The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-05-23
Report Of the Committee Approved by
the Presbyterian General
Assembly.
Pope No longer the Anti-Christ.
Eternal Damnati0n for Infants
Eliminated.
DIR. Green, OF Princeton, Elected Mod.
erat0r-Statement of the Years
Finances.

DETROIT, Mich, May 23.--In the
Presbyterian general assembly the inn
portant matter of revision had been
made the special order for the day. The
report was in the hands of Rev. DIR. w.
c. Roberts, chairman OF the committee
on revision. DR.. Roberts prefaced the
presentation of the report with the
statement that it was necessarily in-
complete as presented to the assembly.
The revision committee had thought it
best to leave some matters undecided,
looking to the discussion of these points
III the assembly and the further refer
ence of the question to committee for
consideration during tie coming year.
Rev. John I. Smith, of Baltimore,
moved the acceptance of the report and
its recommendation to the presbyteries,
with instructions to consider it during
the year. Rev. George p. Hayes. of
Kansas City suggested that it be de-
nominated report of progress that the
presbyteries might nominate their com
missioners knowingly next year. Pres
ident Patton, of Princeton, opposed this
In lengthy speech. He had opposed
revision until the bulk of the
churches asked it. Now he heartily fa-
vored it. Yet he could not believe it
the duty of the assembly to send this
report down with marks of approval.
He favored some Of the amendments as
made. He believed others unnecessary.
He did not favor the form in which
other changes had been made. He paid
a high compliment to the committee and
its work, and declared that not soli-
tary octrine of Calvinism had been
changed. The report was adopted and
and recommirted to the presbyteries.
The presbyteries will report their views
back to the committee on revision and
the latter will finally report next year.
And so the great revision battle was
ended almost soon as it was begun.
The New Creed.
The most of the changes in the con-
fesslon OF faith have been more verbal
than change of sentiment. The most
radical alterations are the following:
In the pronouncement upon lawful
oaths, 0popish monastic vows, are de
scribed as simply "monastic vows: .
similar changes with regard to the term
"Papist' are made in the chapter on
marriage and divorce, and the pope Of
Rome ceases, in the revision to be de-
scribed as anti Christ. The sacrifice of
the mass 10 also referred to as Roman
Catholic doctrine, rather than Pop
ish. but it continues to be designated
as abominably injurious
Clause 5 of Chapter 10 is changed to
read as follows:
All infants dying in infancy, and all
other persons who, from birth TO- death
are incapable of being outwardly
called By the ministry Of the word, are
redeemed by Christ and are regenerated
by the Spirit, who worketh when and
where, and now he pleases. This Is !
radical change from the old confession.
Entirely is the following: Chapter e5.
Section .. There is no other head of the
church but the Lord Jesus Christ. and
the claim Of the pope of Rome to be the
vicar of Christ and the head of the
church universal is without warrant in
scripture or in fact, and is a usurpation
dishonoring to the Lord Jesus Christ.