Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-29
The Esrdsbyterians.

sembly, in New York IN Saturday, the order
Of the day was the oy, rure OF the Synod OF
Missouri Oh Roman Catholic baptism
Rev. Dir. Brcckinrilge, of Missouri, present.
ed "a resolution OF the Assembly OF 1885, which
expressed thC judgment that Roman Catholic
ism is essentially arosta'lzad, and its baptism
could NOT be rtcoSiized as Christian Que.
The Rev. Dr.. Breckenridge then made an
address on the subject He offered resolu-
top to the effect that the Catholic Church was
anti Christ, and he made an argument to con
vince the Assembly thlt there was no Christi
auity in II.
The Church. said he, like US, offers for
|. gvcucss of sins. O&, yrS, but how. The priest
|:stauds n representative OF Chrlst-as Ills
svrcscucc-aD he iurglvrs slns. This Is u>url'-
| lag the power OF the l. 'rd. The seal OF the
confessional must not b. brc ken. M matter
what happened, nothing in the confessional
NUT BE- diyulgcd. Ii u priest was called upon
in court to testify, he might, under the law,
raIus.. Thcs. priests bow down and worship
| images and pictures. This was SIMPLY another
iUrm OF pagani,m
Tier. was buzzjng sou ii Of conversation
about the ASSEMBLY, and the reverend gentle
man Looking up from the manuscript be was
rcadiut observed that very little attention was
| bainp pald 10 HIM lie said he was sorry he
could not CAIN hclI attention.
A delegate usetsted tnat those in convcrsa-
ton, and paying no attention, were probably
not NON Ders OF the Assembly.
| Dr.. BRECKENRIDGE replied that he noticed
,nanv OF the members reading the morning pa.
pcrs
DR.. Brcckiorilg lhsu proceeded to speak of
the reverence to the Pope.
The eopushD had increased, and the Moda-
rator begged tue Assembly IT, keep quiet.
I'll" R,v. DR. Knox AID Rv DR.. Chamber
land sp Ike upon The subject. The latter gen.
leuau wasted to know If he was TO 20 back to
Brazil and ack nowlrdge tIat this baptism was
Christian baptism. lie hoped not.
The Rev Dr. Bricr said he thought it Was
too late 10 the Jrld's history to discuss such
ouostiou as that under consideration. No 90
lection could be made tn the words used III the
Roman UahoIici,r Of baptism, andthc point
could NOT certainly be maintained tina; no hap-
tSul uid BE- valid unless administered by a
D rS,n VIII" was Il t.u, servant OF God IN every
,spect NJ man III any church was perfect.
Thcu the Roman Catholic Church recognized
our baptism u valid, aod our church could
not alfort; to DC les liberal than that The Ell.
for. TO pull down thc Roman Catholic Church
. hal bren ln progress tor L great many years,
i, bu it had Dot succeeded. W" should work
not for the Destruction Of thai cAurch but tor
is rurifca'ion ii order that 1t might be great
, agency for good.
Rcv. NJ. Smith supported the views OF DR..
Breckenridge.
\ motion 20 refer h. whole subject to spe-
cia committee OF five t. report at the next
Gricra: Assembly, was d Iptcd.
At the Southern PRESBYTERIAN General AS
semby, in Savannah, on Saturday, the follow
Jog delegates, nou,pated by the Special Com
mi,,ce, were unanimously elected Pan Pres
> Eytcrian Nourcii, E,inlurph. lS77-Aaha MA,
Rav. G.. II. Webb, D D., Hon. w. p. Webb;
Arkansas, Rnv. I. h. Welsh, d. D., Jnha l..
Hampton; tieorsia. Rev. Dor"d Fr'sicr,
Gen. a. j Hansc kaplucky, Rev. Stuart
Il ,hinson. d d., <mcs A Mitchell; Mn
!, pEis, Rev. }. Ii. Rec, u. D., Col. J. w.
Clamp; Mi :>issppi, R,7. B. NJ Palmer, D..
D., ". Il. Lyuat; Miss uri, Rev K: u.
Drank. D d., John Phillips; Nashville, Rav.
Jnhn H. Brysou, Dr. D. G. Gordon; North
Carolina, Rev. James r. Wilson, d D.,
Judge David Schnack; Scuh Csrolinv, R.v.
j. B. Adecr, p. d., j. y. SuIythe; Texas,
R,v John " Mil, J ,mrs SawIcy; Virginia,
Rev. Moses ID. Eagt, u d Colonel }. / Il.
!. Prc-tr,.;-at Irrgr I,,icr Robert OuId, Rev.
il. NJ. Smith. H. u Il V. Allen Wright and
Judge Is. NJ. E>',s
The committee to whom was referred the
, re -ontions from th' Northern Assembly, in re-
gard 10 fraarnaI relation, repnric! !hc follow
ing, whicE W : unanimously adopted aad trir
grabbed to Ii,onkiyr 'Wr are ready to most
co, daily enter on iralcrraI relations with your
BODY On ans terms honorable "a both parties,
and ihcn as an cx ltnatlnn ui what our feeling
is, we seed the acton taken in the answer 10
the overture from the ST. LoniS Prc>bytcry,
which resolves that the action "t The Baltimore
Conference, approved by the Assembly at St.
Louis, explains wi,h sufficient clearness the
position OF our Church, bat inas,nuch as it is
represented by the overture that mlsapprehcu
sion exists IN the minds ni some Of our people
As to the spirit oil this action, in order to show
our disposition to remove all our past real or
seeming hinirancc to FREUD y feeling the As
scmb'y especially declares hat while condemn
ing certain acts aud ,1cliecranccs OF the North
ern General Assembly. no acts Or dcliverance
Of the Southern Generai Assemblies arc to be
construed or admitted mpuguing 10 any
way he Christian character OF the Northern
General Assembly, or OF the historical bodies
of which it Is the succ; sor. The Assembly
remained in session al ulsht to await any mes
sare from the Northern Assembly,