The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-17
A SHORTER CREED
FOR. PR|ESBY'7'E |. 4 |
Committee on Confession Of
Faith Makes Its Report.
INFANTS ELECTED 10 GRACE &C:
overtures on This Question Viii Be
Sent Down to the PresbYterians
for Consideration and
Reply.
{By Associated Press.)

(Bv Associated Pres6.)
NEW YORK, May 16.-The special
committee of the Northern Presbyterian
General Assembly on the Revision Of
the Confession Of Faith, after a year or
more of work. this morning made re-
port to that body in session in the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church in New
York City.
This report is twofold In accordance
with the instructions of the last General
Assembly "a Brief Statement. OF the Re-
formed Faith is submitted for the con-
sidsration of the Assembly. In addition
certain additional statements to the pres.
ent Confession of Faith are submitted
and recommended.
The ,eDort comes with the weight and
authority of q committee among whom
are numbered many of the most promi-
nent men in the Northern Presbyterian
Church. among them DR.. c. H. Wlnton,
the last moderator; DR.. Van Dyke. the
present moderator and such we'll known
laymen as John M. Harlan and John. w
Foster.
The following is the brief Statement
OF the Reformed Faith. submitted:
GOD AND REVELATION.
Article I. or God. we believe in the
everything God. who is a Spirit, and the
Father of our spirits; infinite. eternal and
Interchangeable in His being and pertec-
tons; the Lord Almighty. most just IN
all His ways. most glorious IN hollness'
unsearchabl in wisdom and plenteous in
mercy, full Of love and compassion. ano
abundant in goodness and truth we
worship Him. Father. Son and Hold Splr-
it, three persons in one Godhead, and In
substance and equal in power and glory.
Article II. OF Revelation. We believe
tina t God is revealed in nature, in history
and in the heart of man; that He has
made era cious and clearer revelations OIL
Himself to men of God who spoke as
they were moved by the Hold Spirit: and
that Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.
is the brightness Of the Fathers glory
and the express image Of His person. We
gratefully receive the Hold Scriptures,
given by inspra alton. to be the faithful
record of Gods gracious revelations and
the sure witness to Christ. as the word
of God. the only infalliole rule OF faith
and life.
ON FREDEST1NAT1ON.
Article III OF the Eternal Purpose. We
loving purpose of God embraces all events
diving purpose of God embraces all events
so that while the freedom Of man is not
taken away nor is God the author of sin,
vet in His Providence He makes all
things work together in the fulfilment
CT His sovereign design and the mani1es-
tation of His glory; wherefore, humblv
acknowledging the mystery Of this truth,
we trust in His protecting care to SET
our hearts to do His will.
Article Iv-Of the Creation. We be-
l;eye that COD is the creator, upholder,
and governor Of all things: that He is
above all His works and in them all;
and that He made man In His own
image, meet fer fellowship with Him,
free and able to choose between good
and evil, and forever responsible to his
Maker and Lord. ~
Article v.-Of the Sin Of Man. We
believe that our first parents, being
tempted, chose evil. and so fell away
from God and came under the power OF
sin. the penalty of which is eternal
death; and we confess that. by reason
Of this disobedence. we and all men are
born with sinful nature. that we have
broken Gods law, and no man can be
saved by His Grace.
A1ticle vI-Of the Grace Of God. We
believe that God. out of His great love
for the world, has given His only be-
gotten Son to be the Saviour CT sinners.
ard in the Gospel freely offers His all
sufficient salvation to all men. And we
wherein He has provided a way of
eternal life for all mankind
Article vII-Of Election We believe
that God. from the beginning. in His own
coed pleasure, gave to His Son a people,
an innumerable multitude, chosen in
Christ unto holiness. service and saliva
tien: we believe that all who come to
years of discretion can receive this sal
Walton only through faith and repent
ance: and We believe that all who die
in infancy, and all others given by the
Father to the Son who are beyond the
reach of the outward means OF grace,
are regenerated and saved by Christ
through the Spirit, who works when and
where and how He pleases.
CHRIST THE MEDIATOR.
Article VI1I.-Of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe in and confess the Lord Jesus
Christ the only Mediator between God
and man, who being the Eternal Son of
God. for MS men and for our salvation
became truly man. being conceived by
the Holy Ghost and born Of the Virgin
Mary. without sin; unto us He has re-
vealed the Father, by His Word and
Spirit making known the perfect will OF
God for us He fulfilled all righteous
ness and satisfied eternal Justice, Offer
ing Himself a perfect sa crifice upon the
cross to take away the sin of the world
for as He rose from the dead and as
cended into heaven. where He ever in
tercedes for us. In DOR hearts. Joined tc
Him by faith, He abides forever as the