Standard, Volume 5, Number 8, Madison, Jefferson County, 3 December 1835 — Page 2

THE STANDARD.

: nod at the same time, therefore Reso'ccd, that the j the appellee, had refused to produce the record." Frothy! or v will ami hereby !oef? decline to nub- S Many members objected to that part of the n so- ; niit it? l ock?, records and proceedings prior to this : Union referring to Mr. Fames, and much discusj d.ve to the review and control of the. Synod ot ; sion ensued. 1 rhihdelpliia, until the lieneial Assembly shall take j Mr. Fames thought it an unfair advantage to

TiiF STAXPAM'. i-s fu.r.t two very highly et in Kei'.'.ucl.y, hav::- recent

;L -. with mm h empha

J to 1.1 xircton erl.oii mm r of c :c trcii.i r-. ..;'..-.; ly, with our ; v..iv;v, accede :o n sustam.n.: our p: p-.

vii'.e.

med clerical been receiv.msf.r of T'ic

Home order on this subject."

A true extract from the minute?. Gr.o. Prrnrjim Clerk.

take, though a true record, vet the Svno I had n

right to pass sucii a resolution. J hi t he did not

wish by his silence to be understood to acquiesce

The Moderator then asked the original parties j in the acts ot the Synod in this case, fthev were ready to proceed. Ir. 11. J. Frockit, ridge Slid his motives in ofi'erIV." Junkin replied that he was ready. Mr. ing the resolution was to put it out of the power

Barnes stated that he expected t 'r v " ! " wrnes to ;ead hereafter that advantage

in trying the rase, l.v

tinionv. when he wa-

to the withholding l.y

oper record in this case.

jection to the course of

Fames,

ret that we cannot, ; m.)k Fta,tmt?llN llUt th'at he did not consider , had been taken of hifn, in vrte views of dutv ili;u?oi, ? ,.-,.,,-- ' - J'a' ii ,ea,1.v' , ng ""authenticated test -'I- M - r T f i -" , , , . ! T'lvy, as a co-presl,vter. tc j,vreVa:io:i oi ken-; -; F-J. Irockmndge moved that flio Assem-; bis P.esbyterv of the .ir0no depends on such a s '-co ' "ytcry be ordered forthwith to and oi l not make anyVec ; -ay upon the table the record in the case of Mr. his Frrl,ytery

.i-:na c.i.: t'uo pro; uj! the b

:ig in os It ion otiin n

motives in

unuer a m:.-app ' . c. is

Dr. P:

the

U Cam

, ii-:....: i i r ti . , .. .

------ S. O. Il U XSl . 1J , I I lie 111 III) I PH :V llMrtll I .,1 .. .! I . ...

we i -ei ai:m- """uif m tne .ifseiiiti v. ami pu-T-j-est m- -.-.fi, t. ...... n..

.... - ' S , 'UlliLlU UV Mil I I

conccr.tr:

rehen- I 1U P;. 1 l!I)Cm winch the minute was made: and othc-s

i now it mere was a trap m it, was it not siran-e ll,. .1... I I .

i i.i.u iiv snouia make it nn, i ion i ..- o as

- i .-. . i - n. . i . . ...... v v, i .. ii.

a. hi ow c. iui emu i. reason whv the Svun.l 1,-,1 i,,ri.?:

'tis region., to rally the : case! " J

IV. E!v

contended tliat it was illegal to

if i v. wiine ne. n:

iiction

iil t lie

othc-s, who opposed the resolution, assumed it true, that the Presbytery had no rinht to deliver the reeoid in ipiestion.

eckinnd-o protested aprninst sucli

tiiCir patior.age on one

a nob'eonc. a;id entitled to the most

arid jiravcrful consideration. Put are not .inn mir-takc-n in supposing that Louisville .: toil are the only points at which such a ration of cifort could V-e hoped for? is tli ? ten ttory wl.i. h is to be benefitted by etfert! Obviously the Statesof Kf ntuckv, .diana and Illinois. Tennessee and the .e supplied by the "American Pre.-byte-hic'a we are all disposed to regard as a r in our work. Tb:ti we need only :r eye to the ni ip of our country, to be d, that no part of Kentucky has equal a centra! position, with Hanover. ..r.y be urged, that the luration of a place o .mich to do in this matter as its characis pi obal ly i u. .Viid yet, while it is . th.t ICcntucky is a 'K etitucky of a place,

ituekian, mere mav tie ot.'ier

re;

d that he did draft tl

! but that the Assembly did not or.!

io minute

t oiv.cr t;

eshv-

nev. Dr

nririmi,inc It n.. ... : . 1. 1 i i . i

. 4l , iu ii uikiiii mr proper record , and tien to condemn the Synod for not bavin- it.

j ,or' to put the. records in the hands of this Synod, i and that he was thankful that the providence of i od permitted a slin in !,-.Twl-.t;nn Hi- "Millar .....

in the word at; and that thus "in the providence n i t 1 .1 1 1 . . . . .1

ot iio.t, thev had been permitted in their very anx

lety to secure their end to do that which protects the Assembly's Second Presbytery in their rights.'"

