New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-28
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PLAN or COOPERATION BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN
PRESBYTERIAN AND REFORMED CHURCHES.
The Conference Committees of the Southern
Presbyterian and Reformed (Dutch) Churches recently
/ session in this city, unanimously agreed upon plan
Of cooperation which has been officially announced. The
Committees began their labors Jan Is aud agreed upon
report Jan which will be presented for approval to
the General Synod OF the Reformed Church and the
Southern Presby General Assembly at their coming
The following the plan arranged for actual
cooperation in UNCONVENTIONAL work" OF the two
churches each of which, however is to retain it's sep
arate organic existence:
l. Publicat,on-l The publishing house OF each de-
nomination snail he agent and depository for the sale
the pubea OF the other denomination The de
winch they shall DO conducted shall be adjusted be-
the Board aud Committee having charge OF that
department OF church work.
BOARD and Committee ARE MSe to
issued they directed TO put tne imprint OF both
III Hom, Wissions-Inasmuch as the work which the
AsseIDbly's Sustentation Committee Is doing for the
eyangelzaton OF the ooored population or t.e SCUM
formed Church than any part OF the Domestic Missionary
mon me help of the Presbyterian Church the United
States recommended that the members OF tne re
formed Church consider with great sympathy that de-
partment OF the Assemby's Home Missionary work.
aud send their contributions to that general cause 70 inc
treasury of the Assembly's Committee. a particular
account of the receipt and or all sums thus contrib
uted shall made the Board of Domestic Missions
Of tho Reformed Church.
Ill Foreign MissiOns.-l The principle announced in
the general plan adopted by the Assembly and the
synod in 1874 namely, that contiguous foreign missions
OF the Churches ought 70 aim at me establishment
of one united Church." snail be carried into practice
whenever such contiguity shall and is accord
ny ordered that where any missionary churches under
tine of the Board and Committee OF the two demon
inations are or shall each other as TO ad
init OF practical profitable ecclesiastical relations OF
such relations between themselves treat each other as
they had been planted and nurtured by one ana
the same denomination. Aud this agreement Is made,
not only the sake OF expressing as 1t does the conf
depce which these two American deuominaons nave IN
hufph pUy wi %
the establishment IN each missionary country VI ma
tive church that shall grow trcm IFS own root;
q When the missions of either Church shall stand In
need OF men WHO cannot be supplied from the ministry
~ that Church Information Of such need shall be given
by the Board Committee Of the one Church to that OF
the other whose duty 10 shall thereupon be 10 discover
20 nosshIe and 10 recommend from among the minis
tiers of its own body person or persons suitable TOT
such appointment; and young men In either Church
who contemplate the wark OF Foreg gu Missions shall
| upon recommendation of the Board or Committee Of
their Church, he as eligible to appointment by that
| Of the other as by their own. The person or per
sons so recommended and appointed shall IN every case
come under and direction OF the Board or Con
mittee which they shall receive appointments put
they shall be required to transfer their ecclesiastical
relations any American Presbytery or Chassis OF tue
body whose missionary service they thus sa come
recommended to the professors In tue Iheolog-
ca Semipares OF the respective denominations to the
students and the Societies oil inquiry nat ney ~ every
| way encourage an equal acquaintance win tue MIS-
of tho two Churches 10 order that the
thus made OF variety OF acceptance nelus may give
scope and stimulation 10 the missionary spirit VI the
| Theological students of both denominations.
4 To this end and also for the increase OF general
sympathy between the Churches In regard 10 THIS very
Christian WORK IL Is the
Board and Committee OF the respective Churches Keep
each other informed by interchange OF publications.
and when necessary by letter. OF all matters OF SPECIAL
interest IN the OF each III order that such matters
may due notice in the missionary periodicals o
both Churches And IL Is further ordered that Al least
1--WE COMES of the missionary periodical OF either Church
be regularly sent by It's Board or COMMITTEE 10 eaeh Oh
| the Theological seminaries Of the other Church
g. II is recommended to the members OF either demon
nation that whenever they are interested ~ contribute
to the eyanRezaon Of any country in which mission
airy work Is done BY tber own Churen; out by the
Raard or Committee Of the cooperating Church, they
/ make such Board Committee the channel OF their
rifts: which Board Committee shall make report OF
the receipt and Of such gifts, as Is provided IN the
" Edueation.-Iu accordance with the spirit OF the
proyson incorporated into the general scheme OIL 1874
Viz thai students OF theology in either body may pur-
na their studies in institutions OF the 0ner II is
dered the funds OF the Education Board or COMMIT
tee Church may he appropriated to the support
of any student who prefer thus TO prosecute MS
sudies a seminary OF the other, provided that his
reason for preference be first presented 10 his own
Classis or Presbyery and meet the approval or the
| same But in applying for ncensure or ordination,
every student shall avail himself of the privilege OF
pursuing his studies In seminary OF he eooperatng
| church shall conform to the rules OF the body from
| which such icensure or ordination shall be sought
" Interchange Of Annual Reports-Eaeh OF the boards
and committees the two churches IL directed To pre-
pare and forward TO the Corresponding Board or Com
mittee of the cooperating church compact abstract
of ts report which abstract shall be printed ny
The hoard or committee receiving it, in connection with
its annual report Any provision OF TINS scheo vi
cooperative union NAV at any time he altered OF eA
tended by the JOINT action the General Assembly ana
General synod and any provision OF u may pe
| or abrogated by either body without lmpaitihs tne
validity Of those other provisions on when they small
| agree.
Tie report Ia signed behalf OF the Committee OF
| the Southern Presbyterian Church by b. NJ Palmer
| Chairman and Joseph X. WILSON, Secretary aud fol
the Reformed Church Committee by H. d. Ganse, CHAIR
| man, and Il. T. Corwin. Secretary.
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