New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-27
THE WINON4 ASSEMBLY.
Discussions OUer Book of Worship
EnLUen Contention.
IBr rELEGRAPH TO THE rRrsrxE.l

Winona Lake Ind. May @.-Dr 1Toffat an
nounced in the PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly TO-
day that he had appointed the following COMMITTEES
to confer with the Washington PreSbytery regard
ing the advisabiIty Of building cathedral church
in Washington; Justice John NJ Harlan. of Wash
ington: President Francis l. Patton of Princeton
Seminary, DR.. Henry c. Minton. Of Trenton; Dr.
John Balloon Shaw. Of Chicago; John s Kennedy.
of New-York, and John H Converse. OF Philadel-
phia
Commissioner Mcfarland OF Washington who
spoke OF the laymen's meeting last night. was IN
troduced to the assembly this morning. and pre-
sented the greetings and congratulations OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt who he said. was deeply interested
in the welfare OF the Christian churches and to the
speaker had expressed the hope that the day might
soon come when all the churches Of the Reforna-
ton. and especially those OF the Presbyterian and
Reformed bodies. might be united in name as they
are now one in spirit The Moderator was directed
to send greeting the President in behalf Of thu
assembly.
This has been pre-eminently discussion day IN
the assembly. Half the day was given TO spirited
debate upon book Of worship containing forms
for baptism. communion. marriage burial OF the
dead and also for the regular morning and even
ing services The report was presented by Dr..
Henry Dyke. Of Princeton. who emphasized
the fact that the proposed book OF worship was
not a ritual He did not even wish it be called
a liturgy although he admitted that that was q.
good word. but he added: IF I had TO commit sui
eide. would do it in some other way than by Try
ing 70 impose a liturgy on the Presbyterian
Church
DR.. van Dyke pleaded for liberty in Presbyterian
worship. declaring that there was room in the
Presbyterian Church for different types OF wor-
ship. AS 1t is now" he said, "a bewiIdering
variety prevails in the arrangement in the different
parts of the service. It Is evidently dficule 10
stranger within the gates OF one OF these Presby-
terrain churches to know when TO rise up and whe1.
TO sit down To meet this difficulty. the orders o.
service are usually printed from week 70 week IN
the form of a time table and distributed In the
DIT. van Dyke criticised the Episcopal narriags
service, declaring IL be three particu-
lars: The service declares that the marriage IS
not lawful If certain things are concealed Wh+cA
ought to be told by the parties before the cere-
nony. The saddest thing about this matter Is.
said the speaker lit IS lawful and only divorce
terminate the marriage The second fllsehood
in the Episcopal maria sc service IS where inc
husband announces that he weds the wife with
and the third relates the closing prayer. where
Isaac and Rebecca are set forth as the model
family
The Presbyterian order recommended saws that II
persons joined together otherwise than as God
Nothing is said about the endowment OF the VIE.
In the proposed service the giving OF the ring -
thus announced This ring ] give thee in token
and pledge of our constant fatth and ABIDING love
Nothing is said about RebeCca in the closing pray
1t was decided enlarge the committee, and reter
the book to this committee and IN case n detnll,,
and satisfactory completion Of the work is reached
during the the committee is authorized 20 pup
fish II, the committee 10 make nnal report % tle
next assembly
The temperance discussion centred largely about
an unnamed university whose graduates and older
The assembly expressed its deep regret that this
should be done and called upon college and uni
drinking of wine and liquor by their students and
to discourage the of spirits and other liquors
strong resolution against the sale and use OF to-
baCco In any form.