The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-29
EDICT Is PROMULGATED AT CLOS
ING SESSION OF PRESBY-
TERIAN ASSEMBLY
BY TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE
LIQUOR TRAFFIC. IN OUR NEW
ISLAND POSSESSIONS IS ALSO
REPREHENDED
ONE TIFF IN THE CONVENTION

PHILADELPHIA, May 2}-The 11cth
Presbyterian general assembly was dis
solved at 6:15 o'clock tonight by Modera-
tor Minton after having Teen in session
for nearly two weeks durinf which time
many matters of the utmost Importance
to the church were considered. Chief
among these was the question reg ard ng
a revision of the confession of faith.
After a discussion continuing nearly four
days this momentous subject was refer
red to a special committee Of twenty-one
members, who will make recomm1 nda-
tions as to the manner in which the creed
should be revised and present them to the
next general assembly, which meets in
New York
Today for the first time since the as
sembly convened the eCuanimity of the
commissioners was disturbed by the in
PRODUCTION of personalities The trouble
occurred during the discussion on the
craftsmanship of the revision committee.
Rev. j. E. Moffatt suggested a change
in the minutes of yesterdays session so
the records would show that a new COM
mittee had been appointed to revise the
creed regardless of the old committee, of
which Rev DR.. Charles A. Dickey Of
this city, was chairman. His sugge:tion
was adopted, and Rev. DIR. James E. M II
fatt, Of Cumberland, Md, moved that
Moderator Minton be elected chairman of
the committee.
DICKEY'S FRIENDS WROTH.
This incensed the friends of DR. Dickey,
and, although DR.. Moffatt's motion pre-
vailed the subject was revived later in
the session by Rev. S. ]. Niccolls. of ST.
Louis. DR.. Niccolls moved to reconsider
the subject, but, as he had not been pres
ent during the earlier debate, he was
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reconsider was then renewed by Rev w
D. Crockett, of Canton, Pa, and many
of the commissioners participated in the
debate that followed Realizing the del
icacy Of his position. Moderator Minton
relinquiShed the chair to Vice Moder atOr
Pitcairn. The matter was finally adjust
ed by DR.. Dickey, who advised the as
sembly against reconsidering the motion,
saying he was confident there had bee n
no attempt to cast any reflection upon
him, but that the commissioners merely
desired to honor his successor as mod
orator.
DR.. Dickey's friends wanted the cleo
ton of the chairman to be made by the
committee, in which event it was con-
ceded Dr. Dickey would have been te-
elected The motion, however, was lost.
There are still SIX members of the re-
vision committee to be appointed, but
NAOoCIdlOl hhIIILOu SetIQ LOQdy Ie 1tdu nOI
yet made any selections.
The closing hours of the assembly We're
devoted to routine matters.
Rev. DR.. A. S. Freeman, Of Buffalo,
read the report of the committee on tenn
perance, which made the following rec
concentrations:
TEMPERANCE REPORT.
1--WE u: ge the ministers and laymen of
this assembly and of our church at large
to call the attention of the congressman
of their districts to the need Of the COM
pletion Of the legislation already begun
for the protection from the drink traffic
of the native inhabitants of the islands
of the South Pacific.
1--WE earnestly request our national
authorities to take effective action for the
suppression and exclusion of the traffic
in fntoxicants from our new possessions
and dependencies.
1--WE heartily indorse the petition which
our foreign board and many other Amer
lean missionary societies have sent to the
president asking that our government
shall invite proposals from the powers
that shall lead from the settlement of
other Chinese difficulties to the release of
China from treaty obligations to tolerate