The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-24
The Presbyterian Assemblies.

/ In the sOld School General Assem-
bly, on Monday, after the usual de-
Ivotional exercises, sundry reports were
received and disposed of
|. The report of the Board of Pub
lication was presented 3s 793a Fl
The Treasurer's report shows the
receipts for the year ending March l,
incllad;4,,,;S,ca- 60 fa $l50. .981 81. sExpendI-
ally AL ~ I3.~Tne receipts Tor
| Coluorterage were $26,7 ,735 r. Ex-
| penditures. 1927, ,513i i39. Towards the
close of the year colporters have been
appointed in various portions OF the
/ Southern States, so recently, however,
that we have tyetreceivedsu suthclent
/ reports to enable us to judge OF their
progress and prospects. 3h -
! A memorial was read from minis
/ ters and ruling elders of the .conven-
! tion held at st. Louis under the call
of DIR. Breckenridge, representing that
4 detection existed in the bosom OF the
Church, causing wide spread evil
throughout the Church, working re-
pudiationo of the laws of the Church.
| They believe that this anarchy is but
n continuation in the Church of the
spirit of rebellion in temporal affairs.
s. They believe it demanded by the
FL Church that these elements snail be
, excluded. and that the General AS
! sembly shall adhere to its past action
ri and enforce obedience to its DEGREES
e They recommend that the deliver
Il ances of the last year be ratified, vim
2 dicating its rights to enact the same
r They refer to the declaration and tes
> timonv of the Louisville Presbytery
y and the election of Stuart Robinson
7 to the General Assembly,, and de
e nounce the same as insulting ITO tn
q Church. They recommend that tn
y Gonyenti0n pass a new. deliveranc
: upon the present condition OF tn
= country Sreiterating its denunelatlen
q Of negro slavery. The. .niemorlal close
as follows: taa oi55 q ti3eI &
N qrbe Presbvterian Church has no aItefns
L tive consistent with safety, with self7rt
p spect, with the righteousness. OF f1tS oW
? 2, pasf conduct, with fidelftys TO divine trut
Or Ghr1stian pSs so dney aesgpt or the l'n
n these deluded men, to TESTIFY agalhs1o . eAle
- sinful acts, and to keep her skirts clear
IN their miserable doings. Three great al q
It. ties remain to her, connected Win t'l
4 subject, upon the right peTtornaaaee y :,
O.: the neglect of which, trouble ana com
of sion. The first is, to purify herself fro
n the widely etliffused poisen of the TINS
E. which lin q forn@more or less yirulent)
re- 4 diffused through all the Churches; ana ma,
" / do this, as remem bering that the nlsc1pII
Ia of the Church, is of God, is an ordnance
lF- mercy to baclzsliders, and stands relateo
IL the Athreatenings of Gods word IN sol
IA manner as the sacraments thereof 90
an the promises of God. The second Is
lis hold out, and wide open, the arms OF .
love to every child of God in the Soutne
=. country who has been a victim-not = 7
j i willing partaker-of the sins against G'
-, AGAINST His Church, and against Tn
~ ~ country, against which Divine Proy1deI
ILL., has testified by such severe and m
cy. righteous judgments. The third is to p
~ coed. at once, and with a zeal proportion
sas, to the urgency of the necessity, to rede'
RE- fhe solemn promise made by the first .
~ sembly after the schism organized in lSt
ap- that She would wholly disregard its ex
to ence. and as God might enable her, wo
on strive to recover all she might lose by
and to extend and establish, more Q
more. throughout the whole South,
precious system of Divine Truth, unto
liberty and power of which God has Cal
her by His grace.
nate | Let the revenge we will ask of God
in double share in the work of saving Tn
who have cast us out as doubly vile.
ena- Adopted unanimously, and ordered x
nose signed by the officers, in behalf OF one