The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-23
THE NORTHERN BODY.
Yesterdays Proceedings Of The saratog
Assembly.

Acstettab Aio''fhils> oi lhe Ndiatoss
Assembly.
SARATOGA, ny, May 22-In the Pres
byterian Assembly this morning The spe.
cial order OF the day was the report of the
committee ON methods Of enecting changes
in the confession and constitution. Dr.
Roberts. Of Cincinnatti, read the report and
addressed the Assembly In its support. DR..
Roberts said the committee was practically
a unit on the report. tGreat appausc.)
DR.. Patton, of Princeton, said there
had been mutual concession, with
ont surrender Of opinion, on either
side nr. Nandyke, OF Brooklyn, said;
"Ih. report is the result OF cOmprO-
mise OF opinion-n0t OF truth. (Appiause.l
Dr. Patterson s0 heartily approved the re-
port. that he did moi think nm explanation
of his position necessary. The question Of
adoption was put and brought out prompt
and emphatic yea. While the assembly
stood. DR.. Crosby offered a ferNcnt prayer Oi
thanks ID God for the result. and when the
assembly sat down again. II possessed zone
vast substantial smile.' fhis vote settles
the question. of the adopting act, and payes
the way for revision.
Dr.. McCracken. of New Ork. offered the
following resolution:
"SectiOn /. Ii is resolved by this General
Of a committee Of revision. 20 present to the
next General Assembly report embodying
such changes in our confession Of faith ia
form, ready tO De overturned % the Prcsby-
teries, as Will meet the present needs of our
Church.
..sectiou ,. The mode OF appointment of
this committee shall be- as follows: First
,ho commissioners 10 this assembly Of all
presbytcrie5 Of each synod are instructed 20
meet t0ge thor in "a committee upon - May,
40 --- O'Clock, under a chairman. 90 De
named hy tue moderator, and an place as
signed bv the assembly. Zach committee is
instructed to report 20 the assembly the
nlme OF such minister 0r ministers
and of such ruling elder or ruling
elders belonging Ia their own synod as they
deem best qualified tO serve uDon The cont
mittee. But no committee shall
report names 30 exceed in numheronc-siXth
OF the number Of commissioners 20 this as-
-embiy from within their synod. Where
this rule allows but one name 10 Dee recOm-
mendcd by committee, IL may be the
name " "a minister or cider as the commit
zee may decide. Who're more than
one name is reported they shall
be the names of ministers and elders ia pro-
portion OF two e. One as nearly as possible.
ANY committee may excuse itself from Pee
porting any name. second, from among
ihc whole mmber OF name, thus reported
hv the fWontv-uine committees. composed
0i commissioners from the pra.Wteric- uf
the twcnty-uiue >yn0ds, the number ~ be
about cighiy-f0ur, the moderator OF this As
scmbly shall select fourteen ministers and
seven elders % act as tue committee Of re-
vision.
section 3. The Committee OF Revision
thus constituted shall meet at the cail Of
temporary chairman. 10 ho named by ihe
moderator a1d shall, upon meeting APP
point their own permanent chairman.
"Section 4. 10 the Committee ol Revision
thus appointed are referred alt the answers.
tO The questions respecting revision pre-
scented by the General Assembly OF 1859.
which have been received by the Assembly.
''section >. The committee of revision is
instructed 90 meet at an carly date, moi
later than October 81. 1880. and diligently to
pursue it- work, that 10 may report prompt
ly 40 the meeting Of the General Assembly
0i 1891"
DR.. Patton moved To maxi. tie resolutions
the second order for tomorrow morning.
Carried.