The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-26
THE COLOR LINE IN THE ouUKcuEs
Disturbing the Presbyterians this Time
The Chicago Peesbytery struggles with

Disturbing the Presbyterians this Time
9he Chicago Presbytery struggles SVtth
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CHICAGO. April 17.-The annual meet
ing of the Chicago Presbytery began
yesterday. Tho most important feature
Of the proceedings Of the day was the
preamble and resolutions introduced by
the Rev. Mr.. johnson, Of tho Theologi-
cal Seminary, on the reunion of the
Northern and Southern Presbyterian
churches.
AftNr setting out that they heartily
favor the reunion of the Northern and
Southern Presbyterian churches, solely
on the basis of common standard, thoy
assure tho committee of the Southern
church that there is no change in views
concerning the spirituality Of the church
rs connected with its political deliver
unces. The resolution thon says:
| eve cannot consent to tao establish
mcnE OF aoparGtc African prcahytrrior
Church OF to any PROV isioDnN .aIr.'lRo-
ment looking forward to the organize
ton Of a separate African Presbyterian
Church.
awe arc willing to consent TO Rn ar
rangemCnt i'll the interests solely Of pruc-
tical efficiency, by which present boun-
darios and constituencies of presbytcrs
and SynOds ~ the South shalt remain in
statue quo, provided this shall DO the
unconStralnod preference of both parties
Interested, explicitly expressed according,
TO Presbyterian preferences, subject a.
ways, rs heretofore, to Acts Of the Gen
erai Assembly,"
"lf there are q sufficient number Of
ministers and churches to form cDiurc Il
prcsbytcry III any locality already COW
cred by the synod, such preshytcrv may
! be formed il those on the ground desire,
but such Dresbytcry shull Tcmnin in srch
synod unIcss there be u synod OF other
! PrcSOytcriaus near enough, to which the
presbytory asks to be attached"
The reading OF The preamble and rcso-
luton created q profound sensation. DIR.
Gray protested that if sucb an uttcrGncc
as that won't forth as the deliberate OK
preston OF opinion of body Of Chris
tian ministers Il quarter OF a century
after thu closing OF the wur it wo Id be
most infamous and disgraccful Ho said:
cit means that we shall go down there
with arms and rcSuscitate all the old
issues of a bloody and nearly forgotten
war. Tho prcsDy teries of Florida, Mis-
souri,, Kentucky and Tennessee, have
already signiticd desire to como ovor to
reunion, but not a man of them would
come in the face Of such M insult, as
THIS effort can only rcsnlt in tho disin-
tegrat:On OF tho church."
"Thc Rev. DR.. Withcrow said
"a powerful body viii come to the
General Assembly asking fer reunion.
We cannot stand on This proposition II
would sweep us from oil Gur feet. But
then again, il we say we will consent tc
and coalcscc all synods and all presby.
tcrirs, [ doubt if we would succoCd II
We fail, it would bo to tie everlasting
sham, of TIC p, sky e~ial chuIcn.
don't believe i'll ecclesiastical utterance.
AID am unmistakably convinced tia
the introduction Of the colorcd line il
religion Is abhorrent to the Christian
sentiment OF the day"
The matter viii como up again.
The matter was finally disuosed OF by
the adoption Of the first portion of Dr
NorccSter'S amendment TO DR.. Gray
J substitute, reading rs follows:
"Resolvod, That this prcsDy tcry il
} heartily i'll favor Of reunion with tn,
} Southern Church, on tie basis OF on,
common standards, pure and simple"
The concluding portion, ''nnd til,
!, equal right Of all disciples of Christ il
every court Of Christ1 church," WI
voted on separately, and on motion, was
lail Upon the table.