The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-30

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SARATOGA. ", ". NAV X.
Presbyterian General AsS.m " he
morning DR. knccland. IN M 'hs
CO offered q resolution I'M, n. ''A1rls-
committee on publication ~ p'e'al
another year In order ia, /, ''nu'i
and confer with the reference. meet
tee Ia the matter Of tho hoa,a ,'~m,'-
,ation reports; also tenderins F"''''
thanks 70 the special conn, ~ q
their faithful work during IL WI. -
dozen commissioners 4, uns,
bred for tho floor. esAn'
A motion was made ID s,r.t.
~ the resolution cNcep, thai MI
turning thanks. II was d.fes. Nv ~
roar Of nays and Dr. kn~colan5'S ~
tion was adopted. The spccial o.,a'
the day was tho report 81 Tia ro,s..
tee on methods Of cfrcctins chaprs.
the confession and constitution
DR.. Roberts. OF Cincinnati ra,a
report and addressed the ASSENT, w
support lie said section M NJ ~ Ky
port was a compromise. The ron...
tee was a unit on that ~scc.io,
stands Three modes wer. ree.r
ed by which the changes IN ,he co,'.s
tuition might be made. >cc,io, : mt
practically a recognition n ,he ,a...
ing act and provides the shortes,
bic method Of amending rbe doc,,S..'
constitution DIR. Robert, ,aia NV 4
mittce VAS practically 4 uni. N M
report Great applause
pr. Patton, Of Princeton. sala ,b...
had been mutual concession w,,A.s.
surrender Of opinion Oh eiihrr sla4
DIR. Van Dyke, OF l,ruokirn Nh.
This report is the result 81 eo..
promise Of opinion. not 81 trath. I,;.
a peace measure, and ID clears NV N,
for conservative revision nota ssls.,,
revision. as have been falsely reto,..
cd as saying-of the confession n.
closed by quoting:
There i a fount about 70 strcain.
There y a light about to CLEAN.
There y a morning twilight broadening la.o
day.
Men OF thought and men u action. c....
b way.
Dr. Patterson 81 .saruly ~arprore3
the report that he did not think AZ y.
PLANTATION Of his position Necessary.
The question Of adoption was puf and
brought out a prompt ana emphatic
yea To the question Of the contrary
there was a solitary nay from he
real Of the church. There was a shou.
OF laughter, then a storm az hearty.
lon%g-continucd applause.
Whilst the assembly stood Or. Crosby
offered a fervent prayer Of thanks ior
the result. and when the assembly at
down again. IL looked like Mrs. feui,
wig-'One vast. substantial smile.
This vote settles the question o. IN
adopting act and pavcs tho way for re-
vision.
DIR. Patton read the report Of the CON
mittcc on canvass Of overtnrcs Is ia
presbytcrics on revision. Nhei
Dr. Patton inishcd- pading u
list Of the presbytes which u
jected to any chang 4 lhat wouI
affect the system Or d. 10. DR.. va
Dyke said that Brood. had bee
omitted. They can't ine!vac ~ anon
the radicals" remarked iho iortor ~st
rccs as he resumed his seat The ca
ample vas infectious. and Jersey City
Morris, Orange, Idaho, Dayton and
dozen other presbyteries wore name
by commissioners as having been omit
cd from the list. The moderator re
qucstcd the commissioners wishing 4
make changes to meet with the com
mittee this afternoon. The report wa
received and referred back for corrcc
tion.
Dr. McCracken, OF New York, offered
the following resolution:
section !. II i resolved by this General
Assembly 70 provide for the appointment u
"A committee of revision to present ~ The
next General Assembly a report etnboiyhna
such changes In our confession 81 faith 10
form. ready 10 be overturned to the prcsby-
tcrics as viii nicotine present needs 81 ou
church.
Sec. ?. The mode OF appointment ~ th..
shall be ne follows: the com.
mi-sioners 70 this assembly Of an pre~hy'
tcries ~ each synod are Instructed ~ mesl
together IN a committee. upon MAY
az -- o'clock. under a chairman named
by the moderator mnd ~ a piArf
assigned by the Assembly. EacA
committee il instructed to report ~ tho 81
scmbIy the name of such minister NJ minis
tiers. and 81 such ruling elder o~rrallug elders
belonging 70 their own :ynod A. they deem
best qualified "a serve upon The
81 revision but no IA shall report
names 70 exceed in number one sixth ~ W.
number Of commissioner 10 this Assembly,
from within their synod. Where this RUE
allows but one name to be "
a committee, II may he the name of Snrn
Or elder rs the committee may
decide Where more than one name y ~
they shall be the names - minister
elders In the proportion 81 two " "ns
~ y early as possible. Any committee NAY
excuse itself from reporting any name
among the whole numbcr ~ nanr'
reported by the twenty mine commit
lees composed Of commissioners from wv
p~rcsbytcrics Of the twcnty nine sNnoa-' w
umbe 90 be about eighty -four. The m""
ofthis Assembly shall select ~fnuries'
and elders 70 net a. the commt'
on revision.
Sec. :, Tho OF revision thuscen.
shall meet az the call ~ q trinpoIa''F
70 be named by the moherA'.,
md shall. upon meeting. appoint Their ~"
chairman.
Sec. I. To the committee Of revision WI
appointed are referred all the answer y,
he questions respecting revision rrcr7n'ss
~ the General Assembly Of 1873 which "''s
received By the Assembly.
sec. :. The committee OF revision w
'tructcd 10 meet ut an early dat,. nv 'fR..
han october ~. 1870 and diligently 'vt"',
~ work that u may report prompt
mectlng Of the Gnncral AssAInlly M l---