The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-23
FAITH MADE A
LITTLE EASIER
Presbyterians Voted to Revise
Their Creed.
SECOND DAY OF ASSEMBLY
SESSIONS MOSTLY TAKEN UP BY
BUSINESS.
os ANGELES. Cal. May 22.-Th


T OS ANGELES, Cal. May 22.-The
second days sessions of the Pres
byterian general assembly We're
devoted entirely to the hearing of re-
ports by special committees appointed
! by the last general assembly The
most important of these reports IS that
of the committee on evangelical work
The entire afternoon was given to hear
ing the report and listening to ad-
dressts by several of those engaged in
evangelical work The report had not
been disposed of when the assembly
adjourned. to 9 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, at which time there viii be further
discussion. Late this afternoon the
commissioners and their friends were
rendered a reception at the Chamber Of
Commerce building and tonight mass
meeting in the interest of Sunday
school movement was largely attended
at Emmanuel church
Greed Revision.
Although the sessions today were
more of a business character than on
the opening day and had little Of the at
,trac tiveness of yesterdays proceedings.
there was no abatement of interest.
to Older and after music and prayer
stated the regular order of the assem-
bly, TO be the report by Stated Clerk
Roberts Of the vote of the presbyteries
on the amendments to the confession
CT faith
DR.. Roberts announced that I'll the
eleven amendments to the confession OF
faith had been adopted by the presby-
I teries by an almost unanimous vote.
Not single overture received less than
195 affirmative votes nor more than
nine negative votes. Three presbyteries
voted against revision as a whole.
These are the presbytery of Hunting
don. Pa, the presbytery of Lacrosse
and the presbytery of Ozark, Mo.
As soon as DR.. Roberts had finished
reading the report DR. Van Dyke was
/ on his feet and moved its adoption. A
second was promptly forthcoming and,
/ before any one had thought of discuss
ing the report, it had been adopted.
/ Adoption Is Certain.
! Moderator CoyIe then appointed a
/ committee % five to canvass the vote
I OF the presbyteries on this important
question, and instructed them to report
/ to the general assembly next Thursday
morning 1t is a foregone conclusion
that revision viii be adopted.
! Having temporarily disposed of the
: confession of faith question the assem-
{ bly, listened to an earnest appeal by
I Rev. Dr. Fox of Brooklyn, secretary of
( the American Bible society, II behalf CT
7 that sOciety's needs in the way of funds
Tor the distribu on OF Bibles in foreign
s lSnds. Rev. DR.. Natter. the venerable
missionary, also spoke on this point
/ DIT. Natter was warmly greeted End
/ listened to with close attention Dr.
FOx's appeal was referred to the com
( mittee on bills and Oyertures-
/ The report of the committee on Sab
( bath observance, of which James Yere-
/ ance of New York is chairman, was
( read by Elder Yereance. The report is
: a strong appeal for Sabbath observance
and contained strong arguments
/ against 'seven-day journalism
/ Rev. DR.. I. w. Hathaway of New
f York and Rev DR. Ramsden of Wash
/ ington made stirring addresses in favor
/ Of the committees recommendation.