Show at visit IVA SARATOGA slay may 22 at this mornings meeting the presbyterian general assembly the committee on amendment to the confession of faith reported recommending that overtures be made to the presbyteries presby teries for the insertion of a new chapter in the form of government to the effect act that amend amendments ments or alteration in the form of government hook of discipline and directions for worship ma may be proposed by the general as assembly ee b to I 1 the he presbyteries presby teries but 1 shall I n not ot be obligatory liga tory ou on the church unless t the majority a ot of all the presby iea a approve ro ve thereof in writing dr patton of princeton 1 chairman c of I 1 the committee tor for c canvassing answers of presbyteries presby teries on r revision evie loti read the report there Thero were that desired revision 03 68 in mat a t did not others declined to answer and man many i desired it hat but stipulated that the ca oaf vani character of the standard should be altered considerable discussion arose as to the classification of presbyteries presby teries albany ban y refused ref used to answer as a to revision but desired the new creed crea M to be aed side by ide with ith the old ur dr mccracken mca mea made jadw a the affirmative affirms tive and 87 negative including albany and sacramento in in tha the affirmative instead of the negative thia this very important point as to the classification of these two decides whether the third have or have not desired revision judge Tb T hornton ornton 0 of san ran francisco of the canvassing committee defended its report if dr mccracken of the committee on revision offered a series of resolutions providing for the formation of a committee to report upon all ali desired changes sn in confession of faith to he the next assembly a lie ile said in all synods except five there is a strong balance of opinion in favor of revision elder dayot new york galto rave not notice tee that tomorrow to morrow he w ill move an alternative plan of constituting the committee which plan will be printed ted and NM N rin distributed before that tima M the committee on church union recommended a continuance of negotiations with episcopal and anti 0 kotlier denom eions for closer relations and cooperation A number of reports were presented the committee on observance ser vatice represented the sunday newspapers aa as a desecration of the d day se the board of the church erection fund reported that tha number of bp ap for aid this year exceeds that of any oilier other they were for two hundred church buildings buil dinga and thirty nine manses mansee and called for tl or rn more re than last year the board has hm helped churches in twenty five synods and ninety two presbyteries presby teries of the states that received boors moreo than ten gr aranta auks minnesota had 15 kansas and california 14 each pennsylvania 13 an and d nebraska 12 it was recommended d hat be raided for next years work rev jamea james if M anderson Ander soo of noth no th dakota spoke ot of the fight with the lottery people and ond the pervice rendered the cause by the tact fact that the presbyterian church building buildings could be used for meetings in opposition when those in n favor of the scheme had preempted pre empted every other audience room he ile expected there aou it be acolier similar struggle next fall |