Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-28

zatlon with the Episcopal Church; at
least until some OF the Objectionable
features were eliminated. He was in
terrupted by the arrival Of the hour OF
II, fixed for a special order.
Elder CutcheOn, Chairman OF the
Committee on the Geary Law, then re-
ported resolutions which the General
Assembly adopted, declaring the Geary
law in contraventiOn OF treaty o6iga-
tlons, and in violation OF the'iundamen-
tai principles Of our government, and
urging its repeal.
Copies Of these resolutions were or
dered 10 be transmitted TO Congress and
q committee was appointed, consisting
of DR.. Craig, Elder Cutcheon, Rev.
James I'll. Brooks, OF st. Louis; Elder
Ketchum. Of New York, and President
Warield, OF Lafayette College, TO pre-
sent them 10 the President.
DR.. Young, from the Committee on
Bills and Overtures, reported an over
ture from sixty-seven presbyteries re-
Questing the preparation OF a new short
form of the Confession OF Faith and
other reviSiOnary authorization, unani-
mously recommending that the matter
be postponed, ia view Of the recent
action OF a majority of the presbyteries
rot TO legiSlate on these subjects at
present. Adopted. Recess.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The special order for the afternoon
session was the report OF the Committee
on Systematic Benefcence, which was
read by the Rev. George ii. Fullerton,
d. d. The report stated that the fears
felt IN some quarters that the disturb
ances IN the church over judicial trials
would injuriOusly affect the benevevO-
leuCe Of the denomination, had, fortu-
nately, not been realized. The condi-
tiou OF all the boards was NEST satisfac-
tory. The total receipts OF all the
boards for the past year was 50, 799, 562,
net increase of S17S, 765 over the re-
ceiUts of the previous year. This was
the high water mark in the history Of
benevolen OF tAs Presbyterian Church.
The report was received and adopted.
DR.. Young, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Bills and OvertureS, submitted
the following for consideration, net ask
ing action at this time:
'In answer 10 the overtures from the
PreSbyteries Of Newark and st. Louis,
with reference 20 the deliverance Of the
last General Assembly on the inspira-
tiOu OF the Holy Scriptures, the commit
tee would recommend the following:
This General Assembly re-affirms the
deliverance OF the lO4th General Assem-
bly, touching the inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures, and in so doiLg declares that
the said deliverance
ENUNC1ATEs NO NEW DOCTRINE,
but rather interprets and gives express
sion 10 what has ever been cherished
and believed in as a fundamental truth
and which is expressly taught In our
standards 10 these statements among
Others.
The authority Of the Holy Scrip
lures, for which IL ought to be believed
and obeyed, depended not upon any
men or church but wholly upon God
(who is truth Itself, the author there
of, and therefore it is 20 be received be-
cause it is the word Of Cod" Confess
sion OF Faith, l, iv.
THE Holy Scriptures o. the Old and
New TESTAMENT are the word of God,
larger catechism question: and OF IN
falllble truth and divine authority.
Confession Of Faith, :, W."
DR.. Young stated that this was not
the unanimous action OF the committee;
three or four members opposed it, but
as be understood, they would not make
a minority report. Possibly one mem
Der might make a report. In view Of
the i'm portance Of the subject il was de-
sirable to have the report printed and
before the commissioners.
The Assembly then adjourned until
1880 o'clock.