New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-04

the 1udicatOries The organs OF TWO oIduCAO9
CincinnatiTheP resbyer. edited by j. G. Monfort d. d.
Old School, and The Christian Herald, the Rev. Clement
f. Babb, New schoo-having long been on terms OF
warm intimacy particularly the cause OF reunion ior
which Dr. Monfort has been leading adVocaleh nave
within month united In under the title FTeS08er
and Herald, and endeavOrng with marked success
already TO give the Church better Presbyterian (wee
ly) newspaper than the has had before The
North Western Presbyterian, Chicago journal OF the Nc
Cormick Southern type. has been merged into that
venerable bulwarI of the faith TO- 81 in Pennsylvania,
TIE Presbyterian, with which expect though per-
haps prematurely, 10 see the Philadelphia
New School organ, The American Presbyterian,
soon united The Evangelist On. S. and The Observer
o. 81 both in this city, do not give any indications OF
fusion while both have from the first been cordial advo
Gates Of reunion. The Presbyterian has been cautious
friend but The American Presbyterian has been the repre-
sentative Of the Northwest opposition previou to this
year, In the New School ,
Not few churches IN towns where an Oiu anu t o
reunion their own account and after the ordinary
actually come together in advance OF presbyterian or
synodcal fusion one OF the most recent cases OF ns
4S members, and that of ST. Peter o. 81, ~ members
An interesting feature In connection with the reunion
will be the nvadat0n OF such precedents as nave IOru
ery been established in branch and not the oher
In either General Assembly there have been denver
ances" upon many subjects which afford precedent Ior
subsequent cases OF like nature BY the iourn Oh tne
Concurrent Declarations appended TO the ran toi
have established one, but in both Assemblies
There are OF course great number OF these Dut s
following will show the bearing OF the declaratoh
upon some matters IN the future pohty OF the uheu
l. The Old schno decided in 1912, that marriage with
deceased wifes sister unscrptural This has never
been subject of New School action, and the reunion WI
School people who have long since ceased TO believe IN
this curious doctrine. 3 Roman Catholic baptism Was
in 1885, an indefinite postponement of the sub
ect in the New School in 1884 will leave this Undecided 10
reading OF church by aymen in the absence OF
never dlscOuntenanced In the New School But most
interesting and important Of all are certain deliver,
New School had its effect and others concerning the
Southern churches That action OF the Old School major
five synods will, of course, necessarily and purposely
become Invalid under this plan thus making the reunion.
I'm its strctest and most legal aspect, consist In the
mere repeal OF the Exscndng Act OF 1887 The action
OF the Old School Assembly In ISS5. TOO; by by
which the churches adherng TO the Rebellion were cut
off from the Church. becomes Invalid as OF course haa
counterpart In New School action and TINS e1ectuay
OPENS the door for the Of those churches re-
pentance sufficient TO make them seek TO return should
take their hearts IL should be added here
long been the leader OF opposition to reunion IN ms
branch asserts in The Princeton Rerso july S e R s'
not binding only the Basis itself being IN ~
will evidently be impossible, however, " avoid results
such as those abOye-named 80
The Adjourned sessions of the two Assemblies viii be-
Gin ON Wednesday November 10, in the city OF Pitts
burgh the Old School meeting in the First ana the New
School In the Third Presbyterian Chureh. Iher DUST
ness both separate and common, Is TO DO conducted ia
separate sessions the actual meeting together OF Don
Assemblies one not being III order uDtl May, lou
New Commissioners will OF course compose the Assem-
In Psburg hncXt week are to be the same persons VINO
Nee cbdS S viii M an saturday or Monday and the
Old school day or two longer but this is only conlec;
ture The district business concerning each body viii
probably be entirely completed before reunion matters
