The New York herald., 1869-05-21

union between the persons OF the undivided Trinity.
That is It's root and that with differences cores
pOndng to the nature OF the parties Its true pat
tern. Some OF the old writer's used to enumerate
three mystical unions-the union OF the Father Son
the divine and human natures in the person OF the
incarna,e Son and the union Of the Church and
the power OF the Holy Ghost In this last lies
the basis OF all truly Christian union IL rs repre-.
sented sen oy variety OF rn unGh wtS s %
branches OF the head with the members OF the body,
OF the food with the body which II nourishes IL Is
the most close and vital OF all the unions TO which
man Is q party. Thus united To Christ, and God In
and through Christ, the Church becomes one In re-
spect to her own membership. This Is that unity OF
are we all baptized into one body, whether We be
Jews or Gentles, whether we be bond or Tree ana
have all been made to drink into one spirit" II is
deep, 1t is invisible, 1t is most spiritual Out OF It
nows all that union OF thought, aims. sympatiles
to cultivate. And all outward union, II 1t s not
rooted In this and vitalized and held together Dy
is neither truly Christian union nor can It sustain
long the shocks 60 which 1t 10 sure TO be SUB.
jected. The visible union OF the Church ID not
something TO be impressed upon 1t by conven-
tional rules agreements, governments but some
thing to be developed from within the Church
itself-Out OF It's inner life. And there are many
things of vast importance to it's perfection, which
are by no means indispensable TO its existence.
second-But the iul p1rport Of our Lorda petmtoa
individually to him. The inward union must OBTAIN
an outward expression aud be bodied forth In some
serious difficulties. The human character, like the
fields OF nature, luxuriates in variety. Dinerent
tastes habits, temperaments, nat0nallties and de-
grees culture lead to different preferences Our
imperfections set us still wider apart Some
believe profoundly what others deny Let Let
call your attention to few facts
open to all. The struggle between the powers OF
light and darkness was never tiercer. nor the foe
more confident or better furnished than now. See.
on the other hand, Romansm which has seldom
failed in an emergency TO renew its strength gather
ing itself up for new onset, resortng to all the
a
summoning its ecciesiastics from all parts OF the
world to council for the common defence and ad-
vancement, pouring It's emigrant poor into our new
country, and more or less into other Protestant
countries to be the ready tools Of its priests in con-
with ITS false doctrines and perverting rltualism,
one large branch OF the Protestant Church;
already basg Of It's expected %
yore, changing Its tactics, laying hold Of the
facilities of the age, and using our methods as
poses Can a divided, disintegrated, puverized
Professionalism cope with compact, closely orga-
nzed Papacy9 Well may 1t laugh at our poor. petty
divisions and subdivisions, pecking here ana skir
mshng there and scarcely bringing together against
its own vast army so much as single well COM
pacted corps. Well may 1t trust to the power OF dis
ntegration among us, II SO wise and far-seeing a
body the Presbyterian Church cannot close up Its
ranks and act az one In such An emergency. Then
look on the other hand at the powerful inroads OF
ntdelity Of all sorts and degrees. Many among us
not Of s extent an,%os Sr strength IN n
Positiveism and RatiOnalism, 1t has taken hold or
the extremes OF society, and exercises an uncon-
scious influence on he common thinking OF the
country. Science is infected with it, light literature
even religious literature, Is tainted with It's 0dor !t
to Se Se
q miracle. II would, II the common sentiment or
ChrlstendOm would bear it, brand the Saviour OF the
world as an impOstOr or a selI-deuded enthusiast,
And here Germany is doing for us just what ireland
is doing in the other direction Hundreds OF thou
s' ions Which preva Widely in the ia ia.herand, are
coming hither, and we are dong almost nothing 10
instruct and win them. We have no seininaries
| where ministers OF their own nationality can be
properly traned-Only few churches, and these
| can hardly find pastors-aDd no weidgested sys-
TEN Of operations having view their evangelical
| ton. And meanwhile the tide OF nndel thought,
| flowing in tor nearly half century from that
| land OF scholars and philosophers and which has
done 80 much TO undermine the true faith here and
in England, Is still at the now. And our scholars
should he ready to meet 1t. 1t is an easy thing to
| stand still and cry "Germany - Take care Bold
and free thinking requires bold end frank answer.
Our noble keminarIes should be reinforced and our
Christian scholars trained, so as TO cope with the
the reverend gentleman concluded lengthy dis.
course by expressing the hope thai both the Old and
New Schools would unite, but SAID that If they could
not agree on basis OF union the New school should
go on independently of itself and use all its energies
IN the dissemination OF It's own peculiar teachings.
The Assembly here took recess until three O'Clock
Afternoon Session.
| The Assembly recOnvened at three O'Clock.
sh OF c wSs Ss'e te reaS Of e se
| Of delegates composing the Assembly from th'
|
The election for Moderator for the ensuing yeal
| was then taken up. The following gentlemen were
| placed in nominaton:-Rev. DR.. Wing. Of the Har.
rsburg presbytery; Rev. DIR. Fowler, OF Utica; Dr.
| Taylor OF New York; Crosbie, OF New YORK; Revs.
| Alck Johnson and Alfred Chester, of Buffalo; Rev.
| Byron Sunderland, OF Washington.
| Rev. Drs Johnson aud Taylor declined and were
excused from running.
vote was then taken by calling the ROLL each
answering for his choice, with the following
sut:--Chester, 6l Fowler, 81; Crosbie, IS; Sunder
land, 10; and Wing IL.
The MODERATOR nereupon declared that there was
| no vote.
A second vote resulted as follows:-Chcster, 81
Fowler, 90; Crosbie, sS; Sunderland, l: Wing l.
The MODERATOR again declared that there was nc
vote.
DR.. SUNDERLAND asked the privilege to withdraw
his name which was granted
| Drs. CROsBIE and WING then applied for permis
sion to withdraw their names. which was accorded
them.
Tnc contest now laid between DIRE. Fowler and
Chester only, and the vote the third ballot stood
| Fowler, 122; Chester s3.
elected, and conducted to the chair OF the re.
firing Moderator by committee appointed for that
The newly installed Moderator returned thanks
| for the honor conferred on him In brief speech,
and promised to use hrs utmost diligence in the per-
| formance OF the duties thus devolved on him.
| Rev. George Howard Of the Catskill presbytcry,
| and Rev. william +. Moore, OF the Third presbytery
Of Philadelphia, were then elected rtra ooce as tem
ON motion it was resolved that the rules contained
IN the appendix to the annual report should govern
4
Rev. Or. CRosB1E said ne understood that com.
mittee OF five ministers and nve elders had been
appointed by the Old school Assembly to confer
with like committee from their body, and he there.
fore moved that such committee be appointed TO-
| morrow morning to confer with the committee oi
the other branch in reference to union
After some discussion the resolution was put and
| carried.
On motion it was resolved that a standing com.
mittee he appointed In relation TO the freedmen.
twas announced that q reception would be given
on Monday night ut the Apollo Rooms TO the mem
1 Assemblies
various churches In New York.
| meeting OF the elders Of the General Assembly
| viii be held this friday evening In the Church OF
the Covenant at eight 0ocl0ck.
IL being now near six O'Clock the Assembly ad.
jOurned until half-past eight this morning.
the EXCISE LAW.
| The Reduction Of the License Fees n Forcs one
Conclusion.
The subject OF the reduction Of the license fees Is