New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-05
COLONEL M'cooK DEMANDS LIBERTY.
Colonel McCook followed DR.. van Dyke, saying III

COLONEL McooK DEMANDS LIBERTY
c,,or., uccook followed DIR. van Dyke. saying In
part ,.., a. so,
shall not dctain you long by what WISH Us ,h 70 sa,
upon this subject; but you have TO" cYic y, ~, t
eeeings-the judicial proceedings IN Mnen ms 80
S,arv has becn ennaged u point which Is the Crisis.
committee has been appointed. and tiat COMMITTEE,
brother. DR.. van Dyke has earnestly and honestly en-
deavoied TO do ITS dy a. pressrSen w one Ss
hat Dr. van Dyke has now made 70 W., It Is on INC
ass impion that there should be no booH Va Ia
sa oa vhst there was no occasion for such thing
Syt os long ms men are men and human the necessiy
i dicp Is e @a,1 ssis oil tho Bco OF Discipline with
which have 10 doubt you are familiar! Mnele,n ". -
provides the necessity for dsepn av o1 'f ted ae 70
dnce The result that my brother, DT. van Llyhe 81
much wishos--ile peace and purity d our Dci''oO
Discipline when once invoked IS usually The result
Of some one else than the Church dl nIppci,ns
when necessary. should as far as possibe-and
don't hesitate to say that onF soHGi sJ i' kent
ont the personal element in tho consideration Oh tls
business, and have endeayorea not 20 saS d o r
necessary word OF wTsa or word that was un
Just In bringing these charges when nave Dr. tn
mitted 10 the Presby,ery, have been adopted by Io
presbyter have been ordered by the Prcsbytey to be
placed in the hands of the accused, We nave
O@Gr% to thoss T9 as Dr. pcs S within the
liberty OF our beloved Church, and every mehiper ..
1t but / must claim In behiii OF Lle rsss s
these matters within the lines OF its Book of discipline
should be effective. should be Operative ana tn' s
an the powers that 60 with IT, with tho tendeiest con-
sdcraon for the rights Of every member OIL thaa srsa
Now with reference to the present situation TINS
Presbytery has determined the status OF ths Judicial
proceedin-s up to this time, 50 need not tiAo your
time by discussing that further; bit we come 10 Ipo
one point as to what we shall do when we reach;
under the provision OF the twenty seventh chapter or
the RooE the place where the Pesbyery may dismiss inc
case, II in their judgment they see t 70 az 0 onoc
him incorrectly that they can be dismissed for any
reason. they must dismiss, If they do dismiss be.
cause they are satisfied that the proceedings up to that
stl3ted pIima facic case upon which the Presbytery
been done. We have preferred charges. we have sns,
talned them by specifications. and We expect mat ne
Bible and tho STANDARD OF cur Church. e mo WEE as
in behalf of the Presbyterian Church is that we should
have the liberty and the right a TO e 70 1s
to have that night without being sent out OF court
without a hearing. , ,,.. ,.,,.o,.
TO mention in connection with a matter OF this KING,
for shall speak OF the question OF right later onthe
stage Of ths proceeding may not accomplish what Ut.
van Dyke suggeststhe peace and quiet OF the Church
arnea di ta&en nom that that would be
point to which the committee would have right and
peal fromDthat appeal would go to the synod, and 70
the General Assembly. and that would occupy probably
a
pending the determination Of that question. the peaco
and quiet OF the Church. which were so much desired,
lom nS be pf fSa, s, far as we a S
would not take much time to present our ease 70
this resbytery as we have spent b ao aih
% 70 sss gan justice PssSyerS and every
the position before prcsnyt,,ry Is
w was n the poi n RAISED BY the chars and spc
lions. or he is not. II the accused Is orthodox tIs
5 N 9t cu @ bfoe and giving him
only opportunity that Presbyterian minister has wnen
questions OF this kind are raised to yndca;s himself ~
which he is part. and a datory motion Ike TINS
Is Of e great ;, nuscss and WAS am fne '& wish n o Rr c
accused was entirely right, because II would be
a great injustice that the determination Of this
the General Assembly on Q collateral motion. Now
on the other horn Of the dilemma Assuming that as
hat Il would be shown il we are allowed TO 60 TO
trial. that the accused is not orthodox on the question
poeition on this! You have undertaken, DR.. Van
Dyke says, to seek TO sustain the peace ana Rer PURITY
there r can be much peace and you certainly. have
duty IN your ordination vows to see to it that II
at re rs should be sifted that it should be tried
ali ways that all the rights OF the parties shall be
ascerained definitely, and that nothing SHAH be kep'
Would that brother had gone one step further
IN IN S and also rctract those statements which
have caused this gevons alarm and concern through 6
deIigSed u.s. thought Dr. Van Dyke stated them
little 100 broadly but If they had been ACCOMPANIED
BY SdR Re S brehren in the Of saying
Il am sorry he shoud have said also II withdraw
that and i will not say again or teach again thai
which canscs anxiety and concern to my brethren
on how would rejoice Il could see this IN Ting y
end here to-day. 1t would be the greatest relef OF
lifetime if could it. But gentlemen; Under o te
T. has been carefully made IL is not becoming 10 us as
Prosbyters TO assume that discipline is all out Of place
S Wd Fiat s That could Be o but Il Cannot You
got that responsibility upon You and assure y9I when
fsnt La II You Vote in favor of dismissal you say
that we have heard this substantially; we agree
position Of this appointed committee and wo disagree
With those who have sworn loyalty for the Church
presentation Of the charges the merits that we are
willing to dismiss this We cannot determine tha
we Will take the responsibility under our ordination
VOWS OF dismissng the case without consideration Of
ia r frc @syf in the that the Prsssytey
snS N. G ssnas sS q our Church. the that aDcs
one Of those charges win DO sustained.
accused p I Was not to be- heard In the first place is
his right second there IS no person on, in the NERD 50 fs
SaTs tie vS w poe s ' aay
81 points ,, 9d nG 20 a Gr eF s 70 hy m st
that the accused IS moi to be heard He win be heard
rs fty hope as he wishes. and am sure that this
Prcsbytery will safeguard the rights OF every one In
closing wish to say that the committee hone and
pect 10 prove ont Of the Scripture and BY Standard.
each aud every one Of The CHARGES and specifications
TO do So II you vote 10 dismiss. you refuse us that
opportunity and yon refuse the only vlndcat9n that
terrain official against which such charges have been
presented and 7 earnestly appeal TO under your
ordnation vows 20 remember that you heve great duty
n Is not matter Of sentiment and the ONLY Won
can do Justice to yourself and insice to the accused
- Il IN In
orderly manner provided by its Standard for the trial
Of cases like this.
Dr. McIlvaine In his address declared the preamble
unworthy Of the Presbytery and quoted from the Craig
head case to show that the committee had erred
in lis manner Of presenting the charges against
Dr. Briggs. lie closed with quoting CONVEX
saton which he had with the late Dr. Crosby and the
elder Dr. Van Dyke at the last meeting at which these
two greet scholars met DR.. Crosby said that ii was
impossible to sustain charges for hcresy against Dr.