Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-24
THE PREsBYrERIASs.
Decrease In Attendance nj the Gen.9
eral Assembly Important Ques-
tions Disposed or.


tions Disposed or.
st. Louis. May 24.-There was per-
Iceptible decrease in attendance at the
Presbyterian general assembly today.
Most of the welghtier matters having
been disposed Of, a number Of commte.
sioners LETT for home. AT the ccaclutiOns
of he reiigiour services Rev. Dr.. Wai.
llace Radcliffe -e-umed, Vigorous
speech against the sprIa overture md
| in favor of the majority report OF the
Especial committee on method OF ap-S
lspointment of standing committees,
which was interrupted last Monday.
| Rev. DR.. Cornelfson, chairman OF the
tHspecia, committee and a champion OF
the Peoria overture. followed Radcliffe.
! Before completing his a 1dress the mat
ter was postponed until Friday. Rev.
DIR. Psntcost, chairman Of the standing
iscomnaittee, presented the report of the
board of publication and Sabbath
i#school work He spoke in support OF
the educational board and pleaded for
Tits support. The report and recon-
lamentations of the committee were
adopted. Recess
The debate on the revision question
/ yesterday was on broader lines. The
second amendment, naming a commit
tee, but limiting its operations to the
twentN-eight overtures sent to- the
ipresbrteries eight years ago. and the
amendment dropping the whole ques-g
7 ton We're taken up. In addition the
report recommending a committee to
formulate a plan of revision based
upon the information which the prsby-7
iteries are invited to give, is Well as the
merits and defects of the confession OF
4 faith itself, and the new creed which
/ some propose, We're discussed in the
4 hour allowed by vote for the discuss
sion.
4 DR.. Herrick Johnson of Chicago. a
member of the committee on bills and
overtures. in the closing address, said II
1.-THE facts We're brought intelligently be-
4 fore the assembly the report of the COM
mttea would be adopted. He said that
Ito enter at once either upon the revision
of the present creed or upon the con-
.fstruction of new creed, or upon the
4 preparation Of supplemental crede, or
of an explanatory statement. would
/ commit the assembly to undertaking
!, some one of the proposed methods Of
credel changes without sufficient know
Hedge of the mind of the church to war
Isrant expectation of approval.
On the other hand, he said. to decline:
all action would be to ignore condition
A that seems to demand attention and
which involves a widespread mirepre
/ sentation, and therefore nlisapprehen-
4 sion of the doctrinal proposition Of the
4 church.
'therefore. he said he recommended.
Will, u her members of the committee on
i bills and overtures, that the committee
Is. appointed. Then followed the vote!
on the amendments. Dr. Lees substi-
i tute was lost, also the amendment Of
1 the Rev. John Graham. The report OF
1.-THE COMMITTEES on bills and ovcrtu.cs
wes then adopted by an almost unani-
4 nous vote 1t provides that the presby-
terias be asked what action they desire
4 to take, ii any, in the revision OF the
creed.
The Rev. Er. McKibbin made a mo-
4 tion that the moderator, the Rev. Chas.
y A. Dickey, be made the chairman OF the
I committee, and it was carried.