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May 18, 1910.
the Presbyteries, whether fro
Assembly, or from an overture
not, does not affect the legalit
fact is that the Assembly sen
Presbyteries with its recomme
will probably relieve the diffici
bytery of Greenbrier who haw
clare the whole procedure in tl
3rd. Our committee recomn
tion of a foot-note to explain
than a change in the paragraj
not provide any process for
Whether the Assembly alone
currence of the Presbyteries;
should be employed in adopt!
for amending the Confession;
Book on this subject leaves tl
adopting a foot-note, are all 01
1900 adopted a foot-note to th
question was raised as to v
amending the Confession, and
down in chapter VIII, paragrap
should not have been followed
scinded. In view of that i
mends that the Assembly sen
Presbyteries for their concur
Presbyteries were to concur in
and the subsequent Assembly
doubtless be no objection to iti
of the Confession, adopted by
most satisfactory, process kno
Onmn t 1 1
kjuiuc icaoulio IUI piClCrilllg
the text are: (1) A foot-note
church than any other form
Presbyteries which desire a ch
have not sufficient strength to
ably be willing to compromis<
a foot-note which emphatically
teaches the damnation of infi
which oppose any change at al
the sentiment in favor of a ch
accept as a compromise a foot
explanation of the language,
and should be preserved in its
terests of truth and of souls w:
apprehension can be remove*
without changing the body of
a better method. (3) A chai
fession would be accepted b;
equivalent to an admission ths
ing that some dying infants ai
be cited as evidence that we
that belief. To leave the Ian*
interpretation of it is to vindic
a half centuries of its history
whole purpose of an amendme
in the church between two clc
holds that the Confession wo
Hvlncr Infantes aoavorl T>Viex
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fession should merely tell hov
are incapable of being outwar<
Word, without undertaking to
of grace.
One member of our commi
clause of the foot-note we re<
can not, by a fair interpretath
as teaching that any of those 1
reason for dissenting is that 1
of the Confession can be fairly
are non-elect infants who die
him, I do not think it necessar
could have been present at tl
state his objection, I would ha
ferent wording of the clause,
bare been acceptable to me, a
tended to teach that any of th
In that way we would avoid r
matical construction, and inste
of the church. If the Assem
some such language for that o
agree to it, though I prefer tl
gist of it all (and on that the c
in the second clause, viz.: "an
byterian Church in the United
infancy are lost."
4th. Should the Assembly c
tion as to a foot-note and to rt
amendment of the text itself, \
lowing language be substitute
those whom God hath given t<
such as are incapable of being
of the Word, are regenerated i
Spirit who worketh when, and
rnis iorm was su^gesieu u
teries of Brazos and Rrownwoi
King, of Austin Theological S<
THE PRESBYTERIAI
m a committee of some former
! from some Presbytery, or what
:y of the action. The important
ds down the amendment to the
mdation. This view of the case
iilty of the brethren of the Pres
e overtured the Assembly to delis
matter so far "null and void."
lends to the Assembly the adopCliapter
X, Section 111, rather
)h itself. The Constitution does
the ' adoption of a foot-note,
may adopt one without the Conor
whether the same method
ng a foot note as that provided
or whether the silence of the
ie church without any means of
ien questions. The Assembly of
is very section and at once the
whether that was not virtually
whether therefore the rule laid
h III, of the Form of Government
I. That foot-note was finally redebate.
our committee recom
d this amendment down to the
rence. If three-fourths of the
it when it is sent down to them
were to enact it, there would
s remaining as a permanent part
the most difficult, and therefore
wn to our church law.
a foot-note to a modification of
is more apt to be adopted by the
l of amendment. When the
tange in the text learn that they
effect a change, they will probe
on an explanatory foot-note?
repels the charge that our Creed
ints. On the other hand those
[1, when they see the strength of
ange, will probably be willing to
-note which gives a conservative
(2) The Confession is historic
3 original form as far as the inill
permit. In this case, if a misr
i by appending an explanation
the book, that would seem to be
age in the language of the Cony
the critics of the church as
it heretofore we had been teachre
lost. It would never cease to
and our fathers had entertained
juage intact, but give an official
:ate our church throueh two and
. (4) The foot-note serves the
nt without perpetuating a debate
iarly defined parties. One party
uld categorically affirm that all
other party holds that the Con1/
the elect are saved when they
lly called by the ministry of the
decide the extent of the election
ttee does not approve the first
commend, viz.: "This paragraph
in of the language, be construed
who die in infancy are lost." His
le believes the present language
construed as teaching that there
in infancy. Whilst I differ with
y to debate that question. If he
tie meeting of the, committee to
ve been willing to agree to a difThis
form, for instance, would
/iz.: "This paragraph is not inose
who die in infancy are lost."
fliqinc a m Pro nunoHnn nf rr*?r? TV-I
"i e>> ???
ad lay emphasis on the intention
ibly should see fit to substitute
f our committee, I for one would
le language we have used. The
:ommittee is unanimous) is given
d it is not the belief of the PresStates
that any infants dying in
lecide to reject our recommendaicommend
to the Presbyteries an
then we recommend that the fold
for that in the Book, viz: 'Of
o the Lord Jesus to be his seed,
outwardly called by the ministry
and saved by Christ, through the
where, and how he pleaseth."
a the committee by the Presby
od and also by the Rev. Dr. S. A.
sminary, who is the author of it.
