The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-31
AGREEING TO DISAGREE.
The Attitude OF the two Presbyterian
Churches.

LENINuroN, KY, May 2j.-In the
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
to-day the committee OH bills and over
lures made the following report in refer
ence to overture No. 81 from the presby.
terry Of Upper Missouri in regard to the
appointment OF committee by the
Southern Assembly to confer with a
similar committee from the Northern
Assembly touching organic union:
"Gour committee would recommend
the adoption of an answer that the Cen
cral Assembly declines to appoint com.
nliltee fer the purpose stated in the
overture, as our principles are 80 essenti-
ally different in several vitality important
particulars from those Of the Northern
Presbyterian Church that the idea of
organic union cannot be cutcrt"' led."
DIR. Primrose moved All amendment,
saying: "IOur committee deems it in
expedient to appoint such committee"
The amendment was adopted, yeas lO2,
nays 81.
Dr. Smoot, of Austin, Texas, the late
Moderator, opposed the amendment on
principle, opposing organic union and
thinking the Assembly should give
reasons for it. When the vote occurred
on the original question it was amended
10y Dr. Davis so as to read: The Gener-
al Assembly declines to appoint Il COM
mittee for the purpose named," and this
was unanimously adopted. DR.. Wither-
spoon read the report of the committee
OH education. Speeches were made
upon the report by DIR. II. G.. Alexander,
of Union Theological Seminary, Prof.
G. r. Hemphill Of Selma, and DIR.
Shclman, president OF Tuscaloosa insti
tute, for training colored ministers. The
report was adopted.
Prof. Hemphill's resolution on frater-
nal relations was taken up. A telegram
war received from DIR. Brown, Southern
delegate to the Northern Assembly, re-
garding the passage of resolution by
the Northern Assembly upon the ques-
tion Of frsternal relations, which met
with great applause. Action was post.
poned on Prof Hemphill's resolution
till the Assembly learns what resolutions
the Northern Assembly have passed.
There was much excitement in the
Assembly over the question.
The following telegram was received
from Saratoga at II o'clock, and was
loudly applauded:
"To the Rev. DR.. Prior, Moderator of
the General Assembly: The following
paper, offered by DIR. Crosby, completely
covering the point, has been passed
unanimously: The committee report that
| fraternal relations having been happily
established between the two churches on
the basis of the withdrawal of all impu-
tations officially made from either side
| against the Christian character of the
other, no further action of the Assembly
| is necessary. WM. BROWN"
The Assembly decided this evening
| that correspondence with the Northern
Assembly should be by delegates in 1854,
and afterwards by letter. The Moder.
ator received telegram from the Sara.
toga General Assembly saying that the
Assembly had set apart Saturday morn
ing, from to II o'clock, as an hour of
| prayer for an outpouring of Gods Spirit
on both churches. The Assembly tele.
| graphed that it would set apart that hour
for prayer. Col. Pat Joyce, just returned
from Saratoga, where he went as fra.
ternal delegate, made speech in the
Assembly, telling of his cordial recep.
ton and the brotherly feeling in that
Assembly.
THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY.
SARATOGA, May 25.-In the Presby.
terian General Assembly to-day the Rev.
DIR. Brown, chairman of the Southern
delegation, took leave in touching ad.
dress, saying that the resolution OF DR..
Crosby, adopted unanimously this morn.
ing, removed doubt from every Southern
Presbyterian's heart, and he should 90
home glad and convinced that the time
would come when the two general assem-
blies would meet and merge like two
liquid drops when the obstacle between
them was removed.
Moderator Hatfield responded. He
trusted that the Great Head of the
Church would cause all that DR.. Brown
had anticipated TO become reality. AS
the two aged men stood with hands
clasped the Assembly rose and sang,
"Blest be the ties which bind"