The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-28
Tlle N$eralA aua Welvs
REFUSED TO AMEND
CONFESSION OF FAITH.
SOUTHERN PREsBYTERIANs TOOK
ACTION.
Minority Report Rejected Wi,icl, Declared
Infants Dying Aro Not I.ust-why
Such Declaration IN Not Made

Little Rock, Ark, May 24.-The
Southern Presbyterian general AS
sembly this afternoon refused to
adopt the oatechism on the nature
and government Of the church AZ re-.
ported by tho committee appointed
ono year ago. 1t was ordered that
the oetechism bo sent down to the
presbyteries for criticism with in.
structions to return it to the al into.
rim committee by Fob. |, 1902
Tho assembly divided tho synod
of Mississippi into the synods of Nlis.
sissippi and Louisiana on State lines.
The Synod Of Memphis was divided
and the synod of Tennessee created,
After n lengthy debate the assem-
bly, directed the executive coI:mittec
on publications to select field super.
intendent for Sabbath school work.
The assembly adopted the recon-
mendation OF the committee on the
Bible cause, recommending pastors
and churches that the collection for
the Bible society Oh the third Sab,
bath in October or some other more
convenient day ia embraced in the
assembly's scheme of benefcenee and
should be regularly and faithfully
attended to.
1t was ordered that the following
amendments to the Book Of the
Church ordered be sent to the pres
byteries for their advice and consent,
with the recommendation that it be
adopted--"provided, further, that in
tho case Of synod composed of only
three presbyteriee, any seven minis.
tors representing any two presbyte,
ries, together with tho ruling elders
shall be quorum"
The standing committees report
today on minis>"rin, relief recon-
mendations providing fund for ro.
lief Of pressing needs Of disabled
ministers and their families; that col,
lections be solicited from the churches
during July and that an earnest ef-
fort be made to raise not less than
$4,000 and that all ministers whose
names are on the prsbyteries rolls,
whether laboring at homo or in the
foreign field, shall be eligible to the
benefits of the fund and that the fol.
lowing executive committee Of minis
terial relief be elected: Rows. Rus.
sell Cecil, ID. d., chairman; r. p.
Kerr, ID. d.; Joy Witherspoon, ID. ID. ;
&. Calvin Stewart, D. d.; George r.
Cannon, John S. Munce, 9. ID. Laws,
s. II. Hawes, j. N. Cuttingworth
and w. II. Miller, tho committee be.
ing empowered to elect secretary
who shall also act as treasurer.
In the discussion on tho report the
need of a change from the present
system WAS accumulated, the daily
allowance to disabled ministers al
present being only q cents. There
was some opposition to tho creation
Of new ccmmittee for the relief
work on the ground that the work
could be handled by other committees
The qustion has not yet been finally
disposed Of.
AT tonight's session majority and
minority reports from the special
committee on "eleot infancy" clause
were submitted. Judge Green Of
Fourth Worth presented the minor
ity report, which recommended that
the following bo sent down to the
Presbyteries for their concurrence.
''Thet section 3, chapter 10 OF the
confession of faith be amended by
adding the words: nothing in this
section shall be understood as hold.
ing or teaching the possibility of the
damnation Of an infant dying in IN
fancy. Our church does not hold
nor never has held suoh doctrines.' "
The minority report was rejected
and the majority report presented by
Rev. Beattie, of Louisville was adopt
81. The majority report resoinds
the order Of the last general assembly
to print in every edition of the con-
fession Of faith thereafter an explana.
tory footnote regarding infants dying
in infancy, but the report states that
this section is in no way to be taken
as modifying the answer made to the
Overtures of the last assarnhly