Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-24
Presbyterian 4 SSenlbIy.

New YORK, May 24-At the opening oil
Yesterday aitcruoun's session Of the l'rcSbytc.
ran General Assembly, in Brooklyn. DR..
Nusgravr. the former Secretary Of the Home
Mission Is ard, touk Lac floor 10 speak on thl, top.
IT,. Hctouchcd briefly upon the separation OF the
Northern ADD SouIeru Presbyterian Church,
aud protested against calling this Assembly the
Nnrtheru Assembly. 1t is not SECTIONAL, it is
National, As their fathers designed that it should
brcomc. They might speak 81 the "Suuthcrn
Assembly, for that body Is purely sectional. We,
he SAID have done what W. could to bring about
union, and now W. should wai' until the South
era churches shall come 10 us seeking Tor a
union, III until that day comes we are not to
>taud still. We NUT 90 1T once luto the South
err field and plant churches all over the land.
Give me, said the Doctor, 500. 900 and mcu
enough, and | will plant Synod 10 every state
in the South within eighteen months. This is
a part Of our mission, and our relation to the
Southern Church, aud the people demands
that We do this, aud VIC must do II also to save
this land from the grasp OF the man OF sin,
the son Of pcrdtion. This, TOO. is the best
way to bring about the fralcrnal union which
VIC all loug for. and which. may the good Lord
hasten in Ills time. Drs. Hcndy, of Kentucky,
Wills OF Washington, ID. c. Hendrl k, Of
kv.: Knox, of the Chcmung Presbytery; Rev.
Mr.. Murkland, Of South Carolina, and others,
spoke on this question, most OF TIN LII taking
position against this assembly sending It's mls-
siouares into the Southern country. DR.. II n
drick said there are twenty cGuHtea 10 k"u-
lucky where there Is neiher Presb5 ter
ian church nor minister OF the church,
and that within his own presbytcry from
SIX to ten mon could b. immediately en-
ploycd DR.. Kuox licking over the report
said he perceived that the Home Mission Board
had already established its missions 10 seven
Southern States. and he Guild not see why the
other States should be mo.e sacred than those.
Blu. his brethreD troui Kentucky had just IN,
vtcd them to 90 into that State aud that Is
lust what this Assembly proposes to do, and to
d !, at once. DIR. Fowler could not see by what
right or authority the Southern Church elaine d
exclusive jurisdiction over thai territory. Inc
Moderator, DIR. Vandykc, made few remarks
to set the minds OF the commissioners right 90
this point aud 10 call their attention to the COD
sidcratioD Of the whole mission field aud not
to this one phase of it. The Moderator
claimed that this Church is neither sectional DOR
national. It's Church OF the Lord Jesus Christ,
whose f Id IS the world and it has right 10 20
wherever the claims Of Christians shall call their
ministers. They enter this Southern held as
they would enter any other field 10 cultivate II
for Christ and for the Church. But they don
20 there in auy spirit of rivalry or usurpatlon'
but as Of their right to 20 anywhere for Christ
aud he diSclaimcd for Dr. Musgrave and tol
every other member OF the Assembly any desire
to interfere with the work OF their Sou!herr
brethren. but merely to go where they are 10
vited aud where there is room for them