Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-08-27

ordinary routine, but there vas mani
fest. throughout the meetings asspirit o:
'brotherly kindness and christian tender
ness most lovely to.behold,, and mos
precious to enjoy. The members O
the Convention will not soon forget tn! p!
pleasant meeting at Salem and, vi
think, the good friends.and brethrsnso q
the congregation will remember witt
pleasure the season Of true christian in
,tercourse, and Of divine blessing enjoy.
ed by;themat this meeting: Therewas
one Feature which no one acquainted
with the state Of things in that .congre;
CATION could fail to observe, and with
which no christian could fail tosbe de,
lighted. The large and handsome build
ing in which the Convention met Isl JONI
property-there being two: organized
churches there, an Independent, and q
Presbyterian Chureh-and in by-gone
days there existed some degree Of; cool:
ness between the respective members
but the late meeting it. would have
been impossible for a stranger to distin:
guish the one from the other-the en-:
tire congregation manifesting 50 sweet:
" the spirit Of Christ, and illustrating
the sentiment Of the inspired writer,
"How pleasant it is for such as are
brethren to dwell together in unity
All seemed to vie with each other in
their kind and hospitable attentions. to
the Convention. May, grace and love
be multiplied tothsm, and may the good
Shepherd cause that his blessings be
poured richly upon them. >. ~. >...-
On Friday Of the meeting, Rev. VIM
Banks appeared in Convention, as the
delegate of the General Assembly ,oi
the Presbyterian Church, andit was
made the order of the day for 10 o'clock
Saturday, to hear any communication
Mr.. B., might wish to make. Accord.
ingiy at that time. the Reverend Broth:
er addressed the Convention, presenting
the greetings and christian salutationt
of the Assembly; also stating that he
was instructed to confer with us on the
subiectof "a closer bond of union and
communion between 1.-THE branches oi
the Presbyterian Church in the Confed;
crate States ..;-. =. :
The entire. address, occupying about
an hour, was truly an interesting and
eloquent effort and was received with
wrapt attention not only by the Conyen,
ton, but by the whole audience assem-
bleil. It,would be impossible to do JUS
,tice tothe address in a meagre outline
and none but those who heard it eoulo
fully appreciate it, delivered, as twas
in the peculiarly happy and afectionatt
style of the speaker, who is, by the way
a great favorite,with our people. Bro
B. commenced with some Introductory
remarks relating to the appointment O.
a delegate to the Convention of the In
dependent Presbyterian Church, from
the General Assembly of the Presbyte
rian Church in the Confederate States
He then informed us that The Presbyte
ries and synods Of the South had, BY
delegates assembled in Augusta, in De
cember last, formally dissolved thei
connection with the General Assembl,
of the Presbyterian Church in the U
s., solemnly and unanimously adopting
| the Constitution and Confession of Fait]
Of the Presbyterian Church. He de
MED that the churches South are, Of
this account, schismatics, and assignee
some very strong and valid reasons 70
the separation.
l. The course of the General Assem-
bly, North, in introducing and voting o.
political questions in relation to part
|pohtics, and determining the allegianc
of our people to the civil government
made it clear that we could no loEge
remain in the same body in peace. Tn
Church and State are distinct, and form
ed for different objects. There wer
many and tender ties binding us to th
| brethren of the Northern Assembly
but they adopted resolutions which mad
secession crime, the seeding State
rebellious, and all who obeyed thel
| traitors. We could not with self rt
spect and profit remain with them, an
like Lot and Abraham We must part.