New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-15
CllCGCN AND STATE.

Nearly all the Churches 10 the Rebel States which
before the outbreak Of the Rebellion belonged TO de-
nominations extending the whole of the
United States have declared themselves Independent,
and organized themselves az Independent bodies
Thus they have now in the South Protestant Epis
copsl, an Od-Sebool Presbyterian and Lutheran
Church Of the Confederate States. Tie latter, how.
ever, embraces mostly the congregations Of natives
Of the South, while tie congregations OF engrants
as for instance the entire Synod Of Texas, have
mRined loyal to the Federal Union and TO the Luz.
therau Church OF the United State. The General
Assembly OF the oldSchoo Presbyterians took place
in May, at Montgomery, Alabama, but i,s proceed
ings lave only recently become known to the Pres
byteran papers in the North. AS was to be ex-
peced, the Church ID in a desolste condition. Not
more than 81 ministers ard sixteen ruling elders
were present at the General Assembly. There
was Gully one minister present from the Synod
Of Texas, one minister and one ruling elder
from the Synod Of Memphis, and no delegate
at all from the Synod q Arkansas The receipts Of
the Church Committee were snsll--the Committee
OF Foreign Missicns having received sH,9i6, aud
that Of Domestic Missions 1894 The Secretaries
Of both Committees, DR.. Wilson and Dr.. SeyburD,
Of the rebellion held influential pests in the Nor;ts n
Ststes-Dr. Wilson in this city, and DIR. Sey burn in
Philadelphia. The Committee of Publication bad
made arrangements with the Publishing I1use Of
the Southern Methodist Church at Nashville for tie
publication Of Sstbs.h-scheol paper, but the Plan
was frustrated by the political misfortune Detailing
that city," They then intended to issue il from
Richmond; lamenting, however, that only 2,24
copies had leen subscribed for. The Committee on
the State Of Religion stated that not few congrega-
tons hsd been entirely disbanded. The next Cen
eral Assembly lie 10 meet III Columbia, S. c.; on
condition we presume that no "politics misfortune"
should befill that city in the mean time.
The Rev. DR.. GIundy, Of the Old School Pres
byterian Church, is said 70 be the only ontsposen
Unionst among the ministers of Memphis. A Pres-
byterian paper has the following about him:
'ILe people Of Meraphis are IA, from loysl The Rev
Dr. Gf0udy, WHO hoo received aud tTst.d brother
Pastor Of tho md Prem, terrain Church j. the only ont
spoken Unionoyins minister IN tue city few month";
lis the largest aud most popular church IN the
but his ene session snd IlemDerhp have de erted him.
counted aides bis congregsoo yesterday morning
syrnkiny Of ThreettiiIg Letters snd terrible abuse
have been he,ped upon this dear brother for his deiy
mos, dcoufassl n h- poaiiOn but have been enirsaig
AUa to remain, aud hold fast TO hiainiesriy"
While no one bas interferod with the ocngrega-
tons Of the Southern Methodist Church in Oregon
and California, the congregations of the Methodist
Episcopal Church II Texas and Arkansas have been
partly exiermiusted by fire and sword. During tho
last Presidential campaign, the Rev. Anthony Bew.
Icy, missionary Of tic Methodist Episcopal Church,
was assassinated in shocking manner for 10 other
offense than belonging to pFofes5edly Ani-Savery
Church. We now learn from The Central Chris
tan AdDccats, Of St. Louis, that another Methodist
preacher, the Rev. John NJ. Chiviusioo, form srly
presiding Elder Of Rocky Mountain District. Kansas
Conference, and now Colonel Of a ] gimeut of vol
untoers has been Instrumental in INJECTING righteous
punishment upon at leas. portion Of the sssassns
The Ccntrai Adv0cate says:
Of Gro gang oftUeve whom hs overlook shot,
and wounded a3 skfn psouefs The prisoners In
formed the Colonel that these ~ eys present took
pat in the hanging of Beviey at onh Kebgon
nanssty pussnrs the nufdreIs they hung Innocent
Methodist preacher, who unGrBed and ansided and
bTyay murdered aud only ia part buried Ls bnro knees
potrudug out Of the sGnJ esrh covering ph
oihs BODY. how. lTsd ehodist preacher NJ ia, head
OF regiment II called BY hs country to defend sg aud
in pursuing tie common herd Ct ToIss tsor hs In the
Of the assassin add se1es the wounded associates
thus we've Of the cold bDodnd murderer. Of the
without tho detgp OF the loyal Colonel with
swHld Of lnstce by a. overriding Providence Time
bring TO hg1t about this ca,ssrOphe which en-
urged by the declaration Of Bishop Pierce Other pfr
Of the Methodist Epcop, Church, South Surely God
IL ls. aud Justice tough sne, st 18th reaches the guilty
" ~ the stroke Of ro,ribluoL."
Two re igious papers Of California, which at the
outbreak of the rebellion openly sympathized with
he Rebels Ire PaesGc Melhod,st tbe organ of che
southern Aethodis's, and Tie Pae.Ec Eap2s,lor. |