National Republican., 1880-09-30
PAN.PRESBYTERIlN ALLIANCE.
A Question of Membership Discussed -
Revised Version of the Scriptures
KeoOmmnn nhnd To tie Chmrchea.

Revised Version of the Scriptures
Recommended to the Churches.
PHILA DELPHIA, Sept. 29.-rhs mornings
session Of tho council OF tho pan.prosby yteran
alliance was held in horticultural hall, Rev.
Thomas Main, d. D., of the free church Of
Scotland, presiding. At tho conclusion of tho
devotional exercises an invitation TO the coun-
ell to visit Union college, Schenectady, was re.
ceived and accepted. An extended and
spirited discussion was olicited by the presenta-
ton of the report of the committee on Gre
dcntials relative to tho applications for ad-
mission to membership in tho alliance of
tho Cumberland presbyterian church and
the united prcsbytery of Philadelphia. The
committee recommended the adoption OF
minute setting forth that the adoption of the
constitution of tho alliance should pre-
cede applications for membership, and as
| there was no evidence that the two churches
referred to had accepted that constitution,
| thoir applications for Oradmssou be not grhnted.'
| In l,ss than five minutes there were many
motions, amendments and substitutes offered
| in connection with the question, and the
| debate embraced points of American parlia.
| mcntary law and usage to determine which of
| tho various motions OIL the question, which
| they had greatly complicated, should take pre-
cedence. Finally, Principal Rainey moved to
| amend tho report of the committee so as to
|
unable, hoe satu to admit as members repre-
| sentativcs OF churches whose relation to our
constitution has not been explained to the
| council and cannot now be considered" Til
amendment was accepted by tho committee
| through its chairman, and with tho ropor /
adopted by tue council, and the order of tho
day was then proceeded with. This was the
reading of papers on the theology Of tho re.
| formed church. The council adopted tho
| recommendation of tho committee on creed
and confessions for the appointment of com
mittee to consider aud report upon the ad =
| Visibility Of defining the cOnccntus of the
reformed confessions AS required by the con-
| stitution of tho alliance.
The subject OF bible revision was taken up
| for general discussion DR.. SGhaif of New York
stated that the new testament portion Of the
revised version will be completed by next
February, and he would like to see the pres
| byterian church take tho lead in giving con-
sderation to It,
Judge Strong of the Untel States supreme
court offered the following resolution, which
was referred to the business committee:
ReS0lucd, That tho council, having had Its aten-
tlon called to the revision of the English scriptures
now In progress beg leave TO recommend the
| work when finished, to the careful and candid
consideration oI the various churches represented
in this body.
The session closed with spirited discussion
ON the question OF religion aud education.
The afternoon session. held in the academy
of music Rev. James NJ. Rodgers ID. d., OF
Derry, Ireland chairman, was mainly devoted
to the reading of papers on church dOctrin Q
and government
Revs Professor Bannorman of Perth and
4. p. Stevenson, ID. d., of Philadelphia, dis.
cussed the grounds aud methods of admission
to scaling ordinances, and Rev. Professors
Jonathan Gregg of Toronto and Leroy J. Hal
scy of Chicago furnished papers on the use
aud province of church discipline.
Tho session closed with tho reading of q
paper on degeneration" by Rev. j. H. A.
Bomberger of Ursnus college, Pennsylvania.
Bishop Potter presided over the convention
in the afternoon, and the roll.call showed n
parishes reported, there being in attendance
lOl clerical aud 1i0 lay delegates. Rev. viii.
lam Il. Eigenbrodt of this city was elected
secretary, and Edward f. Delancoy treasurer,
The following standing committees were ap'
pOinted On corporation aud admission Of
churches--CharesT Tracy, Rev. Alfred b. Beach
and Samuel b. Ruggles on diocesan fund
Roy. Cornelius Swope, Rev. Arthur Burk, Fran.
els Pott, Charles Tracy and Edward Il. De-
ancey; on treasuror's report-DaVid Clarkson,
: Frederick $, Wnton and Alfred NJ Hoyt; on
general Theological seminary-Rav, No., M,..,..,,
D'A Ho', ,-vigo JARVIS deer, John ]. Cisco,
george MacColach Miller and David Clarksou;
on canons-Rev A. b. Beach, Rov. H. NJ. HOtf-
man. Rev. Isaac futile, Hamilton Fish, Sam.
uel b. RuPglcS and Samuel Giattmo.
The church OF the Beloved Disciple of this
city and Grace church Of City island, West
chester county We're admitted into the dio'
cess. Among the most prominent people pres
cnt were Bishop Kipp Of san Francisco,
Bishop Porry of Iowa, and Bishop Seymour OF
Springfield, III.