The Portland daily press., 1893-05-06
H. PORTLAND. SATURDAY MORNING,

Rev. DR.. William G. Young of Rem
lucky, who will preach the opening SER
mon, is also a man of varied experience
and with an interesting history. He was
born April 90, 1842. in Danville, XIV,
his father being the Rev. DR.. John G.
Young, and his mother, Cornelia, a
daughter Of the eminent John J. Crit
tenden. Center college at Danville had
been chartered by the legislature in 1919.
and in 1880 DIR. John G. Young was
elected president. He died in 1857, having
been president 81 years, and 81 years lat
erthe trustees elected his son, DIR. Will
liam, as president. Though he entered
on the duties late that year his formal
inauguration was postponed to the seven
tieth anniversary of the founding of the
college. Oct. 8, 1889, was indeed a proud
day in the history of Danville and Cen
ter college.
After his graduation there in 1859 DR..
Young passed some years in teaching
and reading, then took a complete theo-
logical course, travelled some time in Pal
estine, filed pastorates in various places
-one being seven years. charge at Full
lerton Avenue church, Chicago whence
he returned to his native state and was
for eight years pastor Of the Central Pres
byterian church Of Louisville Thence
he went to take charge Of his alma ma
ter. When the general assembly con-
vened at Portland, Or, last year, an I'M
usually spirited contest ensued over the
choice of moderator. Eight candi-
dates were placed in nomination, and
on the third ballot DR.. Young received
1862 of the 525 votes. Having served most
acceptably as moderator there, he is the
proper official to open the proceedings at
Washington.
It is estimated that the assembly will
sit for 10 days, with morning and after
noon sessions only, unless the business
shall press toward the close. Revision
of the creed must be settled this year,
and the Briggs case may be. After many
years discussion various presbyteries
sent in their overtures, and at Portland
the assembly referred 28 of these over
lures to the presbyteries for final action.
First in popular interest is the proposed
change in chapter 10, section 8, so that II
will read thus:
Infants dying In infancy and all other per-
sons not guilty of actual transgression are in-
cluded in the election Of grace and are regen-
Grated and saved by Christ through the Spirit
who worketh when and where and how he
pleaseth. So also are all other elect
persons who are not outwardly called by the
Word.
This is to be construed in connection
with these words elsewhere:
The rest of mankind God saw 1T, according
to the unsearchabie counsel Of his will, where
by he extendeth Or wigi,holdeth mercy as he
pleaseth, not to elect unto everlasting life, and
them hath he ordained to dishonor and wrath
for the SIM to the praise OF his glorious Justice
yet hath he no pleasure in the death of the
wicked nor is it his decree, but the Yiekedness
Of their own hearts, which restaineth and him
dereth them from accepting the free offer Of
his grace made in the gospel.
All the world knows the history of the
Briggs case. It is therefore only neces-
sary to summarize 1t and present the
issue as it will come before the assembly.
DR.. Charles Augustus Briggs, professor in
Union Theological seminary and as
preacher amenable directly to the New
York city presbytery, adopted the views
Of the German school and taught them