New-York tribune., 1891-05-18
THE COMMITTEE on THE BRIGGS CASE.
DR.. sHEARER NAMES FIVE MEN WHO ARE To
PREPARE THE NECESSARY PAPERs-ALL

DIR. sHEARER NAMES FIVE MEN WHO ARE TO
PREPARE THE NECESSARY PAPERs-ALL
OPPOSED TO THE PROFESSOR.
An adjourned meeting of the New York Presbytc
was held Yesterday morning In the Bohemian Presby
terian Church in East Seventy fourth-st About a
dozen members present Before the ordination
of the two students vino licensed last week. the
Moderator, DR.. SheaIVr, named the committee ap
pointed 10 arrange and prepare the necessary pro
ceedngs appropriate in the Of DR.. Briggs" The
following are the committee The Rev. DR.. George
W. F. Birch, the Rev. Dr. J. J. Lampc, the Rev. Dr.
Robert F. sample Professor J. J. stevenson and John
J. McCook A. it is desirable that Professor Briggs
shall not be Kept in suspense any longer than Is
absolutely necessary, the committee has been in
strctcd to report, if possible at tho June meeting OF
the Presbytcry.
Three members Of the committee, Dr. Birch, Dr.
Iampe and Professor stevenson, the members
of the committee of inquiry, whose report to the
Prcsbytery last week, recommending that there be
judicial nvestl lgation, was adopted. DR.. Sample was
an ant-revson man, and voted against the minority
report recommending that there be judicial pro
ceedngs. Mr. McCOok is elder in DR.. John Halls
church. and voted in favor of judicial investigation
Dr. Hall did not vote; lie had 10 leave town
before the question was called His I'm
Chicago is great admirer Of Dr. Briggs
and has written strongly in his defence Dr. Hall
IS chancellor Of the University Of the City Of New
the Union seminary: Charles Butler, the founder Of
the chair which Dr. Briggs fills being In both boards
of directors Dr. Hall the leader of the anti
revision party in the Presbytery a year ago, and
some Of the anti Briggs men, II Is said expected him
rs their champion this year, but an engagement made
several months ago compelled him to be absent His
name leads the New-York delegation TO the General
Assembly, and some Of his friends have been sug-
costing that he should be- made Moderator this year,
but he has found 1t impossb to 20.
An interesting question in the Briggs controversy
has been propOunded What power has the Presby-
terry committee named yesterday by DR.. shearer Are
they 10 Try DR.. Briggs for heresy or simply 10 in
vestgato further and possibly bring In a report to
the effect that no trial be had Already three Of
its members have decided that there shOuld be a
judicial investigation, and the Presbytery by vote
OF A to 80 has adopted that recommendation but
some Of Dr. Briggs's friends say that IL is wholly
within the province OF the committee TO decide that
n trial Is uncaed for Dr. shearrr says emphatcaIy
that this committee is not IA try Dr. Briggs 1t Is
In 40 sense judicial commission; that DR.. Briggs is
not on trcl get. the rev committee j. t.mpiy tO
begin tho Necessary proceedings boxing toward uial
1t is 10 formulate charges in harmony with the
action Of the lrt,byter5.
Tho commencement cAerei5cG Al the seminary b.
gap Yesterday with q communion service. This
evening the hrst annual dinner OF the alumni will be
eaten at Clarks After dnnc address will be made by
the Rov. DR.. Henry J. Van Dyke, the newly elected
Professor OF Ihsolsyi the Rev, DR.. W. 8, Rains.