Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-02
REVISION.
Harmonious Action Taken by the Com
IN ssion on Revision OF the West
minsser Conference.

IN ssion on Revision OF the West
minsser Conference.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 27.-Harmoni-
Gus action was taken by the commit
tee on revision of the creed of the Pres
byterian church at its sessions yester-
day at the Monongahela house, and
a unanimous report, formulated late
in the afternoon. for submission to
the general assembly, which viii meet
at Philadelphia May IS. Rev. DIR. Hem
ry Van Dyke, of Princeton university,
when handing the report to the press
representative, said:
The action taken can not be en-
phasized too strongly, for it will have
to endure comment and criticism in
every Presbyterian home and COM
uiunity in the United States. Ten
members signed il, and we are as
Sur"d that every one of the other four
will attach his signature. 1t was the
full committee hat met and not a
subcommittee. Prof. VIM. r. Crabbee.
of Pittsburgh. was prevented by i'll
ness from being president. Former
President Beni- Harrison is dead, and
that leaves Rev. Ir. Samuel j. Niccol,
of ST. Louis, and Elders John NJ. Har-
Ian, associate justice of the United
States supreme court; John E. Par
sons and Daniel Il. Moves, of ST. Paul,
to sign This report was unanimous
" adopted, with the exception of rec
concentration Is, against which Rev.
DIR. VIM. McKihbin and Judge E. w.
c. Humphrey voted"
h report is as follows:
! L. That the returns indicate that
the church desires some change in it's
credal statement.
ii. That the returns indicate tina.
no change is desired which would in
any way impair the integrity of the
system of doctrine contained in the
Confession of Faith.
III. These returns indicate hat it is
the mind of the church that the con-
fession should be interpreted through
out in harmony with the teaching of
scripture hat God is not willing hi
any one should perish, nor is it the
decree of God, but the wickedness of
their own hearts which shuts some
men out from the salvation freely and
lovingly offered in Christ Jesus to all
sinners.
IN. These returns indicate that a
plurality of the presbyteries desired
hat changes should be made by some
new statement OF present doctrines.
Y. The turns also indicated a de-
sire, Oh the part of many presby.
t%eries, for revision OF the present con-
fession; especially in chapter III.
chapter ", section 3; chapter XVI,
section. :; chapter XXII., section 8:
chapter NV. section 6, with addi-
tional statement concerning the love
of God for all men. missions and the
Holy Spirit.
(a) In view of these facts we rec
ommend that a committee as provided
by the form of government, chapter
%. section 3, be appointed by this as
scmhly.
tb) We recommend hat this com.
mittce be instructed to prepare a
brief summary of the reformed faith.
bearing the same relation to the con-
fession which the shorter catechism
bears to the larger catechism and
formed on the general model of the
concensus creed prepared for the as
sembly OF 1892, or the Articles of
Faith of the Presbyterian church of
England. both of which documents
are appended to the committee re-
port and submitted to the assembly,
to be referred to the committee that
may be appointed.
This summary is not to be a substi-
tutc for the confession, and is not to
affect the terms OF SubScriDtiOu. but
ito vindicate and clear the doctrines
of the church from all false asper.
sions and misconceptions" TO give a
better understanding of what it most
surely believed among us, and is in no
sense to impair. but rather to mani
fest and maintain the integrity of the
reformed faith.
(c) We further recommend that
this committee be instructed to pre-
pare amendments of chapter H.
chapter n, section B; chapter XVI.
and chapter XIV, section 6, of our
Confession of Faith, either by modi-
fication of the text or by declaratory
statement, so as more clearly to eX-
press the mind of the church, with adj
ditional statement concerning the
love of God for all men, missions and
the Holy Spirit. 1t being understood
that the revision shall in no way inn
pair the integrity of the system of
doctrines set forth in our confession
and taught in the holy scripture
REMEMBER THE MAINE.