The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-20

Confession Uf Faith shall continue ~
be- .~aibeeTeIz received and adopted,
: as containing the system of doctrine
taught by the Holy I5srlptufee and
It's fair historical s6deA 'aa n ii aee1pt
ed by he two bodies, 10 opposition 10
Authoritarian aud fataIivW. .0p the
one hand and ~ Afmenianikm nod Pc
lagianism on the other, shall be re-
garded an The sstas IL sshieh ID IL RS.
col we'd aud adopted and the govern
meat and discipline Of the preHbyts-
fian Church Of Tho United Bates
shaIl continue ~ be- approved as con.
,@,'sDe wy V"'p'eS apip''YI 'iw'
II All the ministers aud churches
embraced IL thu Two <ehurehes shah
be admitted 10 the same standing IN
the united body which fLey have held
ia their respective %eduuehtf0ns tfpa 10
the a9naHniuatipn ef the union aud
all IehufGliea connected with the
united body, not thoroughly pfeEby
teribgi IN their Organization, rs soon
as IN permitted by the highest
lgtfsasts 30 be consulted, no other
eIlnreIies pball be- rqaeiyed. aud such
PERSONS alone shall be ellesep fomr
m%iAalonarh ~ tie Genefd AeAeUbig
H. ara aliRibls according 90 lhp G0ns
~ Alton NJ the Church aaafi ieff.
= THE boundaries If the ~Heverai
i Hlytefies and syn0ds shall be nd
JliHtad by the General Assembly ofthe
United IJlnfab Est4 .sat 81 49,
~, The otiojpl records ef lhe Two
branches of The Church., for tif6 phffod
Of eepqFssivp shall il,e. prnaersad aud
hold na making W the 0pae history Of
The Church, aud no rule or Dreeddeut
which, does mt htHHd approved BY
both The bodies shall be- 0f any an-
tbqtity until re-aHiabllHhad Ia the
united body. S
o. Corporate rights now held by
the two Ianspal Aaso,ablieH and by
Their b0artla aud committees, shall, aH
far ~ I~nnqtpAbla, be consolidated aud
appliqd Tor ti'eir several pblqeln NJ do
n There shall bs one set of CON
mlttaea nn boards fQi, bpDle 4,Dvd fDfs.
qien miHhfgfh md lid 0fhdf religious
enterprises Of the Church, Which the
Churches shall be- aneatifhgat to ana.
tain, though left free 10 haat their
a,ibtfibntiens into other channels If
they desire Ia do no f0HHt flfaft 4
n As soon ~ practicable nftaf the
union shall bs aflaateii the tien.nal
Assembly shall reconstruct aud con.
eolldate the several %pafmananL fo9m4
mitteas anil b0nfdA Which nnW belong
10 The twd AAsenJbiIeh, hi kudh h indns
nor ~ To fepfnAhdt, AZ far ~ possible,
viii. iinpiftiality ~ the yias4 aud wish :
'ts The two bodies constituting the
united church.
w. When IL shall be aHeertniuad
that Tia regulate number of Fresby#
tefles Of tiu 1--WE. bodies have Aps
proved The ttftns OF union nA iefdlhs
after provided for, the two General
A HEetpbllaai shall eaoh appoint u oom
mittea III aeYen, pona of theta having
official relation ~ either the fionrd
Or COMMITTEES Of Publication. who
shall constitute n iaint aonmltiee,
~hoee duty N shall be 10 revise the
catalogues Of Tho exlAtlng pnblita
tlona Of The two churches, aud 10
make out a llat from them Of Ruob
aud Tracts ~ Ahafl lie Issued by
the United Church, aud u catalogue
made out, IN .ardar fo ItA adop.
ton, shall be- approved by ht letfat |
live membalA ut speh aammlhlea l.mj
~ II at my time affair Ntt,d Union |
has been effected, any Ut the tieelogi |
Gal Haminariaa under the care aud
control Of the General Assembly
should desire 10 put themsaiva an
dor HYnodioal control, they ahall ba
to do so al the request of
their Boards of Directors aud thohe
HeminnrluA which are independent in
organisation shall have the
Of putting themselves under
eoolehiaHtiual control, Ia the end that, |
II pfaatienbla, a aystafn OF eealeHiaati.
Hal supervision of such Institutions
may ultimately prevail throughout the
united Churches.
10, Ii shall be- regarded M the duty
Of all our indieatorieA, minihiera and
in the United Church, to study
the things which make for pence, and
90 guard against all needless aud of
lenhiya references to Tho flnaaA that
divided M, aud, In order 10
ayaid tho revival of paHt lsHueh by
the continuance of any mango In either
branch nf tho Church that han grown
out Of uuf former conflicts, ii In
j~udlaatorian Of tho Nhunh that Iliny
conform their practice IN relation 10
Aunh ,iHaaaa, aa far aH consistent
with their convictions of duty, 90 the
GENERAL nuhil,al Of the tQhufall prior
To the controversies that resulted in
the separation.
il, Tho terms OF reunion shall BIO
of binding force If they nhall ba rati.
fed by three .fonrtl,u OF the rreabytet
sias connected with the n%jrtlloaat
branch of the Church, within ono,
year after they ahail have BEEN hub- 1
70 them for approval,