Deseret Evening News | 1900-05-26 | Page 11 | Presbyterians and Secret Societies

Presbyterians and Chicago May question ot of admI lnor a of members of tent secret t scale te ties to In the Unie Pros Pru church pr precipItated the dl discussion which has markl marked tl the prent present general genral assembly The matr matter came me UI In th the report ot of the committee to which referred 11 at atthe the last IUt assembly the revision of oC the fifteenth article ur of testimony which reo re relate late to l secret While the reo re report port recommended that the article whIch delar declare the opposition of oC th the church to sert secret societies should stand It r that nn an overture should be m made de to the Of the church asking their opinion I as to toh h ther the covenant of membership b be so 10 changed I as to alow allow memo be bera ot of secret societies to beme become church member I If they should hould consent to from theIr lutor pastors In tro tione ai asto to the attitude or of the church their S This nl pro proposal o caused heated iten for nd It The hn el n It ot of Sparta hi I chain haIr man or of the committee which favored its A at dId Il the n Rev J Q A of aC NOW New castle 1 Pa The question wi on one O cut o which the opinion of the w o cU h b he taken Mr Ir McDowell lcD MId of th the orthodox did nt net oP oppose secrecy and It could be r a as to salvation fr The discussion was 11 ed for tor the I tm tints by Dr John prell dent of the Allegheny earn nary who move moved that the should buk I he Cel to a 8 special lla ot of three who should hOld revise vIle I it and p pee Pare a suitable preamble and back to th the assembly baless 11 its ad unanimously Th moton motIon was a