Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-06-02
The Two Kilograms Between the Presby
tsrians General Assemblies, North
and SOuth

Since peace was declared in 1865, at
various meetings Of the New School and
Old school General Assemblies of the
North, resolutions rejecting on the South
6presbyterians were adopted. They have
'beg replied to. The Northern bodies named
have since merged in one General Assem-.
bly and that body, its feelings mellowed
lby time, has made overtures to the South
ern Assembly for fraternal relations,
but declined to withdraw past utterances.
These overtures have been courteously but
invariably rejected with, in substance,
this reply: "If the past resolutions Of the
New and Old School Assemblies were true
we are not fit to fraternize with; if they
were not true you must clear the way for
fraternal relations by apologizing for their
utterancs." In the mean time Christian
greetings have continued to pass between
the Assemblies. Last week the Southern
Assembly adopted the following overture:
aTbat. while receding from no principle
we do hereby declare our regret for and
withdrawal of all expressions of our as
sembly which may be regarded as reflect
ing upon or offensive to the General AS
sembiy of the Presbyterian Church OF the
United States of America, Resolved, that
a copy of this paper be sent by telegraph
at Spring field, ILL.,. for their prayerful con-
sideration and mutatis mutandis for their
reciprocal concurrence, as afording ba-
sis for the exchange of deleg ates forth
WITH"
The Northern Assembly sent the follow
ing response:
1.-THE Moderator is instructed to tele-
graph to the Moderator of the General AS
sembly in session at Atlanta. Ca, that
his telegram is received with warm enthu-
siasm by this Assembly, and. in order to
remove all difficulties in the way Of that
full aud formal fraternal- correspondence
between Assemblies which we ON our part
are prepared to accept, we adopt the fol-
lowing, to-wt: 'While receding from no
principle, we do hereby declare our regret
for and withdrawal of all expressions OF
our Assembly which may be regarded as
rejecting upon and offensive to the Cen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
of the United States, and we renew the
expressions of our warm fraternal regard
for all who compose its communion and
our readiness to exchange delegates forth
with. y
Immediately after its adoption DR.. N ev-
ins of Chea Foo. China, said: LET DR..
Prime now lead US in prayer. " Eyes" said
the Moderator, land then all join in sing
ing the Doxology."
The following reply to this was sent by
the Southern Assembly:
ATLANTA, GA, May 27.-To the Gener-
al Assembly of the Presbyterian church,
in session at Springfield: 1t was unani-
mously resolved, first, that the Assembly
does hereby declare its entire satisfaction
with the full and explicit terms in which
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian
church in this United States of America
has expressed its reciprocal concurrence
in the paper transniitted to our Assembly
on fraternal correspondence; second, that
we do unfeignedly rejoice and render
| thanksgiving to God for an event suited
| to take away the reproach of alienation
| between two bodies holding the same stand
| ard of faith aud order, and tending to
| bring peace to our borders; third, that in
| asmuch as it is inlpracticable at this late
| day to have an interchange of delegates,
| the Assembly does hereby appoint the fol-
| lowing to your Assembly at its next SEES
sion: Principals, Rev. VIM. Brown, D. D.,
Rev. J. A. Hoyt, D D., Rev B. NJ. Esler:
| alC6rQaLeS, heV. II. Z. EaErlS, u. IL, OoV.
H. C. Alexander, D. D., Hon. Patrick
| Joyce.
"R. K. SHOOT, Moderator
| The Assembly at Springfield thereupon
appointed the following delegates on its
| part: Principals. Rev. s. j. Nicols, D. D.,
Thos. S. Hatfield, D. D., and Hon. s. NJ.
| Moore; alternates, Rev. Arthur Mitchell,
| D. D., Rev. S. T. Prime, D. D., Hon. VIM.
E. Dodge.