The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-30

cussion was ELECTED by the presentation OF
the report of the Committee on Creden.
tials, relative TO the applications for ad.
mission to membership in the Alliance, ot
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and
United Presbyterian OF Philadelphia. The
committee recommended the adoption OF
the minute, setting forth that theadoption
OF the Constitution OF Alliance should pre-.
Cede.
APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP,
aud as there was no evidence that the two
churches referred to had accepted that
constitution, their application for admis.
sion be granted. Finally DR.. Ralney
moved to amend the report of the commit.
tee go as to make the minutes present
that the Council is unable, under the
statute, TO admit as members repfesenta-
tiyes OF churches whose relation 10 our
constitution has not been explained to
the Council. and canuot now be consider
ed. The amendment was accepted
by the committee, through its chairman,
aud with the repOt was adopted by the
Council. The order Of the day was then
proceeded with. This was the reading OF
papers on the
THEOLOGY OF THE REFORMED CHURCH.
The Council adopted The recommends
tion OF the Committee on Creeds aud Con-
fessions for the appointment OF commit
tee to consider and report upon the ad.
visibility OF defining the concensus Of Re.
formed Confessions, as required by the
Constitution Of the Alliance. The COM
mittee was then appointed.
The subject Of Bible revision was taken
up for general discussion.
DR.. Schof, Of New York, stated that the
New Testament portion OF the revised edir
ton will be completed by February next,
and he would like to see the Presbyterian
Church take the lead in giving considera.
ton 10 it.
Judge Strong, OF the United States Su-
preme Court, offered the following resolu.
iiOu, which was referred TO the Business
Committee:
"Reso!rvd, That this Courcil having had
its attention called to
THE REVISION OF THE ENGLISH SCRIPTURES
now in progress, We beg leave to reco.
mend this work when finished, TO care.
ful and candid consideration Of the
churches Represented in this body. The
session closed with Q spirited discussion
on the question OF religion and EDUCATION.
Dr.. Hulten, OF Paisley, expressed his
preference for the divorce Of religion and
secular instruction, which DR.. Dodge, OF
Glasgow, insisted on being united. DR..
Milligan, OF Pittsburgh, thought that the
objection to the introduction OF religious
instruction in our public schools, was part
OF the general infdel and communistic
plan to sweep every Christian principle
from the country. DR.. Prime, OF New
York. while symnathizing with the senti.
menis Of DR.. Milligan, did not desire to
let the foreign delegates get the impress
ion that in any stale Of this Union there
was any laws to exclude relig-
ious instruction. In the sense in which Or.
Miligan had expressed It. He had him.
self delivered in the public schools OF New
York City, where half the population is
composed OF Roman Catholics, and where
there are more Irish than in Dublin, such
an address as he would deliver in Sunday
school, and had sung with Roman Catho-
lie teachers and pupils, the sweetest OF
Moody aud Sankey's hyaus.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
Was mainly devoted to the reading Of pa
pers on church doctrine and government
Revs. Prof. Zimmerman, Of Perth, and T.
H. Stevenson. D. D., Of Philadelphia, dis.
cussed grounds and methods otthe miss.
ion to scale the ordinances, aud Rev.
Professors Jonathan Gregg, OF Toronto,
apd l.. ]. Halsey, OF Chicago, furnished
papers on the use and province ol church
diGipline. The session closed with pa
per on Regeneration, by Rev. j. II.
A. Bamberger, Of Ursina College, Pennsyl-
vania.
At the evening session a paper on the
Sabbath observance vas red BY Rev. Or.
Gregg, Of Toronto, who considered
THE SABBATH IN ITS SPIRITUAL RELATION.
He argued that Just in proportion as the
sauctiiy Of the Christian Sabbath Is OBJ.
served will be the exercise OF other graccs
and virtues. He thought that as the time
OF children in the public schools Is so ex-
Clusively leyoted to worldly knowledge
the epresent is the tiIne that especially gala
Tor their instruction in the Sabbath
schools Rev. Harvey D. GauS, Of st.
Louis, read papers on the same subject.
He gave special consideration 10 three
points:
First-TAe existence OF the Sabbath or
the first day ot The week as weekly rest
day throughout all Christendom, allowing
the great body Of people opportunity to
refrain from any sort Of toll on that day.
SGcond-As the usages have In them
valuable adaptations fostering human sym.
pathies and sense OF brotherhood.
Third-When Moses, thirty.eight cen.
turtles ago, gave the men OF his race the
DeCalogle, that is yet the worldadopted
code Of automatic Law, he enioingd there.
Ia the observance OF weekly day OF rest.
The reverend gentleman dwet at length
on the third point, and argued that the
Sabbath then enjolned was dlvinely estab.
lished, and was intended for all humanity.
It. had been established in the interest OF
piety toward God and the advancement Of
every human interest that will flourish in
Gods love. Hon. WIN. E. Dodge, OF New
York, read q paper on temperance. ltwas
AN EARNEST ARGUMENT IN FAVOR oP PRoHI.
DITIoS.
The closing paper was by Rev. DR.. Guy.
Ter OF BIooklyn, on pupplar amusements
The atteusanGe in the Academy Of Musip
was 80 great that an overflow meeting
was held In Horticultural Hall adjoining,
where the audience was addressed by the
sneakers who appeared In the Academy
and nv Reys. Mess, Watt, Simpson and