The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-16
Presbyterian General Assembly.

SARATOGA, N. Y. May 5.-The PRESBYTERIAN
general assembly opened with praise MEETING
this morning. The business session begins this
afternoon.
PRESIDENT Robert, of Lake Forrest Illinois
university, the retiring moderator. delivered ~,
address on ''The Privileges and CONSEQUENT
OoIlgatlons OF the Presbyterian Church. - He
reviewed the work of the church etc nj
length. His reference to the absorbing tonic
reVlslon-was In enumerating the special nriyi
legeS OF the church. Among these, he said. was
clear cut, strong and scriptural creed Not
withstanding the few Objectionable nassageS
the alleged incorrect Interpretation of Scrin
ture and questionable. philosophy of two or three
paragraphs pm; In our standard, they are marvel
OF skill and dialectic acumen
Ihey nave been busily classed among
the best specimens extant of cieaSS
Ihougns ana cogent reasoning. They were nre-
ing IN one church all the Christians of CS,eat
Britain and Ireland Every paragranh Wa
heated IN the fires of controversy and forged
INTO Dars OF gold not only by the best theolo-
statesmen also OF both houses of parlia
ment. The shorter catechism has been
pronounced by many who have had no sym
patty with its doctrines the best comnsnd
OF scr1ptural truths this world has ever Soon
Tne standards areiloJ only clear cut but ev
eedlngly strong. They are based largely on
GODS sovereignty.
The Presbyteries must watch with ,rao+o
care the entrance into her ministry The nun
Der of candidates who reject some of tho fI,nJa--
mental doctrines of our creed is said to he on
increase. AT the present rate of increase the
doctrlnal status of our church will certainIv
be impaired If this growing laxity goes on
LOUD cry will presently be raised for n
creed that will bind no minister to n snecia"
system of belief. S0AH0
The Presbyterian church is called upon to
conserve the educational institutions she has
peen eagerly the means of establishing and In
auu 10 thelr number as circumstances may de-
nand Inc public school system has BECAME
the bulWark and glory of our nation but of Iofe
u mas become an object of assault by the Rom |
Isl, ,s clergy High officials OF that politico-re |
llgious system are bent on destroying or con- |
trolling it, The church we represent is in dntI, |
pound to meet these enemies of our common |
schools. 00-1Aioi
The perpetuation of our free institutions de- !
nanus The virtue and homogenousness of orr i
nation, but this cannot be realiZed without tle /
moulding influence of Christianity. The Roman
Isl must be brought to accept our common
scnools; the Mormon TO practise luonora1nv-
me Inalan 10 worship the only living and true
5ou; Inc Chlnanan to adopt the principles of
ne CHRISTIAN religion, and the Anarchist
o Keep the Sabbath and honor the eternal
of Gods work
AL the afternoon session Rev vii
lam Il. Moore OF Columbus. Ohio
vas elected moderator. Several com
n d,. reports were accepted and dates set for
eodtes lhereon The report of the Committees
N church unity stated that d cordial resnnnse
vas maze 10 the overtureS OF tho his
ops OF the Protestant Episcopal churcb
correspondence also had been had with
ne chairman OF the Congregational council
; q, = accompanying the report depre-
nominations in small communities. A con.
huance OF the negotiations with the Protes- 6
INT Episcopal and Congregational churches {
as recommended eos ,