The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-29
NOT VERY ANXIOUS GREAT WORK DONE
Presbyterians Return Jubilant From
Meeting Of General Assembly.
COMMENTS BY G. T. THOMPSON
Work of Revision Committee a.
Adopted Paves Way to Great
Work by Church.

Jubilant over the work OF the general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
closed Monday in New York city and re-
fecting the happy feeling of all who at
tended, especially with regard to the work
of tie revision committee. c. T..
Thompson, who was member of that
committee, returned to Minneapolis this
morning. n
The unanimity of the assembly with re-
gard to the matter of revision seemed
scarcely credible. Great bodies of church
men have rot often changed the state
ment OF .heir faith even in minor par
ticulars without spirited and sometimes
heated debate yet here was a great body
adopting changed statement of its ar
ticles of faith a. one man. 1t was q
question in the minds of many. however,
whether criticism which did not get into
the papers was not heard by members OF
the revision committee personally. This
Mr.. Thompson says was not the case
EVERY one went away jubilant-perfect-
ly enthusiastic" said Mr.. Thompson: VINO
sums up the assembly's work as follows:
st harmonizes practically al the diff
ferences existing in the Presbyterian
church
'It gives the denomination better
standing among the conservative and in
fluential constituents of the church,
especially among business men.
IT SUITS the denomination in a posi-
ton for better and more aggressive
Christian work than it has ever known
in its l1istor::t..
ut 'buries the terms liberal and con-
SENTATIVE as DR.. Henry Van Dyke, the
moderator happily put it.
at Daves the way to great achleVe-
ments in the way of evangelistlo work
and along all lines of Christian activity"
Future of Evangelistic Work.
AS to the future of evangelistic work,
Mr.. THOMPSON believes it was never so
bright. The liberals had felt the weight
of infelicities of expression in the articles
of faith while conservatives knew not to
what extent the liberals might go in their
demands. But, he said. there were no
longer any conservatives or: liberals;
and vigor. >l
Mr.. Thomson called attention to the
fact that John H. Converse, the great To-
connective man who is at the head OF the
evangelistic committee, had placed at the
disposal of the committee this year for
evangelistic work $4,000. This commit
tee has already given the church a new
impetus, last year having witnessed 10,
900 more accessions to the church than in
any previous year.
A Great Moderator.
The work of DR.. Henry Van Dyke as
moderator was mentioned by Mr.. Thomp-
son with great enthusiasm; it was note
worthy for it's absolute fairness. The
EFT er tainment of the assembly by the
New York Presbyterians also called for
most favorable comment, the reception at
the Waldorf Astoria being the great
feature. Another interesting meeting was
the home mission rally at Carnegie hall
at which President Roosevelt spoke.
Won by Figures.
The contest for the place of the next
meeting was won by figures. Cleveland
in opposing Los Angeles said that south
ern California would be too hot place
at the season of the year at which the
assembly meets: The Los ,Anglesians
came back with figures to show that for
the period Cleveland had an average tenn
perature at least fifteen degrees higher
than that of the California city. ..-a