The New York herald., 1868-05-23
RELIGIOUS.


second Days Proceedings at AIbary-Tl,e
Question of Reunion Between the Old and
New SchOoIs--Report of the Committee
The Question Being Discussed.
-s~ss ALBANY, May %, 1868.
The Presbyterian Old School Assembly reassem-
bled to-day. The Rev. DR.. Beatty of Steubenville,
Ohio presented the report Of the joint committees
OF the Old and New School branches OF the Church
on the subject of reunion. These committees were
appointed in 1866, and consisted OF fifteen members
from each body. The report is signed by all the
members. Ii recommends reunion on the follow
ing basis - .--. -...
Frst-The reunion shall be effected on the doc
trlnal and ecclesiastical basis OF our common stan
dards. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testa-
ments shall be acknowledged as the inspired Word
OF God ana the only infallibe rule of faith and prac
tce, Ine concession QG faith shall continue to be
received az containing the system OF doctrine taught
.Second.-Al the ministers and churches embraced
in the two bodies shall be admitted to the same
standing In the united body which they may hold in
t9er respective connections up to the consummation
Tnisu.-The boundaries of the several presbyteries
and syn0ds shall be adjusted by the General Assem-
Fourth.-The oficiai records OF the two branches
OF the Church shall be held as making up the one
history Of the Church, and no rule which does not
stand approved by both shall be of any authority
til re-establshed in the united body, except SO far
as such rule may effect the rights OF property.
FIUh.-The corporate rights now held by the two
General Assemblies shall be consolidated and ap-
piled for their several objects as defined by law.
Strth.-There shall be one set OF committees OF
boards for home and foreign missions and other
religious enterprises OF the Church.
SeUe'lt'tAS soon as practicable the Generel Assem-
bly, shall reconstruct consolidate the several per-
manent committees and boards, which now belong
to the two Assemblies.
Eighth-The publications OF the Board OF Publica-
ton and OF the Publication Committee shall continue
TO be issued as at present leaving 1t to the Board OF
Publication Of the united Church to revise these
issues.
Ninth-Those theological semnares that are now
uuder Assembly control may If their boards OF direc
ton elect, be transferred to the care Of or
more Of the adjacent synOds.
Ientit-lt is agreed that the presbyteries possess
the right to examine ministers applying for admls-
sion from other presbyteres; but each presbytery
shall be left free to decide for itself when shall
ercise the right
Eleuenth--1t shall be regarded as the duty of all
our judcatories, ministers and people in the united
Church to study the things which make for peace and
to guard against all needless and offensive references
to the causes that have divided US.
TtreJrh-The terms OF the reunion, II they are ap-
proved by the General Assemblies Of 1865 shall be
turned to the several presbyteres under their
and shall be Of binding force If they ratified
by threefourtns OF the presbyteres connected with
each branch OF the Church within year after they
shall have been submitted to them for approval.
After some discussion it was resolved to take up
at once for consideration this plan for reunion and
continue the discussion upon 1t without other inter-
ruptiOn than the special orders before made.
Rev. samuel w. Fisher, OF Utica, of the New
School Church, and representative from the joint
convention Of 1867, made an earnest and eloquent
appeal in behalf OF reunion.