New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-27
REFORMED PRESBYTERIANS.
SOME LIVELY DISCUSSIONS HELD.
TAKING UP THE CASES OF SUSPENDED MINIS
rrps-cHARGEs AGAINST ANOTHER NAN.

u.vYxc TIP THE CASES OF SUSPENDED MINIS.
rERs-cHARGEs AGAINST ANOTHER MAN.
The New.York Presbytery of the Reformed Pros
,u,ar.r church held its semi annual meeting yester-
~, g., the Third Reformed Presbyter Church, No.
80. ,,os, Twenty .thrd-st. The New-York Presbytery
80 Jurisdiction over Massachusetts, and the
.s.sn mart OF New-York State and controls sixteen
churches. -, l., A..
,,orntng BY Ieconfrming last years officers, who
we're the Rev. DR.. Baylis, moderator, the Rev. s. u.
shaw, clerk and the Rev. J. c. X. Migan, assistant
clerk Those present the Rev. Messrs. Finley NJ.
roster. j. S. Carson, II. NJ. Sommervile, James Ken
nedy william Graham, J. W. F. Carlisle, J. r. Thomp-
SON T. A. Rusk J. y. Williams. The lay delegates
were william Colwell, William Ross. Andrew Gill
oust James Mitchell, James stevenson, David
Torrens, H. ONeIll, W. C. DoG. Alexander McNeal,
Robert McAfee James Warnock, David hehahey, Pro
fessor II. Frazier and DR.. ". c. Kennedy.
Soon after the meeting opened IL became evident
that troublesome subjects would come up and that
certain members had prepared for them with plan OF
campaign. Proceedings were begun BY the reading OF
four memorials. one from the First New-Nork. one
from the Second NewYork. one from the Fourth New
York. and one from the Brooklyn congregation strongly
urging the synod to rescnd its action Of last December
In suspendng seven ministers for the part they took
In the conference which held in Pttsburg on July
90 and o. 1890 Those present at that conference
maintained that they represented five states and one
half the Presby in the United States. and they
formulated a platform, among other things asserting
that first "the terms Of communion should be limited
TO the plain requirements OF the Scriptures ana second
that persons who make credible profession OF Christ
should be received into church membership on the ac-
ceptance of our Testimony and Terms OF Communion
without binding them 10 explanation In the matter
OF political dissent or In other questions" -Four other
statements were contained in that platform, bu'
the two mentioned the ones which caused inc
suspension OF the seven ministers and which Will
cause serious discussion in the synod 10 90
held in Pttsburg beginning to-day. Strict church
men hold that one great and important law
of the Reformed PIeSbyte terrain Church is the Pubic
profession, and covenant which make us
ministers and elders dissent from the Constitution OF inc
United States because the Nation refuses TO own us
responsibility God and that according to section OF
the Covenant they refuse to incorporate py any uoe
with the political body until this blessed reformation
has been secured" In the New-iork PresDytery inc
remembrance feeling to be against this ruling
of the Church. and II it IS sustained by the SYNOD
many ministers will leave the Church rather than
abide by it, The memorials were laid on the table by
unanimous consent and then came the sensation OF the
aav in the shape of a libel preferred against the Rev.
I G. K Mnligan by the Rev. Finley NJ. Foster. The
charge was the same that against the seven ministers
suspended by the synod.
In the afternoon the discussion over this libel be-
tame heated and it was soon seen that the Rev. flny
NJ Foster was almost without support. BY some
adroitly put motions the libel was overthrown and
motion 70 investigate the Rev. j. c. X Mlligans action
took It's place This will have the effect, perhaps OF
keeping the question out of the synod If it remains
in the hands of the committee they Will probably not
report on 1t till next october, when the NewYork
Presbyery meets again. Another resolution was then
put through charging the Rev. J. S. Carson and the
Rev j. c. X. MllDgan with having been active in the
Pfttsburg conference in July and with holding the
beliefs expressed in the platform, and referring their
case to the Committee of Discipline for investigation
This motion was pushed by the friends of the two
minister's at their express desire as they want the
questions settled.
The Prcsbytery adjourned TIL the last Tuesday in
October when the meeting will be held in the Fourth
Reformed Presbyterian Church Of New York. Almost
au the delegates started for Httsburg last night