New-York tribune., 1867-05-30
RELIGIOUS.
ACTION or THE NEw SCHOOL rRrsBYTERr>S AS
sEMBIY ON REUNION

sEMBIY on REUNION
! Prom Our Special Correspondent.
| ROCHESTER, May %, 1867.
Among the reports of the Special Committees on
Bills and overtures presented to-day was the report
the Special Committee the Overures for Reunion from
| the Reformed Prcslyterans, which is as follows:
"Tle Committee TO whom was referred coinmt1nica-
ton from the General Synod of the Reformed Pressy
4 terian Church would report the following minute for
adoption Ivy the General Assembly:
H Resolrcd That while the proposal made by the Gene
raj Synod To this Assembly I'm common with all the Pres
byeran bodies of this country, TO meet in conference at
philadelphia during next September, for the purpose Of
taking steps preliminary TO union Of all bran ches OF the
Presbyterian family In the United States is most wei
come token OF the increasing unity OF spirit thr OughOu
1 the whole household OF Cod and We would fain
believe harbinger OF fun fellowship and III
/ We nevertheless feel constrained to decline a
| share in such q conference ot early date,
for the that measures already in progress be-
tween the branches of the Presbyterian Church whose
Assemblies meet IN Rochester and Cincinnati respective
ly for reunion OF those bodies upon specific
under consideration, and that these negotiations until
complete should take precedence OF any other discussion
! or conferences on our part upon that srbiect.
"Resoired That desire, in announcing this conclusion
TO express To our breen OF the Reformed Prosbyterian
Church most cordial regard ana sympathy with the
spirit OF their movements toward general unity and to
assure them that whenever such proposition they
now make can be considered without interference with
other plans Of union having nghtul precedence, shall
not be slow 10 meet their suggestion and seek It's success
| IS. Il. CAErIELD. ". II. GOODRICH, 2. ODLIS,"
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF cONGREGATIo EAIIsTs-A
NEW PAPER IN PLACE OF THE INDEPENDENT.
The General Association of the COHgregatonalists
Of Illinois in session at Illinois, having appointed
Committee to consider the question Of starting Congre
gational pnper at Chicago take place of The
pendent the Conmitte presented the following report
religious paper for the Northwest report that their
views OF the necessity Of such paper were we'll ex |
Chicago 10 which we need TO add nothing at this time,
except that the necessity then recognized has become
Imperative by the fact that The Independent
recognized organ OF tho Congregational Churches
aud the defender OF the vital doctrines OF the Gospel
has distinctly declared that Is TO bo regarded as such no
longer and by promuganS the law without the Gospel
in its statement Of It's religious basis; has virtually
the renovation of human society s possible without 1t
doctrines and its euoges OF some who do not hold TO tho
inspiration OF the Bible and who deny the whole system
age and the Lords anonted and the assumption that
true doctrine OF belief not the true and only root q
the decison OF Christ, that sanctifed by the
truth and as bunting the moral sensiby. and dan
facts, we have an increasing conviction Of the indls
pensable necessity OF paper which our churches can
safely rely defense OF the great doctrines OF Chris
anty which are based the policy on which they are
organized and the whole system Of eyangellzation on
In addition to what has been said on doctrine we
Xnressons toward Christian minister "A 'antirnated
OF ecclesiastical entons and thus collect
micrsnce and an S s attempt To- aSr a n tn young mem
OF the clergy who have subscribed for that journal as
kings OF men, pillars Of the church. apostles OF the age
evnce that e paper cannot he relied upon
diffuse truly Chri,.on, humble courteous, aud fra
ternal spirit any than To defend Christian doctrine
"We may add that its late cquivoca utteranees IN re-
gard to licensing prostitution. affirming that te police
side and the clergy the other and that we are
but the police arsight awakGns doubts
of Its future fitness 10 Do guide ON the panest ques
Ions OF morality. EDWARD BEECgER.
-. i. GULLIYER.
"s. C. BARTLETT"
The Rev. DIR. Beechcr. While reading the report Was
moved and the decpcst feeling prevailed In se
meeting though unanimous concurrence with the re
port evident After some DISCUSSION the following
resolution, offered by the Rev DT Patton. adopted
- Christ inpcaser |
uire establishment Of religion, Cheago rheh shall
evangelical and po Of the Congrega
ionA Churchss
ORTHODOX FRIENDS. /
religions meeting Of the Orthodox Society Of
Friends held yesterday morning no the meeting house
n Twenty sevcDhs. at which addresses were made by
Mary Smith. ls4ncl r. Griffith and others