The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-24

49, '''" "a lif~b! = a. ~ no
agree; fourth. involves agitation; nth. pro
vides for a roaring. spying. inguisit rri,
commission: and. lastly. is against IN
constitutional TUte.
'AuSWCring these objections. I want I
say. hrSt. 1t does not attack the creed he
cause N" creed l. not involved So far a
ranics ar" concerned. q panic is . body o
people moving under sudden impulse with
out seasnii anu without destination. ,Thi
uort4n, subject and ev.ry > shIt -, -" ni
nv. rb,t !, is "mm - rrr,nS unia WI
In ~ wisdnr, r. NJ -, ~ = I, q
they ,n MOI agrca brc.iiea ,ba.- 49, -"
conferred Thu action Of esc, vas sn"u
famous The r.uoT, contc mnia,es barir,
their representative confer in mo Gcnera
Assembly for tho very purnosa ~ reachin.
an agreement. 1t does not Invite agitation
annnintnd 10 tace. ~ s.nh - ~ e.
sav.raI ~nresbvfaries il - rGvin@ envin@ IN
rIfs,tnrin,I Tn1,nii ssior i"n,hsi sIy ~ ~,
ud'Sl1hlI's ,'iIiI'@Sl'H, ; L'at. a. WIN Ho'
~ ndN" ',' ~. - S"ui o4,tnr.l. ~
1t Is not AGAINST any constitutional rule
because We have not reached the copStitu
tional process yet; that will come later II
It comes at all l canuot understand why
! some commissioners stand in such hnly
| bo-ror Of ,tis rsnnrt and "a, its name cor,
i,re befo,a them ,b.. danart.I enI,i: n.
! - n'io1' tiohi w ""pAi'tI ofiiI' ~
bItSD! ttildI.ISin ~ En'ftlc!; th' teIor'
dHtS not attack the Ola creed. nor Gudran-
tee a new, one. II docs not deal with that
question. nut SIMPLY provides a method oil
aSStrtailthS ne NISfgS OF all the preshy,,
IrIltS OF tie 'ht'c,~ Bit suppose IL Shrti,i
m'4n y hSN 'rtti- what tear ~ one, II
as Doctor Spf"chcf mas t"!d Won. II Is Dased
~ W. wore OF tfolt rihN.4 WIN 'aIN!hlSh'
.nu winged WIN the spirit OF eNahsel|d-
'.n =.
WY L'' nav. q new crgti, ! saS II ~
80, ~ ro,sh LIS a. 80 ",t Iaaou ~ ~,
~ i"u7. ,uE'S % "' SIl1uiutt upMh
"i .IttIgate tHeul"Slcai pr'posiloiis 10 pe
e'Tt'uatedi
So apriaHSe maj i"tLn~y1 DOCTOR JONI
n"N "a.si!.E-
""S''"t"s He'e"'ea'
The moderator then announced that the
HcuF TOT 2 vote mad arrived. The tirst vote
MIS ON ING &1IhEFfFNfTA tE fLEFIE + N
bull Lee OF Cincinnati II was voted down
by a 'itcisirr majority, The qu. s'ion then
REQUIRED upon the adoption Of the sub
stitute offered by John Graham Of Phiia-
"rt9IId, ti.s HuDsihGte was a. f"iio"s:
h'io.Nei 1hat tHe General Assembly Of the
..rorkt'rian ,nnIeh m me lnitei states Of
b "a g,o ~ $3.50 e, 'Ialnh "nirn zoo "a
tie H. ~ s"1 It ~ ,a. ,,, a 81 gryp On Its.p,I~ imf
lMrm5ifIa y"niut t u.e IeSi'!hg % herd "
a. - ~, y n n -, IT., Mna.S2'Ny. 'nE h%nn ma 20
,bs, $3.50 ~ .urn ~ ~ ~ ha'.sa
.t"Tnm5n re5n,.. vii ~ near .iaaiy ~" ,bgv
VII h'1r iHI s--i.t' ait. h,tefnl;ri NJ, 20 pc
claInor from without. declines at the presen, time
son.
