New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
FOR A SHORTER CREED.
But THE BROOKLYN PREsBYTERY
VOTES AGAINST \ REVISION OF
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH

shorter and more concise creed-avoidinS
the pitfalls IF proposed revision was the verdict
at the fan session of the Brooklyn P-esbytery.
held yesterday IN the Greene Avenue Presby-
terian Church. Brooklyn The Rec. Or. L. NJ.
Clarke pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church.
was chosen moderator.
The que stion of the revision Of the creed was
taken ND after much other business had been
disposed Of. : series Of questions sent by the
Presbyterian Greed Revision Committee to the
clerks of all the Presbyteries. as to how each
Presbytery stands on the proposed revision, vas
submitted by the moderator
This question, the fourth in the list, taken
up first:
Do you desire the dismissal Of the whole sub
iect. so that our doctrna standards shall re-
main as they are. without any change what
ever, whether Tevtsional. supplemental or Suo-
stttutional?
The Rev. ]. u. Wells. in opening the discus
sion said that as the vitaIs of the PRESBYTERIAN
system were attacked he wished have the
subject dismissed.
The Rev. Or. David Gregg thought that moth
ing to ne feared from a fun discussion Of
the subject motion not 10 dismiss was de-
clared carried by vote Of IS to :. Messrs Wells
McIaren and Leggett voting in the negative.
The third question was as follows.
Do you desire to supplement our present
the doctrines most surely believed among US.
expressing in simple language the faith of the
Church in loyalty to the system Of doctrines
contained in the Holy Scriptures and held by
the Reform Churc1?
An amendment offered by the Rev. Alexander
McCiafIrsy was adopted TO change the third
question so as to read DO YOU desir- To sub
stitute for our present doctrinal standards
bTiefer statement of the doctrines etc This
amendment adopted by n vCt9 of Fl - -
The second question. DO YOU "asr TO a supple
mental explanatory statement? was answered
by unanimous vote in the negative.
The first question was. DO YOU desire re-
vision of our Confession 0f Faith \ motion
was carried nv vote of - TO I to tho effect
that the revision not desired the Rev
Harvey :. Murdock voting i'm favor IT revision
DIR. Gregg, while declaring that fair and tuil
discussion by. members of the Preshvtery could
possibly interfere with Chris s'tan growth
and work. thought every sentence in their pub
lie confession should be anayei 20 iodically.
The doctor believed tn, doctrines in the Con
fesSion We're doctrines of the Bible. hut he asked
whether there We're not other statements that
could - made which were needed to-day.
Moderator Clarke said to Tribune reporter
lyn Presbytery last evening. in word, leaves
the Confession of Fa, = il is, but also pro-
vides for a shorter C~eed.'
The following delegates to the Synod. which
will meet Geneva. n. Y. in the latter part
of October. were chosen: Minsters-HarVey
s Murdock r. H. Carson. Charles +. Berry.
Samuel c. Palmer. Joseph O. Burrell. j. ?.
son. r. 4. Dodge. William Johnson. William
McCarroll. Joseph NJ. Ham. James h. Camp
bell. William &. Kellogg and F. ". Dillingham;
Resolutions against pOlygamy and in support
of the proposed Constitutional amendment pro-
| hibiting polygamy We're adopted.