The sun., 1901-04-09
PRESBYTERIANS AT PEACE.
so NEW YORK GLADLY INVITES GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY HERE IN 1909.
commissioners Elected, Too, to the Assembly
Meeting in Philadelphia Next Month. at
which II Is Expected the Question of Re
vision Of the Greed WIN he Disposed o.


The fourteen commissioners TO represent
the Presbytery of New York at the General
Assembly. which meets In Philadelphia on
May 10. were elected at the semi-annual meet
Ing of that body yesterday in the Old First
Church Much interest attached 10 the
election because Of the important matters
which dfe coming up this year in the General
Assembly, principal among which is the
question Of creed revision. which the presby
tories have been voting on when this ques-
tion came up in this Presbytery last fall the
conservatives. who are opposed 20 any change,
won by margin Of only four votes hence
there has been considerable speculation
NJ 10 whether this action would be reversed
nt the election Of commissioners as it was
contended that tho liberals had not mustered
their entire force in the fall.
The voting on the sixteen names put in
nomination was very close yesterday The
result was that Of the fourteen chosen nine
are understood from their votes last fall
10 he opposed to any change whatsoever in
tho creed so that the attitude Of the Presby-
tcry in the voting at Philadelphia will be the
same as expressed in its answer 90 the over
ture last fall. These are the commissioners.
Ministnrs-Dr. George I Purves. j Wilbur
Vi
dall, the Rev Daniel Russell. the Rev George
Alexander and the Rev George l. Shearer.
Elders L = Hoyt Thomas Cochran, II W.
,lc.silp. W Stiger, = 4 Young, Fred Blume
and George T. Storry
Tho question Of creed revision submitted
O. the preSbyteries of the country ha, not
been answered in the Affirmative by the
necessary two-thirdS although majority
are IN favor Of II by their votes, Two Of the
largest prcsbyteries, New York and Phila-
d"lphla, have voted II down and their action
has influenced great many Of the smaller
ones. lt was said Yesterday that there iS a
demand throughout the Church that the
matter ho disposed Of in some way this year.
Consequently. although lacking the neGes-
II Is expected that II will he decided either 10
drop the matter cntirry or to adopt that one
Of the four propositions submitted to the
pf'sh,lcrns lha, s'rnr'n thr hlgh humnrr !
l. the one IN favor Of n supplemental creed.
N" New York Preshytery voted TO drop the
matter altogether and majority Of its repre-
eenia'lve~ VIII 30 vote In the General As
senblv.
Another important matter which cnme up
yesterday was that Of extending an invitation
10 have the General Assembly meet here in
1907 which was decided bv a unanimous
vote and the delegates were so instructed.
The General Assembly has not met in this
city In twelve years and in that time no invi-
tatlon has been extended bv this Presbyt"ry
to meet here. although other cities strive
year after year for II. The matter came up
Yesterday I'm the form of resolution offered by
the Rev u. ; Dodge that the General Assembly,
be invited to meet IN the Fifth Avenue Church.
DR. Buchanan Of the Fourth Avenue Church
opposed the latter part of the resolution and
put in an Application for his church IA the
place Of meeting. 1t was finally decided 10
leave the plaC" of meeting to the Assembly.
MANY speeches were made on the resolu-
tipn and It came out that the reason why no
invitation has been eXten 1ed before was
because of the fact that not until now wa
tie Church here enjoying in the opinion Of
the members the necessary harmony and
solidarity of sentiment This was because
~ the Briggs and MCGiYert controversies
The substance Of the speeches made by Or
purves and others IA given out was that
the condition Of the church IN this city 80
far as work IL concerned Is on such an ex-
Cellent basis now that az a matter of fact
IL Is the first time in many wears when we can
stand together In a cordial invitation TO our
brethren TO meet here believing that 10 will
he helpful in promoting the work in this city
still more Such a unanimous feeling. IL ia
believed. has not obtained here since the
Briggs controversy originated. and we are
To be congratulated that there Is now that
requisite amount Of harmony as 70 prompt
our extending this invitation
There IL little doubt that the invitation will
be accepted. Dr. Purves was elected Modera-
tor yester day for six months and Dr.. Bu-
chanan Nice-Mo oderatOr