New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-12

complain of the right of Presbyteries TO overture
the Assembly regarding the teaching of the pro-
fessor; they object TO his being condemned by
an outside Presbytery before his own Presbytery
has given its voice on the question of his ortho-
doxy.
Dr. Robinson again insisted that the orderly
way was to take up the report of the committee
before it discussed the outside question, but a
motion to lay Dr. Hastingss paper on the table
having been lost, the Presbytery decided to go
on with It's discussion.
DR.. Briggs appealed to the Presbytery for pro.
lection from the unjust action of sister Presby-
teries, and announced that he would complain TO
the Synod of New-Yorx If he were not protected.
After several. other members had spoken DR..
Booth in an earnest address said that he was i'm
pressed with the evident intention of some to
undo or overthrow whatever was done by the
Presbytery last month. The compact made be-
tween the Union Seminary and the Presbyterian
Church had been overlooked in the debate. The
Presbyteries are constituent parts of the Assembly
and every one has the right to give an utterance
to its views.
HOW THE MEMBERS VOTED.
Dr. Robinson's amendment to curtail the paper
was carried and after two or three speeches on
the amended paper DR.. Briggs spoke again. lie
said that his friends the enemy" were trying to
throw dust In the eyes of the Presbytery by try
ing to draw a distinction between conforming
him as O professor and as man. This he called
an absurd distinction" The question was called
for and the vote was nearly equal that rising
vote was ordered. On that vote the tellers re-
ported fifty-one votes on each side. Then roll
call was ordered and the vote was materially
changed, 81 votes being registered in the afiirma-
tive and 66 in the negative. The following Is
the ministerial vote:
Afrmative-N Bjerring, c. A. Briggs. e. 1; Clark lark
n W. C0nkling, w. T. Esing, J. F. Forbes, IA. foIu'
c r. Gillett, H. L. Erandlienard, A. H. Harshaw'
w r. Harslaw Thomas s, Hastings G Il herring fa1ens
80 Martin, H. NJ. McCracken, J. II. McElvane,
@. j. Mingin., Charles H. ParEluISt, John r. Paxton
SEIEson o. F X. Ruan, a. c. Roe, Philip scha
James E. Lentz, J. b. Shaw, W. NJ Smith =. Z.
Spinning, C. L. Thompson, Henry van Dyke w. C.
Negative. C. Bliss R. R; Booth s. Bout Clt J. NJ
f. "' b. chapin. G. Docnch + Douglas J. H. Edwards
F. EunTGOd oI I'll E. tn, Elliott W WqsGR l.
hard, ". s. McDows 6. B. Mallory. Fl y M N5b,ls
Asd N' g. Sx Oh & " N ~ fase fGs %
Paxton 2 P PaEsO9 Il; PritGhaH' T. s; Ramsay
saxtcD, p a. F. schsucr, G. l. shearer W 4. Rice
W G. shedd A. shiland j. WITT ~, steyePso Wil d. Y
S wilsrd, 5. e. v %ylio E. '
The elders voted thus
Atfirmatye-Thomas j. Rush, Purtans; r. II. Bull
First J. s. Storrs, Covenant; William Crampton First
Union H Smith Fourth Clark W krGGE MaShe
Spring street Robert Gentle, Union tabernacle W. A.
Wheelock Washington Heights s F. WILCOX 3N MeSt
John Mc6anRon West Fifty rsst R sses penhalne
NetysJohn McCook Fifth AyenTe s wi b.
J. c. Tucker, Brick; G. NJ. JaQues, BETHANY; A. ID.
Craig - r. McKee, Chalmers Walter E, Ee%a Van
Rensselaer, Park; Allen Hay, Rutgers Riverside r..
W Thompson. Sea and Land; NJ. W. Dodd. University
Place: Sawyer,