New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-24
RELIGIOUS.
The Di.isys, Presbyterian, In cs-.osi.

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ST. LOUIS Augus 10. 1896.
The representative, of the disoyal portion Of tho Oh
School Presbyterian Church have uS closed CosefeOce
| In this city which unique affair II was heid IN
pursuaue OF call ssred Immediately after the sdoufn-
meut OF the General Assembly last May and was COM
po,ed almost exclusively Of the gnefs Of the Declaration
and Te,lnony who wcie 80 promptly rcbuked ~ the III
preme Tribunal of the Chth on Earth, and who sre, ny
he resolutions OF the Gene III Assembly under Suspension,
awaiting their r9! before ,e Assembly at s next annual
The Conference net at the Church OF DIT J. II. Brooes
one OF the prominent sgners of the Dcciaraon OF Tess
tiuouY The representation consisted es two delegates
from Maryland, one from Illinois one from Ohio, nins
o,cIuded from the General Assembly among them were
| Dr. s. r. Wilson aud the Rev Stuart 2ebInson and
u from Missouri the part Of the Clergy and one FROM
Kentucky from Illinois and q nom NJ ssour on ae
part Of the Ruling Riders It will be seen Missouri fu.
nissed very large naioriy OF both classes sd excepting
orf ye there was not man OF marked tient among
them an.
Ga the contrary the Conference was composed mainly
of men who during gave their sympathies, her
secretly openly the Southern CoDfederacy end
now among those very unfortunate people II Missouri
who clnaot take The oath Of loyalty without committing
perufy A. IL win be noted prominent Rehc maryrrom
st Louis Dr. s. j. r. Anderson. was absent It's proper
10 state that his wife died suddenly OF cholera carly tina
week I'D that he excusabe therefore for no joining
his brethren in this conference.
Among the earliest episodes in the Conference was the
residing % letters OF sympathy from various oersynen ana
faymen throughout the land Amer they were hnshed an
brother inquired ii letter had been re-
eeiyed from Dr. Van Dyke OF Brooklyn Dr. Brookes re-
\ plied yes and several voices called for the reedlg
/. hurried whispering took place among the initiated and
tho Moderator proceeded a. suppress the call ioI Van
'iDykes letter, by going on nth other business.
The suppostiou Is that Van Dyke, while sympaJhizins
swh the motive the Conference, did rot advise any
measures against the General Assembly But the latter
were rabd enough without belp from Van Dyke. among
'them was from ex-Goy Neil ;. Brown OF Tern, eK'
Confederate Congressman, Who writes tins: a.,
Radlcasm tie bane OF theour has got into The areh
well the world and L must rhnits eouTser IL WI Ne
yoleI but shogtyed Peace will succeed these SONS as
certainly follows the storms OF nature ana WLLbe
benign, heareoy peace aH2eradNs New Is we tns ~.
rrd ministers TO make theu recoTdn the dst Oh
yoa Iii see the demsgoges CslToh and dryen
like Robesaere and Daaoi the mora eaotme OF sosey
The programme OF bus ness was laid Gown by commit
tee. OF whom Stuart Robinson was chairman. IL was
recommended and resolved 10 appoint committee, 70 pre-
pare statements of principles snd policies onwhich the
dssens onsis stand IN opposition to ma delvefaneo OF inc
General Assembly from 1851 to 1860 inelusyeIto pun,
lish a warning exposure OF the ,of the General
Assemliv- urge gll churches wno dc not propose 20
yield to the tyTarnous assumptions OF the majority 20
unite fDe common dsfeusc-and lasty, TO- hold another
Conference IN November After tAis there cree
conversation among delegates nearly all OF whom stated
that these churches opposed to the Radicals. aud
would sustain the Conference.
Many bitter things toward the General Assembly
said and among others, IL stated by tho Rev. Mr.
OuaTes OF Missouri his BELIEF that the Presbyterian
Church in the North drifting into nhaelity Some
sympathy for men who had divided congregations was
expressed.
but the principal portions, being personal were sup
pressed.
two parties in the Church the Noyththe Radicals and
the numskuls Tho irSt blind the, second were
towards and waiting for something to nm up. the
prospect ior accomplishing anything. concludes the
Doctor "eppeaTs dsrk az the present writing Perhaps
bilious or it may be this rainy day don't agree with
Dr. Boarlman Of Philadelphia also wrote letter which
was reed II was brief eniiunimpoTent. He eoinseed
moderation The Doctor evidently incapable OF ANY sort
Radicalsm and probably don't leSNe IN sidoen CONVEX
In tho evening tic Committee on Platform reported
through their chairman Dr.. y X. Wilson, long paper
IL fAape
the General Assembly any power save that delegated BY
the church. and claims thar II simply court Of appeals
/ point is embraced in the following ext,act.
"Ihe only assembly. that essential 70 Presbyterian
Church Session Parcchis Prebyey ms lse,ionntsn
from which all the other assemblies derive oer being ana
power The District Presbytey madeup BY and OUT OF
Psrochs Presbyieres the synod IS eo up ana on, OF
era Synod Assembly Is madenpey representation fsst
larger rumber OF these PeshyteEes ne General Assembly
creature Of ne Pre:byteres called INTO GER
eu described and stipulated IN the constitution Of the
with limited powers and hen dissolved into its ogi
nsl S Ssn The .u S1s ns s@s has NO powers
properly caed and il has no original jurisdiction what
ever II Is In cases q Judicial process strictly ana ars sGe
thing not Commanded forbidden in the writer Word OF
God and mas authority only 70 'iT 1Ss sOI:ss gSS " mere
The report furthermore contains ten propositions eaoor
ang the idea that Christ Is the head OF the Chnrch qua
that General Assembly can effect THIS kngy once on
the one hand the duties OF the Christian 70 the state
The g of the matter is found in tie seventh Proposition
| as follows.
"It is not competent for The State does Il come
within the province Of the civil government to decide any
auction the Christian and the Church nor N
eompeent for Church decide question as between
the citizen end the State These two s0veregntes nave no
Joint common OF concurrent jurisdiction tn any MATER
whatever" .. ..- ,...-,u,t
nonts invoyed in this report, whch was protaeted III
near midnight The question Of obedience 70 Tue powers
tha hc enoiued by ST. Paul, was raised ana oosou'u
some very spun reasoning, on the pare OF ~. Wilson
o. Ko9:a:sY ssg olLera, Vs. p9oo.s o. 81 is'Nt S