The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-28

members OF a single synod shall he Nom.
eiS OF the committee which nronoses
,anisndments. An hour and a Quarter yras
'os. IN the discussion of the resolution
"n,cn was then Overwhelmingly laid on the
'apie under the operation of the nrev;ous
question, and without further discussion
'nc report and recommendations of the
Ievislcn committee were adopted and the
."ehty-nine overtures therein pronosed
we're ordered sent down to the presbvterie.
iof their action. This ends the question
% Tar as the assembly of 1892 is concerned.
ADJOURNED till tomorrow.
Inc overtures to be- sent to the nresbvter;e.
VII. oe practically in this form: "shall the fifth
'eo'ion OF chapter / be amended SO as to read:
Alter the required number of presby.
.ei.es say Yes the Confession will be revised
~ .nat extent, but II the requisite number of
NATIVE votes-twothirds of the whole mum.
cet-is not obtained, then that part of the Con-
aS VIII remain as it is today. The only
ouAnge In the first chapter, by the way. is the
.se,uon OF these words: "The truthfulness of
'ne history and faithful witness of pronhecv
" Gu miracle, among the arguments by which
ne scripture evidences itself to be the Word
VI uou. The second, fifth, twelfth, thirteenth,
,.u eu'eentn, eighteenth. nineteenth, twentieth,
."cutysixth, twenty.seyenth, twenty eight n
thirty -nrss, thirty-second and thirty.tbird chan
,e!s remain unchanged. The third chapter. re-
Iaeng 70 the Eternal Decrees' and the tenth.
On Eternal Calling" are practically rewritten.
Two chapters are added, Nos anu III. in the re.
ysed report, the first being on 'sThe Work of the
n noiy spirit and the second on "The Universal
Cher Oh the Gospel" There is no essential
cnange in these chapters from, the form, i'm
mn.cn tney were presented at Detroit, except
.iht tnev were condensed at the meeting held
zoo. winter. Inc sections in the confession re-
ia.ihs 70 the Roman Catholic church were some
what modified, the tendency being to soften all
illusions to that church,
Inc great argument against the report of the
ooinnittee as now presented is that the doctrine
vi pteterltion, the passing by OF a certain
NUMBER by the decree of God, has not been
oropped altogether. In fact, the new section on
preterition Is considered by some to be stronger
.nan the one originally presented, although
'nis clause is added TO prevent undue eriti-
.,sn. let hath lie no pleasure in the death of
Tue wicked, nor is it His decree but the wicked
ness oil their own hearts which restraineth and
nIhoereth them from accepting the free offer of
MS grace made in the Gospel" The section re-
iating to the death of infants il materially
changed, the new version reading:
Infants dying in infancy, and all other per-
sons VINO are not guilty of actual transgression
are included in the election of grace and are re.
generated and saved by Christ through the
spirit, who worketh when and where aud how
- P.oo'e.i' 3d. ALSO, are III otner eject persons
VINO are not outwardly called by the ministry
OF the Word.
1t is understood that there will be dissent ex-
pressed by some members OF the committee to
various sections, j. e. each man will sign the re-
port, those who approve of it entire without
comment, the others adding, 81 dissent to the
changes made in chapter -, section -"
BESIDES the new chapters, twenty-six sections
In eighteen chapters have been changed, and
three sections have been stricken out, two in
the third chapter ana one in the SEVENTH