Excerpt from The Facts in the Case of of the Rev. Albert Barnes Fairly Stated: Addressed to the Ministers, Elders, and People at Large of the Presbyterian Churches and Congregations in the United States

A motion was made to strike out the last of these resolutions, and to insert in its place one, by which it should be referred to the next General Assembly to decide what judgment shall be rendered in this case; and respectfully petition them to pass such sentence as they may deem most conducive to the glory of God, and the purity and peace of the church. This motion was neg'atived by a very large majority, and after adopting the third resolu tion as it stood in the original draft, the vote was taken on the whole; and the ayes and nays being called, it appeared that 116 voted in the affirmative, and 31 in negative. There were two non-liquets; Eleven members, some of whom had been excused from voting, and others who had voted in the nega tive on the resolution suspending Mr. Barnes, were permitted to enter an explanation on the synodical records, stating, that it was to avoid even the appearance of injustice or rashness, on the part of the Synod, that they wished to refer it to the Assembly, to decide what judgment should be rendered in this case. One other member, who voted in the negative, was permitted to enter his explanation, stating that he had doubted the right of the Synod to act as proposed by the resolution; and that he would have preferred sending down this case to the Presbytery, to which Mr. Barnes might belong, with instructions to suspend him from the functions of the Christian ministry, if he should not renounce his errors. We are thus particular, that all pretence of unfairness, in this important part of our statement. May be prevented. The Presbytery to which Mr. Barnes belongs an appeal to the General Assembly, against the resolutions of Synod, inflicting censure on them, for contumacy in refusing to submit their records. And Mr. Barnes himself, has taken an appeal from the decision suspending him from the exercise of the functions of a gospel minister, and announced the intention also tocomplain, (in connection with his appeal, of the various steps by which the Synod was le to the sentence which' they have passed.

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