Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-22
PUT OFF FOR A YEAR.
The Presbyterian General Assembly
Postpones Revision.
WELSH MINERS CRUSHED TO DEATH
The Jackson-Corbett Fight Re-
suits Unsatisfactory.
TERRIFIC STORMS IN PARIS.
REVISION Is POSTPONED.
The General Assembly Recommits Il to the
Local Presbyteries.

The General Assembly Recommits Il to the
Local Presbyteries.
DETROIT, May 22.-The Presbyterian general
assembly has shelved the revision question for
year by recommitting it to the local pres
byteries.
THIS MORNINGS SESSION.
The general assembly met at 9 am. this
morning. After a season Of prayer and con-
ference, led by Rev. DIR. s. c. Logan Of Scranton,
Pa, The minutes were read and the standing
committees were announced. The clerk read
the list OF the presbyteries that have assented
TO the proposed change in the methods of
amendment of the standard. Ninety-one voted
aye, seven no, six refused to report and four
teen have not reported. A committee of three
ministers and two elders was appointed to
canvass these returns. The stated clerk read a
statement as to the overture on deaconesses
and committee was also appointed to canvass
these returns
THE QUESTION OF REVISION.
The report Of the committee on revision of
the confession Of faith was read by the chair
man, Rev. VIM. C. Roberts, d. D., president of
the Lake Forest University. He said in intro
ductlon that the copy from which he was read
ing was the only correct one and that he re-
GREETED that some of the daily papers had by
some means got hold Of and published one Of
the partially incorrect copies which were dis
tributed to the assembly.
After the reading Of the report IL was
moved that it be sent down to the presbyte-
ries as recommended by the committee II was
moved by Dr. Hayes that the report be now ac-
cepted as part Of progress, and the stated
clerk directed to print the same under the
supervision of the committee. and send it down
to the presbyteries in accordance with its rec
concentrations, and the committee be con-
tlnued, to make final report to the next as
sembly.
DIR. Joseph T. Smith formally seconded the
motion.
One conservative elder, who said fifty years
ago ne went through the old debates between
the old and new schools, stated that the confess
SION OF faith was an anvil that had worn out
every hammer that had pounded it. The mis-
chief had always been started by the ministers,
not by the elders.
AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION.
Rev. DIR. Patton Of the revision committee
supported the resolution. He would have pre-
ferred, on strictly technical grounds that the
report be recommitted and the committee
be directed to send it down to the presby-
teries rather than for the assembly to
itself send it down, because some
might misunderstood that action as Implying
some degree of Endorsement Of the recon-,
mendations of the report. He did not wish
to speak on the merits Of the'question now for
any one but himself. The sessions of the COM
mittee were harmonious, although very free in
urging views that were more or less antagonis-
tic.
DIR. PArToS's STATEMENT.
Il think that in the changes proposed In the
report the essence Of Calvinism is wholly pre-
served. We did not mean to re-Calvinize and
we did not. Every one who expected any
thing of that sort will be disappointed to his
satisfaction or dissatisfaction. as the case NAV
be. We want the assembly to continue the COM
mlttee that 1t may get the benefit Of the
criticisms Of the presbyteries, and think more
at length about some mooted points, before
making final report. Some who might. IL it
had been final report. have felt constrained 10
make minority report have not done so upon
some points. Wewere not unanimous, although
SO harmonious.
I'VE want to see how the church views the pro-
posed changes and the proposed methods OF
making changes before deciding to stand out
for anything that does not appear in the
report. We want the report to be criticised
without any restraint from a Misrepresentation
OF unanimity in the sessions of the committee"
The motion was unanimously adopted and
the great debate was over for this year as far
as the general assembly is concerned.
Rev. DIR. Herrick Of Mccormick Seminary.
chairman Of the committee on unemployed
ministers, reported q plan to bring unem-
ployed ministers and vacant churches together
ne advocated scheme 10 remedy the uni.
versally deplored evils of the existing state of
things which would depend upon Presby-
terians for its practical workings. with q per-
manent, paid corresponding secretary for the
whole church. The report was ordered
printed and made the second order Of the day
for tomorrow forenoon.
The report Of DR.. NJ. Corke, committee on
the seal. was made the second order of the
day FOR this afternoon.
THE REVISION DEBATE CLOSED.
The expected debate on revision Of the con-
fession was no doubt closed for this year BY the
adoption Of DIR. Hayes motion that the report
of the committee be sent down to the presbyte-
ries for criticisms, DC. using which the COM
at its request till next a.
then make its final report
President Patton Of Princeton probably
those who would have urged i'm.
portant modification Of the report if there had
been any proposition that the assembly should
adopt as its own the recommendation Of the
report before sending ii down. He made the
principal address urging that il be sent down
without any adoption or Endorsement