The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-31
THE cAsn OF UyIoy SEMINARY.
A Caustic Debate Over the Report Of the
Commtttee.

| Commitsee.
PORTLAND. Or. May 30. Tho Gene Assem-
bly, this morning listened to tho report
| OF tho Committee on Theological Sem
inarics. which. with tho minority report and
| resolutions. were read by the stated clerk.
| DR. Blayney then offered resolution amending
| the report in such n manner as TO make the
| report appear more prcsentable on the rec
ords. DR.. Ketchum took the platform. and
read paper coinciding with Dr. Blay
ncy's resolution. charging the committee
| with rendering a conflicting report. He held
| that tho words "dejure vacant" have no
proper place in the report and resolutions.
| The Assembly had Just ratified the election
| of several professors and II they should eS-
ploit new ideas. the Assembly could not use
tho power Of the COMPACT, ,,,.
the compact and let seminarics elect such pro.
them hsy r If But tnsh ssnns
'f Dr. Eafnshaw OF Louisville then amended
the amendment by Offering TIE minority norit re-
port. lie said the majority report CEN
the d1sf'9 ,n tS nom Sem as rs
s sHouia t po entertained eHd They cannot Ts
brought under compact appended or changed.
| A motion was made laying the amendment on
Judge Wilson Of iowa; the Chairman a s,, Q, the
with a microscope and not ind reflections cast
upon the directors Of Union Seminary, i
tho veto power. and therefore the chair be-
| comes dejure vacant
1.-THE G the status sns quo as TO inc
ss1F@ ,Iss to- appointment Of tho in
NJ Mr. Taylor. the Trainer of the minority re-
tort. said there, has been u good deal of mix
mcction between this Assembly AMI. thu ono
o last year is the com, Sommittee Of ;n h,,sen,
in sp yEa1 abo S the matter T
and 1t comes up again. Committees were APP
pointed last year. but it was found imprac-
:" Now there comes here report from six OF
the forty three. who met year ago who sny
wsirhs this renctt, -, Should my; liait
iSS tho lack Of WEI Weight Of tho veto
power and the seminary must tolerate DR..
rrEs The seminary was sn not Dr. reP EIrss
anr tina t&S As9 rs' ms ssts'n again
have no right to ,ann9. 49,, thl E., compact;
fered. and that others may. suffer For twenty
risihtiuiiy that She was right. The report last
ySnr Was rendered without the TIL slightest con- an
nseve shs
was the first to surrender her Independence to
form the compact The best way 70 keep |
'HIom 'cHiihoi' 10 " iS' '0A o'' VI Wv WIN
pact.
Dr Patterson offered a substitute in resolu- |
ton form. declaring that since Union Sem
mary had ignored the veto power OF the As
sembly It had already broken the COM
appointed to investigate DIR. Moffatt OF Balti-
more said MON Sem mary trembled because
she was conscious OF having done wrong. II
Justice were done Union Seminary Be IT would
scminnries OF the Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Louis Lampman OF Newark said that.
under, tho majority report, none OF tho
candidates from Union Seminary, could
port was followed. since tho report rec
that licenses be issued subject
to approval by the professors, What oh
ject to-. said DR.. Lampman. as he oft the plat
form. is that tho committee should como
CLUB in the other to boat out tho brains OF this
in stitution.'
This brought the house to its feet. and DR..
Muchmore demanded u retraction. The odi-
The Moderator said that while it was not ,ex-
actly up to the color. the remark was merely q
figure Of speech. The hour of recess having
arrived. the discussion went over as unfln-
shed business.
the report OF the Committee on Sabbath OBJ
servation recommending among other things
that the Chicago Exposition be closed on sun
days and pledging the members Of the Assem-
bly, to use their sndeavors to secure this end.
selves from the Fair. The report was adopted.
The report Of the Standing Committee on
was next read. and excited con-
siderable discussion. Prof. Stephenson OF New
statement that tho House would not support
my political party that did not como out
suuarely in favor Of prohibition. The Assem-
bly, retained this clause by u vote OF PIT to DOG