The New York herald., 1869-05-23
REUNION WITH THE SOUTHERN CHURCH.
Divorce, Infanticide, Temperance and the
Grand Army Of the Republic
Under Consideration.
TIE OLD SCHOOL ASSEMBLY.
Third Day.


nounced that there would be Joint meeting OF the
Conference Committees on Reunion. appointed by
botn Assemblies, at ten O'Clock, and he asked the
prayers Of the Assembly in that behalf, to the end
that The conference might be attended with Gods
blessing, and good result now from the delibera-
tions between the two bodies
At the close of the devotlons the permanent clerk
read the minutes Of the preceding days session.
Approved.
Rev. DIR. MusGRAvE asked the permission Of the
house that the Conference Committee be allowed to
retire. Agreed to.
The additional synodical records presented we're
ordered TO be received by special details consisting
OF two ministers and one ruling elder.
The Committee on Freedmen asked permission to
retire to the lecture room. Agreed To-
Rev. Dr. BLACKBURN, from the Committee on Cor
respondence, moved that 1t be made the first order
OF business for Monday afternoon to receive and hear
delegates from other bodies. Adopted.
On motion 1t was resolved, after some discussion
thar the synod of Atlantic shall hold It's first meet
ting at Charlotte, N. c., on the 4th day OF October
next. This action was necessitated owing to an
embarrassment experienced by the presbyteries OF
that synod N ice @ Ss s e isHTe Sl the
Rev. Mr. BEERS offered the following resOlutlon:-
Whereas is well known that unscrp.ural views OF the
Ss anS 20 that It's are rdsesarded BY MANY aud
oil husband and wife and divorces Tor slight and
unwaraned are becoming more frequent every year.
Whereas the horrible crime Of nfancds Is also on the
whereas the evils which these errors and crime. have
the church and country and the worse
which they threaten in the future make mpeIa
Jesus Christ should be put Of the truth
.ra s IN regard 70 sss hnss s SsrsaHs Of our
duty Of sGE q 1s Of ls
marriage relation, and that them agains joining in
wedock who have been divorced upon other than
discipline in the Of those mem
parIcusr Second Thai we regard destruction by
Tents Of their own osPrng be birth with sbhorsncs
are many work in Public and secret
AS n e 10 m Ss rs
those that are guilty 81 this crime that they cannot IN
II %a With
the gospel and ali who love purify ana the TRUTH and who
would tho just Judgment. Of Almighty God from III.
these things, but that they take bold s'ans ha: the
the Committee On Bills and Oversures.
The Committee on Bills and Overtures reported in
relation to q communication from the National Tein
perance Society, asking the support OF the Assem-
by In the cause oil temperance, "that this Assembly
reiterate Its former delverances on the subject 0l
Tnis gave rise to wide range Of discussion the
subject embraced in the report expressive Of dis
saIisaction at the limited character OF the report
Several delegates expressed the hope tnat this
Assembly would not pass over subject ot such vast
importance without some stronger action than mere
siye measures should ut be adopted and recon-
uncnded 10 stay the flood tide OF intemperanee which
was now sweeping through the Church. several
other delegates spoke IN similar strain and, tie
port finally amended by the additon oi Inc 'oi'
lowing:-
total absuence from Intoxicating drinks beverage
ibe third Sabbath of December nex' or at the earliest prae
ucab,s time previous.
The same committee reported the acceptance OF
the report OF the conference committees, given as
pailadelpha by both OF the conference committees,
he
members OF committee be continued. Adopted
Oyertures Nos. IL, "a and 10 were reported oy tue
Committee on Bills and OvertureS WIN We ioho"-
ing recommendauon:-
The COMMITTEES recommend that this General Assembly
ssssrn osresss IN order an
The overtures were as foliows:--
tR1,racs from the Of the Presbytey OF Phlads
pr..sy,ery of PIN aSs would respectfully
Ne g 10 s a.: Pes9 70
with the eontaaea eparstSn % between our op oS
and no.s Of sno ns sU";S and The
Institute measures corrspondencc between us and the
ss1n sss q shSn c s dea PORTIONS
on the the ancient and unasered standard Of
Overture from LsSss Prssbysy union with the souh'
The PrssSytery OF Lewes a It's stated meeting In Snow
HIM. Nd, October iss aaSg:ed ne .a in
ocirpe andhe southern brsnch Of our Church
whereas this Is important period in their history 10
which could give them @ aaa S 'nS sso, offer.
tu.iy for the boneht Of the freedmen;
Therefore HEREBY the neIt General Assembly,
80 take action looking towards union with that branch o hs
Rssou,ion Of the Prs,by,ey Of Potomac regard to the
southern Presbyssssn chasca passsj MAY
soassern day no. y.
o shs reunion Of these two branches church
An animated discussion on the report at once
began, In which large numoer OF the aeiegaies
Tey ". o. Johnson. in the course OF his remarks
in speaking to the report said there was not ~
Church In which the sin OF schIsm exists sS
Ieariully az In the Presbyterian Church OF the
Ijptted states ut the present day. lie thought
that that feeling did not exist so far as thi,
Northern Assembly was concerned, perhaps; but
that whatever might have been said was said In the
heat OF an important and great conflict, and was
probably only spoken III haste IN consequence oil the
emergencies OF the case Inere was not 10 ,n. zoo
tcrian Church could do an much good as ia the
south and II could only be- done by union with ths
Southern Church. Just look at the colored popua-
pulat,on az the South The Church was not able &c
make provision Tor them. and the fourteen tnousaht
eolored members VINO 70 w s os, ,o ~
Church unless we reunited. our means would be
quite sufficient for this work II we would come 10
IRON the Presbytcry Of Lewes were just the ones Il
be kept before the Assembly. There was al leas
branches OF Tie Cnurch--iAe southern Church ha,
always been noted for tts orthodoxy. .
far a. the freedmen were concerned, he DID not Knov
consequence of being 70 far from tie base OF SUP
pies or thcpoint or attack, but he thought the spou
taleous flowing OF tho coiored population toward
the Presbyterian Church would tend to make 1t, q
Il gas before, the great national Church OF the cour
try There had never bceu on the subject OF the wa
a more fanatica city In the Union tnan tho city
Philadelphia and both Preshytefies are here on th
eubIect-frurn the one powerful overture, aud froi
the other request, that something shall be done
open an immediate correspondence and II word Z
that were now sent to the Presbytory at Mobile the
would almost feel inclined ~ think that they weI
very much mistaken. Hts tthe speaker y pulpit wa
not considered the most loyal In the country durin
tle war-(laughter) )-and II was probable Thai hr pu
pit was In some respects peculin.
VoICE-Very likely. .
Mr.. JoHNsoS--"very likely" Perhaps. M N
gentleman supposes, it was peculiar W nun, Tor !
preached politics and l preached tue gospe
Oauyhtcr.l But II did venture upon other ansil
occasionally. ~ was never such ~ to produce an
t feelings among large congregation. In regal
So the manner In which these subjects we're di
clIsscd he knew that In many OF our pupits polite
were very largely discussed, and he would say als
that those churches IN which Gods truth was fat
f.y and simply presented were the most succeesf
oIu while tnOa9 thot aivo, ,xc