New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-04
TO TRY DR.. BRIGGS ON NOV. 8.
BOTH SIDES READY TO PROCEED.
THE pREsRyrERY CALLS MALT IN THE UP

THE PREsByrERY CALLS MALT IN THE UP
TOWN MOVEMENT OF IT'S STRONG CHURCHES.
The Presbytery Of New.York held an all-day session
yesterday in the scotch Church and decided to begin
the trial OF Professor Charles A. Briggs November
0. the day following The National election Con
siderable discussion took place regarding the advisa'
hlity OF holding the TRIAL with closed doors. DR..
John Hall favored the exclusion Of both press and
public. but several OF the brethren spoke in favor az
holding the sessions with open doors. DR.. John Il.
Paxton would admit the press representatives and
visiting clergymcn, but not the general public; later
he withdrew HIS objections and II Immediately
decided to throw the doors open TO the public. DR..
Briggs said that he had learned to trust reporters.
Dr. c. l.. Thompson said that the Pesbytery facing
a continent and he was willing the press should he
represented
Several ladies', including Mrs. Briggs listened to
the debate and also the discussion Of the downtown
church problem. Two churches. the Scotch and the
Fourth, have bought sites the West side. one at
Ninety and Central Park West. and the other
Ninety -1rsst. and West End ave. and they desired
the permission of the Prcsbyery 20 change their loca'
lions II was finally decided that the permission de-
sired should be granted. but the feeling was expressed
several members that In the future strong churches
should not go uptown and leave the downtown nehs
with chapels missions only. Permission was given
10 the Chalmers and the Thirteenth Street churches
unite. The pastor of the church will he the
Rev. Walter D. Buchanan, for eleven years the
pastor OF the Chalmers Church. Twenty commits
sioners and many alernatcS ~ the synod OF New
York. which meets at Albany on October 10 ana 10.
chosen. Eight OF the ten principal ministers are
known Briggs and two anti Briggs, while the
slternates eight ti-Brggs and two Briggs men,
The elders are divided about evenly, principals and
alternates.
The Briggs case was opened yesterday by the read
ing of the following decree made by the General As
sembly at Portland in May:
The General Assembly having. on the osth Of May,
1892, fully sustained all OF the specifications OF error M
Legged ana set forth In the appeai ara ,ho d
OF the Pres OF New iork. entered November
a. 1891. Diminishing The OF the Pres9y tcrlaa Church
Charles A. Briggs D. D.. be and the same is hereby re-
y.Isc& and hs case Is 70 tne re & pr 81
bytery TO proceed TO pass upon and determine the SUN
cheney OF the charges and specifications IN form ana
legal effect and permit the prosecuting committee
to amend the specific cations or charges not chang ne the
general nature OF the same H. In me m ran nav "
be brought to issue and tried on the merits therro rs
speedily al may be practicable.
DR.. Birch announced in behalf Of the prosecuting
committee that the members ready to go on with
the trial DR.. Thompson said that II was the evident
desire OF both parties to proceed with rs nue deav
possible. and be moved that November o. at D. nl
should be the date. DR.. Birch wished II 10 be 70
corded that the prosecuting committee was not the
OF the delay ard this record being made there
further objection to the date.
The debate over The removal OF the churches ul'-
town begun by Dr. Shaw, of the West End Church
who said that lie pioneer oh the West side
he wished to express an opinion in regard IT, this
new movement so far as his own church was CON
cerned, he was glad the two churches were coming
but it seemed TO him mistake when he thought Of the
Park Church at Eighty.s,xthst. and Amstcrcam-aYc.
Mr.. Atertry OF the Park Church, thought one chuIc
needed there but not two. and suggested th- rel
erence of the matter to "A committee II the re-
moval Of both should not be delayed Tor Tine
DR.. Wye. of the scotch Church and Dr. Kerr. OF the
Fourth Church. showed that they had moved slowly III
the matter and under good advice and that while not
actually asking consent IN the spring they had IN
formed the Peb of their respective plans as 1nl
IS possible. Dr. Smith. DR.. Hail. DR.. San Dyke and Froi
Stevenson and others spoke Dr. Scha'iftcr, the wee
president OF the City Mission and Tract society said
that time call a halt and expressed surprise
that II had occurred TO the brethren 70 NOV"
terians ne thought the Scotch Church should sell us
property for 900 possible. put up church for
200 900 and invest the remaining 100000. giving
revenue OF ST. 900 for current expenses. He did not
believe that IL would be done until the trustees OF
church property consecrated than they are
at present He said that the downtown work could
be done only BY flesh and blood. and these required
money. There must be buildings ard workers must
be placed in them.
The Rev Dr. John c. Bliss and the Rev. DR.. J. J
respectively The Rev. 5. l.. Hitler accepted a cab
to the Morrisana Church. and several members were
received into the Presbytery. The following are the
principal delegates to the synod: Ministcrs-J. A.
thaw. rs; II. Il McEwen. -; ". VI. Smith. 20; +. H.
S. Webster. IS j. II. McIlvaine, g.: r. r. Booth 81
c. S. Robinson. SO. Eders-C II. Dodge "A r. Van
Rensselaer,. II T. s. strong. 81; j. G. Cady 65: c. II.
Woodbury., IS: o. E. Boyd. 90 II. r. Elliott 81 J.
Yereance, 50; J. McWilliam. %: ". Campbell "a.