Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
IN THE Oh U r G H E S

| Church in America has been taken by the
| revision committee, which held a meeting at
| Saratoga, N. Y, recently, and directed the
| secretary to communicate with the various
presbyteries in reference to the matter AS
| a result of this action Of the committee let
| tiers on the subject have been received from
| the secretary by various ministers who are
! expected to take some action on the subject
at the next meeting of the Washington city
presbytery which will be held in the near
future.
| Questions inclosed in the letters are as
| follows:
| /. do you desire a revision of our confess
| z DO you desire a supplemental explain
| atory statement? or
| g. "'Do you desire to supplement our pres
| emf doctrinal standards with briefer state
/ ment of the doctrines, most surely believed
| among u.s. expressing in simple language,
the faith of the church, in loyalty to the
| system of doctrine contained in the Holy
| Scriptures and held by the reform
| churches? or
T. do you desire the dismissal of the
! whole subject, so that our doctrinal stand
| ards shall remain as they are, without any
| change whatever, whether revisional, sup
| Elemental or substitutional?
8. IF your preference is for revisonal
| action, state in what direction and to what
| extent you would have revision undertaken.
| The revision reported to the general assem-
bly, in 1892 might here be helpful as basis
| for judgment
| 8. IF your preference is for an explana-
| tory statement, indicate what specific points
| in the confession the explanation should
cover. The committee asks for the votes in
| the presbyteries for against anything
| that is recommended to it,
The explanation is made that the report
made in 1892 to the general assembly, to
which reference is above made. was pre-
| sented after three years of agitation, SINH
To-, tI,at hut TON, n
| ferred upon it, or rather interrupted, by the
| celebrated Briggs controversy and heresy
| trials.
| The revision committee which has sent
out the above questions is said to be COM
posed of men representing all shades of
| doctrine in the denomination, from Rev
| DR.. Samuel P. Sprecher of Cleveland, who
! is said TO be among the most advanced OF
| liberals. to Rev. DR.. William McKibbin Of
| Cincinnati, who Is regarded one of the
most conservative Of conservatives.
| The next anniversary of the Central
| Union Mission will be held Sunday, Octo-
| Der IA The report of the board of direc-
| tors will, 1t is understood. show that the
management has been able to meet all
current expenses in full. from week 70
| week, during the past year, make extensive
| improvements and alterations to the build
ing carry on the work at the main hall
and branches and the gospel wagon
without reducing or curtailing its efficiency,
| ard at the same time pay off $3.50 of its
| floating indebtedness.
| Rev. E. D. Bailey Of the peoples mis-
| sion has returned from visit of several
| weeks duration in the west, a part of
which was spent with his aged father In
Chicago.
| Mention has been already made in The
| Star that the tenth international confer
| ence of the railroad department Of Young
| Mems Christian Associations would be held
at Philadelphia, October IL to IA next. Ac-
| cording to the revised program the con-
ference will open with reception Thurs
| day afternoon at o'clock and will con-
| tinue over Sunday. Among those counted
upon as sure to be present are Rev. DR.,
Theodore L. Cuyler, Prof Wiibert W.
| r. Mott. Various topics bearing on rail-
| read association work and the spiritual life
| of railroad men will be thoroughly dis
| cussed. The Russian government is send
ing two men as representatives to this
| conference, and delegates are expected
| from other countries. Through the cour-
| tesy Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. the delegates to the Philadelphia
conference will be given complimentary
| excursion to Atlantic City. Monday, Octo-
! Der 10.
Of that part Of his archdiocese which lies
| in Western Maryland. Sunday last laid the
| corner stone Of a new Catholic church In
South Cumberland. He also confirmed a
Il
| two Catholic Churches there.
Chu Foy Chinaman, who formerly kept
| a laundry on Capitol Hill, Is about to re-
| turn to his native land as a missionary of
| the Baptist Church. Chu Foy has q wife
| and son living with his mother about 100
miles from Canton He will go there, and
| II the war Ii over he will stay as a mis-
sionary Of the Baptist Church. II the war
Is not over he will return to the United
| States until such time 1t will be safe for
| him to take up the work he has planned.
| Chu Foy goes to China at his own en-
pense, but when the war is over he will
| become a beneficiary of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Society.
Most Of the camps among the colored peo-
| pie in this vicinity closed with religious ex-
| ercises Sunday last. The subject Of the
| sermon was in almost every instance the
| Acknowledgement of the colored people in
| the SOUTH and it was the consensus of
| opinion among the speakers that the women
Of the race ought to be held responsible for
| the conduct of the men in the present ma
tional struggle. The women who were
present at the several meetings were charg
| ed that they should watch the men and
| should see to 1t that they vote for the party