Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-01
RELIGION OF QUEEN.
REV. DIR. KERR DECIDES THAT
SHE Is A rREsBYTERIAN.
THE DECISION AN GX-CATREDRA one
nut Accented and Appiauded-NoteT
Touchfug the GREAT Conner 4"
Ha.hinuton-somc of the Most
Prominent Members.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. September 90
Special 1.-THE present week has been &C.
cidedly Presbyterian In the national capt.
tai ana the atmosphere f. blue with cal
whistle theology. While few. perhaps
OF the delegates 20 the Pan-Presoyierien
Council may sympathlze with what IS
called the new theology" and broad
church" views. there has been no express
sion Of anything but loyalty 20 the his
toric doctrines OF the church.
The personnel Of the body IS OF high
order. on the opening day. when SIX
moderators OF os many general assem-
blies in various countries fled out on tho
mint platform OF the New York-Ayenue
Presbyterian church. attired IN PACK
six Geneva gowns" any holder wouiu
have said they were as intellectua anu
scholarly an array OF theologians as coui"
be seen I'm any ecclesiastical assembly
Tho president OF the council, the heY.
7 Marshall Lang, j.. D., OF tho Church
OF Scotland. Trcs'dcs with ability and eN-
quisite grace The secretaries-Dr. MAJ
thews. Of London. and Dr. Roberts, OF
Philadelphia-suppOrt the dignity or their
Offices. and show themselves masters OF
business details. Among the disunguls n
ed members from abroad are the rev. d.
Robert buchanan. Of Edinburgh rev
DIR William watson. Of Birkenhead, eX-
pected TO be called 10 the Fifth-AVenue
PRESBYTERIAN church OF New York; the
Rev DR.. Stewart. moderator OF the Free
Church General Assembly Of Scotland;
DIR. Ross, Of Newcastle, England; Dr.
BOSNIAN. Of Pretoria, South Africa; Mr..
Simpson, Queens Counsel; Mr.. Charles o..
Guthrie, w. s., OF Edinburgh; Mr.. Samuel
Smith. Nj. T.. of London; and the Rev.
John Patton. Of New Hebrides. one Of the
most famous Of living missionaries.
Canada is well represented, among
others by the Rev. Principal ID. ii. Nc
Vickar. ID. D., LIZ D., OF Montreal; the
Rev. Principal William Caven, j. D.,
LII D., Of Toronto. and the Rev. Dr.
Worden. Of Toronto.
Mr.. Samuel Smith. member OF Parlia-
ment from london, created sensation
on Friday by making q sharp attack on
the Ritualists Of the Church Of England,
and moved a resolution protesting
against the Remaining tendencies pre-
vailing there The general feeling is
that the council viii decline 10 take ac-
ton. as It might appear discourteous to
O. sister Church.
From Virginia the members are Rev
Robert J.. Kerr. j.. D., Of Richmond
who IS chairman of the Business Com
mlttce. through which all resolutions
must pass; the Rev George Finley j. D.,
Of Augusta county. chairman Of the
Southern Presbyterian delegation, and
the Rev Il. ii. Fleming, d. D.. Of Lynch
burg. The Rev. G. b. Stricken, d. D., Of
Richmond, read a paper Thursday on the
"Scriptural Warrant Of Presbyterian-
ISM" which IS regarded as one Of the
ablest documents brought before the coun-
Gil.
From Tennessee are the Rev. s. H.
Chester. y. D. OF Nashville. and the Rcv.
L. j. Webb, j. D., of Columbia. Both
are men Of great ability and influence.
This after noon the council was given
an excursion by river TO Mount Vernon,
and q reception at tho Corcoran Art Gal
lery, Of 8 o'clock IN the evening
The pulplts OF Washington will be filed
tomorrow by mombers OF the council.
At u meeting Of the Business Commit
tee. which consists OF fifty members, q
criticism was made on a certain report
in which II was stated that Queen VIII
helmina, Of Holland, IS tho only Presbyte-
rian sovereign now reigning; but q Scotch
member assorted that Queen Victoria IS
q Presbyterian. as well as an Episccpa-
Ian. by her coronation oath. lively
discussion ensued, but the chairman. DIT.
Kerr ended It and elected great applause,
by saying: "The Chair rules that queen
Victoria is a Presbyterian, and the ques-
ton is hereby finally and forever de-
cided." The British members were de-
lighted with this ex-cathedra deliyerance
from their American chairman.