, 1879-05-28

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eAnATo0A, N. T.. May 27.-At the opening OF
the Presbyterian Assembly this morning the
Rev Dr.. ratton, after few remarks relating
to the resolution offered by the Committee on
Bills aud Oycslurcs last eyrnng, reai'irtntng
.I's .!c!ycranct Of the Assembly Of 1876, giving
to ttiv pastor at,i convert The privilege to DE-
ct.le as to ihs validity Of tho Catholic banttsu,
in each ensc, gave way to Tho lov. Or. Ersk!no
N. Whha tn ofTcr compromise resolution,
which Dr. Patton sa!d hs was willing TO accept
as Il substitute for the report OF tie Contnistec.
The resolution, as Subsequently amended, 1cmi:
ltsoir<a, Tint this Assembly, In full accord
ance with tho words Of Dnr Confession OF Faith
requesting the Church Of Ron,e aud IT. so.eslled
splr.tual hgat do now reaElrul tho lellyrrahcc
upon this subject Of Tho Assembly uf lbI,, ~ ap-
ulyng to the f,ass htsrarchy header. W tic Pope.
s onpo;eS ans"Stsy ~ md riceonc,ay to the toc:
trnc1 of tho 1oly Scripture. and !. coIsnptnY and
degrading lnrgo part Of chrst's Church. over
which 1t Ilaa u.Hfped supreme coflttol
The Rev. Or. Miller, Of Sew Jersey, spoke In
favor Ut the Rev. Or. ratton's original resoiu-
tion. lie claimed that tho reputation Of tile
Routsh Church entirely would, in measure,
tuyalidata lie succession Of the ministry.
Eldur e. d. Drake believed tl.at, whlo many
gooi Christians were Ia the Rotpan Church, tho
hierarchy Is corrupt.
Pcr.nfsston was given tho Rev. Dr. Primo to
uecept tho amendment Of the Rev. Df. White to
ILLS substitute, of1crcd last evening, affirming
the tlcltyeranCe Of 1885.
The l,ey. Or. Fulton closed tic debate as
Chairman Ut the Committee Oh DEEls aud Over
lures, suying lllat wht!e ha was willing to hccept
the substitute Of Dr.. White. be wished It to bo
untlerstood that the real question WIS not rcat-
lug 10 itic corruption OF the, Roman hierarchy,
but was % to whether the individual members
held the fundamental and essential doetrtuea OF
tho Presbyterian Church. Reading from slle
foru, Of pogcrumcnt tho part Stating What
sllall constitute tho belief Of church members,
he said the fa'lacy Of Judge Drake WIS In
Va,So, a6S vasaa Is os nge e. ee R1ms oa eaa1e onnra
something cise. When w arguo that there arc
elect aud regnnuratc children, III the Komnn
Church, We do p0k cuntcnd tllnt the Caiho}ic
Church is sosiety Of reSenerate people, The
true Ciurch-not tic only Church.
Tllu liay. Dr.. Prime eaa1 that lo had acccptcd
the substitute Of the Rev. Dr.. White, with the
expectation tllut It would stop dlscassiou., Ha
paper nt tho close of his address. 1t was teu
times us objectionable as tu original rcport and
the resolution offered by tho Committee OIL Bills
md ovHrtures.
Tho substitute Of the Rev. DR.. Whtto was
adopted.
compromlsinElY oppose the efforts Of tile lso-
1nt.l, Church to obtain possession Of the publtg:
schoola. -. "''' .
TIlu Rev. Dr. Jcssup calling Dr.. Darling to
The chalr oifercil resolution calling for hddt-
tIoual contributions for tho Foreign Mission
Donrd. TO pa7 the lelts and keep up tho work.
W. Z. Dodge moved to fix fle sum to bo colt.
trbutad tho coming year ut $50, ,00l Accepted,
nnd DR.. Jessup's resolution WAS adopted.
The Rev. Dr. Patton offered resolution com.
,nendng the Catholic i'rt.tyterian, a magnztue
10 the Interest Of thu Pan.Trcsbyttrian Council.
After sons formal business, scyerM OF the
standing conltnistoes nsado reports, and werp
| discharged.
After the customary complimentary rcso1u-
| tlons wcrc Adopted, tic General Assembly nd
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