, 1865-10-14

The Discussion on tic Loyalty OF the
Presbyterian Church-yIctgs OF the
Meu1beru md Character OF the Dis
cuxkton.
fSpeeaAl Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribunal

The Discussion on tic I4oYnltY Of the
Presbyterian CI1urch-VIc1ys OF the
members md Character OF the Dis
cumkton.
ispecaal Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribunal
LOUISVILLE, Oct Is
The morning seseion Of The Synod was epent in
prelimuaries to the ccat discoss,on On loyaly and
dissoyary in the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Bnckinradcr called for the reading Of the
documents. including The minutes Of the Louisville
fresbstery, dolngs nf the General Assembly Of
1sGa ca, u md 'G5. and other documents bearing
upon The question to be discussed.
The real question IT, whether e1ave.y be tfcfnl in
an ecclesiastical ecnaes On that mainly turn. al thu
questions touching the rgh, Of The Church to inter-
terc with The politics OF the past nve year, A. tar
have during The sas ecn dlsohedjen 10 the legally
constituted authorities the acaapn Of the loyal
tortty Of the Church is fully enstatned by The
The min argument Of Dr., B., as ! gather from
documents rcad In The morning. VIII be that SIS
geg IN essentially tiof, and tsat the so}e object
eraie General Assembly Was TO nnintain the
hcresy that slavery Il divine Institution. Hence
BE- vi! eonslnds IT, the fplft of ltais rcs9lution
s T. M. gaIy 10 rs 1xon o ae
tempt and defiance Of the authority OF the General
Assembly, but Il en:taining most dangerous anl
wicked hezesy end fprcadln. schism through the
Ihc Synod las ta:,s fur preserved admirable ten
pcr The Interest Of the people In the results OF the
Dt. wilson, ihc aatho, Of ,Aa Seventh dee}ara-
tion md tettin9nE VII, Of sonEse, make loaS
tss IT. Louis Ch9Een IN a also handle s, H. aass-
tlon Of slavery, Of SECESSION, Of the right Of the
CnIted States 10 coere State, md all olher ques
@ o eseiusssy H. 10 sts he % e1il sa
With Nhsct. the Church lad no right to interfere.
The discussion opens at 81 o'clock, Dr.. Brockin.
ridge On The door.
AFTERNOON sEss1os.
There wa 4 crowded house this afternoon, and
Dr. Ercckiurdgc occupied the whole session In hfs
Impeachment Of the Louisville 1nrbyterr, for h1v-
te1nhly, and demanded rcrcrtal Of their judy
ments md dc1ivcE.nceA, for four years past, Ill
questions topch'n. The war and slase1y, as eond-
The Doctor opened the battle With grand charge
thai the conied1aey t. crnshed, e!sscfy destroyed
abolishing It forever By constitutional cnactmen.
Yea. more While eseIy one Of those States arc
dcelastne the doctrine Of secession sefued ngalnse
tt rcvcr vent out Of ,hu rnion, a1d
hcse Ia Louisville TINT has aiwnJs becn
a LOYAL city, = few members Of the Presby!-
Calhoun ana making var upon the highest author
tty known in their oEn church and proposing to
do for the Pre4hytcrian Church what the re6els
and their hatred o1 the United States Government
that wat at The hotton Of their proceedings. They
bud rot hesn Nhped p h9,e besn thst
from further .trlfe, division aud dissolution and
hqIo1ahly yielded The questions thai had been ssb-
mtted to the argument Of blood. but these PTesby.
feriana Of the L0uisy1e Treabytery seem to regard
themselves Il haE1ns BEEN prosfdentia1ly eaveti
ftum the clastisement Of battle Oh pnRose 10 keep
up the aEitatono Of the doctrine on which our nhtlon
Dr. Breckiuridee next took hold OF the synod
itseK. quot1pr from the minutes of 1864, when by
vote Of Is to 10 they declared their adherence WITH
enoned on II ss meSes ~ M 70 sToid al ddas
ann reh'snatcal eon1tes, 10 cultivate the peace O
the chutch, snd TO ptactsce great mutual forbear
yesr ago, md now that rame kentacky synod I:
cscd npou TO eAx wbetter those Of their onn bod
| nho a.e not only schismatical bnt contcmptnons
csnns cs T. snd e oPen scoe!9n aS'n u: eautfh ,S
.shsllion. document voted year aso In Epsooa
1ioq Of schismatieal con1kes, to Wit: RcY. NIn- 7
Dr. bnrktD!idee showed the obligation o! al
| thf1stlahs TO obey tho poHets that bc By c1t1ns
that chapter In ltornnns which announces damna
tbe1eiorc religious daty, md ~ Eueh she church
IN Ill her couf1s has been hound to enjoin It tn
Eenera1 Assembly had dope; and for doing whicl
the Loul. Vile FEtbytery ch1rgts her with hagiu!
departed IRON her high vocation to interfere viii
e. lie question Of the ssngotoess ii slavery th
Doctor wrf brief. lie sald that uoahere In Ill
Nhole Bible Was 4. approved; ne'lb-s Was I. any
where pronounced & sin, but there ,Tefe 90 m.n
Kinds or fi.sery, and thai Of the Hebrews was q
d,t;crent from thxt which have abolished that II
hive to determine whether il be sin by the appi
ca,ion Of sutpnral rates E1sen lor our guidance t.
Institution ID 10 in which dtssolves the Divine II
iation OF marriage, withholts 1om lshor It's rewar
snd p:accs enc person Mhouy Al the mercy Ga!
Seal WITH, and in dealing With It she does not lur