New-York tribune., 1880-10-03
THE PANPRESBYTERIIN COUyCIL

TIE RESULTS OF THE SESSIONS - RESOLUTIONS
ApoPreD-A BREEZE RAISED OVER THE SINGING
oF TIE DOXoLOGY.
PHILADELPHIA Oct 2.-Tbe Second Gen
cri.l Council Of Inc PanPresbyterian Alliance was
brought close to-day with session devoted 10 Tie
transaction or miscellaneous business. The conclusions
racned by the Counsel various subjects are OF gen
eral interest Professor ID. r. Kerr or Pttsburg, pre-
sided
Among the more i'm portant resolutions rcpored by the
Busuess Committee, and which adopted by the
Coupcil were the following:
That no aco; on the subject OF the Bible sion be
taken Dy the CUuac" unEi, tdc work is c9mpet.d.
Tnnt a rominttre be appointed. with D.. Prime, OF
New YORK. .is cnurdar, 10 formulate parliamentary
M Is future guidance OF the Alliance AZ Its Couu
rtat he uroeramme the next Council meeting be
referred tie Committee or Arran2emenis TO he ap'
pom cd for the next Council .
Providing for committee; WITH Prncipai McVlckat
upon applications for admission to memheIship III the
Alliance. ,.. $780,.
Approving the report Of the Committee on Modes or
Helping Continental Churches; ana providing an
expression II -ymmny oh the part OF tne Alliance WIN
ihc Bunom'an anu MJiaVan churches III the centenary
cclt b;auun Il, year. .
Suggesting tue several churches IN the Alliance the
n: poiituent standing committees with which the
secreturi,s the Council may at any time correspond
AcKnpW ledgI"ga Letter OF cDnSrtouilJOn from the
Con rreucc Perth and from the Free Chuch @ Bres-
ht q iu>truci x the secretaries 10 scnd suitable re
pies aud prov the sendiug of ircn0ly letter
greeting to Ihe Methodist Conference to be held III
1881 ~ Lo.don
A .eiOutiOu from the Business Committee was read
pcDr, tue CJuuc setting toru that papers hat have
ueen read b,fOre the Council may be published
separately provided tncy state on the title
na,. tnat they are extracts from the authorized
official report OF the Council proceedings. aud printed
by permission Of the Oica pd'lleners Ths resolution
gay. rise 10 spirited s,ussiOn but the Iesou Ion was
tina ~ advpte. after II had been altered soas to read
tuat tue Council pcrmts, instead OF authorizes.
the iol oi tucn separate papers resOlu ION
4 ipLn mn q
ace of suca papers statement that the Council does
not hold Itself les pOnsInlc for the views held III the
papers adopted. resolution approving the report
OF tie Committee Foreign Mission WORK, and APP
pu,uuug two ccmmljtccs-onc IN America with the
Rev Dr. Paxton Of Ncw-YOrk, as chairman, and Euro
pcan coum tee. VITA the Rev. j. Murray Mitchell, OF
EIiuburgh, rs cLairman--to secure cooperation and
close union III The work OF the mission ield.was adopted.
coinnt iee, With the Rev. Dr. Knox, OF Belfast. rs
chairman, Was appointed to NIKE arrangements for the
noding OF the next Council, To De held III
Belfast in 1854 The committee embraces 'he en-
tire Irish del gatOn attending the prcsent Council
letter OF greetn the various churches represented
in the Council read and approved. This communi.
cation congratulated the people upon the success of the
Canc ana tine aourishiDg state OF rehgion exhorted
them 10 practice family prayer closely observe the Sab
bath day and manifest warmer Interest III the mis-
son work the church. After The dOxo!oEy had been
sung tue st Sabbath IN January next Was hxediupon
for reading OF the letter In all the churches III the
Alliance.
The chairman, having awaited the opportunity
referred 10 tine singing Of the doxolgy. which hnd
been done mt the suggest0n Of the Rev. DIR. Scnaa,
Of New York and lie said he compelled 10 decide
thai II was an Intrusion aud Al inciylhly.
Dr. SCR ar cxpalied tnat nc had proposed the inter
t,tn ont %; filueS of his heart aud even tben
no, until ne had consulted sisocr of nc proper com
ulttcc and learned from nI that the SINGING Oi the
hy,I n would ctOuable. Th- was confirmed by
Dr DIles aud the chairman withdrew ms renarks on
the subject 49, ,,.., A.. 49,. ~,
In CLOSING the business OF the Council the Rev Dr.
Knox OF Belfast for the business Committee made hn
nckuow ~ led .men for tho hospitality roceived by the
delegates IN PhIlapedha and Submitted series OF res
Oluons OF thanks that was ndoped The business OF the
session wac formally brought 10 cose wlin snort al
dress by tue R-v Dc Charles A. Dckcy which WAS iol
lowed by tue SINGING OF the dOxooSy.