New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
REVISION TAINTED THAT REFUSES.
THE PREsBYTERY TO DISCUSS A REPORT on
CHANGED IN THE COME ssIoN OF FAITH.

THE pREsBYTERY TO DISCUSS A REPORT on
CHANGED IN THE COME ssIoS OF FAITH.
The Eew-York Presbytery will meet this afternoon
in the scotch Church in West Fourteenth-st TO dis
css the proposed revision OF the Confession OF Fath
This is a special meeting. and II will be held In the
main body OF the church building 10 give minister's
theological students and other visitors an opportunity
OF hearing the debate. The meeting will begin at 2
O'Clock and may be continued from day to day.
When Revision was before the Presbyery two years
ago. the Presbyery held special meetings for Twelve
DAYS until all who desired 10 speak had had an op
portunlty
The question before the Preebytery now is not
whether there shall be revision OF the time honorcd
Creed but It is how many changes shall be made
The Presbytcry's committee headed by Dr. Henry van
DYKE has presented report on the tentative work
OF the General Assemblys Revision Committee Ihc
report was printed In full in The Tribune last Monday
II recommends that tie Presbytery recognize with
gratitude work already done by the Assemblys COM
mittee commend the chapters the Holy spirit
and the Gospel and recommend additional amendments
in the line OF the work already done. In the chapters
which treat specially OF the doctrine OF election the
following recommendations aro suggested
A. The section sovereign election QII IN the Re
vision should be recast as 70 express the truh tN'
Gods pcopl. Christ are grtas multitude "hfh
no man can number REV. I 90 (2J All reference 20
Sovereign Prerltol generalization to everlasting
d. ath OF any u noneecon. should be omtSei
including the last OF Section VI Secton ~ IN
the Eevison) and whole OF Section VII Section IN
tho Re,isonL 49, substitute for Section VII Section
Y I'm the ievison should be written, to decar IN sub
stance 1.-The doctrine Gods Sovereign Election is to be
received and interpreted In harmony with the truth that lie
Il not willing any should perish but that all should
come TO repentance lie has given His Son TO be tho
for the sins the whole world and that who
sosver concl Him shall not be cast out but whose
ever will shall perish"
u In CHAPTER VII. Section III, We recommend Glat
the last clause should read nd promising 20 give che
,ov Shirt TO them tnat ask Him" duke ri, 49,
G In Chapter TX * in the Revison) approve the
changes but that mans ability and free agency ia
accounting or rejecting the Gospel offer be still clearly
EXPRESSED. REV. xxi, Il Eek xviii. 3l-32)
d. In Chapter (XII In the Revision) we recommend
that: a. The words land those only in Section l,
should be omitted ~ In Section III (revfsd the "oIcs
.s altogether passve and 'whereln" should be omitted
and the lection should read This eectua call Is Of Gods
free and sovereign grace alone not from anything a; all
oseseen man, who. in the act oil regeneration being
ouiecncd and renewed by the Eoly Spirit is enabled TO
answer Gods call embrace the offered and CON
viewed In it." 49, In section ~ the words mot electd
And the last causc should be omitted, and the section
should read Others who truly come to Christ,
although they be caed ministry OF the Word and
hive eommoa operations OF the Spirit; cannot be saved
neither there sayation in any other than by Christ
through Spirit.