| Show I PRESBYtERIAN CREED REVISION Assembly Divided into Three Parties Re Reports ports Submitted Motion lotion to Dismiss 4 Matter Mater as Inexpedient Inexpedient Philadelphia Pa 1 May Mn 23 The Im Ira Important question of ot revising tho creed which tar for the time past two to years eart line has been bei be 1 agitating time the Presbyterian lr church before the th general assembly today ama a n lengthy debate on ott the question Is li ex expected x peeled Last week the time report of or tho ibm special committee on omi 01 revision of or which tim tho tJ Hc Dr Jr Charles Dickey tc ey of ot this tuft city Is l chairman was made time the order ordem for tor 0 today toay with the additional condition that the time discussion hl not aol be iC interrupted by 11 other business i tho time commissioners reached some crane dull dol alto conclusion The lime committee wa Wi ap up appointed at St StI pointed by b the time general assembly Louls Juls I xi u Is lust year eal The fhe controversy regarding line has hl led hod to the tiny formation Conna of ut throe thio o groups groUpy among the thc GIO commissioners to tm t time the general assembly First there Is tho time group composed of or those tholO opposed to any an change whatever In iii II tIme thc doctrinal standards of ot the tho church Then I there la is 11 a n party larty desirous of at setting iHlo the time confession of ot faith as os not miot truthfully expressing time the belief of or time the church churl Be Do Between e tween stands time the centrists who favor tavor maintaining tho time old oki Il confession c with a n few modulations rind and who vho de tie desire sire the tel adoption of or a it declara declarative d tive statement setting forth the most moat Important tf doctrines selin and laying special emphasis on the tIme love lovo of or God 00 for man mankind kind khal anti ami on the work of ot the tIme Holy Spirit a alii In lii answer to the tile questions submitted to the tho presbyteries hO 10 asked tIle the as assembled I to dismiss the time whole subject one was wa as undecided 4 I said they time the neither desired a n revision not nor nol a n supple supplemental mental statement 1 revision and nd nn on explanatory statement M 21 2 a supple supplemental mental statement IS Ii l revision anti and n cc supplemental statement 1 I an explanatory explanatory tory statement ud a Ot supplemental statement H 14 a n substitute creed cl cl 1 an nn 1 alternative creed anti and C 6 some tommie not specified el and of ot tho time presbyteries 15 13 in tho the United ant States s 10 ia In fur for dun hinds landy failed to respond Fully an nh hour before etor thom tho doors of or Cal Calvary crowds vary church were opened VIT thronged thron cd the tho entrance rind witch when the devotional exercises began the ilo to galler galleries gulet lee ies wore were tilled to overflowing Thu debate debute on ott WOI wan delayed el elby by this th report of the committee on bills unU overtures O S g Fluke 1 of f Washington Dr r Asa sa It D I C offered n a resolution ing lug President on the time prompt recovery Ire from rain nn an apparently fatal Ill Illness In ness noes of Mrs Irs and offering thanks to God flod at time tho th prospect of ot her Imer early eaily return to her home hOOl The Time resolution ton tion was unanimously adopted ted ton Dr Ir Wil Huberts clerk announced that there therl Is still 11 wio vo 0 days da business to tobo bo ho disposed of utter after uter time the revision ques question question tion lion Is settled nettled lcd The lime order Het of ot time the tl tiny day 1 the time reading of ot the time leport of or the thc special committee on o revision tonic come lOle before tIme the th assembly at a 10 He olO Dr Dickey chairman of ot time the committee before rending reading time the report said 1111 If It It haul had not lIot been foreordained d that thu 11 revision movement Wits to come com cometo to cc tl blast m In you ol ott would woul no doubt bo be t i I am nJ In 1901 1901 This Is of or in own on The rime last then by hy no choice my I las general ton assembly al In its ita kindness as it I named me 10 chairman of ot the time committee which I 1 hiatt hll already named I say tny this little word that the com cant may II know I am here by hi ap op appointment and amid not by b request Dr Dickey then proceeded to read the time retort report and anal ud was Og closely followed by hy byal hyal al limo commissioners who held copies al At AI tl the time of ot Dr r Dickey Dr Roberts the time stated clerk read rend the thc min minutes mm utes utIS on omm time the death deatti of ot Gen O n Harrison adopted by b the tM committee nt at l Its last m mn I Pittsburg It U was wn accepted as aR a a 0 supplemental report and amid ani adopted by b I a t liking vote ot The lle minority report signed signe by Ho HoDI Dr DI of ot Cincinnati and B 1 F W Homphrey of ot Louisville was wat road rend by Dr In presenting the report Pr PI said he hmo would like Iko to toa tony tay a ny a I word wr regarding the time spirit which revolted prevailed nt itt lt tho time meetings of ot time the com coin committee Ho lie te declared de n 11 that hint sensational reports had hal appeared In tIle the t e newspapers which were wore without one oho iota lota of ot truth Dr said Mil the tie meetings of ot oftie tie the till committee were Conducted under the most harmonious conditions On motion of HI Dr Pr Jounce James D I of ot Washington ashington ton Pa Ia presbytery the lie reports were wee received rc item le Dr Samuel J NIo 1011 ot of St Louie moved that as the thc first a the recommendations m in II both bothi holl reports were cr those hose t ose