The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-31

is not the Way 10 bIedt luIb mdttci.
My idea is, that yon will make three
sects instead of one, and that the
more deliberate you are the better
your chance is of knowing who will
go with you and who will stay with
you. - - s,e =
As understand the reports, there
is not any proposition to send the
basis of union down to the Presbyte-
ries now; it is, that it be printed by
the Assembly and considered by the
Churches, and at the next General
Assembly sent down. EwsAEE
! Now, [ love these brethren, but |
don't want to be united with them.
would offer the following as my view
of what is best to be done:a
l. The three reports en- organic
union with the New School Presbyte-
rian Church, made to this Assembly,
shall lie on the. table without the APP
proval or disapproval, until its next
annual meeting.
2. That all the PfesbyteriesS are
charged to make known to the next
Assembly5sby their Commissioners,
their mature judgment and wishes in
regard to the whole subject embraced
in these reports. SIS kO - -
The Assembly adjourned until g
o'clock.
RENANKs OF HoNglsAMuEL daLLo-
WAY.
At the afternoon session, Mr.. Gal
loway. on taking the platform,
said he would not presume to
speak on, this question, but for hthe
fact that he was one of the Joint
Committee of Fifteen~yHe looked at
the proposed union in the light of d
marriage. AndTif I .he2 Thought it
would not result happily, he would no
more be in favor of it than ne would
of a, marriage between two young per-
sons, if he thoughtthey would not be
happy and prosperous. The intimacy
between the two denominations had
existed so long that he thought it
was time for the credit of both par
ties, that the union should take
place. And he looked upon the mat
ter something like one of his fellow
students at Miami University regard
ed his marriage. He had formed the
acquaintance of the young lady when
he was in humble circumstances, and
several years passed, during which his
circumstances improved, and as his
betrothed was regarded as inferior
to him, he was asked why he married
her. Well" said he, " [ did it from
a sense of duty
We who prepared that basis of re-
union, and we believe many of you
believe this union will be best for
the interests of the Church,
have the same ancestry, the same |
form of doctrine. We are anxious |
to concentrate our colleges, our |
Boards of Missions, etc., for the pur-
pose of carrying on a more agrees
i've warfare against the principalities
and powers of this world.
The argument that we shall lose |
valuable Church property by the
union, is On the supposition that the |
less will absorb the greater We, |
being the larger, [ think would be
the gamers And, besides, if we are
all one in faith and order, then all |
will belong to the Lord, and it don't |
make much difference whetherit goes |
out at this channel or that; and to |
provide against difficulty, we have ar |
ranged for eminent legal disposition
of the matter. By uniting our Mis- |
sionary, Publication, and other
Boards, we will release many useful |
brethren for labor as evangelists.
Another gain will be that in many
places there are small struggling |
one of each branch, not |
able to support minister, which can |
be united, and make one able and
prosperous congregation. BY this |
means many ministers can be released,
who can go forth. and occupy the new
field oflabor resulting from the lib |
Grafton of four millions of slaves. / /
have not much faith in the political |
reconstruction of the South; but if |
the Gospel reconstruction can go |
along with, or precede it, something |
good no doubt will come of it.
But, says the brother from Balti-
more, all this talk about union comes
from monomaniacs. Well, they are
such maniacs as were found among
the disciples in the days of Pentecost.
Some one said, These fellows are
full of new wine" | tell you it was
only whine from those who could
not appreciate them.
Now we come to that which con-
stitutes the main objection to the re-
port, viz: That we do not clearly de-
fine the terms of union, and simply |
ask these people to join us by accept
ing the confession of faith. When [ |
accepted the Office of ruling elder,
this question only was asked me:
do you sincerely accept the con-
fession of faith as containing the
doctrines taught in the Holy Scrip
tures?" I said, l do, and nobody |
asked: what is your idea about |
Adams sin? What the meaning of |