Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-29
REVISION CARRIES The DAY
Presbyterian, Finally End Long Dispute
Over the Greed.
COLOR QUESTION ALSO PASSED uPo.
Most Important Session OF AsS
ia Held as Troublesome oues-
lions Arc
and Decided.

LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-rhe Frespy-
terrain church of the United states IN seh,
eral assembly today, finally olsposeu VI
the question Of revision OF creeo Ihal mas
heen before the last three general assem-
blies and agitated Presbyterian circles -
the last hfteen years. The assembly to-
day, by unanimous vote aoopteu '"e 70
vision of the confession of faith as pre-
pared by the committee appoih'eu W Wv
general assembly in 1901.
Resides clearing the calendar OF inns III
nortant question the assembly disposed OIL
tha ,cTennessee overture in regard &c
"separate presbyteries in the same terri
torv 4" which was commonly known as the
..colored question of the Presbyterian
church and the report of the special com
r,tttoa on divorce and remarriage. Several
DoInor renorts also were heard during the
dav which on the whole has been the
busiest of the a~ssembly's session.
The fact that creed revision was to come
I'm Of this mornings session attracted the
argsst crowd that has attended any meet
ing since the opening. After disposing oil
some business of minor Importance Mod
orator Coyle announced that Rev Dr'
Henry Van Dyke of Princeton N D.
chairman of the committee on bllls ahd
overtures, would submit the report OF the
committee on revision. Before reading the
report DR.. Van Dyke stated that two pro-
tests. one from the presbytery or Lehlgh
and the other from the st. Cloud pres
bytery, tending TO obstruct action on the
revision question, had been before the com
mittee and 1t was recommended mat the
assembly vote TO throw them out Inc
assembly so ordered.
DR., Van Dyke then proceeded with the
report of the revision committee. He e
the detailed vote on each one of the eleven
overtures, which showed that no one over
ture had received more than ten negative
votes. The overtures were voted upon
seriatim and adopted. But one voice In
the negative was heard, and this only on
overtures 5, G and Z. A declaratory state
ment, which precedes the changes In the
confession of faith. was read and adopted
by the assembly, as follows:
While the ordination vote of ministers,
ruling elders and deacons, as set forth in
the form of government, requires the re,
ception of adoption of the confession. OF
faith only as containing the system of doc
trine taught In the holy scriptures, never
theless, seeing that the desire has been
formally expressed for a ~disavowal by the
church Of certain differences drawn from
statements In the confession of faith and
also for a declaration OF certain aspects
OF TtNthltu lIull WHICH appear at AAt
present time to call for more explicit state
ment, therefore, the Presbyterian churct
I'm the United States OF America does au
thoritatively declare as follows.
Then follows the text OF the report.
BY the adoption OF eleven oyertures. i'm
portant additions, amplihcations and amend
ments are made to the articles OF the con.
fession OF faith. OF these one OF the mos
vital is the erection into the church doc
trine OF the belief hat all who die il
infancy are saved, which is embodied II
the declaratoTy statements regarding chap
ter III OF the confession of faith and chap
ter X, section 3:
That concerning those who are saved Il
Christ, the doctrine OF Gods eternal deere
is held in harmony with the doctrine Q
/ His love TO all mankind, His gift OF Hi
Son TO be the Precipitation for the sins o
the whole world, and His readiness 10 be
stow His aVing grace on all who seek II
that concerning those who perish, IN
doctrine of Gods eternal decree is held {
harmony with the doctrine that God desire
not the death OF any sinner, but has Pre-
Vided in Christ a salvation suf1ctent "a
all. adapted TO all and freely offered In II