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Show Th Matter of the Eevision of the Wst-ministur Wst-ministur Confession of Faith Disposed Dis-posed of for this Year. PEE8BYIERIAN3 IN ASSEMBLY. Bev. Dr. Greene of Princeton, Elected Moderator Dr. Patton on the Work of th Eevieion Committee. Pkthoit, May 22. Rev. Dr. William Henry (ireen of the Princeton theological the-ological seminary w as yesterday elected moderator of the one hundred and third general assembly of the Presbyterian church. The committee on cousensus of creed reported that it had held meetings meet-ings and sent a circular to the reformed churches holding the Presbyterian system sys-tem throughout the world. The death ol Dr. Howard Crosby was spoken of as a grout loss to thu committee, ami Dr. Dickey was recommended as a suit-able suit-able man to take his place. Dr. Mackintosh reported as to the missionary niaga.ina of the church at homo and abroad. It is winning favor, and other denominations are coming to appreciate it greatly. There is great neglect, however, lo heed the recommendation recom-mendation of the assembly that Presbyterian Presby-terian families should take it. It could he made, a quarter or a half cheaper if ?5.(H)0, who could well allord it, would subscribe for it. Mr. Lowery. chairman of the committee com-mittee of pro-tf lexis, stated that last year tho coiumit.ee reported to the assembly as-sembly that it had finished revision on the proof texts! of the confession of faith. Since then the same was done for the larger catechism. 'VThe Presbyterian general assembly met at 9 o'clock this morning. Alter a season of prayer, the conference minutes min-utes were read and the standing commutes com-mutes announced and slated. 'I ho clerk read a list of the presbyteries that voted on the proposed cluuige in the amendment to the standard. Ninety-one Ninety-one voted aye, seven no, six refused to report and fourteen had not reported. Several statements as to the overture on deaconesses were made. Tho report of the committee on revision of the confession con-fession of faith wai read by the chairman, chair-man, Kov. William C. Roberta, president presi-dent of the Lake Forest university. Ho said in the introduction that the copy from which he was reading was the only correct one and that he regretted that some of the daily papers had by some means got hold of and published one partially incorrect. After the reading of the report it was moved that it be sent down to the Presbyteries as recommended by the committee, and coniiiutteo continued to make a linal report to the next assembly. as-sembly. Dr. Smith warmly seconded the motion. Hev. Dr. Patton of the revision committee supported tho motion.. mo-tion.. He would have preferred on strictly technical grounds that the report re-port be recommitted and they be direc- . ' -l to send it down to the Presbyteries "iMher than for the assembly to itself send it down because some might understand un-derstand that action as implying some degree of endorsement of the recommendations recom-mendations of the report. He said: "1 think in the changes proposed in the report the essence of Calviuism is whollv preserved. We did not mean to de-Calvinize, and we did not. Every one who expected anything of that sort will bo disappointed. We were not unanimous, although harmonious. We want to see how the church views the proposed changes and the proposed methods of making changes before deciding de-ciding to stand out for anything that does not appear in court. We want the report criticised without any restraint from misapprehension of unanimity in the sessions of the committee." The motion was unanimously adopted adop-ted and the great debate is over for this year as far as the general assembly is concerned. Reports from the committee com-mittee on unemployed ministers was made the second order of tho day for this afternoon. Dr. Francis of Cincinnati recommended recommen-ded that the method and time of deal iug with the question of accepting and voting on the election of professors in theological semiuaries at the session of the assembly be referred to the committee com-mittee on theological seminaries to report re-port at its earliest convenience. The report of the enmmitee on the text constitution of tho church was read specifying certain changes in wording word-ing punctuation etc. Judge Hand of Kcranton Pennsylvania made the report committee on business management of the board publication. |