The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-05-29
ENDED In HARMONY.
Report Of the Committee ON
Method of Revising the
Greed Adopted.
A Committee to Be Appointed
to Report ON Revision at
the Next Assembly.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Special.--In the Presby-
terrain assembly to day, after addresses by
DIR. McCosh, ex-president of Princeton col
lege, and Rev. George d. Matthews, general
secretary ofihe reformed alliance, former
ly of this country, but now of London.
DIR. Erskine, chairman of the committee on
method of revision read the report of his
committee, as follows:
Your commit tee respectfully report that they
have unanimously agreed upon the following
preambles and resolutions, the adoption OF
which they recommend:
Whereas, rnt last genera asmRaamn1ly directed
ah overture 10 be transmit taB 70 the presby-
teries in these words. First, do you desire re-
vision of the confession of faith? second If so in
what respect and to what extent? and whereas
it appears from the report of the special com
mittee appointed to canvass the answers of the
teries have answered Eyes" to the first question;
therefore
Resolved, That a committee composed of one
member OF the assembly from each synod to wit,
nineteen ministers and ten elders, be appointed
by the moderator to nominate to this assembly
committee consisting of fifteen ministers and
ten elders which shall be called "the assembly's
committee on reyisi1n of the confession of
faith' which committee. when constituted by
the general assembly, shall consider the sugges-
tions made by the presbyteries in their answers
to the second of the above questions, and
formulate to the general assembly of
1891 such alterations and amendments to the
confession OF faith as Ill their Judgment may be
deemed desirable. Second, this committee on
revision shall meet at the call of a temporary
chairman to be named by the moderator of
this general assembly, and shall, upon meeting.
appoint their own permanent chairman, and
shall have power to fill vacancies Third, this
committee ON revision il instructed to meet at
an early date, not later than Oct 81, 1890 and
diligently to pursue its work, that it may report
promptly at the meeting OF the general assem-
bly, in 1891.
oil trOp thh first Of ia ahoyn
lions. and sixty-nine presbyteries of those an
swering yes have expressly said that they de-
sire no change i'll the confession OF faith to be
made that mpairs the integrity of the system of
doctrine taught therein, therefore
Resolved. That this committee on revision be
and hereby are instructed that they Shall not
propose any alterations or amendments that
will in any way impair the integrity of the re-
formed or Calyinistic system of doctrine taught
in the confession of faith.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
In opening the discussion he expressed
thanks to God for the success of the COM
mittee in agreeing upon it. The commit
tee recommended only the restriction of
the committee to the matter suggested by
the presbyteries, and to the Calyinistic or
PRESBYTERIAN doctrine. The report was
adopted by a rising vote unanimously,
after which the doxology was sung with
will and the moderator offered a prayer Of
thanksgiving. The moderator appointed
the nominating committee of nineteen
ministers and ten elders at once, naming
DR.. William G. Roberts, member from
Illinois, as chairman. This committee was
called by its chairman to meet at noon to
nominate the permanent committee. Their
report will probably be given Monday.
The moderator announced the following
committee:
H. Hamilton Hunter, synod OF Atlantic; Ben
jamin f. Bittinger. Baltimore; William A. Alex
ander CataWba; Frank " Mills, China; Robert
nOIIoInG (so1ppaln, ('uTtiS e.. Strong. Columbian
William C. Rob is temporary chairmanl, lii
ICY, India; Henry b. Saylor,
Tdwards, Indian Territory
Iowa. Lewis /. Drake, Kan
. t;r1 q lsAFnt9ek; J ohn q. saEt2hSJ
q; RDa bel r. Moves, Minnesota; Frank j.
Baird Missouri Samuel p. Davidson, Nebraska;
Nathaniel w VOORHEES,, New Jersey; Samuel D.
Fulton New Mexico: George Alexander, New
York; James u. Anderson North Dakota; Dam
lei III. Evans, Ohio; Henry B. Gage, Pacific; Ebe-
nezer Erskine Pennsylvania; Elliott L. resser,
South Dakota Samuel T. Wilson, Tennessee;
Henry S. Little, Texas; T. Werner Moore, Utah;
Everett c. Eastman, Wisconsin.
NEW CONSENSUS CREED.
DR.. Roberts said that the overtures
twenty-six rresbyter1es in favor of the new
consensus coed should be referred to a
committee oinine, who shall invite the CO.
operation o9the reformed bodies in pre-
pairing a short clear, comprehensive state
ment of the points in which all the re-
formed churches are agreed not sub
stitute for, but supplement to the West
minister confession. 1t must contain the
essentials of reformed faith and be the
basis of uni$n and cooperation by all
affiliated bodies. especially in the
work in foreign lands. DR.. Herrick
Johnson made some remarks in opposi-
ton to, and tTr. G. L. Thompson strongly
favored the obstruction of, such "a creed.
DR.. Roberts sid that we ought to take the
lead, as we die the strongest of the reformed
bodies, and tdat it would be better for us
to draw up and propose suGhsa creed to the
other reformed bodies. This wfllsEsave
much time. The plans pEonpsed, to do
nothing except with the co-9Teration of the
other branches would takesfepsmuch time.
God seems to be leading omsin the move
ment so eloquently and te1defly advocated
by Dr. McCosh this morning and to de-
sire us toI flow together IN love.
DIR. Patterson advocated the motion. He
voted for the appointment of the commit
tee this morning because he was sure it
would fall Tut he thought that consen-
sus creed for popular and many other uses
would be good thing. The motion, after
much discussion as TO its scope aud effect,
was passed by large majority. The COM
mittee on theological seminaries made re-
port which told of cheering progress liz the
thirteen institutions of this church and
pledged liberal aid for their schools, which
are training German and colored ministers
The recommendations OF the report of the
committee on the consensus creed was
adopted.