The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-23
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mittee on Canvass Of Overtures 10 tn,
Psesby.eries on Revision. When D,
Patton finished reading tho list OF Pres
byteries which objected to any change
that would affect the system OF doctrine
DR.. Vandyke said that Brooklyn hat
been omitted. "They cau't include Vi
among the radicals" remarked the lattel
quietly as he resumed his seat.
The example was infectious, and Jer
sey City, Morris, Orange, Idaho, Dayton
and a dozen other Presbyteries were
named by commissioners as having beer
omitted from tho list. The Moderator
requested the commissioners wishing Ia
make changes to meet with the commit.
tee this afternoon. The report was re.
ceived and refcrredlback for correction,
DR.. McCracken, OF New York, offered
the following resolution:
"SEcrloN l. 1t Is resolved by this Gen.
efal Assembly 10 provide ior tho ap.
pointment OF committee on revision 10
present to tho next General Assembly q
report embodying such changes iu our
Confession OF Faith In form ready to be
overturned to the presbyteries, as will
meet the present needs OF our Church.
"SEcrloN 9. The mode OF appointment
OF this committee shall be aa follows:
First--Tbe commissioners TO this As.
s.mbly Of ali Presbyteries Of each Synod
are instructed to meet together In a
committee, upon - May, at o'clock,
under chairman to be named by the
Moderator, and at a place assigned by
the Assembly. Each committee is in.
structed to report 10 tho Assembly the
name Of such minister or ministers, and
OF such ruling elders belonging to their
own Synod as they deem best quail.
fed to serve upon the Commit.
tee OF Revision but no com.
mittee shall report names to OK.
ceed in number one.sixth OF the
OF ofcommissiouers to this Assem-.
bly, from within their Synod. Where
this rule allows but one name to be rec.
commended by the committee, It may be
the name OF minister or elder, us the
may decide. Where more
than one name is reported they shall be
the names OF ministers and elders in the
proportion OF two to one as nearly as
possible. Any committee may excuse
itself from reporting any name. Second
From among the whole number OF |
names thus reported by the 90 commit.
ees, composed Of commissioners from |
he Presbyteries OF % Synods, the num-
Der to be about 81, tho Moderator OF this
Assembly shall select II ministers and !
elders to act rs a Committee on Re.
vision.
SECTION 3. The Committee OF Revision
hus constituted shall meet at the call of
temporary chairman, to he named by
lie Moderator, and shall upon meeting
lppolat their own permanent chairman.
SECTION 4. TO the Committee Of Re.
;ision thus appointed, are referred all
he anewers TO questions respecting re-
'ision presented by the General Assem-
'ly OF 1889, which have been received
~ the Assembly. |
"sEcroN 5. The Committee OF Rsvis-
on is instructed to meet at un early date,
Tot later than October 81, 1890, aud
10 pursue its work, that it
nay report promptly at the meeting OF
he General Assembly OF 1S9l.'
DR.. Patton moved to make the resolu-
ion the second order for tomorrow
morning. Carried.
The Assembly then took tho usual
ecess. ~. '.e--Es
Tho Committee on Sabbath Obsery-
lnce reported that it deprecated the
opening Of the International Fair OH
sundays and hoped Christian sentiment
would prevent it. The Board Of Church
erection reported the aggregate amount
u church properly secured by means OF
heir help is nearly S500,0O0. It was
recommended that Sl50,000 be raised for
he next years work. Several divines
hen spoke, and especially remarked the
lattering increase Of aid given their
beneficial boards.