The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-06-19
From the Richmona WhIg.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Of THE PRES
BYrERIAN CHURCH, O. =.


BYrERIAN CHURCH, o. >.
This large and influential denomination Of
Christians, which has hitherto stood like a
i" munition of rocks against the ianaticism
Of the day, i nav rent asunder by Northern
ult,aism. They have not taken any new
ground upon the subject Of slavery at their
last meeting in Philadelphia; but in calling
upon the whole church 10 uphnld : The Fed
e,al Government" have proclaimed a pur-
pnse To lend their whnle influence to tNran-
meal despnlsm. and have thereby sundercd
iursyer tie unity IL the church. II is not,
perhaps, very STANCE fac; that in common
with so MANY others at the North, the Pres
byterians az that section have 40 idea Of any
Gorsfnnlsui. except The Administration Of
Lincoln. Such thing is UpLoldng the ST..
prone Court, which the Back Republican,
party has long threatened 10 recsgRise-ilat
Is IL say---rendcr subsersicnt to their purpo.
srs-this seems never to have entered their
minds. And yet what Is The supreme cpurl
but part II tie Government The su.pen.
son Of the :. lllbra, Corpus At by LIN.
colin Is one o. the mast stupcndous Us ,rpt.
tinns knnwn to modern history. onr which
tn venerable Chief Justice of the llate) TIM.
ted States III, struck with The rpd IT hl, jn.
elicial pawer snlemnl, prnnnnncins il = usnr.
patton. But 10 tins The General A,,cmbl,
give lie 20 By. aad are bent on uPisfias
The Govsrmsai"
Tie vote stood--yeas l5i, naYs GO.
Tie minority, led b. Res, Dr. Hodge, d
Princeton. haze presrtted ~ able protest
When mare 1911 aud reiiIble ,tlorf. are ~
eene, We shah present mnfr ample &C
count 81 proceedings which form part 81
the fistort II these extraordinary lipe.. and
shteh cannot fail 10 result in linal s.para.
unn VI tlis D, ,neh IL the Church
HE following ATE the resolutions - adop.
ted:
h.s,iref. That u irw o. ihr present -
'aied aud uuhapp, condition II iii, rnanir,
me faurth ,lay u july next BE- st apart a. j
DAY u PRAYER thfpag ,uul ulr bounds. aus
ma nn iii, DIS minister, aud propie afe
called IN humDit u confess aud beNail ,brlr
naltnnal ,in.. anl 10 niIrr olr thank, IL thr
Fa,ari u hgii l"r IL abpnlaat AMI rude .
served gnatlues, lUwarsl d. d, ustim. IL
sch IL. guidance tnd blessing npnn tar ~.
pr tud ;arir cnsueil,. 4, utli j. tbe a..yia.
biei Eongrrs, oi the Iatfcl safes, and /,
iuplpre lin. Il tie name 81 lrs1, Ghfi,t
TIE great High Ptrst II Tie Christian pro-
t,,.iou. 20 turn auaS lis anger Tram ~. Az
.pealils e.t,fe q, Tie biyssius ii ale Is,
hUnuraatr peace.
i Resairst. That - the judgment Of Ia. j..
.emb +. II j. lbp d1iy .! Tie minister. III,
harcats unllyi it.r srr tudp liia tarit pos
e 10 promote add psrpeiGale d, inretily .
The United states. and ~ strengthen. gptaI'
and encourage The f,d al Gnrrnms i
tie Just eAsiel,r . ali IL. luuetiua., uHds
aus noble constitutions.
On motIpn, i "a agreed that I'll person
Win Desired 10 enter protest cuull 10 >
this morning.
o e u tlie Two Virginia Commissioner
dgeiUtl u ,ott. Tie ntsrr .0isd !. M
O.itAr aEnplBcenrsi u thr r.tr. t,r Res
VI ilayi, II <ehti.lr. ahd uil.r. AXE
Leave II ptt.rut protests. Leave ~. gr4Al
al ihrn.
Ihe A..rn1Iy lien adjoared uatiI
O'clock, Al. ~