New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-09
TO CONFESS THEIR FAITH.
LIBERAL CONSERVATISM PROBABLE.
THE NETWORK PREsBYTERY TO TAKE ACTION
TO-DAY on THE REVISION OF THE

THE NETWORK PREsBYTERY TO TAKE ACTION
TO-DAY on THE REVISION OF THE
WESTMINSTER STANDARD.
Great interest centres atoGt the action to-day OF
two Of the most important Prcsbyeres IN the Northern
General Assembly which will discuss the overture In
the revision OF the Westminster Confession of Faith
The Philadelphia Presbytery. the mother Pesbytery'
decided to give special afternoon TO the discussion
which was begun last Monday. New-York Presby-
terians will watch the result of the vote with an
interest second only to that with which they will learn
how the Presbytery in this city decides to answer the
Assemby's questions.
One OF them has already been answered here. By
a vote OF 81 10 the Presbytcry has decided that It
wants revisOns, and of those who voted IN tho
affirmative wcr, understood to favor not change in
the old symbols, but creed simpler, shorter an
more expressive of tire love of God. For month and
more a capable committee has been at work preparing
an answer TO the second question in tho overture. II
So In what respect and 20 what aAent?" The follow
ing are the committee:
Minlsters-Thomas S. Hastings. u. ID. chairman,
president Union Theological Seminary; Dr. Howard
Crosby, Of the Fourth Avenue Church, Dr. X H. Booth
OF the Rutgers Riverside Church Dr. G. H. Parkhurst,
OF Madison Square Church: DIR. c. l.. thompson OF
the Madison Avenue Church; Dr. Robert r. sample OF
the Westminster Church. moderator OF the Presbyery Dr.
George Alexander Of the University Place Church, Dr.
John C. Bliss OF the Washington Heights Church; the
Rev. II. d. Harlan. Of the First Church
Eders-Henry Day. Of the Fifth Avenue Churcn (Dr'
John Halls c. Tucker OF the Brick Church tDr'
van Dykes Moses w Dodd. Of the University Place
Church (Dr George AleXanders).
II IS understood that the committee early in It's
sessions abandoned all idea of having new cleed'
and will recommend mild form 4 revision. Their
paper WILL 1t IS expected, not only be carried here,
but the action Of the New.York Presbytery will in
fuence many smaller Presbyteries. After the present
! TO- l. oil than Ia mo
pushe for Consensus Greed. 10 the query: " DO
you desire revision of the Confession Of Faith' the
Presbytery has already answered:
Resolved That this Prcsbytery the first ques-
ton in the affirmative understanding the word "revson
to be used broadly compromising any confessional
changes.
The following ministers voted in the affirmative.
including all the Seminary professors except Dir.
shedd
George Alexander Andrew c. Armstrong. ir, Thomas
Atkinson Arson p Attcrbury, Wallace w. At
terbury. Henry ca Brclag, John c, Bits
Robert r. Booth, Charles A. Briggs, Francis
Brown Samuel d. Burchard, william T. Carr. Henry b.
Chaplin, Edward L. Clark Howard Crosby, Edward NJ.
Deems Henry b. Elliott, William T. Elsng Henry NJ.
Field +. Forbes, Charles r. Gillett. Henry L.
Grandlensrd Woodruff A. IIasey Samuel NJ. Hamilton
Andrew II. Harshaw. Richard d. Harlan. Thomas S.
Hastings James II. Hoadley. Samuel NJ Jackson. Daniel
+. Lorenz Henry NJ. MacCacken, Henry 7. McEwen'
James H. McIlvaine, Alexander H. Mckinney, Horace g.
Miller George y. Mingins, James c. Nightingale, Charles
H. Parkhurst John r. Paxton, George S. Payson George
l.. Prentiss Hpgh Pritchard Albert g. Ruifson. Rob
crt f. Sample Philip Schan, Adolphus F. Schaunler j.
Balloon shaw Andrew Shiland Wilton Merle Smith, Will
lam c. Slit. Charles L. Thompson, Henry van Dyke,
Marvin II. Vincent Erskine n. White, Louis Woferz.
These ministers voted in tho negative:
George w F. Birch. Charles j. Collins John b. Devins,
Ira S. Dodd. Augustine D. l.. Jcwett Jo"ph j. Lsmpe,
George l.. Shearer, william G. T. Shedd j. Ford Sutton,
John VI. worrall. David g. Wyle.
Four ministers declined to vote:
James Chambers Robert II. McCready, Alexander
Mclean, william w. Page. Samuel s. Laws voted non
lQuit.
The vote of the elders was:
Anirmaye-John c. Tucker Brick Church; III. c. Smith,
Fourth Church Ransom +. Wilcox, arem T. ,. Strong,
Madison Ayenun; Charles H. Woodbury.. Madison Square
Alexander Richie. North T. c. IS 'leM Phillips; David
NJ Stger Rutgers Riverside; l. w. Thompson, Seventh
Thomas Bond. University Place William Wade Thirteenth
Street; William A. Wheelock Washington Heights; NJ.
Elliott, West End.
Negatives-R6bert McMurray, NJ D. Fourteenth Street
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Park John j. Stevenson Scotch
Test.