, 1874-06-08
THN ASSEMBLY.



trctigo.
. Tim nov. A. r. Kittre,lpe Win l,aa iust ro-
.,r,.a frnn, ~, p-os1ytar;an Aasomh1v' vhtc,,
t"''o1 Aio" NV iten'5 1ol,A1 1'oso'us, "u
was recently III eeaalon In ne' Loule' oolateo III
tho Third Presbyterian Church, Of which ho Is
pastor, Yesterday morning. In lieu Of tho ous-
tomsrv aor,non tho rovorond gentlemen dis |
.,a ~ 1a,,-,,, ,,,o,, ~ rroena,,,rrs -, tho
sosa%1u % no shoan ~ ~ is tort the fonrth
verse OF Acts, chnp. Ii: "And when they wore
coma IN Jer,,aa1nrn. ;" eto.
: rho ,,ro,c1,or aaid t}c tr,o 1huroh vaa mt a,
~ p1oasno. Sau .,'. s,,,sssao" III s,,
particular doaom'nation' but embraced M aA wno sl
loved God aud kept His commandments. The
different gects were 30 many religious brigados
eaoh cnrryiug tho insignia OF It's organization,
but gil marching beneath tho great hanner ot
oarIs''i Tic PRESBYTERIAN Church was only ono Of
these breadea for. with ali her epirit Of discl-
pune nna +, nn Mas .nd ~ eGo he'iovc n
1;i,,m Ianvodao ~ fhrat nnfaida IT hcr
spleang hao"rpaEo 1t t1 as1, ,oyog"r
ea SMo GOOD Good a @ sd took cero
denomination because It wss to the Interest ct
religious progress thag aa onnroh-memoels ~ .
whici' vaS t,nv v heinnrcd TH,s was mt howeyar.
spltas OF pso1ay, ous na VI uiuof np9 10y
faith heT wonarous yotes;es, nc anu her se1htuna 1'
anSy muu ,t " na,a ia, mor n',ar;a,,
1aath OF chllu5en, pus shoniu ml"aSs. Gngrisn
.sase.naa @ r9snia iGt Xxx oop9o "n' o4o Ao' ''1'
Ine eovefnmeot oi me H., onlon
Was & natG 't4ao ~ Nroaos oaolG on sne yyn
o. .no severe IT, spcasy vi tMo a-
clene synhgoKue, nau Ing atmplclss wn1an ~.
peaied 70 tno roll8lous ioason m Of manhlnu II
e9on!u ai%a36 iI"os: 1no
"
to d tho hnn t mna ID cnanno eho Eo
verse u H. s9, Das tna.. i ta4
sne aa''i Eu1o, 10 ~ O aIo ;na,t
@ ~ Ss.,;xo,,a,, ,n1asu tireai, tha nood "a
medium Of inc word OF aoa, notwatns aa ana.ng ~,
.no S.ns @uu ~ MILL. ~ stu1 Ta ..s
f,uad " .o a. w., o o;nta,,s ~
1ih1;cni 'nI% s;mniic,ty ~ and J;d nnt rncnenizo
1ho info,jhilitv ~ human dopmea. Houce
~ tn' ,na,or ";'d u in n,r;v rcro wnro
mow n tho world ia min DIN NJ peonlo who nro-
fouaoG tnc pro.hvte,iar, fn,th 1tThr Churoh was
royeronuI ] M by Prosbytortos. Synols, and Assom-
6ios. tic lattor being tho highest form Of hcr
fho Church, WHO felt aggrievsd, could appeal,
bnt tho BODY did not Undertake to establish
rulea for Individual Churches. That was LETT to
tho preBbytery, unopB the latter appealed to tho
was ohooked, and tho Church preserved tho orig
imat her cahildroa. aditaaaA' ''1''' - '''
,Ho had, az they we're aw1re, rooontlv attended
tho meeting Of tho Presbyterian Assembly at st.
Lou1s.-tlo pastors and elders OF the Church,
which comprised nearly GOO delegates from
the different sections OF this vast country.
Ho had nevor Witnessed 60 graat an
exhibition. Of Christian charity, forhearauce,
and unnnimity. There were difforcnoes iu re-
gard to policy, for example, on the question Of
Consolidating tho Councils, but tho greatest
amount OF liberation and digninod courtosy
mnrked the debates, On the question Of con-
IN.
man having tho independent courage to stand
alone in the minority. Neither WAS adopted, but
tia Assembly had acceptod suggestions from
each, 80 TINT ali differences wero happily har-
monized. The polIoy adopted, which had already
boon laid betoie thoom through tho columns Of
| tic SECULAR and the religious press, he hnd no
doubt Was for the best interests Of tho Church.
Ali appeared to bo satisfied with the settlement
Another grand feature Of tho Assembly was
TINT 1nnn Iho Ind long beon .undorsd by
| tha nnorntion pf the late civil war camo to-
aothor like brothers who, long severed had
61";n oroanod hands md ronowed tho
nId t,es' and resugcitatod old afroorlons
rbern wora also oaome eoorei delegates present
onc NJ sshom ronInaontei ono Of tho grootcst
presbytorjos III Hmorica-that Of tho City oi
Io,n vnIt annthar WAS from Shntb OnrnInn.
ana amnno tha many eminent man Who dls.
Ii"vad rare shij,tjca In tia procoodinca Of the
tss5n,,s,,,n t.n5on t;nsa t,rn ,sare nrnminnnt. The
nrothor from Caroliua said; 1--WE ask Of you
4; ~ ,,a1,o ~ Insmu C,hr;ut hoforc WInm afl nj
~ tne atend nau a ~ to chi M no onrer reodmou
but men-tnen IKE yourselves. s Me are leaay :
nrot saJn cbnrtv wv fro en r. his hToha
,an ht lat ua Tnt i,a matfc allan y tIistiuctionr
.plin,, ous ~ .e' ;nyidons md wef. within til
uhn,Tch ato,11a have no recognition. Theas
aantir,snta Iom we1a ionaIv indorsed' and no mar
that wpl. VII. .urt aise tan roter
fnnfinn Tor Tia so,oroi misaIonariea. I'uo whit;
i somth66rn dciocates showed an eaunllv gloriout
.n-{t aud fpnned apontu n,rht hnva chnntef
+ha;r somos ~ Inv tn sea snc)s eniphtenoil ani
nohia tnis,ation' ~ NV
tU Tie I preacher it then entorod into some OF th
minor detala Of tic session, and. suId that a or,
for support was strongly borne to tlem from
tbeir hretiran In foroien misgionB, scattered /,
l.nnthon lantls. whom & was their duty to sup
nnrt. Iittle did many OF lis hoarers--liviug il