Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-10
SUMMARY OF ACTS
OF General Assembly and Boards OF Theo-
logical Seminary.

or General Assembly and Boards of Theo-
logical Seminary.
The Directors OF Union Theological
Seminary, in the City of New York,
presented the following memorial to the
General Assembly on may Is, 1870:
"Resolued, That the Board OF Direc-
tors of the Union Theological Seminary
in the city of New York, being all OF
them ministers or members OF the Pres
byterian Church, do hereby memorable
the General Assembly to the following
effect, viz: That the General Assembly
NAV be pleased to adopt 1t as rule and
plan, in the exercise OF the proprietor.
ship and control over the several
Theological Summaries, that so far as
the election of Professors is concerned,
the Assembly will commit the same to
the respective Boards of Directors, on
the following terms and conditions:
''1st. The Board of Directors OF each
Theological Seminary shall be author
lied to appoint all Professors for the
same"
sgd. That all such appointments shall
be reported to the General Assembly,
and no such appointment OF Professor
shall be considered as complete cleo
ton, if disapproved by majority vote
of the Assembly,"
And be 1t further Resolved, That the
Board of Directors of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary in the City Of New
York, persuaded that the plan proposed
in the memorial will meet the cordial
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friends of all the Summaries, and con-
tribute TO the peace and prosperity OF the
church, do hereby agree, if the said plan
shall be adopted by the General Assem-
bly,, that they will agree to conform to
to the same, the Union Seminary in
New York being in this respect on the
same ground with other Theological
Summaries of the Presbyterian Church. "
General AsSembly's Minutes, 1870, PIP.
f4S, 149.-MOOre's Digest, PIP. 3S9, 800.
The Assembly complied with this re-
quest and recommended that all the Sem
inares controlled by the Assembly
by Union Seminary, and thereupon the
Princeton, Western, Danville, McCorm-
lex and other seminaries changed their
plans accordingly. General Assembly
Minutes, 1870, PIP. 62-64.
At the annual meeting of the Trus-
tees and Commissioners of the Auburn
Seminary held May II, 1871, it was
"ReSOlUed: That the Boards of Com
missioners and Trustees of the Auburn
Theological Seminary are anxious to
comply with the proposal Of the last
General Assembly, to submit the cleo
ton of Professors in this institution to
the concurrence of that body, and that
a joint committee be appointed to con-
slider whether the proposal of the Gen
eral Assembly can be complied with,
without a change of the charter of the
seminary; and if in the judgement of
this committee, such change in the
charter is necessary, the Prudential
Committee is hereby authorized to ap-
ply to the coming Legislature in the
name of these two Boards to make it,"
General Assembly'S Minutes, 1871, p.
$40. MOore'S Digest, p. 3S7.
And the Boards of the Auburn Semi
nary adopted the following bylaw to
cover the case: "That hereafter the
appointments of Professors in this sem
mary be primarily made con-
ditional upon the approval of the
General Assembly, and that such ap-
pointmentS be complete and authoritative
only upon securing such approval"
These proceedings were communicate
ed to the the General Assembly and
recognized by it.-MinitteS General as
Senlblu, 1878, p. 529.
The Board of Trustees of the Lane
Theological Seminary reported to the
General Assembly that they have most
cordially adopted the plan proposed by
the Union Seminary and recommended
by the General Assembly, by the follow
ing action:
Every election of a professor in this
institution shall be reported to the next
General Assembly; and if said Assem-
bly, shall by vote express its disappro-
baton of the election, the professorship
in question shall be ipsG fdctO vacant
from and after such vote of the General
Assembly, it being understood that, in
such case, it is not the pleasure OF this
Board that such professor shall con-
tinue in Office, "-GenerdI ASsembIu's
Minutes, 1871, p. $50. Moore's Digest, p.
3S9.
The time within which the Assembly
may express its dsapproval of or exer-
else it's right of veto in the election of
Professor was determined by the AS
sembly of 1871, as follows:
THAT the Assembly declare that the
true meaning of the act su6iecting the
election Of Professor to the veto of the
Assembly, is that such election be re-
ported to the next General Assembly
thereafter: and if not vetoed by that
Assembly, the election shall be regarded
as complete, according to the plan rati-
fed by the Assembly of 70."-Gcnerdl
Assemblys Minutes, 1871, p ISL
MOOreS Digest, p. 391.