The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-20
Reaction I'm the Churches.

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Reaction I'm the Churches.
Several of the Heretofore Conservative
Churches of the country manifested very
commendable spirit Of loyalty during the
war, but now that the war is over, they are
taking the hack track in order to conciliate
the plotters and propagstors Of treason who
are returning to participate in the cou ncis o
the church. @t92
The Presbyterian synod at St Louis, at its
present session, in effect repudiated the action
Of the synod during the war, and under the
lead of DIR. ANDERSON who has been q turbu-
lent sympathzer, takes bold and distinct
grounds against the action of the General As
sembly.
The Kentucky synod is also making war
on the action of the General Assembly, and
Dr. Breckinridge is left in the feeble minor
ity, as xiil appear from the following minute
of proceedings:
LouIsvn4f, Oct. II.
The synod met at, Il o clock. A motion
Was made 70 postpone indefinitely DIR. Breck-
inridge's resolution, for the purpose of intro
ducing another paper as . substitute for the
declaration and testimony. u,r,~..-.
On this motion DIR. Breckinridge took the
floor and occupied the whole session. He
opened by saying that he could easily do for
xhe gentleman Who had just concluded sew
en- hours argument, what ought to be done
for him, but thought he would not do II; that
is, make him ashamed of himself The Doc
tor said that the upshot of all theirdocuments
and speeches was the widening of the breech
between themselves and the Presbyterian
Church, and rendering it utterly impossible to
retain them, unless they will abandon their
insane doctrines. He most efectually re-
viewed the spectacle which they presented
that of twenty men opening their arms to re-
cieve the submission Of the great Presbyteri-
an church, and full recantation of all she
has done for five years past, He said the
thing asked was impossible to grant, for 2, 500
ministers like himself would not be likely to
swallow their own words at such command.
The Doctor said that the decision of the synod
would not be final, for he should take the
case to higher court, where an opportunity
will probably be given to most of these schis-
matics to repent and go along with the decent
loyal Presbyterians; but as for two or three
of them it will be necessary to make them an
example.
He showed that the protest of 1885, which
he had the honor to draft, was not parallel to
this declaration and testimony in any respect.
He gave an interesting history of that paper.
He spent considerable time on the questions
involved in the discussion, such as the right
to private judgment, special providence. etc.
He said that the whole movement of the Lou
isville gentlemen was based on mere bubbles,
misrepresentation and misstatements and
such groundless rebellion and insulting as
sault upon the highest court of the church
was characteristic of some other than that of
christianity.
Dr. b. said the difference between himself
and DIR. Wilson was that while he DIR. b.
at the outbreak of the rebellion at once
preached for its suppression and the preserva-
hon, of the Onion, DR.. W. preached about
tba 90 ne time a sermon Of very different
character Thus DIR. b. took one road and
Dr. W. took quite different one. DR.. B.
re;o;ced in the position of the church in the
declaration that he cause of freedom and
civilization shall be iasintained.
Under the previous question, q vote. was
taken ON DR.. r. s resolution. resulting in %
yeas. lo2 navs and not voting. Thequestion
will now come up on the VIM. J.. Breckin-
ridge paper, that was intended as asubstitute.
Adjourned.
At meeting of Campbellites at Cincinnati
similar sentiment was manifest, and resolu-
tions of thanksgiving for the restoration OF
peace were voted down:
CINCINNATI, Oct II.
The American Christian Missionary Society
(Campbellite) met in its seventeenth annual
session here to-day. Delegates are present
from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Penn
syvana West Virginia, New York, Aichi-.
ran, Minnesota, Kansas and Canada West.
L., tbe cf chorf v0lu for oddpooc
Mr.. L. Anhear, an Ohio delegate, offered the
following resolution, as expressive of his feel
ings on the occasion. He hoped it would not
excite any discussion, and would be adopted
without debate
Resolped, That we have great and abundant
reason for thanksgiving to the Supreme Ruler
of nations, not only for the return Of peace to
our suffering country, but also for the eman-
cipation of the slave, and the triumphant
vindication of our free end bene6cent govern
meat.
Immediately, L. P. Haley, of Louisville,
moved that the resolution be laid upon the
table. A vote was taken Vica roce, bat the
ayes and nays we're so nearly even that the
decision of the chairman that the motion was
carried was objected to znd rising vote was
taken. 1t resulted as follows: Ayes IS, nays
A.
Brief remarks were made by two or three
members regretting the Introduction of the
resolution, and hoping it would be Withdrawn,
but the brother was not disposed to take such
q step. A motion was finally agreed to re-
ferring the resolution to the business COM
mittee. s.
The following account of the proceeding in
the national convention Of the Episcopal
church st Philadelphia, furnishes . still more
amentable evidence Of the reaction:
THE THANKSGIVING sRRvICRs COLD OCCASION
SESSION OF TIE c0NyKxrIoH-MR. BIN
EET' T'sREsoLUTIoNs--A sT0auY scBup--rHEY
ARE VOTED D0wS.
Especial DsPsasA 70 ~ CAinss 1s1aps.]
PMLADELrnIA, Oct. IL.
The so-called thaalngivine ssrviess Md 10
day must be set down 9 {ailure, since thev
plsassd nobody. TAe omieioa G - 3.
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