, 1876-06-04


closed, number Of ministers held an informal
discussion In the lower hall, looking to holding
general meeting tomorrow for the purpose Of
getting Mr.. Moody to stay in this city, and or
game series OF reciyal-mectings In some
great hall to be decided upon hereafter.
ROMAN CATHOLICISM.
THE PREsBYTER1ANs DO NOT THINK ALIKE OK
THE 6uBJEcT.
Ne.o FORK Sum- May 81.
After the hearing Of several brief reports from
standing committees, the General Assembly Of
the Presbyterian Church yesterday morning took
up the consideration OF the overture from the
Synod Of Missouri regarding tt Popish Baptism"
This overture, as read by one OF the Secretaries,
was, IN effect, Recommendation that, in view
OF the Church OF Rome being no part Of the
Church OF Cartst, its baptism should not be con-
stdered valid, and converts from Romanism to
Presbyterianism should be baptized as though
they had come directly from the world, and had
never before been members Of any Christian
Church whatever.
Tue Rev. DR.. VIM. l. Breckinridge, on behalf
OF the Synod Of Missouri, addressed the Asscm-
bly,, and offered resolution TINT it was their
deliberate judgment that the Church OF Rome
had apostatizcd from our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, and therefore could not be rcrog-
nizel as i Christian Church. 1t was no defense
Of the Roman Church to say that it held much
truth. Dr. BrecMnridge added; there were
many bad societies of which this could be said.
Everything was asked by the Roman Church in
the name Of the Virgin Mary; little or nothing
in tho name OF Christ. And in this worship they
were as certainly guilty Of idolatry ns If they had
bestowed It upon the lowest thing on earth, for
it WAS robbiny God OF the vcncration duo to,
him alone, to bestow it upon one Of his crea-
lures.
AS the speaker went on to read extracts from
the devotional exercises OF the Roman Catholic
Church, tho growing impaticnce Of the delegates
began to show itsvlf in various ways and, finally,
one of them interrupted him to say that tie
Assembly was perfectly we'll acquainted with all
that Dr.. BTecdnIidge was saying, and rccapit-
u1ation Of those filings was iii unnecessary waste
OF time. The speaker, however, insisted on pro-
cccding. He was sorry, he said, that he had not
been able to interest his audience, many Of whom
he Observed were reading newspapers, contain
ing, doubtless, much more interesting matter
than he was laying before them.
He went on TO say that the Roman Catholics,
not content with worshiping the Smother Of
God,n woTshped, also, her mother, whom
they called St. Ann. in other words, he would
go 50 far as to say they extended their worship
to the grandmother Of God. He proceeded to
speak Of the vencration Of relics, the attention
paid to the Pope's toe, and the use Of such cx-
pressions as sour Lord God, the Pope" Then,
observing the increasing inattcntion Of the As
scmbly, ne said, '2I must skip great deal,, at
which there was q vigorous, but very unaat-
tering, burst Of applause, ut the expiration Of
which the speaker lost several pages Of his
manuscript, and occupied sumo minutes in
looking Tor it; After dwelling upon the in
viewed the connection between St. Peter and
the Roman Church. When Peter denied his
dying Lord, aud began to curse aud
swear" lie set IN example that
the Roman Catholic Church had adhered to
ever since, much more faithfully than to any
other lesson he had taught it. DIR. Breckinridge
added that he hoped the Synod Of Missouri
would be satisfied with his discharge Of the
duty to which it had assigned him. He had been
harasseG and hcmmcd in on all sides, and had
the whole address would be. published in the
Assembly Journal, where the delegates could
read it.
SO long an argument had been considered ncces-
sarv to lay it before tho Assembly.
The Rev. George n. Ch:nbe:lain, from Bra
iii, spoke bitterly Of the intucltr Of the koInan
he said, should show that Roman Catholic bap-
ttsrn was valid, and that, therefore, Brazl was
Christian country, he did not think he would
ever 90 back to his old field Of labor, but could
Country where the light of the Gospel had
Tic Rev. william Wallace Brler, OF San Jose,
was the first speaker who opposed the overture
from the Synod Of Missouri Roman Catholic
baptism, he said, must be considered valid, be-
cause it was not affected by the moral character
OF the clergyman who administered it. Perfcc-
tion could not be expected in" Romanlsm or any
other church. Ron:uls'n recognized Protestant
baptism, and the Presbyterian Church could not
afford to be less liberal. "Let us, !" le said,
"drop all these harsh terms We hnye been in the
habit Of using toward our Roman Catholic
brethren, aud labor with them hand in hand.
Let the delegate from Brazil cease to dcnounce,
M Ko1nan Catholic priest who had passed
tie best years Of u long life among
tic indians, bapttzing them, teaching
and eenvsffg g caa shcn msTyng 1ea and dhS@ ysn
Grated by them all, and. if God willcd it, he
would .lie among them. Long ago, the speaker
suid, he had visited the old clergyman during a
season of conversion aud revival. The priest,
not knowing him, spoke as to man requiring
religious consolation, but when he made himself
known they knelt down and prayed for each
other, and ior the success OF the work among
the Indians. 'And will you say Of this man."
asked Mr.. Brier, in conclusion, that the doc
trincs lie taught were false, that ms WORK
among the neglected Indians was anti Christian,
and that the baptism he administered was not
valid ?'' [Applause,] :.
After few more speakers had been heard, 1t
was resolved to refer the whole matter to q
committee, with instructions to report al the
next General Assembly.
PROPOSED JEWISH COLLEGE
EDUCATED RADB1s AT PREMIUM IN AMERICA.
Seo Iork San. lM4y 20.
A Convention OF delegates from leading jew
ish congregations of the United States assem-
blcd Yesterday afternoon at the Howard rooms
at Sixth avenue and Forty-sccond street, to con-
slider the establishment Of seminary or college
in which the Hebrew language and literature
and Jewish history and philosophy may be