New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-06
WHATA PAS7ORSAW AND HEARD
THIRTEEN DAYS WITH THE rREsBYTERiANS
IN DETROIT.


u,ba, the General Assembly would be without "e
clear brain of Dr. W. II. Roberts, the suleo |'oA'
hardly dares to think. It is no rehecuoh upO' 80
indicators OF the last seven Assemblies W soy -
each one OF them has received great help iio
pots+s,s suggestions IN regard TO various queSOo''
Durinp the last two weeks he has stood many 'H,.
beside the moderator when the Assembly "ae III "n
uproar over points Of order. questions OF Pr'VHseo'
amendments. substitutes. amid cries Tor inc Po' ~,
ouestion and with word would succeed III IesU' "s
order 70 will not be many years before the Church
will honor its stated clerk as 1t did last year H'
permanent clerk, by placing him in It's hghest onoe'
DR. Patton OF Princeton College, again stood "i'i
ont n peer among the five hundred and more com
missloners. Occupying as he did the head OF the
most important committee in the Assembly, anu
writing as he did the most important report con
sidered his abilities were displayed ao uler 80"
Some Of the Revision men questloned the auVsapi'
of his speaking on the report Of the Revision oo'"
r,,tn reod nv Or Roberts but 1t is significant that
no one replied TO him.
One OF the miIdesttemrered men In inc ASSei,
bly, and one OF the most efficient is the h"nore"
Permanent Clerk DR.. W. E. Moore, whose sermon
MS retiring Moderator was praised BY oil VINO he'ru
H. without entering into the discussion OF tho
grave questions which were TO come before the DouS
he preached an earnest Gospel sermon, touch'"e
with masters hand the practical questl0hs "iuo"
confront the Church and the world to-day. ING
Church has hOnored itself by honoring fhs ialhuui
servant. and its wisdom I'm doing last year mas
been cxcmpned during the discussion Of some OF the
greatest issues that could come before the CMrch'
with a wisdom worthy secular cause the Assem-
bv decided to go 10 Portland, oregon next year u
the way be clear-whether the way Is clear or not
will depend upon the terms which can be made with
| M IrnI
secured the railroad will not have the pleasure Oh
taking vestibued trains Of Presbyterians from New"
York and Pennsylvania TO the Pacific COAST Ouo
WILL instead, be obliged to land them In kansas
City, that place being selected in case the body does
not 60 to Portland.
Great interest was manifested in Detroit in regard
to the publication by The NewYork Tribune OF the
report OF the Revision Committee, and now that the
Assembly has adjourned It is fair TO state how the
report came TO be published 1t was not stolen, as
Westnrn religions editor stated last week, but has
promised TO retract this week, nor was bribery used
as a prominent ayman in this city asserted ouo
afteryard admitted that he should have used milder
term It was received By member OF the CITY
staff by mail without any letter accompanying H.
and without any request that publication be deferred
md there was no more improperly in publishing II
the day that 1t appeared than there would be In an
nouncng the subject of the sermon in DR.. HAIRS
church tomorrow Tho question as TO where inc
letter was mailed which contained the report Is
what perpexes the members of the committee' uii-
fortunately tho envelope has been destroyed, anu
as IL was not a registered letter, the muchdeslred
information must remain mystery. These facts,
however ID which attention has been called, shouiu
not be forgotten The report was not stolen nor
WINS bribery used nor do the members Of the Re-
vision Committee feel as badly about the publication
now as they would have done had it been made pub
lie before the meetings Of the spring pTesbyte
Among the interested spectators at the Assembly
were Dr. Henry NJ Field, the Editor Of The
Evangclst,n and DR.. Philip Schaf, Of the Union
seminary both OF whom sat near the platform. Dr.
schaT was in hearty sympathy with DR.. WorceSters
substitute in the Briggs debate and thought that MS
speech was one of the best given durhg the Assembly,
Dr. Field cond not remain TO the debate, but was
greatly interested In the steps leading up to it, LBe
DIR Parkhurst and Dr. Uckey and nearly every one
who openly defended the Union professor, he auned
tIincs and 1t Is fair 70 assume that many OF the
Western people, who had never seen Dr. Brlggs, Dut
had known him only through his Writings were more
convlnced of the correctness Of their position by tese
admissions By Dr. Brggs's pronounced advocates tnan
thew were by the arguments Of those VINO Opposed him'
The telegraph seems TO have had spite against DR.:
parhurst of this city, for besides carrying CARRIED
roport of his sermon, preached In this city while the
Assembly was in session. 1t has announced to the world
that he believed the saviour 10 be an arrogant here
tc while the remark he made was Z" Christ was the
most arrant hereto Of his time: Dr Parahursts ST.
mon in Detroit received with great favor.