| Show jlif FUNDFQThTHEGFWG j 4 l Twentieth Century Offering i From Presbyterians r f r J I i I GAVE OVER THREE MILLIONS t j r 1 1 O uc Thousand of the Seven Thousand Churches in the Country Presbyterian te byer Contributed 3397031 try Have Coutrblte An r Innovation i tho General A I ficmblyKeol Business Did Not Ben Be-n on Friday Following the Opening Celebration Twentieth Century ing Day TwetetJ Ccitu bration Held at Philadelphia 1 Philadelphia May 17AUhough It has PhClphla tho custom of th prcsby been for years clstom 1 tcrto Gin l1 ssemblj I to beSh 1 the ronl Jjuniipss 4csalons t or the meeting on rl thft Fridav following tho opening day nit Innovation vuis Introduced this year In ccnlurrcelebra tho form of a twentieth century 1rm Today Music tho Academy of lc tion at thl was t devoted exclusively to n proper ab and prominent rorvmicu of the occasion trvanc ministers and laymen from all sections Dllniner participated In the oxer of the country pnrlclpate clycs Incident to the celebration In meeting was irhft twentieth century mectn lrhf twtnteth resolution adopted by tho pursuance of n resluton assembly at St Louis lust year general Tho programme m was laid down in the resolution ot the assembly john 11 Converse L D r of this city presided Tho celebration began with the singing Thocelcbrton of long Doxology followed by an Invocation by Dr Minion the new moderator Addresses wcro mudo by Hev Willis G Craig LL D of Chicago Chi-cago who presented a review of tho nineteenth century and Rev Henry C McCook D D S C D of this city on Progress of tho Presbyterian Church In tho Nineteenth Century ReV Dr McCooks address was principally I I I prin-cipally a history of the Presbyterian 1 I church in speaking of the doctrine of I predestination ho referred touchingly to I f Mrs McKinley He slated that President I I Presi-dent McKinley on meeting a member of i 4 tho rovlslon committee remarked to tim In r > I ft S you arc going to revise your confession I con-fession of faith To which the com I iniicecmun replied Ure are going to consider the nucstion I I 4 Well r remarked the evident I i I hope you wont revise out of It the doc f trifle of predestination 1 frd tnaton I I 1 lAl us hope said Dr McCook that r pour beloved President sits by the bcd I slflo of the noble woman whom ho slio wedded In 0 Buckeye Presbyterian 1 church this goodly doctrine may be a J r comfort to him whatever the Issue and i that he may say with resignation Not my will but thine bo done 1 wi pIc at tho afternoon session b wcro tho newlyelected moderator Rev I i Dr H C MInton Rev Dr George C S Jurvos of New York and Robert E Speer of New York city Dr Miuton spoko on The Divine PurpOSe Pur-pose Developed the Progress of Time and said In part The page of tho past Is hut a transcript of one progressively unfolding Idcn I and even to use It must b clear that the history of man can be mow at all I S3 far n In tho sane I sense It Is the outworking of an Intelligible Intelligi-ble dca The reformed churches haveS 1 have-S compared revealed truths with the wiser I 4 thought of the human mind and they havo found them testifying In harmony that the only key which will fit the problems 1 l prob-lems of world history Is the single truth I that God rules The address of Dr Purves on The S Problems of the Twentieth Century was a presentation of the conditions now confronting con-fronting the Christian church j Mr SpCers topic was The Speedy S Bringuig of the World to Christ Ho urged earnest oort In evangelization John Wanamaker occupied the chair at tonights session Dr W H Roberts treasurer of the twentieth century fund presented a sup plemontaryueport showing receipts up tonoon today n follows For boards of the church S1WG30 for colclgis and academics G1for I Young M ns Christian Association S117 t i 1CI miscellaneous W for local funds r 01 churches 10li554 for Improvements In local churches and building new churches 1537913 Total I 3i01 This f amount has bee contributed by I 1000 of S the countrv 7SOO Presbyterian churches In the T Dr Roberts stated that he hat today I 5 received Information that Jn St Louis subscriptions amounting to S1SOOM had been received and hadnot been Included l I In the report lie was also Informed her C sall that onehalf of the amount re r iulrcd to remove the mortgage on the Prre byL rIan building In Now York had been raised This was not Included In his report S REVISION T COMMITTEE REPORT The report oLtho committee on re t S Tlslon will b laid before the commission ers tomorrow though ItLc not expected the subject will be discussed by the assembly as-sembly before the middle of next week 1Qxt < I Surprise was manifested tonight wJion It was learned I that a minority report will bo presented The minority report agrees In I l 11 conclusions except as to clause S I which rwonlmcndK that the rcvlBlon com mittee bo Instructed to preparw a brief jummary of the reformed faith bearing I 5 the rarae relation to the confession which 41 S Iho shorter calcchlum boars to the larger I S catechism The mlnorhybelieve that lila recommendation Is I not Identically with what many of the preabytorlcs requested In their answers U the committees In quiries and that It preets an additional standard of orthodoxy wllh the shorter I 1 catechism The report Is I alnoil by F W C Humphrey and William McKlbbin |
