The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-23
LITTLE OR NO DEBATE
Rev. Fleming Bailey of Florida Op,
poses Revision.
AND GIVES WAY TOA BURST OF GRIEF
The Proposed Changes Now 60 to the Presby.
b. teries For Ratification. A Number Of
Important Matters Before the
Assembly,.
CBy the Associated Press }

New York, May 22-The General AS
adopted the report of the Committee on
Greed Revision making changes in the
Confession of Faith. This action, which
was practically unanimous, was taken
with little or no debate. The changes
proposed will now go to the various pres
byterias for ratification. When the re-
port was presented last Friday a motion
Tor its adoption was made at once, but
the vote was deferred until today. AS
was to be expected, the prospect of an
interesting debate on creed revision at
tracted a crowd which filled the CALLER
les solidly and when the doors of the
ground floor were opened, all the seats
not reserved for commissioners were oc-
cupied
Rev. DR.. Henry C. Mnton, chairman of
the Revision Committee spoke for the
report. 1.-THE misapprehensions as to the
confession said DR.. Mnton, "have come
from two causes, first the unguarded
statements in the confession itself, and
second. unwarranted differences from the
confession. In the first eases verbal
changes were the remedy. In the second,
declaratory statements were necessary"
DR.. Minton then took up the various
points on which the committee had been
asked to pass. Regarding the Pope of
Rome" he said, 'the confession distinct
ly says the Pope is the anti Christ and
the son of perdition. Now, if that was
true and if we want to say it--let it
stand. If not true. or if true and We
don't wish to say it, take it out.
HI; t1,n+
Christ on general principles. l am quite
willing to declare in the face of the
Vatican or the whole world, for that
matter, that the Pope using the crown
rights of Jesus Christ, is anti-Christ and
the son of perdition. The committee fol-
lowed the only proper course to pur-
sue, by broadening the statement"
DR.. Minton resented the accusation
brought that the Presbyterian church
believed in infant damnaton.
THE critics and enemies of the Pres
byterian church have rolled it under their
tongues as a sweet morsel that we be-
lieve in infant damnation. We descent the
accusation that this chapter contemplates
any such interpretation
DIR. Minton was loudly applauded when
he closed.
who has been known as a strong anti
revisionist asked the assembly to adopt
unanimously and at once the report.
Rev. Fleming g. Rally of Kissimee
Fla, opposed revision.
81 am against the adoption of the re-
port" he said. 'I have never found any
difficulty with the standards They have
lighted the way for me and mine across
the river, all the way. l feel that this
revision is but the entering wedge and
how far it will go no one can tell"
Here the speaker broke down and wept
The question was then put and the
resolution, ordering the report published
was carried, with only two dissenting
votes.
The motion for adoption of the sup
Elementary statement was made by DR..
Minton and seconded by the Rev. How
ard Duffeld. of the old First Presby-
terian church. this city.
1--WE are face to face with a Babel and
Pentecost," said DR.. Duffield. "a Babel
souls will be won and blessings gained.
Which shall it be?"
Dr. Richard S. Holmes, of Pittsburg,
said he represented the conservative ele-
raent of the church. He said he had
only voiced the sntimnt of that element
when he asked the assembly for the unan-
imous adoption of the supplementary re-
port.
The entire report was adopted and the
ssion was closed with an impressive
devotional service.