New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-30
DEBATING THE BRIGGS CASE.
SHORT TALKS IN THE PRESBYTElY.
THE rnaEr.M:NrrE RuIE EXroRcrD-A VOTE

THE Tn2EE-M:NUTE RCLE EHT0RCED-A VOTE
NAY Be REACHED TO-DAY.
The regular session Of the New-Yo7k PrcsoyterI'
which Is soon to make known It's decision III ,''c
Briggs case was he'd In the scr'ch Pfc'by'ci'a"
Church yesterday afternoon The session was secret
one, but IL learned after the gathering III"
adjourned that the "Ordcr OF Procedure WAS D'lns
carried out and according 70 the Rev hc'TS W.
Field. "quict and instructive afternoon was spent
By tn members"
The session was held in the church proper. instead
OF in the lecture room. the latter place had 10 DC
made ready for the Christmas festival OF the 9nhuaS
school children, which held last night
Soon after the gathering called to order 'Iie
Order OF Procedure" read, and the announcement
made that the part Of TIE rules "Mch SN
that when the court has gone into private session
the members who desire shall have ONLY three m'nnes
to talk about the whole case would be aui''N
carried ont Then the expressions OF opinion DrS"
to be heard. The roll was called IN "Ipl"oru,"'
order and when the names OF george -Ai'N''
Antonio Arreghi. \. p Aterbnry W. W A'tcfo"rN'
+. g. Bcebe. Francis Brown, James ChahOer9 : 49,
Alexander r. II. EoOth, W. ID. Buchanan, Sa'ucI
Bowden and others called, 1t was seen ''"'
not more than half Of the members hso any '"",
to say. Eut those who desired TO speak empioS'u
most proftaby the three minutes allotted 10 oach VI
them Everything that was eaid was said aue'V '',1
deliberately. and those present hs'eheu H'''i"' :"
every word. ,.
As only about half Of the members are 'aNrs
advantage OF the three-minute rule, II IS eAps"'N
that a vote will be reached before the fTNNus Ve4S
adiourns today. Dr. Hiss, the Moderator Saiu 9o'
terday that he expected that the members ""'id u"
through to-day with the speeches, in whieh SOM VI
the members are explaining their votes. ana mat ''e
balloting would immediately begin. But Nhe NouhN
will cake up considerable time, as there are eS''
qualifications and twelve items TO the charges ihu
the roll-can OF the court must be made On eaV1'
specification ard on each item. Il WIS eNPc'eN ~
some of the elders that the voting was I" DO ""''e
immediately after each member had "NWcSSeu MS
opiplon about the case, had dccli;.d !" spe'A'
THIS was not the way, however. Al the DISCUSSIONS
and expressions of opinion Will be made before any
voting r. done,
After Yesterdays adjournment several OF te ""'t7
and clergymcn said that there were many men "''o
woula vote who ought not TO have uat W\hcn''
Their argument was that the case ought 10 ne S""
mtted 10 an impartial jury and 1t could not De S'iu'
they as,cSe 3D. that the PTeSbytery was maze up e."
ti,,iy al impartial men, There were clergy men ullu
elders who would on the case, uleI Sdlu;
bcfor, the present trial began. lad the n''i ue'uu
opniosl regarding the and tAat hotMhk hV
said during Ire trsaI could change then oPhvh. AZ
oftcr wort, many OF the members were prt!uulC'u
oar. Uny or the other and fair and Impartial uecisi"
cou,d not l,. had from such jury. -,
The prcsbytery win convene again AT p H. 'o-u"S