New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-24


tended f,r s.st, interpretation Of ths iajun.,o and
held II wrong fof any Chrisiino tshc up ams eIcept
whore Goyorhmen becomes:too oppressive Or endn.
Ts Sas s E ,st u Sn
iournmens put en- end to the matter for the night
Yesterday mornining tho session was resumed. DR..
Wilson made supplemental report proposing thirees
different grounds Of complaint 0f error against the Gene
!. Fer ASSUMING to dictate The duy Of citizen,
III 10 deciding obligations TO rsndsr unconditional obs
" In doctrine concerning the relation Of as
ter and has existed heretofore in this COUNTRY All
old other lands which contrary TO the panest Sr
OF the word OF God and eonDg az duties with rs
and virtually condemnias oss duties thai commanded
" Iu teaching that the Scriptures are TO be iaspsi b.
vi Ia ssnctonns secular interference with Church Gov.
eInmsnt
wife VIII In requiring APPRECIATION said ss.. %
TX N so",stiaS an sseouyst ommi,tee With oovss
judge orthodoxy of ministers on qoestons Of State poicy
right TO exercise original Jurisdiction miases eds
and church members; the right to dissolve Presbys
any that ths Assembly may zee at 20 adopt 10 ne
right to require unquesonng submission shs A.
semby oer uoder pain exclusion from che Charoh
XII In sailing smenduent to the Constitution q the
United States which In effect would create uasea bstwsss
XII Ia treating as sanderous protests against thar
WI In charging sas Of rebellion scbism and coatamsss
uneonstnoos restrictions upon tie freedom Of Conscience
After some minor details had been amended sharp DO
bate spsng in reference 10 the 4th compaine relating
TO Slavery. The Rev. Mr. Quarles who subsequently ssa
his family lost $500Q0b by Aboltionism moved 70 srihs
out all tina, referred to Slavery. Mr. Gin seconded sAs
notion and thought useless 70 eyves dead issue 1he
remark brought Brother Sweiow of Missouri who be-
came quite because Slavery had been pronounce5
a dead Issue. Ii is not dead nor everca be- Ia u
the word OF God and cannot be removed Dr. Wilson said
the question in its political sense, might be dead, but
It's domestic aspect the question between master aad
servant was stil alive. emotion to strike out wa lost
Another bone Of contention was the proposition 70 hold
another convention in November. Several delegates
thought Il expedent not 10 be put IN en- ettudo OF d.
Rance 70 the General Assembly. This brought out the
late Canadsn Stusrt Robinson who wanted the middle
men 10 Up TO his position; greet many OBJECTED
leaving the 81 old church" He belonged 20 t6e Oh
church They the Old School Presbyterian Church
proper three years from now they with the Aoutee
General Assembly would be the Old School Church Of
tho United States. He would not go TO the So1thsrn
Church. bur would lei them denatonslize themselves aud
absorb him Instead OF delaying they ought 10 have
taken action in 1861 ,and prevented the Assembly from
becoming bear garden, then they might have cbokef
this rsdicasD. ia the Assembly. NOW they had noe 70
fear from The middle men than from the radicals,
Dr. Wilson took the ground ia favor OF the South
srn Assembly coming to them.
The Rev Mr Quarles thought the fight couit be meis
inside the Church better than out OF 1t, aud hnay ths
proposition was amended so IS 10 hodthe Conference fc
the purposect "aranging" for concert OF action IN op
position 10 the General Assembly.
The report oil the Committee az whole was the1 adopt
ed and o committee appointed to revise and publish thu
,eword The Conference thon sdiotfne "a ''"s
die.
here 10 organize new Church. but stopped short Of thss
object. they avoided any political declaration deis
gate privately limited his intention totDtfodhco rcsou
ton ndors,ns President Johnson but stuart RoDnsoa
told ham that would stufy the Conference by gyng is
enemies chance 10 sag they meddea in politics. aad wets
thus guilty of the nss complained OF Against tho Goa
era Assembly.