New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-26

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church could be brought to consent 80 directly 70 sul"
schis IN the Presbyte body by giving IL funds 20 l
control Of the Southern Assembly thing hardly Ia ne ~
pectcdst il would fail because Of the difficulties men loeu
The freedmen with their present feelings would NOT ID any
great numbers, accept this solution ,-.
large number Of the freedmen professors Of religion
vet read the military orders issued TO control the
b. insisted upon by missionaries aud not that
there graduation from which these freedmen 20 De
vices viii sweep them awayf
Ia many parts OF the held already unprncped are
order TO wrest them the unwingy paid for
labor Disease and vice sweeping them away by
Last October the Rev Willis L. Miller of North Carolina
umittd 20 the Commee pan 10y the aen o.
nan ntonossd t. rr,nre charter for college TO be located
some point North Carolina under control OF @ SELL
pe'petuana Board Of Trustees with the restriction thtt 0n
majority OF its members shall he ministers members OF
branch the Presbyterian Chuca holding Csvnstc
doctrine. The secretary, with the consent OF the 'ou
cation to tie Legislature OF North Carolina for such
a charter would secure such Presbyterian eohFol
Is deemed sufficient IN our Northern c9,ekgt,;
promising Mr. Miller al moral support consistent with the
duties Of The Committee aud the posture OF the enerPise 20
encouraged. he went forward aud on the I'm 9 f.s
passed tya twothrd majority OF both Houses OF me
Legislature. incorporating ten men by name o Board OF
Trustees Of the treedmens College OF North @
allowed increase the Board TO y mem
bers the limitation that they To De members o some
branch OF the Presbyterian Church This Board organized
Statewide ~ c. the 4h Of April accepted the ehHrtef
appointed Mr. Miller the General and fnaho al Agent
lThe above Is merely synopsis OF the leauhg points III
the report
DR.. Van DYKE presented the following protest;
We the undersigned respectfully protest against what we
deem to be the miche,ou and erroneous judgment OF the
General Assembly ia suspendng the Commissioners from me
privileges as this body @ the following reasons
FIRST by this act the Assembly has violated me unaa
mental alton. iintel Us own
integrity the highest udIcaoy Of the Presb efian Church
II decided IN Chapter ~ OF tne ro' ., r MI mo
that the General Assembly ha represent 10 one oou on c
particular churches Of ts denomination Ana again tns
General Assembly shall consist OF equal delegation OF
Bishops ard Elders from each FTesnyteIy clsoi ~ w
MED that at the their representatives were excluded IRON
TIE Assembly the churches composing ne Pf,sbyiefy oil
Louisville were aud SIN are an inesal Plr. u tn
teran Church and yet The Assembly by simple resolution
adopted under operations the previous questions win
debate excluded thesechufcnes IRON al paopl..on III
it, proceeding time when the business uA1eF con
sidcraon Of vital Importance 10 the SAID ohiche fOr
such course Of acton there Is no WafIant ~ 'l'
and no precedent the history Of the church Inc attempt
10 Justify it hy the usagos Of legislative and otnef p0ch as
sees h. In the Judgment OF the undersigned utterly iue
because the FIRST place there no proper anaios! pet"s
legislative bodies other secular assem1es aclb lLoeI
r of human invention the Court ofJesus Christ organ
lied and bound by the laws Oh 'hflst as cAoll ~ Us
own written Constitution And because secondly II shch an
analogy Gid e,st u has violated 10 this ~ the io
loving essential particulars. ,t 49,,
By Of Its own committees or commissions. Anu
fe formal abortion Of their report the Assembly hid aIean!
decided Commissioners nom the Freaoytey OF oai'
Vile were entitled to Their seais .,.,.
2Rn legislative and other secular assemblies when the right
the they have obtained Is contested they
are always allowed their places m the body and To
participate proceedings until the case Is fully decided
y this the Assembly has virtually pronounced Judclh
condemnation upon the Presjytery OF Louisville without o.
