New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-16
4 DIVINITY Student SUSPENDED.

HE OPPOSED DR. BRIGGS ASp + so LONGER
MEMBER OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
John McCorlb. A student I'm The Union Theological
seminary la, been compelled 10 sever his connection
with the institution. for President Hastings c''r
OF suspension put IT, "coTduct unDccomins christian
ronticman7 This extreme action /, variou-iy rccari'
cd hy the OTHER students. majority OF whom ie'I
that MoComb deceived reprimand. but they hedry
all declare that the punishment was too scvc".
NcCou,b's offence consisted in furnishing news
oopcr whose editor IS hostile to Professor BriggN. the
exponcnt Of Biblical theology material for successive
editorial attacks upon that gentleman. McComO' VINO
is only twenty old entered the seminary '
Septcmbcr Before he had been there great whie
he became Convinced that he couh not with Pro
fcSsor Briggs theological teachings concerning pro
baton and predc.tnation. At that time the news
paper referred to was bitterly attacking Professor
briggs on account Of his radical views. McComb, 1t
il said sent letter To the editor Of the paper com
mcndne him for his attack dcnouncng the Professor
AS one who would ultimately undermine and destroy
thc Presbyterian Church. and calling upon him to
resign This letter signed d" y STUDENT ana WAS
published in the paper referred to.
The editor wrote to McComb, asking him to call
The student did so. and was promptly employed a a
reporter 10 furnish the paper information concerning
the seminary. subsequently other attacks APPEARED
so wordcd that it plain the material Iai been
furnished by some Ion the inside. II became
known finally that McCOmb wa the medium through
whom the material had gone out and the students, not
agreeing with the editor, position or that assumed by
McComb became extremely indignant, and some "
them preferred charges against the young man before
the faculty.
Scmc Of the junior class, OF which Mc'omb was "a
men Der. went a. a volunteer committee 10 President
Ha,Sng,. asking for advc", and the committee were
told that it would be well for them 10 r,mon,trate
with Mr. McCOmb. They did - rcmonstr,tr but
found him firm In his conviction that he had done No
wrong. The class then voted that It would di'cliim
all responsibility .or HcConhs action. some Of the
member, argued that he should De- asked to leave tn
seminary Nr. IIa-tinc, sent for McComb, aud urged
him T. apologize 10 Professor Briggs, not because hc
did agree with hi Views, t iJr having joined IN
a public attack upon him. THIS comb refused -
do and last week IRE dcnt Hastings sent Met omb a
COPY Of a resolution passed by me faculty. inf minS
him that hi, injection with IN" seminary had ceased.
McCnnb said Nc-tcrlay that hc had furnished t.
The paper in question no confidential information
nothing in fact that wa, not available To- the public
Al all times. He had cOmDacd Professor Nrcg,',
tcaC hng, because hc felt II O. lc his duty 10 do
lie felt That hc had been unju-tly trrnt"G by The
faculty but wa not without hop" that their action
would be reversed. Tie students Bc more severe in
their dcnunciaion Of the editor than ~ their fellow
student. who, they believe, was imposed upon.