New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-09
REVISING THE OLD CREED.
TUE REPORT TO THE PRESBYTERY.
,,,,oRrASr CHANGES RECOMMENDED IN THE
CONFESSION OF FAITH.

CONFESSION OF FAITH.
49,. prssbytery Of New-York. whose meetings during
,.s, two or three years have been OF more than
'ne , ~ even UNCONVENTIONAL interest, will meet again
~ afternoon in the Scotch Church, In West Four
hH Last Wednesday. by 8 vote Of % TO 90 1t
~. 20 dismiss the charges against Professor
49, and il is expected that the several complaints
.,nesls OF which notice was gwen and the
.,..i which fled will come to-day. com
-. has been appointed 10 answer DR.. van DyKes
,..t and this committee may bring in is report.
~, in addition TO the techncalues arising out OF
-, A.rSes dismissed last week. there is matter OF
- interest to be discussed. In october the fol-
,s'~sns committee was appointed TO examine the
-..sve report of the General Assemby's Committee
n.,;s,on presented at Detroit last May Dr. Henry
w ~, NIKE OF the Brick Church DR. &. L. spinning, Of
- pbulps Church: DR.. F. II. Marllng. DR.. J. r. Kerr.
= N. Fourth Church: DR.. stealy b. Rossiter. of the
..h Church; the Rev. Jesse F. Forbes Of the Adams
.,orsl Church DR.. H. b. Chaplin. Theron G. strong.
,. church OF the Covenant (Dr McllvaHe'S); VI. W.
80 Of the University Place Church tDr. Ajax
-~.r,s,. and William f. Dodge. Of the Madison square
rhurch (Dr. Parkhursps).
~. General Assembly's Committee presented a re-
,.od Confession OF Faith to the Assembly simply as
,.port OF progress and recommended that it be sent
:. The Presbyteres for consideration criticism or
r.,ameatss and that the answers be sent
~ 10 the secretary Of the Revision Com
,.,,,e. Dr. W. Z. Moore, OF Columbus, Ohio.
nv December l. After these answers are
sid the Assembly Committee will consider
hem. and judge from the actions of various
presbyteries throughout the country. the committee
1u have more difficult task in revising It's revision
,han IN revising the original Confession. Scarcely
pasbvtery has reaffrmed the position assumed by it
,vo wears ago. when the question was Shall the Con-
.son Of Faith be revised II III what respects and
:. mat extent = Those who have disapproved the
Assembly, Committees report have for the most part
,vnr,ssed desire for new Greed while those who
nov. approved the report have been equally unani
Mons m desiring further amendments.
Ills not difficult 10 forecast the acton In the New
York Presbytery. Those who know the revision
,sndences O; the members OF the able committee ex
net conservative report. but in the line OF further
Vision and there is no doubt that the recommended
49,. made nv the committee will lie adopted. Many
r. voted against the revision of the Confession when
On, ,onr debate occurred in this Psbytcry in January,
,sao agree with President Patton. that the majority
=. the Church having demanded revision. the minority
.huh Weld The question now is. how far SHAH the
revision go' 81,
The Assembly Committee at its first meeting laid
down this rule That no alterations or amendments
ha ropd that would in any way impair the integrity
az CaIyinsc system of doctrine taught in the Con
tssis The more radical advocates Of revision were
not q. all pleased with this feature Of the committees
work and the keen blade OF the layman" aud the
sbrad sword Of the clergyman 10 quote from III.
Robertss report have been diligently n work this lali
and Il is hoped that the committee has kept photo
sph OF their child for they will scarcely recognize IL
when they meet again.
HOW THE FORMER VOTE STOOD
As some Of the spectators to-day may desire to COM
pare the vote Dr.. van Dykes report Win Una, re-
corded on February g. $780, the former vote is gwen
herewith
Affirmative: Ministers-George Alexander. Jerome Al
len Arson p Atterbury, w Wallace Atterbury. H. NJ
Andrews Samuel w Bailey, Henry c. Birchby' Nlchoiss
Bjerring John c. Bliss Robert r. Booth Samuel BOUT
thomas S Bradner. Charles A. Briggs, Francis BLOWN
samuel D. Burchard Charles B. Chspin Henry B. Chapn
Edward L. Clark Howard Crosby. Frank F. Ellirwood.
