Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-02-07
FOR the Journal

sos the Journal.
M. ErEroa:--l handed YOU pseyiosslg 10 "a
iseus ofthe JoGRyAI of the 2ath ut. port d
of the action Of the o. s. Presbvterian Chur-
on the subject OF slavery, accornnanied with
note requesting you TO publish II. ifyou pleased
as oeslred 90 get the information before III
minds OF those interested 70 know. bu. had n
"eans OF access 70 the records Yor COMPLIED
ploiiehing lsota ms note and the sc,,cu. Ya
slso appended a rose des;,ins ms "a V. ~
readers OF tic Jorxxxr know the dat. -, On
action AND the body Ly which il was passed
lh's did promptly in last weeks JorRx.r
having myself regretted the overs .ht bv whic'
Il bad ceen omitted
Bat then CAME the surprise. fpossiblv il shouI
! not is.se surprised any oHe,, a direct attack III
sae u :. Presbyterian Chursh, and by mplca
ton on I'll churches that 10 not make sav ehold
+ Ing lar OF communion; and ali this attacl
! hiicLeu on TO that little supplementary MOI,
which you choose to dignity sIth the title O
Article Not recognizing i o. anv in
portsrce TO reply, vet have few remarks t
make
Is this course consistent With honorable Jour
nalsin Is it not possible 10 get word PUB
lshed IL your Journal for the Q. Z. PRESBYTERIAN
Church without being followed by such an attach
calculated so 20 prejudice and mislead7 | woul,
like much to lay all the acts of the o. :. Presbv
terrain Church on this subject before the com
munlty, without one word either from myself o.
the Editor, but from this experience of the ami
mus OF the JOURNAL, forbear the attempt lie
the re ders Judge.
Ii Is a mortal ofense 10 the JouRyAL that tn,
u ). Presbyterian Church is one Of the larses
aad most influential bodies Of christians in th,
land, and hence the slv attempt to produce tho
opposite impression. 1t is a mortal ofense tc
the pious feelings of the JOURNAL, that the Rev
J. A. Campbell, Of Winchester, and Rev. Or
Palmer, OF New Orleans, and Dr.. Rice, of Chica
20, should old christian fellowship together |,
Is mortal offence that the General Assembly
Notwithstanding they have so fully declared and
published their views and sentiments on slavery
IN which they have 50 unanimously concurred
Will not still consume the time of their sittings
In fierce debates on it to the injury of religion.
II is a mortal offence that Dr.. Rice has shown
up the hideous evils OF rank AboIitionsm, and
therefore he ID represented with the utmost pains
AS being defender Of slavery, which every one
who has read all his writings and discussions
KNOWS 10 be utterly Incorrect. ANY one can
have all these 10y applying to the writer
1t IS a mortal oiiense that the o. s. Presby-
terrain Church and some Others DO not make
slaveholding bar of communion-that they will
DO in TITS thing as the Apostles did-.hat they
Will stick close to the doctrine that Christ alone
IS Head of his church--that he alone has
authority to legislate, and that they have no
right to make terms of communion that he neyer
made. A great otiense.
1t IS mortal offcnse that the O. s Presbv-
terrain Church is doing SO much practically. in
teaching the slaves religion, in supporting an
institution specially for the education of suitable
colored persons for the ministry, sending them
oat properly qualified missionaries TO labor for
til cir good.
All this is too practical and useful for some.
They would rather them fiercely debating in
the Assembly. So would the church's great
enemy. IL 10 mortal offense that the .. S
Presbyterians did not every one of them vote for
Mr.. Fremontin 1856, aad therefore the iRsinu-
alton, not assertion, that "the church published
circulars and circulated them among its members
urging them not to vote for him because the
party were opposed to slavery" The JOURNAL
cannot make any one believe that the O. s.
Presbyterian Church did this, for it never did do
II. This wonld have required the action of the
Assembly. Ii any individuals used their in
huence against Mr.. Fremont, it was in the
exercise OF that liberty hich the Bn.e, the Con.
sttutsou and the church accord to them But
II there is any such circular In existence, claim
ing 20 be published by the .. s Presbyierian
Church, 1t is forgery. Il is a mortal oifense
that the O. ;. Presbyterian Church aud many
other God-honored churches, defend" and
support the American Tract Society, which
y doing so efficiently just tohat ii ,cas organized
tor--circu ating works on practical pety and the
great essential doctrines of salvation, carving
them 70 thousands Of households, aud bv this
means under God saving many souls Yes, we
20 reioice with other evangelical denominations
Ia supporting ii and all such good societies No
doubt Satan would have il broken down.
J. i. CAMPBELL.
II broshef Campbell had said in Il note al the
close Of the action Of the Assembly Of lsls that
the Church had NOT. for Il long time paid any at
toati0u to that action and that slavcholdne, the
onring aud selling Of men, women and children.
Was no ''bar Of communion" II he had said
they. the .. 8. Presbyterian Church did not do
so, because the Gospel as given by Christ and his
Apostle did not require it, We should not have
sand one word. We understand that TO be the
position Of late of the church in question. But
By an oversight" twas omitted" II brother
Campbell had said in note. that nctwithstand-
ing thsaction of 1918, DR.. Palmer, STAKEHOLDER
aid disunionists, who deserves the gallows if
cfer John Brown did, was "brothcr beloved"
in the church, we should have said nothing.
We wish it distinctly understood without anv
cause for 'implication," that we ''attack" at all
times the religion OF any denomination that al
lows of slaveholding and quotes "Chrst" and
His "Apostle'' in justification of this enormous
crime. We believe W til Wesley--s'that slavery
IS the sum OF ali yllanies, and with Paul--that
the claw was made for mems tealers.''
With the admission that slaveholdinc is no bar
TO membership in the o. S. Church, and that
thirst and His Apostles iustifies it, We are
Wiling Tor the 'readers to Judge" as to the con.
troversy.
There arc other things IL brother Campbell's
article that we might notice, but hardly think il
consistent with honorable journalism" His
reply sounds more like the rawlings of an exas-
perated politician than the teachings of Chris
tan minister