Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-28
Before the Presbyterian Assembly on
Religious Exhibition at the
Worlds Fair.
THE REoommENohrlo or VA.
Riouo COMMITTEE.
DR.. Brlgg; Case; lie has Many
Friends, but also Many
Antagonists.
a Proposed Religious Exhibition nj
Chicago.

blIhDlEs MICH Alhy sts-hlNtT u'-
vOtiOnal exercises Mt the Presbyterian
general assembly, DIR. johnson fe-
ported favofab!y ON n religious exhibit
NJ the Morld'e Fair. Dr. Nicols read n
report from the committee on increase
u the ministry, with particular refer
oncc ~ the reception " nilnia,CteirOm
other denominations. Referred 10 com.
miticc on church policy.
Tho standing committee on foreign
missions reported. Tho report notes
the resignation Of John q. LOwric, and
the appointment Of David Gregg, DID,
20 be- member Of the board; also of
tho Held secretary, Few. Thomas Mar
shall. The trvasufer's report for the
year ending April 3Oth sliows the ok.
penditurcs were s91a,000; which with
the shortages from last year leaves de.
iicit Of sOO,OO0. An unusually large
number Of candidatesappllcd for fogcign
work last year, aud uoycnly- three were
found qualified and sent out. The nr-
gregsto addition 20 mission schools n
$50, An increase In pupils In schools
Is shown, Ms u also growth In
favor OF tho medical missions. The
work was hlndorcd greatly by the war
between Guatemala aud San Salvador
AMI by the present strife IN Chill, but
encouraging reports are Received from
elsewhere. After tue reference Of
oveftures to the proper committees, the
report Of the foreign board was adopt.
ed. A resolution Of regret on the
Heath Monday night Of cx-Moderstor
Van Dyke Of brooklyn was adopted.
At the afternoon session tho standing
committee on church erection report.
ed. The pnst year has called for eau.
ton, owing TO the exhaustion Of the
special fund provided 10y l.. II. Stuart,
and u the email working balance here.
iuiorc carried from year 10 year. The
steady advance OF the church requires
mn advance Ia church erection. Tho
amount Of aid asked the last five years
has boon more than ~ per cent more
than the five years before that. More
than half Of our 1894 churches give
nothing 10 this board. Our income for
the year has been sle5,0i2. The
aggregate value OF church and
nsnse property secured by aided
churches In the year was almost
SiDJ, 700, for which the board holds
mortgages TO hold tho property II the
church abandons It or dissoive-. a
careful estimate Of the total value OF
the churches aud means owned 10y the
churches n the assembly In the United
States IL $4,000, O0v. About two.thirds
Of this belongs 10 churches IN III,
HynUds OF New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania aud baltimore. TIE
board wants 81 900 this year, aud the
formation OF large loan fund Is rec.
Onimcndcd.
Dr.. Bartlett yielded the floor to Dr.
Patton, who asked leave 20 read No
much VI the report On theological
Summaries ~ bearr on the case Of DR..
Briggs, In order that II may be printed
and distributed TO the assembly when
II com,a w for action tomorrow. The
committee reply TO No much Of the re.
port Of tho Union Theological semi.
nary ~ bears ON DR.. BrIggs' appoint
mont or transfer to the chair VI Bibli-
cal theology; "Our duty Is n delicate
one, especially ma tho prcsbylcry Of
New YOrl, istrying him on n charge
of h,r,sy, NJ We must not prejudice
tho ease, which, ct some time, must
come before Us ON appeal. The quos-
ton before us IL not that OF his doc.
trinal souniness, but that Of approval
Of his election by the assembly. We
admit that In ono Wow the trustees
mhy have ground Tor their denial OF
the right OF the assembly 10 veto
tho transfer OF n professor from ono
chnIr TO smother. The trustees Of the
seminary consider that the original
appointment gives status, and that the
assembly has n right 10 forbid, but
the tfansfer simply assigns duty, aud
with that the assembly has no right 10
Interfere. Now, while We think the
assembly has control VI both, yet, In
Wow OF the cordial relations nj ways
existing between II and the trustees Of
the seminary, II would he proper TO
appoint committee OF conference
with them, TO report 10 the next as.
semhly."
Ia accordance with these views, the
committee recommended that the rs.
semhly approve Of tho appointment Of
Df. Briggs to the Robinson chair Of
biblical theology OF the Union rheo.
logical Seminary, and that u c0mmitto
Of conference with the trustees Of
that Institution bo appointed by the
assembly, 10 report W the next assem-
bly,.
Or. Bartlett resumed his report on
church erection aud made n strong
address advocating the duty Of help.
Ing Presbyterian causes first and fore.
ind.t and those through our boards In
stead Of through private channels.
There IL a great deal NJ talk tonight
over fIntton's report on Briggs. Briggs
has quite n few friends who speak for
him, but II ~ thought the report viii
have u two.thirds majority.