The tesolutions carried

It vas then moved that the Court proceed to authrntieatp the documents of the appellant by the if troduction of witnesses. IV. lunkin called on Dr. Ely and Mr. Patterson, whododined.

iki

"onls to Feneion: Let

striking clearness, the necessary existence of a to him in the v.I 'nii-o ' 1 . i - ... . .

-1 "" vi mi aiui meiy mtfiii-ent. "A mat shipwreck has c.---t vou on

v am i., ,, announces (joil to cliiiilren, .Xew toti de- you see there a 1

I I 1 t 1111:1 III Tl ! I 1 i fisn ' i 1 i A i. .1 I ,-.,.-. . t , .-. . r. ... i - . .

- . i.v.n.ni, K-t.m:y luriii,!;..,-; vnu find pietrr-- i-, itr .nu.scovrnng that the laws of motion which re-- : u n ommot, beauty: you c-m-r ibn 11 , ulate the world ,m n. , : ..;,;. . i ''.i : , ' -ie.mi the I.l,rar7. whre a

ivi I'iiilllll7 1 tl W 7" . .Iili'llll'll " i I ft I J II Kir At

it n drsort island;

lonse.ot elesrant arcbitof t...-.T

. . ...... v O 11 li

on tin

ronerties oi bodies: ili.it ihov d,i nm ,h-;.t;.

ate from necessity, since thev are not the only nos-

sible l.r.vs; bm that they proceed from (he princi- that

p,e oi oruci and perh ctiou, since they are the most . Do l

s.nij te, and yet the most copious in results;! Leib

nn, i hps means, lias demonstrably proved tl

excellent books ftfn,.M,. i,:.,.i

.v limy ananeil; nc verthr ', .

are

Yen d

i . . ..nn hi,

'" i fuvx in ai; i'Hs island, in

chance has acrpmpli.-hc.,! ;,!l tlm vo

you believe

VOIl i It'll. T.. ' . . . . ' .

. ' 1 "l .' iii.ii i.iese ; r.'i..c;

riin .i I . i

i.'. iL ii onicr an

ie articles ot furniti

u ;

sy nn

,.,

'on sc ;

, juit together

try; these various

J (i i'i y an v imn ...,t..

... ....... , t v t.

Ivev. Pobt. Steel, was then called before ihe court as a-vitness; and testified to tlm nml. ...i;..;

l. n . . - - - . . ..... .. ,-

in. i.rcciiinrntge remaiKed that he hoped the tv ot Hie deuimnnt?. nn,l s vnl,

v" ,,,u o ii ui not ie onaru'e.i wim the tc?tu,mn v ii,

. v if

containing a

s of a K

u-abie even to Kentucky, in theestitna-

''V'ia!1" causes, ,rocured by the designs of mc:i He was desirous that Synod should see "the true history of lhis case, that'they might judge for themselves in this matter. Mr. K. J. Preekiniidge stated that the interplea of non-jurisdiction by the Assembly's Second ' Presbytery, was perfectly unprecedented in the history of the world. Here were the parties ready tor triah and another party accidental in its re-

I ... ....... v t , t., ;ippoinieu to ta:;e testimoti v, j had the testimony in their pockets, and refused io bring it before the court, and at the same time '

entered a plea ot injurisdiction in bar of the j coed inns.

ui.ii annua, s ami plants are, m their origin, the work of an intelligent being, who created them, or

Mr. Fames then addressed the Synod at some 1 ' , "'Ui- ' haV0 ,"0"ive,1

length. He said that after his trial l.oforo IW.v. I " ' "Ue .an0t,lcr' a" "U-nite progres

tery. he examined his book and determined to make such changes of objectionable passages in

II1 'H HIT iri iniif. . - i

ext.tenceo, a supremely intelligent and tree Pe- i adjus.ed with so much the J . 'u r wl n,g, who has ehosen, who has pr,f, rrcd. ; so Wilfully imitate vr V " The ancient philosophy regarded animals and , treat so ac'curatelv of ' - , plants as simple productions of the earth. It was do you belie , Z !u ZTl

even believed for a Ion- time th:.t diin.ron, l-in.t ' .:.'.... :.. . .' ' . l"0 P"rely ior-

. ""i.i", ..... .1 i. ' mi i ii ii at lor, s ; Ot anillirils were nmlnpi.l c!,,t,r i".., . . I ..: i .. ...

' - " . . w.. v. v I 1 1 1 u:il lull Li i fin . I IUII V. I lei t t n . 1 .: . I . .-

.... 1 ' ..u.i ,Jlf, Denet. V. ell ,, m modern times, u luts been clearly shown, that 1 shall ad,!. I,- i,,! . ., . ,

animals and plants proceed from others of the ! prepare vour 'souNo'ri'.-d t ' same kind; that there are o e,,uivoeal genrrati ng without ;ri,rcl,c,ion; .lion ! r, .no" 1 powers; and that neither the sun. nor the earth, i contemplate the wide fielj 0f :.; v ' ' "'J nor the waters, nor all the united energies of come attentive Si-vA o' .', 1,a"n'l,(?na.ure, could produce a single living Win-, even ! man will have neater need ,'if'r' I,a,on' " H endued wirn nollnnginore than ve-etative life, i to discover that there i- -x c And from this recently discovered truth, ilows a ! universe, than he would hvo'Z! T5 new proof of the existence of a Divine Creator. ! a painter when be ' S"e

l-W i. .;i i , , , , .. .......... , . I'ni.iii'.or an

" . . i ' j ue atK nowieuged , eitlier

'en, I

a' collect

upon an edifice. "Kve.-v

J!ii, tk'Miniition. Tim i.lo-, fir'

c" " '"en carries with it rn

is conn

v !io Hindi

when he looks

lie perceives plan.

