, 1880-09-29
CHURCH COUNCILS.
interesting Discussions In the
Presbyterian Convention in
Philadelphia.
Church Extension Suggestions Looking to
an Amendment Of the Greed.
Ladiea' Foreign Missionary Meeting In
Connection with tho Council.


FHtLA1'ELrttlA, Sept. 2s.-1n tile morning
scsston OF tho pan-I'rest,ytcrian Council,
after tho adoption Ut a resolution extending
tie evening sessions one-l,ulf i,oitr fur the
rurpose of allowing greater range Of tlc dis
cissEon Of l'apers rcn,l, nlltl ono providing for
the preparation of friendly letter IN moro
important matters tlnn llave come before tho
Council for transmission IL yarlnus churches
represented III the Alliance, the order Of tho
tlny was taken up. This WIS /. paper on tho
"Vlcnrlous Sacrifice Ut Christ" by Principal
John Cairns, u. D., of Et1lnburg. Dr. Cairns,
after stating the t!0ctr1ne Ut tho ntoncment
rs II Is held BY rrcs1yterians, gave resume
OF the general bearings OF that grcat article
Of Presbyterian failll.
The Rev. Dr. 4. 4. Ii0rgr, Of Princeton,
rcatl pnper on thu snn,c subject, Ills discus
sion ut II bclng chiefly directed 10 tho cot,-
. sEseraton OF tic relations w,lcl, tho sacrtil.
clal work VI CInlst bears to tic forgiveness
Of sius md consequently tlso salvation Of
sinners.
The Hey. r. u. Withcrspoot,, u. D., Of Pc
tcrsburg, Va, read II paper oil 'FEnnI laetrf.
blstiot'." Mr.. Withrrsroon ri,licuIcd tho
transfatlnas Of tlle Dble by which Canon
Farrar nnd others tlad en,lcnvorcd 10 contro-
vert tic ttlca Of eternal future punishment,
md ssatvtt he Ind thu authority Of Que If Tic
best Greek srssoinrs on this conitnent--tlle
Professor of Greek In tho .inlsns Hopkins
Collcge-for saying Tint Farrar's translation
and Use of words drnot1ng or stgrifying ctcr-
atty was erroneous md ,lntcllAble.
The remainder Of tho sessln1l was tteyntetl
m ,,r ~, !" rr",s SOY ~ M ~ 'a''"t7
'"pef WE VI tleees a'la CONCESSIONS"
,,a"o nr; Ne,soi1' fa a.. IRON to New lleb5ldcs.
SO forming It that It shall briefly coninI1, tho
rxsrntfnia ioo,s s,,.tt,,s,. ,,.inr s' ~ ,,..s .o
~ lnuIviaual conscience: LIS iresbytcry In
Ind ndoptc,l tho confession previously prc-
Snutl, Sro N,sxt"n o,l t,'nro 3 ,.s -; - ,,,a, ,no
o,,.,. @ r,.' Ia'oI' -. ~" l'lelo WIS no "l,ll7
speaker's cl,urcll OIL TINT confession, which
could he written Of, one short pacr.
I,rinciuu, Mocvtctor rn,1ir,1 ~ int fin mr.
fcssjnus thot ,niht ars,rr .,pe" i, @' nit . e. s
cnnnlbals would not slo Mt nil for the guild
mice Of those who c,,tcr tho Cl,urc], to tcncl,
tic Word of God. III protested ugalust
mysterious rints concealnr motel more tl,an st,; thcy
nsk for such cj,anrs mt % forwar @ tl,e I 'ie,irtt
propo%I!Ians Of ci'snges ttey .lsk for. IL > -
l}f. " HllHpr. nj WnDEthr. H. r1t1tn rf.nrf
tllut thu older liz rycw tjn l,rt. ,,rofumtt In.
caAle his Jrsrcct 20r thosu visa ni ,t,t.n VIII,
f0rIlctl t],u coftssot,. md tiio iss nrofo',m1
docs It become for Tia t,nwuy.f,c,I t,,,,,
who ,ipna,,fjy tilsn,,tn liz c"nti.,,is "'e''
The Un'nlniitce o., Crecds rarnrtr, n rcso.
cnll.l1ttcS 10 coasi'ler ths rsir"fjr'lnss ~ ~
tlrilMlny tic co,lcullsl,s Of the rsf"r1,,et co,.
frssiol.s Md roport 10 tic lcXt CnunrII:
Committee. 'e" - ~ ~'"'''"a'' " '''o
I'iN nnnrt wos nrrcptcd ord lair, nvor tor
co1lsittrr[n,, nj IN. unr,,,,v;a "ss", % VIVA 4o'
At tifo aftcricon sessinn tlln 'lou. ,'n1crs ,xcra
ali on liza s,lhlrrt t,f Thrci, ~ tnn.l,, );
Tic {cy. Df. iaitcrsn "dG" ~ piiu.inf',a piHaei,1,:
considered te silhirct Il, Its anttjsat1h,, r.,
ctcrtninucnts for ,,,,e" ~ ,,ruo,toa ~ 1rs .i,isi,
nkes cn,,,,rts fttra cnn.is iaat ,'y,,S ~,
ey.n oyser sitI,ers t,,ru ' tc.1i..s'.d nrns @
Of wors,in intt, 1ara n l,inrnns on,,s". vMso
mrnf. I1,,svtcriois si,onj,I - ,,n t,.nI ,,t1r
cYnrt m ihn tarn ia. -" . i, ',u,H ~,
pluc, In tGnn VI rtr '1r3hn. r., ai.nd YIN
Il would In !, ,,uim II ~" f."ro s.1,'il ~
sture te H,m,stmiir tird,r o ~ aa..,esn Man 8o~
Pnmrs w"r', ,,iso ,sni " r., .'"u'Tesees ~, Wa,:
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