New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-17

bu: apparently the gavel will be handed 70 DR..
| Gardner Or. Mutchmore.
! The Smith heresy case Will be heard from
after the business Of the Assembly II begun. Hardly
had the las, General Assembly adjourned after sus-
pending Dr. Briggs OF NewYork. from the ministry
before the Professor called upon his friends through
out the country T. prepare to defend his friend.
/ Or Henry Preserved Smith The Assembly may ID
one Of three things with the present heresy case
| % Refuse to entertain the appeal made by Or.
Smith from the Synod OF Ohio. ca entertain II ana
let the proceed: 90 refer II 10 judicial
commission II the reasons urged By the ap-
peani for bringing the case here are valid The
chances fo- Dr Smith not thought 10 be hat
terlng by either liberals or the conservatives.
one or the most important reports to b" submitted
10 tho two assemblies OF the Presbyterian Church.
one OF which meets in Nashville to-day and the
other IN thlc place IL that relating to the work
among the cJlorel people La, year committees
and conferences appointed by the two assem-
blies. and the General Committee met AT Blrming-
ham, Ala January u and 10. The co~imttee'
after u fun discussion Of the features OF the prob
lem recommended that the two assemblies make
an agreement 10 this effect.
THAT We recognize the solemn duty laid upon
by common Lord to work FOR the evangei-
zation Of the negroes In our country.
I've believe that this work can b. better done
II we work together than az al present separately
both assemblies shall hereafter b. conducted to-
gether. and To- the work conducted we pledge
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t"in view OF the fact that the work done by the
Southern Church has been conducted under the
corporate name of the Board OF Missions for Freed
men OF the Presoyi eran Church in the Presbyterian
Church OF the United States OF America In whose
name property Is he'd and TO which requests have
been made. and 1t being deemed advisable for
churches should be- conducted under the same cor
porate power, II Is agreed that said board, con.
stituted as hereinafter provided. shall manage and
control the work Of the two assemblies and shall
make annual reports TO both assemblies.
6-rhe board provided for In this agreement Is
TO consist OF twenty-five members. fifteen be
appointed BY the Northern Church and seven by
the Southern Church
d.. W. b. Young. and General r. ID. Johnston
were appointed to convey this action TO the Sara
toga Assembly. and the Rev. DR.. Cowan and the
Rev A. J.. Phillips to attend the Southern Assembly
to explain the proposed agreement.
Ten Presbyteres in different parts OF the country
have sent overtures to the Assembly. asking for
organic union between the Northern and Southern
churches Eleven years ago the subjec,
brought before the assembly then in session here.
and after n quiet Irritation extending over several
years the subject dropped.
Another question more exciting than reunion Is
associated with the Saratoga assembies-the pro-
posed revision OF the Confession Of Faith AT the
Centennial Assembly, held In Philadelphia. In 1885,
a movement was started looking to the revision OF
the ancient symbol OF the Church. the Westminster
Standard This hitherto impregrable document had
long been the ctadci OF the faithful anc the follow
crs OF Calvin had fought under the blue banner fer
$50 years The mere suggestion OF changing single
paragraph-nay, even sentence or a word or this
venerable crced-was held attack upon the
fortress ITSELF and the movement was apparently
however. left TO warrant single question at
the meeting held In New-York I'VE years az age
wise to revise the Confession of FAITH II SO, how
far should be revised And for fMeve ons mon'h rs
the Gulf Of St. Lawrence. and from Portland