The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-26
VICTORY is WON
BY REYISIONISTS
Minority Report Rejected by
the Presbyterian Assembly.
MONDAY DECISIVE DAY
VOTE ON TIE GREAT QUESTION
WILL THEN BE TAKEN
MONDAY DECISIVE DAY
VOTE ON THE GREAT QUESTION

Philadelphia, May 25.-The Presby-
terian general assembly today took an
other step toward revising the confes-
sion Of faith by rejecting the minority
report which had been onered as
substitute amendment for the major
Ity report. The vote was 271 to 234.
The recommendation is as follows;
"(B)-We recommend that a commit
tee be instructed to prepare a brief
summary of the reformed faith, bear
ing the same relation to the confession
which the shorter catechisln bears 10
the larger catechism and formed on
the general model Of the cOncenSus
creed prepared for the general assem-
bly, of 1892, or the articles of faith OF
both OF which documents are appended
to the committees report and submit
ted to the assembly to be referred 20
the committee appointed
With the consent Of the assembly
the motion was changed so that the
vote was taken on the question of
striking out the recommendation from
the majority report Instead of accept
ing the minority report as q substitute.
During the discussion of the subject
Moderator 0IlntOn gave the gaveI to
( Vice Moderator Pitcairn, while he adj
dressed the commissioners in favor of
the amendment DR.. Bfinton said the
recomm endatien meant simply the es-
&
After the announcement of the vote.
the Rev. DR.. j. 6. MofatE informed
the assembly that Monday ne would
present an amendment. with the object
Of uniting the commissioners in order
mat unanimous reCOmnueEldatlOu
/ might be sent to the presbyterfes.
The Rev. Or. HerTick Johnson pre-
! scented a logical amendment favoring
the retention Of the recommendation
/ anEllyzing the confession of faith, dem
u DnCTT-CfTTEF The nnPnccffxr 10.
j certain clauses and showing the ben
I efts TO be derived therefrOIn.
! Numerous doubtful commissioners
/ were brOughtt OYerl to the ranks Of the
trevisionists by Dr. Johnson.s address.
Cheers For Revisionists
+ An effort was made to postpone the
vote until. Monday, but the commits
/ sioners became impatient and insisted
on the putting of the question: The
i moderator was unable 10 decide by a
/ viva voce vote, and a division being
called for q rising vote was taken
I When the result was announced the
i revisionists- cheered heartily ana called
( jOrity report. on the advice of the
J moderator, however it was decided "a
I postpone consideration Of this import
4 ant matter until Monday
The Rev. William 8IcKibben Of Gin
/ cinnati, who, With +. Q. Humphrey OF
/ Louisville, submitted the minority re
I port. stated his reasons for disagreeing
\ with the majority on recommends
+ ton =.
I'm the minority report" ne said
7 1--WE have relief in relatiOn to cleo
infants, relief in the matter of oaths
relief regarding the pope and the mis-
/ leading statements concerning GOOD
works Is not this the relief which tbs
assembly asked when the battle fol
dismissal was fought2
DR.. McKfbben said he though the
Z minority report would be satisfactory
7 to larger number of presbyteriel
than ne majority report. George 70
j Stewa-t, president Of the Auburn IN
i CO Theology seminary, who is classes
as q leader Of the hberag party O
the church, made strong plea for TIT
majority report. He had signed it be
cause it was a compromise and wa.
the best he could set and did not offeI
the necessary. relief The sentiment 10,
a new creed. he said, is growing year
~ he pointed TO the fact that il
1889 there was not a voice lifted for
new creed At the last assembly Their
was marked sentiment for such
propo. sion President Stewart said III