, 1877-05-30
BRIEF SPEECHES.
DR.. eAFYOAp

BRIEF SPEECHES.
DIR. sArr0AD
moved to lay the amendment to the substitute
on The table
Dr. vnn Dskc-Msy add word, strt ,
Df. Ely-1 object.
The amendment and substitute Wcre read.
DR.. 8afortl's motion to lay on tho table WA
then put and lost.
THE REV. MI. WATKINS
hoped The Assembly would bear with him, Ut
be had spent nearly ali bis lie in The South,
| where Tho evil Of non-fraternai relat!ons VA
known and realized. Thero WAS not a NAH tn
Texas, whers he WIS stationed, but whose fdess
were fully represented by the CoGmsttec
In. tho report. lie trusted TINT both
sabstItuts rats t., and amepdmsnt I'D would ;. b
lfst were true that the words '.schism " aud
"hcrcev" had been used. II was. their duty. 70
vote for oxpunging them. The MstholIet
sqs a nG! aa aa seu 1 Ill., On ns sa, CO..
battlefeda had not shaken hands ocross the
bloody chas1n, but had Allied that chasn
! up, and It existed no longer, Why
ial M in the resr of other religious
bodies and Of the men who fought In the Ware
Economy Of men and money would 10 effected.
| BY the establishment Of fraternal relations
re:t'on. Tho word used was "soundness," not
T1B REV. Mr.. DARNKs
mot es abu e tbs o f5 n d b. e6a
Try they taid. "Lct thc dead past bury iss
aea;;l;;m,, "a soIeo: "wheFo Is your ooun.
* So answer va. returned, md tho ,Deskc,
went on to plead for reconciliation. Business
anil social relations had been re-eatabliehe1, and
why should the churches be hchinihandl Hs
was stationed In Knoxville. Tenn, where there
longing 10 the Northern Church, Two 70 t6o
Southern. Only. few weeks ago the
pastors Of these three churchen met
III aoa stGat rsss s
utteTnnces III the Assembly. hut tho dtQet.
cncc was seen In small towns Of go people,
where the two Churches interfcrcd with each
other. Naturally hostility YVES developed in
Or. Briggs felt no sorrow fer the past. They
had glorious a11I not q sorrowtul past, aud
neither tho Assembly nor its constituency wero
cause Of Christ would not BE- ser1td by any
humiliation OF tue Northern Church.
THE REV. MI. HORTON
opposed the substitute believing that tho time
say something ono way OF anoeher, and. having
sud II, must adhere tott. Let them remember
that they we're making htascry, and making T.
SeSSs a sst u sss soes tas e s' IT,
p to Suppose. Su %as = not ' .hs l. vholo s'a sa6-
| 1tCt uf ulggCu&iUn AMI u6cOFu Afu0rE
thu ehurc1cs cause for eorruwf
Tie Committee I'D not propose to take bacE
one word, but wanted to unite with their South
cru brethren IN saying, " We will forget the ptst
and unIte.n They took higher ground than had
| been imputed to them, ati1 lIo believed their
Views would meet those Of tue great heart Of
the Presbyterian Church. It hnd been
said that any person who had been on
the floor OF tho Southern Assembly
| would have felt TINT tho Se-cGtAhl[shMnnt at
frnscrnal relations wus hi tmposs1bltty. What
would Snutherpcr think 0f the proceedings
| III this bodyt liz would think from what h0d
been done TINT tho Church Was liable to be torn
| tV pieces-
The Moderator called tho speaker to or1er,
No such remark should l,aye been made.
Tlc iiey. Mr. Adams spoke briefly IN favor Of
tho substitute.
T1iH REV. Mr.. puRNELr
believed this to be the most Important question
brought bcfose the Assembly. lie Thought that
body might, wIthuut pride or Talnglory, claim
TINT It had actcsl for. the hest interests OF tho
Church ard the Rlory Ut thu Savior. lnstanclng
thv case Of King solomon and tue two wonlcn
Who claimed child, he argued iu favor of giving
up to tile Southcr1ibretbrcu, and not lfyflin4 the
body of Christ. Born iii the South In elavo-
| holttn. community, he was loyal to the Union
and The Church, aud In tho name OF the sutler-
inR frrel.ucn he appealed 10 the Assembly 70
,, lock arn,s With their Southern brothers III
would b. votei dorn Of Withdrawn.
1la aRv. MI. pAslilkl.
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