The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-29

Tenn. and A Z. Turner of waynss-
burg, Pa
Doctor Black is chairman Of this COM
mittee, and the Reverend J. NJ. Hubert
is its secretary.
The committee from the Presbyterian
Church consists OF the Reverend Doctor
W. H. Roberts of Philadelphia: the Rev
erend W. N. Page Of Leavenworth, Kas.:
the Reverend Doctor John r. Davies of
Philadelphia: the Reverend Doctor Will
ton Marie Smith of New York City; the
Reverend Doctor Robert F. Coyle OF Dem
yer. Colo: the Reverend Doctor Doug
lass E. Pitnam of Princeton. Ind: the
Reverend Charles A Dickey OF Philadel-
phia; the Reverend Doctor Reuben H.
Hartley Of La Porte. Ind: Elder Elisha
S. Perkins of New York City: Elder Reu-
ben Tyler of Cincinnati. and Elder e. o.
Wells OF Lake Forest. Ind.
Doctor Roberts. stated clerk Of the Gen.
eral Assembly. is the chairman of the
committee. He Is known to be personally
friendly to Cumberland Presbyterians. His
own opinion is strong for Presbyterian
federation, he being the American secre-
tary of the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance.
Doctor Coyle and Doctor Page were
Moderator and Vice Moderator, respec-
lively, of the General Assembly. Doctor
Coyle. In the last year, has. in articles in
religious papers, strongly advocated q
union Doctor Dickey. another member of
the committee, remarked. in an address
before the General Assembly that the re-
vision OF the Confession of Faith has re-
moved all differences between the Pres
byterian and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches.
DIFFER REGARDING CONFESSION.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
was formed IN 1910 by members OF the
Presbyterian Church who did not believe
In the doctrines If predestination. fore
ordination and infant damnation. The first
presbytery of this church was in Dixon
County, Tennessee, and the church took
the name Cumberland because Of local as
sociations.
For almost a hundred years the two
churches have remained apart, the slight
difference in doctrine separating them.
Each body has prospered.
BY its revision of the Westminster Con-
fession the Presbyterian Church has de-
clared that no man is condemned except
on the ground of his sim and "that the
confession shall not be regarded as teach
ing that any who may die In infancy are
lost, but that all dying in infancy are in
cluded in the election of grace"
The two creeds now almost exactly con-
form to each other, The only difference Is
In the way the churches regard the race
question.
The Cumberland Church has separate
church for negroes. known as the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. Colored. The
Presbyterian Church, white and black, is
one. The last General Assembly consid-
cred the question Of establishing separate
presbyteries for negroes. A prominent min
lister was appointed to investigate the
methods by which other churches handle
the race question, and II Is understood that
his report will be that the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has solved the prob
lem.
Several representatives of the Cumber-
land Church reached the city last night,
but did not feel free to discuss the oues-
tion. Sunday was a day of prayer for a
blessing on the conference In all Presby-
teriau churches.
Should the result OF the conference be
report in favor OF union, each separate
presbytery of the two churches will have
to act on the Recommendation. When the
opinions Of all presbyteries are obtained
the general assemblies will act. and not
until then will the question be settled.