The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-26
correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l

The subject was again taken UP this
r.orn:ng. and the following resolutions
we're adopted:
/. That Tie Preshytory request the pas
for and sessions al it, churches to call
meeting Of their respective congregations
for the express purpose Of fully presenting
al, subject, and asking OF each member n
contribution 70 the cause OF home mis-
Sons. which hall amount TO such sum nc
ti.e session shall deem It's equitable portion
81 S4,oeO rCcdcd for the Proshytery's
work.
D That in view Of the important calls
mon the homc-miSSiou funds at this time.
toib within Our Prc>hytery and in the
mission field q our Church. our Commit
h.. nj Missions Ia requested TO arrange for
visitation Of Our churches receiving aid
in the support Of their pastors, urging
,ben TO an increase Of the salaric, paid.
with view 20 making them Seli-suStainng
=, isr L. posi- .c.
Tic or.anlafiou OF the Fourth church
81. Richmond v.a~ reported. and call from
ra church W.> placed in the hands Of Lii
r.-.ia.c Poy;oG II. Uoge and accepted.
ttl2 u. Rev. l.. {. Frierson preached.
At > -. ". NJ. uogc preached Il trial
..rmon for ordination.
I.y. g.. j. Armstrong, u. D.. and Rev.
p. Henderson were appointed a committee
to install NCv. T.. {. fricrs0n pastor III the
second Church. Norfolk.
nr. Brown. from the committee 20 whom
p. subject " referred. offered the follow
n-. which was unanimously adopted:
REPORT oN FEArEENAI. RELATIONS.
ra,much e. important action was taken
DIS Our la>i S,r3l Assembly and also 10y
n. Northern v,cnoral Assembly for cstal-
r..n. fully what are called iratcrnal rola-
tim, between these two ecclesiastical
bodies. and iuo>auch as different opinion,
exist ., totne ~,u>c in which the action re-
fTrdoi,to .c understood. tha Prc>ly-
tery q La,t Hanover deems it suitable t.
ADOPT The following paper as expressing it,
views iu the II misses. w notice
l. The position ii our Church on this
>.1f.rf. The position taken i'm the Balti-
more Conference require OF the Northern
Assembly the rc,raction Of AN accusations
whatsoever impu-uinc the Christian hon
or 0i orr Assembly. In regard 10 "cCr-
ra political declarations" OF the other
s, mlly. orr position VS. this: that if
r.a QUESTION, were - 10 organic union.
t..vwoull De- IAN msuperahlc obstacle"
r..t ., thi> Wa> case simply Is 10 the -cn-
tr.i amicallc re- atoms, while such declara-
lion. constituted "a serious hindrance,'
II ya. not "an ,n>uporaolc one" aud We
Gdnot "rciU,a irateual relations for these
a.r,e,." Considered Us purely political
opinions they might. however improper for
court u Chris. Doe disre-ardcd. ii. how
r,.r. ihey contained offensive impuiAtions
uaa o., character OF our Assembly. this
a,p.c, q them must De disayoWed. since
m tHe nature al the case there could be no
reason why We should allow an aSptr>ion
ID ,hi> particular 10 remain upon Us any
u0ye than rs touching "hcrcsy, schi>m,
and ha>pheny.'
TIN, position taken in the Baltimore
Conf renee W., sanctioned with great
Immunity 10y OR Assemblies OF $50. lS1G,
49,. ISL.
Another fac, r, especially significant q
f1ti, point. The Northern ~ BROOKLYN.
ir 80. adopted Fl paper proics>cdly OF re-
l..t9cai concurrence in. and in Response
t. U4ucr transmitted to them %! our ~
-,.l'v. in session the same wear al >dNan-
n.a. II was unsatisfactory to Us. because
+ entirely omitted any reference to TIE
most material part Of our paper: but they
EXPRESSLY declared that "While condemn
.r, certain act, and dcl.ycrmcc> al the
~.uta IN General Assembly, 30 acts or de-
.4rtion~ ~ the Northern General Assem-
i.. or Of The historical body or bodic, OF
which fhe prC>. PIT Assembly i The success
-or. j., o. Le construed or admitted "a, I'M
ru-u.n. in any way the Christian chmac-
t,r ~ the Southern General Assembly,. or
4 tlc hi>tori .al body or bodies o. when u
is Che successor.
Thee statements show conriu>iNC.y not
only vhs, The position q or Church really
h9 been. but also how the matter was uh-
de..toOd by ,he other party-'iz, That II
required. %, w. meet and proper. and e.,
indispensable for establishing iull frdterndi
eog.e>p ondenco, the mcquivocal retr1ction
o I'D offensive imputatlons without m!
exception whatsoever.
=. The position of orr ISScmb'y {" At
I'G. o. The first paper adopted ana
transmitted a. the Assembly at springfield
declared our rc-rct for and Withdraw al
ID ID. expression, az our Assembly when
m4y be regarded a~ rejecting upon OF Oh
l,g,iyc t. Tie Northern General Assem-
bly," l20 Their Official paper IN response
completely reuprOcated our language ~
4 the same time We received unoihcialiN
mother paper adopted by said As'thlDl. +:
IN which they "disclaim any reference
.in the olhciqi paper TO the actions OF pre-
c.ding Assemblies cOncerninS loy3l'H III"
rebellion. hut refer only 10 those conccIH-
inc ...cbi.u. bcro-v. and bla>phcmy.' a.
TO This We answered eli the action oi
your Assembly tcic2raphed by your modc-
r.f0r f. our moderator does not mOdl-
Dis DE concurrent resolutions adopeu
by your Assembly and ours, we Me
prcmrcd 20 send delegates forthwith. (0'J
10 this came their reply, "The acton re-
lorrcd To- doe. not modify, but IL explains
fLe concurrent re-olutiOn. and the cXplana-
ton /, Oh the face OF the action tG.) 10
hi. orr Assembly, made a final reply, de-
c'aring its centre satisfaction WIN th'
fan and explicit term, in the General rs
.cmbiv of the IsrC-byterian Church III ln'
United States OF America ma. cAi iCS'C" '. y,
reciprocal concurrence in me paper
transmitted 10 said Assembly Oh il"''i ''''
coue-p ondence.' ,...;,,
From the feet, and considerations ~ -, 't 80
III forth If &, evident that our Asseinpll ~
Atlanta agreed 10 establish iuli ana ioI n
mcablc relations Of correspondence VIZ
The Northern General Assembly upon I.'
bssi. Of complete roiraction Without -,
ccpt0n Of all offensive impu'ailohs u
tAe Christian character OF our AsseliI"'!
Thi- il apparent from the iolio""is -
marks: 49,,
a. This, and this only, was cohsls tou,
with the position Of our Church iIoi1 i0''
10 the present year. ,...,,, q,
"a il would be highly discredilaoio u
or Assembly, while insisting upon q COM ON
plcte rtractiOn as 10 :" heresy, schisii' W,
blasphemy,'' 10 consent TO any proPosi'io'
by which any dsh0n0ring imputalioh M'
TO remain, whether in connection WIZ. ~ ~,
Utica. declarations or otherwise. u. ~ a.