Henry B. Elliot. william T. Elsng Henry NJ Fled'
Jesse F. FORBES Charles H. Gardner Charles H. ''ett'
Henry L. Grandllenard. A. Woodruff HaScy Andrew II.
Harsnaw Richard d. Harlan Thomas .. Hastings, Id
ward W. Hitchcock James II. Hosdey. Sanuel N. jack
Son a. Kendall, Joseph T. Kerr. Sidney q. Law, D. f.
Lorenz Charles P. Mallery, f. H. Marling' Henry NJ
MscCraeken Robert II. MeCready. Henry T. McEwen.
lanes II McIlyaine George L. McNUtt, George J. MIN.
Gins George Nixon Charles H. Pa1khurst John r Paxton
George s PaysOn. Vincent Pisek. George L. Prentiss.
Hugh Prtchar Steady b. Rooster Albert G.. RunIson
Frederick ~ Rutan. Joseph A. Sexton, Philip sehsf
Adolphus F. Schsufer J. Balloon Shaw Andrew Slilsnd
Wilton Merle smith. John NJ. Stevenson Charles L.
rbonnson c. H. Tyndall, Henry van Dyke Marvin X
Vincent and Erskne " White.
tlSe-s-M NJ Brown. Adams Memorial J. c. Tucker,
R,ck; B. l.. Anlmernian Central; Henry Day, Fifth
Avenue: R. Ii. Cu First; c. b. Farehild, First Union
James Kydd Fourth; Walter Edwards. Fourth Avenue
r. l. wilcox Harlem; 7. s. Strong, Madison Avenue
C. H. Woodbury.. Madison Square; l. n Dykman' Mount
Washington A. Richie. North; James Bayles' PsrK j.
e. sslew Phillips: Fielder, Redeencr; Cleveland II
podse Riverdale; D. NJ Stiger Rutgers Riverside; b.
" Thompson Seventh; William Mitchell Spring Street
H. W. Dodd University Place; w. c. Jones Union 1aoef-
uaele william A. Wheelock Washington Heights James
penhom West End and j. McKenna. West Fifty nrst-st
NecstIye: Mlnssers-SamCel D. Alexander, 1honds
,tkinsoo George W. T. Birth, John NJ Buchanan, Walter
D Buchanan william T Carr. Charles J. Collins. Nathan
lei W Conkling. Edward u. Deems, John b. DeNins Ira
s Dodd Conrad Dcench, i. v D. Garretson' John han
Augustus D. L. Jewett Joseph J. Lampe, John c Lo"rle
Thomas c. Miller, James c. Nightingale, William W.
Pses Lew H. Parsons William NJ. Paxton, Edward 7.
PaysOn Wendell Prime, James 3. Ramsay, Charies D
Robinson Robert f. Sample. Joseph sanderson George H.
sses,ss Albert W. Sproun. William {. stitt j. foro
Sutton. John T. Wilds, John NJ Worrsn She OsN'u u
wyHe
Edsrs-H. ]. Smith Christ; Joseph Morehead, Knox
J. " Harris MOrrisanis; P. S. Ely, Puritan; Professor
J. J. Stevenson scotch; James Brown. Sea and Lane
Logan c. Murray, West aud r. Drummond, Westminster
FULL TEXT OF THE REPORT.
The Tribune is enabled TO print IN full today the
report the proposed revision of the Confession OF
Faith which Will be submitted TO the Presbytery this
forenoon 1t is as follows:
The Committee of In. Presbytery Of New York. az
pointed to consider the proposed revision Of the Con
f.ssQn Of Faith which has been recommended BY the
General Assemblies Committee would respectfully re-
port as follows
Your Committee have carefully examined the pro
posed revision chapter by chapter and section by sec
ton and recognize the wisdom, prudence ana sAll
vith which the General Assembly Committee nave
Aoored upon 1t.
we are Of the opinion that it shows very ceariy
TIE possibility Of revising Confession OF FGltl VIII
Cut impa.nng the least our system OF oocu1ne' ou'
niher 10 such way 70 support and defend IL Ds
mailing II palmer stronger and more scriptural ana
tai such revision would not hinder. but advance
and prosper the formulation of new, short and simple
e'see in cooperation with other Reformed and PresDS
ena0 churches according 10 the desire expressed OS
us hes5ytery Of New York two years ago.
For this reason feel deeply the Importance OF
unity and harmony among all those who are sincerely