New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
A NOMINATING COMMITTEE
TO NAME THE MEN WHO SHALL REPORT
on REVISION.

FROM THE GENERAL AsSEMBLY-DR PAI-
rox WHINING GOLDEN OPINIONS BY
HIS MODERATION OF TEMPER.
LAY TELEGRAPH THE IklBUSE.I
Saratoga, May 24.-The General Assembly ""-
fourned to-day a united body, al'er ucciuin5 o'"'
n committee should he appointed 10 name ''e
Committee Of Revision. 1t had already been de-
cidcd that q revision of the Confession oil r"lVh
should he made and all day yesterday the DEBATE
was on the method of appointing the co'n'i''ec
and the limitations under which III shoulu ac''
Tho MANS advocated by President Patton, repre-
sentine the anti-rcvisonists, and by Henry Day
and Dr. acCracken in behalf of the revisonlsts,
were submitted TO the authors and four adh-
tional members This committee brought IN
unanimous report to-day embodying all that was
best in the three papers, and the report was
adopted without a dissenting voice, while hand-
kerehiefs were waving throughout the historic
church. Some one raised the doXology, lralS
God from whom all blessings flow, ana not
few tears she'd as the notes OF TINS grand olu
hymn were heard. The Moderator led the AS
sembly in prayer and aftcrward appointed inc
committee Immediately after appointment oil
the Nominating Committee the new creed m"t~i
came up, and was settled by the following leso-
luton:
All ovcrtures on a new and consensus creed shali
be referred to a committee of nine. who sha l,Nie
the world holding the Presbyterian system 70 prepare
short creed containing the essential articles ol t'c
Westminster Confession n be used the common
creed of these churches. not a. a substitute FOR the
creed o. any particular den min ton but T. IN
mission fields and shall report the next Assembly
for It's consderson ana that tnc MOuerto' Vi
Whether beneath the hlucst banner possible. or
under one bordcrcd slightly with palcr tints, or
covered with orc from which the last rejection
of the summer SKY has disappeared. whatever he
the sentiment in the mind Of any Princeton
man, they are mint III their admiration TOT
the president OF their alma mater. Dr. Patton
stands higher to-day in the estimation OF the
commissioners u TIC General Assembly than he
ever did before. ON Friday mis- method of pro
cedurc in view Of the answer of the Prcshy-
trres 10 the Revision overture was uncertain.
Yesterday il was assured. Not that he had
w,ycrcd Like tho wise leader that he is, he
had not published his plans in advance. II was
q surprise. not 10 say disappointment TO the ma
,o:ity that the strongest man in the anii-Rcvsion
parry should be made chairman Of the Canvass
Committee IL was a cause OF unbOundcd grat-
,uIc 10 all lovers of peace and harmony that
report was presented as full Of facts as the pro
verbal egg is full Of meat. aid A. dcNoiH oi
col ling a, the catalogue of the ships I"e Nc'N
silence OF the part OF the chairman Was oHihous'
but II Is broken now.
Standing in the presence of the highest BODY
in tic PRESBYTERIAN Church. before one OF me
most Intelligent assemblies ,s'I; ln u" century,
amid the silence which now and then i"IN upon
= boz. az pcopi, raised t. such pitch OF interest
th.i applause and Kisses break forth InvoluntarV'
The successor Of Dr. Mo,osh announced
ms creed in ID STRAIGHTFORWARD manly tone,
iu1 there " ere no I.s-cs \ wave o' APP
niau.c like 4 mighty breaker. Hooded
the church d.. Patton repeated the statement
ALREADY made hy hlu, That tue present h''a''""
MS NO, tine ,uo,t important that can come before
tbs General Assembly. lie considered lac o"'
,ct,co ou Tr.dsy OF tie ~rc.'cs Importance. h''
lie added tuat be considered tic p.'scAt '"' must
serious moucn, in tie nic % tie Assem- '}' ana
al this he stopped and iI'cd tie prayer l." "ou
tl.t what hc wo, about 10 S'% might De i'"A"
f. .., lu the interests of peace. Dlu tl'l' mean
obstruction OF acqulcscac,' Was the NH I'll
lie .!Nty-cl-lt Prcsuytcues 20 bc asserted 'N one
UPON whom % great responsibility rested al '"IS
uo.cntc Bat The suspense VAS SOON bIoNen.
lie 90 Cd:
No .,prcscnt this morning differences Of opn-
iou. no To- deal Justly Win tie subject t1ai -
before is I must rcirI ID these differences "l
ou.a.pu. Ire s.o.i road To- tie close %! TINS els
cuss.on, if you VIII pardon tie Suggestion, Will
lc Tor You to let NE 90 Oh uninterrupted, even
though / say something That you go not agree
with. | shall not refer 10 auS udvl"uh Ia u"
most remote way. My discussion Wal he a"stiacS
IRON beginning 10 end. It IS too late To-
r..sc the question as TO tic wisdom of tic pas,
Assembly in submitting tic o'cItIIcs with which
we arc now 70 deal o. rather, with tie results
Cf which we are about 10 dcal. But. although u
he too iatc 1Or US To consider tnls WISDOM the
fact that we are abou, 10 enter upon TINS dis
t,>,lon cannot OBJ ltcIdtc or destroy the conviction
III the minds OF many oil - tn"t IT Was an uh"ise
thing for that Assembly Z" to.
Following tbs came the speakers frank ana
unoualifir avowal OF his bc.Ici That the rc>Olu-
lions should never have pcri Submitted 10 tue
prcsbyter.cs But they have been submitted the
answers have come, let Us accept thr sl'I"'4'h
and appoint the committee to 1Ormula," the pro-
poecd revision Within certain limits, this Was
his argument With scarcely an exception, every
one ~ the fourteen speakers VINO fo,I""e" NM
several of them. like himself cA -modcra'oiS dc-
corded To Dir Patton the highest possible praise
for his magnanimOus spirit.
Not that every speaker favored all Of his resoln-
tiors 4 vote could have been taken Yesterday. ~
that were trnc Several favored parts ~ both. The
revision men generally stood by Nj ljay and tie
anti-revision men 10y Dr.. Patton, although IN"
Nncs wore not 50 strongly drawn as they threat
eucd 10 be AT fist The struggle has been ia re-
gard to the committee. The manner 81 ltS appoint
ment and the limitations within Wnlrh II e'!"lI
work. Said prominent rcvislonist last iIHr'
Patton must give up the ld-t half 81 his la,t
resolution that this committee Connnc their AhOrs
10 such changes Of phraseoogy in The -ad confession
as NAV be necessary either 10y elimination. sub
stitution addition, 10 remove popular miSundcr-
standing
Little was done yesterday besides the creed dis
cussion By 4 vote Of the Assembly nothing more
could be done till vote was taken.
4 topic of interest to-day was the adoption Of
he report on Church unity substantially without
changes
THE NEW RESOLUTIONS WHICH HARMo.