The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
SPIRITED T|LTS
CAUSE FLURR|ES
IN ASSEMBLIES
Continued From First Page.)

1876 to A. and thus recommended that
no suggested amendment to section 3
OF chapter 10 of tho Confession of
Faith" be sent down to the presby-
teries, but that the action OF tho gen
cral assembly of 1902 be reafirmed in
the declaration OF that body that the
scripture warrants the teaching that all
infants dying in infancy arc included
III the election OF grace.
The report of the committee as adopt
cd reads as follows:
There have come into our hands
overtures from Albemarle, Mecklen-'
burg. Kings Mountain. Potosi, Whining :
ton, Concord West Hanover and ST.
Louis Presbyteries asking that chap
ter 10. section 3. of the Confession of
Faith be amended.
'We give the answer as follows: In
View OF the fact that tho question OF
amending this section has been before
the church for thirteen years. and tho
church has not agreed on the form OF
change to be made. and in view OF the
further fact that the Assembly OF 1902
Alexanders Digest. revised page s,
declared that the Holy Scriptures am :
pyl warrant uB in believing that all
infants who do in infancy are included
In the election OF grace and aet regen-
Grated and saved by Christ through the
Spirit which declaration we would here
s VIC recommend thut no amend
ment for the present be sent down to
the preHbytcrics.
tsigned) "T. S. CLYCE.
Chairman. Bills and Overtures"
This report was presented to the
Assembly on Saturday. but no action
vas taken regarding 1t at that timo
further than to refer IL to the docket
When the report was taken from the
docket this morning. IL was in connec-
ton with the consideration of addi-
l,t a..
infant clause" that on Saturday had
not been tabulated
Rev. W. N. McPheeters offered an
amendment TO the report of the COM
mittee. recommending that all refer
ence to tho Assembly of 1902 be stricken
from the report. leaving the report to
read as follows:
There have come into our hands
overtures from Albemarle. Mecklcn-
burg. Kings Mountain. Potosi. Whining
ton. Concord. West Hanover and St
Louis Presbyteries asking that chapter
TO- section 3. of tho confession of faith
be amended.
We give answer az follows: In view
OF INC fact that the question OF amend
ing this section has been before the
church for thirteen years and the
church has not agreed on the form OF
change 10 be made. we would recon-
memo That no amendment for the pres,
ent be sent down to the urcsbyterics
Discussion was precipitated M once.
ana II was the most spirited and most
interesting that has taken place on
the floor that has taken place on
On motion, each speaker was limited
10 hNe minutes and the moderator an
n0unced that the closing sneaker in
support OF the amendment would be
Dr. McPheetcrs, and that DR.. Clyce
would close the argument for tho re-
port of the committee on bills and
overturcs.
When speaking the first time in de-
tense OF the amendment D, Nc
fhecters said: The question involved
IN this report has been put ia tho
church repeatedly, and has not been
satisfactorily aired. and ask here
are we authorized in the name of our
Master TO say that all infants dying
IN infancy are saved: The church
heretofore has refused 10 make at
nrmative answer 10 the question God
- silent on this subject, and all OF
the PRESBYTERIAN churches In united
force cannot break this silence The
church has had opportunity TO ex-
press its mind on this subject and has
done so. and could never vote TO
exercise arbitrary power in this as
sembly which has no constitutional
right TO do So
Or. Clycc, when speaking nrst for
the report. said
The Confession OF Faith suits ME
just as 1t is, but people are demanding
change We may say what we
please, but the passage is not clear
Some OF our people want the clause
now. under consideration stricken
from the Confession The majority OF
the PRESBYTERIAN Church and the ma
lority ofTthe eldership desire Il change.
We may have hope that all infants
dying in infancy are saved. and II we
nave that hone. why not express It?
will stand by the Confession, but
at the same time. ! am not willing 10