The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-11
PRESBYTERY FOR REVISION.
OYERTURES ADOPTED. 4 FEW VOT-
ING AGAINST THE PREAMBLE.
Seine objection 10 the second Overture
as O,erstronE. hut That. Too. Went
through Resolution Of Approval From
Union Seminar, W estcrn Jew Barred.

Az far a. the Prcsbytcry Of New York
il concerned the seal Of approval has been
given TO Presbyterian creed revision AZ
its November meeting yesterday tho Pres
bytery voted Ia accept tho eleven over
lures in the revised Confession OF RAIN
adopted by he Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, last May There was a large attendance.
called out largely by the fact that Revision
would be discussed
Unanimous affirmative voting followed
the reading Of nearly every overt ure There
was considerable discussion of In" frs,
overture. which is preamble tot he declare
tory statement and states that while the
ordination VOW of ministers. ruling elders
and deacons requires the reception and
adoption of the Confession of Faith only a.
conta ming the system of doctrine Taught
In the Holy Scrip, ures, nevertheless the
desire has been formally expressed for the
dieavowal by the Church Of certain IN
ferences drawn from the Confession OF
Faith and also for a declaration Of certain
aspects Of revealed truth which appear
nj the present time to call for more eXplici,
statement When finally put TO the Pres
bytery several votes were recorded against
the prea mble.
Tho eeeand overture was the subject OF
q short debate. 1t contains several con-
tested doctrinal points, and " was charac-
tSdzsd Yesterday by several members as
being altogether too strong. but at no time
did sufficient opposition develop to cause a
fear that the overture would not pass
Preebytery
many members who voted against re-
vision last year. said a member afterw ard.
have fallen into line and are coming To
believe with the rest of lis that the leaven-
inn influence Of revised Confession of
Faith will work wonders in our Church
Last year the vote against revision was
rs TO n. To-day, | may say. | think, with
out infringemen of the rules of order, that
the yotss cast against adoption could be
counted on ones fingers
The Rev. DR.. Francis l.. Brown, acting
president Of Union Theological Seminary
sent a letter TO Presbytery in which, after
citing the action OF the General Assembly
on revision, he offered this resolution:
Resolved That the Presbvtery'of New York
records It's great satisfaction IN this action
approves the brief statement and welcomes
its use within the bounds Of this Preshyery.
Some surprise was expressed that from
Union Theological Scminarykhould come APP
prevail Of the ra Their conservative brief state
HeHl. NO ACTION W Or ldhrilt Dul lue ISSDlu-
ton will he made the order 81 business for
the next regular meeting on Dec :.
The stated clerk of Presbytery the Rev
DR.. +. T.. Sherer, expressed thanks To The
Sun for publishing the fact that valuable
records Of the Fourth Presbyterv of New
York we're lost and said that il was as much
through the printed account OH he loss AZ any
thing else that the records had been found
Many suggestions were made az to their
probable Whereabouts and after several
weeks Of search they were discovered hid
den away in a closet in the home Of the late
Rev. DR. G. W. +. Birch, former stated clerk
Of Presbytery.
The Revs. j F Whitman Of Elizabeth
and Concie L. Butler Of West Chester sought
admission TO Presbytery. Their names
were referred 10 the Moderator's council
The Rev. ). c. Hagh, OF Genesee and
the Rev. ". H. Pheley Were both received
Admission 10 Presbytery was denied to the
Rev Moses Barcowitz OF San Francisco,
who asked permission Ia come to New York
to work among the Jews here II was not
deemed expedient that such work should
be begun at this time.
petition WAS received from Bethany
Presbyt erian Church in The Bronx. Of which
the Rev. DR.. g. " F Birch was pastor.
asking that some provision he made for it's
psstorato The Roy Daniel +. Russell
was appointed Moderator Of the Church
session and power was given 20 him to
call q congregational meeting II was said
that the Rev. Or. Francis r. Mars,en. now
supplying the church, will he called a. stated
supply or may be elected pastor
The statement in yesterdays newspapers
that q Sunday concert had been held in
Public School 33 in We-, Twenty-eghth
street stirred up some members Of Pres
hvtery considerably. The Moderator
will name a committee To investigate the
character Of the performance and report at
nextPresbytery. The Rev. DR.. ID. &. Willie
will probs bly, head the committee
Adjournment was taken until Nov. IL
when meeting will he held To sever tho pas
toral relations Of the Rev DR. J Wilbur
Chapman and the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Al the same time the pastor Of
the American Presbyterian Church in
Montreal, Canada, who is a member 81 this
Presbytery will be dismissed from his Ca
madam charge. He becomes the pastor Of
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Cleveland,
Ohio.
When tho meeting closed there wore few
~ adjourn All the ministers prac,icai,v
had gone TO attend a ret reat Of Presbyterian
elsrgymen lasting three days and beginning
tonight at Riverdale. The leaders arc
The Rev DR.. G. p. McAfee Of Chicago and
John Willis Baer. secretary Of the Presbv-
terrain Board Of Home Missions