New-York tribune., 1869-05-28
PRESBYTERIAN COUNCILS
rr1F ON SCHOOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
M .r,,ryTu - n,v-yoRY1NG sEssION.

SEVENTH DAY-MoRNING sEsSION'
According 70 resolutions adopted yesterday
tbs members OF both Assemblies met Ior un'ou 80,
An Inc Brlc, Church at 81 o'clock. lhe mouse "" W
auad Tho exercises were under tue uii0.'iou -,
Ioonrs tho Moderator OF the Old School Assembly as
'"oo0es' y- y,e tbe Moderator of the other Assem-
80, p.vo, ,,os offered by Or. Jaeobus, Drs' FoWler'
hort pottersop Herrick Johnson Theodore Srohg ana
80, ., china The exercises closed by singing
-, fu voiced concert the hymn All hail the power oI
80, ,1o,oo and the benedicton by DIR. Fowler
Tho Asse,pbly was called TO O1der and opened with
..aror h, tbe Rev Dr. Beatty The minutes were read
aud approved
APPEAL OF THE aREENyILIB CHURCH.
rba Judical Case No. was resumed. On calling the
roll the Rev Albert Williams Of California thought the
course Of the session OF Greenve unconstitutional Ihe
elder Joseph Stevens conceived the not regularly
bronpht before the Assembly. The action Of the
synod he thought should not be sustained The Rev
p Boman Of the Synod Of Pittsburgh, thought the con-
,tuton and laws were not Of that castron nature "t
they could be adapted to the varying CONDITIONS o
the Church There elders in our churohes "uo uu
not pray or exhOrt in public, or take any one OF te
numerous periodicals Of the Church Their influence was
srnicious and there should method Of reaching
such cases The Rev j. Irwin Smith OF the frespyefy
OF Cppewa conceived the question involved was one OF
Interpretation The method proposed by the Green
Vile Church must be in accordance with the
Pooh of Discipline IN order 70 be law
fuL George III NitchieE ESQ., Of the Presbytery Of
Aaumee dsapproved Of the action Of the Church. yet re-
ioced that the subject had been brought up there
were often Elders who unacceptable to the people,
and there seemed no way Of removing them. The Rev.
J. NJ Batohelder Of Des Mones Prebytery thought great
care should be exercised the formation Of churches
TO the character Of the Elders appointed Elder j. r.
Brce Of Iowa Presbytery, and Elder Wm l. Candee Of
Milwaukee Presbytery, expressed their views Upon the
vote being taken by the Assembly the appeal OF tic
Church was not sustained.
REUNION.
The Rev. George W. MusGrave D D.. Chairman Of the
Committee OF Conference the Reunion OF the two AS
sembhes presented the report Of that Committee and
made general statement OF the action to which the
Committee had unanimously arrived The report was
read by Henry Day. esq Of NewYork Secretary OF the
Committee The house was filed in every part by per-
sons interested in the action Of the Committee who
listened to the reading Of the report with deep attention
The report is as follows
The Committee OF Conference appointed by the two
General Assemblies have attended to the duties Gsea
to them and after very free interchange OF views win
prayer TO Almighty God for his guidance are nnau0ns
lgreat applau5e in recommending TO the Assemblies ior
their consideration and they see ht ther "uopuo INC
Plan Of Reunion Of the Presbyterian Church in the
p Concurrent Declarations Of the General Assemblies
O. Recommendation Of Day Of Prayer =. ,,.tr,.n
@. W. Musgrave, C D. Drake, James B. shaw.
4 l. H9 R9Raer oRa ER y dFeF 5F1aS' BsSa S5pIS sao
Willis lord. J. stearns. William p. Dodge
HENRY DAY, Secretary.
I-PLAS OP REUNION or PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IL
Tue UNITED STATES . OF AMERIGA. A5,..,,. ,,-,,,,
Believing that the interests OF the Keueemer kSuou
would be promoted by the healing OF our divisions ana
that the two bodies bearing the same name having the
same Constitution ana Sao4 IeGOgn1g tS Uttp G al &
principles OF the Confession common to BOTH cannot be
justified 6y any but t3e most mPeIaoye reasons To III ,
arc clearly Of the opinion that the reunion
those bodies ought as the necessary steps can
be taken, to DO accomplished upon the basis hereinafter
So Tie PRESBYTERIAN Churches In the United States Of
America, namely, that whose General Assembly con
yened ia the Blek ChuIch IN the Guy OF New QIk on
by met in the Church of the Covenant in tho said city
the same day shall be reunited one Churc under the
rama and sye Of the Presbyterian Church the Uuited
TiSbf and powers pertaining to the Church previous
the division in 1888 and all the legal aud corporate rights
and powers which the separate Churches now possess
D. The reunion shall be effected on the doctrnal and
ecclesiastical basis Of Standards the scrip
lures Of the Old and New Testaments shall be ac-
kuowedged to be The inspired word Of God and the only
nfalble rule Of faith and practices the Confession Oi
Faith shall continue 70 be sincerely received ana adopted
as containing the system Of doctrine taught In the hoy
Seript"res and the government and discipline OF tle
PrOsb terrain Church IN the United states SHAH be Rp
Seiay. . citya V ''''' ~
goBs tlss to its Presbyteres, which shah DC required
70 meet before the 18th day Of October 1862 TO
press their approval isapproyal Of the same, by
DO SoS approve Of the reunion Of The two bodies now
claiming the and rights Of the Presbyterian Church
namely "The reunion shall be effected on the doctrnal
STp8res Of the Old and New Testaments shall be ac
RnOwedged to be the inspired word OF God and the only
infsble rule Of faith and practice the Confession Of
Faith shall continue be sincerely received and adopted
as containing the system Of doctrine taught IN the Holy
Scriptures: and the Government and Discipline Of the
Presbyterian Church In the United States shall be ap-
proved containing the principles aud rules Of our
Each Presbytery shall before the lst day Of November
1852 forward the Stated Clerk OF the General Assem-
will
the said Basis Of Reunion.
a The said General Assemblies now sitting shall after
P,tsbuTgh Pennsylvania on the second Wednesday Of
HOvember, 1869. at IL o'clock a. IN.
are that the abOvenamcd Basis Of Reunion has been
proved by two-thirds OF the Presbyteries connected
each branch Of the Church. then the same shall be
binding force, and the two Assemblies shall take action
-eOrdingly.
snake provision the meeting Of the General Assembly
She united Church on the third Thursday OF May. 1870
y preside at the said Assembly Of 1870 until another
defator is chosen. The Moderator OF the Assembly
sitting at the Brick Church aforesaid shall, II pres
put all votes and decide questions OF order and the
derator Of the other Assembly shall present preach
'ssembles shall act Stated Clerks OF the Assembly OF
United Church until stated Clerk or Clerks shall |
% been chosen thereby and no Commissioners shall
right 70 vote OF deliberate in said Assembly until
name SNAIL have been enroed by the salO ClefKs ana
commission examined and filed among the papers Of
g. Zach Presby,ery Of the separate Churches shan be
Ehe united Church 1870 II is entitled 10 in the Assem-
by with which 10 Is now connected.
II.-CoNCURRENr DECLARATIONS OF THE GENERAL AS
sRMBLIEs or 1862
A there matters pertaining to the interests OF the
rnrch Vbeu m shall have become reunited which will
aufesy require adjustment the coming together OK
t bodies which have so long acted separately and
corning some Of which It is highly desirable that
II6fe should be previous good undefstandng the Two
50 articles Of compact covenant but In their judg
Ient proper and equitable arrangements lapplauseto
/ All the ministers and churches embraced in the two