New-York tribune., 1880-09-25
RELIGIOUS CONFERENCES.

TIE REV. Dir. WAL. ACE PREsiDES Al T!lH M'HNiN"
sEs,ION-INrzREsTIXG DISCUSSION OK THH H.
sPIgATIOX or 1lIE Scriptures.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2l.--The re Slons o.
hc second day OF ths Pan Presbyterian Coancl Waf"
opened this morning N II 1T caliura iia. ffpeF wa
offered by the Rsv d. Phcls. OF II Hand. Miea "nn
Judge Strong, of poroa cl me seFi uF''
WIS read bY the Rev. 4. \. T. Base rlet % s"tz rA
and appropriate hymns sung Ine R'y. d. A"at
lace of Wooster, OHIO, presided jho morning scss'n
From the Business Committee was reported res III
ton drccu that paper written Dy delegates mol III
ten ling the Council should be rsfcrr a - member o
The Business Committed and that rot mere thah I'VE
be consumed IN stating tla sl)S.ance o. each
paper; that the thr;y-minuie rule oc rHdy enforced
the reading of papers, aud that freedom oi discussion
be allowed on the papers, every parc pant IN Tic di
cus>ion to be limited To five minutes.
number of nvitat ons 10 VISIT various p'AceS were
read and accepted WITH thanks and tn order OF the day
paper the - Inspiration. Authenticity aud interpre
tatlon o. the Scriptures" proceeded with.
DIR. Humphreys paper. whIcl lie stated hid forhs
object tie presentation of convenient method py
which the younger members OF the ministry lnigh eN
pound the Scriptures, analytical examination OF
different results Of reveaii1n Inspiration and spf
itua discernment In the production of be scriptures
Revelations hc couten1ed had obviously been the op
Grafton Of the Divine Sprt III tie making known OF
the essential facts Of religion, w.e inspiration
had served to formulate the plan OF The history oi lc-
dcmption. a point emphasized by Dr. Humphrey Tor
thc men; OF young ministers ard thoe lnsi
coming into the ministry that while the Bible con
taius the OF about 00p pcs ons and p1ccnot IN
q single instance mad modern discovery. through cXPora
tions places shown one OF these 1000 names
to have been a myth OF the runs 10 nave been
misplaced.
The same subject WAS discussed by Professor Eonert
waits -. D. OF Belfast. who rccii~d por ions of the
Scriptures and anayzrd and compared them with deiin
tons from rriual Greek for the purpose OF asw.
ing criticisms uSn lliy made ag INST The port IN,
Script selected by Inn. Among the rrts r. erred
iu drectly bv Profess % Waits wa. CanO' Firdr
cIa discussion bcgGn on the FIRST pap'r placed he
tore tc Council, according 10 the resolution ahOpteH
professor CaidrrSood, Ednburgh. opened the ii
cu,sion, which was upon the views contained ID Dr.
HItchcocHs papel. II was rarucipdtci IN by the
Rev. Doctors Hutton, OF Pasiny; oan. of leSheny;
r" p,rrs9,n Of D,fro and IIoGnrycr of CAPE
of Good Hope The general tone ;hc discus ,iOn was
~ approval OF Dr. litchcocks paper aud an acc ptance
OF It's conclusions t1at lie frcs rran ufch service
would doubt css be improved by ihe introduction OF
r. ScssioT WAS concluded by i discussion Of D.
Uumphrcy's y per fhc - Inspiration. Authenticity
Thr Rev Tnoma. 5 Pn.ier, u. d.. of L ision. Penn,
presided over. and opecI with piayer the afternoon
ses ,lon Dr Green. Of Princeton Theological College,
called attention 10 the fact tEai the Council Il
arccplcd an invitation t. attend the annual
FAR of tie Penrsrlvania STATE Agricultural 80
cicty. organization when, II he had been
correctly informed. had violated the saboath by throw
pc one ITS exhibition the public Slnd ys. Aitcr
the acton OF Council This agreed to, ana the
subject then iaid on the tabr.
A Paper then read on the subject Of" Distinctive
Principles of Picsbyteranlsm,' by Dr. samuel j;
Wilson, of Allegheny, wno,e paP.r was deVo.ed
scnptural il it, form OF government. ana tnit
pIebyicrs and not prclatic bishops are bisnops in The
Tins followed by paper by the Rev John D.
Witt. ot Philadelphia. on i!e nbiec O. the r,Ip Of
the Reformed Churches" whicr, IN tar main, Wa,
plea for divorced me arisuc from me spiritual III
cnurcn services, aud suoordnaion " maicii s'tdcnc
cmeuts 10 the higher neil'ctua and moral powers N
giving ex preston thc WORSHIP ol God he remaining
papar was by the Rrv. DR.. C. H. Read II. D., OI Rich
inond. Va, on tne subject of " railing Elders
The evening Tsssi'H Tn' eed 10 9deT at lpas
tine supreme Court of the United states. ~
aIsr a1e flDSe f%e re.ns Of TIE pulpit annonnecmen.
for sunday next The Rev. William Graham. D. d., of
London, delivered an ape addIe on " Inc DIVINE III
vine power take pfecet ana mann su-
pelior 10 effort; ina tne Presbyterian Church
had always made lnis I, fundamental Law.
Ii closing hls sddIess nr p@l9 goros trl1rle to
American institutions, and to the 1rni ho'Sist Wiison
VINO was a native of his own town, Paisley.
The cOse of the address aOounded IN hulnor ana was /
The Rev. Dr. BIkle of Edinburgh scotland, read
the mex paper The Influence of Christianity on
Employers and Employed" Dr Bake hrid thai Curis-
llanlty alone could solve tbc prob.em Of recon |
CHING those relations; II could not De dOu" !
by an endeavor just balance between the Two,
to unite and make cooperative tbeir respective lnrr
in diflusing watch. instrument Iii tue hands
o divine Providence. the Presbyterian Church |
vine ncn rcvieweI great ability Tue usual bus
aspect. -Ous between capital ana labor, bds
ing ms conclusions teachings of the New Testament
in harmony win tue golden RUE.
The Rev Or. McCOOK or the tabernacle Church, then
announced that, ana after Monday next HUrtlcui-
tural Hall would be occupied at the morning sessiOns
wulle those lhe afternoon and evening OF eacn day
would held III the Academy OF Music tbs ntclli-
ccncs was hailed wIIn 3pp.ausc.
Cnief Justice CHARLES ID. Drake, Of Washington. read
lie The session, on " Christianity tne |
Friend Of the Wording Classes" Defining Chris |
lianty system OF dOciIincs and prcccpls taught
BY Jesus ChIi>t, he proposed lO derive from an
examination the Old New IesiaIDents EbundaHt
evidence that working Drfr cuurd
the gospel The Rcdecmer Himself a. greeted the
Synagogue OF Nazareth win tnc response 10 His
first public address, " Is not tnis tho carpenter r.
ana could have better told the HOrKg classes
tnat the rengOn winch He came to found would
be true friend them. The whole body
OF Scripture sustained this bright Promise
its precepts insisting securi y the
aborer all his eds from the least and lowest
zion, greatest ana most urgent or item all.
At the CONCLUSION Judge brakes address, the assem-
bly, WAS dismissed with the dOXOlOgY aud tue benedic
n.ed nv ID. Rny RIlIhI