The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-21
CINCINNATI SYNOD.
Review of the ucCune Case

The Cincinnati Synod OF the Presby-
terian Church at its last meeting in
Troy appointed committee of five gen.
| tlemen to review the minutes OF the
Cincinnati Presbytery. Yesterday the
Synod met at the Presbyterian Rooms
in this cjty, pursuant to adjournment
The meeting was called to order at 2
O'clock in the afternoon by the Chair
man, Rev. j. S. Kemper, OF the DAYTON
Pre- sby terry, who announced the object
Of the meeting. After which X ". j. W,
Clokey> on behalf Of the committee, read
the report, which consisted Of three reso.
lutions, in which exception was taken
to the records OF the Presbylery, and
TWO OF which recommended that ma tiers
adjudioated by the Presbytery and
afterward passed upon by the Synod be
pos tponed for the present. The portion
OF the record which was sought to bu
omitted from the review, for the time
being, related to the now celebrated
McCune controversy, and the report of
the committee 0ccasloned quite a
lengthy and warm debate. Objections
were made TO the report as not fulfilling
the requirements OF the Synod at Troy.
A motion to docket the report was
lost, and motion to take up the report
seriatim carried, and the first para
graph was read, as follows:
"The committee found portion of
our minutes previous TO The meeting of
synod last year passed over i'll The re-
view of that Synod. A portion of these
unreviewed minutes, in regard to the
McCuue case, Is involved In the untn.
ished business ol last year, and which
is to come up for disposition at this
present meeting Of Synod. Therefore.
your committee would recommend that
this portion of the minutes be again
passed OVer."
Alter some discussion this resolution
WAS recommltted.
The second resolution was taken up,
as follows:
"In reference to all the prooee dinvs
in the McCune trial, in both last years
and this years minutes, we take the po-
sltlon that, notlce OF complaint to the
General Assembly having been given.
the whole mater Is taken out OF our ju-
rsGictlon, and that it would now be
manilestly improper to attempt in any
way to change or modify the minutes.
Whatever further revision the Stnod
should give to these records is matter
OF future, not present, consideration"
Alter lengthy discussion, Rev. J. II.
Montgomery, Of the Dayton Presby terry,
moved that the resolution be referred
back TO the Committee, with instruc-
tlOns to report to-lay upon all the points
OF the record in reference to The Nc
Cune controversy.
Rev. h. X. Campbell made the point
that, The McCune case having been fully
considered, exceptions should have
been taken while it was in progress aud
not now, that the minutes were con.
cludeQ.
Dr.. Skinner thought that the attempt
10 pass over the record without review
was the worst OF McCuneism, and, when
his address was objected to, remarked
that he was aware that his words were
distasteiul to some present.
The Chairman called the Doctor to Or
der, and the words ''distas Leful to some
presen," were withdrawn.
Dr.. West objected very earnestly and
ut some lenyLn, at what he ielt to be an
attempt to close his mouth and stop all
review OF the record.
Finally, the motion Of Mr.. Montgom-
cry Carried, and they adj ourned To meet
to-day.