Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-28

ty. who on Saturday gave notice that
ne would offer an amendment to the
majority report, was then recognized
by the moderator.
DR.. Mofatt explained that he was
moved to offer the amendment to rec
o~mmendation B because of the small
majority which on Saturday voted to
retain the recommendation in the re-
vision committees report.
Objection Has Been Made,
he said, to the original recommendation
because of ambiguity in certain por-
tons and his object in amending was
TO render the vote of the assembly
unanimous on whatever action might
be taken.
Il hoped to amend recommends
ton B." continued DIR. Moffatt, ito
meet all objections and to give it new
wording. Many good men who opposed
the original form were alarmed by the
word summary | have made a simple
change, striking out the word SUM
mary, and substituting statement
which expresses just what We have in
view. Again, there is nothing in the
original report as to what shall be done
with the summary. I wish to remove all
ambiguity and have it stated plainly
that the committee TO be appointed will
be required to report to the next assem-
bly,, and that a recommendation be
made to the next assembly to submit
the entire subject to the P~resbyter-
les"
DR.. Moffatt's amendment is as fol-
lows:
We recommend that this committee
be instructed to prepare and to submit
TO the next general assembly for such
disposition as may be judged 20 be
wise. a brief statement of the reformed
faith, expressed, as far as possible. in
u~ntechnical terms. The said statement
is to be prepared with a view to its
being employed to give information
and a better understanding of
Our DoctrinaI beliefs
and not with a view to its becoming
a substitute for or an alternative Of u
confession of faith
DR.. Niccolls, of st. Louis, a leader OF
the minority party, in a brief speech.
heartily seconded the amendment. which
action drew forth considerable APP
plause. Other s~econding speeches were
made by DR.. Herrick Johnson. CT Chi
cago; former Moderator Charles A.
Dickey, Philadelphia: DR.. William Me-
Kibben, Cincinnati; DR.. George ID. Ba-
ker. Philadelphia; DR.. William c. Rob-
erts. Pennsylvania, KY; Or. w.
II. w. Boyle, Pueblo; DIR. ID. j. Saun-
de RS president OF Biddle University,
Charlotte. n, c.; DR.. David A. Cum
ningham Wheeling. w. Va, and DR.. Da-
vid S. Kennedy. Allegheny, Pa.
AS each of the above commissioners,
who represented all shades OF opinion
in the assembly, rose to speak for the
amendment. a wave of applause swept
over the vast assemblsge.
The amendment was adopted by a
viva yoce vote. not one voice being
raised in opposition to 1t.
The question was then on the adop-
ton Of the majority report. and Or.
Johnson moved that the three recon-
mendations contained in the report be
taken up seriatim, ana
The Motion Wa. Carried.
Recommendation A, which calls fo1
the appointment of a revision commit.
tee, was adopted with only a few voices
against it.
Recommendation b, as amended.
went through without a sign OF oppo-
sition.
Recommendation G, on motion OF DIR.
Baker. of Philadelphia. was amended &C
that the amendments to be prepared by
the committee for several chapters OF
tue confession OF faith SHAH be made
either by modification OF the text or
by declaratory statement, oue 80 far az
possible by declaratory statement"
This recommendation was also adopted
with but little opposition.
The question then REQUIRED to the
adoption OF the report as a whole. The
moderator put the question. and Their
tnere was one great oar OF aye" In
stantly the assembly rose en- masse and
sang the doxology. The moderator then
led In prayer The end to the great dis
cussion which had continued into the
fourth day came so quickly tina IL took
every one by surprise. Or. Mofatt,
who introduced the h~armonizing amend
ment to recommendation B. was sur
rounded by a crowd which congrafn-
lated him on his success in bringing the
matter TO such a satisfactory issue.
After the assembly had again cooled
down Or. Baker offered a resolution that
the
Present Resisiou COMMITTEES
De continued. that the committee be IN
creased to q. that Moderator Minton be
~1af ard that oo aur,ofrf