New-York tribune., 1890-05-24

Whereas @ 10 sixty Pre,bytercs have replied in
the negative to the oveturcs on .,s euy wv nine
Preshvtercs % of those voting in the affirmative nave
expressly said that they desire tai no E tnaEo ~ ~ c
system of doctrine farcnt III the Confession therefore,
R9sGved That h n1fuced tf that thcy shall propose
no changes nor alterations tha VII III any way i
IN the ConfeSsioG and furthermore that they conInc
their labors to such changes OF pnraSenlos; ~ % mo
d Gone,s hs may cr addition to remove popular
misunderstanding
/ Mr. Day next read his resolutions which he had
not been able TO get in ahead of DR.. Pattons
speech. They were as follows;
! Whereas The last General Assembly directed an
overture to be trans'ed to tne TSyIsog Of he he
Confession of Faith Sccohd-lf 80, IN "hat respect
And whereas it aIpGarS from tc iepor, rep oi enc t t
Prcsbytcres 10 said overture that not les than lt
~ pirst |That a committee be appointed to con slider
the Confession OF Faith which shah not impair
| the integrity, of our system of doctrlne ,,,oo
to consider the suggestions contained in the answers
of the PreSlNcrics; ard to formulate ana report % 10 10
amendment TO the Confession of Faith fOr the approval
Of the A,>cmbl, and Tor TRANSMISSION 10 the Pre- by
Tlird-That this committee shall consist Of fifteen
ministers and six elders. 49,.
Fourth-That th9 mode Of procedure snail bc me me
following: The Moderator shall appoint a nohIhdiil;
committee of one m(mbcT from oafh SYNOD ~ nE I
Assembly shall he member Of h" committee and
G2a & Of dome @e G@ scvloS oG Sm%SS ' "0
Tlrh-Thc Committee Of Revision thus constituted
Shall meet dt the call of temporary chairman, u be
named by the Moderator of tle General Assembly.
and shall Upon meeting, APPOINT their own permanent
SiytG-Thc Committee of Revision thus appointed
is instructed to II Get carly date. not later than
October 3D. loo and dSGry to the rmf rcGInr i,' " TGgc M
/ General Assembly of 1s9l
The moderator suggested that the audience rise
and sing the DoXology while little fresh air
came in at the open windows. Dr. Van Dyke,
| of Broolilyn was the next speaker. lie began
with the assertion that the Presbyterian Church
! had come to 4 crisis in her history. lie said
| in substance:
Mr.. Moderator. Fathers and brethren cannQt ia d
myself Of the profound impression that the Prs
defence Of whose Confession Of Fam ! nave gwen
what poor ability possess for m9re Than forty ycar
/ lace 20 face with grand opportunity. To m, h.inu' h.in'
Yesterday she tIembcd the verge OF great caia>
Dr. Patton has said. / hope VIII not he considered
prcsumptuous If give notice that the grand Irlns'
continental Revision train Will start to day from sara
toea. II Will stop 10 take on passenger, AT Princeton
Junction. Iaughtcr} II VIII not stop at Irnc ton
Or. Patton is on the train and am glad of H. Ih"
train which starts to-day means 20 90 on uni!I IL
look out upon the great hcathen world beyond th'
that IS waiting for the Gospel Of Christ 1Ap
The discussion. which has Just been carried on IL, N
the church has been the most wholesome S.sc, ID
that has been had in the PRESBYTERIAN Chnrch lp4
hfty years, becausc Of the spirit in which It has been
s on and % Reeane Of y the ind {dnfns G.cn will be
one at which we can all Hjoioe do not care Iir n%"
m tn tt G2.T Ssr Is McaeTatoT SeSTa to a appoint item
DO not care how many consists Of. only don't let 1t
be 700 big 50 that !, may become @ g, mac % n1G
two birds OF the Prcsbytcre' ask for, unless In The
contingency that Brother Patton brought 70 my mind
Of twohirds OF the smaller pre>bytcfcs combining
as t., outyoe The other third, which reprcscnts ne
/ majority Of the Church. That is possible. but haTdl'
probable.
