The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-15
That VIII bc Drought Dcrorc that
BODY for Scttlcmcnt-The Mut.
ter of Revision tho Most
Absorbing.

ten or twelve days tho Assembly will b
In session.
The Assembly will open to.morroy
morning, in tho First Presbyterian
church, with the annual sermon by TIN
retiring Moderator.tlie Rev. Dr. william
Q. Roberts. Much interest ccnters il
this annual sermon, as it general,
strikes the keynote Of the meeting. Dr.
Robeits is In favor Of q moderate rcvisio,
OF the Confession OF Faith, md there il
considerable curiosity as to- what he viii
say on this burning question" In The
afternoon, after the roll call OF tho com
missioners, there will be an election of ;
Moderator. 1t is impossible to predic
will, any degree OF certainty who will
be chosen for the responsible position
but from the important position which
the New York Presbytery has taken ir
the discussion Of the Revision, it woulG
not be Il surprise if Que Of the candidates
were from that city. Two of the com.
m'ssioners from that presbytery, DR.
Howard Crosby and DR.. Charles L,
Thompson have already served Us Mode.
rators, DR.. Crosby in 1873, and Dr.
Thompson two years ago. 1t may be
mentioned in passing that il is an ua.
written law that man shall not ill this
position twice. ...a
GOVERNED By THE REVISION QUESTION,
The election OF Moderator will un.
doubtedly be governed by tho Revision
question. While a majority of the Pres.
byterieB favor a revision Of the Comics.
sion Of. Faith, and have sent commits.
stouers who viii represent their views,
there are two classes OF revision men
those who favor few changes in the
present Confession OF. Faith without
chaugin. the essential doctrines which It
contains, and those who desire a new
creed. Whether these two classes will
unite in the election OF a Moderator, or
whether they Will serve as checks one
upon the other, and thus allow an anti.
rey.sionist to preside, is uncertain.
No states are allowable in the General
Assembly, but there are names men.
toned in advance OF the meeting every
year. So far, one halls from New York,
one from New Jersey, and two from
Ohio. Tho first is DR.. Robert Russell
Booth, ol the Rutgers Riverside Church,
of New York, the Oldest pastor in that
Presbytery and q native OF that CITY.
He WAS formerl y New School man, and
has been active in advancing the cause
OF presbyteriauism, not only in New
York, but throughout the country.
Mr.. Everard kempshell, pastor OF the
First Church, OF Elizabeth, N. j., has
many friends who would be glad to see
him chosen Moderator. Whether or not
they will deem it wise to advocate their
views at this time will soon be known.
He was born in Rochester in lS4O. For
many years he has been director OF
Princeton Seminary.
DR.. Charles S. Pomeroy, OF Cleveland,
is n native OF Brooklyn. After his con-
version he entered Union Seminary and
became the first pastor Of the Ross Street
Presbyterian church, Of Brooklyn, where
he remained for ten years. In 1879 he ac.
cepted call to the Second Presbyterian
church, in Cleveland. In these years
hundreds OF members have been added
to tho church and Il new house of wor.
ship erected at an expense OF 100000.
DR.. William =. Moore, since 1854 the
Permanent Clerk OF the Assembly, was
born in strasburg, Pa, in 1928. Forty
ycars ngo he became pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church in West Chester
Pa, where he remained until April, 1872
when he resigned to accept call to the
Second Church Of Colt mbus. One OF bic
sons is Prof. G. T. Moore, OF Andoyer
Seminary.
THE ALL.ABsoRDlNG TOPIC. ~
While there are many important topics
to be discussed by the Assembly this ses
sion, there is one in which there is un
usual interest. The history OF the re.
vision movement shows show great ,
! matter little fire kindieth." Two year.
ago ono Presbytery desired to have a few
chAngea made in the Westminster Stand
ards. BY dint OF great perseverance i
succeeded in keeping the matter ope1
Tor year, and in the meantime it wa.
joined by fifteen other Prcsbyteries, les!
than one-twelith OF the whole number
| Within another year not only had the
desire Tor revision OF the Confession o
Faith been expressed by great majority
including the large and influential Pres
bytery of New York, but several, among
them the one just named, had sent re-
quest to the Assembly asking that step.
be taken toward the preparation OF
new creed. The ptesbytery OF Nassau
in 1889, asked that proper steps be take,
for Il revision OF tho Third Chapter o
tbs Confession OF Faith, with special re
ference to sections 5. !, G and !. Til,
action Of the Assembly last year was al
follows:
"WHEnEAs, In the opinion Of man,
OF our ministers and people, some form
OF statementin in our Confession are liable
to misunderstanding, and expose GU,
doctrine to unmerited criticism; and
| WHEREAS, Before any definite steps
should be taken for u revision OF GU
Standards, it is desirable TO know
whether there is any general desire 10
such revision; therefore
"Resolred, That this General Assembl,
overtures to the Presbyteries the follow
ing questions; !. Do you desire re
vision OF tho Confession Of Eaith?. 8
If So, l., in what respects and to what cs
tent9" -.n5 ,H,, j"
ANOTHER OVERTURE. 81.
The New York Presbytery, besidel
wantin 6 a revision Of the old Greed
sends this overture to the Assembly:
"Furthermore, as germane to the OF
ject which the Assembly had in mind i
referring these guestionG to the Presby
teries, your committee recommends tina
the Presbyteryt overture and Geners
Assembly to invite the cooperation G
the Presbyterian, the Reformed Church
es Of America, aud OF Great Britain an
Ireland, to formulate a short, simpl
Greed, coucheA 60 iar an may be i
Scripture language, and containing a
the essential and necessary article OF tn
Westminster Con lession, which Cree
shall he submitted for approval an
adoption as the common creed OF tn
PRESBYTERIAN and the Reformed Church
ea OF the world. 49, n ~
I'VE believe that there is demand ie
such creed, not as a substitute for on
Confession. but only to summarize m
supplement 1t for the work ofthe Churci
We would and We must retain OF
standards, which we have as our iami]