New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-19

land delegations to withdraw on payment
| of assessments.
Messrs. Murdock and Wheeler, Of Mobile,
| asked the board to pass a resolution asking
the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce to
determine the proper tare on Louisiana
sugar.
Arrived-Steamer James Adger.
A friend of Tweed's stated at the sheriffs
office to-day that he had gone out of the
city on private business, but would appear
with his bail tomorrow or Monday
Mayor Hall gave bail to-day to answer
the charge of official neglect against him.
A Newport special says that the officers
of revenue there have seized large lot of
cigars smuggled into the country from Ha-
vana on the schooner Pioneer of New Lon
don, Connecticut, not the Cuban Pioneer.
The Baptist Conference tabled resoIu-
tion censuring pastor who allowed open
communion.
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new IAN; Virginia skies 1874 new 81, con-
sOlidated 3d. deferred Is; Louisiana SKIES
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bama eghts 83, fves SO; Georgia skies rs,
sevens 85; North Carolin8s 33A, new 49,.
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1t appears that on Wednesday afternoon,
after many delegates had left the Babylon
convention of Baptists, and after the pas
sage of the resolution telegraphed yester-
day. resolution was introduced appoint
ing committee of five to investigate the
proceedings of Rev Dr. Hyatt Smith and
George X. PentecOst, and report whether
they, as pastors of two churches in Brook
lyn, had departed from the practices of the
ordinance OF the gospel as followed by
churches belonging to the Long Island Bap-
tist Association.
Although the resolution was sprung upon
the remaining members of the association
number of the members were advised in
season to defer departure and gain debate
upon the issue.
Rev. Dr.. Sarles took the ground that the
actions OF the pastors of Lee Avenue and
Hanson Place Churches, in regard to open
communion, should be investigated. He
held that the true Baptist doctrine was that
of close communion, and he could not con-
ceive of any occasion when that principle
should be set aside.
DR.. PentecOst, of Hinson Place Church.
replied, stating that no article of faith had
ever been intringed, in the remotest degree.
by that church or by him tits pastOr) He
would live up to the law of the church,
although personally he might doubt the
wisdom of the law. The act upon which
rumOrs against the church were founded
was private, personal act of his own.
Referring to the administering of the
communion to dying person, at that per-
sons request, he said the association might
appoints committee of investigation, but
reminded them that the independence
and freedom of Baptist churches were more
proverbial than their adherence to the doc
trine of close communion, and it was very
doubtful whether the committee if appoint
ed, would be admitted to his church, for
them to submit to any catechizing For
himself, he would rather preach the gospel
according to his conviction upon street
corner or in the open common than contend
for place or position.
DR.. Hyatt Smith followed in the same
strain, indOfsing Dr. Pentecost, and said
his (Smith's) church stood upon what is
called the New Hampshire confession Of
faith, and therein found ample room and
verge. He recognized baptism by COM
munion as the accredited door to the church,
and would admit persons to the Lords
supper who have not been baptized. He
said on that ground vast number of the
church stand, and it was no use to shut
their eyes to the fact The churches ara
Independent, and he denied the right Of
the association to erect itself into an eccle-
siastical council.
After long and rambling discussion by
several lay members, the resolution was
tabled, which finally disposes of the sub
ject, being triumph of the communionists.