The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-27

and divorce, and the pope of Rome ceases in
the revision 70 be described as anti-Christ. The
sacrifice or the mass is also referred TO as a
"Roman catholic doctrine" rather than pop.
ish." but it continues to be designated as
abOminably injurious.
Clause of chapter u is changed to read as
follows: All infants dying in infancy and all
other persons who from birth 10 death are in
capable of being outwardly called by the min
islry OF the word, are redeemed by Christ and
regenerated by the Spirit, who worketh when
and where and how He pleaseth.
This 10 a radical alteration differing from the
old confession In the insertion OF the words
"all," ''from birth 10 death. 'are redeemed"
and "are regenerated by the spirit"
An entirely new clause il the following:
Chapter rs. sec. s. 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
After the reading of the report it was
moved that it be sent down to the
presbyteries as recommended by the
committee. 1t was moved by DIR. HAYES
that the report presented by the commit
tee of revision be now accepted as a re-
port of progress, and the stated clerk is
hereby directed TO print the same under
the supervision of the committee and
send it down to the presbyteries in ac-
cOrdance with its recommendations; and
the committee is continued to make final
report to the next assembly. DIR. Joseph
7. Smith seconded the motion. One con-
servative elder who said that fifty wears
ago he went through the old debates be-
tween the old and new schools, that the
confession of faith was an anvil that had
worn out every hammer that had pound
ed it. The mischief had always been
started by the ministers, not by the
elders. The Rev. DR.. Patton of the re-
vision committee supported the resolu-
ton. He would have preferred on strict
ly technical grounds that the report be
recommitted and they be directed to send
it down to the presbyteries rather than
for the assembly to itself send it down,
because some might misunderstood that
action as implying some degree of
Endorsement of the recommendation He
did not wish to speak on the merits of the
question now for any one but himself. The
sessions OF the committee were harmoni-
Gus, although very free in urging views
that were more or less antsgonistic. IL
think in the changes proposed in the re-
port the essence of Calvanism is wholly
preserved. We did not mean to de-Cal-
vinize, and we did not. livery one who
expected anything Of that sort will be
disappointed-to his satisfaction or dissat-
isfaction as the case may be. We want
the assembly to continue the committee
that it may get the benefit of the criti-
cisms OF the presbyteries; also think more
at length about some mooted points be-
fore making final report. Some who
might, If it had been final report, have
felt constrained to make a minority re-
port, have not done so upon some points.
Were not unanimous although so har-
monious. We want to see how the
church views the proposed 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 misapprehension of
unanimity in the sessions of the commit
tee The motion was unanimously adopt
ed and the great debate was over for this
year as far as the general assembly is con-
cerned.
DETROIT May 23.-After prayer meeting and
some miscellaneous business at the presby-
terrain general conference this morning ten
minutes were assigned between the first and
second order OF the day 10 the representatives
of the evangelical church of Italy.
There was no session of the assembly this al.
ternoon as the body attended the opening of
Mcmillan hall at Ann Arbor university this
afternoon, leaving on o special train about 1
o'clock.