Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-23

| Mr.. Robinson stated that they had come
before the Assembly as men who had borne
testimony, and some of wbom-not HIM
self-had suffered martyrdom for seven
years. Through Presbyterian sympathy
and not Southern sympathy, the Kentucky
| Commissioners presented themselves thank
| ing God that the Assembly had stood firm
to the great truth of the non-politieal
| character of the Church. We come not
with bond in our hands demanding
| it to be signed. They had come to the
Assembly because it was standing in advo-
cacy Of the same great doctrines. They
had yearned for organic connection and
Christian union with all true Preshyte-
rians. He thanked God and the Assembly
that they had maintained the true doctrine
even through much and great suffering, and
as did Joshua at the command of God. go
in union and brotherly love. let us now
erect a monument for ourselves and our
childrea, by adopting such view of the
struggle as will show for what we fought
and the results accomplished. lf
The Doctor then read the names of the
twelve persons, six ministers and six elders,
appointed to represent the Synod in this
assembly. OF these, there are present J.
d. Matthews, ID. D., j. 4. Hendrick, ID. D.,
s. Rosiasen,. ID. D., d. o. Davies and g.
o. Barnes, Ministers, and s. Cassaday, ESQ.,,
and Col. f. S. Edmunds, Ruling Elders.
The letter and whole matter was referred
to special committee of nine, as follows:
j. A. Lyon, d. D., j. r. Wilson, d. D., r.
n. Chapman, d. D., John Jones' T. r.
Markham, and j. A. Lefevre, Ministers,
and p. P. Bate, Jas. Hemphill, and j. A.
Leland, Ruling Elders.
The delegates from Kentucky were in
vited to meet with the above committee.
1t was made the first order of the daY
tomorrow morning at ii o'clock, to hear
the report of the Secretary of Sustentation
and Foreign Missions.
A letter from s. G. Perrin, of Columbia,
South Carolina, was referred to the Com
mittee on Theological Seminaries. Also,
certain overtures were referred to the Com
mittee on Bills and OvertureS.
A committee of nine was appointed to
take in charge the matter concerning the
Book of Order. They are as follows J. /
L. Wilson, DID,, X. A. Lapsley, DID,,
j. G. Hammer, DID,, W. j. Mccormick,
Jno. r. Dow and Jas. E. White, Ministers
and John w. Simpson, Chas. Ready and
T. Dixon, Ruling Elders.
Synodical records were called for and
placed on the Clerks desk.
A letter from Rev.J. N. Carothers, Com,
missioner to the Associate Reformed Synod,
was read and received, and the reasons of
his falling to attend were sustained.
The Assembly proceeded to choice of
hetime and place of the next meeting.
Rev. j. A. Lefevre nominated the Frank
lin Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore.
He thought it would be great advantage
TO our cause 10 that city They there had
been charged with Southern sympathy and
not Presbyterian sympathy. He thought
prejudice would be dispelled and good done
by the Assembly meeting there.
Rev. Mr.. Cumpston seconded the motion
of Mr.. Lefevre, and Baltimore was unani
mously chosen as the place, and on motion
of Rev. b. NJ. Smith, ID, the time chosen
was the third Thursday Of May, 1868, at
IL o'clock A. NJ. .Erf Is.
On motion of Rev. Mr.. Junkin, Presby-
teries were directed TO send up to that AS
sembly half yearly reports.
At the hour of IL o'clock the Assembly
determined to spend half an hour in devo-
tional exercises, and then to adjourn until
tomorrow morning at 81 O'clock.