The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-05-24
DISCUSSION ON REVISION,

| "fhis is the most serious moment in
the lie Of this Assembly. We represent
differences Of opinion. It is too late to
raise the question as to the wisdom of
the last Assembly in submitting the
overturcs upon which VIC are about to
act, but it is my opinion that it was Il
very unwise act. l will oppose from the
very bottom Of my heart the submission
Of DR.. McCracken's resolution to the
Assembly. Out Of the 2l3 presbyteries
Of this Assembly only eight. asked for
an absolutely new creed. lido not see
the necessity for any alteration in the
Confession OF Faith; but l34 Presbyter-
les have expressed themselves in favor
OF it, and l bow to the opinion OF the
majority thus expressed. rGreat an.
plause.1
Nov, then, how shall we 70 at it I?
It seems to be the general opinion that
the best way is to appoint a comm;ttee
to consider the matter and report to the
next Assembly. don't care how you
appoint the committee, but DR.. Nc.
Cracken's resolution reads as though he
was living in the Middle Ages and was
assisting in the appointment OF a Dope
Of Venice. We could do it in a much
shorter way. We should appoint this
committee, because it is right thing TO
do. The church has a right 10 revise
her creed, and I will defend that right.
[S-nsation.] But what is the copmittee
going to do? What are they for? ii
hope we shall not give this committee a
rowing commission. Iwish them to uu-
derstand that no change sball be made
that will in any way impair the intep.
rity Of the Calvinistic system. GAp.
piause.]
"Onr Confessional Of Faith has been
raa,,;Hn, .aunTu ,,,a anu Tans 1nls assemply 70
verv terms in which ,,,;s comn,;t.ao u, ~ oie ;e
appo;nted. I don't want IN Iva no,.v 40
to the mischief of lettinc il On unr rsetr;ot,
cd. | want il instrnc,ed and in srch
terms that when it ia nnnointed r. will viii
not be with s;mnIa mpior;,v p brt ~ !, ~ -
wav that the chnrcb ;ii' vii, ;oai ',bot o. ~ ~
| whole Assemble ia in favor oi W Il T at
us have neaca T wonid ,o a " ,;,i.
nrtber than that I want tSan, ;re ;n
structea that thew shall ar" cnnfne SI tbn;, .i
labors to such construction Nv IN nbrasa.
olopy as NAV he necessary ~ n ~ 1omo"a ]
popular misunIers,and;nga 7 Vii
never confess that total roro;or vi ~
faith ia necessary rGraot annIoM.o1 -
II wish had voIca % Flat I1 mnnid rssoh
around the worll 70 reai,;rn, % m ,hat tI".n tG"ra
never was and nover con ha ;rat raat tarsn sHet1
ation for the charce That va 'I prsahv ,ah
tcrians nave ever ha}ia~st ~ j., ;uia5t
inmnation or that the doct,;na 80 10 as nn,
hodipd in tha Wostm;ns,ar n s,onaard 20 e
If Annlanse I ofIar th;s "monJrnont ~
Dr. McCrackan's resolution. @ ueA' ~
- 80, ' a
DR. fArToSs AMENDMENT.
"Resotred, That committee OF minis-
ters and elders, in number not less than
fifteen, be appointed to consider the suc.
gestions made by tho Presbyteries ana
report to the next Assemble: and.
whereas, a minority OF the Presbyteries
have desired that no change be made !:
therefore, be it g0i-'
RESOLVED, That the committee shall
not propose amendments that will i'm.
pair in any way the Calyinist systcm
and that they shall confiue their labors
to such changes in phraseoIoyy ma shall
remove popular misuude erstandinp.n -
Elder Day then secured the f|oor and
offered substitute for the resolution OF
DR.. McCracken and DR.. Patton. It al.
iers from Dr.. Patton 5 in that it does not
instruct the committee as to it's scopc,
Dr.. Herrick johnson, said the Assem-.
bly was now in tho ninth day Of segsion.
and had only Just begun reconsideration
Of the vital point on which their constit.
uents sent them. He moved that the
Assembly begin debate on the appoint.
ment Of q COMMITTEES on Reyis;on, md
that it continue until n tlnnl vote il
reached. Adopted with anplause, -
Elder Day said DR.. Patton's speech
was 2 great surprise to everybody. 1t
"u %ousu surprise the entire country.
;s;a' nie;;nlen' he sald. ,the thlng Is done;
rey,s'oW ns H1i ID accomplished" ,,,i5
~. yanoyke, ot Brook Ign, tookl the
P1ate;sm aa .hn ana ,e sag; .i esterday trem.
Gs,.ah SIeu III tno oeAet tnat the tresbyterlau
eaured atroaho was h On Tue verge OF great ca.
} t;astlopue, wv my tremollng mas greatly
Tba Tse.easeu s,ua,;a since pr. rattons speech.