The sun., 1891-06-16
THE PRESBYTERIAN CONTROVERSY
Mr.. Henry Dsy IL Interviewed Respeesin9
Certain Averments OF Dr. Booth's.


OF the 7th natant. and II co. what was his opin-
ion OF the statement made BY DR.. Booth. re-
piled that he had read the article re!err, d TO-
and TINT he did not care to cr,tcise DR.. Booths
opinion. All men are entitled to thor oninion.
but when DR.. Booth attempts to state facts on
Nh ch others arc to form opilions. thoss A.
legged facts may properly be thnllenGed.
DIR. Bco'h alleges substantially that tho
Boaid swept away In I'M instant comi act OF
twenty years standing. and that this was hot
headed n tion. DIR. Booth is mistaken. The
Board did not sweep away the compact. They
only disagreed with tho General Assembly
In tho Interpretation 81 the compact. AMI q. to
their doing IL in hot Lasts. thI fnct IL they
have been considering II sinc5 the inaugural
OF Dr.. Br ggs waa deliver Nov. II. $780, The
whnlo Church has been deliberating the Gucs-
tion for mohths. The General Assembly has
cons sidered and de- idcl 1t finally 30 far ~ they
nre concerned. and 1t n Nv became NJ cessary
for the Bon'd to give their construction Of their
act ON in Tho transfer OF DR.. Briggs in jus.i
10 DR.. briggs. to the students who intend to
come TO the seminary. aud to The Church aen-
crnlly. Cr. u. 9th says It was mani esily In.
proper for us 10 act be ore the committee OF
the General Assembly should meet the Board.
that we had established ourselves In IN atti-
tudo of t.eflnnc>. to the General AS sscmy. Whr
should the i, ard want 10 consu with th
committe. before civ ng their o"inon ~ 10
their own ncts2 This ommit; oe hal no power
to act on the question te.ore the B nr'l. VIZ.
whelhor tho appointment OF Dir. Briggs
was \ transfer or M original elrc ions
II anybody has actod in hot haste it is the
General Assembly Had they consu'ted with
the directors Of tho seminary thsy might have
learned one fact which would. or should, have
a tered their u tlon. VIZ: There Is ~ II, law OF
the seminary TINT no professor shall be ar-
pointed without iour weeks notice is given to
the Bonrd OF his election. No such Notice was
given Oh the transfer OF Pr Eriegs 60 that
SsS this nei9n % r oI tiv hs h%"ri m IN
sorsnip But the Gene al Assembly de del
' 40 lossr "sssa to anSpi "r r. modify ,hs Iss,son:
The l'onrl waited until all pos ibiliiy o, 4
III tin orSe o. asoh hs o s
Assembly ami then they were cpmpelied 70 act;
The vommiitoe will bo rec;i, M ea BY ths h. D3arI A
mittse to discuss. Thia trunsier o; Dr. Briggs
DR.. Both makes another statement OF fact
fSr which no EivSs no irro =, NJ III %n'sn aIs
bly,. We have bren taking money a d & Rrs
which would not have come bnt or Or tla,: t.r
1t was essential that We sho, III . related TO
the General Assembly" ! challenge both Of
hs.e The csnb p9wd sw bo ha.
ing enl and per sona estate BY gilt. Gran,, or
devise and the General Assembly, is ,"t mem
money or gift since the compact IN 1870 uron
lion with the General Ass NIB j., ON the con
trary.the most portant q rs M aud d endowment %
n9 tho seo or M %aS By Hse o Yh"
iloct the views q Their parents: All Of these
Board, The namrs Of tome OF tnese donors
Me&sn @ Gos5s Sy SiS
Jesur. who are members of the Board. Tho
Hon Edwin y MossnG; hos also E,ysn la,Se
which he made his endowment, and nm one Of
hi- VOWS in making the gilt, Mr.. Charles But
Ter. VINO is President Of n" lmard. has Just
given an endowment Of 100000 Thor" ,dn has cen
Sito.OOO or ssCO.OOJ hy persons now ii' ect RS.
Or BY persons reprcsen ell In the Ioard BY
With tho present action Of tho seminary. No
gilt or endowment ha- been nlade which refers
aai chaac s ss The yry lie
the seminary del ends uron tho gifts q owe
/ lay stress on these facts. because II tho
came to ns because o. the compact. then 1t
acting IN good faith. but submit that the
fact. are quite contrary &. D. Booth 8 ainin-
mating The he sss 70 bs 9 ars IL
beon influenced by Tho charter AMI constitu-
tion. which are public Documents. and not by
years ago. AM, which might be altered any nv.
They relied OF the charter and .oastituti.n.
he
It, of mon OF moderate views and ieelincs
n ofr{n pNrQ Q,.fi tch fhpr Nri,-
sSa a e' Be- vsssed ns f'ie'1es n oard q bire"t"rs
se thei. duss SHIT shai ar
Of the competency. doctrine anil moral. 0t
hGss wn' eye sh mna mat M eVHrS Ss
Westminster Confession Of Faiti! rs n system
Of dcctrIne fought in the Holy Scriptures, and
seminary, which innI Ience donors. 1t is plain
render nu1atory one OF The mosi imp,rtant
functions OF tie Lonrh. viz. tie appointment
Of Professors the nrd cnnnot t loyern ne
an Judge OF their 'itness. as tho constitution
Dr. Both. in the article referred to. says the
" action nf the Eoari suspend. the seminary in
midair Ike Mohnmmed'. c.Nin Q tarhed I;
come If from M ana iSi Who're they viii 20 t,| Tho
reporter states that he hns learned that tho
General Assembly might struct the Board OF
Union q nInn:y. and he en- Is this 10, cotting
tn I, seminary. In answcr tn MI this ] would
point to tho course OF the seminary rom 1896
10 1870 when it had no cpnnectio, with any
Iepulxti6n every yenr. and ara mae ed men
who now nold snne or The highest rositious
IN tho Presbyter an Church. cannot be-
lieve tn. General Assembly will ,,esrend 10
to tho Iacirs 81 strikers and Annrchi-tsnnl Mt.
tempt to boycott the seminary. They w0u Il nud
this roicy. n two-c.'Ge'I sword. ltwouId dry W
many tue sources fIom wLici tho means
come % carry on the work Of the great bon ds
Of the Church. Hundreds OF our churches nnd
honsands ~ our most lbe' nj men will nni
Ways q bostowing 4, 'ir CHARITIES other. q IN
through the boards OF SGh,ilrh which viii 10
impressive in the y 90 'incs Q no General
demand OF tho different bonrds for morn
money t., meet tho urgent calls made uJo
them. l DIR. 10 y; opi,esy that il this ,liibcrni
spirit Is pursucd toward Uni"n som Lary and
Its professors. and those who synipHth,ze with
them. tho ~ 81 lrRrked result Will h" that ali
The lent boards OF the Church will be Grip
ped in their means,
1t will be- fonnd that the men anI the
rhurche. .of the Preshylernn order who me-
the most liberal ~ their views, nre anon. thu
ln"st liberal In their ri Ia to lis mnEnincen,