an intelligent cause i:mf

forth will, he

on vn-tion." And

'pel. en lo exclaim with the dis-

sion, WHICH IS alisurd and raiiirn.linr,- 4 T ; riiiir ui s

i i i - " ' 'i '"' lll liii' w ill unrul...!' , deed, whatever supposes a succrssimi ,rl,,i,-r huanv wre, ,!,,, ... . .. d ?(:'

........ iv i.iemncis ami fjiiantities, necessarily ' me Jtoi

excludes infinity. What i

to which new

: i , . - v .'-"""' cej .-iipn ine mtelh-

tne case would be tried. l,, 1, c..;.i .i... l.., ; . " ' coinr.oiilia mini- : "mnar, a man avow- bi.ese!

!uul no, abandoned any ,.:incin!e or se,wi,,.n, i ! . ' "-. " m """ ",e ",,,-et a!,s,lr!- an ! " mg the ,-,UW

ue i eoK as would not injure it, that ho had ordered ihe chamtes to be undo. :md l.n.l l,,,,i,. .1 -..-

"5 ...... ...... .-..n.iii (ill; I.iO.II

slice iievr

tnem to the Synod, where he fully

nail orator; " then

it but an infinite chain 1 1(J 'raze inion toes!.-.- .,i....

: , '.'III I 1 lllUnnv I.o nl....., .....! 1.. I 11.. . ! pvicln I'

..... i - .inn eu . iieuce ! I. I., Hsuprem

pro-

is e who are not lentuekians. Py mi

e mean tio in.vidious comparison. The

vor. is fimpiv mis wit;, ad that is

Dr. Junkin made the foilowiiu

wished it to 'ue put on record, viz:

the book. Do had made such alterations i

; "i i ue expressions contained n the !.!.-

tatement, and , thought won!

iretiiren

ir.hnite succession of effects exacts not 1

i i t

ess imiip-: -(t x in-- reason itse i: lie

Or with

' man sttipid enough t not acknowledge the

('" H', on the

en still fro 1 1, if.-. i.

'i",i'i i !.:. ..

') reiisonir,'' to

nousiy an onsrtna rauso. -'Tn ri.m.i .1 ! that tl.U

. ----- -- -.v 1. . II. . III.' I III. . Ill tl-i

nn ,i.i lit- ,,. i i

, . , . I I ill V l Olllll

meei i.:ie views o us it here

He coi'cluded by h;

i;e-

-! 11...

rinmin miv, a unite or

n d i n t in n-infii-

h elming to submit to trial, n !,. P,.(i!i.,L.. S ' ''

J --' 1 ' u. It I y

ns great an absurdity, as if one osence and wisd

l wi.-iied to appeal directly to the Conernl Ansembly , and made a proposition to the Presbvterv

and to .Mr. Fames to t'it :nii,nini l.r. ri, ,i v.-niifl fnrnl-I. i , ..

o ,,.d fit,. ( :r.,,,, .,i.. - ..i ... i .i r, , . . . " v J ' . ' lecoru 01 III

- " """i,iuu t.i I .urn me irestiytery acquiesced m tiio objection.

aiiuauic in i ue ciiaracter ot i 1 "l 'iwe&iion men was wnetlier the Appeal should

litll

e weight requires a cer-

chance, that

tor

ce to support it. but an exceedingly great ', tells a 1

eir juo-

oitant?, Fresbvterianistn ha.-; never tlour- ! t0 ,lic 'ynod of Delaware or to the Synod of u-re. It has always exhibited the 'sickly .' ' Thi? l'ion depended upon the " . ,. . ' - qt.es. ion ot priority as to the meeting oftb-two ncc 01 a" eX(,,iC;tia 1!s re.igiousprnodi- Synods. And I asked whether the Synod oflM-:angu-hcd. The names of some half: aware would be in existence and would have a

or minute weight ran do without it. "II Let the ! Pf 'g to such a

per-

himself to maint.uii fg as it is Tvitfi. iutei:-

only the result of a blind

IVc'S hi-j OW.'l rnns...,.,...

....... v-n. UK t-

ll t(1 iinndl. I ,hal! a).4lain jVc

sjiark: is onh

mui (b'ii

rotu re-

have sunk into

t.ven in evidence of this fact, r. is another dilficulty. The sulscrip'f 'he Standard contains near to thon- . ?. and of these only about mo f.i, . -Now uld it be decorous for the pro.vrhout consulting their patrons to trans'o -.nother State? Ji.i also to misapprehend the motive? of iCioio of the Standard. The "elevation College" over the two sister institu-N-::e.i'd am' Danville, is a motive, we are ' . which never had a jdaee in the breasts rtrrors. Nor do we see how such a rei .-o espeeted. Cherishing no other feel- .: s iiiose institutions than rcsjrct and ti-.e emulation, we shall continue to give ; to any thing that talis under our t ve. y te calculated to promote their interests, .uetrJy the interests of sound learning. confess that we feel a deep interest in g the paper. AVe have sustained a heavy s-Abiishing it here; but there is now a fair t that it wiil more than sustain itself, ben employment to a considerable number ' i,'Rt? w!l would be thrown out of em- ' !t be removed; to say nothing of the -f breaking the contract wiili the pub'.1 the loss which they must nee. sssarily i;i 10 facilities of communicat.on, there

r- 1'iui enjoy so manv as t. vtr.

a premature grave, ! iCP:l0 -etore its expiration. I was assured in ihe

cee.lm:.

