, 1874-05-30
THE CUMBERLAND ASSEMBLY.
Correspondence Qf The ChtcdGo Tribune.

Prot. MoGlumphy, 8. e. Durnoy D. D., a. ].
Baird. b. D., woro mado a Committee to corro-
spond with and represent this Church in tho
matter Of the pan-preabyt Council rcferrod
to by the communication Of Howard Crosby, DR..
MoCosh, md others. Tho report Oh publication
intorosts was calloi up. II recommended tho
confirmation OF Mr.. Porter as 3 member Of the
Board and that Depoatorics be made at Nom
phis, Tonn., Pittsburgh, pa., and Jofforson,
Tex. for tho salo Of books. After discussion
upon tho Inter topic, It Was determined to oayo
tho whole subject to the discretion OF the Board.
The Committee recommended the estnbliah-
mont OF . Church-paper as soon as 1t may soe,n
practical. In the course Of discussion upon this
point, DIR. 6tenbaok said tho profits on tho
Sdqy 1orn ~ now published led only atx months
Sunday School Gem for tho year hare beon
Greetings vero then hoard from DR.. Morrison
and Fergus Ferguson, Of tho Evangelical Union
Of Scotland
Dn. MORRISON BA1Ds
go, We wcro delighted, fathers and brethren. to
learn from tho report Of your Last Yeasa Assembly
tween yorseyes and tic great body Of presbyserians
in tho United States. II such union could bo con.
without The ssEsnf Or ot%pss ss
would, I do believe. be by fur tho most important
| ecclesiastical event Of: tho ago. .,...-.---,
by your Committee. nm far from regarding It a. too
e " ,se ase e nat hs now pronosa ass
eapt.d iS''i Sy Tho Joint Committee" was moro
ssn,fs 415ss ~ as my ass'
pared for sch uoblo stride OF liberal sentiment but
aBsumea tho correctness Of tho report. and eonsc-
cannot adequately express. union effected on The
basis proposea would gi,o an tnsa'cnlable impetus to
ohristianity1pure. anseet.ri.n, md anzeashovor
all tho dark powers aud spiritual pFnctpalitles OF
as 9s,s sna Sadr ies1
taken the true initiaye oyon though t 10 IL advance
ss i e a.sr us .ses ssn tic 10
other denolnatuns /. IL tdls srpect that unity il
logic in ths Of debate. It j. not By tue pah Of
| thls rea.Indian method that denominatonallam
No. .r It Is BY % tho pathway Of anoher @ aud less
predatory method tat tue glorious end contemplated
~ hs and l1 m S M sss
pointed Il ent The pathway Is thshighway q 1tber;
ty-of wide and roomy leorsy within the holy bond
dom of our Divine Lord aud Bayior. Jesus Christ Il,
Modsraor 4e project of y1uI Committee n should !;l
haye tho high honor Of ecetlhg for tho ultimae
untacaton Ut al Ohrssendom than has been aehiovad
slnce tho completion Of the canon Of the Holy scrp
ture.
Since our arrival In this country, have learned,
Moderator, that tho report In tho Tribune news
paper waa premature. Tue joint Committee hnd mol,
aeens, seen its wsy clear 10 take tho delightful
asride. do not wondcr q It, although regret It.
for bons into oSson hs cum
past. And In that future tho shadows will aee away,
vel that there should iavo boon my hesitation tn
reference to tho spirit Of your project You will bo
A. to tic lttla band in Scotland. which ts repre-
sentea by my beloved brother, tho ney Fergus Fefga
.na nd Ss Sy you g not fna nssd that o
know youraolves. Wo exist as . separate
ntae bT9atherooa .a because we were got allowed to
our examination Of Tho Inspired Record to believe
mankind, and de.res that III should BE- sayod. But
thnt. wo ware told, is heresy We not to proach
aod q loved the wofld.ho Sona.nao world@tnat M Hs
not psen e n but Sa9s etsrna fs.
Again. we believed that The Divine Son, our blesaei
sayior coinedcd In Ills love with .ne btrue Father,
the Book. We believed that liz tasted dcath
for every man; we tchd 1t in the Dook. Il
pence esessd taat H. noiy Iamb Of ftss9 ae
the proptasion for our ans and not for ours only,
real world. We read Il in ths Book, ana our souls
eape for Joy whom we found that neither nor my
al o sss
We mt 81 fsr or oS
could We preaeh the gospel to every oroature7 How
salSess What could wo aEo q III the sipie and nd sub
lime utterences Of Holy Writ7 Our hearta WORT
bruised and crushed within ,as. -
uy aud by, took into consideration tho casen-
tial unity the aolhcad In iii moral characerstics
and ~ - prosecuted onr researches Into the teatmo
boa9na hs hs ""s q IT he oy spr
towards The human race il, ,nedator!ally yewed run
tho love Of tho Divine Son. ANY other conception o
the case seemel to 70 involve the suppos!tlon o
1ae aad III # ss III H. t. TR .s9.:n i e e. ss
ss:s.ise snd + t. ;ss , sss ar ID: ps:s
sdatosla re!stioasap q sne gert aoaendsa tSs IT,
ue should hold back from doing His part for the sal
not tro that lie atryea with nun 70 man7 Is lie moi
poured out on al flesh L. it not expressly wrlttor
ment and Of Righteousness Ia 1t not Tho csse ths
e wGm
can ws consistently conceive thn during al tho time
!sst III Rsisa Rss ss5s oo
enee which docs svsa 10 turn waywarI nulns1 t
sr, cannot believe II. j cannot think TINT l. ia 10
eaase Of any stinting q Withholding q tho indispen
OF the human race remain unconycse,, unconyertsa
unsavea The result, sir "a not to 10 attributed 10 tn
nxns asn m ao & g. ~ o 1 6
them - moral agents aud kces Ills physical omnpo
tsnss tn ,abeyance Tho moral will Of man Il hide
hut Rir all such ideas, We nero told wero hereey
and thus now cross waa laid upon shoulders ali
our hearts: cross heavier still tlan the crosaeg tla
had bean imposed before. What, iahefa auI brotl
rsn could Ne lo7 We were unwilling to leayt
our dear companioush'p; but We wcro nor
| unwilling 10 Hhaka OF tho holy crosse
unde.' which NO wers condemned to wend ou
way ln tho footsteps Of our blessol Lord. Our cor
aelcncea would not nl1oH III to dfsbnrdeu ourselves
We haa hut to say With Luther each Of us foc him
scf. II can 10 noroi SO lelp mo God !" No said It
no.t saa t ~s S 10 s oa
learned to NY, III III 1neoknesa and humility, "Got
forbid that ahould glory, In The cross Of ou
NJ unto the world" -
Fathers and erethreu, you have far sroster ssaso1
70 DO encouraged than fu Scotland. Your land |.
tho land Of tho future It, It IL already tho nd
q he t.oe; see T. I4bsrtys battles may ne~d to b
sAswhereI victories to be achieved
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