, 1869-05-31

mt New York.
The Committee Of Conference appointed l,y the
two General Assemblies have attenle! to the
Inttcs assigned them; and after very lrce inlct
hts guidance, are unanimous igreai apllausel .u
recommending to the assemblies for their c0usiu-
etntlon, ANIL, II they sec it, their adoption, the
aeeompanypE thtee pspf5 os5;or,,, to-wt5 h.,,,
2. Concurrent Declaration Of the General AS
setnnlie- Of 1869: and
WILLIAM ADAMS. Chairman.
gW MaSase g 6 & D y PFaks asae,. Il si,aas T. SHAW
II. X Wilson. RW. Patterson. J. $. Fa7rand,
Robert Carter, S, ". Fisher. John L Knight.
L-rLAS Or RsESl0S OF 1nE EfKEsbt1EAAscHuRcH
IL TIE CEITED STATES or AMERICA
Believing shat the Interests Of the Rethemer's
divisions, and that tho two bodies bcann8 the
same Dame, having the same constitution, and
each recognizing the other as q sound anu ortho-
the confession common TO both. cannot he 1usti-
fed by any hut the most imperative reasons In
maintaining separate and, ID some respects, rival
that the reunion OF those bodies ought, as soon IS
the necessary steps can be tnkcn. 10 he accom-
pl.she.., uron the basis hereinafter set forth:
States OF America, namely. that whose Grueral
Assembly convened In the Brick Church ta the
cttJ Of New York, on the s]th day OF MAJ 1863,
and that Fhose General Assembly met in the
Church Of the Covenant in the said city on the
same day, shall be reunited as one Church, under
the name and style Of the Prcsby ytcrian Church In
the United States Of America, possessing all the
legal and corporate rights and powers pertaining
to the church previous TO the division N 1875, and
a1l the Iega! and corporate rights and powers
which the separate churches now possess.
=. The reunion shall be erected o. the ioc,rtnal
and ecclesiastical tasts Of our common standards
the Scriptures Of the Old antt New Testameuts
shall be acknowledged to be the inspired Word Of
COL and the only intallIe rule OF faith and prac-
tcc; the Confession OF Faith shall continue 10 he
sincerely received and adopted as containing the
and the government and discipline Of the Prcsby-
tertan Church In the United States shall he af-
proved as containing the principles and rules Of
J. Each Of the said assemblies shall submit the
foregoing basis TO its prcsbytetes, which shall be
required 10 meet on or hcfore the 18th day OF 0c-
ptoyal Of The same, BY categorical answer 70 tic
y - II aprEoye q the reunion Of the two
Presbyterian Church IN the United statea oi
rennion shall be c1ected on the doctrlnal aul &C
ments shall be acknowledged to BE-
the Inspired Wonl Of God, and the ouly
Of Faith shall continue &c A s!ncers1y received and
adopted es containing the system OF locc:Ss:cs locS:cs
iaugn, In the Holy Scriptures: and the govern
ne shs 81 -
the principles and rules Of our polity y.'
Each rrcshyteIJ shall, before the 1st day Of No
General Assembly with which IT is connected, I
statement Of Its vote on the said basis Of reunion
4 The said General Assemblies now sstune
meet IN the eit1 Of PITTSBURGH, Pennsylsaaia, OF
the second Wednesday Of November, 1862, at Il
Ii The two Genezai Assemblies shall then nnt
and declare that the above-name0 basis Of rc
union has been approved by two-thiris OF tht
Prcsbyteres connected with each branch OF ths
church, then the zane shall be Of binding force
and The two assemblies shall take action accord
5. The said General Assemblies shall then ant
there make provision for the meeting OF the Gen
erai Assembly Of The Cnltel church on The thin
| Thursday Of Mar, 1s1n The Aoderators OF tn
two present assemblies shall Jointly preside at th'
| said Assembly OF 1870, until another Moderator L
chosen. The Moderator OF the assembly uoV
| sitting ut the Nt1ek Church aforesaid shall. t
present, put all votes and decide questions Of Of
| shall, II present, preach the opening sermon; ans
the stated clerks OF the present assemblies shal
act os stated CLERKS Of the Assembly Of the TnIyet
have hsecn chosen thereby: and no Commissioner
shall have right 10 vote or deliberate IN said a.
| sembly until his name shal have been enrolled b.
| the aid clelR, and his commission examined AM
! died among the papers OF the assembly.
| 8, Each presbstegy OF the separate churche
shall be entitled TO the same representation In sh
assetubly OF tho united Church 1871 ~ 1t Ia en-
| titled 10 In the assembly with which it l. nor
| connected. .-.. ..
| tt.-CokcEEEEfT DECLARATIONS or THE GESKR1
| kaSEXBLIEs or 1863.
| As there arc matters pertaining to the interest
| Of the Church when 1t shall become reunited
which wilt rnanuestly require adjustment on tG
| coming together OF two bodtes which hare .
long acted separately, and concerning some 9
which matters 1t Is highly desirable that ther
assemblies aRrce to adopt the following deciarz
as In their Judgment proper and equitable ar1anEf
mcnts Iapplausel, to Wit:
i. AL the ministers and churches embraced +
the two bodIea should be admitted TO the aatn
standing In the united BODY, which they may haT
held III their respective connections, up 10 tS
conHummAtiou Of the union
2 1mpeffec3ly organized churches arc eounse1lc
and expected to become thoroughly PreabJte1ssr
~ early within rhe period OF tfvc years as may
permitted by tho highest interests to be consulted
and no other such churches shall be hereafter T,
| cclyed
J. The boundaries OF The several psesbytcr!t
! and synods should be adjusted bY tne Geper,
Assembly Of the United Church. -
The omclM records Of tho two branches I
the Church for The period Of separation should
PRESCRIBED ind held u making up the oue n1stol
Of the Church; !; md no ruie or precedent Whtf
doea not stand approved BY both tbs bostia
| should be OF my authority uctu re-es<Abll1hed
The united body, except N NJ tax n such Eule