The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-23
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Northern Church Ready for Re-
visiOn-- Method of Appointing the
Revision COmmittee--The Decision
Received with Applause.
(By United PreSs.)


(By United Press.)
SARATOGA N. Y, May % In the
Presbyter Assembly this morning the
special order OF the day was the report
of the committee on the method of eff
fecting changes in the confession and
constitution. DR.. Roberts, of Cincin-
natl, read the report and addressed the
Assembly in its support. Dr. Roberts
said the committee were practically a
unit on the report. Great applause.)
DIR. Patton, of Princeton, said there had
been mutual concessions without sur
render of opinion On either side Dr..
Van Dyke, OF Brooklyn said: 'sThls re-
port is the result of compromise of
opinion, not of truth" (Applause)
DR.. Patterson so heartily approved of
the report that he did not think an ex-
planation of his position necessary.
The question of adoption was put and
brought out prompt and emphatic yea.
While the assembly stood, DR.. Crosby
offered a fervent prayer of thanks to
God for the result, and when the assem-
bly, sat down again it looked like Mrs.
FezziwiS Gone vast, substantial smile "
The vote settles the question of the
adopting act and paves the way for re-
vision.
DR.. McCracken, of New York, offered
the following resolutions
SECTION l. 1t is resolved by this Gen
eral Assembly to provide for the ap-
pointment OF a committee Of revision, to
present to the next General Assembly a
report embodying such changes in our
concession of faith, in form ready to be
overturned to the Pfesbyteries, as will
meet the present needs of our church.
SEC 2. The mode of appointment OF
| this committee shall be as follows: First,
the commissioners to this assembly O!
all Presbyteries of each synod are in.
structed to meet together in commit
tee, on : May, at = o'clock, under 6
chairman to be named by the moderator
and at place assigned by the assembly
Each committee is instructed to report
10 tue assembly the name Of such minis
ter or ministers, and of each ruling eldel
or ruling elders belonging to their Owl
synod as they deem best qualified tx
serve upon the committee Of revision.
= But no committee shall repor
n emes to exceed in nu,nb:r ne-sixth 0
the number of commissioners to this as
sembiy from within their synod
Where this rule allows but on
name to be recommended by commit
tee, it may be the name OF ministe
or elder, as the committee may decide
Where more than one name is reported
they shall be the names of minister
and elders in proportion of TWO to on
as nearly as possible. Any committe
may excuse itself from reporting an
name. Second: From among the Who'll
number of names thus reported by tn
twenty nine committees, composed O
commissioners from the Presbyt teries 0
the twenty-nine Synods, the number
be about S4, the moderator Of the as
sembly shall select fourteen minister
and seven elders to act as the committe
of revision.
Sec. 3. The committee of revision
thus constituted shall meet at the ca
of a temporary chairman to be name
by the moderator, and shall, upo
meeting, appoint their own permanen
chairman.
SEC 4. To the committee of revisio
thus appointed are referred all the al
swers to the questions respecting revisio
presented by the General Assembly {
1889, which have been received by th
assembly.
Sec. 5. The committee of revision
instructed to meet at an early date, nc
later than October 81, 1890, and dill gen
ly to pursue it's work that it may repol
promptly at the meeting of the Gener;
Assembly of 1891.
, DR.. Patton moved to make the rese
luton the second order for to MORO
morning. Carried.