Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-05-25
Editorial Correspondence.
The Old School Presbyterian Gen.
N<\ erRl Assembly.
PITrsBURGH, May 23,

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utes of Monday were then read, corrected,
and approved.
Rev. DR.. Wood, from the Committee on
Bills and Overtures, recommended the
adoption of the following minute, in obedi-
ence to the request Of several Overtures ask
ing the General Assembly to drop from its
roll the names of Ministers, Presbyteries,
and Synods,, in the so-called Confederate
States: 'eg' 2tA @b
| WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge
of the General Assembly that certain min
listers and ruling elders appointed by their
respective Presbyteries In the so-called
Confederate States, have formally separated
from our body and organized new General
Assembly; - ,.,--,, .-..-
Resolued / .Thatthis Assembly regard the
civil rebellion for the preservation of negro
slavery, on which their action was based,
as a great crime, both against our Govern
ment and against God; and hence that their
secession from the Presbyterian church for
the reasons assigned was unwarranted and,
schismatical. "tHgJEE hF :
2. That in recognizing the schism as be-
ing accomplished, and in dropping the
names of-their ministers and churches, and
also their Presbyteries and Synods from the
roll of the General Assembly as 1t is hereby
resolved to do, the Assembly do not aban
don their States as fields of ministerial and
missionary labor, hoping that in due time
our whole church, as we'll as our whole
country, will be restored to unity and,
brotherly love. M fs$
| 3. IL Is hereby ordered that where any
church containing sufficient number of
members to form church who are loyal to
| q falo nj M a of
America, and whose views, are, in harmony
with the several testimonies of the Presby-
terian church on, the subject of domestic
slavery, such members we encourage to be-
come duly organized, and to secure as soon
as practicable the stated means of grace.
And where any three ministers, who enter
tain the views above mentioned, belong to
the same Presbytery, such ministers are
hereby authorized to organize Presby terry
with the churches above described, in the,
same bonds in connection with this Assem-
bly,. But if a sufficient number are not
| found in one Presbytery, they are author
lied to extend their boundaries to two or
more if necessary, until the requisite num-
| ber are obtained. A'similar course is also
| authorized with regard to Synods. And it
| is further ordered, that due care be taken,
where this is practicable, to secure the
houses of worship and other church prop
erty belonging to Presbyterians formerly
in our connection in those States, to the use
of loyal churches.
4. When churches and Presbyteries are
thus formed, iG is hereby recommended
that those ministers and churches or
parts of churches who are dsloyal,
or who are not in sympathy with the
former deliverance of the General Assem-
bly, on the subject of slavery, be treated
with kindness, and that such ministers and
churches, and parts of churches, be inform
ed by the loyal Presbyterians and churches
OF their readiness to receive them into &C.
clesiastical fellowship when they properly
acknowledge and repudiate their errors.
8. The Board of Domestic Missions are
hereby authorized to give special attention
to the Southern field In providing mission
aries and appropriating pecuniary aid i'll
order to carry into effect the measures con-
templated in this minute.
The Chairman of the Committee on Bills
and Overtures also reported back DIR. Lords
Memorial, and recommended its adoption.
1t is the Memorial against the Southern
Presbyterians, which was read last even
ing, and referred to that Committee.
lowing to the length of the. Memorial
and the lateness of the hour at which it
was received, we are compelled to defer its
publication until tomorrow
These Reports from the Committee on
Bills and Oyertures were to have come up |
this afternoon as special order; but they I
were not reached. They will be the sub
ieet of stormy and exciting discussion;
and the Assembly may take such action
upon them, as will cause the withdrawal of |
a number of the best members from this
body. When the Memorial shall come up,
additional articles will be presented, by
way of amendment, which will create a
sensation among the Radicals ! i fas IN /
The remainder OF the forenoon was occu-
pied in the discussion of the special order
which was the Report of the Committee on
the Report of the Board of Publication
The Committees Report was adopted.
The first special order for'this afternoon,
wasithe hearing of the Committees on the
Synodical Records. The Synods were call
ed, and such of the Committees as were
ready submitted their Reports. All passed
off very well, until the Committee on the
Records of the Synod of Kentucky re-
ported in favor of severely ,censwiw that
Synod, becauseit simply attended to its le-.
gitimate duties, and did not adopt Deliv-
erance of political character as to the
state of the country; and because it pro-
nounced the Deliverance of the Gen-J
eral Assembly of last year on the sub
ject of slavery as being 'sunnecessary un-
wise, and untimely." This Report elected
an exciting discussion, which was contin-
ued until the hour for adjournment this
evening. .s Rev. DIR. W.. L. Breckenridge,
Professor in the Danville, Kentucky,
Seminary, made the first speeckj
and 1t was a most able and powerful one.+1
He took the ground that Presbyterianism
is only another name for Freedom; and
that lower church judicatories have right
to freely canvass the acts Of higher church
and approve or condemn them.
His, ,strongh opposition to the, Report had |
The effect to call out several amendments,1
modifying the censure against the Ken
lucky gGAJ .s.fyAH2
Rev. Mr.. Plat, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, was
sorry that the Committee had brought in
iuch a Report. gHe believed that a Presby-
cry or Synod might properly decline to
adopt Deliverance on the state OF the coun-.
Try. He wanted the Report modified.
Rev. DIR. Lord came forward to defend