shall be taken up In the New school the cheI business
remaining over Is report concerning the prOpriey OF
relative turgica forms Tor baptlsma marriage anu
burial services; another unemployed ministers,
I'm t6ematter Of reconstruction there several I'M
portant features The united Assembly WIN be SO aIse
that the Of representation must he altered fresDy
teres send one commissioner to Assembly LOT eETy
"a minister's; this VIII, probably, 9e IaiSen 10 90 lo
boundaries OF synOds and presDyeres VIII nave 70 DC en
trey rearranged, many occupy within Identical OF
nearly identical limits IN the Two branches
Thus the n. s. synod OF NewYork and New,Jersey Is
upon the ground mainly with the two o. =
OF New York and the other OF NeWJersey Inc
byteres OF Brooklyn and OF Long Island n - nave lie
location with the o. = PresOytery oI Long is ~
and so ON throughout the Chuien. iI
Western synOds and presbyterles VIII plainly De OF ncal-
cuabe value to them This matter Will PROBABLY; 90
IN the hands OF committee 81 reconstruction app0neo
| by the united Assembly Of 1870 and to sly during
its sessions. The rearrangement sometimes euIi,e
ganzaOn, of the Boards ana Committees through when
the benevolent operations are conducted VIII also Ds
and purpose IN both bodies only having 9Hefent u!es
the Old school calling their agencies Boards aer lohR
school permanent Committees. They follows
Foreign Missions, Home Missions, Freedmen, Education
|
10 ST. Publication, Ministerial Relief ~ So or Disabled
Ministers o. 81 Fund l. The New School MAKE their
contributions through their committee 10 the American
Board OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions "a corpora
ton chiefly OF COugregationalists) but doubtless the
united Church will withdraw formally from this connec-
zion while leaving churches atlbery, hitherto To con-
tnue their contributions to the +" American B9ard,
though desiring them 10 do Otherwisel, ana endeayor
IN make the present highly satisfactory Old
school Board the chief channel OF Presbyterian
aid to Foreign Missions In the home ned preference
seems likely TO be given to the New school Sommtee
ms already expressed by Old School as well rs New school
men There will need to be- however two Secretaries for
so immense a field DR.. Henry Kendall is the n s., and
Dr. g. W. Musgraye the o. secretary at present o. Inc
Church Extension interest Is at present IN suc an unde
termined condition that the whole OF both bodies VIII
probably reconstructed, with two Secretaries as IN
the case above. The OdSchoOl Board Is located IN 81
Ious This plan Will probably be broken broken up, and
NewYOrk headquarters for this agency, as IL now Is
or m tLe New school Committees except that OF Publ
c.tion A Freedmen This is Sub Committee OF Home
Missions both branches, and both the present secre'
taries will very probably be continued o. Educaton
g. Ministerial Relief Each or these agencies VIII
he consolidated. as the last two I. fuDlea'
ton There are at present TWO CONSIDERABLE prop
critics of the United Churcn IN me Cy o. tIla ana,
dephia; the Old school Publication House. No. ST. ana
that OF the New school, No. 1868 Chestnutst. plan
that beeu talked OF somewhat proposes the sale OF
the former and the application OF me money 10 the sup
mort OF the second which has much the better location
and edice Then house may be esthblsneu auul-
toualy 10 be located this city. and be the chief center
~ Dr. hvterianism This plan proposes no Western
house, the idea of locating all the aeehces Oh tne
Church at point rather than spreading them out III
many cities, finds most favor
The Presbyterian Church. when TINS reunion snl nave
accomplished, Will give tc following statistics
OF lts remaining divisions las reported IiSI Year,
irG fs Churches Ministers. risspts
Reunited o. S. L n S..... 2JJ az, A9 $500
Refund Prtsbyteran.....'. '"; -; ~ 20,
Associate Reformed, New. ,e,,
Associate Reformed, south. 49,. 49,. 50 80:
Reid Presbyterian, Sonth 80. -. = .oS DBL
| Cum. Presby tenan.......' ~ SO LOU ISooNSp
| Inv uSoutn.