The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1869-06-30

/ Do you approve the reunion OF
the two bodies now claiming the
name and rights of the Presbyte-
rian Church In the United States
of America, on theifollowing basis,
namely: "The re-union shall be
effected on the doctrinai and ec-
cies:astical basis Of our common
standards; tie Scriptures of the
OLD and New Testaments shall be
acknowledged to be the inspired
word Of God, and the only ihfalli.
BILE rule offaith and practice The
Confession of Faith shall continue
ia be sincerely reyered and adop.
ted as continuing the system of
doctrine taught in the Holy Scrip
tures and the government and
discipline of the Presbyterian
Church in the United shall be ap
proved as containingthe principles
and rules of our polity %
Each Presbyiery shall, before
the 1st day Of November, 1850,
forward to the stated clerk of the
General Assembly with which it is
connected, a statement of it's vote
on the said basis of re union.
| 4. The said General Assemblies
now sitting shall, after finishing
their business, adjourn to meet in
the city of Pitssburg, Pa, on the
eecond Wednesday of November,
1869, at IL o'clock, A. M. .., ,.s.
| If the two General Assemblies
shall then find and declare that
the above named basis of re- union
has been approved by two-tbirds
of the Presbyteries connected with
each branch of the Church, then
the same shall be of binding force,
and the two assemblies shall take
action accordingly. rf"s'a-ae.a' ..
8. The said General Assemblies
shall then and there make proYis.
ions for the meeting of the General
Assembly of the united Church on
the third Thursday of May, 1870
The inoderators Of the present AS
semblies shall jointly preside at the
said Assembly of 1870. until an
other moderator is chosen. The
moderator of the Assembly now
sitting at the Brick Church afore-
said shall, if present, put all votes
and decide questions of order and
the moderator Of the other Assem-
bly, shall, If present, preach the
opening sermon; and tine stated
clerks OF the present Assemblies
shall act as stated clerks of the As
sembly of the united Church until
a stated clerk or clerks shall have
been chosen thereby |: and no com
missioner shall have a right to vote
or deliberate in said Assembly un-
til his name shall have been enroll
ed by the said clerks, and his com
mission examined and fled among
tho papers of the Assembly. :
8. Each Presbytery of the sepa-
rate churches shall he entitled to
the same representation in the As
sembly of the united Church in
1870 as il is entitled to in the
Assembly with which it is now
connected. vsEs-'-'s----' .4a
Concurrent Declarations of The
General assemblies Of 1859.
i. Allthc ministers and churches
embraced in the two bodies should
be admitted to the same standing
in the united. body which they
may have held in their respective
connections up to the consumma-
ton of the union. .1.o'-e.r.ri
q. Imperfectly organized churches
are connseled and expected to be-
come thoroughly Presbyterian as
early within the period of five
years as may be permitted by the
highest interests TO be consulted {;
and no such other churches shall
be hereafter received.
8. The boundaries ofthe several
Presbyteries and Synods should
be adjusted by the General Assem-
bly, of the united church. So
4. The official records of the two
branches Of the church for the PEI
riod of separation should be pre-
served, and held as making up the
one history OF tas church /; and no
rule or precedent which does not
stand approved by both the bodies
should be of any authority until
re.established in the united body,
except in 30 far as such rule or
precedent may affect the rights Of
property founded thereon.
8. The corporate rights now
held by the two General Assem-
blies and by their boards and CON-
mittees should, rs far a practica-
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