The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-24
Amen dment Nj k es
Clearer Elect III
fart" Clause.
WILL BE REFER ED
IL PRESI YTERIE.S
General Assembly Declines to
Open Sinnott case-Each SEES
sion Must Decide What Kind
of Bread and Wine to
Use in Communion
Service.

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tSpecial 20 The Times. Dispatch.j
Louisville. Ky. May 23.-fne south
ern Presbyterian General Assembly
held us !ifth days session in this city
to-day. This Is distinctly a working
BODY. but this afternoon the member
OF the church With which the meeting
is being held. with the help OF some OF
their friends. captured the whole as
scmbly and carried 1t OF in a long
line OF automobiles to see the many in
terest!nG sights Of this beautiful city.
Inc members came back delighted
with their trip and rested and re-
fresned for their work.
h morning Rev. 7. w. Hooper. Jr.
of Virginia. asked that he be allowed
10 retire from membership In this as
se;nbly, that Rev. s.. S. Laws. D.. D..
of Washington. D. c.. might be enrolled.
DR. Laws was appointed the representa-
live Of Chesapeake Presbytery. a, the
time for coming TO the assembly he
was in such health that ne could not
come. and asked Mr.. Hooper, who had
been appointed alternate, to come in his
place. To-day DR.. Laws came. and Mr..
HOOPER asked that ne be enrolled as
the representative of the presbytery.
But the assembly declined TO grant the
request.
ELECT Infant CInuse..
Most OF the day was gwen 10 the
discussion OF the elect infant clause
OF the Confession OF Faith. An amend
meni to this section Of the confession
was sent down to tho presbyteries last
year for their approval. hut there were
not enough presbyteries voting for il
10 adopt Il.
The assembly adopted another
amendment, which will now go to the
~presbyterics. to be reported on next
year. This amendment was reported
yesterday, but through an error on the
part OF the clerk of a committee a mis-
take was made which seriously AFFECTED
Its meaning.
The correct form Is this: Infants
dying in Infancy are ~reEenerated and
saved by Christ. 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 put
wardly called by the ministry OF the
word"
This does uo, at all change the doc
trine held by the Southern Presbyterian
Church on this subject. bu only what
is claimed to be a clearer statement OF
the doctrine. After discussion this
paper was adopted by ar almost unan-
imous vote.
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session OF the church at ST. Charles,
Mo, the assembly declined TO say what
kind Of bread and wine should be used
IN the communion, hut left Il 10 each
session 70 decide for its own church.
sinnott Case Closed.
Much TO the surprise of every one.
the report OF the judicial committee
on the petition of Rev. w. I. Sinnotr
was adopted without any debate and
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was the petition of Mir. Sinnott. asking
that the judgment OF the last assembly
be reversed. This is the long discussed
case coming from Alabama. The as
sembly declined to open the case again.
AT night g meeting was held in the
interest OF home missions, when adj
dresses were made on work on the
frontier, among the M~exicans in Texas,
among the mountaineers and among the
negroes.
Special attention was given to the
work among the negroes in this city.
under charge OF Rev. John Little and
fifty other white workers. There are
now about 500 negro children enrolled
IN this mission. a great work IS being
done for the uplift of the negro. 1t
was stated that $4,000 was needed for
his work to complete It's buildings and
"a running expenses for the next year,
and that $4,000 OF this had been
pledged. conditioned upon the raising
of the whole amount. A collection of
more than $1,000 was given for this
cause by the members OF the assembly,
for themselves and their churches.
BY unanimous report the celebration
of reformation day was changed from
the irst Sunday in November to the
last Sunday in October. to make 1t as
near October 81. the date of the refor-
nation, SIS possible.
The committee on bills and overtures,
reporting on the overtures of the Pres
byterles of Atlanta. Piedmont, ST. Louis
and Memphis. asking that a change be
made In the 2,35sth paragraph OF the
Book of Church Order. pertaining to
non-attendance of church members,
reported favorably. and the report was
adopted.