New-York tribune., 1880-09-30
PAN-pREsBYTERIAN COUNCIL
yrsrERpAY's PROCEEDINGS.

YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
INTERESTING ror;cs DISCUSSED YEsrEBDAY-ANl-
MATED prB,rK on THE ADMISSION OF DELE
GATEs-BIBLE REVISION.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-At this mornings
session OF tne Pau-PTesbycrian Council the Rev. pr'
Thomas Main the Free Church of Scotland, presided
An extended aul spirited discussion was ehced by inc
presentation o. The report of the COMMITTEE on Creoe"
t,as relative 10 applications fer admission to mem
bershp in the Alliance OF the Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN
Church and the United Presbytcry Of Philadelphia the
committee recommended the adoption of muule set
ting forth that the adoption of the constitution OF the
Alliance shold precede applications for membership
aud. as thclo was no evidence mat the t"o
churches reltgfed TO had accepted that constltu-
tion their applications for admission be not granted
In less than minutes there were as many motions
amendments and substitutes offered IN connection WIN
the questions
Professor Bruce Of Glasgow thought that an appica-
tlon Of the principle laid down in the minute reported
BY the commi;gce would deprive OF tbeir membership
many chuIoh,s bclo gng to the Aiance' as theie
was no documentary evidence 10 show that they had
adopted the constitution. Dr. Breed, OF Phladelphi'
said this reminded him of Baptist clergyman
who used 10 boast that "he'd baptze anything thai
would hold st long enough" Professor Bruce proposed
TO any thing tina, would come along 70 ineoeishp
In the Alliance. Dr. D.cSey, OF Phadospha, also op-
posed hasty OF l-cousidered action IN the admission
OF Belfast urged that while the constitution required
hat churcpes be eligible FOR admission, snonld have
reeds in conformity with Tie Of TIE reioied
confessions one OF the applying churches 1t well
known had a creed 5Dat did not so conform.
The aliusion 10 Cumberland Church evoked cries
a No. no.. from various parts OF the Lali. finaiy
Principal Rainey moved 10 amend the report oil tue
committee SO as make the minute present " that the
Council Is unable, h0c stqtu TO admit as members rep
resentaives of churches whose relation to our eonstu-
ton mas explained TO the Council, and cannot
now be considered" The amendment was accepted by
the committee through its ehsirnar and with the re-
port was adopted by the Council Then the order Of the
day was begun.
Papers were read on The Theology of the Reformed
Church." by Rev. Professor j. J. Van Posterzer Of
Utrecht by the Rev. Dr. Alexander Mitchell OF 81 An,
drews, Scotland. and by the Rev Thomas IL Apple OF
Lancaster, Penn.
The Council adopted the recommendation Of the Com,
mttcc Creeds ana Confessions lor Tue appointment
of committee consider aud reroIt upon tht auvsa
by OF defining of tae reformed confes-
sons as required by abe Of the Alliance
The following gates were chosen TO form tie comm
wood or Ednburgh; Dr.Graaam,o London; d. Watts,oi
Belfast: DR.. A. Hodge, OF PRINCETON; Dr. fattersoh, M
Chicago; the Rov. Dr. Wilson, OF North Carolina; Dr.
Morris
ussloiI. Dr. schaf OF NewIork. stated that the
New Testament portion OF the revised version oi inc
nke 70 see the PfesoyterSn CLurcn take CIV
Ing consideration To IT, judge Strong, r the United
winch was referred to the business COMMITTEES.
revised BDlc. .Wnch 10 inc
careful candid consideration OF the various churches
represented in tie Confereoce
Tue session closed with spirited discussion on the
quesiou Of religion and education. Dr Hutton, Of
Pa,sley expressed ais preference for divorce Of re-
rg hsVn thought the iecGon to tie introduction Of
jieons instruction pnbhc schools was part OF The
CHRISTIAN pruciple from the cOunry DIR. Prime. OF
New,fork wh1s f'lp"s 'M,ren. did " not u" desire
to lei the foreign delegates get the impression that IN
any St,e of this Uni0n any eXciIdc religions
81 tue sense III winch d. miiSel ca
pressed IT. lie had himself delivered IN puOlic schools
IN New-York Cily where hall tle popuaiion Is cor
posed OF Roman Catholcs. and VIII re there are more
irlsn than Dublin. such an address as he wcn'a de.
liver in a SundayschoOl. and had sung Win Roman
Catholic teachers ana pupils ine sweetest oI MOoGy
a'I Tne az srnoo9 session. over which The Rev Dr. James
NJ. Roger, OF Derry Ire and pressed w's mainly aei
eovernment Professor Blnnerman. ot Perm. aud Dr..
f. p of Pnadelphla discussed the grounds
Professors Jonathan Gregg, a Toronto and Leroy j.
aey OF GGaSS Pap h on 1l use w Sn
the reading OF paper on" Kegeneration" by the Rev.
j. H. A. B)mbergcr, OF Ursinus Col eye PENNSYLVANIA.
Tie evening session was popularity considered the
most interesting yet held by the Council: Aer Ter m 5he
Taylor Of Canada, chairman OF The session.
the Rev. =; Gregg o. Toronto who considered
the sabOath ID It's spirl,ua reluons. ana ny he kev
Heryey D. Cause OF 81. LOUIS.
The Hon william L. Dodge. of New-YorE. read
paper temperance, whIeh was an earnest argu,
that here are NewYOrk City 10 GOO places for the
sale Of intoxicating drinks and sgyeaeign,h OF these
returns hc asserted, show that there are In the
United States 5,652 disIilleries, $3.50 brew
-rles and l75266 places where Intoxicating
waste OF less than $700000,O0O. AM an indirect
cost Of crime and pauprrisn OF @1OOOOOOOO
while TO the financial loss must be
added the struction of not less than
100000 hives. The CHRISTIAN Church, le sad had the
remedy III its hands. There is growing ceiling" he
said. thai the law should prohibit The sale In every
State AID locality where the majority shall
decide by popular vote taat license shall
be given" Toward the end OF bis remarks.
Mr. Dodge said feel hesitation IN saying t1at the
banefa Infiuence eXcFted on others by the hnOHedg
that a OF the Gospel wine al home or par
tax OF II at the table of others is DONG more to hinder
the temperance reformation than the opposition or eX-
ample o many outside the Cburch."
The closing paper read by the Rev DR.. Theodore
L. Cuyler. of New-YOrk, Oh the subject OF popular
aDusements.
The spea Ker said that he noticed growing tendency
on the part OF Christian people TO patronze theatres IN
respo Sc 10 bids OF the tnratres for their
patronage If a rhettr were 10 Danish immOd ST men
and from It's stage, and immoral words
and IDEAS from its precincts II would he entitled
the ofor out the speaker felt quite sure
that the average theatre was no IL re Ike that
than tne average Pope had been IKE ST. Pc er,
the pOllt elan i like Abraham In
coin; and he fet quite sure tEat an
ideal Puritan theatre would 90 into bankruptcy
a. quickly would a tayerL that uld keep nothlug
stronger than lemOnad aud hot cOff He denounced
gded nastneSs and was not less