New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-20

Government which provide tha' I ma11t cannot
TO- nb.nrod unlc,s twO-thrds Of the Presbyieriea di1
willing that IT should be 50 chaged or , hi Form
Of coycrnment to which the tWothlris rue o, NY
Adopting act does ap HsSem a nor PresSytercs
p ,e word majority in that section INTO the
twothrs' eGcep pac pg by the assembly
rh General synod took the sensible view OF INC MAJ
lme %id se in tie line of the Churchs record IN
yer, neii md determined to hold the Church reso-
tely to the principle mat ,Inpe HsjUpI
sufficient to chance ne de tb 5 0 Of amendments
h nroceed to consider the practice Of the General
Assembly in the autlorvtNe thc dmc aonnd in the
Form Of (ovcpment and the other N tae lam p
called tie Adopting act Of Les exS sS that hat this re-
lutn ii he ecommitted and many Of the matters
might peak Of tDa neI Sss cam Authoritative ntepr
TALON: From The beginning OF the ohurIm " tho
ndno peaa sct ~ applicable both to the Form OF
government and the Confession OF fSnn fcIar'H17 r
therefore, twohs sU,e Z" the r General NsSemby
SnaheeT crr s i invariably in opposition to their
me- Tpom the very beginning, in . matter OF
view rto 70 the Form of Government IT has al
ways decided against these men ana tnen wG"n
hope may vote aganst 'non wi where yS after the
Prcsbyercs have. by majority VOC, alcreu n rnc
Form Of Government the As'en9S aad u them the
moderator has declared that tie amendments 10 III.
Form Of Government have BEEN aqoR@e sHe TO
Freedom N tn af' Won maintain this liberty which has
been given to You as ,, heritage eysny General Assembly
haisf Stood resolutcy throughout the century WHO"
lies behind applause j.. ,ho co,,.ssion OF
rai,S There IS no doubt that the Assembly on two
or three occasions under that clause OF lne r"I va
Govcrnment which makes ii the bona 81 core Ponuen.o
hwcen the Presbyteries. has used It's power TO ap
pont committees to consider whetner or n9e ~ -
is ahie IN enter upon revision OF the confession "a
"a Faith That said committees reported that II was
not advisable revise Is not pertinent 10 r tnt ~
Tbo Ns.nnhiy appointed the committees. Ihdt II tlo
dno ,biUr Which is pertinent We have the FIRST
case which IS definite clear and fll Ia inc ac'Sn ~
emc Iortnre 10 the Prcsbytcrcs submitting an amend
Went ~ section 4, Chapter "a. of the confession oi
fuitn. sembly Of Iss7 what did that Assembly DO
UaVing received reports from more than Two uitus
=. thc Presbycres in the Affirmative. the A,semp!
VI the amendment of the Confession as IL oushe
10 have done in accordance with the provision "a "a
Adopting act That is the rcr pra Of S can be
changed by simple majority VOC, {" wH, ,b. tho
report simply nude to the Th AGo o a of rath can
hn changed by COMMUNICATIONS rom thc n,,enny 10
the Prc,by tcrlee a Wo'1ruS e,v NS,cInbly
Vow having stated the modes OF ahcIIuHlcilt WIN
the Church has approved let Us 'oVoiucl ,ot a
srecal committee proposes To 40 iou %'1 ~
,hc report takes away tho l,-l,hIve anu ueiiocIat,"
power Of the Assemble ana Iat II - ,b un ~
no. history of Incorporation ana practice when nave
given You. Take section OF The report. VINO. dt1i,
III mo Form of Government. 1t represents t"p
clact practice Of amendment OF the Form oil .,oVc,'
mont for century, and no chec 'Hc"r oS Az II
scmbly or two thirds rule ought 10 be iset'el u, ~,
NcNt take section, and ). IN tlcse ne'uVIN' "'t'
tho exception mat no spe9e, J tcn me mod,
Of amendment followed In l7Td. as sth,'u' HaNV Nv
doubt, would have teen the NODE Qi 9.n'i ,cn I1e
General Assembly has right 20 correspond WIN tp
deemed by the Assembly oi sufficient importance u
warrant the step - .,.- .. -
What the committee has done is inst tas 1t R a.,
made no attempt ~ overthrow the Adopting aDl. We
arc NOT asking Sou 10 rescind rho Form 81 Government
and Boo Of Discipline We are "'I a'A any S.mpy
offering substitute for the resolution IN the AoQPuuS
act which provides way Of amenoinch, OF '' IT,, M
icsson Of Faith and substitute likewise ior tno
amcndmcnj OF itsclf All the commi''"c j. DONG f.:
ana 10 put these methods Of amendment ~ ono place
within tho standard, of tho church IN clear and definite
terms. unmi-taknhlo A. 10 pAra'c''ot>' "' "'"''"7
10 AN end all controversy. ,.
A. chairman Of this committee. car" nothing about
The mere detail, 81 tn. report have heard appeals
Tor peacc and unity ! know what peace ana uhy
arc No man here value. them more than 90
This grand old Church 4 ours. there j., mol an avon.
In nv body hut that responds to any ara every 'pP'A
for her peace and unity en- neither 'lu '' , -,
ihcm long ago. applause never was IN r.in"-
The Church II the present ard future j. my Nmt'h
r,,n a yna,nc man and which II God epues NY
Ufc hope 70 sec covering tlts vast c"hthr"' WIZ
her agencies exercising her Influence ana pow, M ,'
gin-rus extension ~ tho Kingdom ~ onr E"iH'ih'F
applause, and plead with YOU without t'i.,'', y
mss, mon II that chapter shall De- put in IN" Form
~ Govcrnrrcnt headed cot Amendment" ard That
ali n-tvatc npinion hall BE- r"cgat"d to where "
bcloiics I'm the catacouls OF The past Applause }
IT,, ~ have an authoritative rile m tho standards
To s~tilc TN, question for al time.
After the stated clerk had taken h, rat the
motion was adopted to enlarge the committee ana q"
refer the report back - the new committee. pr'
Moore announced ms appointments in 90" extension
a, the Rev. Dr.. Henry i. Van DYKE. # in""l} Do
Radical Rcyi.ion,t Frances /. Patton. Princeton
Cnn.ervat!vc AMI Rcvi-ionlst. HcrrcS johnson 'h-
cage Moderate Ecvi,ionisf. and Il. VI. Patterson.
PhIiafcluiih strong mt Rev -iDui>i. id'N '''''-'
iunrln .,mr A. br. Patterson. Henry %. ~aNl'-.
~ Torf Wavne Prosbytcry I'm Indiana MIA Revision
"a, and Henry DAY. ont and ont Rcvisuniri. iho
~, yt~ai rnem,e err 81 the committee Dr. W ~
Roberts. Of Cincinnati. ntRcvi,ionstt ~ Judge
strong ~ Washington, Rcy.sionlsi Jude wilson.
r,i,a5cluhia Rcvl-lon,t. Dr Lcfwlch baltimore.
EcvislIr-t and Dr. Kcmp,hall. Elizabeth. KcVi-on'>t