The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-06
prcshrterlon Conroroncn.

To the Editor of the Herald.
As much interest has been felt by May of
your readers md different persons, both
north AID south in The conference held by
the Presbyterian committees during the last
week in Waco, 1 herewith furnish you q
copy Of the terms of comfy and co.epeTs-
ton for publication. During our whole sit
ng,no,hing was ssid or done but what ex-
pressed the most cordial feeling and strong
desire to SO arrange our work in Texas SO as 10
prevent friction. The different articles were
voted on seratum after a full and candid sur
vey by the two committees in joint
conference, and were then unanimously
adopted as whole. 1t was delightful
to behold brethren comforting together with
SO much unity OF design and harmony OF
feeling, and when We separated we were
many leagues nearer together in heart. As
committees we report these articles to our
separate syDods for their ratification. In the
meantime we will be governed by the prin-
oiples herein laid down:
We, the undersigned, members Of the COM
mittees appointed by the two Presbyterian
synods of Texas, have Unanimously agreed
upon the following basis of comfy and co.
operation, and recommend its adoption by
the bodies we respectively represent.
LEI. Priority of occupation Of any places
shall ontitle to exclusive occupation, unless
with consent of the presbytery 10 which the
occupying church belongs. A point shall
be considered occupied when supplied with
stated preaching, or when church organ
ization has been effected, and the stated
means o: grace are maintained aud oontigu-
GUS mission stations are supplied with
preaching from q central point By the
term stated preaching, as used aboye, is
meant the maintenance Of regular services at
least once q month.
I'd. A place unsupplied with stated preach
ing for one year after these recommendations
arc ratified by both synods, shall be consid-
cred unoccupied, and the assembly which
regularly and stately fills the vacancy shall
be entitled to the field.
3rd. In towns where two churches arc al
ready organized under different assemblies
and one or both are not able to sustain them
selves. the above regulations are recon-
mended as basis ofunion. Where property
is involved, the church which may absorb
the other shall pay to the board of church
extension or erection Of the church absorbed,
sum equal to the amount contributed by
that DO ard in erecting the church building.
This article of union shall not be so con-
strued as to compel union opposed by o
majority of the members of either church
involved. 1t expresses however, our convio-
ton that church comfy ought 10 consum-
mate such unions.
4th. As committees appointed by our re.
spective synods, we request and recommend
our Presbyterian and synodcal missionaries
and evangests to conform to these sugges-
tions, until such time as they shall have been
acted upon BY the synods at their next ses-
sions.
9th. We recommend thst the members OF
the several churches in City cooperate in
local work, whenever such cooperation will
tend TO its advancement.
9th. In future, whenever a church is or
y ganized the question shall be submitted to .
vote of the members of the assembly which
assembly they prefer to belong to, and the
church shall be reported to the ,presbytery
belonging to the assembly chosen by ma
jority of the members
John d. Matthews, chairman; Edward b.
Wright, w. l.. Miller, B. II. Bsssett, Samuel
A. Bentley, committee Of the northern
synod.
A. p, Smith, chairmsn;L Tenney, Samue
A. King, s. 9. Upshaw, committee OF th(
southern synod.