Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-17

Church of which Christ Is the only Head.
We believe that the church invisible cop-
sists of all the redeemed and that the
church visible embraces all who confess
the true religion, together with their chill
dren. We receive to our communion all
who confess and obey Christ as their Divine
Lord and Savior. and We hold fellowship
with all believers in Him.
We receive the sacraments of baptism
and the Lords supper alone divinely es-
tablished and committed to the church, to-
gether with the word. as means of grace;
made effectual only by the Holy Spirit, and
always to be used by Christians with pray
er and praise to God.
Article XIV. OF the Last Judgment-We
believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come
again in glorious majesty to judge the
world and to make a final separation be-
tween the righteous and the wicked. The
wicked shall receive the eternal award Of
their sins and the Lord will manifest the
glory of His mercy in the salvation of His
people and their entrance upon the full en-
! joyment of eternal life.
Article XVI. OF Christian Service and
Final Triumph-We believe that 1t is our
duty as servants and friends to Christ, to
! do good unto all men. to maintain the
| public and private worship of God, to hal
| low the Lords day. to preserve the sane
| tity of the family, to uphold the just au-
thority of the state, and so to live In all
honesty, purity and charity that our lives
| shall testify of Christ. We joyfully receive
the word of Christ bidding His people go
| into all the world and make disciples of all
| nations. and declare unto them that God
was in Christ reconciling the world unto
| Himself and that He will have all men to
| be saved and to come to the knowledge of
the truth. We confidently trust that by
| His power and grace all His enemies and
| ours shall be finally overcome, and the
| kingdoms of this world shall be made the
| kingdom of our God and of His Christ In
this faith we abide in this service We labor,
and in this hope we pray.
Applauded by Many.
| At the conclusion of the reading of the
report on creed revision there was a wave
of applause, but it was noticed that many
I of the commissioners remained silent.
| John H. Converse, an elder from the
Philadelphia presbytery, moved that the
report be accepted This motion was adopt
| ed.
The Rev. DIR. David Mylie, pastor of the
! Scotch Presbyterian Church of this city,
moved that the report be adopted. This
motion was laid on the table. and on mo-
| ton of Dr. Mnton the discussion of the re-
! port was set for next Thursday at 10 am
| and on further motion of DR.. Minton it was
! resolved that at that time the discussion
of the report will be continued until the
subject is exhausted and the vote Is taken.
| The reports on ministerial relief and the
| Assembly Heral. were read and adopted.
The report on special committees on
| church statistics was read by the chair
man of the committee William H. Roberts,
| and adopted for this assembly 1t was
| agreed that it should be condensed for the
| next general assembly.
| Brief reports of the committees on the
| digest editions of the constitution and re-
printing of minutes were read and adopted.