New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-20
WHATA PASTOR SEESAND HEARS
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CHURCH PEOPLE.

If be admitted that speech Is silver and silence
is golden there is little difficulty IN forecsting the
financial failure Of the men interested in the case OF
DR.. Briggs. Page after page is flied weekly by those
who avewed champions Of the Upien Seminary
professor While there has hardly been paragraph on
the other side from ANY member of the recent General
Assembly since the Adjournment The line of attack
has been changed somewhat Of late. The General AS
seny general and three or four Of It's officers III
particular have been exposed to the 7nerccss Storm
Last winter the text Of the present assallants was
"Tonch not mine anrointed and do my prophets no
harmo Vow il seems 60 be: "Cast the Improbable
servant into outer darkness with Dr. Roberts of Lane
Seminary the stated clerk of the Assembly, servant
In mind.
For eleven weekdays and two Sundays the Pastor
sat in the Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit
and listened 10 every word of the Briggs debate, talked
with many members Of the Theological Summaries Com
mttee (Dr. Patton's committed and with scores OF
commissioners representing every possible shade OF
opinion regarding the Union seminary matter aud with
many of the visitors including at least five Moderatos
and several professors from theological semnarles De-
fore the vote was announced and he does not recall
hearing the suggestion made once that Dr. Green had
taken advantage of his place Ii appointing Dr. fdeoh
chairman Of what proved TO be the most Important
committee In the Assembly and not once was II sns-
eested that Dr. Robert was running the Assembly
What puzzles OF those VINO were aJ thS as
sembly is this If Dr. Green maDifestly UNFAIR
who E responsible for tn Princeton College. whose
president is said ~ have suggested his nomination. OF
Union seminary, one of whose directors made the
nominating speech, apparently on his own Nspoiisf
biliy and with every appearance OF sincerity thoQeh
II is now said by fellow director Of Union thaI d.
Dicbey made this speech understanding that IL Union
helped Princeton Princeton would help Union later OIL
Another puzzIer IS this: Why not Dr. Roberts rS
buked on the floor for running the Assembly pS
some one of the 100 commissioners VINO Voteu W SUI
stute Dr. WOrceSters motion for d. faltohs I0P"io
WHY was il that no Nathan was f0uhu ahioH5 "iO
,vtv who voted against Dr. Patons report to accuse
Dr. Green of packing the committee "hau SP'n
did chance to make a personal apphc"uon % ~"'
trfing text. "Thou art the man.! One fact Is that
many like Dr. ParRhurst were " awed by their ENVIRON
m,ut and another is this: Not all On IT. ra.V"n
committee was anti Briggs at the outset were IL "u
visible a conversation could be repeated Wmch "ouIu
throw some light on the charge that every man lid"
made no his mind how to vote before he entered the
oOmnittee-roo
Dy Macarthur. of Calvary Baptist Church. in his
colnnn in The Christian Inquirer condemns l4lc ie
CON, action Of the four bishops of the Protestant hp'
oona Church who Inquired into the facts r"li"s "
,be r,arracDe of Maud T. Lttejohn 10 Amet +. Jehhs'
lie saws: This deNverance OF these bishops pu's nm
pesrv ON level with some OF the JEWISH t''po9 "no
n,orrv and divorce at their own pleasure HIooP0V
| az the law country. II puts I"o'H VI"
nth fine Remanists who make marriage SaoiSileh' VI
their Church and who far as they dare NluSe ~, 70
| recognize the legal side of the marriage oohVlao"
80 in This extraordinary document the usua assup
ron of these eccIesastcs IN calling themselves nsop
f Conneoticut Bishop of New-Jersey bishop Oh NOV"
ari, and Bishop OF New York such an assumption -
h,,Iv nnwarranted and is really unpaTdon"oio' " Is
~nty1tbfnI. unfraternal and unchrstian' VINO maze
ha. men bishops over these territories 10y wi'a az
49, d. they assume these titlesi In inc ~ I'm
,r1gth Ind Christian unity, and In the lutoIVSo.d u ~
| mon honesty they ought 10 be ana are ieouh'u
rh pantjs+ Conference was greatly edlhea Old MOI
dar when Presidentele Harper oiseussTH 40 IN
1,res-anee LThe Divine and Inc human ut IN
rIiUP tio1 Of the Old Testament were eie" VIZ
~. in accord with those Of all OF MS hSaleIs, -
tlre was AN air of sincerity ABOUT nm deep u
pce tor Abe Bible and an EVIDENT desire W I'M ~
~ -crintnres (fodgivcn. While admitting e.y(.hS ~
n ~ tie details % the record he declafeN ~
aeeorve that the Bible not only eOntaI5 uio "'iu VI
| CoS I'M that il is the Word OF Goa"
| or,v good words arc heard in regard TO the new
| roetor ~ me Madison Avenue Church d. cdiueIs
=. eans was The choice OF this church many Sc1l9
IL seei9' ator and people are receiving hearty con
| gr9tnIaIions that they are united at laSI