFORMED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The General Synod Of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church met by adjournment, in the Rev. Dr. Me-
Leods Church Twelfth street, yesteiday. TIE Rev.
GARylS NJ. MILLS was ch'scu Moderator, and ne
Rev. Dr. McI.EoD ard tie Rev. j. 4. CRAWFORD
brother of DIR. Crawford Of Fort Sumter were eloden
Clerks.
AIerthe usual routine busness peculiar to the open
ing of Synod Transacted tire Committee on Or
.ign Correspondence, thr ugh ia Chairman. lhe Kew
DIR. MCLEoD, reported rely 70 raefnul lct cf r.
,eived from the Synod OF the Reformed resbyt-Iian
Church in ScotlAnd, from which tie following Is IA
extract, Eayieg special reference 10 lie nonai e!lais
# the present time:
Against The pubic evils sround In churh ard State ue feel
It duty continue 10 III, test n5nyi ana '0ns
The eat v Of slavery proGncn, and oppo'ed
From all connection with stand aool and n ever way
iniarnee Eve1y day co. We have pssure Ruowias
the opposition to it Is among al 'hps"g uen Ana
we r.st that the d'y Of rAilcou count
ard over the cath /. far distant How i, sh be done
We homb!y reye to dim VINO ge;n on hi.h aud Sho
protector # the oppressed II TIE pes . -enf NJ ldts
mems AID 20 bIlpg down tho 'y1'em Of ss,ey " ",,
The persuasion OF the G@pel ior the pnTo'e we
rejoice But vGife ssloulded by the .
that ha' been h'i F over . ioI mon ~ Ias uIl J.
dcnsIei its poeDs co tents We sre NJ" pied we ae
ner-s OF much q ii-n hueicc OF so nary Of God
ecct The ,srh sud Of % much q a. 'ex'ieo in ~ f
unreasonable into uupstura and ftrclds var GOD
has corovsy with u end be j. ncN eli'.'a u a. nai
the MeJsoiis angel In all this snd the Goals Of dine
ud,m.n witch he Is scattering smoug rs a people
- richly meried FOR ciim's Ana yet I q
the 3cste Of ~dom 20 lnok - zee e'res .. OIL th d 'e
Sa,'g "a s ' b bo. ~, eor. from &
ing .ccon q the uniona aid tao mI az stL3 iuss " 81,
krr ontn pfepa alton durirr which sre M ioee
hs been rascd the pr"Te, Of ee Cnoo etei lots ana
efeon vi ,leny taken possession Of ara The Ariiora Cil
al iLsrlf
scsnI Goyernmeit fort, di'hononng iro leg of mo
Urion and iaaing the live Of and ol this % NO
.ect. maintain and Indefinitely e4,eua What ~ sly
the peculiar Institution" OF The S.a,h-tlat Is, in ohe
economical and partisan character have urdoubiody been
opera 70 produce the result Bat al these either dt
puyos ng reason m ,rf,Ieucc with teir property
they tye where M nt opposition to IT, 81 etou 'h'ons
the 1eifitor. aiou Vhs- IL is the iEo com
pencu.ye chsr-.s of the ding power asr't e 90
pousns kof such the ins 'ecede fo the nioh
ON hc Federal ouihoiies TIE avowed design e vh'r
corner Is sia,er, Peihaps, deer bretdrn mon
"}}t war nsSe1 psi'S eomnese,a gA no,1nt Of IA
aayeholiipg power 1. thrreoe no igsrr'con ssasf re
tyauy No oreyoItion cL.n.l Goscllgnt tnat Ai- so
ai.d aud tec1r iucou-'y bsd aat unau
thoris rebellion maintain rrrItuae slavery,
fcc-l I'D moral eyi! SUD nosi sried "ous hus On ih
part thoe 1h) mude he war Is Fo'lASery rebel
ion While the r1rt Of th" fedes Oo'enr and o. t
u the ration Wit, II repe-ruts l. wnoy var of ie
Ovlet.e eAtrusls" andc lchsd d,relson Tia
itence h ie Of his coui aeicInrd Presbytern
AN he found ,lsie can oe 10 doaoL lS Lave cn'ende 70