On Saturday mining a motion was mule tint as Mr. I j.'tme flreliiii'il i.i n.i....... .....i .....

- "i'i' ."i(v.T to nn' ci, a i-(.i' ihe I 'omt miiii.M a p ; i : i i : i , a numhrr of tl,- j,, Ii, a,iy ,o

,. ' "' i Uk- cvimv otiirr M',) in the i .".-ce in.?. r:vp mm' Io mm Ii disrussiim : yvf.i-h frmiinu.-.l in the ii.Tis ui, that ,1P moderator s-honld , ,!;e so, h an an-nrn-irmeni - lint f,c ii.. ;..,):. -:.i '

' .iiiu.ii aruii" ,n i ns rnnii 'in- mnvi

negative, and accordingly with the consent, and i ,"se his l,rivil,?R "f V"!'"S the cas.; it was deemed

ac .1 ., . . .1 . i .. .

. ".m ii,,min(ii;i. io i ne wtsnes ot me

ttytery, 1 appealed to lhis Synod. (r.o. Jl-nkix." -Mr. Winchester said that the call of the Synod was only for so much as applied, to the case of Mr.

i i-.tr ii. . mo time of me union ot the Synod of j Delaw are with this Synod docs not determine the I propriety of calling tor the documents of said PresI bytcry; they are now confessedly under the au- ! thont v of this Sv tmd . a -id ii ti-i.' I, .-.,, . ,m., i

by me ynod that the plea cannot lie in bar of the claim ot the documents. The parties are ifore us and ready for trial, and they otiiy have a ritiht to enter a plea of non-;uridietio;i. it was no consequence at all whether the Afseitddv did cr did not issue a formal order for a tr insfer of documents, the very fact of amalgamation implied it. It was always so in analagous cases

W hen tne Assembly's Second Tr.

calied upon ior a report in reference to their action upon the resolution of the Synod, ordering

IM'oner lo roni'ii'l nnv m... ... . t

' ' . --i ' " ' ne iiaiii!-i nis liielinaiion. eelal m.liv, l , ;s were nominal. ,1 in- the rh air, 1ml all oxrn,H themsel-.es. The moderator then aked il any eee on!,l volunteer the serw. e; l,t none apju-iirin il wa ,1, --a !ed thai all lml heen done in ,r,pe,-t whii l, eould eon-M-iently he ..one, an I that the trial should proeeed 'i-heeopy ,,f ll.o ,,Mi,eny having hern veiiliedas h, i,,.. the same rea l before ,! IVeMiyt, rv, in iI, I! irnes' i ,1, wa r.'all,,M,e the Synod, in default of the record which the 1 reshytery declined to fiirni-h. 'I he next si. was to hear the ordinal parties. Dr J,,.,. kin tne pr.wecnt.ir declare I himself ready to proeee I He then a lihued a letter from Mrlinnes i himself, in'wlneh Mr I., aes.no-.vle 1.- i himself as the author of ,l,e hook on the i.pi.. ot u,e i:,:s ,, ,hl, o. lit . 1 .inn. led. - '

..i.... .... I r I

1 f'lall say of .-. ibn U,..-.

w.iat one Pai,f of the disciph. of IVrrho.- -Tlu-o l-op!edo no, form a sect of philosopher. bllt a sect oi s."' Without the !...:,, 0e - Cn . ,, l' atiod. t lere 1-5

..I..,..- 1. .. . . ' ' 11 '"-

('i.iiii-eji-iy. prilicipli. of

Afier a reers--, the moderator inquired ulieiheralr Tunes u as pres- u, and ready to pioci ed ? An ie-pn.e h, j.. V1.,, u- next ,n,ini,e,l, whr.her aeit ttim, sh.mld b, issued, rcimirm"

i Alter much riscuMo,,, it was decided that no ,-iia.i.m was lytery were , n-cesrary, an-! it v. as tl-.ei. ordered ,l,a, the proseeium he heard

...v.,,,,.., .Mien an iipimriiiiaiv s ion d he :.ir.,..i..,i r. ... .

yi. od would the,, take tin the ,-hai :,.! ,

human mind puzzle itself as it may. let it turn itself io every side, let it strain all iis powers of ingenuity, it cannot rid itself of the necessity of a first cause, to which it may aitaeh th::t 0ng chain .- . ... . .

