Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-05

Al tho session Of the General Assembly
Of the Reformed PrssSytsrian Church 1t
P..,sburg, on Monday last, great excite
men. vas created BY the introduction Of .
resolution by JsRss Sample, Of brooklyn.
to suspend Geo. II. Stuart frsm Eldership
and membership Of NE Rsformsd Presby-
t,ri.n Church, ssd 10 declare his seat vacant
in the Synod. for singing hymns while
uniting with ether Christians in tbs wor.
chip Of God.
A. the Methodist Conference 10 Chicago.
Mhlood hound Of Zion, by The nsms Of Wa.
de-, took this ground:
Tha, al government is based upon the
religious IDEAS Of those who carry 1t on, ans
tho. tho Northern Msthodists have acquired
hy conquest the right 10 control the relig-
ion Of tho South. lie holds that 1t is just
a. wrong TO sllow tho Southern Msthodists
20 meet and worship At al - il would be to
allow Leo and Johnston TO call together
aud drill their armies again. lie thinks
they will soon DO prohibited from so doing
The religion OF tho North is bound to rule
this continent, and i, proposes TO make
proper application OF our Bible TO oil tho
southern States and people. A subjugatsd
people have no more right to apply their
own peculiar moral ideas, than to use theiI
own physical implements Of war.
Can Democrat be Saved" is the titl'
Of an article in recent issue of the Al
rance, Congiegationalist newspaper print
81 IN Chicago. The idrdnce is not at al
clear on this new question. 1t isvery har'
TO be serious on this question. 1t Is yer.
hard to be serious on this subject. lndg
nation and scorn struggle for uttcrancs, .
such IN utter carricaturs of religion thu
makes " mans pisty or Christianity d.
pend on his party politics. We copy Il
article in tho AGrancs merely to show
what lengths bigotry and political fanat
cism have carried one Of the leading rslii
ious O journals of the country:
DRxocRArs AND CnuRca NEHBERsniP :
A brother asks question which has puzzle
others besides himself:
IL wish to cali attention to a matter tbs
has caused some OF US hard study and
considerable trouble of mind. During III
progress OF our meetings, several men WEI
brought to an acknow ledgment Of Chris
and, ~ far rs man Is capable Of Judging
were truly converted to God, that have n
WAYS been democrat Sone Of them tax
md others tho som
nre Radicals, others Conservatives. Thu
far our church has none but Republicans i
ID, bu, we have nothing in our church co,
stitutiop, bylaws, or Confession Of Fait
that excludes these persons from unitiu
with the church, il they give tho require
evidence OF conversion on examination
Some OF our members, however, claim thu
man is not converted who viii not n
knowledge the equality OF man. black 3
wi,tc. On the other side, il is claimed tn
from the Work of God We have nothing tn,
Will exclude n man from the church tn
gives good evidence Of c1nverson, and th'
We have no ight 10 question . man rs
his political opinion, when he applies Il
admission to our church. ! wish you woul
give us an opinion Oh this matter in the A.
vance"
No irsn rule can be laii down, but eas
case must be judged by itself, in the exc
else Of charity and good sense. A regene
ate heart does not, alas! always at oncc .
cure . reScnsrats head. 1t does not appe
probable that . trus convert vi
very long b. sdidsd with reading IN
consists Of . New Testamsot int
lsavcd with thu =. II, howevs
aman's errss lis in ienoraacs. rather sha
msliGnity, il hs Dc not dsuy human equal
~ % regards right 70 kind aud lust pc
sonal treatment. but only as 10 polite
privileges. about which the best men dfTe
and il be shoW h other respects the tru
Christian spirit. 10 ought to 10 admi
tod. %