New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-26
WHATA PASTOR SEESAND HEA RS
ITEMS OF PERSONAL INTEREST TO MANY
DEMONSTRATIONS


week, where there were strong factions III ono
denomination. each conterdng for the supremacy 10
cause each confident that it bad the interest," VI
lost souls nearest at heart TO the state Coh'en'o"
Of the Christian Endeavor Society al oar"
toga refreshing The growth n: this organHeloh
is phenomenal Three years ago last july lurro
we're 1.4oo members In this state and about ooooO
in the world; year ago there were IN all "lV'ooo
members Of whom $4,000 lived IN YORK to'u"s
there half million Christian Endeavorers' anu
Now York heads the list with $4,000 names tn'0'
fourths Of whom are church members. Twelve nun
dred delegates from the 800 societies were PieS'"
the convention Presbytcrians wero nero III
greatest abundance, but thcrc Baptisis. Method
lists. COngregauonalists, Reformed, and represe"'f
tves Of half dozen other churches Dut W. "o
knew much about UNCONVENTIONAL lines. = or Cnr'''
AID the Church. Is the society's MOTTO, anu sI'''
unanimty prevailed; oftcnrime' tho negative Vo'e
would not be called for in taking vote ior en-
perence had taught the chairman that there was ho
opposition to be expressed. The closing mee""s
on wednesday night lasted two hours and man, a'u
in the last twenty minutes 1j5 persons conSocra'eo
themselves anew in accordance with the motto NJ
tho close the great company Joined hands ana SANG
God be with you ill &c meet again.
II Is proper that every man especially every Clergy
man. should have the right 10 defend himself asanis.
criticism Professor Briggs, Of the Union IheOios4'"
Seminary has been criticised severely oil la'e
Of the vigorous expressions used by MIN III MS
address at the opening OF the institution last month.
His theme was Biblical History and In condehSeu
summary Of the valuable address, report contaheu
two sentences which have furnished material for
numerous editorials in religious papers, some OF whch
have not wholly favored the sentiments expressed oy
the lecturer. Briggs then wrote to TWO or threo
papers to the effect that Tho Tr.bune's report was
imperfect and altogether misleading, and that nc was
quoting EchhOm when he used the phrase shor''ns
against the Higher Criticism"
The address has now been issued, with preface
and an appendix and comparison Of the report with
that pant OF the address which has been so severely
criticised shows how misleading the former was
The report said " His characterization OF lhose uo5
matists and sticklers for tradition who go arouhu
snortlng against Higher Criticism was received WIN
a suppressed smile By some Of the auditors lie sa'u
that they had been silenced in Europe were hardly
heard in England, and that it was only in America
that they were seem Dr. Briggs is willing to stand
by this statement Of lis views, according TO the
printed address Dogmatists and 1radhionaIstS
have gone on snOrtng against the Higher Cri'ioIsm
since the days of Eichhom, It's father-bu they nave
long since been senced on the Continent OF EUROPE
they speak with tlmidity in Great Britain II Is Only
In ultra conservative America that they still go on
battling fcr traditional theories and clamong against
the truth of Cod" Appendix Ill. shows that Eichhorn
a century ago, in German work. quoted in one OF
Dr. Briggs books said that for certain discovery
relative to the Pentateuch, party spirit WILL perhaps
for pair of deccrnals snort the Higher Criticism
but no reference was made to the appendix In the
delivery Of the address. was DR.. John Hairs ad-
mrable custom followed, Of announcing in his read
ing, "quotation marks there any ntma-
ton that the word snorting7 in one of Dr.
Brggs's books which had been read by few, il any,
Of the eigh,y.three new students, or by the large
number OF visitors present
ofv hts ma
consideration that the Revised Version Of the Bible
is as valuable in the study Of the King James version
as any two commentaries that he has ever seen lie
was one of speakers at Saratoga this week. and
he kept the large audience deeply interested for my
nve minutes after Il had already been seated for an
hour before he began. His address was on ne Stuuy
and Use Of the Bible Ne has no sympathy, WIN
those VINO teach the Cacchism 70 sunday school emil
dren. lie would have fhe Bible studied nisl ana
after that may come lesson helps, commentaries, cafe
chisms and systematic theo!OSies, DuJ not nfSt'
Dr. Phrancr resigned his passionate at sing sing
some time ago ana aLter trP aGa"q rne " Sni
lege \ few weeks ago he married his second Wlie
enter upon his new field of labor be was compelled
TO rest and IS now in Saratoga; his friends hope
that in this quiet place he may recover his ohuine
vigor.
"splinters from the Board Is the heading In at
lcas two of the religious journals this week IN them
accounts of wat occurred IA the Broadway Taber-
nacle. The pun VIII be appreciated even BY hose
made one single splinter the crash was not severe
a. there was iust enough electricity 10 weld all the
factions into one body.
This IS the breezy manner in which an editorial in
=" The Interior the Presbyterian organ Of Chicago,
refers 10 the discussions In the American Board: " IL
seems from our letter that The ball was opened In
prayer-the first shot fired al the Prudential Com
mtee I'm an invocation. and that this was replied To in
another prayer To what base uses may prayer
~ome at last! The windows OF Heaven do not APP
near 10 have been opened, "a In tho days OF Noah.
but the foundations Of the great deep were broken
nm and deep answered unto deep during two days of
seismic STORM The conservative element bad the
solid stratum of blue clay M votes, aAd "hen MI
vas over things remained they were And yet
tLe NewYOrk Presbytcry Will not allow the reporters
I'm its meeting lest they shall let solid arguments
pass unheedcd while they devote their space 10 trivial
matters.