The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
LITTLE OR NO DEBATE
Rev. Fleming Railey Of Florida OPP
poses Revision.
AND GIVES WAY ToA BURST OF GRIEF
The Proposed Changes No" 90 10 the PresDy-
trries For Ratification. 4 Numb r of
important Matters Before the
Assembly,.
Try the Associated Press.)


New York. May 22-The General As
se}ably Of the Presbyterian church today
adopted the report Of the Committee OH
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 60 to the various pres
byterias for ratification. When the re-
pclt 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
fracted 2 CROWD which filed 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. Or. Horny G. Minton. chairman Of
the Revision Committee, spoke for the
report. Tho NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as to the
confession,' " said Dr.. Minton, have come
from two causes, first, the unguarded
statements in the confession itself, and.
second, unWarrantod differences from the
confession. In the first cases verbal
changes were the remedy. In the second,
declaratOry statements were necessary"
~. NIl1lCH bltH lOOk up Tie ' dI lCdS
points on which the committee had been
asked to pass. Regarding the Pope Of
Rome" ne said, 1.-The confession distinct
~ says the Popc is the a~nti-Christ and
the son Of perdition. Now. if that was
true and if we want to say it-lct it
stand. If not true, or if true and we
don't wish to say it, take it out.
Il may believe that the Pope is anti
Christ on general principles. | 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
Or. Minton resented the accusation
brought that the Presbyterian church
believed in infant damnation.
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 resent the
accusation that this chapter c~ontemplates
any such interpretations.
DR.. 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.
II arr against the adoption of the re-
he said. II 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 viii 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 econded by the Rev. How
ard Duffeld, of the old First Presby-
terrain church. this city.
eve are face to face with a Babel and
q Pentecost," said DR.. Duffell, "A Babe
Ct confession Of and a Pentecost whore
souls Will be won and blessings gained.
Which shall it be-"
DR.. Richard S. Holmes, of P~ittsburg,
said he represented the conservative ele-
ment 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
session was closed with an impressive
devotional service.