serving any of the forms o. tria so carefully prescribed D
the Constitution and 80 essential TO the que 90
rneTed the more irregular and unjust IN ofihe fact
that m m operations OF the previous question TIE adop
tion Of he resolutions excluding tlem. the Coiar'0aeis
were denied hearing before tae Assembly either III tlei
own az in behalf Of the Pieb,ery they represent and
tins disregard Of judicial forms urther aggravated BY tue
fact that resolutions excluding The Cosslonea NON
,bcr seat The Assemble irdored ungustsued public
against the ministerial character ard standing Of one OF the
said and made these runofs thAs h"fsed
without any Judicial proof ground OF condemnation against
81 Tic alleged against the Prosbytcry Of Louisville DO
not involve any hcey crime nor justify The exclusion q
the churches composing Presbytey from the fowshpo
the church Of Christ Inasmuoh 90 all synods OF Councils Ae
the Of the Apostles being composed 81 uAspfed ana
fabe men, may and have crredthe fghi 20 pup
lclY discuss dispute and protect against TIE 9eicTaaeo
such synols and councils belong % every even the nut
member OF the Church This night has been clsca nom
the OF the Church u cpesrt tine u ha' never
disputed except by the Church Of Rome Moreover Toe
deyerances order Of tue General against which
Prcsbyiery Of Louisville have protested and when th'I
have refused 10 obey not having bee tfAns.'a 70 h' iie
oI their Appreciation according u tne Tcllstoh OF
IL Form OF Government chap ~. section not
established 20 constitution Taca hetnet ar "l oDeA
tory upon exclude tle cl4fciei OF f fet
teri of Louisville from representation 90 ms to 0 refusing
o. do that which ACCORDING 20 etples -. =. -
tuition obligatory upon them b. in ihe judgment m inc
urdersigned uEwafTanied and alarming l'aTpA'''N o.
Fo the FOREGOING and other reasons IN ihe o. Jesus
Christ by Of the right secured 60 them 40 the Consiia
the purity aud peace Of the church TIE undersiEued DO
stitnona Revolutionary caiclted o. bring o. ANu
authority Of this assembly hto contempt 70 cnAIHlo sif
10 produce alienation defeat the end fol watch the A.
sebly originally Organized, VIZ tlat might consulate
the bond Of union. peace correspondence AAu lluA con
HcaryJ Va DYKE. 4 C. Formau H. l. McAr G. C.
! r. Hepdricks " N FuTruson j. l.. Y1ni.. l.. p Bowen.
X L Smooi d. james John H. Travis Ihoa T. bTackc
/ W Iivor T. Thompson
f. Wa agreed TINT any other Commissioners who wished
10 sign the report should have an opportunity to DO So
The Hon sam. Galloway of Columbus, ONO, then tooA
the floor and proceeded speak upon The ease OF Tie
Louisville Presbyiey. He claimed that The majority Of
this Assembly had inherent night 10 protect it-ei
against and insult ana IN me present case was
demanded they should act regardless Of Tie sentmcn-
al notion that they should allow these Louisville Com
nisioncrs 20 be present u the simplest case Ia tAe
world lie referred 10 the action OF Congress ~ refusing
L. admit the southern Representative precedent for
keeping out Of hi seat "Alle MS acton Is OeAs
passed upon. go a.,
correspondent of The Cincinnati IaqHWer, aid good
Conservative Chaplain tried 10 interrupt NT. Galloway
and inject speech into the latters time, but he WAS
Mr. GALLOWAY resumed that he ddn t believe in the
dytTine of allowing man 10 call you iyant and
scoundrel and then asking him 20 dinner The Louis
vile Committee have called tyans and heretics re-
marks family echoed by DIR. Boariman Of Philadelphia
They had come here defanty and it mere sentiment
and stuff talk about their not being heard when they
had scattered their pamphlets everywhere
At this point the Moderator announced the special
order and at Mr. Gaoway suggestion his remarks were
temporarily closed. DIR. Nermiye OF the Dutch Re
formed Church General Synod introduced and delv
cred address OF c0ngratuaton 10 the Assembly from
his own denomination. He had been pleased III past
years 10 meet with the Presbyterian Assembly AMI was
always reoiccd 10 meet with them He referred TO the
harmony apparently existing between majority OF the
Old School aud the whole of the New school, and SAID the
marriage settlement between them could not b. far OIL
He also spoke eloquenty Of the union OF the visible
Church against the progress of Romansm in this country
DR. Stanton responded In elcitous strain and the AS
sembly shortly after adjourned until afternoon.
H. the afternoon MI Galloway resumed his remarks at
some length He did intend that Rebels should steal
the Aag OF the church the country He quoted from
Dr. Boardman IN 1885 wherein he proposed 10 exclude
synod from the General Assembly IN precisely the same
wav AS here designed He very severe on the faction
who sought 10 break down the acts Of past General As
sembles.
Elder Renboth of Camden, n. j., excited some meni