The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-27
REVISION OF TIE GREED
CIDES THAT SOME CHANGE IN
CONFESSION is NECESSARY
A NEW STATEMENT OF FAITH
Is Recommended, Either by a
Change fn Text or by a Sup
Elemental DecIaratory
Statement.

PITTSBURGy sAprii ga subcommit-
tee of the committee ON revision of the.
creed appointed by the general assembly
OF the Presbyterian, is in session at the
Monongahela house in this city, forml-
lating it's report which is to be presented
to the general assembly In Philadelphia
on May 16. At the recent meeting in
Washington the committee divided and
majority and minority reports were con-
side~ed. The functions of the subcon-
mittees are those of returning board
The vote of the presbytery has been
taken en- the subject of changing the
creed and of several alternative queries.
The committee is endeavoring to tabu-
late results and to state just what is the
wish of the Presbyterian body in the
United States
The report which the subcommittee
will make to the general assembly was
unanimously agreed upon and is as fol-
lows:
Your committee find on examination
of the returns from the presbyteries. the
following facts:
I. That the returns indicate that the
church desires some change in it's credal
statement.
80. That the returns indicate that 10
change is desired which would in any
way impair the integrity of the system
OF doctrine contained in the confession
3 These returns indicate that it is
the mind of the church that the con-
fession shall be Interpreted throughout,
in harmony with the teaching of Scrip
ture that God is not willing that any
one should perish, nor is it the decree of
GOD, but the wickedness of their own
hearts which shuts some men out from
the salvation freely and lovingly offer
ed in Christ Jesus to all sinners
q. These returns indicate that pIu-
raiity of the presbyteries desired that
changes should be made by some new
statement of present doctrines.
IS. The returns also indicate a des re
on the part of many preSbyteries for
some revision of the present confession.
section 3; chapter XVI, section Z chap
ter NAII-. section g. chapter XIV, SEC
ton s, with additional Statements con-
cerning the love of God for all men
missions and the Holy Spirit
CHANGES RECOMMENDED.
fA) In view of these facts we recon-
mend that a committee, as provided BY
section 8. be appointed by this assembly
.(B). We recommend that this COM
mlttee be instructed to prepare a brief
summary of the reformed faith. bearfrs
the same relation to the confession which
the shorter catechiSn bears to the
larger catecnism and formed on the
pared for the assembly of 1892 or the
articles Of faith of the Presbyterise
church of England. both of which doc
Cments are appended to the committees
report and submitted to the assembly to
be referred to the committee that may
be appointed
This summary is not to be a substl-
tute for the confession. and Is not TO at
feet its terms of subscription but to
'vindicate and clear the doctrines of the
church from all false aspersons and mis-
conceptions, to give a better under
standing of what is most surely believed
among us, and is in no sense to impair,
but rather to manifest and maintain the
integrity of the reformed faith.
"(C). We further recommend that this
committee be instructed to prepare
amendments of Chapter H. Chapter x,
section 8, and 9Chapter XVI, section Z,
Chapter XXI, section 8, and Chapter
XXV, section 6, of our confession OF
faith, and either by modification of the
text. or By declaratory statement-so
as more clearly to express the mind OF
the church with additional statements
concerning the love of God for all men
missions and the Holy Spirit 1t is in
tended that the amendment shall in no
way impair the integrity-of the declara-
tions set forth in our declaration, and set
forth in the Holy Scripture