The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-06
LIS, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY g. 1900.

people. Inen, personally, and with respect
for the old. am In favor of a new creed
because am unwilling to answer thought
ful and candid inquiry on the part of the
young by openly permitting certain objec-
tons to our authorized confession. admit
ting that had only subscribed TO gen.
eral system certain articles of which
frankly say that 1 do not comprehend and
two other articles the teaching of which
1 do not believe for a moment. Put me
down as opposed to revision. By that
mean in the place of what we now have,
and which may have served well its day
and generation, / would trust a committee
of our wise leaders to create new simple
scriptural creed, and as a result we would
have practical creed to which all would
subscribe with enthusiasm and which
would be the rallying standard for new
progress on the good old lines"
AS TO MODERATOR.
AS usual there is no lack of men who
are willing TO be elected moderator, in
case the church insists upon the sacrifice,
for it is doubtless that the majority of
those who have filled this important of
flee feel as the young lady did the first
time she rode down toboggan slide: 81
wouldn't do it again for a dollar, but
wouldn't have missed it for ten" He
would be very wise man who could
prophesy accurately as to the result of the
vote on the afternoon OF the 18th, for
while the choice to-day seems to lie be-
tween two or three candidates, there is
ample time for conferences, Withdrawals
union of forces, etc. Special assembly
trains on more than one occasion have
been the scenes of what would have been
termed causes HAD they taken. place
previous TO political convention. A nota-
BILE instance of this was when the assembly
was held in an Eastern city a few years
ago, the commissioners on the special
trains from the West came to this con-
clusion: I'VE don't know what New York
wants, but whatever she wants she can't
have"
The Rev. DR.. Charles A. Dickey is Phil
adelphia's offer of help in solving the prob
lem. This is not the first time that his
name has been presented for the suffrage
of General Assembly commissioners, but
his friends say he has never stood so good
a chance of election as he does now
When the assembly met here twenty-six
years ago. Mr.. Dickey was the host, the
meetings being held in the First Church.
of which he was then pastor He is a
graduate of the Washington and Jefferson
College, and studied theology in the United
Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Allie
gheny. receiving his license from the
Presbytery of Wheeling in 1861, the year of
his graduation from the seminary. After
serving the Fourth United Presbyterian
| Church. of Allegheny City, for eight years,
I'm 1869 he was called to the First Pres
byterian Church of St. Louis to succeed
the Rev. DR.. Henry A. Nelson. and to the
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delphia in 1875. where he continued pas
tor until 1898; since that time he has been
| the pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian
| Church of Philadelphia, being associated
with the Rev. DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman
| during his pastorate in that weIl-known
| church. For twenty-years he was a direc-
| tor of Union Theological Seminary in New
York, but resigned his office in 1895. He
was a member of the Presbyterian Board
| of Education in Philadelphia for many
years. and the president Of the Presby.
| terrain Hospital in that city since 1SS3 Hs
| Is now a member Of the Presbytey,ar
| board of Publication; he is largely fden
| titled with the work of the denomination
| His friends in St. Louis would be great,
| pleased to see him honored in the cit,
/
| DR.. William McKibbin, the pastor of The
First Presbyterian Church of Cincinnati
| was graduated at Princeton College in 1869
studied law 1S69-7O, and then took course
of theology. graduating at Allegheny Sem
mary in 1873. His pastorates have beer
| with the Seventh Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg, 1874; the Central Presbyterian
Church, st. Paul, Mimi. 1S74-79; the Second
| Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg 1sS0-SS; the
| First Presbyterian Church, Walnut Hills
| Cincinnati, 1888, where he still remains
honored and beloved by the membership o.
this church and one of the strongest ant
most active Presbyterian organizations in
Cincinnati DR.. McKibbin is a man OF
| strong personality. his mind vigorous and
active, his memory retentive, with tn,
| happy faculty of hasty logical classification
Of reserve stores Of information. His pul
pit ministrations and public addresses show
careful preparation and positive convic
tons. AS an orator he is magnetic. per
suasive, logical and impassioned, and 81
flexible as to yield to the play of though
consistent with rhetorical expression Hi
ability and influence are recognized by hi
brethren in the ministry, and he is fire
| Queutiy SdHSu upon lOT lectures and aQ
dresses. He was appointed by the Genera
Assembly as a delegate to the Pan-Presby
terrain Coul ci' at Toronto, Canada, 1892, an,
was chosen by the committee to read al
important paper which excited great atten
ton and interest. He was appointed by thu
Cincinnati Presbytery as chairman of thu
prosecuting committee in the notable Smitl
heresy trial in 1892 and 1893, which he con
Quoted with great moderation, skill an,
wisdom.
PERMANENT CLERK.
Another Office in the assembly which
vacant this year for the first time sine
1884 is that of permanent clerk The Rev
DR.. w. E. Moore, of Columbus, o., ha
filed that position with great acceptance
in knowledge, thoroughness. fidelity an
courtesy he was an ideal clerk. In additio
to his other faithful work for the Presby
terrain Church. DR.. Moore served as a mem
Der of the committee which formed tn
Book of Discipline. and which prepared
revision of the Confession of Faith and tn
| consensus creed, the latter committee hay
ing been raised during his term as modera
tor. He was three times a member of til
council of the Pan-Presbyterian Alianc,
In speaking to friend Of his work shortl
! before his death last year, DR.. Moore sail