Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-30
Yesterdays SESSION.
Spirited Debate Over the Admission OF
New Members Bible RevIsion-Relig-

Spirited Debate Over the Admission OF
New Members Bible RevIson-Relig-
ION and Education-Church Doctrine
and Government
PHILADELPHIA, September 29.-Rev.
Thos. Main, OF the Free Church OF
Scotland, presided at the Pan.Presbyter-
ian Council, this morning.
An invitation to the Council 10 visit
the Union College, at Schenectady, \.
Y, was received and accepted.
An extended and spirited discussion
was elected by the presentation OF a re-
port of the Committee on Credentials
relative to the application Tor admission
to membership in the Alliance ol the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church ami
the United Presbyterian Church, .!
Philadelphia.
The committee recommended the
adoption OF Il minute, setting forth that
the
Adoption of the Co institution Of the Alli-
anco
should precedc applications Tor MEM
bership, aud as there was no evidence
that the two churches referred 10 had
accepted that constitution, their apph-
cations for admission be not granted.
Finally DR.. Rainey moved to amend
the report Oi the committee so as To
make the minute present that the Coun-
ell i unable, ho' S'GiG 10 admit as
members representatives ot churches
whose relation to our constitution has
not been explained to the Council and
pannnt NOW he considered.
Order OF the Day.
The amendment was accepted by the
committee, through its chairman,
with the report adopted by the Council,
and the order OF the day was then pro-
ceeded with.
This was the reading OF papers on the
"Theoiogy OF the Reformed church.
The Council adopted the recommen,,
dation OF the Committee on Creed
and Confessions for the APP
pointment of committee to consider
and report upon the advisabiity OF de-
tining the concensus OF reformed con-
fess ons as required by the constitution
of the Alliance. 4 committee was then
appointed.
The Subject OF Bible Revision
was taken up for discussion Dr.
Schoii. of New York, stated that the
New Testament portion Ci the revised
portion will he completed by February
next. and he would like to see the
Pres byterian ChUrcl take the lead in
giving consideration tpit.
Judge Strong, Of tn United States
Supreme Court, offered the following
resolution, whIch was referred 10 the
Business Committee:
R,sDly,d. That the Council having hal
its attention called To the revision II the
English Scriptures, now in progress,
beg leave t. recommend this work,
when finished, taa careful AMI candid
consideration oi the various chl ;hCS
represented in ths body.
Religion and Education,
The session closed with "A spirited dis.
cusson on the question OF religion and
education.
DIR. Hutton, OF Paisley, expressed his
preference for q divorce OF religion
and secular instruction, which DR.. Dodg',
of Glasgow, insisted on being united.
DR.. Miliigan, OF Pittsburgh, thought
objection to the introduction oi religious
instruction in our public schools was
part of the general infd"l and commlln-
is,ir plan to sweep every Christian prIh-
ciplc from the country.
DIR. Prince. Of New York, while sym
pathizing wI:h the sentiments oi Dr.
Miligan. did not desire To let foreign
delegates get the impression that IN any
State OF this Union any laws exclude
religious instructions in the sense IN
which DR.. Niligan had expressed II;
that he himself had delivered IN
the public schools in New York CITY,
where half the population is composed
Of Roman Catholics and where '"'rc
are more Irish than in Dublin, such an
an address as he would deliver in sun
dav school, and had sung with Roman
Catholic teachers and pupils the sweet
est OF Moody and Sankey's hymns.
The Afternoon Session
was mainly devoted to the reading oi
papers on church doctrine and govern
ment. Revs. Prof. Bannerman, OF Perm,
and T. II. Stevenson, ID D., Of P"!.ait.-
phia. discussed the grounds amt meth
ods of admission TO the sealing ordinah-
ces. and Rev. Prois. Jonathan Hre-s. oi
Toronto, and l.. J. Halsev, Of Chicago,
furnished papers on the use and prov
ince OF church discipline.
The session closed with paper on
Regeneration" by Rev. J. II. A. BAN
berger, OF Ursina College, Pa.
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