, 1865-06-02
PRESBYTERIAN 70. S.) GENERAL
ASSEMBLY,,
It's Position on the Great
Issues,
HOW DIsLOYALTY rs TO BE
TREATED.

Especial Correspondents Of the Ch:c,Qo Tribune.
P17TsBuRoH, My 20. 1865.
The following papers hare been adopted by
the Ola School Presbyterian General Asacm
bly,. They had received a two days debate,
and were finally passed with great uuan.
unity:
WHEREAS. During the existence Of ths graft
rebellion vhlth has cisIurbed tho pesea- and
Threatened the life Of the nati0n, large number
s,ate., whese names AZ on tbe roll Of Tie Gsae
ri Assembly - constituent psrts Of this bod :,
have orearized 81 Ai.embly denomfnsted 1.The
General Assembly Of The Confede1ats States ei
tempt TO e*tabli.h By means Of the rebellion sep.
hIaic national ex1e:encc and 10 conserve aud per
petnate the ststem Of elavery, therefore,
rebellion for the peTPstnation Of negro slavery,
as great crime. both against our national gov.
eminent and seainst God, and the secession OF
ttrlln Church under such circumstances aud Tor
and Unconstitutional.
2. That ihe Assembly do not intend to abandon
the territory IN which the.c churches are fonad,
or TO compromtse the nights OF my Of tha church
courts, Or ministers. ruling elders and private
Government OF The United Slate. and to the Pres.
hyte1ien Church. On the contrary. This assem-
by Will rceoknixe fueh loyal persona - coastt-
tuttnx the churches, PIestytefies md S1pods. in
oil the bpunds Of the sehtsn, aud v1l use earnest
elte,vofs 10 restore and Eerir. all such churches
End church courts.
lecoenize - the church, the members Of any
church within the bonds Of the rcbtsm, who are
loyal TO the Government OF the United States OF
Amer1ca+ aid whose vlevs are IN harmony with
the docuane OF the confession Of filth, and with
tie sevtral testimonies Of the Presbyterian Church
ooths susjeet OF domestic slavery. And where
apy three mi1i..er,, who snt=rtasn The views
aboVe mentioned belong to the cane Pres hytcry,
tBeh ministers are hereby authorized and objected
to continue their organization a. PrrsbJtcsy, or
bly, two ministers Of the same views, regularly
dismissed to lht IN, and thus continue their or.
esn,zat1un with the chnrcae. above de.cetned in
the same bounds. IN connection with this Assem-
bly,. But II tut1cltnt uumber are Eounf In one
p1tebJtcIy. they arc authorized to un!te w1'h the
loyal minfalers and churches Of one OF more adi4.
t'nt Pre- terles. rttaining the name OF one or
both such united P1esbyterics, AZ shall be deemed
with regard 70 syt odt. And 1t ,s further ordered
tat due care be taken, where this Is psacs,cahie
70 secure TIE hoases Of worship and other church
q s 1ss ehH;sSses IN those
1. In csscs where there IL nor I sufficient nuu.
her OF 10y Al ministers and churches, within con.
ycrlenr dfetric. 70 iorm Pre-: pytery. such min.
other p. sees around tbesa i. God msJ open he
way, Win the preaching OF The goskel: and such
minis.trs arc exhoftsd to use al diligence to CO.
and churches are directed 10 report to tho nExt
General Assembly whsthat been aone IN these re-
Epecs, thst further order MzJ be taken By The As
semblJ n the premfaes II The intcEes's OF Chris =
The Grpe1st Assembly furthermore gives couu.
se! to the freehJtertes and churches, which may
be revived and restored Under the proTls,ons OF
the shove action 10 trtat WITH k1Idnets ministers
md churches, or p4Fts OF churches who ara dts
1-,a'. u who a1e not in ssmpa.hJ With The former
deiiysI1Lce Of the Gensrsl Assembly On tho su,-
tect Of slavery, and 10 inform such perso:s Of
their resdlnets to receive them Into lcclesfastl-
cal te lowthip when they props1ly acknowledge
RId rtpuois'e their efrofs.
G The Board Of DGMset1c Missions arc hereby
to he Southern asla in providing N asionartes,
ard bppropr1atluE pecuniary aid in order to carry
i1fo effect the ueasr1es contemplated IN this
minute. And The Board j. also authorized to en-
in ,he South AZ missionary, provided be stall
furnish eahefactosy vldence Of his rtbe.e tof the
work, th@uPh c1rcumssances DaT renter 1t TIM
practicable for HIN 10 Obtain PseebJtes1al recon-
mepdatlnn.
Rev. Dr. Jamcs Wood, from the Committee
On Bills and oyertures, reported the follow
ing answer to overture No. Z, being an innui
~ from the PIesnytery of California, rs t.
= hat they are 10 do with ministers suspected
Of disloy atty when they apply to their body
tor reception.
In snswer 10 the overture from the Prcsby-
r. uf Csl,forni%, iDquirlDg what course they
ought to take in admitting to this body. min
is,t,s who nre suspected OF d'sloyalty to the
Government Of the United States. whether
they nay examine them, etc-, aud also to the
Ie'erred to them on the same sub
iret, the committee recommend the adoption
oi the following Winues:
I. The r1ht Of every Preebytery to examine
mir 1e.rrs asktre admission 10 their hody, IS to
htit R1uJ dpesa N the faith whicn has bern long
Ickptv ,edecd and pracitccd D. oue Prsshyteslos.
nplies their light by purify OF reatonlng 70 e1-