Show REVISING ITS CREED I Presbyterian General Assembly Provides Pro-vides Committee for that Purpose st t Louis Mo May 23 Advancement Advance-ment was made In the l wont of thc I general assembly today by i the adoption adop-tion t of the report of he committee on bills und overtures asking the presbyteries presby-teries what action they desire to take It any In the revision of the I creed und In thc election of Dr William B Noble I as permanent clerk who was chosen in Hi first ballot Although the afternoon after-noon session was fraught with unusual I Interest there I was no dramatic situation situa-tion Speakers for and against revision revi-sion occupied the floor und made speeches und the most friendly spirit prevailed i The adoption of the report of the com mllice on bills and overluies relating to the appointment of the revision committee com-mittee by the assembly was received with great satisfaction Scarcely leas enthusiasm was manifested during thc election of the permanent clerk REPORT ON FOREIGN MISSIONS The morning was mainly taken up with a discussion of the report on foreign for-eign missions Rev Dr Charles Cuth bert Hall of New York chairman of commit read the the report and requested re-quested the assembly to reelect the following members of thc foreign mission mis-sion board to serve until 1903 Rev Bit B-it Booth D D Rev W n Richards i I D D Rev John Fox D D lion Darwin James Rev John R Davis D D Dr Scott Fisher and Mr W P Stevenson MADE AN ELOQUENT APPEAL Dr Hull supplemented the report with an eloquent appeal in support oft I Ill of-t recommendations of the I commit I the I which met with much applause He said the report revuilcd a aeries of most re I marknble conversion showing that the I I spirit of God was working mightily In tilt hearts of the most degraded lie told of the conversion of a wealthy Chinese tea merchant the regeneration < I of the Prince of Nan in Laos the open < lug of time eyes of thc Mollah In Persia and thc reclaiming of the sorceress I Chuukokivl of Korea PROBLEM OF TIIIO AGE The whole record of the Korean mW slon he said had an anonlollti harem 1 about It and the rapid development of I the native church whether In Roman Catholic or In heathen lands In self l government yclfsupport anil self I propagation should ommunim rage time homo church to Increased offerings In j tvi tim I ho some degree comrntnsurate lby 11C0nled masnincont opportunities a time HesaW the Providence of God H problem of the ago wan UK convi of glotlTS tViO thft world and paid a had who Utri to ihe noble missionaries passed away during time year REVIEW OF MISSION WORK of NCIV ° Tlalsiy Ttcv A Wood worth time s of York secnHarl one uf thc board who bus barg < lf th lmonmi itk the r work Hiioku bristly reMewlng of missions He said the rnIsHlmnaLIs bpl mlLver thomBelvos wen thc very tlaemint iH They time board povw were the m cream of the inlbVlcuiai force of lie world Tho lesson of giving said Dr llalscj would ma le tliol oughly I learned until I Christian es 1Oii4 ay time cXfcvded Christian imports sumo lokpn applied lu commerce Tin iveommendiuions embodied In time report eix adopted by time I assemi lund > l-und the leport as u whole was approved ap-proved HERESY CASE FOREVER CLOSED A communication was read > by Dr MrKlbhen i chairman I of the judicial i committee from Rev Dr G W Biivli appellant In the McGlffcrt case to the flcn that the heresy case was forever closed I I REVISION OF CONFESSION At the afternoon session by i almost unanimous vote the report of tho committee com-mittee on bills and overtures providing for a committee of tiftcen lo Inquire of the Prosbvierlans heir views as lo the roislon of Ihe confession of fallh was adopted This committee will represent repre-sent at the next general assembly Rev f A Dickey moderator of the assembly assem-bly uas appointed chairman of the rommlllee The other members will be appointed later |