The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-08

The Synod of Missouri, of 1864, had
BEEN trammeled in its action by the
Provost Marshal, and being no free /
court of Christ. its action should not |
be indorsed BY this General Assem-
bly. He was followed by Rev. DIR. |
Forman, from St. Joseph, who indors-
ed his remarks. DIR. Van Dyke moved |
to postpone the question. After con-
siderable discussion, which was taken |
part in by Drs. Breckenridge, Clark, |
Magill and Smith, the motion of DR.. |
Van DYKE was lost. DIR. Nichols was,
on motion, allowed to speak. He de-
clined to discuss the question. The |
whole case was then referred to the |
next General Assembly.
Some further routine business was
transacted, and the Assembly adj
journed. ani
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DIR. West presented an answer to
DIR. Van Dykes protest, reviewing the
grounds thereof and assalhng the con-
LstFei9 vtthe4f doeuhbf protest IS 2
DIR. Stanhope presented minority
report on the subject of the Missouri
appeal, taking the ground that the
| minutes of the Synod last year were
framed under military duress. Laid
on the table. bsstHaa aa
DR.. Krebbs presented deliyerance
/ declaring that though secession and
! slavery be dead, the spirit of these
4 issues survive more rabidly in the
j Churches than elsew here. The As
lsembly therefore explains the deliver;
ance of 1865 to mean that q practical
Reputation of rebellion is needed.
The Assembly declares further there
/ is no inconsistency between the con-
/ demnation Of slavery as effected by
war, and the deliverances of 1878 to
1915; while not imposing new terms
of communion, it was freely bound to
make an expression of its abhOrranee
{. of rebellion. The rest of the paper
reiterates the constitutionality of the
former action Of the Assembly. Ad-
opted. ooeealpq (
The report on Hymnal was taken
II up, and a somewhat tedious debate
spfang up. The report proposes to
have the Hymnal compiled by DIR.
Krebbs, and adopted for the Churches.
The report was adopted. &
A On motion it was .a 3Tq M &
f. Resolped, That the newspaper
, article on which the expulsion of MIR.
Ferguson was based, should be placed
on file.'
Ordered, that the expenses OF the
Committee appointed to confer with
the New School Committee on the
subject of reunion, be paid by the
Board of Publication
DIR. Krebbs offered the following,
which was adopted:
1t having come to the kno@ledge
tiers under our care are not able to
! or lr0yziIty and freedom. and that some
who have not signed or formally an
proved the Declaration and Testimo-
ny, do, nevertheless, hesitate to COM
ply with the requirements of the last
Assembly, touching the reception of
members from the South, known or
supposed to have been in sympathy
with the rebellion; therefore,
4 Resolced, That while we would
{. treat such ministers with kindness and
forbearance, and would by no means
interfere with the full, free discussion.
on their part, of the testimonies and
requirements referred to, we deem it
solemn duty which we owe to them
and to the church, to guard Il EN-
against giving countenance, in any
way to declarations and movements
which are defiant of the Assembly's
/ authority, and scismaticalo in their
tendency and aim, and we do earnest
.ly exhort them, In the name and for
] the sake of our common Lord and
Master to study and pursue the things
which make for peace p 5a1II -ar95s
| The report on systematic beneyol-
ence was laid on the table s5n99}
/ Adjourned fora farewell religious
/ service at s p. NJ, after which IT Is ex-
pected the Assembly will adjourn
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