National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-03
WASHINGTON CRY p1,EsBYrERY
Efforts for n Union OF the Northern and
southern Chnrchea.

southern Churches.
AT the adjourned meeting of tho Washing
ton city presbytery, held yesterday morning,
Mr.. WIN. Chester, son of Ruv. DR.. Chester,
pastor Of the Metropolitan church. was taken
under care of the presbytery a q student for
the gospel ministry, to enter upon his thco-
logical studies in the autumn. Elder L. j..
Moore, the commissioner appointed at the
meeting of the West street Presbyterian
church of Georgetown TO prosecute tho call
of that church before the presbytery of Erie
for tho services Of Rev. DIR. Thomas Fuller
ton, obtained leave of this presbytery to pro-
coed with the call. 1t has been learned that
DIR. Fullerton who lately preached with SO
much acceptance here, accepts the call of the
church, and Will enter on his pastorate, Sep
TENDER l.
The reports made from the general assem-
bly, of tho church which met aJ Saratoga are
very encouraging to all its friends. In body
of more than $40 members present, represent
ing the interests Of all sections OF the nssem-
bly, in tho states and territories of the union,
so much church business was tremendously
and promptly carried through that the much
mooted proposition of q reduc ion in the
numbers constituting the assembly was en-
tirely given mp, the supposed difficulty Of
meeting the largo expense of mileage of the
delegates being satisfactorily overcome. Tho
sssembiy adjourned to meet in full force next
freely offered their churches and resources
for the attendance; Cincinnati offered to
entertain 200 delegates free of expense.
The number of tho membership of tho
Northern church now exceeds 100000. Tho
contributions reported to the assembly for
the past year were chiefly as follows: For home
missions, S620,C00; foreign missions, $500, 600
church erection, $135, 200.
At the meeting in Saratoga Rev. DIR. STRAIT
ton, tho delegate sent from tho southern as
sembly, then in session in Vicksburg OK
pressed tho most cordial and tender Christian
sentiments, as rejecting those Of the southern
church. Tho same cordial feelings, look ing
even to an offered organic union of the
churches, were fully expressed by tho dolo-
gates of the northern church at Vicksburg,
but before the close of the session the south
ern assembly declared itself as "receding from
correspondence by delegates hereafter" Tho
moderator at Saratoga still, in the kindest
manner, thus addressed DIR. Stratton.
You have alluded to the differences of Wow
neld on principle by some OF your brethren. |
have two words To sry: To all those that hunger
after fraterna relations in all the length of its
present meaning, and all tho possibilities Of its
future outcome, this assembly to. day, standing
before God, aud with all the solemrity of an ap.
peal to YOU earnestly desire to have swept away
everything that shall hinder Oilr meeting as men
ince 70 face with each other in the love of Christ
aud in the work of God, taking that for all that
1t may possibly mean. As for those whom you
represent as men doubling the wisdom aud pro-
priety of such fraternal rotations, we can there.
fore say the whole question is question for them
to consider among the brethren within your own
organization. IT your organization desires this
relationship TO continue, and TO 20 further we
are content; If they prefer another course we are
content with that. 1t is a question in which you
are now charged with the responsibility, in our
judgment We have exhausted our resources in
that direction; and in its discussion we pray upon
you the divine blessings of thai spirit of God who,
when mans wisdom was exhausted, took the
matter into His own hands and IL working out
that which you and we both are striving TO find
and know-the will of our Father on high.