New-York tribune., 1900-10-02
CREED QUESTION PUT OFF
PREsBYTERY TO TAKE 1T Up IN NOvENf.
BER 4 VICTORY FOR LIBERALS

The Presbytery Of New-York held its October
meeting yesterday in the chapel OF the First Pres
byterian Church. Fifth-ave. and Eeyenth-st. The
question of revising the Confession of Faith
referred for discussion TO the November meeting.
The Rev. Dr.. David G. Wylie Moderator of
the meeting
At the morning session TWO new churches
enrolled the University Heights and the Bedford
Church Chancellor MacCracken was appointed
Moderator of the University Heights Church and
the Rev Henry Sloane Coffin appointed TO
take charge Of the Bedford Church. The Rev.
DR. Wylie was then elected Moderator for the next
six months.
The Rev DR.. Henry van Dyke. formerly pastor
of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New-York.
dismissed from the New-York to the New
Brunswick Presbytery. in which ne lives.
letter was then read from the clerk of the
General Assembly regarding the celebration of the
opeung of the twentieth century in the Presby-
terian churches OF the country. 1t is proposed to
make the celebration an occasion Of general benev-
olence One million dollars will be raised. if pos
sible. for the purpose of wiping church debts.
The letter referred TO the Committee on
Minutes Of the General Assembly.
The action Of the General Assembly in regard TO
the revision OF the Confession OF Faith was read.
and il resolved that a Committee be appointed
TO report to the best method and time of taking
the question W. Ten overtuTes in all. of which the
.onceruing the revision OF the Confession
the most important. were received from the Gen
erai Assembly ard read The Westchester one,
which has aroused much discussion. stirred up the
usual amount Of opposition. The overture requires
recommends that ministers who not pastors
may debate at the sessions OF the Prebytery, but
ca not vote. Members Of the Presbytery say that
III 9 is no doubt that this overture will be COM
2. y defeated
: The afternoon session the Committee on Re
Rision made its report. II recommended that the
question revision made the first order of the
day at the meeting to be held on November - and
that OF TIE following four questions the last should
be discussed first:
First.Do you desire a revision of our Confession
second-Do YOU desire supplemental explana-
To; s5aisemeht? en- or, -. .,.,,,,o,,. ,. ,,,oso,,,
doc rinal Standards With brefer statement Of The
in simne II6e,,aee he ai1 of The huTcb
IN loyalty 10 the system OF doctrine contained ~
Fourth-Do you desire the dismissal of the whole
subject so that doctrnal standards shall re-
whether reyisional supplemental or sdustitu;ional?
tory for the liberals it will give them the oppor
Iunity at once The conservatives have al
ways won because the liberals split up before the
vote was taken, some preferring one degree of
VISION was composed of the Rev. Dr. George AL
eNander, the Rev. Dr. Howard DufieId the Rev
DT. Waiter D. Buchanan: the Rev. DR.. X. F. Sam
PIE and the Rev Dr. Wilton Merle Smith.
The session then dissolved the pastoral relations
between the Rev Or. r. F. Sample and the West
minister Presbyterian Church. and appointed him
pastor emeritus Of that church, without salary.
tinue 10 live ia NeWYork. He viii work in the
interests Of Lincoln University, educational in
Samples resignation will take effect December l.
The pastoral relations between the Rev. S. B.
solved. DR.. Rosster will ally himself with the
MacA Mission which has branches all through
The Rev Dr. j. wiIford Jacqnes , synodical su-
perintendent then addressed the session. Dele
vhlch meets on October Is AT Geneva. The follow
ing were appointed delegates: