New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES IN CANADA

UNION OF TIE FOUR GREAT BRANCHES OF HE
DENOMINATIONS
The Assemblies or SynOds of the four Pres
byterian bodies Canada now In session IN Montreal
and will on the l4th 18th Of Juno cOnsumnate al
united meeting an organic union. The following plan OF
proceedings has been prepared for the occasion:
The four courts headed by their Modcrators ana CLERKS
will repair fully constituted to the place app0ntrd !or
the jcint meetng-the Victoria Hall In all probabiy,
TSS r S Esh o IL the lathe Others viii have
part assigned him In The opening exercise , .go
Of the i"r cDr n ~ n each 1S TsovSg to meet at that
place and time for uniting with the others VIII DO
d IIv subscribed by the four Moderators in tho
OF the Churches which they respectively repesem.,
n0unred By one Of the four Modcratofs who WIZ thrh
call for tho nomination and election OF Moleraior "
preside over the deliberations OF the United Assembly
The negotiations for union wero begun two or three
years ago. the parties being all the Presbyterian boo'
in Canada. 10 wit: Tho Canada Presbyterian Church,
the Presbyterian Church Of Canada In connection WIN
the Church OF Scotland tho Synod OF the Presbyterian
Church in tho Lower Provinces, and the SYNOD OF inc
PRESBYTERIAN Church In connection with the Church vi
Scotland of tho Maritime Provinces. The hrstnaned
body is the largest formed in 1861 by the union
~ Canada branches OF the Free and the United Presby-
eran Churches OF Scotland 1t has 10 presbyteres 3l9
minister's and 81 Gl2 communicates The second Church
in tho list has upward OF 1900 communicates Inc
Churches the Lower Provinces are small bodies Inc
united Church. which Is TO he called the IrcsDyterih
Church OF British North America will have Go minis
tcrs and more than 10000 communicates. The basis OF
union which has been duly ratified by the presbyteres
kinks, sessions and congregations" declares:
l. That the Scriptures of the Old and New Tesaments,
being the Word OF God, tine only inlaioic rnic OF
faith and manners
2 That the Westminster Confession OF Faith snail form
the subordinate standard OF this Church; that the larger
and shorter catechsms shall be adopted by the Chrch
and appointed Il for the instruction OF the PEG.
pie IL being distinctly und .r>tOod that nothing contained
In the aforesaid confession or catechl5m regarding tne
power and duty of the civil magistrate snail be heid to
sanction any principles views inconsistent Win iull
liberty Of conscience in matters OF religion. 80
g. That the government and worship or TINS Cnurch
shall ia with the recognized principles anu
practice Churches as laid down gcneiiy
In the Form of Ir,sbyterial Church Government anu
In the Directory FOR the Public Worship or God
In supplementary articles Is expressed the desire OF
tho Church to hold frstcrna intercourse with other
Churches its willingness to receive M sters ana pro-
ationers from Churches OF the same doctrine govern
men and discipline itself This is the second import
AMI union movement among the Protestant Churches OF
Canada within year Last September the union OF the
three Methodist bodies formally contaminated AMI
large aud influential Church formed thereby.