The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-31
AS FINALLY ACTED ON BY PRESBY-
TERRAIN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HARMONIOUS ACTION SECURED
The Great Difference OF Opinion Here :
to Existing Among the Commission
ers on Subject of Instructions to the
Revision Committee Overcome-Res-
olution Adopted by an Almost IMAM
imous Vote-Resolutfona as TO Consol-
idation With Southern Semiuaries
and Colleges Adopted

Philadelphia, May 27.-By a unanj-
nous vote the Presbyterian general as
sembly today adopted the report of the
special committee on the revision of
the confession of faith. The debate on
this important question had extended
into the fourth day and to Rev. DR.
James ID. Moffat is due the credit of
having brought the commissioners to
such a harmonious conclusion. When
Recommendation B." was, on Satur-
day, adopted by comparatively small
majority. DR.. Moffat announced that
in view of the divergence of opinion he
would today offer an amendment
which he hoped would meet with the
approval Of the entire assembly. When
he presented this amendment today it
was instantly accepted by the commits
sioners and the~a adoption of the report
as whole followed with but little de-
lay.
A viva voce vote was taken and
when $40 ayes responded to the ques-
ton, the commissioners arose and sang
Praise God from Whom all Blessings
Flow which was followed by prayer
of thanksgiving by Moderator Minton.
The recommendation as amended and
finally adopted by the general assem-
bly, and which will be the guiding star
for the revision committee of it's work
of revising the confession of faith are
as follows:
"A. We recommend that committee
as provided by the form of government,
chapter XIII. section 8. be appoint
ed by this assembly.
"B. We recommend that this COM
mitteee 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 re-
formed faith, expressed, as far as pos
sible in untechnical terms. The said
statement is to be prepared with a
view to it's being employed to give in
formation and a better understanding
of our doctrinal beliefs. and not with a
view to it's becoming a substitute for
or an alternative of our confession of
faith
&C. We further recommend that this
committee be instructed to prepare
amendments of Chapter III, Chapter
x, Section g. Chapter XVI, Section Z,
Chapter XXI, Section 3. and Chapter
XXVI Section 6, of our confession of
faith either by modification of the text
or by declaratOry statement, but so
far as possible by declaratory state
ment, so as more clearly to express the
mind of the church with addition
statements concering the love of God
for all men. missions and the Holy
Spirit. 1t being understood that the
revision shall in no way impair the in
tegrity of the system of doctrine set
forth in our confession and taught in
the Holy Scripture
The special committee on theologi-
.o1 ,iro {oI
al report recommending the consolida-
ton of the Danville. KY. and the Louis
vile, KY. seminaries under the name
of the Presbyterian Seminary of Ken
lucky, the institution to be located at
Louisville, the merging Of Cen
ter college at Danville, KY,
and Central University at Rich
rpond KY, under the name of
Central University Of Danville. This
recommendation was adopted.
New York was selected as the meet
ing place for the next general assem-
bly,.