Ot ne 11 vs. am wit :on tvliwl. I.,.:.,.. i . i . . ' . !..-. .1... 'n -

" - it s i ; t ui i eii on ; i j mis l.rmnrv . e:. ; .....

notliiug. that chain ot causes and effect must ne- i P'-'neipI- of all nir.,ai1VM-;. v.fM , ., . , ' i'-v Ml. and sanction o.U HoZ Driven from all Us defences, allieism haslhrown I a ,;"!' actions of uwn could have in 'then" itself anew into the syslcm of motion being essen- "n.lity; if eives ab-o the only satisb.cml-y'ex-tial to matter, and proud of ex plaining wilh thi ' platnuion of ali ;he .,!,,.,, ,,' ' ,. . i , i ' ' ' P'l' i.i'.'iiena, smcc system o. motion, i-ome oi the great phenomena I '"'''r fust cause ismotio;,. arlli si nee, w it hou t oi mi'ure. the fool exclaims with an air of triumpli: 1 P'''me mover, rnotiop. is ia it.-lf m-x r,','c ' j't" We can do without a Clod! Put new geological xvuni discovered ti.e Niath-.muical",aw' ivi.icU observations have just taken by assault this last j ?ovi ,-n tlm world, if he admirai-Jv exp'-iip.-d thpost, where, with the help of a few wretched so- ! 1 uv'" 0' lie also f.mtid i!,.' ,1.1'"' Z' i- .. . ... '..... .iveoi'i tiillSIIIS. lint letv en.,'..M-,....l ... ... i -. ... (.nl n , . t- . ..

i - I .' n, I... eiiiiencil Itsell. ..ii ,ts a i It'll an . . l . . - . i. . . .- . i . . , .

-ii i.icsigiu oi i nose masses, w i c , are ver: ami m at i.-is:- I

mountainous ranges detaching thomse.'.-csi fi o,,, I ' '"' :il'e ctm

the top of the clids, filling vertically, and sto.M.in j rtacw

at tne notiom, atlieisii, has been c

render Iter arms, and to ncknov. led -e h

a ..lets

cmisfr-iaed

to tl

them forthwith to lav upon the table the record ,,

and t!

t ien, scriiinil .

It .Innktii was the,: hra:-1

acted on.

m sunnoi-t f.r 1.; ..I... f. i

..... i. i. i ,,. .. 'i io.,,,,,- .1,-

.. ...... .oni-iu.ieii, ;., s ,s .,,,,, , , . .n-.:,erato, ; lait no ,enonse heim, igiven, it was onee more proposed IS cue h, hat the motion was ,n e, ruled ; and .1,

not considered ! 1 i . . i -. I.. i.i . : . . i .' i i' Ci"' "i"'" l-slntery

one vlea in Lar. nresente.! tn i r , ' r. " ll:'' t (i-mieil lum

' I - ' .ii.in i s , me e.i.u-e o: neresv. lor ihe r :.. .

.. ... ' 1 i us tuii-enl. io

the case ol .Air. Panics, 3.1r. Grant the .Moderator prcsen edthe following document as a report:

,:Ulurrns the Synod have

entod to thrm thi

mum i Ir. nr a .-ro, iii; tn ,a i. ..... j . .1 - . . ...

---- - 3 --'-i.vtvni.-i,iii,i- f,ii ,1 1 vv ! line ri;i llr- 11., ...1.1 1

a s st n iiDi.

llOO-p in .viimcf

... . 1.... . 11M lie it. I'll,.; f.r ...... - Tl. . ..

1 "t 1 no 1 lesnyiery resnectfol ,- .-c. : - ' availeil thi'in-r u

vno i to that plea, and ...... , , ,..iim.uy, au.t otm-rs decline I saeakii

tion of our records to them.,he S.nSlr iIk!" ! y-eCchvS Wi" Sin hereafter.

. 1 I . V ... I 11 r . 1 1 I l ii l- 1 ISM I , I V ' I- l-iin.- 1. . .-. 1 ' in ; 11 1 . I I'l "I 1. l c tr .... II .

. , i ueiore me J " "I'"" "u niemnc

Tii'i.i tiereiore I " ixpr.-ssiou el their Mews, if they t

"ompelled lo stir-! J "' '-i " th.

n-self j 'M'i1"' "I reasoir artd

i'nl ft! , (i j-

I i..y

" Frat Mo -e idea of a absurd !;V-"- ' rtttte of tht-

shameiuilv deletited. Fi

tfia. 1! motion lie .

or il is unuenialily evident, I X ) one et er

.ssi'iiiiai 10 matter Ih.i;-.. ,.i.,.,. . I nnn

i-i in..,..'! .iicii are separated from the mass, j ' bid.

would no longer follow its motions: thev v.-e,,i.i leads

following the 1

mean d i rection and v.- 1

con vim

'It i - th" fear of -. 1 some iiKii to seek

:0-lV

1 i.i I e biiM

1 . . . 111. iii'ii niii ni'iMini- 1 .... 1 ... . i ll 1 ...... .-x 'fi

1 ' -'"I" 1 1-A 1 1:1 i ' "... 1 j.iev cos' I li-ll- (V

1 a'one, which

tms ; si; ii-

1 f 1,

'. i s : l i 1 1

ii.ter in

" . -1 I i s . Iil- !.;.-

v.'.oci'y of their own j-rope,- j evidence of ihe truth, because it" i, t ro'ifv-.,.,,

,!u',i,: ,h,'' i'0il i" ,:' th- .VeMe glimmeritv oi sceptiebm, and irici ed ; :; y. p, ra!; ..l!K.;r f;,.(,( '" ia;' t vi!- 1 ''' hve darhiivss rather than li-ht T..I... r : i ... G

j(jnu in. 1 :i. . ii)ei

panic, es. i,ut 0:1 the contrary, the fragments which are detached from rocks, follow in their fall,

ti.l Ihe motions ol the eartl

nl ! ! 1 : 1 1 I 1 I" I I

the

rs ol the

:.'f the

.Iocs ladelphia being, in our judgment, not am!

