Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-28
PAN-PREsBYTERIANIsM.
An Interesting Session observation-disclosures
Necessary to Establish the Millennium.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. N.-Rev. DR.. Brown,
of fredericksburg, Va, presided at this morn
ing session of the Pan-Presbyter council,
for prayer. The business committee reported
a resolution in which it was declared inadvis-
able for the alliance to appoint delegates to
represent it at the Methodist council to be
held at London next year, as requested. The
constitution of the alliance does not provide
for 1eciprocation of such correspondent ce. The
resolution gave rise to an extended and spirited
discussion, participated in by Rev. Drs. Mel
son, of Geneva, and Cairns and Mitchell, of
Scotland the tenor of the arguments being
that the alliance should encourage such over
lures and extend the hand of fellowship to all
who were engaged in the spread of the gospel
and in efforts to develop Christianity.
On motion of DR.. Prince the whole subject
was recommitted to the business committee.
The same committee suggested the appoint
ment of committee to collect information
concerning the election and ordination of Wis
itipg elders. The recommendation was adopted
and Rev, DR.. Knox made chairman of the COM
mittee.
The business committee also recommend that
the next council of the alliance be held in 1884.
and that the invitation to have the council
meeting held in Belfast be accepted. The
resolution was adopted by rising vote:
Rev. DIR. Prince explained that the year 1884
had been selected instead of 1888 for the next
council meeting on account of the internation-
al exhibition to be held in New York the latter
year, which would interfere with theattendance
of delegates this side of the water il the coun-
Gil were held in the same year.
At the afternoon session Rev. Kinross, of
Sydney, read paper on the condition of re-
ligion in New South Wales. He stated that of
a total population of that colony of about 70s,-
mn moi opo-tapth prachytari6ua and
one-third attend any place of public worship.
He described the school system as one that is
unsectarian but not exactly secular, portions
of scripture being committed to teachers to in
struct the pupils in, no pupil whose parent
objects being compelled to attend that instrnc-
ton.
A paper on religion and politics was read by
Rev. Prof. Lyman Atwater, of Princeton. He
argued man is in every capacity required to do
all for Almighty God, and statesman or politi-
clan can no more get out OF this than he can
get out of himself. The State should not I'M
dertake to enforce inward rectitude, or its out
ward manifestations, but should educate the
people to higher moral standards by its own
adherence to them. There are constitutions
that are stronger than written constitutions,
and however desirable it might be to have the
constitution of the country expressly declare
allegiance to God there are many things that
mark this pre-eminently as a Christian coun-
try. 1t is the province Of religion to entice
parties.
The papers read at the afternoon session had
for their common general topic that of the
''Catholicity of Presbyterianism. Rev. DR..
Geo. o. Hurlton, Of Paisley, discussed Pres
byterianism in the mission field, to show how
churches working in the mission field could CO.
operate so as to the best possible results.
DR.. Hurlton thought large systematized
union should be formed for the common pur-
of oyonnalinsI
With such a plan in force, he argued, missions
would cease to be what they too often now
seem, revival camps, and would march as
under the stars and stripes of a common evan
gelical flag, or as the thistle and shamrock of
glorious Christian standard.
Rev. Principal, D. n. MacVicar, LII. D.,
of Montreal, read a second paper on the SUBJ
ject. He defined the term Catholicity as that
spirit which is opposed to sectarianism an
exercises liberty of tone and view toward all
churches of God. Roman Catholics aud Prot
estant rituals have attached such superstitions
of Importance to their rites and ordinances
that they had narrowed down the channels of
grace to those which flow through their lands
consigning to ruin all those who do not avail
themselves of their services. The Presbyterian
church, more truly Catholic, declares Christ
died, not for one class or denomination, but
that he had redeemed all and that
all who call in his name are his.
hey. w. d. Campbell, u. D., OF new Drums
wick, N. j., considered Presbyterian Catho-
licity from the standpoint of the present.
DIR. Campbell objected to the practice of APP
plauding, which had been frequent, disturbing
several sessions, insisting that the place where
tie council met became the temple of God,
and that outbursts of applause with hands and
feet were unseemly. Let the Methodist Gus
tom of crying out 'Amen" and 'Glory be to
God be adopted when the council and audi
ence desired to express their approval. This
advice evoked round of particularly strong
applause, mixed with laughter.
The congregation was dismissed with the
benediction. pronounced by Rev. DR.. Beatty,
of Stubenville, Ohio.
Richly Merits the Office.
Minneapolis Herald.
General Sibley, the Democratic candidate
from this Congressional district isa gentleman