New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-24
COMMENCING A NEW CREED.
The REVISION NOT SUFFICIENT.
SEVERAL UNIMPoRTANT CHANGES ADOPTED In
THE REPORT OF TIE PREsBYTERYS
COMMITTEE.

THE REPORT OF THE PRES
COMMITTEE.
The Presbytery IT New-York yesterday finished the
consideration of the report presented by It's hc'o
Committee making % few changes In the recomheh"a
tons of the committee, and finally adopting the report
as whole. DR.. John c. Bliss, the Moderator pre-
sided with that fairness which has been the charac
teristiG Of oil his rulings.
The following expression In regard to new creed
was adopted
We desire and strongly urge the aforesaid furth,r
alterations In the direction as the comm,ee
and most necessary and that their adoption Will pr,-
mote tho welfare Of the Church. the preaching OF u
biblical crc.d expressing the common faith OF the
Presby ieiian and Reformed Churches.
Besides the consideration Of tho Revision macer'
Dr. George Alexander presented report from the
committee appointed to consider the affairs OF the
Church of Sea and Land, which contained tnree
recommendations. One was that the Presbytery
recommend the church to the Board OF Home MISSIONS
for aid TO the amount of 81 900, and through the
Church Extension Committee furnish $500 additional
during the present year. Second, that the committee
continued with the general oversight OF the church
representing the interests OF the Prsbytery thrd'
that the special fund Of 81, 500 promised by three
friends Of the church be expended In reinforcing the
work at the church under the direction OF tile Presby-
terys committee In consultation with the officers OF the
church. The report adopted, as also one calling
upon the United States Senate to ratfy the Brussels
treaty regarding slavery and the liquor traffic In the
Congo Free State.
AS in the previous session OF the Prcsbytery, Dr.
Briggs opened the debate by offering an amendment
The Prcsbytery's committee recommended that
the Presbytery should approve the changes In
Chapter Chapter 10 of tho Revsion), and express
desire that mans ability and free agency In accept
Ing rejecting the Gospel offer be still more clearly
expressed Dr. Briggs thought this Recommendation
and In re
section Of the Confession. lie wanted the words
approve the changes but" and "stll" stricken OUT
Several brief addresses were made one Of considerable
length by DR.. J. J. Lampe OF Christ Church, and Dr.
Briggs's amendment carried.
The slight change In the first section OF Chapter /,
far to leave nexcusable, was suggested by
the committee. changed on motion Of DR.. Brown
to read: ave recommend that Chapter remain I'M
changed" The Presbytery recommended the omission
of the words disabled and social and civil" In
Section A. Chapter 8, and the institution OF believers
for elect In Section A. Chapter ii 3 In the ReyisiOn)
and the restoration Of the old Section In Chapter 81
23 in the Revsion) with the omission of oil after the
word dead
Dr. Sample NOV ed that the section under discussion
should be omitted but his amendment was lost, and
DR.. Briges's carried.
DR.. Briggs moved that Section in Chapter % "a in
the Revision regarding VOWS, be stricken out of the
Confession. This was lost, and II voted to
recommend the retention of Section 7, IL appears In
tn, Unrevised Confession. The committee desired 70
substitute "of mankind for "of the elect" In the
first section OF Chapter 25 "a In the Revsion bat Dr.
Bliss suggested that the words chlldran OF Cod be
used Instead Of "manklnd,' and this change was
adopted
Tprfessor Francis Brown offered the following
resolution which adopted and added to the recon-
mendstiOns vi the committee:
We recommend that Section 1 of Chapter OF the
Confession be revised to read as follows:
1t pleased God, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
for the manifestations OF the glory Of His eternal
power, wisdom aud goodness in the beginning to
create the heavens and the earth and all things therein
whether visible or invisible and all very good
After the report whole had been adopted DR..
5. D. Alexander, DR.. N. W. Conkling. DR.. G.. W. +.
Birch. DR.. j. j. Lampe, DR.. G. l.. Shearer, DR.. r. f.
Sample the Rev. L. H. Parsons and Elder Andrew
Robinson publicly expressed their dissent from the
vote of the Presbytery and their action was recorded
The Presbytery will hold it's next MEETING at p; m
on December II, and the answer TO Dr. van Dykes
a committee at p. m.