5 franl-

d ;

tatement oi reasons, we hone

eumg to tne proposition of our respect-

v..Uf.ot oe imputed to "giving more o our item of College interests Than to good;" and that they and the other e Presbyterian church in Kentucky. !-ropiie:y and importance of uniting

"""o otanuaru wi

; as me alteration, of the name, the ot the sheet, and the other improveed by them, has .'or some time been K!' a:ili vrill probably S00n be ef-

)V ?!

(.e. era I Ass

lorisoti

1 . .. . . 1

-seiiiu;. IO take CO-mi y e ,

s of this Presfytery, prior th th- oftih el ' instant. Moreover, tbe P,o-i I

spectfuily represent to the Synod, that Dr. J linkin" '

. ., , I" turn us, ,,, relation

the doin October.

All

For the Standard. OX THE BEING OF (;oL). TriAxsr.ATF.n n:oM the it.i:nch

auons i,;u-e beiievcd in the existence

to the body to which he should appeal ''n A true extract from the minutes of Presbytery. t,K

OF PIIILADPLPIIIA.

iers wish a more full account

s.ven ot me ptoceedings of thi 'te meeting. We regret exeding- ' 11 not permit us to publish them lorts made to secure Mr. Fame 'ltS,he pI"ntand policy unilormly novators on the estabhsired doc"- ".' 3:1,1 A,1'y Prunes the Ac. 01 '!'e '"'"on'.v oftho Assembly of

- ,,,,1 i,,r a

:s. With th.

are

appeal of D;-

nopis o

I'-suit of ,. .':... .s-

i rn Ii- n.

'u'l'amted. ,f,,.

-d 10 :,;-li? fill.

Oi a

divine nature, a divine power. Th-( ; ,-,..d- ..,.1

e Parbarian, inhabitant nftlm ,..,,;. .... 1 ... .

. vji.o. JJcitif.i.o. ('In,!.- i isl a u d e r. I i e ,, b i nsn ,,1, , ;1 .1 . t. 1 ,

iork.Oct..l() lfir, - 1 ..v ........ e mmi . uivnied in

IV. Junkin read a letter from the p,,,e,. C,01.p T"" M ,hcl' h i maintain

--emiiiy s Mcotul l'resbvtery, asfo'lows- 1 rt "u ' ' 'xi.-is,me J.ul-r ot nature, and the

Pov r t ... 1'lHladelphia, Get. 13, ; l-atl.erof niankiml.t In the hordes of savages

w n':, , .. i '?ra-!ho i,,o"s coast, wi.i, ,i,e

...... ..... v..wseio oe oeposite.1 in my hands tbe i . 1 a,.,. 1 origin is lost in the

1 men testimony, on your part, in the cae ol i "'S11 01 ;,SPP: II 11 escapes all research; its .W. j.arnes, me charges I already have a .... or the tieot-do wlm in-,, ,. . .

meeting of Synod approaches, ii'i

. 1 "ii ill, it, ,1 11 . .i. .-in e v oeni i. ic .t .... .1.... .-. 1

111 111

it v

1 s surlace, ihe particles

mailer, therefor,! b.ave no motion of themselves-

then, ail the

received at first and in common the impressio

me uiouous, wmcn tire letam, "Thus the hypothesis ofessentia!

1.-1 or.-

1 ...-.t. 1.- . . .... . 1

.... . . . .. .r- ii i i I-,, ne - e t 1 . .-.-i .-. . n ii , . . r- . : .. .-

1 o!

1 by the mass, motion, brou -ht

to Ihe test of a decisive fact, is demonstrated to

false. 1 Iius the only foundation

from K

of allieism.

pieurtis down to the present day. is ruined

ol a

1, v

in isc;

orever m the view of every

m Viiin to co:i;.-nil, is mlv the lisouie.r

desperate crmur.al: or if il l.e embrafteii

.... .- !.,,. I 1 . . .

..Ht i,.,ui s, ...I,,, tijiriiit man. "it is otic

'raits ot a singular lolly, ly which a brain oilierwise rational can become susceptible through van-

eom. s a fanatic through an excited . . In any otlr.n- way real atheism.

and reasons.

tin

man who observes

send to Synod all the documents "in the case.-I an con's,i,,1,i(1-and a perfect conform

and list

-ior asked for the papers oft,,. G(. - Secoim Pmsbytrry in the case 0f ."pealed tio,ii by Dr. Junkin. " . d the foiiowiii-r .1

s, ..j.. 1 in a wn

';'mg bel, yest.-r-iiction of tiiis Sy-

1 1 v

, t

t;i

a l::e

u i 1

.u.e,isi,. 1Jad lt llot ,)eon i(. vo,ild

Keen so hrni and lasting; it would not have acquir

ed new strengtn as ,t grew in age; it would not

nave survived the torrent of years, and passed from age to age, to us. Fortimo destroys the opinions of men, but men confirm the decisions of nature. T . : . 1 .

