The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-01
Will NOT RESIGN.
Tho Clergyman contradicts a Ru-
NOR of His Resignation from the
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
His Relation to tho Seminary re.
mains UncllanGcd---HO VIII Stay So
Long as He Can Serve the Seminary
and the church---Dr. Dickey's Tel
egram.

PnLADELrMtA, Pa, July Sl.-A dis.
patch was received lust night from Rev.
DIR. Charles a. DicEey, OF this city, who
is spending short vacation at Beach
Haven, n. j., stating that he had no.
resigned his position rs a director Of
the Union Theological SEMINARY. It
had been published in several papers,
principally in New York, that DR.. Dick
ey's resignation had been handed i'll,
and that Drs. Stephen W. Dana and
John Hall, who are also directors, would
soon follow suit.
The primary cause assigned for DR..
Dickey's alleged resignation from tho
seminary was u bitter attack published
in the Erongciisi by DR.. Parkhurst onthe
Conspiracy" OF Princeton to get con-
troll Oi the Assembly. 1t was charged
that the Princeton contingent would
support DR.. Dickoy for the moderator
ship next year, il no would nominate
Rev. DIR. Green, vi Princeton, for tho
position this year. DR.. Dickey has been
Il candidate for the Office for several
years, and at the recent Assembly he
had 81 very strong backing. II was stated
that such IN agreement was made be-
tween Princeton and DIR. Dickcy. The
article in the ErdIlgelist also scored DIR.
Dickey for NOT voting upon the Briggs
matter after le had been given m OPP
porlunity 10 10 no upon his return from
the funeral OF Judge Brcckinbridge.
I'll 4 ~ III, rnRt.w
nation is fatty denied in DR.. Dickey's
telegram. The dispatch reads as fol.
lows:
~ have not seen the repots to which
you refer, except statements in the
pittsburgh Dispdtch OF Monday, said to
be sent from Philadelphia. Ny reln-
tions with the Board OF Directors OF
Union Seminary remain unchanged.
They will continue SO long as can serve
both the seminary and the church.
While regret the action Of the Assem-
bly,, will do all in my power to pre-
serve friendly relations and peace.
CHARLES A. DIcHEY."
Rev. DR.. Robert NJ. Patterson, editor
OF the Presbyterian Journal, was seen mt
his home near Malvern, Chester county,
luSb SNSuluBs 4lS sthhho W. SAOsS "
to Dr.. Dickey, and attended part OF the
proceedings OF the Assembly at Detroit.
When shown an article in newspaper
containing the report OF DR.. Dic&ey's
alleged resignation, DR.. Patterson said:
II saw this article this morning, and l
was greatly surprised. This is a matter
OF fact, and whether it is true or not 1
cannot say positively. DR.: Dickey is
the person to give n positive answer.
But the presumption, to my mind, is
that this report is not true. Since DR..
Dickey has been on his vacation have
received several letters from him. lie
mentioned in one or more OF them
matters relating to the Union Theolog-
ical Seminary, but such thing as res
ignatioa from the Board of Directors
was not even limited at. But within
the last two weeks ! have not been in
receipt Of any letter from DR.. Dickey
and it may be possible that the doctor
has undergone some change OF mind
during this time. If he has don't know
it and the presumption, / say, is that he
has not.
"Now, think DR.. Parkhursts article
has been misinterpreted. 1t was no
bitter personal attack. II remember
correctly, DIR. Parkhurst stated that
there had been some kind OF a tacit
agreement between Princeton and DR..
Dickey; that DR.. Dickey consented to
withdraw from the field and nominate
DIR. Green as moderator. This DR..
Dickey did. The whole matter is very
delicate, especially as it follows upon
the heels OF such a prolonged discussion
over the Briggs question. hope that
everything relating to DR.. Dickey, us
well as to the other clergymen OF tho
church, will be treated in the news.
papers carefully and correctly, for, If
unfounded rumors are printed, there
may be some undesirable consequences.
The clergy OF the Presbyterian Church
arc united in their personal relations.
They may differ in the matter Of prin-
riplcs, as has been ccen, but it docs not
extend to personal enmity. Upon this
ground may be defined DR.. Parkhurst's
position. Personally he and DIR. Dickey
are friends. DR.. Parahurst, being an
ardent Briggs supporter, objects to
Princcton's politics, as he terms it. but
it is merely an antagonism to q princi-
pic.
"Dr. Dickcy did not agrcc with tho
views held by DR.. Briggs, but it was gem
orally understood by the assembly that
he was not in favor OF voting the cleo
ton OF the latter to the chair in the
seminary. His position in the case was
inferred from his speech ut the assem-
bly,. Now DR.. DicEey was appointed
one OF committee to take Judge Brock
inridge's body home, and during tho
funeral the vote on the Briggs matter
was taken. Upon tho return OF the
committee the assembly adopted res
olution by which the members OF this
committee were given an opportunity
OF having their votes go on record.
Whether all OF the committee voted |
do not know. All that was published
in the newspapers were the names OF
the nays. see in an article in New
York newspaper that the secretary Of
Board Of Directors OF the Union Semin.
AIRY, DIR. KingsSury, says to reporter
that he had received no formal notilica-
ton OF DR.. Dickey's resignation, and
that, il it were true, he would be among
tho first 10 know IL. The prcsumption