The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-25
PRESBYTERIANS
OF THE WORLD IN CONFERENCE AT
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Proceedings. or,he sscend Day v session
Yesterday-Ablc Papers ON Var
ions Pertinent Topics In Con.
neetion with the Work
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PHILADELPHIA, September 24-At 9:2(
this morning the Presbyterian Alliance
entered upon It's second days session
The Council was raped to order by Rev
D. A. Wallace, D. D. Ii. D., Of Wooster
O., who began the devotional exercise
by announcing the twenty.ffth hymn,
The opening prayer was by the Rev. A. F.
Ruscarlet, OF Switzerland. When another
hymn had been sung, Judge Strong led In
prayer, and was followed with another
prayer by DR.. Wallace, and when finished
he announced the Council ready for the
transaction Of the business OF the day.
The Business Committee then reported
that they had resolved in reference to the
programme that papers OF which the
writer's were present be referred to MEM
Der OF the committee, and that not more
than five minutes be occupied in stating
the substance to the Council. 1t was also
ordered by the committee that the rule al.
ready adopted
LIMITING TEE READING OF PAPERS TO THIR.
TY MINUTES,
Should be strictly enforced, and that
the very onerous service Of looking after
the observance Of this rule be imposed up
on the Chairman OF the Committee, and
that liberty Of discussion be allowed to-
day in the papers OF this morning and
last evening and that each speaker be
limited TO five minutes. Invitations were
read to visit Princeton College, the Young
Mems Christian Association, the Histori-
cal Society, and the Union League. The
invitation from Princeton was accepted.
The subject Of the inspiration, authenticity
and Interpretation Of the Scriptures being
the order.oi the day, DR.. E. P. Hum.
phrey, OF Louisville, KY, was introduced
and began to reading OF his paper. 1t was
the purpose OF the paper to instruct young
men in teaching the doctrine Of the
church. He said the unity Of human and
divine inspiration was embodied In the
divine spirit aud was composed Of resolu-
tion, inspiration and spiritual discern
ment. He then went on to show how the
young preacher should take up and in
struct q people in the character OF those
operations. ezt.af5 az
A point emphasized by Humphrey for
the encouragement OF young ministers
and those just coming into the ministry,
was that while the Bible contains the
names Of about 1000 persons and places,
not in single instance had modern dis
coverey, through explorations in ancient
places, shown one OF these 1000 names to
have been myth or one OF the ruins TO
have been misplaced.
Rev. Thos. S. Porter, D. D., Of Easton,
Pa, presided over and opened with prayer
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR.. Green, OF Princeton Theological
College, called attention to the fact that
the Council had accepted an invitation to
attend the annual fair Of the Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Society, an organization
which, II he had been correctly informed,
had violated the Sabbath day by throwing
open Tor exhibition to the public on Sun.
days. After a brief discussion the action
OF the Council was reconsidered and th Q
subject laid on the table.
A paper was read on Distinctive Prin-
ciples OF Presby,erianism," F" by Samuel J..
Wilson, D. D, LID, Of Allegheny City.
The paper was devoted to proving that
Pregbyterianism is apostolic and scriptural
in its form OF government and that Pres
byters and not prelates or bishops are
bishops in the true sense.
Rev. John Dewitt, OF Philadelphia read
paper on "Worship Of Reformed
Churches" which, In the main was plea
for the divorce OF the artistic from the
spiritual in church services and the spbor-
dination OF material elements TO higher
intellectual and moral powers in giving OK.
preston to the worship OF God.
The remaining paper was by Rev. DR..
@. II, Reed, D. D., of Richmond, Va, on
the subject Of "Ruling Elders"
THE EVENING SESSION
was called to order at half past seven by
Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court Of
the United States. Rev. DR.. VIM. Ora.
ham, Of London, delivered an address on
"The divine in the Bible and in life," in
which be pointed out that divine
power must ever take the prece.
dent OF and remain superior to
human effort, that the Presbyterian Church
had always made this fundamental law.
The speaker closed with a tribute TO
American institutions.
Rev. DR.. Blaikie, Of Rdinburg, read
paper on the "Inauence Of Christianity
on employers and the employed"
Dr.. Blaikie held that Christianity alone
could solve the problem Of reconolling
those relations. II could be accomplished
only by Christian love and effort, which
Is an instrument in the hands Of Divine
Providence aud the Presbyterian Church
would accomplish the great work.
Chief Justice Charles Fl. Drake, oil
Washington, read an essay on Christian
ity, the friend OF the working class" The
doxology was then sung and the benedic.
tion pronounced.
Big Fire IN sraoklyn Last Night.