Dr. Norris. of Lane Seminary. is a born peace
maker and he appeared to-day IN that role and u
seemed for a tine as if he would stop al! contro-
vcrsy, but the current was against him ~.
Crosby was the first speaker in the afternoon.
/ lie said in part:
do no; wish to make speech, only n make a
reQuet Of the Assembly. am sure tlni an h'lr''
there might have been strife llc has only .icn1ucnca
oar brothery loyc. and fG.i for one ih1' we az, ar,
IL in his power lead IL into Tie region oi STRIFE
but who 50 nobly and macuanimous.y Jed a. INTO
iiD' wish u 10 m,he i, that nov. wn~n
we have pretty We'll settled rnHA. tat there ,lal
! be a & mTittcc Oh Revision that We leave . thf
committee and 20 thc coming Assembly al dscn,. 'h
with regard u the details Of he Conic.,ion ard he %
matter Of how tlc commt,c. ,lan b. app,l"'ct.
We .9aii r,t through quito soon think f1- between
thc two propositions that ar before th"re is 'ry
inls dfc encc. ] have no doubt that al would
DR. patto9 d@sirct. ~ htor' lct oi ,hc g. rr.,
t'r!es that said No.i And theu he only q.hr two
ihc additional rc-tricon contained IN Nr Daf - pc -
c,iiion. mat all chansc' shall br Tithn rs - a. '
,ynoilcal approximation IN the Committee. Nov, g."
request wish 70 make is That We should restrain orr
OF into the region, Of theological discussion. or tn
discussion Of avthing tha, is In the Confession %
lff4f hat all ho
10 tho question that {, directly before u.. no long
specchcs and weary Assembly. Applau,e)
Following Dr. Crosby came one OF the strongest
anti-rcyi,ionists in the Church, DR.. L. W.
Patterson, Of Philadelphia He said amons other
things to-day
For ae @ p5oH isG%'f5 5e5 a taE @ S %S' ao y1
of Yesterday ought n stop it for the present We
have agreed upon clear, definite mole "i H'rdi 4
overture Will be adopted by tLc requisite number oi
Church thai doubt, the prpicty Of the n"a ufe ia,
was inaugumtod last year. We have removed all
a. in to rn9s gs. %ay to be e S a Would not not be-
better at Of year, delay to have The matter
have tis revision 20 forward viii be u the power
the next Assembly % lnaugurac II IN way about
leave behind i, doubt and no loophol" FOR any
legal question that mas be Ia- d. In tde next pinc
only minority "i thc ministers ana cHfi' 81 me
Church have yotca that thcy want revision. There
Ibc 1T ' yeaT' minute bc.%5en 1000 and 6.o6C
ministers ana then elder from each church. The
lal u 'mbcr5hip is nearly 1000. lh" aiirmetv
v0tes are less than 1000. Abjut OnDfourth o! d.
( tie ministers and elders have cat vot' Npl
may ask: Ism thc negative vote smaller 1c,
! but IL l. well known that those who warm and
,arncst Tor change are far more sure Z, De o.
hand 70 EXPIRE their View than tho.e Who a~'
s,t!s1cd with things as they are our Law b. t'r
two third, Of all the PIt,oyt'cs. ana not Wcr j.
, the voting Prc,bytcric>, are necessary 70 conciud
, an amendment. II the sam" law wen; further
majority Of AL the ministers a.d clccr5 IN th'
Prcsbytcry were required we "0um no
have the requisite nTrbcs. Moreover. o
the 2I3 Prcsbytcric, there a. only thirty
ono ~ which the answer airnauveN % we qI,r i3'
has been Of a majority II tho membership q! -
l'rcsbytcry. And then. finally. We had not the ul
two thirds vote. in the degree in which II la
been east m the prcsbyt"ric', expressing the d'sr
! for the Assembly 10 20 ahead. ! hold that If 'o
:, tonOWlpdge tle force OF the adopting az rcquriu
iwD-thrds ior the iua enactment. u two tirds ha'
failed 70 say that they want revision, the fair pro