recommendations lons lie hi adopted Dr Dickey Dicke claimed that under the tue ther rules miles r lel of ot the time assembly he ime fiat and Dr lit Mc f were ere entitled to speak on their reports before any an motions motion moton were pro seated Dr hr said he hf m node made the triodes malo tl In n time the t of or The fht I Issue he ht said was WR wa time the appointment mul of ot u it I commute whose whole Instructions were eru to come 01 later he its believed that hint by hy adopting tim th the first Ir t recommendation this would have the lie whole report til in better shape hap for consideration Hev Di I John DeWitt of ot Princeton to in Ils is feet lund nj hig Dr McCull wild How dj flu J you 01 know we want to ap tip tp point a committee 7 Suppose wo wu want to the time matter Nr moved mater a mc substitute mo InU ion tion ton to tu adopt the whole of tho time majority report Several erl amendments were of Qt C feted but there wa as 01 so much contusion confusion that Dr ir r Nichols withdrew his motion Dr Im 11 then th n moved to adopt tho tile report An amendment was offered port to substitute Bub tute th time minority authority re cc report Ie 1 tho time last motion was put Dr George eore B of ot Philadelphia of the time following Whereas the vote vole of or the time pr preshy teries on nn creedal revision Indicate an nn Utter uter hick of ot unanimity as ne nf to what should bo ho 10 done In time the mater and Whereas this luck lack of unanimity mentis means mn a n protracted of ot contro controversy versy ersy anti unrest in case tho time movement tam for tOI revision be i persisted In antI and Whereas time the th disturbance of or tho the con fe of lt faith would be b la lot the time WRY way of ot union or reunion with mh other churches now 01 holding this symbol unimpaired which union U is I earnestly earnesty desired ana aio prayed for tor therefore That hut thug this general lily hi dooms It Inexpedient to proceed fur film further ther timer In thc tl matter mator of lt revision nt at this thU time hate matter tl Ilter and ama It hereby dismisses tho time whole The Time rending reading of ot time the resolution brought I forth considerable applause There Thero were loud Iou I calls for tor Dr DIdIe to on time the resolution Before Idore he lie got fot started on Ills his t however a te 1 point of order was s railed against of time the to Indefinitely postpone To exp tU mat matters Dr linker Ballor changed time tho wording e At his solution n as mutt originally written by striking out the time words postpone and amid substituted ul the worl K This Titis gave Jn Dr Dickey imig hi hl to J lie He presented a cm biter bief b tet of the time work of ot tho time committee anti and said ah lw I h Q would anticipate sonic gome objection to be tm t toi made ma nad to the majority report rt He lie haul imd heard that htmL there timer was wan wa 11 shown alt wn tin dim lilt ime part patt of some come one lne n He Uti the tho theu u and aid lip lie had I n I with a more serious duty cluty ton than that which the tho lust last assembly a ilae III I upon UI OIl orm him In Iii appointing the time he ito did what ho lie thought was ins 91 b best belt t for or thu pence prosperity progress of or tile the church Dr Ir Dickey Dicke told how he plead pleaded I ed 01 with several ministers to be Ie OI members of ot the th committee When hm lit ime referred Ie to tn the time declination of or Dr John Jphn DeWitt of ot Princeton seminary seminar the lat hat latter latter hatter ter Interjected And Amid you 01 pleaded most eloquently In speaking on tho timi question of oils lie Ito said 1 Now Is the accepted time lute to settle the time matter Dr Dickey made nn on eloquent appeal to the assembly to tho the question lie He was followed by Pr ir Me Mc Ic on of or the minority re report report port pout At the time of ot the time nd ad dl 8 the assembly at lit 1220 p m HI tool took toola a Il I recess until 30 fOk o Dr said it was curtain certain that thata a a majority of or time the th presbyteries favored a mc change hut but In iii his opinion the church Is 18 determined that n nl change han shall be made which shall shah touch n u simmie AlnIe fundamental doctrine No new nw creed Is I ut III sired he ime said as ns only four tour fourteen fourteen teen haul had voted for that proposition plO o Dr nr ben sold the confession should be bl mane maae clear on the subject of o oI I ct Infants It should be demon demonstrated to this generation he sold said that Gods Gails grace lays hold in the tho act of lt t i death leati and glorifies tIme tho infant Into I transformation lh n It taken takemi tho the child from Us Its mothers heart Dr asked that the time resolution lion tion be tp I down and made a n pas pus passionate passIonate donate appeal nl al time the adoption of recommendation B n of ot the thu majority re cc report port llOrt Hilt lilt hit recommendation rI I a calls for tor a f brief summary rf rS the time reformed faith luring bearing the same sanle relation to the time can con fi sion iolJ hint u the time shorter catechism bears Iwan leers to tn th larger catechism at e ehl and form orm d II i In n tilt the general model of ot the con tf t iced i od prepared for time the assembly of if 1 2 or the articles artles of ot faith of or orth tho th ui brt church of ot I lip lie strongly urged recommendation n C which ask II I tor lor the time preparation of ot ill i t several Of ot tho the o 0 of either by b the modi fl 14 nil m of t th Ih text or l h by y so 10 c an as a to mor deaThS express the mind of ot Pt the church with additional state statements ments nort In hl the love of ot God Oo for tor all LII men |
