The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-06

De sustained, and that a committee with Dir
Frlme at Its head disappointed to consider the
questions, so that at the next me citing on the
Green Isle of the Sea everything would be in
harmony. DIR. Mcdonald, of Toronto. moved
that the delegates be admitted through common
courtesy, and that the question of the admission
OF the Churches be referred to a committee TO
report at the next meeting of the Council.
FINALLY, motion from Principal Rainy, of
Edinburgh, was adopted to the effect that the
Council find it unable to admit as members broth
ers representing Churches whose relation to the
constitution of the Council has not been explain
ed, and cannot be considered at this time. An
hour aud half having been occupied with the
discussion, the Council proceeded to the order of
the day. The Theology of the Reformed Church
was the subject of the papers on the programme
Professor j. j. Van Oosterzee, D. D., of Utrecht
opened with a paper on the Conflict between
Faith and Rationalism in Holland. The second
branch of the subject was considered by Profess
sor Alex. Mitchell, D. D., of St. Andrews, the
III g of whose paper was The Theology of the
Reformed Church, with Special Reference to the
Westminster Standards and Professor Thomas
IT, Apple, d. D., of Lancaster, took up the The
ology of the German Reformed Church After
the reading of the papers the subject of Bible
REVISION was brought up by DR.. Schaf, who
said that the New Testament will be published
by the press of Oxford and Cambridge Universe
ties In February next and suggested that the
present Council should ask the Churches repre-
sented to take the revised edition under consid-
Grafton as soon as possible, so that the next
Council could consider it. This was put in the
form of motion by Judge Strong, and was re-
ferred to the Business Committee The papers
on Presbyterianism and Education read on Mon
day then came up for discussion according to
order. DIR. Hutton, of Paisley, spoke in favor of
the removal of religious instruction from the
public schools. This sentiment brought Rev.
DR.. Hodge, of Glasgow, to his feet He contend
ed earnestly that the religious instruction in the
schools of Scotland was what made the Church
in that country the mother in Israel she has be-
come He concluded that he observed in this
country state of things such as DR.. Hutton
would like to bring about in Scotland.
A. M. Milligan, of Pittsburg, said the question
was agitating this country as well as Scotland.
and the movement had progressed so far that it
the school from God. Strange to say the Bible
was deemed the only book not fit to be placed
IN the scholars hand Rev. Dr. Prime. of New
York, warmly opposed this statement. Such was
not the case in New York, where the population
is more than half Roman Catholics, and where
there are more Irish than in Dublin and more
Jews than In Judea. He related having visited
the public schools in company with the Mavor
OF the city and found the Bible in USE and not
only that, but had delivered such an address to
the children as he would have made to Sunday
School class. Mr.. Milligan replied by asking if
1t was not true that the School Board of Cincin-
natl had withdrawn the Bible from the schools
and had been sustained in their action by the
Supreme Court. This ended the discussion, and
the recess was taken.
SEVENTH DAY
PHILADELPHIA September 3o-Rev. Profess
sor Watts, OF Belfast, presided at this mornings
session of the Pan-Presbyterian Council and
conducted the devotional exercises. Bv recon-
mendation of the Business Committee the Com
and
by the addition of two elders, and Messrs. A
l. Nevin, of Edinburgh and Henry Day, of
New York, were appointed such members. The
Committee on Creeds and Confessions read a
communication from the Reformed Presbvtery of
Philadelphia, making application for represen-
tatlon In the Council, declaring its creed to be in
conformity with the consensus of the Reformed
confessions, and agreeing to accept the constitu-
ton OF the Alliance. On motion of the chair
man OF the committee the representatives of the
Presbytery were admitted DR.. Brownson sub
mltted resolution providing for the appoint
ment Oh a committee to prepare some expression
that would go forth to the world as the utterance
of the Council on the subject of Sabbath observ-
ance; referred to the business committee. Rev.
DR.. ). Murray Mitchell, of Edinburgh read the
report OF the Committee on Foreign Missionary
work. The report discussed the subject in al
It's bearings, including the best means of raising
funds, modes of conducting missionary enter
H.
es, &C. The report suggested the establishment
OF a great training college at Pekin, China, and
urged more energetic prosecution of mission
work In heather and pagan countries. The re-
port stated that two million pagans had been
rescued from darkness during the past seventy
years by Protestant missionaries. and referred
to the greater facilities and advantages that
may be now enjoyed by mission workers.
Rev. DIR. Paxton, D. D., of New York sub
mltted from the American portion of the COM
mittee written history of the mission enter
grises connected with the following churches
The Presbyterian Church of Canada, United
Presbyterian Church in the United States, Re-
formed Dutch Church. Reformed Presbyterian
church General Synod, Associate Reformed
Church, Presbyterian Church North. and Pres
byterian Church South. summary of the
statistics submitted in the report NAV be TINS
stated: Missionaries in the field. 1875 native
missionaries, 135; native lcentiates and preach
ers 1913 medical missionaries and teachers. 118
american women connected with the missions.
266; native teachers and Bible readers. 894
COMMITMENTS 1871; scholars in boarding.
schools, ,69l; scholars in day-schools 1887
DR.. Paxton supplemented the written report
with an address, in which he remarked that the
success Of the mission work should overwbelro
those who had cried failure. and sbould en-
courage those who had kept heart and hand in
the work. -
Rev. DR.. J. Leighton Wilson, of Baltimore
addressed the Council in favor of the formation
OIL an ecclesiastical union, by which to secure