Presbyterians Debate Revision of Confession in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia General Assembly opened with little discussion on the revision report from the Special Committee. A minority report was filed as delegates prepare for two days of debate next Thursday and Friday on changes to the Confession of Faith, with numerous resolutions urging debt relief and broader church education.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian General Assembly
Assembly
Minton
Twentieth Century Fund Committee
General Assembly
General Committee
Pittsburg
Vvicsaasseee
United States
Christ Jesus
Presbyterian Church of England
William McKibbon
E. W. C. Humphrey
Benjamin Harrison
Charles A. Dickie
Herrick Johnson
Samuel J. Niccolls
Daniel W. Fisher
George B. Stewart
Stephen W. Dana
Samuel P. Sprecher
Henry van Dyke
John M. Harlan
Daniel R. Noyes
William R. Crabbe
John E. Parsons
Elisha A. Fraser
John G. Reading
Williamsport
Committee On Judicial Committees
Committee On Missionary and Benevolent Offerings
George T. Purves
New York
Committee On Church Polity
Eyeln Willis Baer
Boston
Christian Endeavor Society
Committee On
Martble B. Babcock
D. D
Brick Church
Apt
Ives
Revision of Credal Statements by General Assembly Committee
The majority report details a committee of fifteen chosen to review the doctrinal restatement of the church as directed by the General Assembly. It covers appointment, inquiries to presbyteries, and multiple meetings from 1900 to 1901 in Saratoga and Washington, noting questions on revision, supplemental statements, or maintaining existing confessions, with votes and attendance nuances.
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General Assembly
Kirst
Foderator
Herrick Johnson
Samuel J. Niccolls
Daniel W. Fisher
William McKibben
Washington
D. C
Pittsburg
Noyes
Will Rule Against Women Petticoated Preachers
In West Point Mississippi on May 18 the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly devoted its morning to a motion by Dr. L D Steele of Birmingham Alabama seeking to discipline Miss Woosley the young woman who was enrolled as a ruling elder commissioner from the Litchfield Kentucky assembly over her participation in church governance The debate focused on whether a woman may serve as a ruling elder and the motion threatened disciplinary action against Woosley.
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Birmingham
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Kreuz Zeitung
the Post Today
Germman
Buffalo
Central
South America
Gas explosion injures two women in federal building
In Topeka on May 18 a gas explosion in the Federal building damaged the stamp vault and severely burned two women employees, Josephine Herron and Carrie Shefield. Herron is not expected to survive as fire and blast flung them against walls after a match sparked accumulated gas. Co-workers rescued them and rushed them home. several stamp packages were destroyed and the blast was felt for blocks.
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Carrie Sheffield
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Schwab Testimony Before Industrial Commission Reveals Scale
Washington May 18 special to the Indianapolis Journal. Charles M Schwab head of United States Steel Company testifies before the Industrial Commission. He states the steel company controls vast ore beds and ships on the lakes with extensive railroad reach. He argues price limits and exports logic, cites labor clash, and notes the commission may produce little change. Other witnesses discuss steel prices steadiness, ore access, and China settlement questions amid broader foreign policy notes.
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East
United States
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Montana
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Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Company
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Bas.e
Trust
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King
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The
Powder Association
Bible translations progress for Philippines dialects
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports ongoing efforts to translate the Bible into Philippine dialects under joint supervision of American and British Bible societies. Completed include St Luke in Bicol and Acts and St Matthew in Tagalog, with attention tied to the Manila expedition period.
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New York
Bible Societies
England
Bicol
British and Foreign Bible Society
Admiral Dewey
Manila
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