4 OF THE SOUTH.
The language avoids the appeal
dying infants are lost; it protects t
many feared might he sacrificed b
ticle; it is simple, clear, compact
~.!?L ?!-- ?? - -
.nun) ?iiu me literary style 01
In this article I have not attec
mittee, but for myself. In doing t
individual opinion as to the wisdom
but merely treated the questions
Was the Assembly's action const
ted to any sort of amendment? 1
most feasible and desirable chang*
ing the Confession for the first tic
the whole paragraph, because it
which we have no clear revelatioi
the Confession from a remote an<
change it at all, for I think the lai
or at least sufficiently explained. B
then our committee's report suits
UNION SEMINARY C<
The baccalaureate sermon on S
Dc D. Clay Lilly, a graduate of t
1893, was an exceedingly timely i
outgoing class of the necessity for
the doctrine of repentance in th
denial of sin. He struck exactly
clearly and powterfully. All the c
according to custom in the service
o'clock Sunday afternoon in conne
of the Society of Missionary Inqul
in presenting the report for the ;
methods by whieh this ancient so
endeavored through the year to
formed of the great missionary m
maintain among them the intellige
nas enabled the Seminary to furn
missionaries whom our Church ha
to the missionary activities of the
road shops, soldiers' home and d<
munity, and mentioned the fact t
society to missions during the ses
annual aaaress was delivered by
Newark, N. J., a graduate of the S
on the subject of "Men and th<
acterized by all the richness of
phrasing and power of statement
the highly gifted speaker are so
valued. The final communion ser
in the Seminary chapel at eight o
address being given by Rev. D. I
Synod of North Carolina, and the
which all of those then present \s
life, bringing to a sweet and fittinj
The farewell reception tenderec
the members of the graduating cl
liant social function in the Seminj
night in the spacious rooms of tl
was lareelv attended and ereatlv
The graduating exercises took ]
day morning, the address being gi
son, D. D., of Huntington, Va., o:
Individual and Personal Religious
The members of the outgoing cl
Duncan Archibald Blue, Carthaj
Dupuy Holladay, A. B., B. D., Ch
William Stokes Lacy, A. B., B.
George Howe Leeper, Jefferson
David Franklin McConnell, A. E
William Baird Mcllwaine, Jr., A
George Taylor McKee, B. S, B.
TrvUrt AVnnn A n n TA 1
.juiiii uaitti maun, a. d., d. it., j
Samuel Knox Phillips, A. B., Ri<
George Nathan Thomas, Emme
Redden Kirby Tlmmons, A. B.,
Jacob Harry Whitmore, A. B., B
Unfortunate interruptions by sic'
members of the class from star
receiving the degree at this time,
credit all the work of the course
had to drop out for a season on
the. same reasop the class is s
Senior Class for next year is a full
diplomas were presented to the g
kins, D. D., first Vice President ol
with a few parting words to the
President of the Seminary, and th
ing the next session on Septembei
brought to a happy close.
Have as many good works as yc
wholly In the Lord Jesus Christ, fo
never unlock heaven's gate.
621
anee of implying that any
he doctrine of election which
y any effort to amend the ar;
and dignified; and it is in
the Confession,
apted to speak for the comhis,
I have not expressed my
i of amending the Confession,
submitted to our committee;
titutional? Are we commit!f
we do amend, what is the
j to make? If we were makne,
I would vote to leave out
dpals with Q Cllhlont "
? ~. UtIUll
i. But as we have inherited
i heroic age, I prefer not to
iguage is sufficiently explicit
ut if there must be a change,
me exactly.
DMMENCEMENT.
unday morning, May 8th, by
he Seminary in the class of
and strong statement to the
stressing in their preaching
is day of indifference to or
the right note and struck it
hurches in Richmond united
at Dr. Cecil's church at four
sction with the final meeting
Iry. Mr. Samuel K. Phillips,
year, called attention to the
ciety, organized in 1818, had
keep its members fully inovements
of the time and to
nt zeal for this cause, which
ish about one-half of all the
s sent to foreign lands; and
students in the prisons, railistitute
districts of the comhat
the contributions of the
sion amounted to $803. The
Rev. Dr. James I. Vance, of
eminary in the class of 1886,
} Kingdom," and was charillustration,
forcefulness of
for which the addresses of
well known and so greatly
vice of the session was held
'clock the same evening, the
: Craig, Stated Clerk of the
simple and solemn service in
rill never again unite in this
? close a full and rich day.
1 by the under graduates to
lass, which is the most briliry
year, was given Tuesday
he new Richmond Hall, and
enjoyed.
place in the Chapel Wednes
ven Dy Kev. iNewton Donaldn
"The Pastor's Relation to
i Work."
ass are:
?e, N. C.
larlottesville, Va.
D., Batesville, Ark.
City, Tenn.
B. D., Abingdon, Va. *
. B., B. D., Petersburg, Va.
D., Little Rock, Ark.
Barium Springs, N. C.
:hmond, Va.
tt, Tenn.
B. D., Columbia, S. C.
. D., Charlottesville, Va.
kness prevented two or three
iding the examinations and
though they had done with
s up to the time when they
account of ill health. For
mailer than usual, but the
I one, numbering thirty. The
raduates by Rev. A. C. Hopr
the Board of Trustees; and
graduates uy ur. iwoore, tne
e announcement of the openr
21st, a successful year was
>u please, still put yovir trust
r if you do not, your key will