Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-10
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this form and for this purpose IL, in the
Judgment Of this Assembly, she highest
crime against the State, as well as the
most gFieyons SIN sgainst God.
1.-The specific case referred TO in the
oyertRre, presents the crime aud ain OF
treason under its most aggravating con
ditions- 1t Is treason against popular
Government contsiniug- -witbin itself the
m0stE ample means for the peaceful re-
dress Of all possible grievances. 1t is
treason without any prgvpcatiou, jasti-
fcation or excuse. II I'd treason de-
signed and -planRed to perpetuate and
aextendz the iniquitous system Of human
hnndmwesa tits treason, too, historically,
attended By barbsrities and outrages on
the part Of its authors and abettors,
alike shocking to. the civilization Of the
age and repugnsnt 60 the principles Of
Christianity. To suppress and destroy
this treason, as an -organized military
power, has involved the sacrifice Of
thousands and tens of thousands Of hu-
man lives, and 6Hed The lahd With the
deep vail Of affiiction and SORROW. Saeh
treason this Assembly regarda Aa in-
volving criminality in its most appalling
form. The justice of God. the'honoF Of
law and the safety Of civil society I'M
peratively demand that itsshonld be suit
ably punished hy fhe judicial power Of
the nation, in the fnhiction Of penalty
upoa ita guilty. authors. EN EE A I'll
That The ministers Of the Gospel, resi-:
dent in what have been designated as
the rebel States-men protesting 70 be-
lieve in the Bible end rits principles~-
should have shared in the guilt
Of this treason, making them
selves parties therstos gisiVs 70 ID
their public influence, aiding and abet-
ting the same, seems to the Assembly
one of the most hstohishfdg moral per-
versions to be found in the history Of
this fallen world; and yet that such has
besn the fact In the States hitherto In
rebellion, is too positive to admit Of
Reasonable doubt rers Edanial a These
I ministers the Assembly can view only
/ as IN this thing most greviouA sinners
aRain6t the God of Heaven. II they
were Justly charReable with poiygamys
debanchery, drunkenness, or any other
gross sin, to the same extent, their sim
4 falAessE in the sight Of. God, aud their
,criminality in that Of man. would not,
in thesindgement Of this Assembly, be
/ greater than they now nre.# In Eyiew OF
the principles and opinions thus ex-
| pressed, the Assembly most saFnestly
5'exhorts all the PEssbyteFians 41nder-its
care 10 consider this subject aud lake
such action thereupon as shall accord
/ with the word of God I'd the event
that any of theiministsFs referred to in
the above overture shall apPly for ad-
/ mission into these Presbyteries, the
Assembly advises the .Rresbyteries not
to admit them, Or in any way recognize
them as ambassadors OF the Cross Of
i Christ, until they-hsSs.giRsa satisfactory
evidence that they have sSn neerely re-
/ pented of their sins
\ The detailsof this advice, the tAahuer
i and ways Of givingjt practical effect,
the Assembly must for the present leave
with the discretion aud wisdom of the
I Presbyteries; yet the Assembly cannot
forbsar to express the hope that the
Presbyteries, in the spirit of true loyalty
to their country and -IhsiF God. will 90
/ actin the premises as 60 convey the
4 ciearest and most undoubted condemns
ton of the treason which has clothed
D this land with the habiliments Of sorrow.
Let the religious sense Of the Church in
her pulpit uinistrations, through hsl
Y .liudicstories, mark this sin as Of the deep
est dye. l-sia