The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-24
THE U. .PRESBYTER[ANS.

THEU.PRESBYTER[ANS
THEIR 24TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
To Convene at Monmouth, >Itttnots, To-day.
Warn Tlmo on the Musle Question Expected.
/, q AReadable Review Of This pody OF Chris.
I ilAns ani Their preulIsrliles.
Special Dispatch to the lptelllscnccr. fl
MONMOUTH, ILL.,, May o3-Thc twenty
fourth general assembly Of the Jnitet
Presbyterian Church will meet here TO-
morrow. The opening sermon will bt
preached by Rev. 7. J. Kennedy, Of De.
Moines, Iowa, the Moderator's alternate
Abouttwo.thirds ofthc delegatesarcalrcady
on the ground. No delegates from Wheel
Ping reported rs yet. 1t looks as II the rep.
rescntation will be full tomorrow. The
leading candidates for Moderator are Rev.
David PAUL, OF Ohio, candidate OF the
organ people, and Rev. D. W. Collins, Of
Pennsylvania, candidate Of tho "antis." The
vote for Moderator is expected TO indicate
in advance the iato Of the organ agitation.
Knowing parties, with whom I have con.
vcrscd, estimate majority for PAUL, and it
looks as II they were speaking by tho card.
Some OF them predict warm times. The
conservatives, who have been quiet during
the discussion thus far, and who favor in.
action on the question at this time, are
getting reused up by rumors that the
"Antis' will contest The vote. II this pro.
grammc Is carried out it is said tllat some
ugly facts in regard to illegal voting will bc
brought out against their side. Some OF
the calmer people hope for and predict
that wise counsels will govern the discuss.
ion, and that the whole matter will bc set.
tied harmouiously. 9
trhe United Presbyterian church OF
North America is the result Of union Of
two branches OF the Presbyterian family,
consummatcd in Pittsburgh May 20, 1855.
In lII3 certain ministers seeded from the
Established church OF Scotland on the
ground Of corruption Of doctrine and
tyranny OF administration The denomi.
nation became popular, and sent mission
aries to America. They united with the
Coyeuantcrs, and the new church was
called "rhe Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian church." twas to this organization
that DR.. John Mason, one OF the most elo.
quent preachers Of any aye or country, be-
lonSed. Some of the original secession
church refused to enter this union. They
also increased rapidly. But in 1855 they
agreed 10 unite with the Associate Re-
formed church, and the new organization
was called "The United Presbyterian
church, The church hns ministry OF
over seven hundred. Its members number
over eighty thousand, and it contributes
annually about Sl.000,000 to religious pur-
poses. \.
Her missionaries have taken possession
OF the land OF Egypt, and have there
college. theological seminary, and mary
schools for the training OF tho people. Ma.
tive converts are trained up and inductcd
into the office OF the gospel ministry. der
work III India is also successful, and is
prosecuted with visor.
The church i'll her home work has been
active and earnest. It refused to admit
slaye.ioldcrs to its fellowship. This caused
dlvlslon,. and, the associate reformed
synod of the South was organized. This
branch sang psalms and sold slaves, and
sometimes sent their visiting brethren from
the North home with n gentle reminder
that tar and feathers were strong arguments
south OF Mason and Dixon's line. Lately
negotiations for a union have been in pro-
sress, but these have fallen through, the
Southern brethren fearing that there might
be some reference to the p,lst unpleasant
ness" that would stir up feelings that
could not well be expressed in orthodox
language. This conclusion may have been
partly hustened by poem entitled "The
North Star Line" describing the rescuing
OF fugitive slaves and their escape by the
help OF elders and deacons ut the North.
This poem, written BY Rev. D. r., Miller,
Of Martin, Mich, called forth IN indignant
response from n hot-blooled Southern
parson. To this Rev. Miller replied again
in language OF the most caustic severity.
Little episodes OF this kind prevent the
union. Ny. Sg -.
The United Presbytcrians haye estab.
!lshed schools ut the South, and have q
flourislling college ut Knoxville, Tenn, ut
which there are about two hundred litern.
ry and thirty theological students
This church adheres to the psalms Of in
spiration, and regards the use OF the songs
Of mere human rhymsters rs something
uncomfortable in worshipins God. The old
version Of their psalms wiis not smooth,
and had been prepared largely by Sir Fran.
els Rouse, gifted noblcman. The new
version is not perfect, but is quite smooth.
The name OF Rouse WIS used against them,
and they in return replied ave sing the
the words of the Spirit, while you Use Pope,
Burns and Mrs. Hemans. They say this
is given by Gods spirit, and is superior TO
all other books; il is divinely appointed; it
is not sectarinn; it is perfectly adapted to
the wants OF the church. in NIL ages OF the
world" Its members believe that the
church is the great benevolent society OF
earth, and that voluntary associations 8
which have progress without Christ, or that
bind the conscience rs to what is future
and unknown, rs in the case Of Jcph,hah
and Herod, are opposed to the spirit and
letter OF the gospel. They claim both to
teach and practice the broadest charity.
Instrumental music has never been for
bidden in their houses. The best liddlers
in Pennsylvania, in early logCabin days
were psalm.singing elders. md even to this
day the Oldest OF them will think OF youth.
ful days, and rattle of by the bow'"Jack
on the Green" Pianos and organs have
been in their houses, and used ior pleasure,
But the law Of the church forbade their use
in worship. ~ few people demanded their
authority for such a law, and when 1t was
not forthcoming organs we're introduced
into congregations in different parts Of the
church. An attempt to discipline them
signally failed, and thequeslion was handed
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