The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-26
lGKS LIKE REVISION
DECISIVE VOTE AGAINST SHELLY
ING THE MATTER IN PRES
BYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
DELEGATES GETTING IN LINE
CONVINCING ADDRESSES SHOW
DOUBTERS THE NECESSITY OF
MAKING A CHANGE
DELEGATES VISIT PRINCETON

PHILADELPHIA May 25.-The Pres
byterian general assembly today took
another step forward revising the confess
sion Of faith by rejecting the minority
report, which had been offe. ed as a
substitute amendment for the majority
report. The vote was 271 to 2S4 The
recommendation is as follows:
"B) We recommend that a commit
tee be instructed to prepare a brief
summary of the reformed faith, bearing
the same relation to the confession
which the shorter catechism bears to the
larger catechism and formed on the
general model Of the concensus creed
prepared for the general assembly of
1882, or the articles of faith of the Pres
byterian Church of Eng and, both of
which documents are appended to the
committees report and submitted to the
assembly, to be referred to 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 ma
jority report instead Of accepting the mi
nority report as a substitute During
the discussion of the subject, Moderator
Minton gave the gavel to Vice-Moderator
Pitcairn, while he addressed the comm s-
sioners in favor of the amendment. DR..
Minton said the recommendation meant
Simply the establishment of a new
creed
After the announcement Of the vote,
Rev. Dr. j. G. Moffatt Informed the as
sembIy that on Monday he would pre-
sent an amendment with the object of
uniting the commissioners in order that
a unanimous recommendation might be
sent to the preSbyteries
Rev. Dr. Herrick Johnson presented a
lOpripq1
ton Of the recommendation, analyzing
the confession of faith, demonstrating
the necessity for changes in certain
clauses and showing the benefits to be
derived therefrom.
Numerous doubtful commissioners were
brought over to the ranks Of the re-
Yisionists by DR.. Johnsons address.
An effort was made to postpone the
vote until Monday, but the commission
ers were impatient and insisted on the
putting of the question. The moderator
was unable to decide by a viva voce
vote and division being called for; a
rising vote was taken. When the re-
suit was announced, the reyisionists
cheered heartily and called for a vote on
the adoption of the majority report. On
the advice of the moderator, however.
1t was decided to postpone consideration
OF this important matter until Monday
PRESBYTERIANs AT PRINCETON
PRINCETON, N. J., May 25.-The gem
eral assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, which has been in session in
PhlIadelphia, visited Princeton this aft
ernoon. The $50 delegates, manv of
them accompanied by their wives and
daughters, came by special train. and
on being escorted by members Of the
FACULTY to Alexander hall were there re-
NDrs1. sIx,v,A
the university and by DR.. William Pax
ton, of the Theological seminary Presi-
dent Paxton, in his address of welcome.
said that while Princeton is not ser
tartan institution, Presbyterians have
made her largely what she Is, that thew
generously endowed her; have occupied
her chairs ana filled her halls Of study.
lie paid an eloquent tribute to Prest-
cent James McCosh and Joseph Henry.
Frlhcetons great scientist, both of whom
were stanch Scotch Presbyterians.
Dr. Paxton, in his address, spoke Of
the great work of Princeton's. Theolog-
lcal seminary and of it's deep interest in
Inc work of the general assembly Com
mentlng on Westminster creed. which IS
now receiving so much attention. he
said: ~
princeton TheOlog cal seminary stan 9
Tor no revision of the creed, and [ don't
DSISNS II Will ever advocate revision. If
you will accept me as a prophet. I VII
predict that the men who are now de-
preciating the creed will be the very
ones who, in the future, will send their
sons and grandsons to Princeton Theo-
logical seminary"
President Paxton then introduced the
Rev. DR. H. c. Mintor, moderator of the
assembly, who sa the delegates were
glad in anticipation of the visit to
Princeton and happy in the experience.
lie eulogized both the university and
seminary as being disseminators Of
Christian knowledge and religion. In
speaking of the spread of PRESBYTERIAN
seminaries, he said:
San Francisco is our most West ern
seminary today, but as we are in an age
of expansion, I am foolish enough to
predict that far beyond the Golden Gate
new seminanes will, in the future. be
planted by our grandchildren"
After exercises in Alexander hall. the
delegates were shown through the
campus and buildings of the university
and seminary. President and Mrs Pat
ton rendered them a reception at !
O'Clock, and at 6 o'clock supper was
served for them in the 1lniverS;tyy 20 Si,,o