Show DOCTRINAL DIFFICULTIES Presbyterian Committee Makes Progress Pro-gress Toward Settlement Washington Dec 6Tue committee of sixteen ministers and laymen of tho Presbyterian church now in session hero for tho purpose of agreeing on some recommendation to be made to Jme the next general assembly on the revision re-vision of the confession of faith mado material progress today Action was taken by a subcommit of five which provides for a vote tomorrow by the full body on each of five propositions proposi-tions contemplating some change or revision re-vision In the confessional One of these It Is expected Will be adopted thus bringing the question before the general assembly in May Five members of the committee Drs Samuel J IsMccolIs of St Louis Henry VandyJio of Princeton university Stephen W Dana of Phfladeplhla Justice Jus-tice Harlan of the Supreme court and tce W Humphrey of Louisville I submitted I sub-mitted papers for the consideration of the committee which will form life commitee basis of action on the subjectof rc vision These papers In general propose pro-pose either an actual revision of the confession or the adoption of the explanatory ex-planatory statement of doctrinal difficulties culties In the confession or the formulation formu-lation 1 of n brief popular statement of the essential doctrines the confessional confes-sional system After mature consideration by the full committee the papers were referred re-ferred to a Bubcommlllee of live cOlslslnJo Messrs Vandyke Johnson John-son McKlbbcn Parsons and Hum phrey which nern prolonged meeting meet-ing decided that the full committee shall vote tomorrow upon the propositions proposi-tions in the order In which they were submitted Each of the paper containing proposals pro-posals It ia understood Icovcrs the same grounds differing mainly In detail de-tail and in the manner In which tho proposed change or changes shall be I niado |