New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-31
LITTLE DONE AT DETROIT.
PORTLAND. OREGON. SELECTED AS THE
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
PROFESSOR sCHAFF's COMMENTS ON THE
BRIGGS CAsE-DR. LOwRIE's SALARY

iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUkE1
Detroit, May 30.-Tnc decision OF the ueler"i AS
semby Yesterday IL regard TO the appointment "a
Professor Briggs pronounced that h'Vi' ~
mains TO be said that subject There Is uecp
sympathy expressed for the seminary, and It's friends
arc inouirnr what next? The directors who are
here do not wish TO be quoted now that the Church
has spoken 446 to 80 against Briggs. Professor
schaf is quoted as saying in regard to the acuoh
yesterday
"Dr worceser's address on the Briggs case was
the wsest the most moderate and the most )udclous
Ao,vorad in the Assembly 1t had gospel as well as
law. IL had mercy and equity well as )usuce
10 aaopted his resolutions would probably nave leu
70 a peaceful settlement of the whole dIhcuIS' Inc
Board of Directors of the Union seminary wouio re-
oeive such committee of conference as no PROPOSE"
with great courtesy and respect, and agree 70 any
reasonable adjustment of the difficulty IL the vote
had been taken Immediately after Dr. worcester 5
spcech the vote against the majority report Wouiu
have been much stronger. / heard the bes1 F"9eiS
in the city speak of 1t In the highest ters Simply
from legal point of view.
. But the Assembly has adopted the report OF Pres
dent Patton with an overwhelming majority as the
best course in its Judgment and may prove 10 DC SO
in the end Every good Calvinist who believes III
foreordinaton will sereney submit TO the oecsioh'
knowing God rules and overrules all thlngs' even inc
sins and follies of men, for His own glory anu 'i0
advancement of His Kingdom Princeton and Union
Il
only temporarily alienated and will be umtea again
on the basis of Revised Confession OF Falth whcn
will engage the next General Assembly. III LINES
more grace to stand victory than defeat. Noun
ing does q much good as to be hunoieu anu
reminded of his insignifcance Men are but SHADOWS
,hioh nass AWAY: institutions and churches remain
No man can forecast the future. The directors OF
Union Seminary may submit or not may accept OF
reject the resignation of Dr. Briggs when Is no" Ill
their hands Dr. Briggs may retain MS place DIS
Davenport Professor of Hebrew since the Assembly,
has only vetoed his transfer to the CHAIR
80 pihIical Theology, or he may resign
or he may absent himself year in Oxford TO nnsh
with Dr. Brown and Professor Driver 1.-THE successor OF
DR. Pusey) the new edition OF Robmsons Hepre"
Lexicon. He sails this very day in the Umbra 1or
England to Join his colleague, DR.. Brown OF oxforu'
The Fort Street Presbyterian Church was not filled
,hs morning when the General Assembly was called
IN order The interest in the Briggs having sub
sided many of the commissioners were excused from
further service and have returned to their homes ior
Sunday. Others inspecting the beauties OF De
troit and nearly all are enjoying steamboat ex
cursion this afternoon.
Little was done this morning except TO decide on
the next place Of meeting. San Francisco and Port
land were the candidates for the honor of entertaining
the Assembly. and the commissioners decided by an
overwhelming vpJe to go TO Portland next May. Al
ready $4,000 is in hand and $4,000 more is glaran-
teed by the citizens of Portland toward the extra
ton to that entertainment has been offered grauitous
Iy for 900 commissioners. The Rev. J. Arthur Brown
will be the host next year.
The ouestion of Dr. Lowries salary was discussed
for some time this morning and referred again the
Committee on Bills and Overtures. The Board Of
Foreign Missions has retired this veteran a salary,
and an overture from Of the presbyterics was
sent to the Assembly, protesting against this action
of the Board as IL would establish precedent.
Speeches 10 that effect were made also to-day.
Kiliaem Van Rensselaer, spoke strongly against the
overture declaring that II would not be considered
precedent when Dr. Lowre's long and faithful service
was taken into account. He also made this point,
that Dr. LowrIe had repeatedly refused TO take the
salary which had been voted him, and that the money
proposed not pension, but was what was
due him.
The report of the Committee the Board of Pub
ncataou. was read by Dr. J. Glentworth Butler. OF
Brooklyn. Besides the central store in Philadelphia
there arc eighteen branch repositories Much OF It's
so-caIed capital is unproductive-pates and printed
copies of literature which there is little or no sale
and the Offices OF several Of the boards arc given to
them free. The reports says; ave have not over
5000 900 Of working capital large advance has
been made In the amount Of WORK done by our I'D
permanent and student missionaries. They have Or
canzed new Sunday schools, more than hftytwo each
week on the average. The total receipts for the year
were 1927 Az So expenditures, Slol oeS 70 balance
III was recommended that the Assembly, assuming
that the recent agitation has been only Tor the sake
Of Improvement, affirm its confidence In the Board OF
Publication and thank IL for its services In view OF
the discussion which certain TO arise In connection
with this matter IL was postponed till next week:
DR. Hayes read the report Of the special committee
appointed TO accompany the body OF Judge Breckin-
ridge 70 ST. Louis which closed with appropriate reso
services of Judge Breckenridge. These were adopted
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