The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-05-26
VICTORY is WON
BY REVIS0NIS rs
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wanted texture revision. lie cid not
want q deciaratoIy statement but he
would take it IL he could get nothing
better.
The Rev. DR.. Marcus A. Brownson of
this city opposed both minority and
majority reports, because. he said. the
membership ana wealth Of the church
nad Increased under the old confess
sion as he feared it could not were a
change made
'If this assembly is lugged into the
revision movement 7 win sever my
connection with the twentieth century
FUND said Or. BrOwnsou This threat
elected reproachful cries Of ION" and
no from the commissioners.
THE Rev. r. g.. Hubbard of Buffalo
advocated the rejection Of the minority
report on the ground that IT commits
The assembly to q definite position on
the question of summary statement.
while the majority report merely asks
the assembly to continue consideration
Of the subject
Moderator Favors Minority.
At this point Vice Moderator Pit
cairn took the chair ana the floor was
given 60 Moderator Minton. -WhO spoke
briefly against recommendation = of
the majority rCUOrt He maintained
that this assembly had broken an pre-
cedents in having elected "a moderator
7F mo did not know the difference be
tween the old and the new school of
theology. except what he knew from
history He was child. he said. OF
The reunited church. For himself ne
thought the movement as outlined in
recommendation = fs fraught with the
utmost danger. The errors i'm the con-
fessiou OF faith were only Incidental
and he believed the minority report
offered the relief He was afraid OF
the Idea Of the compromise.
The Rev d. Herrick Johnson of
8hi'ago, member of the committee
on reSision. explained the reasons of
the majority for inserting recommen-
datiOn r. He carefully analysed the
confession Of faith and showed the
benefits to be derived from a short
creed containing the essentials of the
Westminster doctrine.
Dr. Johnson cited the coucensus
creed OF 1892 and the confession Of the
PresDX rerian church of England as eN-
amples or brief systems of doctrine
which might be followed by the as
se.an.y Win summary, Dr. John
son saio. the system would be better
understood. would be Invaluable on
mission fields, such a creed would dis
siUate all doubt regarding the sub
scrIptiun TO -he system of doctrine. It
would also relieve thp conscience of
Eu1u men now troubled about oraina-
Uou vows
Dr. George r. Purvis of NeW York
followed Dr. Johnson. after which a
vote or The minority reuOrt was taken
Ihe melton as originally put was to
substitute the minority for the report
3i the majority. but by an agreement
pr both sides the motion was changed
80 that the vote would be on the ques-
non pr striking out recommendation
B The two reports agreed on every
thing but this commentator The
motion tC strike out the recorumeude-
ton was lost by "a vote OF 234 to .271.
Joseph T. Vance of Chicago moved
the pre- vipus question ON the original
motion-rhe adoption of the majority
report in it's ertrety-but after the
moderator said he hoped the matter
would be laid over until Monday. the
notion % move the previous question
was Overwhelmingly defeated
AS the assembly had agreed to adj
Jouru 10 noon today e. accept an in
Nitation TO visit Princeton university.
adjournment was taken until a. m.
Monday.