Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-10
SHOOTING STARS.
Scene from . Secret Session.
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| SHOOTING STARS.
Scene from Secret Session.
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\ DoLPu: But, IN these casss,
We still have judgment here; that ~ bal
Nswy instructions, which, being taught. r..
To plague the invensos; this svsa-hsaasd jus
Commends the Ingredients Of our poisoned
| chalics
To our own hpa
Besides these abs Journalists
Have borne their facilities - meek; have beer
80 clean In their greet o6Rss, that their virtues
VIII plead Like angels, trumpet tongued
The deep damnation Of their taking OIL
have no spur
To prick the sides Of my intent, but only
Vsulting ambition, which DER lesps itself
And falls with duh thud upon % ALL
The first thing the Iowa Democrats did on
getting into Office was 10 draw their pay.-Chl.
caso Journal.
| And the second was to draw q cork.
In re base ball: Washington had the deuce Of
clubs last year, and 1t ought to hold better
hand this season.
1t is the man on top Who can tell you the
nodus upper handi
Novelist: "Well, I'm going 70 write a book
depicting the follies OF society, and suggesting
q remedy"
Sensible Party, 'swhats the usea II won't do
any good"
| Novelist: But it will
8. p: But IL WON'T Just the samel Real 20
eiety people never read anything"
8. g. s.-Senate Secret Session.
A man may assume virtue though he hath
IL not, but II Il different with an overcoat
"Whew," exclaimed Stankli6 half way across
the street to his friend on the curbstone; what
brand IL that you are smoking7 can smell IL
clear here"
"But you can't taste one like 1t, . good deal
nearer" eomposedly replied the friend and the
smart young man had to buy his smoke that
time.
Jones-so small boy whose sister he Il court
ing: How far back can you remember,
Johnnie?"
Johnnie-who has an eye to business: "W'y,
! can remember back a. far a. whom sister was
baby"
She-'I dreamed last night that was the
most beautiful woman in the world, Mr.
Moody.
He-stupidly thoughtless: ''That's just the
way, Miss Fwawnces. don't you know. Dwsams
always 60 by contwavies."
Pole-itical influence may get the telegraph
wires under ground.
The CONFESSION OF FAITH.
The Presbytery of W bington City Con-
sidering the Proposed Changes.
JUDGE ppAxr's PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE pos TIE
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE VOTED powS-cAI-
vINlsH THOROUGHLY DlscussED-INYANr DAN
NATION, DIVORCE, ETC.
The revision Of the confession Of faith was
again before the Warrington city presbytery
at the meeting held today at the 9th-street
church. The prssbytery decided at the meet
ing held last Monday the question do you de-
sire . revision Of the confession" in the affirm
alive. This was the FIRST portion Of the report
Of the committee and today the presbytery
considered the second part OF the report, which
proposed certain changes There was good
attendance Of the members Of the presbytery
and q number Of ladies and others listened with
interest to the discussion
The venerable Rev. DR.. Scott, the father of
Mira. President Harrison, occupied one Of the
front pewB and he was invited by the presby-
terry to sit a. corresponding member.
After prayer By the moderator, Rev. Vim.
q Miller, the prssbytefy proceeded 70 consider
the report
Before the debate vas entered into Judge
Drake offered the following - substitute for
the entire report Of the committee:
The revision overture was based on the
declaration that ''in the opinion Of many Of
our ministers and people some forms Of state
ments in our confession OF faith are liable to
Misunderstanding and expose our system Of
doctrine to unmerited criticism. and the pres
bytery Of Washington city in answer to the
second question Of the overture says that IL re-
vision takes place il should be confined strictly
to those points, ~ the only ones brought be-
fore the church BY the AssembIy's action. and
made which would in auywiss impair the Cal
whistle system Of doctrine therein contained"
JUDaE DRAKE's VIEWS on RHvmIoN.
In his remarks In favor Of this substitute
Judge Drake said that in his opinion the re-
port Of the committee was the heaviest battery
that has Jet been opened upon the confession.
He argued that sweeping changes we're not
contemplated by the assembly in sending down
the overture, aud that unless limit Il placed
upon the extent Of changes made that the con-
fession will entirely disappear. He empha.
sized the fact that the assembly did not say
that there were any unauthorized or false doc
trinss In the confession. but that there were
statements in the confession which we're liable
TO be misunderstood For one he thought
that all such nisstatemsnts should DO
changed. He called attention also to
the fact that the assembly sim DIV
made the assertion that some forms of state
ments might be misunderstood, and he claim ed
tLat this did not authorize the overhsuling Of
the doctrines OF the church. He argued that
the committee had not confined itself to this
field, but had cut right into the heart Of the
confession. he thought that this could not be
called projecting the confession from misunder-
1 standing and uDmerited criticism. but, on the
other hand. he said that it was attacking 1t.
He argued that the assembly, judging from the
wording Of the overture, had not authorized
! anything Of the kind. For this reason be had
opposed the substitute. II the assembly de-