The sun., 1900-12-08
REFORMERS IN CONTROL.
ROW ~ THE PREsBYTERIAN CFEED
REVISION COMMITTEE,
-Four Members O. Home In q HuT Reform
-rs In FUN Contro, OF the sub.Commit. .
tee. which l. Considering what TO Rec
ommend 90 the Fuii Com mtttee.

wAsHINGroS, Dec There Ia big row
between the reformers and conservatives
Of the Presbyterian Creed Revision Com
, mttee. and two OF the members left last
night for home In a huir Two more loft
o-night. Instead Of arriving at an ami
cable conclusion as to what shall be recom-
mended to the General Assembly next May
IL has been decided that another meeting
Of the Revision Committee will have to bo
held in February, There is talk Of Briggs
and Reform" and the only question to be
decided seems to be how much reform
the General Assembly will stand
The Rev. Herrick johnson OF Chicago 10
in charge OF the field tonight Prof. Henry
Van DYKE Of Princeton University and John
+. Parsons OF New York. leaders OF the Con-
servatives. went home yesterday. threaten
ing to beat anything the reformers proposed
to the General Assembly. Tonight the Rev
william Mckibben of Cincinnati and the
Rev. stephen W. Dana OF Philadelphia. left
town. Ex-President Harrison, one OF the
elders of the church on the committee. still
remains, and 10 understood to be In favor OF
reform.
The host Of the committee the Rev. DR..
Wallace Radclih OF the New York Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN Church, would say nothing
tonight. except that the situation IL very
dramatic one" He Gays he knows nothing
Of the differences OF the members OF the com
mittee except upon honor" and is not
liberty to state what has been going on at
the protracted sessions Of tho committee.
He ia not a member Of the committee. but
IL has been meeting at his church ana he mas
been allowed to attend.
The Rev. Herrick johnson. the spokesman
Of the Chicago University hotbed of reform.
IA chairman Of a subcommittee meeting
Tonight at the Ebbitt House. which Is con-
sideriny what shall be recommended 20 the
FUN committee when II meets at ~ O'Clock
tomorrow for the last time. And there Is
every probability that IT will not take the
committee long tomorrow 20 agree 70 scnm' VIA
mends, for several members said tonight
that tie session Tomorrow Is not s1ins 70
said the public viii be informed of the facts
of tho case by noon. go - ,A.
ON the Subcommittee with Dr' !ohhson
are the Revs Samuel NlCColls OF 81 Louis
and Daniel W Fisher OF Hanover toheee'
Tiey are considering combination OF IeCnin
mendsions Hds hs,Ols Ip Ire ifeE comm.,tee These
papers were submitted by the kevs; Messis.
Slccolls. vandyke and Dana. ana EIneis
said that the recomme endat tons which thi,
subcommittee will make TO the fun comnhtt,e
Tomorrow will be practically what th. re.
been contendlng for since the Rev. Charies
4. Briss.. started the reform Sn mGvemTebh. Tbs
and was forced to leave AYE imS sys shbon been made
are either for an actual revision Of the Pres
byterian confessional. the adoption Of az
cutiss in the confession, or the formulation
Of brief popular statement OF 'he con
ThToush the influence Of the, reform, ele-
ment who favor. it is said. plain declare
ton OF faith. the propositions of the old.
ser' a aDs 0s i5s bs Shsscns
FAR the Revision Committee bad better 60
General Assembly. He said TO some OF the
COMMITTEES tonight that II the members
OF the General Assembly can be properly
proposed il will be possible to explain away
some OF the Objectionable rsrts OF tho con-
fesslon and carry the points OF the reformers
/, was only the conservative who expected
smooth sailing when they came TO this meet
ing Las, Tuesday The reiotIme,S tIms 'T Thev hed
counted noses and knew that thoy could carry
the committee when II was selected;
reaosendnton dae NSitae' Of tho Committee On B;
aud 0yertures the mse',nS OF ana Ide .n;din.d 6eny
iisht IL %"Ts and EnowledSe from every source ard
to report 20 the next General Ascent oiS wnas Ss
specific action Il any the Cd ssh
minister. and seven elders
D. b, OF Philadelphia, Herrick johnson,
cHGrspw w siR.s F.s.i SSFfs s asad2.I R p COT e.
s; Sc Lpnd ina ana S' William McKibben. b. D.. Of
Indnnati' George B. stewart. n. D.. of
Auburn, =. y. Samuel 2, z, sPreShe65, sPaeS 2; D.; ,;
phlladclphis, and the Rev. Henry Van Dyke
Of Princeton University; The seven elders
s. i Paul. Z. W. {. TiYmphIcy Of LGni.vills.
William r. Crabbe OF Des Moines, John 4.
Parsons OF New York and Elisha A. Fraser
~ Detroit