New-York tribune., 1869-05-20

sp. he asknodve AZ the inspired Word Of God and the onV
infllHb and practice The eOnfs'nOh Of i' g. h
time to be received as containing the system o 00'N
Holy Scriptures ...1.
The article as reported in 1863 and as it now s'aluS'
reads thus , ..,,,I,.,i.,l
The Reunion shall he effected on docrlnai and eeeaoA
basis OF our common standards Scriptures oi lhe O %
mpts ban he Acknowledged to the inspired ora oi % % %
only nfible rule Of faith and praece ne - ~
eontjpue to be sincerely received and adopeu +"
tho Holy Scriptures being unae'oOu nS' ~
-, 4, s nroper hisorea-latis il, the Cavinisne OF ne
Il is slso understood that 'anous ne'h0D
ting explaining and illustrating the doctrines o. H ~
- s integrity Reformed or Caanisi syseu are 70 oe
% e5 In the Quilted Church they have hitherto been allowed
Churches the government and discipline Of the res-
p Church in United States shall be approved as containing he
! principles and rule Of our polV ..-
The clause at being understood" down to Calvlns,uG
or reformed sense" is the Smith amendments sOcIeu
because offered by Prof Henry b. Smith of Union semi;
there made available to the recOncilmg OF cOhteuls
parties The clause beginning at is also undeIsIoou
and finishing the article was an amendmeht UnsiGu m ~ nr
meeting OF the Joint Committee In March, lsbS py III,
Gurey Old school member, and has been known SIc1 ,
nv his name The articles of the Basis, in TINS conuou
down TO the presbgteres for action dnrng 'S S
1858. They are as folows-the first being aHc"uy
| given: ~
All the ministers and churches embraced the two bodies shall be
admitted to the standing the united body which they may bod
in their respective connections to the consummahn o e uH
mpy organized churches shall be eounsed and expected 70 U
% Presbytsran as early the porol Of FIVE years
as nsi b the highest be coniuled and no other
| such churches shall be hereafter received
The boundaries Of the Pbyteres and Synods shall be a
\ p,ted nv the General Assembly ofthe United Church
The official records Of the Branches Of the Church for the Pc
rod Of separation shall preserved and beld as making up e one
history the Church. and rule precedent when ao' h0 |
approved by bodies shall be Of any authority until
in the united body in far as such rule or Peee'h' may Sc
! the rights Of property founded thereon go
The corporate rights held by the two General Assemblies
and by their Boards Committees shall as far as practicable oe
consolidated and applied their several objects a defined by a"
There b, be one set Of Committees Boards for Home aud
F Missions aud the other religious enterprises Of the Church
which the churches be encouraged to sustain though free TO ea
their contributions into channels they desire to do So
As soon AZ practicable the union shall be Effected The General
Assembly shall and consolidate the several Permanent Com
mite and which belong to the two Assemblies in such
manner As to represent possible with mpraiy the views
and wishes file bodies the United Church
TIE publications Of the Board Of Publication and Of the Publication
Committee shall continue be present leaving to the
Board Of Publication United Church to revise these ues and per
feet catalogue the JOINT Chuea exclude indous refer
euees to past controversies
In order to uniform system Of e,ceacal upervo1 those
Theological under Assembly control may II
their Boards Of Directors be transferred tie watch aud care
Of one or more Of the saeu, Syuods and the other SemIaes a
yeI to Introduce NAV into their Constitutions the pTind.
re Of Sruojca Assembly ursrvon 80 which they sha he
och recognition aud appreciation on the pn' Of the
/ General Assembly.
