The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-30
DETAILS FOR THE
UNION ARRANGED
Cumberland Presbyterians Going
Back to Parent Body.
OUT NEARLY A CENTURY
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SUB
COMMITTEES.

st. Louis, Dec 29.-After a division
OF almost one hundred years steps
were contaminated today in the joint
session of general sessions. which,
when formally ratified, will unite the
Northern Presbyterian church OF the
United States of America. and the
Cumberland Presbyterian church Al
most two days have been consumed
by subcommittee in arranging de-
tails for the union. Their reports were
submitted TO the general committee
representing each church this after
noon Within two hours the two gen
eral committees had met in joint ses-
sion and agreed upon a basis for the
union OF the two denOminational
bodies. This agreement viii be re-
ported to the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church meeting at Des
Moines, Iowa, on May II, 1906, and of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
meeting in Decatur, ILL.,, on the same
date, for formal ratification by these
two executive assemblies. which Will
be followed by the official announce
ment that the union of the two
churches has finally been consum-
mated.
Only One Dissenter.
The general committee of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church had its
full quota of twenty-one members
present, the chairman being Rev. DR..
w. H. Black OF Marshall, Mo. Only
sixteen of the twenty-one members of
the general committee were present
Rev. DR. w. H. Roberts of Philadel-
phia. was chairman.
The Joint sssion was executive in
character. II was stated that on the
joint ballot on the question Of the pro-
posed union there was but one dis
senting vote, that being cast by Elder
l.. w. Keller of Knoxville, Tenn, a
member of the Cumberland committee.
1t was further stated that when the
Cumberland committee was appointed
seven men known TO be in opposition
TO the proposed union were placed on
the committee The vote today indi-
Gated that six had changed their
minds during the deliberations in COM
mtttes.
Confession of Faith.
The report adopted in the joint ses-
sion of the joint committee declares
that the confession of faith OF the
Presbyterian church of the United
states of America, as revised in 1908
and the other doctrinal and ecclesias-
teal standards of that church have
been constitutiOnally adopted by the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, as
has also the joint report prepared by
these two general committees two
years ago; that the reunion and union
of the two churches has been fully
agreed 10 by both, and it is recon-
mended that Immediately after the
foregoing effects of the steps thus far
taken have been announced the con-
fession of faith and the other doctri-
nal and ecclesiastical standards Of the
Presbyterian church of the United
States of America. shall be binding
upon the ministers, ruling elders. dea-
cons, officers, churches, adjudicatOrs
boards, committees and all other
agencies of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church, and that body shall
have adjourned sine die as separate
assemblies and before the general as
sembly OF the Presbyterian church
United States of America. shall adj
journ sine die. the moderator OF the
latter assembly shall announce thai
all Of the Presbyterians Of the two
churches shall elect commissioners t.
the united general assembly of 1907 OF
a basis of one minister and one rulinl
elder for every twenty-fOur minister
or moiety thereof; that until the new
moderator of the united assembly
shall be elected the moderator of tn,
Presbyterian general assembly shall
preside over the united general as
sembly of 1907. and 1t is recommends,
that the moderator of the CumberlanC
Presbyterian assembly of 1906 shall
preach the opening sermon of tn