,cc side liberty aid that l. tie ids of leif conuy
,o de'e yies 0. remarA hat one Of IN NAN OBJECT;
Il dsocfly declared by 'hem that II ii Tesre slavery
n5,r ff the pessnt TIE Lite rsdcrt Of de ncd Sa.cs
IN is auu1s message ed elent t. the CON
'h.' follow its aud the bs o one 0i it chi~
compenre that was oatTed n the eetit on Of satisfy ia
th, faye- -oder., aDlcnfmfui . tie Conutuilon
30 Nh; u Iio - IT, Le aord o, ,L r comic"
/ ia 10 he % .hf
proyder Of God that he position Of the r. formed Pre- e
c l. @riiiereG and 60 rcct end sa is at an uI.ets,
queior whether Slavery ut- the te3er Cons'n ion
ss die-nce Of .rnmrtt among an men be r,cog1i 10,
sOn o Constitution should not b. ade
'e 81 COMMUNION In me ChHr hi '3i ma t Gear De u
is tbc sii To.ion o. o1- Church on tli subject
Mecqrie ID lu - recoghe he to,tution Il the com
try ke part under iu tue Affairs Of State But. DO
coemn mon sn ply becan', b. NAY do while ne commits
ani hs Influence to remedy all olssi ms and celcs
Should he var continue, N, q"e'o go. P'i,tea ~ De
,,t of 1872 We feel therefore that prepared
h on engbtereI ground But sh) can tell tL i.us cl the
present co~.ct Msy DE one o f. reults win he &, dc.roy
uycy enioy VITO can tel bit NE terror OF seryie war
vii te supersidcd those already existing Tucs OF lrku.
come leio before tie reign o yeac, shall aee. My God
gram that all ne louic s ding A. our ot t -
The day and ceco -four ouy hios aud Lord may suffer
/ TO de'riment in our hands Bieihron prey for ma.
The report was adopted, and tie reply ordered to
be transmitted.
At the Afternoon session the various committees
Were appointed.
The Committee on the Slblah, through the Rev.
Vi Paterson of Chicago, Iepoued plans aud su.-
gostiOns fJr the consideration OF tie ~ Loi. Il SCI
Iorih TIM, the evil Of sabbath decoration of
the sins for which God was row calling tais nation 60
rctcnance ils consideration was post yoaed ill iC-
day, Wbon the Rev. Mr.. CuOh oil the AeW-l ok S.5.
h,h Committee, IL oX ec,od 10 addrCs, the SYNOD on
thc subject.
The Commit;ee on Slavery, through the Rev. Mr..
PA LRsoa of Chicago, reported tie pr,ssnt state II
Irbic opinion "a Iei,roncc 10 Sfyep assuming That
all hut tmpr5 iG the North were anxious for the
abolition of Slavery II recobrperdai he adofi,r Of
Il memorial 90 the Precedent OF The niied SBtos ~
tounan0cr-lu-I bet OF the United States Amy, 10
abolish Slavery By prOclamItou.
The Rev. Mr. MchAsrgR of InGiuna, said he DID
wish 10 b. discourteo 10 the author of The report.
but be could NOT vote Tor its accep ance, because II
startod out on mistaken lrOmis,s. Tie scntlntLt ~
the Noih wus ncs ia favor Of AjoltiOn, bLt a vefy
lon way from il; then he questioned whether tho
Prc.'deni had at preseDt any s1ch POWER as was
yielded To him in tie proposed memorial.
Tue Rev. Mr. IOKH!sOs OF Illinois, the Rev. .ir.
SC0rT of Pennsylvania the Hsv. d.. Mcleod, tie
Kew. Dr. CRAWFoKD and Others, Yatijta,od in the
oiscassion al agleoing in sentiment agals tic est.
enc vi slavery, bat dou0;itg &c propfieiy o. lhc
course ret iortp IN the mcwoIil. The report WAS
accepted and s further consideration ueielIed until
the rctot.s from Pf, sbyterics to received.
The ), nod Then adjourned til to-day.
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