The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-01
III 7Iff. .l7I-I y ? =
The Indiana PresbytePy.

CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
This ecclesiastical body met in the First.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church of this
city on Thursday night. August 3Oth. The
Introductory sermon was preached by Rev.
DIR. Freeman, of Newburg. Indiana, from
Hebrew w, Is. His subject was g The
Temptations OF Christi He first answered
the question, how could Jesus Christ, the
pure, Immaculate Savior, become the sub
ject of temptation? To answer this, he dis
tinguished between Nature and spirit, be-
tween temptation and sin. between given
situation and PERSONS conduct therein;
ard maintained that, while Christ was
truly God he was also truly and properly
man, having the temperament, the appe-
titles, the natural affections and desires OF
man. In the second part of his discourse
the speaker referred particularly to the
temptations of Christ Immediately after his
baptism, and in the Garden of Gethsemane
And, finally, he gave reasons showing why
Christ was the tempted; and he concluded
with the reflection, that, if we follow Christ.
we shall certainly drink of His cup, and
be baptised with His fiery baptism. 81
DR.. ]. Nelly, of Owensville, was elected
Moderator; and Rev. j. E. Bates, of New
burgh, Clerk. There were present soma
twenty members, including Ministers and
Elders. uanp 2te ..alf FL
On Friday morning, the Presbytery re-
ceived into its membership Rev. Carl
Moore, from the Central n orth Association,
of the Congregational Church, in Ohio. IS.
Amemorial was presented from the SEES
sion of the Newburgh Congregation, COM
planning that the last General Assembly
had put forth a deliverance, so ambig-
uous, that it is claimed by unrepentant
rebels, and those who sympathize with
them, as repeal ofthe deliverances of past
assemblies, which had clearly set forth the
duty of loyalty, and the sin of rebellion;'
and praying the Indiana Presbytery 4" to
give special attention to this matter, and
to take such action thereon as wisdom and
duty seem to require" This memorial
was referred to a Special Committee, con-
sistfng of Rev. j. E.. Bates, Rev. Thomas
Walk er, and Elder HI. III. Mcclure.
Reports of Commissioners to the last
| General Assembly being called for, Rev. j.
! r. Jenkins and Rev. A. Freeman made re-
! ports. that of DIR. Freeman being of an
| extraordinary character, and even ques-
tioning the legality of the late Assembly
| as Court of Christ, because of its utter
disregard of 'tthe delIverance adopEed
! with such uuanimity at the Assembly of
! 1865 in this city, ;" which vested the authority
| of the judicatoriess only in the loyal part
of the church, and declared that this was
| according to the Confession of Faith and
1 the Word of God.I DIR. F. said: - There
! were certainly many unTepentant rebels
/ in the last Acknowledgement who gloried in
having been officers and soldiers in the
rebel army, and who claimed, that in their
/ persistent effort to overthrow the Govern
ment of these United States, they had
4 only done what was right, and in accord
/ ance with the precepts and presidents of
| the sacred volume!" 4 y go =
Rev. j. G. White, Rev. J. 5Glezen, and
/ Elder J. c. Henson, made report on Sab
/ bath Schools, showing that have had a
| suhiciency of delfverances and resolutions
on this subject; that what is needed at the
present time lis action. concentrated. in
! telIigent, persevering detioa.iD lTheySfurth
/ err recommend all the Sabbath Schools I'M
/ der the care of the Indiana Pfesbytery to
secure representation in their, respective
County Sabbath School Conventions, aud
! also in those of the State. Hq
There is important business on the Pres
!. byterial docket for tom rrow, both in the
| forenoon and afternoon.