The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-29
PREsBYTERIANS.
THE GcuMENICAL CouNcILA PHIL
ADELPHIA.
Proceedings at the DIG.rent Sessions
Yesterday, with some Little Ae-
count OF the Papers Read and
: Discussions Had ON the
Several Topics.

| u several Topics.
PHILADELPHIA, September 2s-In the
morning session OF the Pan-Presbyterian
Council, after the adoption OF resolutions
extending afternoon sessions half an hour
for the purpose OF allowing a greater range
Of discussion OF the papers read, and one
providing for the preparation OF friendly
letters on more important matteis that
have come before the Council for trans.
mission to various churches represented
in the alliance, the ordero Of the day was
taken up. This was paper on the "vi-
carious Sacrifice Of Christ" by Principal
john Cairns, DID, Of Edinburgh. DR..
Cairns, alter stating the doctrines OF atone
ment ~ 1t was held by Presbyserians, gave
resume OF the general bearings OF that
great article Of Presbyterian faith. Rev.
Dr. a. IA. Horge, Of Princeton, read pa.
per 1.-THE same subject, his discussion Of
It being chiefly directed TO the considera.
tion OF the relations which the sacrifcial
work Of Christ bears to forgiveness Of Gins
and consequently the salvation OF siuners.
Rev. Witherspoon, D. D, OF Peters
burg, Va, read a. paper on "Final Retri.
button" Rev. Witherspoon ridiculed
the Translation OF the Bible, by which
Canon, Farrar and others had endeayored
TO controyert the idea OF future punish.
ment and stated that he had the authority
OF one OF the best Greek scholars on this
continent, the Professor Of Greek in the
John Haskin's College, for saying that
Farrar's translation and use Of words, de-
noting or signifying eternity, was erron-
eous and untenable. The remainder OF
the session was devoted to general dis.
cusson OF DR.. Vanzant's paper on "Creeds
and Confessions" DR.. Nelson, from New
Hebrides, pleaded for the shortening OF
the creed, SO forming It that II shall briefly
contain essentials leaving subsidiary
things Of belief, to individual conscience,
His Presbytery, on establishing admission
at New Hebrides, had adopted the. con-
iession previously described by the Lon
don Mission Society, Of the South Sea
Mission, and there was no difficulty found
in admitting cannibals to SPEAKERS in the
church on that confession, WHICH could be
written on one abort page.
Principal McVicker replied that con.
fessions that might answer quite well for
cannibals would not do at all for the
guidance OF those who enter the church 70
teach the word OF God. He protested
against mysterious hints concealing more
than they express about desired changes
in the Presbyterian 0roeds, and insisted
that those who ask for such changes put
forward definite propositions Of the
changes they ask for. DR.. Wallace, oil
Wooster, Ohio, remarked that the older
he grew the more profound became his
respect for those wise old men who form
ed the Confession, and the less profound
does Il become for the downy.faced men
who tlippantly dispnte its contents. The
Committee on Creeds reported resolu.
tion providing for the appointment Of
committee TO consider the desirabieness
of defining the conCensus OF Reformed
Confessions, aud report to the next
Council, Principal DR., Cayen to be chair
man oi the committee, The report was
accepted, aud lalil over for consideration
at to.morrow's session.
This morning the Presbyterian ladies
held meeting in behalf OF the Ladies
Foreign Missionary Society Of the Presby-
teriap Church, Mrs, r. 81. Allen, Of Phila.
|'delphia, presided and made an address Of
welcome 10 the ladies' present from Eng.
land, Ireland, Scotland, India. China, Ja'
pan, Canada and almost every country
where the gospel is preached. A cordial,
hearty Christian welcome, she said, was
extended from the Presbyterian ladies OF
Philadelphia to their visiting sisters, and
she hoped their coming together would
result In great good to the whole church
In this country and in foreign lands. Rev.
HI. Mackenzie, representative Of English
Presbyterian Church, aud Mrs. McIatosh,
loi Belfast, Ireland. represented the phHrch
in Ireland; Rev. II. L. Mackenzie, NJ. A.,
Missionary OF Presbyterian Church oil
England 10 Swatowa, China, Mrs. Mur
ray Mitchell, Mrs. Brown Douglass and
Mrs. DR.. Blake, Of Edinburg, who ad.
dressed the NEE ing. Reports were read
from the established Church OF Scotland,
Calyanistic, Methodist Church, United
Presbyterian Church Of Scotland, tie AS
sociation for Christian Education Of Jew:
ish females, and IRON free churches oil
Scotland.