Attest, Tims. F,-sTA, K pieciseiy llie trutb, mat the doctrine of the Stated Clerk of the Second Prc-byterv 1)0,113 ot (io'1' :ir,I"il (,R 'lailv a new degree ofc rMr. Fustace aed't!' !!"i,:!.f'!l,,,.iil-. ' W IT' T,U 'ln;l1 CiU,S' " M i'-cd in

" niea 11 1 no .-m-11,.,1 ine sr, lctm-n 1,1 1 ,.- 1......... 1.1.. .

1 ..... 1 - --. . ... .ii. .... 1 .ia 11 1 ,. :i i-n ,11 rid, .......

1 evidences nl'the nvisi.,,,, ..c.. .

- -'v. 1.1 ,111 uiuiiiieiy wise and powerful being. The Porellis, the 1 lolfmans, the Poyles, the Pays, the Nieu went its, the llulers' and the host of celebrated modems, who have rivalled, if not surpassed them. have suceessively enlarged and brought to perfection those evidences; and descending from man to the insect, and from the insect to the plant which feeds and -,c-comdatos ;t. they have elevated our views ,0 Ood, the traces of whose powerful hand, thev l,..,

' .,. ...

. - 1 loiies mr your nappitiess fulness, occ. I remain yours in the Gosp,

Tuoyi as I'i -t i..-

l.jt.ar Jrom the nnnvlcs of the Second Prrs!,,,(r) nf' I h,!,Mph,a, jn Session. Juhj U)!h, V,.iL J J heso ved, Ihat the written charges and testi bymrv' ' I,eSerVt,1 011 ,he ilos of this IVes- j

-. . ......... ,,,,!, , ,e anove letter: he re , that a distinction ommt m 1,., ...i.i . 1

'mui niiie, a id a caleim-i,-.l answer guested. This was evaded. " 0"t,il o ;,hf',,aTi "0m f5'a,0l"pm 'V way of trvim, o f xpl.,,,1 llic .,uest,on was asked. Did ,e" o7 ;:i u "''n,k!nin:nn,id ,o s Vr n M 10 '' ""VVn 'oihtS about i, -PPO-,'. o ' C a,!r.'l"-l K;ve a hisiorv of the f uh I "V ht if any were

to tuime tor not copying the

-s.-mi.lv si See.v,l i 1 i-imi inc. Uerk wa?

Votk.'Pa. Oeiober -ml," I 'ni'V,!rf"-

'te was adopted vi- ' .Uncli efiort was

.1 a,c : ... , int

,' ; . f,J"r i.

- " " II ,M - ir.,1 ... I hn .... ,

- sa,d As?e:,v p;1S- Tbe e ,nT , ''" h,U h evaded. " of tise books, mi, ' nc ! ,. . .,0'"P,,ns .of Uw apj'-al, in the case of AI,-

r. unr, nVaVn;l!!!y 1,,p8yo "K't some, l f!,ron8y '"irke,l in every one of these prod ! " to then1 . ''-'''y Second Presby- j ions. Junkin intend"! ZZ-'1 ! A"!,,a 'vo done, in re,e,ei , in ...,.- -,. I'lHal ,rt '' their dec:- tn ,). in,lv , .. . .'

j " ..inn. on- inwei :imm:i s -i, i-,.,r..f

. . i

allies, a powei lul genius has

i ii... . . . - 'inn.-. Wr nn oi-... ... . I ... .1 .

' o nn n i..i. -. . .. - - ' " "' ne re.ni . ' i ch.i hi hi t te ce esi i ,,,,t .... , .-. i. ,

. . i l!,.,.,.l, ; ... i . ' nun nil, ll 111, II

meu ti,;,t tlie lo ow-; light fill harmnn v I,., I,, ,

- .' "v ii.n-itl. Willi

'n beloiifT

Mr. P. I. I!re,.!.-m,..l.

inn-, in ii.. : ........

r- -- ' ' ''!- it tn, miff. I,.-. .1

or.i,,f-,f-:!"r.V;a.d wherV. ,? ' '? r"t0!v? on lUv "cord, "that the VI" eh'trca that any ; !f o ' 1 ' ,'' ' T nl e 1,1 ' treason. " le to ,.,ore than one Sy- rZZZ ' yU Vy 1 l,iIa',lphia. m del . I.anur- ol .e order of Synod, without object ion by

equally perfon.ted j:.

the

the most

exis-s; and ttiis tnuh.so necessarv

so dear lo the good man; this

proclaiiiit ,1 by nature, welcoiie d bv nu.-ni, '

; essetitial motion, with tbe be:,, ,.,i i. .... u ..,.-. , " .

., , t I ""'"', ' ( .'"1 ages, aiui iiih:

mate, cannot be rejected exeem by

'ill,n fif i!.., : ., .

v., iMuuuiis wii'cn e.xistm

e u ii I verse, has iis nnn :., ... .

