Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America, 1861, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America, 1861, Vol. 1 On motion of Dr. Joseph R. Wilson, a recess was taken until 3¿ o´clock, P.M. The Assembly met and proceeded to an election for officers. The Rev. Benjamin M. Palmer, D.D., was unanimously chosen Moderator, and the Rev. D. McNeill Turner, D.D. and the Rev. Jno. N. Waddel, D.D., were unanimously chosen Temporary Clerks. The Rev. Dr. Thornwell and the Rev, Dr. Waddel, were appointed a Committee to inform Dr. Palmer of his election and conduct him to the Chair. The Rev. Henry Quigg, Delegate from the Associate Reformed Synod of the South, was introduced, and invited to a seat with the Assembly. On motion of Dr. Thornwell, the following resolutions were adopted, to-wit: Resolved, That the Moderator be authorized to appoint the Standing Committees which are usual in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Resolved, That this Assembly shall be governed by the rules and precedents of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, until otherwise ordered. The following resolutions were presented by Dr. Thornwell, and, on motion of Dr. Leland, were unanimously adopted, viz : 1. That the style and title of this Church shall be, The Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America. 2. That this Assembly declare, in conformity with the unanimous decision of our Presbyteries, that the Confession of Faith, the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, the Form of Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Directory of Worship, which together make up the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, are the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America, only substituting the term "Confederate States" for "United States." On motion of Dr. Joseph R. Wilson, the Assembly adjourned to meet at 9 o´clock to-morrow morning, and to spend the first half-hour in devotional exercises. Closed with prayer by the Moderator. The Assembly met and engaged in devotional exercises for half an hour. The minutes of the preceding day were then read, amended and approved. J. M. Elliott, Samuel B. McAdams, W. C. Emerson, L. B. Thornton, W. H. Simpson, James G. Shepherd and Wm. L. Mitchell appeared, and were enrolled as additional Commissioners. The hearing of a Report by Dr. J. Leighton Wilson, on the subject of Foreign Missions, was made the first order of the day for to-morrow morning. On motion of R. McInnis, the consideration of the subject of Domestic Missions was made the first order of the day for Friday morning. A communication from the Presbytery of Western Texas was received and laid upon the table. A communication from A, W. Putnam, Ruling Elder in the Presbytery of Nashville, was read and laid upon the table. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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