The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-23
Presbyterian General Assembly.

| T SARATOGA, May 22-At this rnornino,,s ,,,oo+
ing OF the Presbyterian general assembly the
committee on amendment of the confession of
faith reported recommending that oyertures he
made to the Presbyteries for the insertion of
a new chapter in the form of government To the
eject that such amendments or alterations in
inc form OF government book of disciples and
| directory Tor ownership as may pe proposed Inv
| the general assembly TO the PresbvterieS h,;yt
II snail not be obligatory on the church unless
q najorlty OF all the PresbyterieS approve
| tnereof in writing; that amendment or eftero
Iions OF the confession Of faith and the larger
ana shorter catechisms may be proposed to 3be
HreSoyterles by the general assembly hut shall
not pc oDllgatory on the church, unless approved
| IN writing by tWo-thirdS of all the Preshv+arieS
| ana agreed 10 and enacted by the next e1SninT
general assembly; that before any alnendments
or alterations of the confession of faith or
a,ro anu snorger catechlsms proposed by the
general assembly shall be transmitted to fhe
freSDyterleS, the general assembly shall an
pomt TO consider the subject a COMMITTEES IF
MINISTER'S ana ruling elders in number not less
IMAM nIUeen, OF Whom not more than two shall
De from any one synod, and the commiItae
snail report its concentrations to the General
assembly at the next ensuing meeting for
a ao01t, IhaI no change in this proposed new
cnapIer snail be made except upon the vote of
two-thirds of the Presbyteries; that unnn over
.ure from one-third of the Presbyteries il SHAH
pc Obligatory upon the general assembly to
transmit TO all the Presbyteries any overtime
Tor amendments under this new chapter and If
majority of all the Presbyteries vote for sucb
alteration, 1t shall be made
ri SaSna1 section o. chapter u, be stricken out?
me members OF the committee We're unanimons
IN IN the report, having made concessions on both
SUES H IN answer to the second question.
! pr; Roberts, OF the committee, said
tney could not drop the Westminster
edlct by two-thirds vote The report was
then passed with but one dissenting vote
DE- Patton. of Princeton, chairman of tho
committee for canvassing the answers of the
fl1ar
were LIB that desired revision and IS that did
not. Inc others declined to answer Manv 10
slrea III Dut Stipulated that the Calvanistic char
acter OF the standard should be altered Con
siderable discussion arose as to the ciassifca-
tlon OF Presbyteries. Albany refused to answer
as 10 revision put desired new creed to be used
side by side with the old @'0e'
DR.. McCracken made affirmative 135 and %
negative, including Albany and Sacramento in
the aihrmatlve instead of the negative This
very important point as to the classifcation 20
these Two decides whether a third have or have
not desired revision.
Judge. Thornton, of San Francisco. of tho
canvassing committee, defended its report
me committee on revision, offered a series of |
re solutions providing for the formation Of y |
committee to report upon all desired CHANGES
IN the confession of faith to the next assemble |
ne salo III an the synods, except five, there is |
a strong balance of opinion in favor of ra |
vision. VI re-
Elder Day, OF New York, gave notice that to. |
morrow he viii move an alternative plan of |
ha
printed and distributed before that time w
The committee on church union recommended |
a continuance Of negotiations with the Episcsnai
and other denominations for closer relations
and cooperation
A number of reports were presented Tho
committee on Sabbath observance renresan+aS
Sunday newspapers as Dissertation of the day
The board OF church erection fund reported th5e
number of applications for aid this wear eT1
ceeds that of any other. They were for 96o
church buildings and thirty nine manses and
called for Sl35,545, or $40 2SS more than last veaI
The board has helped IA churches in twentv.
I've synods and ninety-two Presbyteries. Or
me states that received more than ten grants.
Minnesota had fifteen, Kansas and California
ourteen each, Iowa, thirteen and NebrasiSa
WE'VE 1t was recommended that Sl50OOO he
'alsed for next years work ~
Rev James M. Anderson, of North Dakota
spoke OF the fight with the lottery people. and
ne service rendered the cause by the fact that
'resbyterian church buildings could be rseI
{, or meetings in opposition when those in favor
u inc schene mad pre-empted every other audi
nee room. He expected there would be another
similar struggle next fall.