The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1865-10-19


else. from this mode OF managing this subject
In this country the planters are all ruined,
bankrupted; the lands are grown up in weeds,
and the negroes wander about homeless and
hOuSelcsS. or collect in towns and villages and
lead idle. Vicious lives, utterly Indifferent to
the future-a curse and nuisance to all indus
trious people. This is the real state of affairs,
as every honest and truthful man knows.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY Hahb Meet
ia0.-Four new auXillareS were recognized
one in Tennessee, one in Michigan, one in
West Virginia, and one in Dicotah Territory.
Communications were received from Rev. |.
c. Bliss in Constantinope, in reference to his
work from Rev. David Humbull, Valparaiso,
stating some increase in Bible distribution III
Santiago and Valparaiso from Mr. Andrew
NJ Milne. Monte Nideo, with gratifying ac-
counts from that region as To the spread OF the
Scriptures; from the Rev. ii. \, Wider I'M
twalumni, with statements as to the progress
of printing the Testament in the Zulu language,
with funds from this society. 1t had advanced
as far as the Episte to the Romans, and the
entire Testament would be finished probably in
three months or less \ letter was also received
from Rev DR. Durbin, corresponding secretary
of the Missonar Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, announcing the assent OF
the proper authorities for Rev. Mr.. Long to
return to New York to supenntend the cleo
trotyping of the Slavic and Bulgarian Testa-
mcnJ.
Agents were appointed for Tennessee, Vir-
ginia, Alabama. and Florida, and two agents
to labor especially among the freedmen,
Park Avenue Church, St. Louis.
The Elders of this Church. numbering As
members. and of which Rev \. d. Madeira
is pastor have issued an address ito their
brethren generally concerning the . Dectara-
ton ami TtSijmoDy' recently put forth by Drs.
Brookcs Robinson and others against the err
roneouS and herctical doctrines and practices
which have obtained and been propagated in
the church during the last five years. They
say that in their opinion the charges brought
against the General Assembly in the Decara-
ton and Testimony are substantially true. and
are proved to be true 10y its own record. That
the church, through Its highest iudicatory, has
humbled itself in the dust before the State
has voluntarily sought to be made its servant,
and i'm this has denied the hcadShip of Christ,
cannot he diSproved-thc history Of the last
five wears attests it. violent men got into the
last General Assembly and left their impress
upon it. - The violence of tanaticism carried
every thing before it. -
They however suggest as some apology for
their bad conduct that they had been "educa-
ted for a generation to believe that slavery in
the Southern States was the greatest sin that
polluted the earth, - that they acted at a time
when al the evil passions cngendered by the
war were in full operation, and every one be
Heyed that the extreme Radical policy of the
Government would be carried out, to the utter
destruction of the Southern people. The As
sembly had the Administration to back them,
as they supposed, and that added to their
violence
They think it probable the obnoxious legis-
lation of past Assemblies will be repealed next
spring For these and other reasons they do
not favor a Conrent'on But they intimate
that if they should fail to restore the purity Of
the Church they will be ready to go out from
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