This was also voted down by a decisive
majority. The moderator then announced
port If ,be romrn;ttse As som as this
arno,rcon,sr ~ b.en "a, p,ctnr III
~ ~ tntrIn r,u n'eii nlih7 b''i'i H'-
f!,h 'i"hh:nA arose ana saiC:
'iESr" Is . desire that the word invited
should tr substituted for requested in the
second liT- Of the third recommendation
Of the report. am inclined to believe this
would be- a wise Change ana therefore
sugres, IN, "bo ,b"nrs
II Vas r,,,a - n .nan ~ ~ r 80, ~. -o,s
t., III - - '"t 49,
III iuIi The moderator then a$kei II the
assembly was ready for Il vote. and r.
celNilS an affirmative response. put the
question OF the adoption 81 the report 10
vnta ana ~. - - a"iiot,. = " NJ Nh
.gaipst ~ r.no-, -, -, I've ia.rrrd
put rom me voices i; Is iair L" presume az
least twu-thirds Of the assembly favored
Text of the Report.
The raror, .f -. r.n,,,t,.a a.. ,d,n,.f
-. '"e c"hiii''''e' d. @uOp''N'
Is as follows:
- 'Gihn!tlee on BINS and pFeiturra hstH hai
eight overtures on the general subject % a
change Of eredal statement. OF these thirty
impair the ref rmed system. prcsby,cry II cedar
Eapids, one asks for revision and brief sun
revision or q shorter creed. rresbyjerirs of v,ica.
ilnshamt5n. Lyons. Geneva. Boston, Marign:
new creed. shorter creed. IL th-sr twenty presbv-
teries one desires this new creed as an aitrrna-
tive creed. Newark. three desire the new creed
Jaw. eight desire the new creed as a summary Of
fTeShyteT1an anctrH's. Utah. san Francisco,
Ne,scn: these eight preshyterios IL not Indicate
ttjStl-h 20 present snnfesSion; eikhi ireShyteiits
a substitute FOR the present confession. Roberts.
pts@sc. - LaNfenrs PhaladclphIa Mhwaukee'
EIn"u.ingtpu. Rock River and washington city. -
rms completes me twenty presbyteTies desir-
ing a rev and shorter creed Nine remaining
rreShyiefteS desire TINS assembly to appoint a
committee TO cuns!.e' the whole subject. and
report "a, the next assembly what fu-;he: action.
II anH. shouti pc ta~rn
Thus. OF the total number N p."sbyt"I.ss uhir-
;sct t eigbt ask rsTiEslo5 a ,Scir as IN r nin.
2re asEs for = d.cIarat,rv a;at.u1ent. twenty asS
for p new and shprt.- creed AMI Mn. NIX rrr a
committee 10 consider the whole subject and re-
port 20 the next assembly.
Your commit d@cm these nvsrtu'eS 81 sucs
Ittufr am nutnb"f a. 70 1nfitL son" action on
i,e In ya a, ~ ,rd s,,rro ~" ne oyrI'n,ts az
yso..ess MAT they bariIy fIrrts, si,riciI,t dat,
prfr 1ssd.
To enter At once either upon tho revision ~
our present creed. or Gion the CONSTITUTION ~
a Few Sr-fu. ~ nros ,ne Irrpafatlnn az 2 sup
roij: he 10 commit r,IrseiTes -. ,,1.isr,ar,nr
some one Of the proposed rsthcis ~ crciai
charge without sufficient tnowIelce OF the mind
Of the church 10 warrant reasonable expectation
on NE "tn'r han'i 70 decline az action would
AID which involves ? wide misreprc- |
s@n,atlon III ~, '', ~ mlsanrT'hcnsa.n ~ our
! Tbat 4 COMMITTEE ~ g,,.c, ,cjsr, r,,nista,x |
and seven elders, he now sppolnte1 by ne mod |
e'ator 90 consider the whole matter - a restate- |
n ent Of the doctrines most surely believed among
US. and which are substantially embodied: IN cur
tontesslph or rain,
= lnat u';s .hllittes be tnloiHcd dil.Senty
knoviadEa frdn, .rarI! aya,I,bie sH,-Sa Ia ~ ~
rort 10 The nrxt assemble W.. srrr,.c acttrn ~
any. should he taken nv the ch1-r,
: That. to further the work ~ the COMMITTEES. |
the rs,hyterie; be and are hereby invited BY the