The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-28

Draw Up a Brief Statement of the Re- formed Faith-Not to be Considered as Substitute or Alternattve-Next Years Conference to be Held in New York.
 Philadelphia, May 27.-The Presby- terian general assembly unanimously adopted the revision committees report at 11:O2 a. m. to-day, after it had been amended in certain particulars. The report thus adopted calls for the ap- pointment of a committee to prepare a brief statement of the confession of faith in untechnical language.
 Before proceeding to the considera- tion of the question of revision to-day, the assembly adopted the report of the committee on the next place of meet ing, which selected the, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church, New York, as the meeting place of the general assembly of 1902. An amendment was offered, substituting Los Angeles for New York, bul Dl. IlOpGl otolCd NiSih n, ed that the condition of the assembly s funds would not warrant such a selec- ton, and the amendment was lost. In vitations were also received from Dem yer, Milwaukee, and Saratoga Springs The committee recommended to the next assembly the selection of Los An geles for the assembly of 1903.
 The end of the great discussion, which had continued into the fourth day. came so quickly tkat it took everyone by surprise. pr. Moffatt, who intro duced the harmonizing amendment to recommendation B, was surrounded by crowd, which congratulated him on his success in bringing the matter to such satisfactory issue.
 After the assembly had again settled down Dr. Baker offered a resolution that the present revision committee be continued, that the committee be in creased to twenty-one, that Moderator Minton be a member thereof, and that he appoint the additional members. This was also adopted. On motion of Dr. Dickey the assembly decided to continue as secretary of the revision committee Dr. w. H. Roberts of Phil adelphia, who is also the stated clerk of the assembly.
 The recommendations as amended and finally adopted by the general as- sembly, and which will be the guiding star for the revision committee in it's work of revising the confession of faith, are as follows:
 (a) We recommend that committee as provided for by the form of govern ment, chapter xxiii, section 3, be ap- pointed by this assembly.
 (b) We recommend that this commit tee be instructed to prepare and submit to the next general assembly for such disposition as may be judged to be wise, brief statement of the reformed faith, expressed, as far as possible, in untechnical terms The said statement is to be prepared with view to is be- ing employed to give information and better understanding of our doctrin- al beliefs, and not with view to It's becoming substitute for or an alter native of our confession of faith. Co We further recommend that this committee be instructed to prepare amendments of chapter iii, chapter x. section 8; chapter xvi, section z; chap ter xxi, section 3, and chapter xxv, section 6, of our confession of faith, either by modification of the text or by declaratory statement, but so far as possible by declaratory statement, so as more clearly to express the mind of the church, with additional statements concerning the love of God for all men, missions, and the Holy Spirit. It be- ing understood that the revision shall in no way impair the integrity of the system of doctrine set forth In our con- fession and taught in the Holy Scrip ture.