The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1869-05-26
CENTRAL PRESB E r [ A N

serted-ti the middle of the afternoon when one
and another pale looking, lettering subjects of the
dire complaint, venture forth as smooth water
lessons the rolling of the ship The far famed
Bay is reached about dark By Long Branch
with its little town Of summer residences and ho-
tells; Newside, with its mountainous land scape;
Staten Island with its woody heights and tasteful
country seats; through the Narrows, in sight OF
the long lines Of increasingly numerous visible
marks of streets in Brooklyn and New York, the
pier is at length reached in health and comfort,
and it is hoped, with many grateful thoughts OF
Him, who holds the winds and the waves, and
many kind adieus to officers and friends and COM
panions of trial. the voyagers part to their respec
tive destinations. Such is life and such its brief and
stormy and pleasant come mingled together and
such its partings. May all who thus, for time,
typifed its changes and its end by the grace and
power of the great Captain of Salvation at last
reach that happy shore where sin and sorrow are
felt and feared no more!
The General Assemblies met as appointed and
the papers give synopsis of their proceedings.
Various opinions of the result of the Union
negotiations are entertained In the p NJ. OF the
second day, prayer meeting occupied all the ses
sion except few minutes, when notice was given
of an enterprise to take the photograph of the
Assembly in the Brick church and also of that OF
the ''other branch" sitting in the Church Of
the Covenant" 1t really did not seem very much
like suitable matter for announcement, in such
body as the highest ecclesiastical court of the
Presbyterian Church-a Court of the Lord Jesus
Christ However tastes and opinions differ.
1t might be interesting to some, to know how
those once participating in the proceedings Of
such bodies felt in looking ON as excluded out
siders Let charity (which suffereth long and is
kind" look with tenderness on the past, for the
sake of the past. Here was body of men, sitting
in seats of the Rices, Aexanders, Green's Mil
lers, and hundreds of such of other days, who for
great part of them, have by their cruel and I'M
just aspersons denied the rights of Christian
communion to hundreds of those, equally entitled
to be recognised as successors of such dear and
venerated men. But it is a hard Judgment to say
the Church they represent is 'Apostate," or to
hurl back the anathemas they have heaped on
OluGTS' lcJ uo CUuSluCI tue UnlHS5 WHICH, udke
for peace. These men are of " like passions with
Others liable to err, to act injudiciously or even
in an unchristian manner. But as the prayer
uttered by colored man, by the by, so it was
said-set forth earnest desires for blessing on
other bodies of similar character, the association
of Mobile could not be resisted, and the charitable
thought was entertained that many hearts sympa-
thised with those, whose affections turned to the
little band assembled in that city. And when the
hymn, Jesus love thy charming name," &C.,
was sung by hundreds, those who sat as ''ex,
Guided could but feel trust that however differ
ing, and however unsanctifed human nature might
give vent to unkind sentiments and harsh judg-
ments, still, after all, there were Christian hearts
adopting and sincere voices uttering the praise of
a common Saviour; and that in the time to come,
all would, by grace unite in the words of the Scrip
ture which the Moderator had just read" Unto
Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in
his own blood, and hath made US kings and priests
unto God and his Father; to Him be glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen"