Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-30
LAID TO PRINCETON.
The New Jersey College Said TO Be Respops,-
BILE for Union Seminary's Troubles-In.
gratitude Charged to the Former-Dr.
BRIGGS, Views Are Strictly Ortbooo,

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IN '"e ~ = ",..oI..' ~ 49,, toaia " rince
Ioi,. i....,,.;a. - -. tt "a 'no New
ooi'oy %, - - "ooiosica
views oi ~, -. .,. St,a,a %' ohe cause
tho oPposU'oh VI '"o W 'he Ne"
1ork seminary urieo.or vi ohe Union
Seminary the rev. Dr' James M. Ludlow
formerly of this city, and now of East
| Orange n j. has given q complete stote
,nant of the trouble
n T,I,- :. n .dr,.o -
nu .,a -, a,'d io,,aa vi az lihseeon
ooilege anu seminary nhu Joineu the dlrec
torate OF Union Dut lew years ago. He is
O preacher of the liberal school of Presby
terianism and is o man of unusual energv
and ability He shows that Pr;ncaton;s
, ~ :. ,,
present lreeuom from the dominance OF the
Church Is due entirely TO the efforts OF
Union Seminary, and in return that Union
Seminary was made TO suffer directly tn tbo
,r;ra.nrliin,r of princaton ua shn,vs 80 ~
49, II,,.... so1,,,..,1 - also
wa. ohioi summary enuo"hien' Is secure;
that large sums IN addltlon are coming to
| the seminary because of its fearless indorse-
mont of DR.. Briggs. and that the classes of
| the seminary are tn he Srea tIv i,nnrovad In
or,t,t,- nnI 1nto+ on 1;ro;n;shod g., ,,,,,.h,,.,
| ,ia''.!a l! - r 'o . %. M, ~ ..
| because Oh the controversy. Inc statement
| as approved by DR.. Ludlow, is as follows:
|
| statement Oh Or. Ludiow.
|
will remain Presbyterian The endowment
cannnt ha afracted hv tho Rr,ogs contro.
yersy. There were no Conditions to the
gifts that go to make the endowment, but if
there were conditions such as have been
| mentioned they would not now operate for
the orthodoxy of the institution, as such IL
noG quesIloneu inalvl9uaI nleInDers oi tne
ns ny. th9o prashstar,nnis,,, nf ~ aomfn
| ery ia fixed and nnchsnUeobIe
| iDr Briggs, book w hfther' il what excited
the old antagonism. 1t hurt Princeton men
and aroused their ire. Princeton men have
| been shaping this movement against Union.
| That is singular, too, for Princeton owes SO
much to Union. Years ago Princeton was
grooming under the yoke of the General AS
sembly. Its professors and directors were
elected ut these annual meetings OF the
Ghurcn. Ihe seiectlon OF professors Dy SO
large an assemplage WORKED great wrong,
notably in the case OF nominee OF Prince,
| the vacant professorship given by vote OF
Assembly to another man. Union was inde-
pendent ana elected It's own professors ana
directors. Princeton chafed under the bur
den. DR.. Hodge desired Union to help
Princeton In this matter Or. Adams, after
much hesitation, consented to give to AS
semDly the rlght OF veto, Ior tne sake OF eass
ing ing irinee.on pur9en; WIN I'm tne % reunion i q,
ti t,e oIu anu ne" schoois VI .ne SuurSn AZ ~
M tne senilnarleS came lnto new lelations VIII WIN
t t,ie Church. Ine olrectors were 70 cnoose
. .LeiI own successors, Du. Vie R RloiessoIs
al of Assemble
Tho Reward of Union.
d. o.,,.,, ,n,,o,a 1rnto,,, u,r,,a r,o
,.i,,u p.aniaoat ~ pn;nae..r Sa,,.;,a.,,
n, 60, 80 ,,,od, Madosa ~ ~ tha ~
s.r,sI,. -,,,';n..ad os s,,at h,, ~ Chor1as
A nichev a Irnion director and hinse1f q
canfiJate for the Moderatorsbin He did
this Mt the reouest of DR. Patton the rulinp
SpiiiT y, liiioe'oii unu Vi Inie Assenio,y. 10y,
Dr. RATION mas nlmsell appeared IN tne
t,reSOgeTtdn fteu,eW as an opponent OF the
Assem6lys 1nterierence with seminaries. nina les
with TINS Knowleuge, ana recognizing Dr.
rattons fnnuence over Dr. Greene, Or.
Dlckey readily agreed to make the nomlna-
ton and urged the election OF Dr. Greene.
soms s consideation n @ from Prnoeton e in so the %
Briggs easer
"Dr Patton is made chairman OF the very
con committee tnat Is 20 CONSIDER tnis case ana
the hope OF III: Dickey is Is sfrengthened: Dr;
Erskine N. White and Or. Dickey request OF
". ration 10 De permitted 70 appear DeIore
the conlhlletee anu explain Union posltlon
as 10 the transfer. Dr; fattQn assures them
fnat TN the committee VIII listen 70 Dr. wmte'
Or. ration astonishes everybody Dy nnex-
pectedly reading the report whlle Dr. w mite
Is still waiting for the case TO appear before
the committee. Afterward Dr: Patton ex-
plains that the committee could not have
heard DR.. White without calling ina repre-
sentative of the other side
Work of the Kitchen Cabinet.
.N,,..
Az the opening Oh the Assembly tne same
spirit was manifest. In making up the
Kitchen Cabinet to assist in forming the
standing con,rnittee m rrovisfon ,va @ ,,ode
s .. .oe, nv 'sloh "ms ,u, llauo
lor representative Oh Union. inere ls
some talk now OF DIR. Dickey's having been
asked to join this cabinet, but if this is so
the invitation did not reach him The cabi,
net vent obea a with its in,portant hms,ness
and ;t WAS in this bodv tha Z the NOV ferno,,s
Patton Cnmnaittee that brouoht about the
pri~1s yntn was formad Tha nc+;n,, &c ti,o
asssnbIy was based on the "nop ~, neynr,; eS
idea The Sommittee renresented tSa.
unless action was tnken ON If Rriaos; eInrO l1acV
tion in that assembly the right of veto nassed
go, " fa, H.. yUi,i.a go -, I, "a "a ssou S
%;I! ,ore tono;hia aMidonu9 .
tho d;rnntnrs unSid rasnont s,,,, .ma' .
., .no az, ~, St Tnt ~ ~ sum sus-
pt,,;t,r T Tho o,.;or ""e f hos .s sivEn IN
opportunity. Inc action OF the Union
uLrectoFs vi 'une ~ young TO
notwitbs snSine the Veto Of iggss IL
General Assembly, has been criticised as
nasty anu as antag0nistlc. II was neither
ttnr nu nonnS; suonosIn, P ~ n ac
Dvle whose death and bnrial had ,nor,ad
the week before That being disposed of, il
was necessary to consider the important
subject or Dr. Br1ggs iuture relations to the
@ ny is,. p,ontI ti Ss aSion IN
has aver held II seemed advisable to retain
DIR. Briggs. and a resolution to that effect
was adopted by u vote of 20 to 2. As a mat
ter of fact the Assembly had no Jurisdiction
in the case OF DE- Brlggs. HIS was a transfer,
not an election ana hence was not subject
to veto.
This claim OF the directors has been
criticised as subterfuge, but IL was not. |
Thirty days notice III advance is required |
for meeting to elect professor No such
notice was given in this case. When DR.. |
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