The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-28
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLIES.
Old school Assembly..,:seventh bay.

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After devotional exercises, the morn
ing session was occupied with the
report on the education Of young men
for the ministry, ne 81 h l4 e. ss
or sin AFTERNOON SESSION. y g
The committee of whom DR.. M cL lean
is chairman, who were requested to
examine the case of the Louisville
Presbytery, made a lengthy report IN
relation to the Declaration Of eFesti-
mony pamphlet, issued by that Pres
byterv. The report reviews the past
action of the General Assembly on
the subject of slavery and the rebel,
lion, declares that this is an organized
conspiracy to break down the General
Assembly, and that it is schismatical
and dangerous to allow such proceed
ings. It reviews the action of the
louisville Presbyfery, and says that
the failure of the Synod Of Kentucky
to act upon the matter. leaves The duty
upon this. Assembly. There Is danger
that this leaysn Of the late rebellion
may infuse its poison through other
PresbyteFies, ifnot promptly rebuked.
1t is our duty to purge out this ieaven,
and we will be recreant to ourselves
five fail to- dbit bna ha9I SID n
The Committee recommended the
passage Of resolutions as fellows 81
l. That thefPreebytery of Louis
vile be hereby dissolved, and is rec
ords and property be turned over as
hereafter ordered.
"a That new presbytery be here
byconstituted,. to bear the same name
as that dissolved, and to be composed
of, the following ministers: Revs.
Messrs. Stuart, Hill, Wilcox, Mat
thews, Barrelohet,o McC owan, Inslow,
SAKE, Hoyt, Mckee, Mcmillan, Craig,
McMorton, and Young, together with
such ruling elders as shall be odmit-
ted, the said ministers and elders pre-
viously subscribing to the following
formula: 81 l do hereby express my
disapproYal of the action of the late
Presbytery of Louisville, and acr
knowledge the duty of obedience to
the General Assembly in all matters
pertaining to the Church polite. y
-" 3. So many ministers and elders
as do not, within the next two months,
apply for admission into the new
Presbytery, and sign the above formu-
la, shall not be entitled to resume
their relations to this Assembly, and
their pastoral connection Herewith
shall forthwith be declared, ipso fdct0,
dissolved. sFIla .1i5fe
a. Licentiates and candidates un-
der the call of the dissolved Presby-
terry shall be transferred to the care
of the new Presbytery. al
%. The General Assembly, while
thus indicating its displeasure with
the rebellious members. of the Louis
vile Presbytery,, has no wish to alter
the standing of Churches, elders, or i
private members within said Presby-
terry" a BiII Sc asax 63
The Committee also recommended
an order that when the report is I'M
der debate, the excluded Commission
ers from Louisville shall have the
right to take partsiR the same. =
The report was accepted and made
the special sorder for quarter before
eight o'clock. sllsoqao sila9n s5sli~ bs.
The order to allow the Commissions
ers of Louisville to be present when
the report is acted upon, was carried,
and DIR. Brooks was requested to give
notice to the Commissioners of the
action of the Assembly. . ,ssiaB ~
Dr. Humphreys, of, Danville, gave
notice that at the proper time he
would offer an amendment to the re-
port Of the Committee. to. substitute.
resolutions declaring the declaration
and testimony adopted by the Louis
vile Presbytery, to be derogatory to
the General Assembly, and promotiye
of schismatieal proceedings s.in the
Church-tfat the Assembly will al
low the Louisville. Presbytery an OPP
portunity to retract its late action
before the next Assembly, and finally
re-admitting the Louisville Commits
sioners to seats upon this foerl aoglI
On motion, the judicial business
of the. Convention was taken up. The
appeal from the Synod Wheeling
by the Presbytery of St. Clairsville
was taken up. relative to the suspend
ing of Rev Mr. Boyd from the minis
try for alleged immortality. -
EVENING SESSION.
The Assembly met at 5 pm. DIR.
Mclean indicated the report Of the
Committee. The Moderator read
letter from the Commissioners of the
Louisville Presbytery referring to
their former letter declining to APP
pears They, declared that, overlook
ing the insult put upon them, they
to answer the Invitation
of the Assembly. h.lai go gt8O !
DR.. Clark moved that the speeches
be limited to half an hour. Lost.
DR.. Thomas then addressed the As
sembly. He sympathized with the
of the Foreign Missions,
who regretted spending s0imuch time /
in politics when so many millions Of