Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-10

special Corresponi.ncr q The Evening star
Nrw loKk. O,-roHTR = 1891
is Nor OFTEN THAT DAILY Jot-r-
l. nalistu duas its Chief sensation IN a r.lie-
ious event. but the proceedings of the Rriggs
trial on Monday and TUESDAY have unite over
Swallowed other news. out side II poiities this
week. You have received full accounts Of thi.
very interesting and important chap,er An
church history. and II needs only q few brief
words OF further comment at this time.
One of the features Of the case Va. that the
issue was precipitated by the lay vote The
ministerial members OF the prcshyterv wero
quite disposed 90 postpone action for a time
and perhaps indefiaitely. There was no eau
cnssing 20 this effect. but the matter was dis
cussed very seriously among Icadiny clergymen
and steps were taken 20 agree on a oomrromi-.
that should stop what threatened % be a scan
dial and schIsm. On saturday night a plan wa.
ma;ured which promised the desired results
IL WIS not by any means acceptable to Or.
Briggs or his friends. ~ they are perfectly sura
they viii be the yictors "a the struggle. They
claim that u IL absolutely impossible 90 Obtain
vote Of heresy against Dr. Briggs as q member
OF the New York presbytvry. Has usefulness as
theological professor Is out OF the present dis
enssion. That matter IL under the direct care
OF the general assembly. On the straight aues-
ton ~ bis belief Presbyterian, be claims
and so do his friends. that Il wonld be- impossi-
Bile 20 convict HIM Of hercsy. aud therefore he
and his friends objected VERY much 20 auy cont
promise that seemed ia Nhibit timidity on their
part.
DR. Briggs himself acted in the matter with
magnanimity. taking the ground that while be
preferred trial aud that while Ruv couturo-
mise at this stage would - misunderstood. vet
the interests OF the church we're 81 more Inn
portance than ms own personal prestige and
comfort. end ne. Therefore. accepted the plan
which Was formally presented before the pres
bytery on Monday. A. the vote then showed
the ministers. by quite a large and Influential
majority, preferred 60 let the matter drop OF,
the basis proposed, but just here the elders.
who, as the lay element. might have been eN-
pected to present greater indifference 10
dogma than the ciergymen. came 60 the front
ana by decisive vote oyercame the majority
| Tor comnromise among the ministers and made
| II impossible. In reality the Briegs men are
rather glad that this has been the outcome
especially as their record IS clear In the effort
| TO reach peRceahle solution.
Whether right or wrong. they show a iauut-
less and aggressive courage and while thew are
not blind 20 the efforts already made in some
quarters to boycott Union Seminary. they
show no anxiety about the fortunes OF the IN
stitutiou.
Ex-PREsFDESr sSp CITIES AAYEs.
There has been no end OF fun. most If it ma
licious. ut ex-President Rutherford b. HAYES,
Tor the quiet and bncoic irfe which he has led
since his term in the White House ended but
the country may congratulate its,if. IA view of
some notifying experiences. that one who
has occupied the place Of chief citizen is willing
to ehace himself IA such dignIticd and useful
career as private citizen. Mr.. HAYES l. find
ing time On his side in his silent disregard OF
the great American joker aud he Is slowly earn
ing place in public regard which IL worth
any mans patient waiting Tor. He comes 10
New York whenever his various duties call him
here, but he always avoids an thing like tradiug
on a conspicuous past Whatever else can be
said OF eX-Iresident HAYES his most bitter
enemy. If he has any. will admit that he il one
man IN the world WHO does not try 20 capital
ize his reputation and turn the honor and faith
reposed In him by a nation into dollars and
cents.
The eX-Presiaent ignores all avenues OF dis
tnction and in every way lives the life of a
simple American citizen. He came here dur
ing the week n trustee ri the Slater fund Of
which he is one of the most paiustaking and
faithful members and to make address TO
his old associates in the war, who ALWAYS give
him the cordial welcome which comes from
genuine admiration. There vas no Drawer sol
der in the war than Gen Hayes. and IL H.
quite possible that of the revenges Of time
vail he n reputation Tor a dlgnified and hon
orable statesmanship that shall surpa-s the
fame Of many more NOISY favorises.
XIV WORKS. DAILY rTDEs or rHrE
I asked Mr.. Horton Of the Hs.E R,y.o,-sr this
week how many arrivals there were daily in
New York. He said that he reported only about
forty hotels including all those Of the better
grades, and that his list averaged H. 500 daily.
In addition. there a large number of people
who come into the smaller and more exclusive
hotels ON the one side and the cheaper hotels
and the boarding houses on the other side. aud
in addition the great mass of visitors at pri-
waite families. In addition again should be
considered the crowds that come TO the city for
a day or a nights visit simply pleasure seek
ers and without taking rooms of any sort IL
would be difficult to estimate closely what
this daily human tide amounts to in
volume. but % probably would not be
far out of the way 10 say between 1000 and
5000 people are daily duIaped into New York
for a temporary sojourn here. A. most Of these
are adults, and principally Ion pleasure bent
II Is easy 20 see why the theaters and other
places OF rmusement count on the outside sup
port az one Of their main staudbys. In certain
theaters where the plays and the actors have a
national reputation the audiences are mainly
made up, not of New Workers. but of visitors
to the city, and 1t is fair 70 say that but for
this tremendous floating population New York
could not support one-half Of the thirty thea
tiers which nightly appeal TO the public for
patronage.
ORR "FIELD OF MARS"
The advantages OF having large park where
military maneuvers may be carried out we're
illustrated today by a splendid parade Of the
first brigade of the New York state militia This
comprises all the regiments Of the city. seven
in number. together with two batteries OF artI-
lery. The parade ground in Van cortlandt
Park Zone OF the new parks beyond the Har-
LEM permits Of brigade evolutions, as il is .
magnificent expanse OF fat open ground. re-
sembling the ''field Of Mars IN the environs of
Paris. Everything was propitious today in the
shape OF weather and surroundings. aud the
governor and thousands OF other spectators
were treated To- a military pageant new in the
history Of the city. The evolutions OF so many
regiments gave New Workers am idea Of what
an army Is and suggested the great military
exhibitions that one may in the martial en-
pires OF Europe. Ii brought to mind the con.
ventional pictures of Napoleon and His Gen
erals 70 see Gov. Hill. surrounded by his STAG
ana attendants, looking out on such masses Of
soldiers from a commanding knoll
WAS IT CAUSED BY cRAGnIss
There are many euphemisms for . broken
heart In the case Of Parnell IL is that of rheu-
matism and a congestive chill The universal
feeling in this city, at any rate. is that the dis
graced and defeated Irish leader died OF cha
grin, his death being FASTENED by the oespera-
ton with which be sought TO hold the lAss
shreds of mis- influence and fame. There il
very general pity for a man whose great career
had already ended in such a dingy fashion. and