Evening journal., 1890-05-27
THE COMMITTEE CHOSEN
Men Who VIII Revise the Com
fession of Faith.
woMANs SPHERE IN THE CHURCH

HVMAN > oEhEhE IN IHE ChUXJH
Many Of the Prcsbyterians DO Not Favor
the Deaconess Idea--The Next Assembly
win De Held at Detroit, Mich.-rhe
Board OF Publication Reports.
SARATOGA, N. y, May 27.--At the Pres
byteTian assembly resolutions were passed
denouncing the recent decision in one OF
the states excluding the Bible from the
public schools and calling upon the people
of the church to see that it shall be re-
stored ''bo its true place In our system Of
education The Rev DIR. Howard Crosby
presented the report of the standing com
mittee on publication All the depart
ments of the board have been prosperous
The business department closed the year
with net profits Of $l6,034, which enabled
It TO pay over to the missionary fund sl1,-
POS. Although the sales OF books and tracts
were somewhat less than.last year, the sales
OF periodicals increased Resolutions were
passed stating that the board, as one of the
most important agents of home evangel-
izarion, should be literally supported, and
providing that the board take into consid-
Grafton the advisability Of publishing In
the German, Spanish and Scandinavian
languages such Sabbath school books and
papers as may supply want in Presby-
terian schools
The Investigating COMMITTEES.
The names of the committee appointed
30 make an investigation into the founda-
tion Of the two reports, almost drametri-
cally opposite in tone and statement OF
facts, that were submitted by the special
committee aud the business committee OF
the board of publication, are as followss
Alfred j. Hard, of Pennsylvania; elias
Montfort, OF Cincinnati: A. ID. r. RAM
dolph, New York; George S. Draper, st.
Louis; Reuben S, Smith, Cleveland; w @.
Martin, New York; w. A. Brodie. Roches-
ter
One Prosbytery for All Races.
The report of the committed on the freed
men as TO allowing colored presbyteries to
| appeal directly TO the other boards was
against the request. The report was taken
up. DR., Booth was opposed to discrimina.
tion and thought one presbytery was as
| good as another To place the colored
presbyteries in a separate category was
unfair and while ii was done the manhood
| Of colorcd people was impugned and they
could not feel at home ia the Presbyterian
| church lie moved that their request be
| granted. Tho vote was taken on Dr. Booths
amendment and the call OF division settled
il in the affirmative. The vote stood f50
70 l45 and was taken amid considerable
excitement. The motion TO adopt the re-
port was carried, the vote being 10 to l25.
The Deaconess Question.
The report on deaconesses was taken
nom the docket DR. Warheld thought
women who serve the church should have
ecclesiastical recognition Dr. Parks said
the women were not asking for the Office,
and DIR. Van Dyke said that modest women
would not accept t. Rev. Warren, Of Cali
fornia, quoted adverse action Of previous
assemblies, and there was no evidence in
the Scriptures for the Office. Rev. Bonner
liked the spirit of the report and the desire
TO recognize the woman officially. Dr.
Crosby held that the New Testament recog-
nized deaconesses. DIR. Van Dyke was sur
prised to see such a revolution ary move
nent emanate from where it did. He did
not think there was Scriptural authority,
"and,n said he, 1--WE have enough on hand
in the revision business without under
taking other contracts
The recommendation TO send down over
lures was adopted, after Dr. Moore had
amended that the deaeonesses be simply
set apart by prayer.
The Committee on Revision
The nominating committee announced
the committee on revision as follows
4 Seminary professors-H Greene, princetons
Thomas II. Hastings, Union; NJ b. Riddle Ale
ghenyi W. j. Beecher Auburn; 4. d. Morris,
Lane; Herrick Johnson McConnell William
Alexander, San Francisco.
College presidents Francis l.. Patton Prince
ton; William q Roberts. Lake Forest.
pastors-w. f. Moore, Columbus o. moderator
of assembly; II. J. Van Dyke, Brooklyn; Ebe-
nezer Erskine, Chambersburg Pa; J. T. Left
wich, Baltimore Nd; j. G. Nccos, SC. Louis,
Mo-; L. r Burkhalter, Cedar Rapids, la.
Elders -Ex-Justce William Strong. Washing
ton; ex-senator j. r. McMln, ST. Paul. Mimi /;
Judge Alfred Hand, Scranton, Pa; Emerson u.
White. Cincinnati, or Judge Henry b. saylor,
Huntington, Ind Winthrop S. Gilman, New
York; Barker Eumere, Trenton. N. j.; William
Ernst, Covington, Ky; George Junkin, Phladel-
phia; Charles r Charnley, Chicago.
They win DO the Work.
This Is the committee which will do the
actual work of revising the confession and
will report to the assembly OF 1891. The
| committee, as named, was accepted by the
assembly by unanimous vote. Detroit was
selected as the place of next meeting. The
following committee on cooperation of
churches was announced; Drs Howard
Crosby, Charles L. Thompson and Elders
Warner, Van Norden, John G. Kennedy
and John =. Parsons. ThA following COM
mittee was appointed on a conservus creed,
Drs, William e. Moore, William II. Rob
erts, Howard Crosby, John Dewitt, Francis
Brown, b. b. Warfield, and Elders Il. p.
Duraat, Henry Day and Robert V. Wilson.
The Democrats win Retort.