, 1877-05-26
vnle beng deferred until setne future Acstlon.
known.
After prayer hJ the Moderator, Tho Assembly nd
JnuFncd until o'clock this morning.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE rREsDrTEnfAN GENERAL AssEMnLY.

10 tAs Edttor af TAs Tribune.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Thia august and venerable
body. NOW assembled In Chicago, very generally
attraeta tho attention Of tho citizens; and shcir
wise words arc ssad with uncommon interest by
al who dcsire tho elevation and happinoss Of man.
kind. am glad TO SEQ that tho business Of tho
nceting Is conducted with decorum And general
good feeling. Twas sorry 10 sec, In single in.
stance, departure. on tho part Of The Rev. Dr..
Kendall. from The propstety Of speech which ought
to b exhibited BY tho Christian gentleman such
OCCASIONS. In your yestcrdays issne there Ia 70.
port Of this gcntloman'a speech 1Iome M'sslone,
wherein ho describes the working Of this instltu.
tlon IN tho wcst, and uses tho following language:
"Whcn the missionaries eame into the West and
found horse tracing and shooting. matches on tho
Sabbath. gambling and profanity; ard men were
whisky, and the Ride, md tho knife did thet dcad-
" work, barbarian was In force. Hut they Tho
ps II H. ds. samsssas bs t.
They rouscd their conacrnces, thoy arrested their
attention.. they stirred ths!r inte!leets and warmed
Etetnlty alons can dtac!ose !ti 1nndcla and Uni.
d. 'ns s enonssa s Il s
sins nnd led 10 Christ" -
Does this gentleman thiak t,at Il Is rcspee!fu,
"A respectable denomination Of Christians, not
one whit behind the Ptssbyterlsns n this slty Or
s sS oss4 Sss %ou IL % sss
kindly, II one OF us. aliuding to ouf work IN tho
Wcst should associate the rEesbyterlans n. n
similar manner A. among those converted BY
ouE cIorBf Evidently our brother forgot
beginning Of the century such Language Wa. more
common and In bctor tnste. but now It ID without
cxcuae. Probably nlne.tenths Of those who heard
Mr. Kendall were a. heart unlvcrealtsta. Many Of
tho cler9ymen have Unyorsaliats in their churches,
aud took them in with tho understanding that they
wetu eneh. II they approve OF what this brother
said, they hhould go home and At once oxpel these
unworthy mcmbets, y ho arc a. only 10 no hsso.
eiatcd With .inGdels, 1runkarAs, etc. And would
It not bo well for onE Cnitertalist believers who
srs inclined 70 60 tnto the pts.bytettan Ghu.eh TO
better than lrunkatds, Sabbath breakers, etc.t II
that Ia tho position that can prorerly BE- assigned
them, they had better stay out Of the Church and
not dlehonor that respectable body BY union with
churches shns VIII not suffer By comparison with
any Of tho Presbyterian churches hero or etsc-
where. There won1d have been many more Cntvcr.
salEst churches hero snd throughout tho country II
tho Orthodox churches had not changed thc1r atJc
Of Ss,,I snS SoaEh, = Int
churches at the present tme that not willing to
admit to their communion avowc1 untyersalsts.
Willis they show willingness to do this. and tnko
our money for htlr support lot thca treat Us with
common eonttssy; Il they will not do thts; then
thcn. While We confess that ''we ara no better
tban wo ought to be, " and shave no religion to
epcak Of wc believe VIC hre ~ good ps our neigh
bars Of the Orthodox chnrchca. IL VI make fewer
prayers, VIC mako mp for this lack BY dotng moro
pay moro attention 70 strict lonor and integrity.
Ous religion has no "Uaukrupt law"
900 htlch!gan n.enuc.