Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-30

| OPPOSITION.
Recommendation @, on motion of
DR.. Baker of Philadelphia, was
amended SO that the amendments to
he prepared by the committee for
several chapters OF the Confession Of
Faith shall be made either by modi-
| hcation Of the text or by declaratory
statement. but so for as possible by
declaratory statement. This recon-
mendation was also adopted with but
| little opposticn.
1 The question then REQUIRED to the
adoption OF the report as whole. Tho
moderator put the question, and then
there was one great roar Of AYE. "
Immediately. the assembly rose
en- isss and sang the doxology. The
moderator then led in prayer.
The end to tho great discussion,
which lad continued into the fourth
/! day, came so quickly that IL took every
one 10y surprise. DR.. MoIglt, who
introduced the harmonizing amend.
mont to recommendation u, was sur
rounded by crowd which congratu-
lated him upon his success in bringing
the matter to such satisfactory issue.
I After the assembly mad again settled
down, Dra Baker offered a resolution
that the present revision committee be
| continued, that the committee be in
creased to p, that Moderator Minton
be a member thereof and that he
appoint the additional members. This
was also adopted.
On motion of DIR. Diokey, the
assembly decided to continue Ms seore-
tary OF the revision oommittes DR..
W. II. Roberts OF Philadelphia, who
is also the stated clerk OF the assembly.
Phi adelphia, Fa, May rs. The
Presbyterian General Assembly en-
gagged in lively debate today over
the approval OF the minutes. The Rev.
Dr.. J. d. Moffatt objected to the
phraseology of the resolution creating
the committee on revision. The reso
luton authorized tho continuance Of
DR.. Diclsey's COMMITTEES, and DR..
Motlatt claimed that this COMMITTEES
had been dissolved when its report was
adopted. He, therefore. suggested that
the records be made to show that a
new committee WAS appointed, even
though its membership should consist
OF the cd committee. The wording Of
the resolution was accordingly altered,
and the minutes were edorted. Next,
arose the question az 60 the chairman
shin of the committee. Dr. Herriok
johnson said, in view Of the fact that
DR.. Dickey had aotsd as chairman OF
the old committee, it would BIS dis.
courteous to select a new chairman.
motion empowering the committee
to elect tic chairman was defeated
DIR. Motfatt stated that DIR. Dfckey
had been made chairman Of the last
committee because Of his office as
moderator of the assembly. He moved
tho election of Moderator Minton as
chairman OF the new committee, and
the motion was carried.
The first order Of the day was the
report of the special committee on
vacancy and supply, which was read
by judge Robert N. Wilson Of this
city. The report contains plans or the
employment Of unemployed ministers
and the supply Of vacant churches. To
carry out these plans, the adoption of
the following resolutions is recon-
mended:
''That all ecclesiastical changes shall
be reported. Immediately upon their
occur euoe, by the stated clerk OF the
presbytery to the stated clerk OF the
General Assembly, who shall issue a
supplment to the minutes at regular
intervals containing a list OF such
changes. These lists shall be furnished
without charge to tho chairman Of
presbyterian and .synodical committees
to the clerks Of .presbyteries and
,synods, and upon request to I'M
employed ministers and to the clerks
OF sessions of vacant congregations.
THAT "a standing COMMITTEES OF the
assembly, consisting of five ministers
and four elders, is hereby constituted, 1
to be known as the standing com
mittee on vacancy and supply. To
this committee shall be referred for
consideration all matters connected |
with the subjebts OF unemployed minis
tiers and the supply of vacant churches.
The counties, with the exception
Of the Rev. DR.. Robert f. Sample,
chairman, deemed inexpedient the |
establishment OF permanent com.
mittee OF the assembly to act aa a
bureau Of information In the matter OF |
vacancy and supply. DR.. Sample offered
resolutions appointing permanent |
COMMITTEES with salaried correspond |
ing secretary. The portion OF the re-
port in which all agreed was adopted,
and the remainder was referred back
to the committee, to- be reported upon
at the next assembly.