Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-16
WHEELING. Wv FRIDAY MORNING, MAY l6, 1890

ed upon our church as the power behind
the throne of Protestant Christianity, is
hoping that the spirit of discord may
confound our councils and deal deadly
blow at our growing influence. The
daughters of the Philistines stand ready
to rejoice at any mishap that may be-
fall us, because they deem the Presby-
terian Church the last stronghold of or
thodoXy. The electric wires will carry
not only our words and resolutions, but
even the tone and temper of our discus
sions to the end of the earth. Let moth
ing, therefore, be done through strife or
vain glory; let not pride or opinion
lead any one TO persist in pressing his
personal preference upon the whole
Church; let no proposition be enter
tanned that shall tend TO disturb our
peace or impede our progress in bring
ing the whole world to Christ.
Let us look for that kind Of progress
| In the Church which shall unfold into a
blossom, and for blossom that shall
mature into ripened fruit; for a past
that shall give rise to present and for
present that shall merge into a glori-
Gus future. Let us look for the princi-
pies of Christianity to so permeate
our system of government that it shall
ere long cause our national life TO cor
respond with our best laws; for society
to be such as TO do away with the con-
fict now waging between labor and
capital, and for the whole Church to be
lifted up to that position where there
shall be but one body. one spirit. one
hope of our calling, one Lord, one faith,
one baptism, one God and Father Of all,
and through all and in us all.
TENDENCY TO CHURCH UNITY.
AT the afternoon meeting. Rev. Wm.
+. Moore, ID. d., of Columbus, o., was
elected moderator, and made short ad-
dress. Il. l.. Agnew, of Philadelphia,
Martin Knecland, of Erie, Pa, and
Elisha Perkins, Of Baltimore, were ap-
pointed temporary clerks. The report
of William Ii. Roberts, ID. D., from the
committee on methods of etfectng
changes in their confession of faith was
accepted. and Friday was assigned for
debate on its adoption. Howard Cros-
| by. ID. d., reported on the
Church at home and abroad" 5"
J. r. Smith, d. D., of Baltimore, re-
ported for the committee on church
unity, that four meetings had been held
| by the committee and Il cordial response
/ had been made to the overture of the
house Of bishops Of the Protestant EpiS-
copal Church. The committee believed
| that all PrcSbyterianS would accept the
first three propositions; the supremacy
of the holy scriptures as a supreme rule
Of faith: the Nicene creed as a
true, though not exhaustive state
mcnt OF Christian doctrine; and the two
sacraments, baptism and Lords Supper
duly administered. As to the fourth
the historic episcopal, the Presbyterian
Church has always considered that its
preSbyterieS are true bishops.
Resolutions accompanying the report,
deprecatng the undue multiplication OF
churches of different denominations in
small communities and recommending
that comfy be practiced by home mis-
sionary SupcrintcndentS and officials,
were read and the paper itself was or
dered printed.
The evening session being the regular
occasion for the communion, no other
xerciseS took place