TO- agreed that the Pre,ytse, possess the night to examine
ministers sppyrg r admission Presbytees bot each
pytery ha be LEFT decide for Itself when IL sLll exercise
| the night
H. SHAH regarded the duty Of al iuacaore ministers
and people Church study the things which make for
peace sa guard against an needless sui offensive references 70 tie
divided aud in oir 10 AVOID the revival Of past
issues By any either branch q tie Church
that has grown q former eoule,s earnestly recommended
to the lower o,he Church that theI conform their practice
In relation to all such usage consistent with their convictions
Of duty general Of the Church pno to the controversies
that resulted in She separation,
The Reunion bey approved by the Geu'rh
Assemblies 1863 shall be oyred the several Preb'er' under
their and shall be Of binding force ey are Htasd BY three
ns Presbye connected with each bauh Of the Church
within year er they snail have been submitted to them for ap
| prevail
10 II the General Assemblies Of 1869 shall 6gi that the plan Of
Reunion ratified by the requisite number Of Pesyte'
each boJr they shall offer conclusion o al their b,re be
solved by their respective Moderator 10 The and form following
Eseh Moderator ha address the Assembly which be pre-
sides, saying, by virtue Of tie authority delegated to Ge
| By the Church and conformity with the plan Of union
adopted by Presbyterian Cbureles let this Assembly
be dissolved; and ! DO hereby dissolve h, ani re-
ouire General Assembly The by al the Pres
byierss connection with this BODY ard al those 30 connection with
the General Assembly meeting tbs year TO meet in ou
the day May, A lg70 sBd 10 hereby declare sBi proclaim,
that the General Assembly thus constituted viii he the Hehgl
General Assembly Of the Prhytenau Church in he United
States o. America now b. tie grace Of God happily united"
Signed by order o Joint Committee.
EDWIN F. HATFIELD. sece'rv CHaELEs T. BE'TTr, Chnmao
| Philadelphia, March u, A. D. l55a
An extended discussion had this Basis IN both
Assemblies us5s the old School feeling stl dissatisfied
with the first Article and the New school having oicc
tous raised to the tenth. the Old School Assembly,
prof Charles Hodge. DR.. A. A. Hodge and Dr. BrecAn-
1 W.
Robert W. Patterson opposed inc tehll Article W the
New School The latter body finally adopted the Basis
aftcr informal expression Of di,approYal with the
tenth artCej uunumousy-thTcc persons being by their
request. excused from voting; while very large majority
the Old School carried the day there also for the Basis
committee from the latter however having urged the
Now School Assembly 10 modify again The first article.
pOrtion OF the JOINT Committee met again Jan. 90 1869,
and prepared address its Prcsbycrcs, requesting
their assent TO It's request on condition OF the tenth ar
The case stood thus when the Prcsbyteres held their
Spring meetings last month CONSIDERABLE doubt has
arisen 70 the probable result Of the whole matter
since the Old School Presbytecs generally have voted,
not on the basis offered by the Joint Committee
but upon II as amended by many uauthortatyc parties
There have been three distinct forms OF the question
voted on. beside the basis and the question will
spirit Of the Presby tcres' action be deemed sufficient
ratify the basis on such terms as may be agreed on
| law must be sustained. The anu-Union people will
bytees the vote stands mus: tor me Bas ohy lO Tor
the January recommendation Of the n = Committee, a.:
for either Of these or or the Standards, pure and sim
llC tle avOWed preference OF perhaps most OF the -
Prcsbytere 49, FOR either Of these three modes aud for
allowing ullp0wer to the AssembHGs lG ior the stan
dards, pure aud smpe but generally with me aIIern9,
tive OF me bas q LOT any Pam d GTCcRa @ aTThg in r
tus8l 20 proceed further That be refused Washenaw
PIesbytery adopts the basis and January amendments,
but holds that the first step should be tho repeal OF the
LXsciuding act OF 1881 by the Od school Assembly
II should be especially remarked that the dispatch OF
routine business VII probably occupy tho three days OF
this week, IN DOll Assemblies so thal the reunion ques
On viii hardly be reached before the early part Of next
week.
A prayer meeting was held at the Brick Church last
evening and largely attended by those members Of bOth
Assemblies already arrived, and friends Of the
The membership Of either body will be not from 800
This morning the Old School General Assembly will
convene al 10 O'clock ~ the Brick Church Ghe Rev
diner Spring, ID. D., and the Rev j. o. Murray ID. D.,
uastOrsl corner Fftlaye. and ThiTtY.Scyeuthst The
opcning sermon will be delivered by the retiring Moder
atOr the Rev. g. W. Musgrayc, ID. D., Of Philadelphia.
Aferward the election OF officers OF this Assembly viii
be held the roll completed and incidental business at
tended and the remainder Of the morning hour occu
ped with devotional exercises
The New School Assembly viii convene also at 10
o'clock In the Church OF the Covenant dhe Rev G.. L.
Preuss d. D.. PASTOR, OF Parkaye. and Thirty
fffhsf. and be opened with sermOn by The retiring