Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-05-29

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wnen he 10 on the right side-my fears
are ailayed. He has given uH q grand
combination OF I Q lion and the lamb,
and / cannot tell which predominates.
The grand constitutional revision train
starts to-day, and will stop to take on
passengers ct Princeton Junction, but
not for refreshments. DR.. Patton is
wise. File has foreseen the evil and hid
himself. This train will not stop
till 1t reaches Fan Francisco. There Is
not sand enough in New Jersey, not pig |
iron enough in Pennsylvania, to stop it. |
1t is not likely that any harmful change |
will be made. The spinal column, ribs,
muscles aud nerves will be left, but some
ugly wrinkles will be smoothed out of its
face, and some disdguring spots that the
Westminster assembly left will be wiped
away, md we shall have new day of
progress and triumph"
Mr. Morris OF Lane Theological Semi |
nary, said: 81 have never seen more
manifest token of Gods favor than have
seen during this discussion. l WAS glad
the moderator called for the doxoiogy.
We are OF this moment unit. The manly
address of Brother Patton has swept
away almost every difficulty. He will
never, to his dying day, give any address
which he will remember with more grail
tude to God. We are by this acquieaoence
Of the minority sure of revision. He up.
| proved Mr.. Days paper, but would adda
whereas recognizing the number Of pres
| byteries that have voted gainst revision.
We of the majority want to do as we
wonld be done by"
DIR. Howard Crosby of New York, said
that DR.. Patton had led as into the way
OF peace. Lot us leave to the committee
| to adopt all details aud conhne our dis
| oussion this afternoon to the methods Of
appointment Of the revision committee as
advocate i'll the three schemes before MS
| CDR. McCracken's, DR.. Patton's and Mr..
Day's.)
Robert NJ. Patterson, d. D., Of the
Presbytery OF Chester, said that nothing
but regard for principles would ever in
duce him to say what he proposed to soy
as reason Tor any Of the propositions
before the house. agree with DR.. Pat
TOMS plan that the instructions to the
committee should be explicit, not to pro-
pose anything against the integrity Of
the Calvinistic system embodied in the
confession. But / will never vote Gf
there were no other obiection) to confess
that for $50 years this church has slHn.
dared the pope in calling him anti
Christ.
For the following reason can consents
T rat, only a minority of the ministers
, and elders of the Presbyterian churches
have voted for revision. There are IL, 66t
members of presbyteries, according to the
last minutes. Only some quarler of thest
have voted at all. 1t ia true the negative
, vote is smaller than The affirmative, bu
i those who wish change are always tn,
> first to speak. will not hesitate to So.
, in this presence, iiliberal as it may seem
that although all tkat advocate revision
so far as | know. wish to strike ont thu
> expression "Idolattyn in connection will
the papacy, but last fall there was sen
: out to be used by all good Catholics
: special prayer to Joseph, the husband
: MARY, that was as id Jlalrous ss any word
8 could be. Ia the face of this fresh an
Q fagraut instance am not willing to bel
i any movement that proposes to mitigat
d that charge against the papaoy.
y DIR. Agnew, of Philadelphia, alluded {
n DR.. Van Dykes pleasantly near the clos
J. OF the forenoon debate about the const
. tutionai revision trains stopping {
: Princeton junction long enough to tai
Il on President Patton as conductor. Wei
n as it goes west through solid old Penn
IT sylvsnia, that contains one-ftth of q
te the Presbyterians in the world, the
" will be an abundant supply OF train ms
= available. / like Dir. Patton's plan
10 revision much better than that OF ID
"A McOrncken or Mr. Day. Ii is as follow
D. WHEREAS, The returns OF the presbyteri
So In reference to the overtnres submitted
IN them by the Assembly OF 1889 show that
q. presbyteries desire that some alteration
90 and amendments be made In the COME
sion OF Faith; therefore,
be ResolCed, That committee Of mtniste
and eldeTs, in number not less than hftee
Id of whom not more than two shall balong
1d any one synod, be appointed by this q
,le sembly to consider the suggestions toa
Dir b the presbyterie5 In the returns aforesai
he and to report to the next assembly.
In WHEREAS, Sixty-eight presbytertes ha
replied In the negative to the overtures
this subject sent down by the last assel
lat bly,, and
~ voting In the affirmative have express
no said that they desire that no change IN
an confession be made that impairs the Int
he rity OF the system Of doctrine taught In
confession therefore,
ReSoluad, That the said committee VIII
/, appointed shall be instructed that II
ne shall propose no changes or altetationst Y
lay will In any way impair the integrity OF
eas Oaiyanistic system embodied In the conf
the siop and, furthermore, that they conf
their llbors to such changes OF phraseolc
80 In the said confession as may be necessa
~ either BY elimination, substitution or nd
". ton, to remove popular mtsunderstandi
q q ------
his saratoga, N. Y, May "a After
the reading OF the minutes in the Presl
he terrain General Assembly to. day,
the Thompson, OF New York, moved that
renort of the committee on the Como
TO ana Greed be the first order after the V
be on revision. 1t was objected that I
ap- would occasion much debate, put
II it motion prevailed.
sn's After report from the committee
by bills aud oyprtrres, Dr. MoCosh,
ap- president of Princeton College, was
1int troluoed and was received by the Rss'
,ht; bly, rising. He aaid he saw many OF
thu children in the aui ence. Many have
ries pected that this meeting would be
my OF q bsar-gaiden and it is gratifying
~ so far they are disappointed. 1t is
can duty to preach the gospel to every q
ture. We are to blame that
The ing these 1000 years this has
will been accomplished. Again, the chu
mot is one body of Christ, aud we must
rusy confine our thoughts aud love to our
'es. denomination. There ia close COM
fect zion between unity and power, but
rdl. very hard to secure this unity by dl
Day effort, although much may be done
fiat industry. 1t seems we'll to begin an Of
lrm to unity the different members OF
som great Presbyterian family. During
GEM 20 years that 1 was the president
Princeton not student left our Chi
end for any othsr. He had been agrees