Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-11
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Courts with civil Affairs.
The Synod Of Indiana. (Old School Presby
terian.) met at Greensburg. this State, on III,
10th OF October last. Immediately after the or
ganizaton, the Rev. T.. ID. MAcMAsrsn offered .
paper upon the subject OF slavery. designed as Al
expression OF the Synod in regard to the civil af
fairs and political difficulties of the nation. Il
was adopted by a majority of that Ecclesiastical
Court, and reads "a follows:
The Synod of Indiana. in session NJ Greens
burg. Oct. lc, 1862. recognizing The manifold
and grievous evils of the civil war by which ths
nation Is convulsej, and it, very existence
threatened the righteous Judgment of God
upon II for lis national SINS and especially for lis
completely with and support of the system OF
slavery existing in many of the States for the
instruction and guidance of the people under its
own pastoral care. and all men to whom its voice
NAV come. deems il its duty to declare:
That the nation has no right To expect that
God will turn away from the nation his iudgmen,
until the nation shall have with sincere and rotlly
repentance, turned from the sins by which the
judgment has been provoked
That IL ~, therefore, the imperative daty of the
citizens OF the nation while humbling themselves
under the mighty hand OF God, and confessinc
Their own sins and the sins of the nation, suppli.
IT, l.
nonai Government the exertion OF the whole
power with which il is legitimately invested.
whether under military law or otherwise to with
Draw the nation from all completely with and
support of slavery
That il is the sacred duty OF the whole people by
all the means IN their possession and 10 the Who'll,
extent OF Their power. To sustain and support the
eoSefnment M all lawful and Just measures for
the suppression OF the uaitorOus rebellion. which
has heen ariqiuafa.l all
OF slavery and slavery propagandism and domi
nation.
Against this action of the synod the following
protest was entered aud admitted 10 record
The undersigned are constrained to protes,
against the action Of SYNOD in adopting the pa
per on slavery. presented BY the Rev F. ID Mac.
Master. ID. d. for the following reasons:
i. We believe il is not the province of SYNOD
TO determine the special National sin which has
brought upon us 1.-The civil war by which the ma
ton j. convulsed
2 We deny that Synod has any right 10 pre-.
scribe "to citizens Of the nation what thew
ought Ito urge the National Government" either
70 do or to leave undone
8 This deliSerance on the subject Of slavery
beng, as we believe, political question. is in
direct contravention of the Constitution of our
Church. which says, Chap 81. Sec. 4.)-"Sv-
n0us ana councils are 10 handle or conclude
nothing but that which l. ecclesiastical. and are
not 10 interme eide With civil affair which con
Germs the commonwealth
4 We believe a unwise-its tendency heinz
20 distract our churches and create diyisions
among the members thereof
DAVID STEVENSON
J. J SxrrHK,
RosT. MARSHALL
HESRr DKNAKHE.
JAMS NJ CAMPBELL,
CHARLES AxrELL
The proposition Of the Rev. Mr. NaoM,srrs