New-York tribune., 1890-05-22
PRESBYTERIAN TOPICS
= NEW COMMITTEE on TIE BOARD Or
PUBLICATION.
PROPOSAL FOR NEW AND CONSENSUS ChEh-
INTEREST SHOWN IN FOREIGN MISSIONS
THE WORK OF THE WOMEN
INV ,rIvcRAPH TO THE rRfBUNE-

-lNTERES1
THE WORK OF THE WOMEN
rr,pcRAru TO THE rRtBUsE1
Saratoga May 21.-That day cannot oo NO,'on onn
lost in which the General AsSehoh mast ~ va
probem When three or four ana all u ''''' w W
sdered Of great importance by the
before the body, it NAV be counted daN wei ~
wbo, shall he the term used TO describe a uaS U"
rhi.b temnerance the evaneelzaton OF inc heau"en
world. a creed for the Presbyterian ana helor,"0u
churches of the world and tile adjustment -
scandal connected with of the boards OF 'e ouc
are under discussion at has been o"SS uaS ioi
be 500 commissioners and the probability Is thaI 10
oorrov will he of still greater interest, since tie
docket berins with President PattOns report III feler
ence 70 the answer revision overtnrcS iolo"cu DS
discussion of the new creed project uliN WIN 'o
Protestant Episcopal Congregational ana other
churches and the report Of the stahoins 'o'"iV'eo
ON Church Erection. ,
The Assembly may adjourn in week. Dut IL VIII
have tn condense the time usually allowed to some
Of the topics. Kansas City, Detroit ana san iran
cisco are among the cities that desire to entertain
the PRESBYTERIAN next May.
The publication board scandal was disposed OF III
the manner Suggested Yesterday by District Attorney
Graham of Philadelphia. The report OF the specla
committee read week and discussed YESTERDAY oS
its chairman and Mr.. Graham. occupied all the ai'er
noon to-day. DR.. Agnew, of Philadelphia, deieiuc'
the board and criticised the committee FOR coSucapN
more than an hour, and Thomas Kane OF ChCdso'
member of the committee, reversed this process ioi
about the same length Of time. Both speeches were
personal in their character. but the temper as
played was considerably better than that OF the
previous day, and the temporary settlement Oh
the question is hailed with satisfaction by all inc
Board people express themselves well pleased WIN
the result 1t on their recommendation tla' MT
Graham urged the appointment OF stu tnru Colh
mtee which should take the report presented by the
Dtn1la last
findings causing so much bad blood ana lhe an
swer of the Business Committee of the publication
Board, and present report 10 the Assembly IN 1871
that this committee should be clothed with power II
deemed necessary to instruct the Board to carry INTO
effect any all of the recommendations maze by te
special committee and printed last saturday, as well
as any new recommendations they might think neceS-
sary.
Mr. Graham's motion adopted to day, but not
until more than two hours and half had been con-
sumed in making charges and answers in presenting
compliments and criticisms in giving assurance oi
honesty and stupidity in asserting that the cidI1'
of the committee lbelous and the business method
of the Board ridiculous. Dr. Agnew cndeavoTed 10
keep COOL under what he termed most agsraVatine cir
cumstances Mr. Kane COOL apparently, WITHOUT
any endeavor 1t is rule of the Assembly that tleio
shall be applause, especially when DISCUSSION u III
progress where the lines arc drawn sharpN' anu Di.
Moore is careful that the dignity of the house snail
buke this afternoon when they applauded Dr. Ashe"'
but he forgot his own rulings far as TO lean BACK
and laugh heartily at some of the happy mts i"uc ps
Mr. Kane. Once, indeed, it is said. he brought HIS
hands together. AS if to applaud, but careluliE Ie
strained himself The Chicago elder was compliment
nc the Board upon its splendid system of bookkeeping
the very simplicity of which, however to his mlhu
savored of an expectation Of being investigated But
the Board was not to be blamed for that III hdd
been investigated so many times that IL was hd'ur"i'
prepared for visit from an Assembly coihill''ee'
1t reminded him Of the chickens owned bv the Metod
ist itneant preacher, which were 80 accustomed 70
removal that whenever wagon dIOVe Ihto
the ward they lay on their backs and held
ND their feet 10 be tied. Nothing that mas
been said on the floor Of the Assembly mas pro
voked the mirth that these innocent and opedich'
chickens caused a Of laughter swept over 'he
church. This was followed by second and thiiu
before Mr. Kane allowed TO proceed. The ne"
creeds came before the Assembly to-day on recon-
mendaon from the Committee on Bills and overtures
asking for the appointment Of committee OF hlhe
with the Moderator chairman, TO consider tne over
tnres regarding the new and consensus creed. This
special committee, if appointed, will be empowered 70
invite the cooperation of the Presbyterian ana ho
formed churches 10 prepare a short creed to contain
the essential articles Of the Westminster standard
The probability is that the moderate revision
men will soon Join forces with the anreviSion men,
said Conservative to-day. in order TO defeat those
seek to have them placed on the shelf.
This remark was called forth by the report recon-
mendng the preparation of a new creed with the
Moderator as chairman Of the committee which he Is
To appoint 10 consider the whole matter.
The Standing Committee on the Board OF Foreign
Missions made an interesting report ms morning
which was supplemented by several able speeches
DR. Burre Of Minneapolis, who declined call TO inc
COLLEGIATE Reformed Church in New-iorh recently DE-
Fuenvood Dr. Jessup and Dr. Alexander were among
the sneakers this morning. and several other clergy
men addressed the popular meeting IN the evening
Dr. Burrell is of the most popular men IN the As
sembly for religious meetings. lie takes no part
I'm the probing Of scandals, nor in the rcVl'-
inc ~ tho creed He believes that men must be
reochsd and saved by the earnest presentation "i
tho Cosnel 10 their reason. While avoiding sensa-
tionalsm i'm manner and method he is far nom DeihS
relic OF other days lie had as audience t"lcc every
Sunday that could hardly be seated in any fIesDy-
terian church in New-York. outside OF Dr. ian anu
DIR Thompson's Since he declined the New-> ork
pupit he has disappointed two or three churches IN
other cities which hegrudge Minneapolis one OF It's
deservedly popular preachers
The women of the PRESBYTERIAN Church are hcie III
prea, Numbers and are holding meetings daily. Ms
Darwin r. James, of Brooklyn. the wife OF the eA
Congressman Mrs. E. NJ. Crosby, Of New-fork, and
MANY of those specially interested In the home mission
work are staying at the Garden View House. 1T
Broadway. Mrs W. c. Roberts, the wife OF the ex
Moderator is 10 read paper tomorrow at the foreign
missionary meeting. -, -,
The Rev Perry s. Men, the pastor Oh ne sio ro
day that an Extra" would be prepared at the close
Of the Assembly, containing all that The Tribune pup
fishes daily carefully revised with several reports aLo
,peeches in full including verbatim report OF The
iebato on the creed revlson