New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-26
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCH 70. 81
YIPTH DAY.
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
Co1UNBus, ONO, Tuesday, May 20, 1852
The Assembly met at O'Clock. and was opened
with prayer By the Moderator After the reading of the min
ute, Dr. Brsknrss rose and remarked that he had pre-
pared minute the state Of the Church. and ~ be was not
in good health and might net be In attendance for day OF
he aked the House to receive It, to tell him what 70
DO with Il.
IL WAS on motion, ordered ths, the paper be read
Dr. BrecAnrdge read the following able and elo
quent paper;
The General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church in the
United states America In " ssion at Columbus IN the
safe OF oho-considerng the unhappy condition o, tho
sstaed where divided IL sentiment IN rany places
Ssps .o he duty Which tbi. chief tribunal met in
name and by the suthory the eohed Savior OF sir
who 4, ALDO The Sovereign kuler of a. things to hun
Nd and lord and 10 b. oct to our charge and
10 the people whom commissioned TO e'sngeilke ana
60 civil authorities who exist by his appointment do
hereby this Delvefce give utterance &c our solemn con
vieon. and deliberate Judgment toaching The matters
herein forth tia, they may serve Tor the guidance Of all
whom the Lord Ch has given us any once oil hsnc-
ton, any power OF Government So,
Peace amors the highest temporal blessings Of the
Church AZ well Of all nsutnd and public order - one oil
tho hst necessities OF the .PuA as well ne cvu common
wealth Peace ha been wicAedy superseded ey war IN t'
been wckedy superseded by rebe anarchy and vioencs
III the whole Southern portion Of the Union AL TINS h
been brought to pass dsoya aud taitoous attempt to
divide the nation contrary to the w'she. OF the Immense
evidence that the majority Of the people in whom the lo,s
,oyesty resided Ia the states which royoed ever
suhorI such proceeding approved the fraud
end violence by which this horrible treason has achieved
whatever II has had This whole treason rebellion
anarchy fraud aud sicrnes utterly contrary to the dctae'
OF n.uls ou and morality, sud plainly condemned by
the revealed WILL Of God IL l. the clear and solemn duty OF
the National oOverent 20 preserve ct vhsever cost The
National uon and Constitution TO msntan tho laws M their
supremacy crush force by force aud 10 re,ore tho reign oil
pablo and peace the entire nation by whuever Law
fu cesssy th7leuDto Ard it is the bounden
duty all people who this great Deto each one III
his place and degree ~ uphold the Federal Govern
meat and every State Governments and all persons IN author
ity whether civil military in all their lawful and prope
acts unto tho end heIeinbeore set forth.
H. Tie Church OF Ch,t has authority from him 10 aks
rebellion TO counsel treason or to favor anAIch IN any oss'
whatever On the contrary every follower OF CHRIST has th'
liberty besow cd him by Christ TO submit Tor In
Of Cht according TO his own nscirntious sense
duty to Whatever neut however oso 9aaer wen IA
may DO But while patient suffering for Chrfsts SAKE
BE- sinful treason rebellion and anarchy may b.
.inulmost generally perhaps SINFUL aud probably
always aud necessarily snfu Ia all free countries where th
change the Government by voting In the place
force which Ell t. common right consitutionay secured
tho people who sovereign Ii In any treason re
beon and anarchy possibly be sinfp they so In th
de.oang large portions Of this nation and lsyin
great numbers of Christian coDgc.ations aud fatally
obsrncng every good word and work in regions II
the an people scattered throughout Nose unfoTsuna
regions and who been - Of God to have any hand
bringing these terrible ealsnities earnestly sddTes
words OF exhortaiion and rebuko unto broth
ren who have sinnsd exceedingly, and whom Go
calls to repentance by fearful Judgments To those Ia Dk
circumstances who but char with the aims which
have brought such eaamites the land but who hsv
chosen In the exercise Of their Christian liberty 70 stand
their lot aud suffer- address words Of oheconate symps
thy praj ing God bring of conquerors To those
like circumstances who have taken their lives I'D ihe hshu
and skta all for their county and for conscience she
ose uoS r h al Gu % ,hcS darkpe,, We fear
aud record with great grief that the thnch OF uo wv
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