Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-05-25
CREED REVISION
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, TAKES UP THIS I'M.
PoRTAAT QUESTION.
DEEP INTEREST APPARENT

Majority and Minority Reports Read
! and a Substitute Resolution Intro
duced Declaring in Favor of Dis
missing the Entire Matter-Day De-
voted to Discussion of the Subject
and No Action Is Taken.
/ Philadelphia, May G4.-The Presby'
terrain general assembly has taken up
the question of creed revision and in
tense interest In the discussion is
shown by the commissioners and
others. Fully an hour before the doors
of Calvary church were opened crowds
thronged the entrance and when the
devotional exercises began the CALLER
les were filed to overdowing. After
the opening hymn, Come Thou, AL
mighty King prayer was offered by
Rev. DR.. David s. Kennedy Of Allie
gheny, Pa, who invoked the divine
assistance in the consideration Of the
momentoas question before the as.
sembly.
The debate on revision was de-
layed by the report of the committee
on bills and overtures and other mat
tiers of some importance to the as
sembly.
Rev. Dr.. Asa Fisk OF Washington. D.
c.. offered q resolution congratulating
President Mckinley upon the prompt
recovery from an apparently fatal ILL
ness Of Mrs. Mckinley and Offering
thanks to God at the prospect OF her
early return to her home. The re6o-
luton was unanimously adopted. DR..
Roberts. stated clerk. announced that
there is still two days business to be
disposed Of after the revision question
Is settled.
The Order Of the Day Taken Up.
The order Of the day, the reading Of
the report OF the special committee
on revision. began ct 10 O'Clock. The
Rev. Dr.. D&cAey, Chairman Of the com
m4ttee, before reading the report. said:
IT Il had not been foreordained that
the revision movement was to come
to pass in 1900, you no doubt would
NC "AO&O ! 04A ALI +4VV1. lily
obligation by no wish OF my own: The
general assembly, In Its Kindness, as it
thought, named me chairman OF the
committee which had already named.
say this little word that the commits |
eioners may know that am here by
appointment and not By request"
Dr.. Dicksy then proceeded to read
the report and was closely followed |
BY all the commissioners who held |
copies.
A minority report signed by Rev. |
DT. McKibben OF Cincinnati and E. w.
OF Louisville was read by
Or. McKiboin. On motion Of Rev. DR..
James D. Moffatt OF Washington (Pa)
pTesbytery the reports were received.
Rev. DR.. Samuel ]. Niccolls of st.
Louis moved that as the first recon-
in both reports were sim.
lar. those recommendations be ADOPT
I'd.
Dr. Dickey claimed that under the
rules Of the assembly he and DR.. Nc
Kibbin were entitled to speak on their
reports before any motions were pre-
sented.
DR.. Niccolls said he made the motion
n the interest Of fairness. The main
ssue, he added. was the appointment
II committee whose instructions were
20 come later and he believed that by
adopting the first recomm endation the
assembly would have the whole report
n better shape for consideration.
Objects to Propoeed Move.
Rev. DR.. John de Witt of Princeton
,prang to his feet and addressing Mr.
Niccolls said:
How do you know we want to ap-
Joint committee. Suppose we want
% dismiss the matter?"
DR.. Moffatt moved substitute mo-
ion to adopt the whole of the major
ty report. Several amendments were
offered, but there was so much con-
usion that DR.. Niccolls withdrew his
notion. DIR. Moffatt then moved to
Idopt the majority report. A motion
vas then made to substitute the mi
lerity report. Before the last motion
vas put DR.. George D. Baker of Phila-
Eslphia offered the following:
Resolved, That this general as i
embly deems 1t inexpedient to pro
eed further in the matter of revision
It this time and it hereby dismisses
he whole matter
DR.. Dickey. who presented the ma
ority report. then made an eloquent ]
appeal to the assembly to settle the !
question finally. He was followed by
)r. McKibbin on behalf of the minor
ty report. At the conclusion of the /
alters address the assembly~at 1890
J. m. took 9 recess till 2:8Q. O'Clock. Il
UNITED PREsBYTERlANs.
rev. }. u. Thompson Of Tarkio, Mo-,
Chosen Moderator !,
r. HHAsy1ac EEou EEior