Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-24
PAN.PRESBXTE COUNCIL.
SeCDnd DAYS proceediugS.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2t-The sessions of the
second day OF the Pan-Presbyterian council
were opened this morning in Horticultural hail.
with the Usual devotional exercises. which con
sisted OF the Offering Of prayer by Rev. DR..
pEelps, OF Holland, Mich. ana Judge Strong, or
washington, the reading OF portion or the
scriptures BY Rev. A. T. Buscarlet of Swltzer
lane, ana the singing OF appropriate hymns.
Rev. d. A. Wsllace, D. d. Ii. D., of Wooster.
the business committee was reported a resoiu-
tton directing that papers written by dele
gates not attending the council should be
referred to member OF the business committee.
not more than five minutes to be consumed in
stating the substance OF each paper that the
30mfnute rule be rigidiy enforced Id the read
irg OF papers, and that freedom OF discussion
De allowed on the papers, every participant In
tie discussion TO be limited TO I'VE minutes
number OF invitations 10 visit various places
were read ard accepted with thanks; and the
ORDER order OF the day, paper on the Inspection,
tGTes," was proceeded With. DR.. Hunph
rey's paper, which, he stated had
for its object the presentation of a
members of the ministry might expound
the scriptures was an analytical examination OF
the offerent results OF revelation, Inspiration
aid spiritual discerDment in the production OF
the scriptures Revelations. he conteuded had
obviously been the operation OF the Divine
Spirit In the making known OF the essential
formulate Tie plan CT the history OF redemption
point emphasized by DR.. Humphrey for the
encouragement OF young ministers and those
Just coming into the ministry, was that while
the Billie contains the names of about .01O
persons ard places not in a single instance
rad modern discovery through explorations
IN ancient places shown one OF tkoSe 1 4G9a
NAMES 10 have been myth, or one OF the ruins
10 have been misplaced. The same subject was
discussed by Prof. Robert Watts D. D.. Of Bel
last, who recited portions of the Scripture
analyZed ard compared them with definitions
from the original Greek, fer the purpose OF
answering criticisms usually made against the
portions OF the Scripture selected by him.
AmoDg the critics answered directly by Prof
Watts was Canon Farrar. At the conclusion OF
Prof Watts address a general discussion was
begun on the first paper placed before the coun-
cll, according TO the resolution adopted
during the morning. Prof. Calderwood
OF Edinburgh, opened the discussion, which was
upon the views contained In DR.. Hitchcock's
paper, and tt was participated tn by Rev Drs
Hutton, or Paisley. Sloan, OF Allegheny, Bruce
Of Glasgow, Milligan, OF Allegheny, Breed, OF
Phitadelphia. Grant OF Kingston. Mitchell, OF
Montreal. PeirsoD. OF Detroit, and Honmeyer
OF Cape OF GOOD Hope. The general tone OF the
discussion was In approval Of DR.. Hitchcock g
paper, and an acceptance of its conclusions that
the Presbyterian church service would doubt
less be improved by the Introduction OF blologi-
cal features. The session was concluded by
discussion of DR.. Humphrey IS paper on The
Inspiration, Authenticity and Interpretation
IF the SfriDtureS