Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-02

Assembly on overtures Nos. 7 and 8 regard.
ing the state Of the couatry, the suppress:
sion Of the rebellion, the abolition Of sla-
very, &c.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson then proceeded to
address the Synod. A vast number Of the
people. in my congregation do not know
what the general assembly did, they would
not allow the religious papers to come into
their families. We said to our people "do
not take any papers for time.
1t Is drying up the benevolence Of the
Board, and in order to keep this thing from
being known took the mantle of Charity
and tried to cover the nakedness Of our in.
temperate parent. am as we'll convinced
as that have body, that if this question
| was discussed in my church, aad they knew
what the assembly had done, they would
never give anything to any of the Boards.
This thing ought to be postponed to keep
it from the church.
Hon. Samuel Galloway, said that he was
in favor of bringing up the question and
passing it without debate. He did not want
any asperities. Mr.. Ferguson said his con-
gregation was ignorant and be wanted
them to remain in the same blissful state.
Let us record our votes and give the brother
the benefit thereof Mr.. Galloway's re-
marks were mild and concilatory
Some of the brethren wanted the word
cordially" stricken from the third resolu.
tion. They could approve of the general
assembly because It was the highest court
of the church, but they could not cordial.
ly" approve of it,
AS matter Of concession to those breth-
rem Mr. Galloway and others advised strik
ing out that word and on motion the word
was struck out. Rev. Mr.. Ferguson moved
that the word loyalty" he stricken out,
but it was not seconded. The main ques-
Rev. w. NJ. Ferguson took tho hoor He
thanked tho Synod for taking away the
word cordially" Taking that away he
could endorse the General Assembly by way
of.protest. lie would submit to it and con.
tribute to it and try to advance its interests.
he wanted some expression OF that kind
from the Synod to tell his people. He felt
that they had gained something. He OPP
posed the action of the assembly because by
It the Secretary of tho Board Of Domestic
Missions has power to decide upon mans
loyalty after it had been determined by the
Presbytery. Presbytery might pass him
but Dr. Janeway took out his strap and
measured him and if he did not pass him,
he would be sent home spotted No per.
sons could pass except those of loyalty as
understood by the junto of which Janewny
ischief. Who are to support these men
Why, the church of Bro Ferguson, those
: men who are stigmatized as disloyal in the
political phraseelogy. You disloyal fel
lows, shell out the money and we will shell
out the men,
Bro. Ferguson must endorse all that, he
must cordially approve it, an hour ago
but he need not do that now, he may ap
| NJ ~ IN Dial rNy;oL Tr
derstand this resolution, it means Democ
racy. Did you ever hear of dishonest o,
dsloyal Republican, All these disloya
rascals are found alongside of Bro. Fergu
son.
Rev. j. y. Platt, vindicated the actor
J OF the assembly. As to the wisdom Of itl
course, it is this that no ministers be SEN
to labor in States that have been in Rebel
lion against our government, except such al
give satisfactory evidence of their loyalty, =
or in other words in cordial sympathy witt
the past deliverances of the General As
sembly, concerning doctrine, loyalty am
freedom. What have been the past deliv
erances Of the assembly? This takes th'
subject out of the field of politics entirely
What are its deliverances concerning loyal
ty? 1t is simply that the general assemhl'
in the year 1861 recommended to all it
, churches, that they support and defend th
, constitutional government of the Unitet
States. But there was an additional claus,
to show that it meant simply the authori
ties which were for the time being consti
tutionally in charge efthe government o.
the United States without reference to any
partizan principles whatever: j. there ar,
, member on this floor who il moi ready Il
subscribe to such deliverances? What All
. | fha dali L. :.
simply re-adopting and re endorsing Ole
time honorsd testimonials of the Presbyts
rian Church with reference to human sla
very. He read from the action of the as
, sembly of 1918, as follows: We consider
q the voluntary enslayng of one portion o
= our race by another as a gross violation o
0 the most precious and sacred rights of hu
man nature; a. utterly inconsistent with tn,
word OF God, which requires US to love ou
neighbor as ourselves and as totally ire
: concilable with the spirit and principles o
the gospel of Jesus Christ which enjoin
= that all things whatsoever ye would tha
men should do unto you, do ye even so un
to them In lS45 there was deiveranet
5 adopted on single point that the mere ab
straction of one person holding another a
his sway, Is not to be regarded rs bar tC
Christian communion. Ho then read the
resolution adopted in '46 showing that thu
action OF 45 was not intended to deny th,
deliv,eraDce OF 1918. Speakers tims ex
pired
REV. SAMUEL WILSON'S SPEECH.
lfmen will act according TO the Bible, they
will please God. You might just as wei
! tell me that God never regulated the rela
tion Of parent and child aud husband and
wife as that he never regulated the relation
OF master and servant. | firmly believe
and | am glad have an opportunity o
saying that no mater how many slaves
man may have, believe it is blessing tC
, master and slave. have seen it and be
lsve it was blessing, They buy them il
the market they are taken captive in wal
and they buy them there and fetch then
here and sell them, and they are found
slaves These men act as Abraham did aud
as every Christian ought to do. Such a
man experiences the blessing Of God OIL
hissfamily.
Rev: Mr.. Bomberser followed. He made
a regular Copperhead stump speech about
violations OF the Constitution. He agreed
with Bro. Wilson about slavery Hethought
It was right and blessing to the master.
Hon, Samuel Galloway said owe a
strong allegiance to the Government of the
United States. ! owe a stronger to the
church of God, The only question properly