The Topeka state journal., 1903-05-29
IT is UNANIMOUS.
Revision Of the Confession of
Faith Is Adopted
BY the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Los Angeles.
ON DIR. PAGES MOTION
Report of Committee Is Ap-
proved as Submitted.
Movement Inaugurated to Unite
With Cumberland Rranch
ON DIR. PAGES MOTION

Los Angeles. Cal, NJ the
Presbyterian genera a uz 10
ton made by DR.. 81 av-
enworth, Kan, for the Il tie
report of the revision
whole prevailed by unanle-5as
The moderator was aashe+ III ap-
point a committee to esnIe rsl st7s
Cumberland Presbyteria1 c1r ia. fns
the question of uniting the ea
es. This action finally dispo ri tha
question of revision of or sea srt nas
been before the last three gee as
semblies and which agitated su5-
terian circles for the past hf.aaa
Besides clearing the caIeada u s
important question the Assem- riT dis
posed of the Tennessee overtl r-
regard to separate presbyteries "a
same territory" which was cOm,mau.
known as the "colored question" el ll
Presbyterian church, and the report ol
the special committee on divorced ana
remarriage. Several minor reports slse
were heard during the day, which Oh
the whole was the busiest of the assem-
bly's sessions.
DR. Van Dyke proceeded to read the
report of the revision committee He
read the detailed vote on each one of
the eleven overtures, which showed that
no one overture 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, and T.
A declaratory statement which pre-
cedes the changes in the confession of
faith was read and adopted by the as
sembly, as follows:
while the ordination vow of minis
ters ruling elders and deacons, as set
forth in the form of government Re
quires the reception and adoption OF the
confession of faith only as containing
the system of doctrines taught in the
Holy Scriptures, nevertheless, seeing the
desire has been formally expressed for
a disavoWal by the church of Ger
tata inferences drawn from statements
in he confession Of faith. and al~a for q
decIarat ton of certain aspects of reveal
ed truth which appear at the present
time to call for more explicit statement,
therefore the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America does authOrl-
tatfvely declare:'
Then follows the text Of the report.
BY the adoption of the eleven oNerturess
important additions amplihcations ana
amendments are made to the articles of
the confession of faith. OF these one Of
the most valid is the erection into the
church doctrine of the belief that all
who die in infancy are saved which IS
embodied in the declaratory statement
regarding chapter III of the confession
of faith and chapter X section g.
That concerning those who are saved
in Christ the doctrine of Gods eternal
decree is held in harmony with the doc
trine of His love to all mankind His gitt
Of His son to be the Precipitation for the
sins of the whole world, and His reaql-
ness to bestOw saving grace on all Who
seek it. That concerning those VINO per
ish 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 a salvation SUI
7cient for all adapted to all and freely
offered in the gospel to all, that men are
fliIlv responsible for their treatment OF
Gods gracious offer; that His decree hin
ders no man from accepting that otfer
and that no man Is condemned except on
the ground Of ais sim
Also that it is not to be regarded as
teaching that any who die in infancy are
lost. We believe that all dying IN in
fancy are included in the election OF grace
and are regenerated and saved by Chrlst
through the spirit who works wnere ana
how He Dleases-
sion of faith the following IS substituted
.sThe 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 war
rant in fact and is usurpation dlshonor-
ine~ fo the Lord Jesus Christ