' -' ni.iiiei . .an nave been produced by a cause, which is distinct from

oi. uier. 7mi tin

i ... , . , ...

vi u men o r unnsn. ...- r .,

i r...,.- ii,,,,g,ue(i inemseives able lo ,lo without a tied, is nothing more than a chimera conjured tip by fancy, before people had sufficiently studied facts. Moreover, if motion were of the essence of mallei, no force, no powei could take it away from infer nothing can be taken from the essence of a thing without desnoying it. .ow, it. is certai,, that the same body passes, at all times, from motion toresr,and from rest to motion, without ceasing to be body, without its essence experiencing the least alteration, or the slightest change; then motion is not. inseparable from matter; then it is. not a property which Ilows from its essence. Put if motion lie not of ihe essence of matter, it must have received it from a being, who is not matter: it is then demonstraii vely prove,!, that there exists an immaiei ial being, the auihor, and first cause of motion. A ml as t he cause necessary to the production of motion, is not ess necessa

ry tor its regulation lor determining its measure

since a motion either too great or too small

would change would reduce to ruin the whole face of the universe it follows, that the imm.-,fe,-l.

al being who has reduced motion lo that propor

tion in which it exists wl o bus .,,.,,,.,..;t. i ....

well adjusted and perfect equilibriumif. aiso !.

ity, as a m in iinaginati.in. is impossible.' Then, a ( io

to t ,ie won

heai

, or a deeply corru plod h

er every cha whimsical

"art.

N. P. As I perceive from your last editorial remarks, that you have other correspondents, besides myself, who adopt the signature P. and as little inconveniences sometimes arise from different persons assuming the same name, or mark I

shall hereafter suhscril

myself Pir.i.ioruu.os,

Ibitne, atnial History of pe! '(ion. tP i llarne, Curs ,c .(,-. 'I'. 7. r. I'ay'e, i't nsK.t l),'rt rsres. l. i Marpe, tihi snjna, T. .. part 1. c.

For the Standard.

3T is it k r k k kn t a t t o x . T 1 1 e S.,ulf,rrn IMizi.mt I eft graph , in giving an account f Dr. Peec'her's trial, before the Synod, remarks: 'iiv a li tter frmn ;i Avnh tnuii vy: witnessed tiiese proceedings lo his fi i.md in libs city, we learn tint Dr. Wilson wasd.ily admonished, ant'l reminded that the Sy.md were uea.v of his complaints, :iIM Hi if m iiilute he must keep !!,,. p,.,re, or ,hscp!i, would he cniiiiiiciin .1 aiinsl hi,,,' This is something new lo those who witnessed the trial. Although we intended during its whole progress, we heard the Synod give no such admonition, or remind IV. Wilson of any thing f t,js kind. On ihe contrary every resolution of the Synod, on ibe si, Ui... -I ..( f..' ., , .1.

supremely mielligent Peing. Never shall human so"s "'"' Thev sustained his appeal from .,e reason oppose any solid argument against the proof l',nV''r ('ourt-l,v overwhelming majority, and of the existence of a Prime Move.- -uid thi- P,-; ' , r,ar,Ml ,hr v ' 0",'l ri, (' ""hmg in the conr ! ' S :L::;::;rr:

I J-' I 1.1 II... ...'...ft.- .......... I. . . .. '.' r.

............ I , ,,l , , , , ,- nc . . . . .. , . . I I

. ' 1 " "ll "i.iuig t his ; 111 '. nun cover u.-cl.u ed that 1);-. deasure, supreim ty intelligent and wise, is the ri'H"'r ,,:"! ''"'i'Kve.l terms and phrases, and 'eing which we call (u,p. ' ' !",l,-s ol l!llls"'iiting, calculated to convey ideas

Put towhat t.se isreasnnin.t H'.t. . , .' '.'!'.' w 11 " 1 hl' " "'''' "f ;'d . an ,1 on r ( 'on

i'.'r. Tutrii!. I,!). I. t Maxims, 7'v,-. orati 7. Arist. ,"..;,,. lib. xii. rhap. 8. X I'hitareh, dt- ..,',. ,1 Osiritt. Oieer. dr. Xtit. Ihor. I. a. r.

tut re be a man i. lenr e id' a

of sane mind, who ,!mil,i ..r

supreme l.emg. sIi:ll ot lI;:.11I(0 whi . -. loubNjire only i:l his passions. I shall only say Volt ,i,e, P, .istrs; p n, 1. t I.eihuii-.-., ;!t. ,,. 77,,,, -j k on die IjM,., ,, ,, (;,,, Wohiston's Sketel, l ' K.-liei,,,, I. . -, M- P.-.-. .,. f, ,,,.. ' AliMi- n-t of tin- I'a. oni.,., P:,i!,iK,iiv, I. ,

"'ii m t itilii, and they let bun g,. m it, :l ro admomti. ui only , ,,.,, tbe ground of certain , -v. I'bmatioiis which l.e made l fore the Synod ilh wliat face, aft, r all this, could the' Synod have lound fault with IV. Wilson. What probably gave rise to tbe above misreprcseniaimn, was this". Piti iug bis Ii i il. Dr. Pe, cber

ow;il of the sentiment h irged, and said if his

u made an explicit d is w p !, which he bad been

words did convey such ideas, he had no idea of conveying them. Tins disavowal ati-lied the