New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-17
REVISION OF The CREED.
AN UNEXPECTED PHASE OF THE CONTROVERSY
IN THE CHICAGO PREsRYTrIY.


IN THE CHICAGO PRESBYTERY.
Chicago Nov. 10 Cspecial)-Thc controversy between
the evisionss and the conservatives in the Chicago
Presbytery assumed new and wholly expected phase
at the meeting to-day, and while the report of Dr.
Fat;erson's committee will be adopted the report will
afterward be nulned by an overture on the part OF
majority OF the Presbytcry TO the General Assembly
demanding the entire reoatlng of the Confession Of
Faith This is made possible by the fact that the
followers OF Dr. Stryker and Dr. W. W. Tothei oh. OF
Hyde Park. have united their efforts and decided to
vote for the lukewarm report recommending a few
changes. as half loaf, and resort TO the suggested
means for carrying their point. At the meeting last
Monday DR. Strykcrs resolution embodying his position
was defeated At the same time DR.. Totheroh had a
similar scheme on foot and his followers voted directly
against Mr. stry kcr. During the last week those two
ciergymen have discovered" each other, and the
combination Of their forces is the result. The follow
ing statement has been prepared by Dr. Totheroh and
approved by DR.. stryker:
"All things considered, we are conscious that a
great point has been scored when by such an over
whelmng vote In the presbyteries Of our Church a
revision of Confession Of Faith has been favored
But they not feeble minority among the ministers
and members Of Church who desire and who
wish themselves to be understood as desiring moro
thorough revision than that which has been submitted
for our consideration by the Committee Revision
offered by the General Assembly, should those
amendments prevail. Those who Of that opinion
avail themselves OF all possible TO make known
in time TO what alone will satisfy. Hence this
overture now proposed
a" this report Is adopted" said Dr. Tothcroh, and
il certainly viii be, will have gained tlea very
little, but better than nothing. But want more
and this propose not to get BY further opposition
70 this committee report, but BY direct overture to
the General Assembly. majority of the Prcsbytery
favor this, but would not oppose this report They
prefer 10 60 around the report. am assured of the
success Of this plan and many of the ministers who
opposed Dr. Strykers resolution have notified me that
they would support the overture. Therefore we will
not oppose the matter under consideration at this
meeting but viii allow the report TO be adopted as
much gained
The situation thus being decidedly changed. to-
DAYS meeting only lukewarm. The revisonists
remained silent on most of the proposed changes but
always voting for anything pertaining TO revision
The instcrs efly considered every word Of the
report to-day and the slight recommendations OF the
committee provoked discussion from many Of those
present. Several minor concessions we're gained by
conservatives In Chapter TX, In regard TO the extent
and of the work of the Holy spirit among the
elect nOnelect. There were many verbal changes
which have rc effect upOr the sense, and numIer
Of grammatical revisiOns which only change the
phTaseolOgy of the Confession.