The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-01
THE ASSEMBLY.
ELEVENTH DAYS SESSION

The ASSEMBLY.
ELEVENTH. DAYS SESSION.
This Mornings Proceedings of the Presbyte-
rinn General Acknowledgement Busine ess-
Reports of Committees - Communication
from the Southern Church.
The reunited Presbyterian General Assembly
met this morning at O'Clock, the Moderator ia the
chair.
The Devotional Exercises.
The usual preliminary devotional exercises were
held previous to the business session. According to
a resolution adopted yesterday, these exercises
limited to half hour in place OF one hour as here
tofore.
Business Resumed.
The business session began at 9H O'Clock. The
minutes were read and approved.
Report from the Delegate TO the Reformed
Church.
The following report OF the delegate to the Re-
formed Church was read by the clerk
The undersigned, delegate appointed by the
General 40 70 aena tns sessions GT tne
Philadelphia in June, 1869, respectfully reports that
he was present at the session of that body, and re-
in every way its hearty sympathy with our Church
in its faith and in its work for Christ assuring Of
its earnest prayers for our prosperity and OF Its JOY
in our unity and peace. To the suggestion of your
correspondent that closer unity would be agreea-
bic to the views and f., feelings Of our entire Church
way was not yet prepared and that each Church
must labor in its own sphere for the glory OF our
The report was accepted and placed on the file.
Communication from the United PRESBYTERIAN
DR.. Hatfield presented q communication from the
Assembly OF the United Presbyterian Church, re-
Gently 10 session at Louisville. The communication
pointed by this Assembly for the purpose Of pro-
curing better state Of feeling between the North
and the Southern Churches The Louisville
Assembly in this communication declines to send
delegate to this Assembly, on the ground that there
are radical differences between the Churches which
render friendly correspondence impossible.
scu ttnf FRI IfRf
The following is the abstract from the minutes of
the Assembly at louisville which was brought back
by the delegation from this Southern Assembly
LOUISVILLE (Ky), May %, 1870
Rev. e. f. Hatfield D. D., Stated Clerk of the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
DEAR BRoTHER:--The" General Assembly of the Pres
directed forward you the following official docu
ment is true extract from the minutes of Friday,
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence. to whom
School General Assembly North Of 1859 at its session in
the s st S The sh he
now sitting in Philadelphia, conveyed to US by a special
That these documents is virtually super
6 has
bly, from which emanates new and fresh proposal re-
proposition then THAT COMMITTEES Of ministers and
Ds Of their Assembly
friendly correspondence between the Northern and
mend ihe iollCxing answer to BE retnrnsd
intercourse between the bodies abovenaned en-
tirey Of public nature % and nyOlgs grave and nnda
to all the and If
hf Of Ana @ 6s s
avows (as always believed and declared) that no
grievances experienced by however real would justify
sfts S Tsbe Hngd Ws
t6vaTds Ss e e m Sb and d. the
churches represented therein, such amity fidelity to
permit under this view the appointment Of committee
Tbhs he hs on
conclaton and kindness to the last degree this Assem-
Similar hsroee COMMITTEES already appointed By the Northern
Assembly with instructions to the same that the diff ul
tween the bodies must be distinctly met and removed
and which be comprehensivey stated in the following
l. Beth the wings of the now United States Assembly
picate themselves with the State in political ute
a$$s f5
g% 3 L and he Sdrern q
mot with rsfsFepS d Ssors to ns but before
ter ter and King. to purge itself of this error, and
once the
alone King Of Zion In default Of which the Southern
tanning the independence and spirituality Of the Re
hs Of oar late
eiaes from the truth Nor can we by Official oorrespon
saSs eoassfnne @ U sht
e SnGs nax nss SsssssS
New School Assemblies North was accomplished b!
6s%nss
Assembly stands of necessity upon an allowed latitude
length to embrace nearly shades doctrina belief
o. these telling testimonies we are now the sole suryv
@ aad besr tc the generations alter wOSla be
compromise of this sacred trust to enter into public
Oical fellowship with those repudsting these testmc
in the TO the overture before that the term
% reunion bstwssn the two BRANCHES Of the
auspeous opportunity for the adjustment of such rea
idea would be TO ndorse that which thoroughly disap
g. Some Of the members of our own body were, but
short time SINCE violently and uneonsti lutonay ex
PEELED from the communion 81 one branch of the nov
Which true rsnds, them utterly infamous 1etore IN
sns 6s sSon osoes BY I
mere fusion OF that body with another; or thr9ug
nS SS Ssra'GR Originally fS ~fS tSi
This is mere rule" or precedent" but
psn SSd part Of body
principle Of honor and Of COED faith compes as to say ta
Law under which these men were condemned must be
condition precedent to any official correspondence
4 IL is well known that similar injurious accusation
preferred against the whole Southern Presbytera
filled. Extending, these charges do to heresy an
blasphewy they cannot be quietly ignored BY an ndire
dence respect Christian honor and love- which tel
deIea to Us in this overture Il untrue ohrst,an hone
ana squarely withdrawn So long as they remain upo
reGGe '3ey grs are ss n 70 %
| SO. Of G. A. of p o. in u. 8.
Report from the Delegation.
The delegation which was sent to Louisville pr
sented the following report OF the action OF tht
delegation at L0Hlsyile:-
WAsreas, This General Assembly at an early period
its sessions declared desire 70 establish cordial rSte
nal relations with the General Assembly of the Presbyt
the sOuthera Assembly, upon the basis of GSrstia
honor eonhdenee and love and with view 60 the attai