New-York tribune., 1891-05-18
rmAxnrs N THE coNrrss16N nr FAITH

CHANGES IN THE CONFESSION OF FAITH.
Next TO the Briggs question will be that of the re-
vision OF the Confession of Faith. committee was
appontod last year at the conclusion Of the great de-
bate at Saratoga to revise the Standards. Their re-
mort has not been made public but the secretary has
given q single idea of What has been accomplished
The changes, eminatons or additions are chiefly in
chapter t. 8; chapter ill., 3, A. 3, Z; chapter iv, l ;
chapter vi, 4 chapter vii 8, 8; chapter X, ., a;
chapter XII i, 3 chapter xiv, /; chapter XVI, =;
cbapter xxi 4; chapter xiii, g. chapter xiv, 3 {;
chapter XIV, s. chapter xxx, >; and chapter XXX =
THE general desire expressed by the Presbytores in
their answer TO the overture submitted by the previous
Assembly "for more explicit statement of the love
of God for the wcrh," {" for the suffciency Of the
atonement and free offer Of salvation TO all men,, for
recognition of the Church's duty to evangeize the
orId for statement Of individual responsibility for
alvation and for fuller statement respecting the
nerson and work Of the Holy spirit" the committee
has soemed to meet by the preparation OF TWO new
chanters one entitled, "Of the Work Of the Holy
spIrlt - 10 follow chapter VII, OF Christ Upe "e7-
iabn. and the other "Of the Universal Oher OF the
go, 9,oa y 20 follow chapter TX, OF Free WILL"
Tboea chapters 1t is said, meet most OF the sug-
.tns On the answers of the Presbytcries, and make
arv of the changes asked for in other chapters uh-
necessary. ,..o o.o how
monious and its report will be presented WIN 'no
aupcestion that the WORK DC iclciiou w '"N
.oes for their consideration, but not rs ah oNe'u
Co.. anal action: that tue Presbytcries be requested
o., take mn the report of the committee at their lAii
r,oetincs carefully consider it, suggest any chahges
h, ,hev NAV deem desirable, and forward the report
=, h same ~ the secretary of the Revision Conmllee
~ nncemher Of this year that the committee suD'e-
,onv act upon those suggestions of the Prsoytere''
I'D make n final report TO the Assembly next year.
The committee appointed TO roVlse Une OonioS'oi ""'
COMPOSED originally a. follows .. .
ceuinarv ssOrs-Wlllam H. Green, PIihcct1n ;
,r,nnn = Hastings Union Matthew b. Riddle. Ale
Ihonlas ,;;,s :; neechcr Auburn: f. d. Morris Lane
fIeIrjci Johnson, Mccormick; william AleAahuer'
San Francisco ,,,,o,. Patton Princeton .
,v,IIyan r Roberts, Lake Forest University. 90,
"'' Do 'tarS.W William f. Moore, COLUMBUS, ono {,
Henry T. Van Dyke. Brooklyn; EheneLcr Ersklhe,
Nu.,3;,ue penn: Jonas r. Left"lch, Baltimore {;
samuel J. Niccolls st. Louis; Edward H. buIEhaler'
Cedar Rapids Iowa. .,,,, c.ro,c yvasbirctor e~
csnator I r. Mcmillan st. Paul Judge AIflrd Hand,
Scranton Penn Emerson T. Whlte' Cincihhail JuoEe
Henry H. savior, lluntIn-' N, lnd WnthrOp > Oil
n Nev, York Barker Gummere. Trenton, v J. :.
W1iiiam Ernst CovngtOn, Ks; George Junkin, Phila
dsinIia: Charles Il. Charnley, Chicago,
Only two changes were made IN the commitiee
President Hastings, Of Union Seminary, declined to
ye and Dr. r. r. Booth, Of New York, an ardent
revisonIst was appointed 10 I'll his place. Mr. Gun
ere also declined TO serve, and his place was filed by
he appointment Of Dir. stratton. Of the New Jersey
synod.
While il is understood that there is to be no final