The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-23
Minister Offers It at
Presbyterian General
Assembly.
RICH MOND LOSES
Next M EET ING
Bristol an Easy Winner Of An
nual Church Gathering.
Amendment of Elect Infant"
Clause Will Be Put to Vote.
Plea for Bible in
Schools.

@oJ SS'| AS Gl6C-h,
tion of Bristol, Tenn. as the next
meeting place. and a decision to put
to q vote OF eighty-seven ~presbyteries
comprising the Presbyterian Church In
the United States (southern). an
amendment to the elect infant clause
In the Confession of Faith. and an at
tack on the Roman Catholic Church,
featured to-day's session OF the Gen.
eral Assembly.
One of the most important reports
made thus far to the assembly. was on
what is known as the elect infant
clause" Fifteen p~resbyteries had sent
overtures on this subject, and the bills
and overtures committee recommended
that the assembly send down to the
presbyteries for their approval the fol-
lowing as a substitute for the present
language Of the Confession OF Faith:
Infants dying in infancy are regen-
Grated and saved by and through the
Spirit. who worketh when and where
and how He %pleaseth. So also are all
others who are included In the election
Of grace and who are incapable of
being outwardly called by the ministry
of the Word"
This is only proposed as a clearer
presentation OF the doctrine held by
the Presbyterian Church, SO that there
may be no question as to what the
church really teaches on the subject
OF Infant salvation. This report was
not acted upon, but will be taken up
again.
Bristol Easy Winner.
When the question OF seiecting the
place for next meeting was taken up.
DR.. Russell Cecil gave the assembly
a most cordial invitation to hold its
TEXT meeting in the Second Presby-
terrain Church in Richmond.
He also read n letter from DR.. w. w.
| Moore, president of Union Theological
Seminary In that city. asking that the
assembly come to Richmond. that III
might take part In the centennial eel
ebratipn OF the founding of that SEM
mary. An overture from East Han
over Presbytery was also read. second
ing this Invitation. Governor Tyler
made a striking speech In advocacy OF
Richmond. DR.. w. D. Morton. OF North
Carolina, and NJ NJ. Gillian. OF Rich u
mond. also advocated Richmond.
DR.. ". ]. Bachman said that he had
been instructed by the session of his
church to Invite the assembly to meet
in the First Church OF Chattanooga,
Tenn. and In ~obeyance TO this instruc-
ton he would nominate that church,,
but in favor of Bristol, he would with
draw the name OF his church on his
own responsibility.
In speaking OF Chattanooga, Dr..
Bachman said hat that city Is gov
erned by a commission, three OF whom
are Presoyterians and the other two
lean toward the Presbyterian Church.
Bristol was put in nomination by DR..
c. C. Carson. OF That city. When a
number Of speeches had been made, the
vote was taken and resulted In q VIC
tory for Bristol. by a vote of II to IT.
The assembly decided to require the
churches to report the amounts paid
for pastors salaries. as was the case
until n few years ago.
At the evening session a meeting az
was held in the interest OF tho Bible
cause. Among the speakers was DR..
w. j. Martin, of Davidson, N. C. One
OF the points emphasized by him is
the need of the Bible in the schools of
the country. He said that the public
schools of this country are only great
school system IN the world, except that
J of France. In which there is no formal
religious teaching. He urged that the
Bible be taught in all schools, both
public and private.
Attack on Catholics. t
The following paper was offered by
Rev. J. c. Painters:
Resolved, l.. that the General As
sembly Views with serious concern tina
growth and pernicious activity OF that
powerful poiitico-religiou organi2a-
ton known as the Roman Catholic
Church. which Is and always has been
a menace and a blight to the civil and
religious liberty or every land where it
has obtained u foothold. That It views
with serious concern the apathy OF all
public men concerning this menace;
the evident disposition on the part OF
the general government to grant spe-
cial favors to this organization, and K
the ominous silence OF the public press
concerning any adverse criticism OF
this body, and at the same time q
readiness to freely advertise all that
Is OF Interest to this so-cailed church IS
80. That this assembly shall appoint
an ad interim committee of Ave menu
bers which shall inquire concerning
this whole matter and report to the
next assembly some practical method
OF advising our whole people concern
ing the dangers involved In the above
facts. and II in their Judgment 1t Is
| wise to Invite the influence and CO.
operation OF other Protestant bodies In
this work"
This paper was referred to a special
committee tor later report.
DIR. w. J. Martin and Chas. A. Row
land. who had been nominated by the q
committee on systematic benehcence az Z
secretary and treasurer OF foreign mis-
sions, both asked that their names be W
withdrawn, as they did not SEQ theiria