New-York tribune., 1900-05-14

who opposed revision is that the Presbyterian
Church Is true to its standards; that the great
body Of ministers and nearly all the elders believe
heartily in the doctrines held by the Church for
centuries. and that, while Presbytery, led on by
the eloquence of popular man. may vote for
some kind of revision, the pendulum swings back
ward IN time 70 save the doctrines before final
vote IS taken.
NO GENERAL DEMAND FOR A REVISION.
There has been no demand for a revision or
new creed since 1893 until Dr. Hills aroused the
country by Iis now famous sermon and by MS
sacrifice in leaving one of the denominations
with which he was connected-a Presbyterian in
q Congregational Independent pulpit. Il Is
probable that 4 committee viii be appointed thls
month in response to the demands Of the thirty
Presbyteries to consider the whole question OF q
revision or a new creed That part of the Con-
fession which DR.. Hills and those who synpathize
with him agree in condemning relates 10 the doc
trine Of election, which declares that:
by the decree OF God, for the manifestation or
His glory, men and angels are predestinated
unto everlasting life. and others foreordained to
everlasting death. These angels and men thus
predestinated and foreordatned are parucutsrly Ia ~
and unchangeably designed and their number is so
certain and definite that IL cannot be either IN
In referring to the present movement for a re
gs9a the papers 5caFo are "a av6rs
change; The Herald and Presbyter," OF Cincin-
eTaiiv oe6nseTvatve in New-Yor The Evangelist
desires ne" GTe5I o1 of vffie The Observer says
that the opinion OF the Church has not changed
during the last seven years that it would
unite upon any form of revision. EdtoriaIy The
The presbyterian Church does not hold the
Confession Of Faith be either Dtvinely inspired
or inerrant ana no minister Is oomgeu - TO I Io
TO 1t as such lie Is NOT eAPecIs1j IloN ~ "a
decry and degrade and antagoniZe II in season ana
DO There is great difficulty in making the words
of Christ harmonze with so,caAed liberal tneoLoey
and in accommodating Scripture 70 the pace OF
fear 10 mention hell to ears polite And il Is
frnD revise the scriptures so as 70 StiiN
such critics The Westminster Confession may be
Of its statements but it contains the substance OF
Presbyterian doctrine; ana lts 6aN nd
feicities small blemshes upon a hooie -arS a,i
ScrtpturaI standard Let tne CoHIessoN Sr'th5 o5I
ication of the definite terms or subscription
UNION WITH THE SOUTHERN CHURCH.
The latest rlrnor regarding the fate Of revision s
that steps will be taken looking toward organic
union with the Southern Church which VIII oiock
the revision movement for some years 70 come
For the last twenty years there have been COM
rnittees of conference visiting the assemblies ana
kilograms Of sympathy exchanged, but during the
last three or four years the nF4on M 6nnoston mos Of
the Southern men TO uniting the Two asse'llps- I
yay of saving the Confession OF Faith except
by bringing in the conservative men In the Soutn-
F Isf6rc creed preserved for the Church North
and South that personal objections 10 7 reri4S E
Palmer Of New-Orleuns, is said 10 favor reunion
Tbe yeer lust closed has been one OF marked
nrospertv for the Boards Of Home and Foreign
the Home Board are as follows: O. The establish
ing OF work in the island or Porto Hlco- AHree
missionaries have gone there and are dos eIlTctIss
evangelistic work. Two schools are estaolshed
and a third about 10 be, and medical work Is soon
no be undertaken in connection with one OF the
mission stations 2) Alash RuFlg TN e yne ] ,ast yT
the force has been augmented oy nVe new mis-
sionaries. Three along the Yukon preaching 70
work has been greatly blessed special interest hav
nc haen manifested among The Pirnas, Shoshones,
NJ Perces and Spokane Indians. Among the
ShCsaones a Presbyterian church mas been organ
i1ad and in the wear has grown 20 a membership
- fifTv-rigbt The Indian work IN Alaska has
made similar progress. Sixty natives were received
there have been repeated large accessions 10 the
nativA church at Juneau during the year aggre-
eating about eighty native nenoers ~ & W. ME tne me
work of the last year mas Deei3 an advance on
roo+ of the former year, the BCHrc mas come
through without dent thus keePths tts p,eqge WIN
10 C.ansral Assembly and the tnurch 10 incur no
ne ne 9eb+ in the future. (5) The Board is looking
Forward 10 a new year Of progress 1t hopes TO
aX+Snd its work throughout the West, in Alaska
go T5orto Ric0 ana II the Church furnishes the
means take up work in the island OF Cuba
EXTRA MISSION APPROPRIATION.
1,,. ,rcreased receipts in the early part OF the
year enabled the Board OF Foreign Missions 10
sra1t AN extra appropriation of per cent TO all
The missions thus relieving IN some shght degree
The arects OF the cruel cut Of the previous year.
Slv,,,-rtra new missionaries cent This
alone would mark the year as a red letter one.
7>bera has been also great advance along all lines
Nav STATIONS have been opened in China provinces
OF Human and ChihD, in the philippines at Manila
Coreo Siam Laos South America and Syria.
Churches Sunday schools and woman's boards have
given larger offerings than FOR some years past.
and. best OF all the deepening OF interest in the