New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-02
Church and Slate.

The Churches in the Rebel States and the sym
pathizers with Rebellion in the North have been
very indignant at the strong resolutions Of loyalty
which have been passed this year by most OF the
ecclesiastical bodies. They have asserted that such
earthly things as tho preservation OF the Union
should never enter into he deliberations Of eccesss
teal bodies. The pat history Of the Southern
Churches furnishes many proofs that such WIS hot
always their belief. In 1850, the Hon. X. l..
Caruihsrs, an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Of Lebanon, Tenn, aud recently member Of
the Senate Of the Confederate States, offered IN the
General Assembly Of his church at Clarksville,
Tenn, q resolution that in the opinion Of the Gen.
eral Assembly the preservation Of the Union Of these
States is essential 10 the civil and religious liberty Of
the people; that it is proper and oommendabe IN tie
Church TO express its devotion 10 the Government Of
their choice aud that tho General Assembly LOOK
with concern and disaTprobaion upon attempts from
any quarter to dissolve the Union, and woud regard
tue success Of any such movement, rs exceedingly
hazardous 20 the Of religion well as civil lib
erty." The resolution adopted by the Assembly
amost unanimously.
The loyal Presbyterians OF kentucky have made
up their minds not 10 have anything % DO with the
Secession sheet Of their Church in Louisville called
The True PrcsJyferiGn. Tie loyal ministers ire
making great effort. TO expe 1t altogether from their
congregations. The publication Of "a loyal weekly
to be entitled The P,e'byteriaH Guardian, and to
be published by the Rev. George Fraser, las been
announced DR.. X. }. Breckinridge, and DR.. Hum
phrey of Danve Seminary, will lie among the con.
trbutors Wheeler the new weekly viii he on the
= Init, q,
Il former Synod Of kentucky, to which We referred
in THl TRIIcsE lat week remain to be seen. Dr.
Breckenridge ayows his belief in ultimate Emancipa-
ion, tloGgh bis language thin point is not M dec-
ded at that OF the Kenueky Synod just referred TO-
We learn that loyalty is making some progress in
the churches Of ST. Louis. Ia the Second Baptist
Church tie sentiments of tie majority are 10 deci-
ded that the Secessonis, members dee med II Der, TO
withdraw. This church hes become very efficient
Lody and has recently aiIed in the reorganization of
lie Fourth Church. which has called d minister from
Illinois.
The Bshop Of the Prote.tan, Episcopal Church
does no. share tie opinion Of those OF hs fellow
Bishops who carefully excluded, as much as lay In
their power any ailuson 10 he rebellion from their
diocesan Synods. lie said n his opening address,
that u Christian Bishop and Council in view Of tho
events Of the few as, weeks could no more be silent
than Augustin could have heard without "a woid how
Rome was sacked by Aaric and his Goths, or the
Apostles would have looked unmoved fror afar on
the carnage amid which Jerusalem and tie temple
IerisAed. IL tlld nol without disnay, hear the
suggestion that the Church, in It's sacred character,
had nothing to say or 10 do at such an hoar. Tie
Church, the Bishop ms sts ought 10 sustain he
buIdened hands Of Christian rulers. She ought TO
1--WE her blessing to those who for the sake Of the
sacred Cause which she serves, offer their lives on
the high places Of tie field. Assistan, Bshop Be
deli OF Ohio also alluded to the state Of the country
in his address though lie considered action OF the
Convention unnecessary. AZ the Bishops Of he
Episcopal Church 10 widely differ ia their views
about the proper relation Of the Church to the IN
tonal ironbss considerable curiosity is felt with
gard to the course which The General Synod of the
Church, which is to NEE; this Fail, will pursue.
Tie English Code is still disgaeed by some
remnants Of ecclesiastical tyranny, TO which there is
hardly parallel in the legislation OF mos, Of tho
other European countries. Thus the mnittcrr of the
Established Church, who determine 10 leave the
clerical ranks, are debarred by law from becoming
Members Of Parliament, and from ing number
OF other professions. motion, recently made in
Parliant ut, for tie removal OF these legal dsabi
tes was defeated tie third reading by IS to 80.
An Episcopal paper of THIS city records this result
with great satisfaction another fresh triumph Of
the Church"
A movement Of great intsres. is beginning to
spring up among the Mohammedaps. Some Of their
leading men have become aware that opposition BY
brutal force will, in the end, provo unavailable
sqains, the moral and literary weapons used BY the
Christian Missionaries. In Coust.ntinople immense
excitement has been produced by tho work Of u Ger
man missionary against Mohamnedsnism. A reply
has been prepared and is circulating among the No.
hammedans. The Sbeik Ell PLAN, the ecclesiastical
head Of the hohammodaps, when appealed 70, TO