New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-20
DIR. BRIGGS'S FRIENDS HAVE NO FEAR.
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
"CHURCH UNITY" FROM THREE
PoRINTS OF VIEW

The alumni of Union Theological Seminary were the
guests Of the directors at luncheon yesterday John Cro
by Brown presided in the absence of Charles Butler
Cnlglotulatory speeches, nearly all OF them ex-
pressing sympathy with the seminary in its present
crisis and confidence in all its professors, made by
Mr. Brown, President Low, of Columbia College; Vice
Chancellor MacCraCken OF the University Of the City Of
New York DR.. Worcester. OF Chicago Dr. Ilamln, OF
Washington; Professor McGlhert, Of Lane Seminary,
and Dr. samuel JeSsup representing the synod Of New
York.
After the dinner Monday evening the alumni
separated to dream of clans hard-shella Ia Baptist
and Roman punch--a Ia Father Ignatius," but early
Yesterday morning they wendell their way uptown to
the seminary chapel In Parlave., where meeting OF
their association was held. Tho Rev. Henry W.
Ballanine Of Bloomfield y. j., the retiring president
called the meeting to order, and on motion Of DR..
S B. Rosser the Rev. DR.. John Hopkins Worcester
Of Chicago, professorelect Of Hartford Theological
Seminary was chosen to succeed Mr.. Ballantne. Tho
Rev Charles r. Glllett reelected general secre
tary and treasurer and the Rev. Dr. Z. A. Buckley Of
Rutherford, n. j., appointed on the executive com
mltee to instead OF Dr. Henry VI. Booth, who Is
now in Europe. The topic for discussion was Church
Unity" and this taken up from three points Of
view-the Reformed, the Baptist and the Presbyterian
An Epscopalan had been appointed to represent his
denomination, but he was unable to be present DR..
E. b. Coe, Of the Collegiate Church at Ffh-ave. and
Forty eighth ST., the first speaker. lie deporcd
the present division of the Church OF Christ, which
should present solid front to the enemy Two ques
tions must be considered What Is the end at which
are aiming and what are the first steps which we
arc 10 take in reaching that end1 The now famous
proposition Of the Lambeth Conference, that there
should be organic union on the basis OF the Bible
the Apostles and the Nlccac Creeds the two sacra
baptism and the Lords supper-and the historic
episcopac, he called the irldescent dream Tie plan
for National union did not commend itself fully to his
Judgment Starting with the assertion that the Church
Is spiritual society, IL Is beginning at the wrong end
to aim at outward uniformity first, hoping to have
inward unity after. DIR. Coe quoted approvngly from
Dr. Briggs to show how widespread is practical Chris
Ian unity ut the present. The speaker closed with
pressing the hope that there would be federation
started by of the larger churches, and prophcsed
that when that time came all the smaller dcnominac
lions would be swept in ircsstibly. The Rev. Dr.
Henry NJ Sanders spoke for the Baptist Church. His
address brised with plthy sayings and earnest
plea for true unity. lie pointed out two kinds Of
Christian unlty-one "cxternal, organic, artificial
ecclesiastical and the other objective, spiritual. in
formal and independent Uniformity Is undesirable
and impossible unity in spirit Is essential and oblga
tory DR.. Sanders described the uniformity In prison
and the unity I'm home, and concluded that while the
former IS possible the latter Is desirable Scctaraaism
lie denounced unsparingy; for sects he had good
word The Is born OF sin, and the other Is born o.;
cannot be secured by budding all the sheep into
pen rhen Of the sheep feel toward Other sheep
more lke wolves and act toward them like the devil
Is the lamb inside the lion the fument Of prophecy 7"
The Rev. John Balloon Shaw, pastor OF the West
End Presbyterian Church OF this city, spoke for his
denomination in practical manner. lie referred with
emphasis the loss OK power entailed by the present
suEion of the Church. Confederation, net conso!da-
| lion Is what the Church needs now, Tvs said The
union OF Christian workers in the Evangelical All aEcc,
the Society Christian Endeavor, etc. is the union OF
individuals and not Of tie churches they represent.
| Mr. Shaw would have the 1875 Evangelical denomna-
tons IN this country reduced to fve-Daptist Eplsco
pal Methodist. Congregational and Presbycrianand
he would have these show mutual respect and admlra-
ton for one another. In addition 10 this inward feel
| ing he would keep some outward form In view.
Tho neurological report, prepared by Mr.. Gett, con
tanned these names:
Bnrtis c. Megie Chester Hitch, william Hall, william
A. Clft samuel II. Hall, Henry W. Willoughby. samuel
| W. Bailey Henry Darling. Dive u. Duhled, Charles
! Richards Eurotas Z. Hastings, Israel Il. Dwinell,
| Jacob A. Hood Charles /. Brace Andrew c. Denison.
| John Hawkes., Simeon 5. llnghson Edwin I. D0ane.
Elijah d. Murphy, Allen Truvcr. Chester s. Armstrong,
Israel Drundaee, Lester NJ. Eaton, Henry De l.. KIM
hall Elijah c. Baldwin Philip Berry John A. Maxwell,
| Erastus seymour, Charles X Canheld Gideon > w.