Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-03
CLOSE OF THE COUNCIL.

Last days Proceedings of the Second
General Council of the Pan Pre- byterian
Al1iance-Res0Iutions and Papers Adopt
ed.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-The second gener-
al council of the Pan Presbyterian alliance
was brought to close to- day with session
relating to the transaction of miscellaneous
business, being practically dedications of the
conclusion reached by the council on various
subjects that had been before the various
sessions. Prof. d. r. Kerr, Pittsburgh, pre-
sided. Among theI resolutions reported by
the business committee and which were
adopted by the council, were the following:
That no action on the subject of the Bible
revision be taken by the council until the
work is completed.
That a committee be appointed with Rev.
DR.. Price, of New York, as chairman, to
formulate parliamentary rules for future
guidance of the alliance at its council meet
ings.
That the programme for the next council
meeting be referred to a committee of ar
rangements to be appointed for the next
council.
Providing for committee with Principal
McVicar, chairman, to define the grounds
for admission and act upon applications
for admission for membership.
Approving the report of the committee on
modes of helping continental preachers and
providing for an expression of sympathy on
part of alliance with the Bohemian and Mo
ravian churches at their centenary celebra-
ton next year.
Suggesting to the several churches in the
alliance the appointment of standing COM
mittees with which the secretary may at any
time correspond.
A resolution approving the report of work
and appointing two committees, one in
America, Rev. DR.. Paslon, chairman, and an
European committee, Rev. j. Murray
Mitchell, of Edinburg, chairman, to secure
CO operation and close union in the work of
mission field, was adopted.
A committee, with DIR. Knox, Of Belfast,
chairman, was appointed to make arrange
ments for holding the next council, to be
held at Belfast in 1884. The committee
embraces all the Irish delegation who at
tended this council.
A resolution in favor of arbitration as a
means of preserving peace among nations
was adopted.
A letter of greeting to the various churches
| represented in the council was read and ap-
proved. The letter congratulated The peo-
pie on the success of the council and -four
| lshing state of religion, exhorts them to
practice family prayers, closely observe the
| Sabbath day. and manifest a warmer interest
in the mission work of the church, and gen
| orally counseled and advised pastors, elders
and congregations as to their respective
duties to each other, to the church and to
xp1 md oil a. IL
eral fields. The adoption of the paper was
marked by rising vote and the council sang
the doxology thereafter. The first Sabbath
| in July was fixed as the day upon which to
have the letter read in all the cherches in the
alliance.
The chairman having the opportunity, re-
ferred 10 the singing the doxology, which
had been done at the suggestion of Rev
DIR. Schaff, of New York, and said he was
compelled to decide it was an intrusion and
an incivility. DR.. Schaff explained that ht
proposed interruption out of the fulIness OF
his heart, and even then not until he hat
consulted q member of the proper commit
tee, and learned from him that singing o.
the hymn would be unobjectionable. This
was confirmed by DR.. Dalles, and the chair
man withdrew his remarks on the subject.
In closing the council business Rev. DR.
Knox, of Belfast, for the business commit
tee, made an acknowledgment of the hospi
tality received by the delegates in Philadel
phia, and submitted series of resolution
that were adopted. These returned thank
to the committee of arrangements, gentle
men OF the press, the Presbyterian board
public men, leading members of the choir
societies and public institutions that sent in
vitatlons to the council, to writer's of the pa
pers read before the council, and to Rev
Drs. Blake, Mathews and Newkirk who
acted as clerks of the council, and railwa
and other companies that had extended cour
tesies, and the convention was brought to
close with ten minute parting addresses, fol
lowed by the singing of the Doxology.
During the session, Rev. DR.. Patterson, @
Philadelphia, on behalf of the edtoria
committee, read communication from re
porters and correspondents of various news
papers, attending the council meetings, ties
tifying to the fact that the editorial com
mittee had placed at their disposal ever
facility for reporting proceedings-this be
ing done to Offset an editorial in one of the
UNCONVENTIONAL papers, asserting that tn,
editorial committee had been neglectful il
this respect.