New-York tribune., 1890-05-26
TO NAME THE COMMITTEE OF REVISION.
EVERY SYNOD REPRESENTED II SELECTING
THOSE CHAEGED WITH ~ IN.
PORT ANT WORK
PCRTANT WORK.


Saratoga May 25-Tle Committee on Revision of
the Confession Of Faith VIII doubles, b. named q,
morrow. Dr. Er,tine chairman Of the committee that
received the several paper, the Ervl- ion matter
Presented Oh Friday, presented TIE following pap.
yes,erdY.
10 the Moderator and members Of the General A..
sernbly Your committee respectfully report tat
they have unaHmou,ly agre~i u,on The iolioH.u,
preamble, ana resolutions. the adoption Of w4.. t1ey
Whereas, The last General Assembly, directed an
eVHtuTe t. he Transmitted L, the rresb}t,uc-. ul
Tie Confession OF Faith second 4 .o ln 0l.u 20
sptcl ana to what extent AAd wh..,a. II "a pear,
to canvas. ihe di IT, rl,i,'- '-rc' :, ,G
W.|'il''e ~ pc ~ frc,Dltcflc' have answered he,'
" ~ hfSt que 'u"h Therefore resolved.
lN-i, That a committee compo-cd II one member Of
- 'Ie Assembly from ctrh synod. 20 Wif, min"
,fe4 munster, ana ten elder, be- appointed by The
N'irHi"r 10 nominate to t.- Assembly, "a committee
,, i"5 IN co II hn@en ic mia,ie and g.. ed, winch
oi ne Confession Of fath. which committee. when
constituted Jy the General Assembly,, Shall consider
,n' ,ussr'liph' MADE by tAr Prc.hyt"fics lu their
ai,"ei1 I" the above question. and f,ruul1 ~ the
Uen,ia assembly, Of -"l ,uoh alteration ana amend
neh's ." the Confession u Faith 10, iu tIcr judgment
may bee deemed desirable
t 7ecq;qId c;I f., I'm, Comm!tiee On Revision shall meet a.
Moderator II this General A,,cmblr aad .hau upon
"Ia h,, Pp'dnt POM mhem ~ N, Own permanent chairman ana
Thiid, Ihi, Committee ou Revision is Instructed
~ meet at an carly date, not later tan october II.
I'0l, "lu aAgcntIy - pursue il, Wora. that it maS
report promptly al the meeting If the General As
stIui4N ID l-.il. Ana.
w %eea ig tie '1{efi ny 81 IT., rc5s'ere. & have aac,ca
nihc Prc@it rIir' ~ tIp-e WoIiig 70 have
pIc-.v 'ald tAcy Gc-fe no change n The confess on
Of fath !" De made mat impair the integrity Of the
system Of doctrin" taught therein therefore
Resolved Ihii tn, Committee on Row ION be- and
hereby are, Instructed that tAcy shall not propose any
alterations or amendments tai VIII In any way i'm
pair the integrity Of the Reformed ar C,viui.tc evs-
TEN If doctrine taught In the & ,uf'..t,u nf Faith
All Of which IS TesPectully submitted
HENRY MacCRACNEN.
IEANCIS L. PATTON,
ENLEAED KEMP~lIhLL.
HENRY DAY.
GEORGE >. GRAHAM,
JAMES II. TORKEY.
Committee.
Or. Frshne said that every member of the commit
tee approved this report Great applnu.cJ IL open
ing the discussion he expressed gratitude tO God for
the success, OF the committee in agreeing upon IL.
The committee recommended only the restriction OF
the committee to the matter suggested By the Pres
bNtcries, and to the Cavnistc Presbyterian doc,
trlne. a
Iqc committee appointed to nominate Ahc
Committee Of Revision, j., composed a, follows:
II. Hauplcton Hunter synod Of Atlantic; Benjamin
j. Mttlngcr, baitmMG William A. Alexander,
Caiawba, Frank Y. Mills. China: Robert Douglass,
Colorado Curtis e.. strong Columbia: william C..
Roberts temporary clalrnd Illinois: Thomas Tracy.
India Henry h say er Indiana: John Edwards, Indian
kansas. james Harbour, kcntuc.., IOhn /. ONtODy,
Michigan: Daniel Il. NOycs. Minnesota Frauk j.
lard, Missouri samuel r. Davidson. Nebraska
Nathaniel NOOrhce-. New Jersey. samuel ID. FultOn,
New Mexico. George Alexander. Ncw York James II.
Anderson. NOrth iaitOta Daniel H. Evans. ohio,
Henry h. Gage Pacific, TbcBczcr Ershinc. Pcnn,yl.
vanla; elliott l.. Dresser, South Dakota; samuel J.
Wilson, Tennessee, Henry :. l.. Little Texas +.
Werner Moore tan. Everett e. Ea,tnau wisconsin.
Only one or two speeches were made IN favor Of
the report, ana 1t Waa adopted by rising vote.