The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-22
The General Assemblies I'm Session ut
80. Louis.


80. Louis.
On Thursday nothing was done in the
Old School General Assembly at ST. Louis
OF any Importance. Kentucky Presbyte-
ries are represented in it, and the follow
ing resolution, striking at them, is a fair in
dication of the justice which southern
Presbytcrians might expect at the hands Of
the body:
Rev. DIR. McLan offered the following
resolution:
Whereas it is understood that the
Presbytery of Louisville has opposed the
General Assembly, and refuses to conform
to its orders, in a pamphlet adopted by it,
of which the following is specimen, to
| wit:
| eve will not sustain or execute, or in
anv manner assist in the execution, of the
orders passed by the last assemblies on the
subject of slavery and loyalty, and with
reference to the conducting of missions in
! the southern States, and with regard to
the ministers, members, and churches i'll
the seeded and border States"
And whereas said PrcSbytcry has COM
missioned and sent to this Assembly at
least one commissioner, who, if the order
of the last Assembly had been faithfully
executed by said Prcsbytcry, there is the
strongest ground for believing would have
been suspended from the functions of the
gospel ministry therefore
RcSolred, That until the Assembly shall
have examined and decided on the con-
duct of said PrcSbytcry, the commission
crs thcretrom shall not be entitled to seats
in this body.
\ long debate ensucd, principally on
points of order, and no action was taken
on the resolution. The Moderator (Rcv.
DR.. Stanton), upon being elected and con-
Quoted to the chair, said, among other
things:
"That rebcllious defiance of lawful au-
thoritv which has rackcd this nation to its
foundations during four years of war still
RACES within the precincts where II was
born, the Church of God! 1t is the off
spring of hcrcSy, corruption, and all I'M
righteousness. TO meet ii promptly, cou-
ragcouSly in the fear Of God, and with the
aid of His grace, is your manifest duty, as
well as directly to deal with those who
openly dcride your most solemn injunc-
tons"
This gentleman evidently takes Thad.
Stevens for his excmplar, and no doubt did
all he could to exclude the Kentucky re-
personalities.
The resolution in regard to the Louis
vile PrcSbytcry was passed on Friday by
vote of POI ayes to 80 noes. The excluded
commissioners from Kentucky are Stuart
! Robinson, DR.. Wilson, and Elders Wick
! life and Harden.
The same day committee of seven was
appointed to report upon the case OF the
Louisville Presbytcry; also upon the cases
of DrS. Brooks and Anderson, of st. BouiS,
Van Dyke, of Brooklyn, and other COM
missoncrS who either signed the declara-
ton or testimony, or approved of its prin-
ciples, and who desired to stand or fall
with its merits.
I'm the New School General Assembly
REV. S. VI. Hopkins, ID. Moderator no
business Of importance was commenced
on Thursday. At night, at an anniversary
meeting, the occasion was one of thanks
giving for the national triumph, and the
sentiments uttered were of grateful patri-
otism. DR.. Nelson presided. Some Of the
speakers dwelt imprcSsivcly upon the duty
of the country to establish justice as the
sole hope of national safety, and deplored
the prevalence of disposition to fail in
the exaction of this righteous security"
From which it may be inferred that the
New School is not behind the Old School
body in "loyalty."