The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03
One of Briggs Opponents
Dies at His Post.
Judge Breckenridge Closes His
Speech and Life.
DR.. Patton's Report Endorsed
by an Immense Majority.
While Very Noisy, the Briggs Men Were
Not Numerous.

DOarQ OF nome mls5lOnS hid'io ITO AoPOiS
in substance as follows:
The year opened with the great debt OF $780,
S9l.64, caused by an unforeseen decrease ID re.
ceipts in March, the last month of the fiscal
year. Missionaries had to wait Tor hard
earned pay, As the securities at the boards
command were small. and then receipts lell
of from the average. $4,000, durlng the hrst
i've months. SO. although we spent $55,525
less than last year, and $lllOOO les: IMAM tne
assembly authorized, We closed with debt
of $oS.346. Still the receipts from churches
and individuals have been S34.132 more than
last year. and more than IN any year before.
But the great falling of in legacies OF almost
$1,000 left us helpless. In New England there
hss been steady progress largely among those
of Scotch stock in the Manufacturing towns.
The congregationalists will come aud help our
work for this clan, one OF their churches CIV
ing 400 to help build one OF ours
City evangeliZation is a new term with a
weigh OF meaning that increases every year.
More people are reached with given outlay
in cities and large towns, and churches are
more quickly brought TO give help rather than
ask for it. Then missionary work Is much
needed and very hopeful among our swarmlng
foreign population. There is very decided
presbyterian element among the BoheniSns,
whose reformed church has always had repre-
sentatives in the pan-presbyterian councils.
There are 10000 of this race in New York City,
10000 in Baltimore, 1000 in Chicago, $1,000 IN
Wisconsin, 10000 in Omaha, 5000 in Mime
sofa and large communities OF them In Nebraska
and Kansas.
We have missionaries, 1877; missionaries
and teachers, $40; additions on profession,
10,6S3; additions on certificate, 7,4OS; total,
membership, 113, 400. Total in congregations,
,262; total in Sabbath-,chools, 1880.
Churches built during the year, l35; cost,
1926. 4S2. Total number OF church buildings,
1871; value. "A, 975. 2e2. Total number of par
sonages. 1877; value, S4s2, 1OA Church debts
paid during year, SAB, S62 Total receipts for
year, S957, 906.57. The synods of Baltimore,
New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania paid
through the usual channels $S25.25z50.
DETROIT, May 27.-After devotional ex-
ercises and reading OF minutes DR.. Her
rick johnson reported favorably on a re-
ligiOus exhibit at the Worlds fair. DR..
Nichols of st. Louis read report from the
committee on increase of the ministry
with particular reference to the reception
of ministers from other donations. Re-
ferred to the committee on church policy.
Following arc the annual statistics:
Missionaries sent out, 1901: Dakota mis-
sion 2, Mexico IS returning), Columbia
4, Brazil 5. Syria 3 Il returning), Persia
4 Siam Z, Laos 6 Il returning), Corea 4,
China II u returningJ, Japan e re-
turning), Africa 10 6 returning), India
II "A returning. Total sent out, So; re-
turning 90.
The treasurer's report stands: Deficit
from year ending April 30, 1890, $50, 1858;
expenditures for year ending April so,
1891, $972,5l7.02; total, 81 ,032, 1925; def
icit, $50, 102.3l.
Receipts from churches, S346, 1919;
women's board, S336, PATS Sunday
school, S34, 60S.3S; Y. p. S. @. f., s., 1854.
Legacies, $50, 1897; anuuities donors de-
creased), Sl7 ,375; in trust, individuals and
miscellaneous, Sll5,0Sz9l. Total, $942,-
69O.64.
In the thirteen different missions there
are OF ministers: American, 2l0; native
(ordsined), 17S; native (licentiate), 1913;
total, $40. Lay-workers-American male,
40; female, 34S native, 1,O055; total, l, 143 !;
total of workers, 2,0l9. Churches, 377;
communicates, 2S,494; number added,
1915; contributions from mission
churches, $40, 1873; number of schools, COS !;
scholars boarding, boys, 2, Us; girls, l, us;
day, boys, 1880; girls, 7,493; total. d.
8l3; pupils in Sunday-schools, 1926;
students of ministry, 100.
The committee on theological SEM
inares, which will report on the Briggs
matter, has asked for time, and the ques-
ton whether the appointment of the New
York professor shall be confirmed or not
will not come up before Thursday. The
committee, which is headed by DR.. f. l..
Patton, is made up of men the majority
of whom are opponents of DR.. Briggs, and
while the members refuse to make any
specific statement of their proceedings,
they will probably report adversely to DR..
Briggs. Ii the assembly vetoes DR.. Briggs
appointment some ground will have to be
taken. The assembly will hardly make
this ground that of heresy, because that
would tend to prejudice DR.. Briggs
in his trial by the New York presby-
terry; and again, the matter might
go from the presbytery to the synod,
and thence to next years assembly.
Should that assembly declare DR.. Briggs
doctrine sound. it would leave the church
in a decidedly interesting position. The
assembly may, however, take the ground
that DR.. Briggs methods of teaching are
unwise and dangerous for the students of
the Union seminary, and may refute,
with proofs, that DIR. Briggs teaching is
peculiarly forceful and effective. as well as
sound in doctrine. One other course,
probably the most feasible, is to confirm
DIR. Briggs, but send a committe to Union
seminary to admonish the doctor to curb
his utterances in public so that doctrinal
a
anxiety to the church.
DR.. Herrick Johnson says: "Dr. Briggs
theology is perfectly sound. He feels,
however, as if he had mission from
heaven to show those whom he calls
'traditionalists' their errors, and it and
through the antagonism awakened by his
eagerness to controvert the theories of
these doctrinarians that he was led to
make the statements which have caused
this discussion. Yes, ! believe DR.. Briggs
has been unwise, but nothing more. Per-
sonslly he is a most lovable man and his
doctrine is sound"
DR.. Bartlett yielded the floor to DIR. Pat
ton, who asked leave to read so much of
the report on theological seminaries
as bears on the case of DIR. Briggs,
in order that it NAV be printed and
distributed TO the assembly when il comes
up for action tomorrow. Sixty-three
presbyteries. whose names he read have
overturned the assembly as to the utter
nnces of DIR. Briggs. Some ask specific
action, but most leave it to the assembly
what 1t shall be. The committee praised
the presbyteries for their zeal and thinks
their requests should have weight. The
committee replies to so much Of the re-
port of the Union theological seminary as
bears on DIR. Briggs appointment or trans
fer TO the chair of biblical theology. 1t
says:
Our duty Ia . delicate one, aud especially ~
the prssbytery Of New York 10 trying him on