The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-05
REVISION OF THE CREED.
The Presbyterian General Assembly, By q
Unanimous Vote, Adopts the
Greed Revision Report. =

Greed Revision Report.
Los Angeles, CAL, May 29.-In the
Presbyterian generalsassembly Thurs
lay, a motion made by DR.. w. N.
Page for the adoption of the report
Of the revision committee as a whole
prevailed by unanimous vote. The
moderator later was authorized to
appoint a committee to confer with
the Cumberland Presbyterian commit
tee on the question of uniting the two
churches.
After the reading and adoption Of
all the overtures, Chairman Van Dyke
said he wished to make it clear, and
especially did he wish to say, "to the
brethren of the press that this revi-
sion does not mean that the Pres
byterian church has changed her
base one inch, but it does mean that
she has broadened and strengthened
her foundations. Her divine sover-
eighty shall never be interpreted so
as to mean fatalism."
The discussion was continued by DR..
a. c. Minton, DR.. G. A. Dickey, DR..
J. w. Peach and others. After brief
speeches by Rev. DR.. William Henry
Roberts and Moderator Coyle, a mo-
ton was made by DIR. w. N. Page for
the adoption of the report of the re-
vision committee as a whole. The
motion prevailed by unanimous vote.
Then Moderator Coyle offered a
prayer Of thankfulness that 'this
mornings work had marked the con
summation of Is years earnest effort
in the Presbyterian church."
By the adoption of the election
overtures, important additions, am
plifications and amendments are made
to the articles of the confession of
faith. Of these M of the most vital
is the erection into the church doc
trine of the belief that all who die
in infancy are saved, which is embod-
led in the ~declaratory statements re-
%garding Chapter Ill. of the confess
sion of faith and Chapter X, Sec
ton 3:
"That concerning those who are
] saved in Christ, the doctrine of Gods
eternal decree is held in harmony
with the doctrine of His love to all
mankind. His gift of His son to be the
Precipitation for the sins of the whole
world and His readiness to bestow
His saving grace on all who seek it;
that concerning those who perish, the
doctrine of Gods eternal decree is
held in harmony with the doctrine
that God desires not the death of any
sinner. but has provided in Christ n
to all and freely offered in the gospel
to all; that men are fully responsible
for their treatment Of Gods gracious
offer; that His decree hinders n man
from accepting that offer and that no
man is condemned except on the
ground of his sin. Also that it is not
to be. regarded as teaching that any
who die in infancy are lost. We be-
lieve that all dying in infancy are in
cluded in the election of grace and
are regenerated and saved by Christ
through the spirit, who works where
and how He ~pleases."
For Section 6. Chapter XIV, of the
confession of faith the following is
substituted:
Lord Jesus Christ is the only head
of the church, and the claim of any
man to be the vicar of Christ and the
head of the church is unscriptural,
without warrant in fact and is an
usurpation dishonoring to the Lord
Jesus Christ"
Three additional chapters are add
ed to the confession, concerning the
"love of God for all men, missions and
the Holy spirit"
The report of the special commit
tee on divorce and remarying was
taken up, DR.. Charles A.. Dickey,
chairman, speaking in support of it's
recommendations. There was no dis
c~ussion of the report, as this had been
forstalled by the passage of the reso-
luton enjoining Presbyterian minis
tiers from performing the marriage
ceremony in cases of divorced persons
at last Mondays session. The report
was unanimously adopted.
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