Telegram-herald., 1890-05-16

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teslan CL4rch tbls Iaorning - Il O'Clock
anu VII continue Ter about thirteen
DAYS Tie annual sermon viii be de-
hversd by the retiring Moderator, Rev.
William C. Roberts, D. D.. IL d.
president of the Lake Forest Universi-
Is. Chicago IL The STAYED clerk is
Rev william IL Roberts ID. D.. IL. T..
OF Cincinnati, o. aud tAs permanent
clerk is Rev. William Z Noors, u. D.
of Columbus o.
The business that viii come before
the Assembly viii consist of reports
from the various boards Of tie church,
which Viii be heard euring the day
With addresses by the secretaries OF the
several boards. Together with popular
meeting each evening
TIE special interest ia this assembly
Will undou b,edly center upon the great
subject Of revision. Asamztterof fact.
the PresDy terrain Churches of botn En-
gland sno Scotland hayo been restlre
under, The standard Tor some tine, and
several have already moved for 4 reyis-
ion. The Pres-yteIl-a Church in this
country has felt tue same embarrSss-
ment. Some OF the most pro
gressiye thinkers in the church
have long since been convinced
that the Westminster Assembly
was not inspired, and from variety Of
circumstances was not capable Of for
mulatlng doctrines ioc al tiiae This
element in the church has grown 10
such magnitude that OF tile 2I6 Presby-
/ teries two-thirds have voted for revis-
ion This action viii come before the
committee en- bills and oycrtures. Of
which the retiring Moderator Is always
( chairman, and viii undoubtedly be re-
ported by them 10 the Assembly early in
4 its session for further action.
/ While the 'rcyisionists" VIII be more
numerous in the assembly the "anti-re-
visionists' will be represented by some
I OF the ablest debatcrs and parliamen-
tarians in the church. Among these
/ Will be DR.. Francis L. Patton, President
I OF Princeton University. and formerly
/ OF Chicago; Dr.. benjamin l.. Agnew, OF
+ Philadelphia, Pa, and DR. NJ B. Biddle,
Of Pittsburgh, Pa; and among the lay
men will be Hon. George J0nkin, Of
Philadelphia, Governor Beaver, Of
Pennsylvania. General Negley, OF Pitts
burgh, and many others.
At the meeting held in New York last
May several Presbyteg.es overturned
the General Assembly, asking that
proper steps be taken for 4 revision OF
the third chapter OF the Confession Of
Faith, relating TO Gods decrces. TAX
ing cognizance Of the matter, the Gen
eral Assembly overturned the Presby-
teries with: DO you desire revision
of the Confession of Faith?' and III so.
in what respects, and to what extent?'
As an expression OF its sentiments in
regard TO revision the Ne~ York Pres
bytery adopted the report Of commit
tee of which its moderator, DR..
Hastings, president Of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, was chairman. This
report. after preamble deprecating all
such changes as would IMPAIR the essen
tial articles Of our faith contained in the
confession, which has so long served as
the standard, set forth:
we desire only such changes as seem 10 us
urgently desired and generally need ed; First
We d5sire thst the Third chapter. after the first
section. DC SO recest IS 20 include ihese things
only-tte sovereignty OF God IN election. TIE
general love OF God for all mankind, The sals q.
tion IN Jesus Christ provided for ali, AID 10 DO
preached 10 every creature.
'Second-We desire that the tenth chapter
he so revised as not to appear 20 discriminate
concerning infants dying ln inianey or ss 10
omit all reference 10 them (cec@ou o. and 50 as
10 preclude that explanation of section fourth
which makes i, teach the damnation OF al the
heathen. o. make II deay that there are any
heather who are rogenerated and sa7ed by
Christ through the Spr-.t. ana who erdeavor 70
walk Ia penitence and humility. according "a
tho measure cf light which God has been
pleased 20 grant them. While there are other
points which the Pre- .byt ny wouid like TO see
modified or chaugei-as. uspicuously. chap
ter XIV. section g ard chapter XIV. sect ion
6-nover,heless. we prefer 20 confne our sur-
gestions for revision 20 the th!rd and tenth
charters az above Indicated
The report also recommended tha;
the General Assembly be overturned "a
Invite the cooperation OF che Presbv.
terian and Reformed churches OF Amer.
ica and Of Great Britain and Ireland to
formulate a short, simple creed. couched
so far as NAV be in Scriptural language
and containing all the essential and
necessary articles OF the Westminster
Confession. which creed shall be sub
mitted tor approval and adoption as the
common creed OF the Presbvterisn and
Refor,ed churches Of tho world IN
conclnsion the reDort after da~ls-lrv
.ho~o =. demand Tor sreb = crae5
snbstitvta Tor ou, Co,fassio.
but only to summarize and supplement
II FOR the work of The church said:
we want Bo rev doctrises. bot Only state
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