Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-05-26
rHE PREsRYTERlANs

trino of the Inerrancy of the Scrip
lures as Defined by Former Assemblies
The Scheme of Seminary Control Adopted
Home Mission Report.
SARATOGA, N. Y, May 23.-The Pres
byterian general assembly opened its
sixth days session yesterday with the
regular daily report from the commit
tee on bills and overtures.
Among the business reported was the
pamphlet entitled "a Defense of Lane
Theological seminary" consisting of
the attack of Dean Edward d. Morris,
of the Lane faculty, upon the Washing
ton general assembly. This pamphlet
was handed to the committee on bills
and overtures by Commissioner Me-
Dougall, of Cincinnati. The pamphlet
was referred to the committee on theo-
logical seminaries.
On the consideration of an overture
from the presbytery of Rochester, re-
ferring to the deliverance of the Wash
ington general assembly on the truth
| fulness of the Bible and asking that
the general assembly undertake no new
definitions of dogma by deliverance or
judicial decision, the committee on
overtures and bills reported a resolu-
| tion which substantially reiterates the
| doctrine of inerrancy of the scriptures
as defined by the Portland and Wash
ington assemblies. The assembly
| adopted this resolution without division.
During the discussion of the report
of the board of publication, Rev. DIR. S.
I. Lowrie's resolutions as to the proof
texts of the Westminster confession,
and as to the version of the English
Bible to be used in the churches, We're
before the assembly. An alternative
resolution is that the Bible society's
American edition of the Bible be used.
Rev. w. G. Gregory read a paper ad-
vocating the use of the revised version
and substitute to that effect was Of
fered. The assembly took up the dis
cussion with considerable excitement,
but the order for the day cut off debate,
leaving the question on the docket as
to whether King James English Bible,
the American society's Bible, or the
modern revised version shall be used by
Presbyterian churches.
The home mission committees report
of work of the home mission board was
read by Chairman Arthur j. Brown, OF
Portland. The financial report of the
J board, showing its debt for the year OF
$3.50, 200, was referred to. The recon-
mendations of the committee as to the
, debt We're to the effect that special eff
forts be made in each congregation tC
meet the extraordinary deficiency fol-
the year. The committee recommends
an increase in the pledges for home mis-
sions for the coming year of over 500,
r,,o1yiDcr nA fol
} DIR. Brown then spoke in support of thu
resolutions The committee on bills
l and overtures reported mo action OF
the Breckenridge personal purity over
r ture. The following is the overture il
t FULL
THAT the assembly memorialize con
S gress to enact such regulations will
4 reference to the personal life of thei
, members as will prevent the presenc
r in the national councils of men of i'm
: moral and dissolute habits"
n The scheme of seminary control wa
V adopted after an exciting debate late il
n the afternoon, 115 commissioners onl
d in body of $50, going on the record
= in the negative. This was accomplishe
5, after a brilliant contest lasting ST
r hours, by the INSTRUMENTATION
y Young, of Kentucky; Willis G. Craig
of Chicago, and Elder Thomas Nj
:, Dougall, of Cincinnati. The easter
l. conservatives, including the represent
d atives of Princeton, feh into line.
d Following are the resolutions of tn
home mission report that are of especia
interest:
That the assembly urge the church
d raise the sum of S1,23S,34 as the leas
amount sufficient to pay the debt an
l. properly carry on the work of the boar
e for the ensuing year.
d That we recommend to all prcsby
v teries the holding of simultaneous NEE
a ings in the interest of home missions.