St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-24
Integrity of the Calvinistic
System Not Impaired by
Changes.
The Matter of a Shorter Creed
: Shelved Till the Next
Session.
Eligibility Of Women Dis
eussed at Omaha--FiniSh
in Sight.

InIS. DIlSRS, anu is lOOhlHS iluplONOV AL
health by his journey. He is prepared
for any duty that may be required of
him, and to answer any questions that
may come before the assembly touching
himself. This morning the reports OF
special committees were again taken
up. DR.. Bartlett, of Washington, pre-
sented report on Indian schools. 1t
was recommended that all public
moneys for Indian education should be
expended by government officials. anG
that appropriations for sectarian schools
should absolutely cease. The constitu-
tional amendment now pending, looking
to this end, was heartily approved. DR..
Bartlett addressed the assembly IN sup
port of the recommendations
mThe order of the day having arrived.
the report of the standing committee on
missions and freedmen was presented
DR.. Sutherland, chairman. The report
of the board of missions to freemen
showed that 81 missionaries had been
sent out during the year; that 800
churches and missions had been aided
and ninety parochial and fourteen
UDdId1IlR SCLOOlS uIdillldluCus Wlth q
total of 1929 pupils. The receipts
amounted to over Sl72,000, with ex-
penditures almost equal. The board
also has under its charge 276 Sunday
schools, with 1921 scholars. Two new
school buildings have been erected at
All expense of $4,000. Property for
church and school purposes mas also
been purchased at Richmond, Ashe-
vile and Little Rock. Ten new
churches have been organized during
the year. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars are asked for the COM
ing year. :.
The committee on bills and Oyertnres
reported that it is not considered wise,
III view of the present agitation in the
church, to proceed immediately with
the preparation of the shorter creed.
Fhis shelyesathe matter. for another
year.
e The final report of the committee on
| revision of the confession of faith was
presented. None of the, changes pro-
posed impair the integrity of the Cal
vanistic system of the confession. The
action proposed by the committee con
sists of twenty-eight overtures. each
one covering a change proposed to the
confession. The report says: at was
found found impossible to meet the i'll
dividual preferences of every Presby-
terry without setting aside what were
known to be the views of the large ma
jority of the church. There was an
effort made to see harmony in any sacri-
fee. The report is the very best that
the committee has been able to prepare.
f. The action upon which there was the
most division is in the third chapter.
and is as follows, the brackets indicat-
ing the omitted part:
'sThe rest of mankind God twas pleased)
saw fit. according to the unsearchabie coun-
sci of His own VIII, whereby he eXtendeth
i or withholdeth mercy as He pleaseth (for the
glory of His sovereign power over HIS crea-
lures TO pass by) and 10 ordain them to dis
{ honor and wrath for their sin, to the praise
OF His glorious justice; yet neither is any
Limitation put upon the offer of salvation to
all upon condition OF faith IN christ nor IS
restraint laid upon the freedom of any one
sio hinder his acceptance OF this offer; yet
hath Ae no pleasure in the death of the
wicked, nor is it His decree, but the wicked
J ness of their own hearts, which restralneth
land hindreth them from accepting the free
offer of His grace made III the gospel.
Infants and ROmanisfs.
The second, relating to elect infants
is worthy Of mention. By the old con-
s lESStOli LIiC w cO 1Slb LIiR0 OOiiO
infants went to hell, as the wording
s.elect Infants implied that there were
s.non-elect infants" The new section
clears that mystery. reading as follows:
Infants dying in infancy and all other
/ persons who are not guilty of actual trans
gression are included in the election of grace,
and are regenerated and saved by Christ
through the Spirit VINO WorKeth When ana
where and how He pleaseth; so also are the
elect persons who are not outwardly called
by the ministers of the word.
: No essential change in relation to the
Roman Catholic church is made in the
unrevised confession. In the revision
the revision reads as follows:
"The Lord Jesus Christ is the only head of
the church. and the claims OF the pope of
Rome or any other Roman authority TO be
vicar of Christ and head OF the chdrch uni
versal, is without warrant in Scripture or III
fact. and is an usurpation dishonoring to the
Lord Jesus Christ.
In another chapter where reference is
made to the Roman Catholic church, the
change is from "Papish service of the
mass to ''Roman Catholic doctrine of
the sacrifice of the mass"
Those who have opposed revision
frem.the outset intend to make fight
ON the constitutionality OF this assembly
taking definite action on the report,
claiming tnaJ DV new Tulo OIL Tile law
made at Detroit last year this report
must go to special committee ap-
pointed for the purpose of receiving it,
and who shall decide whether or not the
changes proposed shall be read TO the
:presby series for adoption. Though the
eonser ativeS were defeated two years
ago and revision ordered, it is possible
that even now by technicality they
nav defeat the entire work, as the COM
nfttee appointed at this meeting to re-
ceive the report may decide that the
revision is unnecessary or unwise.
The 'Seminary's Request.
Certain antic ipatlons have been real
lied and the directors of the Union
seminary in New York have asked that
the general assembly may be pleased to
concur with the seminary directory in
annulling 1.-THE agreement of lS70," by
which veto was granted to the assem-
bly, to be exercised in case there should
be disapproval of the appointments
T to the professorships in the seminary.
Further consideration has been post
pOned till the papers in the case can he
printed, aud till after the presentation
of the report of the standing committee
on theological seminaries, by DR.. Much
more, A. NJ, chairman.