Show CREEO CREEn IONIS IS UP 1 Presbyterian fleS Pi b General Assembly A SS l ly I f 47 j the Question 1 V x r ro o REPORT OF E S 4 SHOWS THAT T 1 EIG PRESBYTERIES ASK CHANGE Recommendation Is Made That Jin tire tir be Referred td d a Spec Special ial ml lk on Predestination Predestination and int ant nt Baptism McGiffert M Giffert Heresy H Case se is Dropped f St StLouis Louis Mo May 23 Anticipating that the judicial committee would v uJ make mf its report on the heresy heres her si case of of DrA C C McGiffert at the afternoon session of tho the general assembly the th commission commissioners c ers and denominational nal friends crowded the big bis auditorium m of ot the t e to its utmost capacity Additional to this interesting lp r feature the committee on bills bUll bIlls and anti overtures sprung a surprise on on the assembly Q blY by br b submitting its report report rep on the the revision of the creed of the Presbyterian church Rev Dr Herrick Herric Johnson John Chicago read the report wh ch showed show d that there were before the tie committee thirty eight different dif erent overtures on the gen Jen general Jeneral general I eral subject of change of f creed ere ed and presbyteries had proposed no change of confession sion of ot faith I Of the requesting the change one presbytery asked for a re revision revision revision vision that would not impair lr mair the Cal Gal Calvinistic Calvinistic system six presbyteries s were w re rein in favor of or a shorter creed twenty de tie desired desired sired a new and shorter creed one on an alternative creed three a supplementary su lemen tary or fifth statement lt of doctrIne eight a summary of Christian of doctrine I eight others desired a new creed as as a basis of subscription and anti the nine re remaining rem remaining m presbyteries suggest that the assembly appoint a committee e to act and report to the assembly Dr John Johnson J Johnson hn son said the committee deemed the overtures of such varied nature and of such number as to justify some action on the the assembly They were so varied he said that no D plan propos proposed ed could be tried and to enter at once upon either ither plan was was impossible The committee recommended that a committee of fifteen be appointed to consist of eight ministers and seven seYen elders eld r from the church ch ch at large rg to con consider conI cOnsider sider Sid er a restatement t of doctrines doc trines and andreport andreport nd report to the next assembly embly what specific specIfic I chic action should be taken by the One Onehundred ne hundred t and thirteenth assembly It was also recommended that the differ different different ent eat presbyteries take action on the mat matter matter matter ter of revision at the fall tall meetings and andreport andI andreport report to the next assembly I Speaks of Predestination Pred The report of the committee called I I forth a vigorous s discussion 8 Dr Ir Pt Rob Robert R Robert b I II I ert F Sample chairman of the commit committee I tee on bills and overtures s deplored the prevalence of the idea that a change of I creed was necessary Ii He admitted with regret that t at some statements ts relating to predestination should be considered carefully and declared that t at through the sacrificial blood of Christ infants were saved sved s at death He Ee closed with the words S SI I If the creed should be changed change cha we I would never see its lt like It e again I Dr George F ost ost of New York YorkI I opposed the he recommendation of the j I committee He said the church needed i no simpler statement of the main truths i that Christ taught than is incorporated i I in the confession of faith The time having arrived for the sec see second second ond order of business the assembly postponed further discussion on revision sion until Wednesday day afternoon Rev Dr McKibbin chairman of the judicial committee committe read the report r port of the judicial committee on the McGiffert case The appellant was allOwed to withdraw his appeal which settled the heresy case |