The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1868-10-28

it now preferred to elect some other Presbyte-
RAN connection.
Rev. r. s. Brock, Commissioner of the Ken
tucky SYNOD to the General Assembly in the
United States at Baltimore. in May last, re-
norted that. a. the representative Of this
Synod, he. had been cordially received, and
that he had extended an invitation to the Gen
eral Assembly to hold its next meeting in.
Louisville 1t had expressed feelings of cor
dial interest in this Synod, and had appointed
Rev. Mr.. Lefevre. of Baltimore, aud Rev. +.
w. Bedinger, of Virginia, alternate, to attend
the meeting of this Synod, and bear the reso
lutiOns of the Assembly
Rev. Il. w. Bedinger being present. ex
tended the salutations of the General Assem-
bly,, and stated that in consequences OF illness.
Rev. Mr.. Lefevre bad been unable TO attend
the meeting of the Synod.
Rev. j. N. Saunders, the Moderator, re-
piled in brief address of welcome, referring
feelingy to The relations of the General Assem-
bly and the Synod Of Kentucky.
Elder c. A. Wickliffe offered the following
resolution
Resolred That this Synod now declare its
organic Union with the Assembly OF the Pres
byterian Church in the United States com
plete. and recommend all our Presbyteries to
appoint commissioners to represent them In
that BODY at its meeting in Mobile next spring
Rev. DIR. Hill offered the following as a
substitute to elder Wickliffe's resolution
Resolred, That this Synod now feels pre-
pared to finally consummate the union between
It and the General Assembly Of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States, which has
hitherto been discussed, and that a committee
composed of one minister or elder from each
Preshytery he now appointed to bring I'm a
suitable minute on the subject, for adoption by
the Synod.
When the discussion was resumed on Fri
| day, Rev. #. A Bracken offered another sub
stitute
Resolred, That all the preliminary steps ne.
cessary to organic Union with the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States being already taken by the
| Synod of Kentucky, said organic Union should
without furthey delay be cousummated.
| Resolred, That committee composed Of
one minister and elder from each Presbytery,
be now appointed, to bring in suitable min
ute on the subject, for adoption by the Synod.
The resolutions of Thursday being with
drawn, Rev Mr. Bracken's resolutions were
declared to be before the Synod for discussion.
| A proposition was made by DIR. Stuart Rob
inson to limit each member to five minutes
| This was opposed on the ground that full
expression of opinion was important to clear
understanding of their position, and the points
involved.
The motion was then put and lost.
The discussion was then opened by the
| Moderator announcing that those members
who desired to speak upon the question would
| now be heard HI
Rev. Mr. Breck, Rev. Fl NJ Painter, Rev.
Dr. s. r. Wilson, Rev. j. + Spiman, and
10
Union with the Southern General Assembly;
Rev. Dr. Robinson, Rev Mr.. Bracken, and
Rev. Mr.. Thornton. in favor of 10.
We regret that We have not the space to
give the arguments of these gentlemen on the
different sides.
Mr.. Kincaid moved the following resou-
tons:
Resolved. That the Synod of Kentucky is
placed in its present isolated state by no act
of theirs, but by the unconstitutional and rev.
dictionary acts of the General Assembly with
which they were connected, and that it is now
unwise on their part to form an organic Union
with any other ecclesiastical body, or do any
act to change their present status, until the
questions which interest them, growing out of
: those unconstitutional and revolutionary acts,
shall have been settled.
ResolUed, That the Synod recommends to all
under their charge that they abstain from dis
cussion among themselves of all agitating
questions, but that with united, hearty and
renovated energies they enter upon the great
work now forced upon us, of maintaining the
rights of our people and extending the inhu-
ence of what we are sure are the true princi
! pIes-oC-Presby teFiaatssss, -betf within our
bounds and to those beyond us.
The resolutions were laid upon the table by
a vote Of Sc to H.
After some discussion, DIR. Hendrick offered
the following as a substitute for the resolutions
of Rev. DIR. Bracken, which were unanimously
adopted
!; Whereas, The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States re-
ceived our Commissioners with great kindness
and cordiality. and approved and published in
their minutes our statement of doctrines and
testimony:
And Whereas, This Synod are perfectly
agreed that an organic Union with said Assem-
bly, is most desirable, and will ultimately be
contaminated:
And Whereas, A highly respectable portion
Of this Synod believe that such an organic
Union at this time would be greatly injurious
to number of our churches, and perhaps
jeopardize our other interests in the State,
therefore,
ResolUed That as the final action of this
Synod, the whole subject be referred to the
Presbyteries for such action as may be deemed
most advisable, to send delegates to the next
Assembly or not
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