, 1875-06-07

includes In that responsibility those OF his |
Generals who agreed with tho terms, and |
especially those who wcro even in favor Of !
n,aking them final, without reference to what !
might le thought Of them by tho President.
It will DO vol, therefore, that some Of those !
implicated should rise a,sd explain.
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TIE SCOTCH PnCsBYTEaIANs.,
The London Times Of the eol ,lt. Records
tho fact Of The gathering Of tho Annual Gen.
crul Assembly Of tho Established Church Of
Scotland ut Edinbnrg. It WIS opened re-
contly with great pomp aud ceremony. Her
Alajesty was represented by tie Lord Higl,
Commissioner, tho Earl Of noss1gN. Tho
magistrates Of tho city MISC took part. Tho
streets wero fil1etl with professions and tho
great dignitariea of tho Church wero escorted
to the Cathedral by troopsof soldiers, horse,
foot, and artillery. Nothing was loft undono
to invest tho occasion with tho utmost pomp
and pageantry. It was in cvory sense tho
great show-dny Of tho dominant churcl, pow
or of Scotland. Upon tho sa'no day and in
tho samo city, tho General Assembly Of tho
FREQ Church was held, without show or pomp
Of any description. The Times draws the
following suggestive contrast between tho
two assemblies
The eontrsat which this body Invites between the
Establlac1 Church bnd tIcr own-fAtweel tho bond
woman and ths frco-muht. rrestEne, 10 nok Alto
goher lsploaa!ng to thtn 1t would bs worry casy
for them 10 avola Ii by assembling At another time
They SCENT hoWefcrt to have been Impressed By IT, and
10 hnye drawn from n their bsson. In 1,aeo of
the jubant notes Of triumph, which were well in
,acc In tho sermon preached before tho Established
Church and IL suprnrters tue members Of tho FREQ
Church vera compelled, not less appropriately, 10
1Istan to very different sound. They heard Of
Aoaytneas Of manifold temptations and troubles, and
Of faith tried With age,-an Of which were, noyortha
less. to eud In ioy. aud honor, and praise.
! Tho ca,1so for this general rejoicing and
imposing display upon the ono hand, and
tho dispiritod and gloomy character OF the
other, nny DO explained by brief roferonco
to tho history Of tho Established Church of
Scotland. III tic daya OF KNOX, each con-
gregntion elected Its own minister, as among
the CongrcgationnlIsts, and oaoh congroga-
ton could get rid Of ita minister when dis
satisfied, aul elect a now ons, and these rights
wero guaranteed by tho Revolution Settle
n,ent in 1858, and jealonsly reserved from the
power Of tho Dritiah Parliament. Five years
afterwards, however, tho Parliament Of
Queen ANNE pasBed m net for the restoration
of patronage in Scotland, by which tho np-
pointmontof the clergy was given to tho Lords
who had control Of tho tonantry, tho object
of tho act being to advance the Jacobito in-
torest by rendering tho clargy nero depond-
c1ts upon the aristocrnoy mud to wealfon their
INFLUENCE in a liberal direction. THO passage
Of this oct slowly but suroly brought about q
violent agitation in tho Church, wllicl, de.
veloped into open strife and frequent coils.
ions between tho Church and tho civil courts
Tho passage of the Veto law by the General
Assembly In 1884, by which it was declared
Hthat It Is Fundamental law Of this Church
that no pastor shall bs intruded on any con
gregation contrary to tho will Of ths
people" removed tho strife md at last, 1t
1913, sohiBm broke out, headed by DIR
CHALMERS, and the Free Church was estab
lishod by the secodora. The sehis1u tarnet
entirely upon tlas right Of eieoting ministers
AL tho other dognas Of the Presbyterian
Church wero retained. From that tint
until now, tho Free Church has made peace
ful progress, aud strengthened itself through
tho operation Of tho Sustontation Fund, ca
tablished by Or. CnAIatEIs. Meanwhile a
agitation commenced In tho remnant know
as tho Established Church In fayor OF th
restoration Of tho right Of electing ministers
which had been abrogated by tho act o
Queen ANNE. Tho powers conferred by tht
act had never been harshly administered, an
tho patrons had always been careful to e1el
. clso tl.eir prorogatives III doferonca to til
. wishes OF tie congregation, yet there was
= strong feeling against tho law, and at last
!. grew Into such positive prejudice that m a