Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-31

| T' HoocoUes Oe"o"' appeal an d specifca-
| tions in the case, it is now ordered that the
Judgment of the Presbytery of New York
entered, dismissing the case of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States Of America
against the Rev. Charles A. Briggs, D. D., be
and the same is hereby reversed, and the
| case is remanded to the Presbytery of New
| York for q new trial with directions TO the
| said Presbytery to proceed and pass upon
| and determine the suffloiency of the charges
| and specification in form and legal effect,
| and to permit the Prosecuting Committee to
amend the specifications on the charges,
1 not changing the general nature of the
same, if in furtherance of Justice it be
| necessary to amend SO that it may be
brought to an issue and tried on its merit as
| may be practicable.
Trof. Briggs School Comes Next.
The rest of the recommendation is un-
essential to the main issue. The order of
the day was then called, being the report
on theological seminaries. The supple
mentary report was again read. The report
is a reiteration of the original with few ex-
ceptions. A recommendation which was
absent from the other is made to zen DIN
our Presbyteries to see that students under
their care be prepared for their sacred Office
| in seminaries by teachers who are under
the direction of the Assembly; and that the
Board of Education be directed to restrict
| the appropriations for the education of
| students to those who are pursuing their
| studies under the above named institutions
| or under private instructors.
| This is aimed at the Union Seminary, and
| it puts on the boycott" as was forcibly
| stated on the floor. The only change in the
| resolution with regard to the Union Semi
lak I'd he xpb
I compliance" of directors is called ga failure
to comply with the obligations contained in
the Compact of 1884," The resolution as to
the necessity of the maintenance OF the veto
pow er is identical throughout
The Detroit Interpretation of the Compact.
With regard to the identity of transfers
and original appointments in the case of
professors, the following is recommended:
1.-THE General Assembly is constrained to
insist upon its Interpretation of the terms
of the compact as given by the Assembly at
Detroit
Without noting the contradiction, the re-
port goes on to recommend a negative an
swer to the memorial of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary directors, asking the 'fco-
operation of the General Assembly in
severing its connection, and it recommends
the adoption of the following:
bly, recognizes the status quo as to the differ
ence of Interpretation given by the directors
of the Union Seminary from that given by
the Assembly's Committee of Conference,
and in accordance with the proposition sug-
gested by the said committee of the confer
ence, this General Assembly agrees to refer
the difference of Interpretation of the COM
pact of 1870, as to transfers. to Committee
of Arbitration.
Resolved, second, That committee of
five members, representing this Assembly,
shall be appointed by the Moderator, who
shall select five other persons arbitrators,
who shall meet like number selected by
the directors of the Union Seminary, and
these ten shall select five others, and by the
of this compact, namely, as to the transfer
of q professor.
The Minority Presents Its Side.
The minority report was considerably
modified during the deliberations. The
text of the supplementary report is as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The last General Assembly's
Committee of Fifteen and the directors of
the Union Theological Seminary, in mutual
conference, discovered what they declared
to be an "irreconcilable" difference of
opinion touching the significance OF the
agreement made in 1870, and mutually rec
ognized each others conscientousness and
rights of opinion yet could reach no conclu-
sion as to the proper course for each party
in the future, and
Whereas, The directors of the Union
Theological Seminary have memoralized
this Assembly, asking that the agreement
of 1870 be annulled, therefore be it
Resolved, first, that the Union Seminary
has the liberty to honorably withdraw from
that agreement and be from this date no
longer responsible thereto.
Resolved, second, that q committee be ap-
pointed by this Assembly to confer with all
theological seminaries now under its super
vision, touching their views of the agree
ment of 1870, and of any new agreement that
they may devise, and so to formulate new
agreement, adapted to happily unite all
seminarfes under such general supervision
by the General Assembly will tend to
safety in the church and efficiency in her
work; that the same be submitted to the |
General Assembly of 1898.
This report was signed by James H. Tay-
lor, Charles H. Baldwin, T. S. Strong and |
Walter j. Shepherd.
An Effort to CurtaiI Debate Fails.
DR.. Blayney, of Kentucky, objected to |
to the contradictory recommendation whi ch |
the majority report contained. He |
proposed set of eight resolutions which |
contained many notifications and additions.
Instead of declaring DR.. Briggs chair de |
jure vacant, he proposed to declare the
election incomplete. The resolutions were
seconded as an amendment to the reports
previously offered The discussion of the
whole subject was participated in by large
uunlDer OF tne commissioners.
Mr. Earnshaw, of the Utica Presbytery,
moved the subtitution of the University re-
port in regard to the Union Seminary. He
spoke of the unworthy aspersions cast upon
the seminary directors by the majority re-
port To the general surprise an effort to
limit debate was unsuccessful at this point
DR.. Wilson denied that reflection was cast
upon the Union directors. He also denied
the existence of contradictions. He made
a special plea in favor of arbitration against
the withdrawal of the seminary
Both Sides Must Exercise To oIeration.
DR.. Taylor, the framer of the minority
report, gave careful statement of the his
tory of the Conference Committee, showing
that the arbitration matter had already
been settled in Conference, and that DR..
Patton had explained the ''status quo' as
meaning that 'the seminary will have to
tolerate the veto and the Assembly will
have to tolerate Prof. Briggs"
DR.. Moffett, of Baltimore, said the quiy-
ering Of the seminary is the quivering of a
seminary another chance to put itself right. |
DR.. Lampman, of Newark, objected to
the majority report on account Of its form
and substance. The closing words of the
speaker were: "What object to is that YOU
should come with a flag of truce in one
hand and club in the other to beat ont the |
brains of the institution"
These words he was called upon to re-
ract, but the moderator interposed, inter-
oreting the words as ffgurative expression
If his opinion. The expiration of the morn
ng hour called halt in the discussion.
Elliott Shepard Gets in His Work.
The special order for 2 o'clock was the
'eport of the Committee on Sabbath OBJ