New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-30

fear that II this goes through this whoie na''cr vi
| trial may seem weak farce.
| The Rev. Dr. McKibbin, of Cincinnati. mem-
| Der of the committee whose report Dr. ration
| read, made imprisoned appeal IN tne aiLei ~
noon winning the house as o D the propo
| sitions submitted BY the Chicago pastor, VINO
| by the way, has under advisement an lnVIaoio I
from the Congregational seminary IN ha[ onoho.
| Conn. There were number of other speeches
made during the day, including those from Alr.
Junkin and Dr. Baker Of Philadelphia agalhss
DR.. Worcekters paper, and from Dr. LEWIS so On
Kansas City and Dr. Parkhurst, Of New-l ork
DR.. Parkhurst spoke with great denperati ION
His words were carefuiIy chosen ana there was
no bitterness in his tones. He said
Mr.. Moderator, Fathers and Brethren have come come
on 10 the platform this afternoon not TO make
speech but to make q statement 1 suppose
shall all of us be happy when all ALL this 3u 5mns
in my pulpit upon matters that arc current az
the close Of the service po %ir fellow cane tears s' in
nf de eSss care SU whether sT L is i Greg% anBggs
soul lonSed from the bottom OF my tired heart
for the time When With these Thoughts 9pt c o Go
back TO what seems TO me the legitlmate WORN r VI
helping those poor souls that seem Which TO 0G Wod have
loved to speak, but being myself a member OF the
Board Of Directors Of Union Iheo9gca, seminary,
self member Of the board am on trial but "a voice
0 MOI o1a ys only hs sa to N e"Hne can in O the
smallest way to the solution of this problem would
Ges love to- feel baTa re The the %
ment. am awed by what transpired here
BY the prospects invisible but actual that lie beioro
D YO there q 1g Sse Of Of sensn &s
between this Assembly and Union Seminary, would
p Sf Of hep s9 churc ' are no lighting
for one thing and you for another You know how |
pretty well and he Is an awfuily difficult man to get
along with. Gaughter) At the same time he Is
but an Individual What we as a seminary are labor
terests Of the Church. No private personal consd-
Grafton for any man an or any NUMBER OF men f ho gg
mary and the best veal as well as we can interpret
9s Of to ' sn w SS
Christian gentlemen GaughteD-of course, ] feel
delicate about making that q sweeping Temark-who
DESTROYS of handling all these matters in the best
Now, there are some uncertainties in our minds with
ments that are involved in the case. We are open to
conviction. | am not speaking by authority but
and through We are DESTROYS Of knowing what is right
and what Is best. We, are open to conviction We
good people when they are only headed righwho said
he was open to conviction, but he would love to see
think we are fairly teachable Now, am profoundly
in sympathy with the spirit OF the resolutions Intro
duced by Mr.. Worcester. ! charmed-Dr. Patton
will excuse me-by the brilliancy Of the statement
made to Us BY him YESTERDAY HIS sentences o were
burner nut friends it takes light and warrntlI both
the present circumstances 1t seemed TO me that
found not only the brightness 5ut also the warmth and
the fervor in DR.. worcesters resolution. 1t takes
brain and heart both to constitute vision, and speak
with entire confdence-and then am going to step, for
said statement the reason Of my coming on the
platf,rm-I can state with entire confidence that II
should see IT. with good degree Of unanimty, to adopt
the resolutions OF Dr. Worcester and to send commit
tee to confer with our board, it wonld receive not
hypercritca reception. but an earnest anxious ana
sincere reception with the heartest desirel am sure
| can say II without any rescTvatOn-On the part of
every member Of the Board Of Directors Of Union
cordancc with the spirit and tile intent Of these reso
buttons. (Appausej Then the earnest heart, loving
the Church rejoicing anticPstively in what believe
Seminary and anticipating that the tmc-God
g%t a ina Of very great
and ], who happen this afternoon 10 be the repre-
things eve to eve, and Shall be able to think and to
feel together in the vernncular Of one sentiment
mutual affeciiOn and Chnstly hope. God grant it!
(ApplauseD
DR.. Baker, Of Philadelphia, said:
Fathers and Brethren: The simple question which
this General Assembly Is now about TO decide is
of biblical theology in Union seminary. lie ". he
professor now He is professOr-eect He will be-
sembly shall tail to disippove beg you to keep That
one poiat clearly in Your minds. The question is
not whether shall depose him from his proessorate
The question is whether we shall put him into the
professors chair. Are we prepared. under all the
these weeks past with all these Overtures from the
Presbyteries with all this agitation in the Church
him into that charl If we prepared TO put him
there, then shall vote for this substitute paper
of DR.. WOrcesters. II we are not prepared to put
him there, we shall vote for the resolutions of DR..
Patton's committee Brethren, II with all that you
honest opinion, before God whether 1t was wise to
make Dr. Briggs professor IN the Union Seminary,
afford take the risk which is involved in this sub.
stltute OF Dr, Worcester am free to say that II
knew that that paper would result IN DR.. Brggs's
would cheerfully vote for It, But we have no sLch
assurance In the case itself It is impossible we should
| lave that assurance We must take the risk We
cannot afford TO take that risk What if we
Dr. Briggs should be seated in that chair, having
been responsible foe his seating in the chair What
could could be done ask This Assembly that question,
try Dr. Briggs for heresy IN order to him from
cbsge great ae dieG @P r before GOD to dis
1t seems TO me, in this substitute OF DR.. Worcester to
roll OH the fesRonsbty to another General Assembly
men before God and before the Church Mark YOU the
complete professor Of Biblical Theology. We can de-
cline to do so on the ground that has been mentioned
In the least degree upon DR.. Briggs either as scholar
| or as Chrlstan-that he Is unfit from his general
occupy the pnp Of our rche The e ono ne 6S3e
which has been made for him on the part Of his friends
are told that he has been misunderstood The Church
| has misunderstood him.. Can we afford TO have in
young at the most critical period of their lives
when they are taking upon them those Impressions
which they Will always carry through ei Applause)
At O'Clock the ballot on DR.. Worcesters sub.
| stitute was taken by rising vote. and the result
stood $50 against the resolution and LOG in its
favor.
The amendment of DR.. Logan was voted down
by larger majority than that apparently after
the house had refused TO let him withdraw IT,
Then came the roll-call on DR.. Patton's resoli.
ton. and the 500 supporters OF the Union pro-
fessor dwndled down to sixty. while the 800 who
opposed BIN rose TO 440. In the majority were
the Moderator. the permanent clerk every
man from Pennsylvania except W. B.
Holmes, Of the Lackawanna Presbyterv nearly
every one from Ohio, Professor Henry Preserved
Smith, of Lane Seminary, all the foreign mis-
sonaries. all the representatives from the Synod
of the Pacific except DIR. Ormiston, formerly OF
the Collegiate Church in New-York, but now of
Pasadena, and these commissioners from Dr.