New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-01
ELECTED TO UNION SEMINARY
DR. JOHN HOPKINS WORCESTER CHOSEN.
HE WILL SUCCEED THE LATE DR.. HENRY ]. VAN
DYKE-HIs ATTITUDE IN THE
BRIGGS CONTROVERSY.

The Rev. Dr. John Hopkins Worcester, IT., was
unanimously elected 10 the Chair Of Systematic The
ology Of Union Theological Seminary on last THURSDAY
at special meeting held in Brown Bros. q CO.'S BANK
building The directors who were present were ChailcS
A. Dickey Charles Butler Ezra NJ. Kingsley, Jom
Crosby Brown, Thomas g. Hastings, j. McCehal
Holmes william A. Booth David Frazier, Ersklne ~
White, Stephen w. Dana, James NJ Ludlow, Wilton
Merle Smith D. willis James and David H. McAlplh'
Henry Day. the lawyer, and William Wheelock were
not present but they informed the board that the pro
posed step was satisfactory to them, and that they
wanted their votes cast for Dr. Worcester
The committee appointed last June to name sue
cessor 10 Dr. Henry J. Van Dyke, whose death III May
had left the chair vacant, decided some time ago tat
Dr. Worcester would be the right man for the pace
He was approached and he considered the entire matter
thoroughly ana no doubt he win accept the ONCE as
soon as he Is officially Informed Of his election Inc
result of the meeting has been gratifying 10 all the
directors and they think that their choice mas peen
a happy one. At first it he'd been proposed 70 eieco
a Young man who is an expert on the subject hu'
when Dr. WOrcester's name came up ii was unanl-
mously agreed that he the man for the pace.
lie IS in the prime Of life, of pronounced theoiogc
views which are we'll defined and publicly knoWh'
His speech on the eighth day Of the General Assembly,
In Detroit in favor Of Or. Briggs, captured the mouse
for the time. and almost turned the toe Which Hdu
then begun a set against HIM III Is Tie opl''ion VI
those present that had vote been taken Immediately
after the speech, the appointment OF Dr' blSss "o
have been confirmed g.,
Dr. Worcester is a graduate OF Union TheOlogPdi
Seminary lie was born at ST. Johnsbury, w. vi
April @ 1s45 He was graduated from the university
OF Vermont in 1865, and then entered union INV
logical Seminary. lie attended in 1907 ana io''
spent two years in Europe during the interval anu
then returned 10 the Seminary. from which he was
Graduated I'm 1871 he ordained as pastor OF 'Ie
presbvterian Church at South Orange, " d. OH J"iu
arv TO- 1872 and was called to Chicago III 1862 10
the sixth Presbyterian Church. Of which he Is SUN
pastor. ,
He is president of the Union Seminary alumni AS
ISOLATION lie is also the second inehDel Vi 'iio
Committee of Conference which was appointed Dy 'he
recent General Assembly confer with the directors
o. the Union Theological Seminary. This eiecnoh
seems to show that the conference will end In paclhc
agreement or at least, that efforts toward pe1cer
settlement of the vexed question Will be maue'
Since the adjournment Of the General Assembly
q similar chair has been offered him in the liafuoru
Theological Seminary. He was elected 10 II IN May
but declined II. lie Is at present staying III burning
ton. VI. He is married. and has wife ana tnfee
children.
DR. Dickey when here on Thursday expressed
himself to Mr.. Kingsley as being indignant at tho
false and malicious reports which were circulated
about him. He declared that he had no mtehuoh
Of resicning and that he could not Imagine "ha'
possible there could have been iqp ' s or
SeIicate one than that of any other member OF tle
board His past crate is IN Phlladelpha Ep 'nS
PRINCETON centre, and his connection Win mon
theological Seminary has made It uncomioftable iOr
him al times That he stn holds TO the seminary
is good proof that he is In strong sympathy WIN IT
- hrtssSs He like many Others, thinks mat DR..
Briggs goes too far in his public uttei DV "o
feels assured OF the Doctors soundness at BOTTOM