The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01
PRESBYTERIANS ADJOURN,
After Delivering n Parting Shot at DIR. Briggs
and Union Seminary.

After Delivering n Parting Shot at DIR. Briggs
and Union Seminary.
PORTLAND. Ore, May 31.-The Presby-
terians closed their meeting to-day after
the parting admonItion against BriGRsism,
that the General Assembly would remind
all under it's care that it is a fundamental
doctrine that the Old and New Testsments
are the inspired and infallible word of
God. Our church holds that the inspired
word as it.came from God is without error.
The assertion of the contrary cannot but
shake the confidence of the people in the
sacred books All who enter office In
our churches solemnly promise to
receive them As the only in
fallible rule of faith and practice;
il they change their belief on this point
withdraw from our ministry. They have
no right to use the pulpit or the chair of
the professor Tor the dissemination of their
errors until they are ruled out by the slow
process of discipline. The presbyteri
them for q violation of q VOW taken at the
beginning thatls obligatory until the party
taking it is honorably and properly re-
leased from 1t. The assembly enjOins upon
De faithful to the duty that this imposes
on them"
The question of giving the members of
the standing army and navy religious
training was discussed in a paper pre-
sented by DR.. Bartlett. 1t was claimed
that many of the present chaplsins of the
army and navy are not able to preach.
They cannot get pulpit In any of the
churches. so they get political pull and
join the army. The fact that soldiers
gamble and get drunk on military reserva-
tions was deplored, and the assembly re-
solved to do all In It's power to secure uni
formity in the mode of selecting army
chaplaIns and to purify the army. The
assembly appointed u committee on sy ste-
matte beneyolence in every presby terry in
the United States.
The committee on conference with theo-
logical semlnaries was announced as fol-
lows: Doctors Hays. Young. Blaymey.
Muchmore. Moore Bartlett Hayley.
Holmes, Wilson. Elders McDougall of Gin
cinnatl. Gray of Chicago. Bonner of In
diana, McCoOk of New York. Joy of De-
troit. Negiey of Pittsburg. Knox of Mime
apOlis.
An amusing scene occurred upon the
introduction of resolutions calling the
attention of ministers. elders and students
TO the evils of the tobacco habit. Finally
the resolutions passed with q shout. A
vote of thanks was rendered to Secretary
Noble for his aid to Presby terian schools N
the Indian reservations. The treasurer of
the Board of Assem- bly, trustees reported Gus
tody of S52S or judicously in We sted in no nds
etc. After adopting the usual resolutions
for cOnrtesies received. the assembly ad-
jOurned to meet in w Washington, ID. c., in
May. 1885.
United Presbyterian Assembly
PITTsBURG. May 31.-The General As
sembly of the United Presbyt terian Church
resumed its session at 9 A. NJ. to-day. The
first work taken up was the report relative
TO changes in the regulations governing
home M rnla
vised. but the revision was not worked to
radical extent. Rule WAS changed 30
that the general superintendent shall make
his report annually instead OF quarterly,
and Rnle l. provides that no grant shall be
made In the absence of u quorum or by
less than majority of all the members
present The question as to whether the
wOman's board was under the control and
direction of any special board of the
church. or directly under the dictation of
the General Assembly. came up and pro-
vOked considerable discussion. 1t was de-
cided that the women attached to mission
work were independent Of any board re-
soonsible to the General Assembly. An or
der was given by the moderator that the
woman's board had the right TO send q
regular delegate TO any meeting of the as
sembly.
The afternoon session was devoted TO
tho report OF the committee on special re-
form. In conclusion the report declares
tAltcu Ilcob1 denomination
will not have an exhibit ut the Chicago
fair unless the gates are closed on Sunday
and liquor is forbidden 10 be sold on the
grounds. I'VE appeal" il says, Ito the
United States Congress TO take some de-
cisiye action that will give the forty mill
IONS of their evangelical Christian con-
stituency assurance that this great celo-
bratiOn will be lifted above the plane of a
vulgar show run on selfish and un-Amer-
| lean principles and that there shall be In,
pressed on 1T the dignity and moral char
acter that will fairly represent To the
world the true greatness of American in
| stitutions III their industrial. and political.
aud religious life." The report was adopted.