New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-06
A JOYFUL DINNER.
THE BRIGGS HERESY TRIAL LAID ASIDE
MEMBERS OF THE PRESBYTERIAN UNION SPEND
A PLEASANT EVENING LISTENING TO
SONGS AND SPEECHES


SONGS AND SPEECHES.
The fifth annual dinner OF the Presbyterian Social
Union, OF this city, which took place last evening at
Sherry's was the most successful in the history of the
organization In point Of numbers and enthusiasm
Many eminent Presbyterans We're present among
them the Rey. DIR. ". &. Young, the moderator Of
the last General Assembly; ex-Prcsident Catell La.
fayette College: Chancellor MacCracken Colonel A.
p. Ketcrum, DR., c. A. Stoddard, Of The New--York
Observer; j. Cleveland Cady, DR.. George Alexander
Logan c. Murray, DIR. J. Il. Paxton, Warner Van
Norden, Dr. j. G. Bnss, the moderator Of the New.Ywk
Fresbytefy; DR.. John Han. DR.. II. NJ. Ned Of
"The Evangelist and Scott Foster Who presided.
John Patton, the president OF DRe unon being I'm.
avoidably absent. There bere other alsenteps
among item Professor Briggs, and many Others who
are prominent in his trial. together with +. f. s.p.
ard.
When the company entered the dnlngioOm tia
Ncapolltan Quiltct played lively air mapdOIns,
and the EOtc OF sUldgcd Presbyieiiln o,lty thus
struck was KEEP; up during the evening. There wer,
i few representatives OF other denominations present.
but they did not look u bit unhappy. Quite the con-
trary. They may have held certain strong opinions
In regard to Presbyterian poiity. creed revision and
the higher criticism but they not "pernlekes
Is ~ air them before dinner. And after the coffee
aud apllnaris water had done their soothing work
they had 10 opinion to express, except that tho
pr,sbytGiIn social Club /, noble institution.
BESIDES the guest table OF homo, there were two
tables ut which seated about 200 ladies and
gentlemen. The musicians who were dressed in
Naiona. costume, were stationed in the gallery.
During the evening Of them. boy, sang soma
exceedingly joyla foreign things, accompanying It
with graceful gcSticGlnii0ns People did not Under
stand It. but when he ended with something susp
clc7Isy lihe breakdown everybody understood It
and applauded vigorously. II Was not Presbyterian,
but it got there When operate airs were played
good ministers looked happy, bui they probably
could not have told why. Altogether. there We're
no signs OF that strain and stress which the
Briggs trial is said TO be producing In
the Church. The brethren came together 70 eat and
say pleasant things about each other, and not TO
fight theological battles. When Dr. Young finished
his eloquent address a gentleman with weakness
for slang remarked that II wils Il "ccrkcr' ard
COED brother who overheard him whispered 10 his
neigibor that the word Wa, a good example Of the
barbarlsms Introduced by the higher criticism, and
TINT WIS as near as anybody got ID the briggs
tIlnl In fact. there Brig, anti
Briggs men present. All were Presbyt terrain Union
ard women.
Some Of tho brethren regretted that Chauneey NJ.
Depew was 6ot present. for he would have had fine
chance to discover that there dtlk blue Pres
byterian strain In his blood. hitherto unsSpcctcd.
After Tho Invocation by Moderator Bliss. the gaess
addressed themselves TO the menu, which WAS FrewA
In form. but essentially Presbyterian In Substance,
being gffi and ptalteous tMrk.1g apoEinars
lowed Hike Croton, and ioy unconhned. some
thought that they detected spiritUOus flavor In The
sorhet. but tine fact passed over an accident.
1t was not pronounced enough affect the theology
the speech OF any who partook Of ii. The Rev Dr.
". C. ioune. IN" Moderator OF tle
last General Assembly, WAS the first speaker
lie is the president OF Centre College. Ky, ard
his speech. which Christian enthusiasm was
marked by .Dluence OF the Dld-ifn" southern SORT
Then Miss ilnurhe Taylpr sang K.Sslnl's Air De
sen, rams.- - effectively that every one apraudfd
81. WI, followed by the Rev. DR.. John K. Paxton.
who dwel the fact thai feeling. and not reaSon.
gains the victories IN tho Church lie also ;Old @ie
n( his army experiences in his usual graphic way. and
Incidentally remarked that he would Ike to every
Presbyterian clergyman wear gown and use some
.,rt 81 uturhcal service. Miss BlaUche Taylor sang
again and cN Ir, sidpnt Catte OF Lafayette College.
strke After the benodic,Dn every body went home
fel,nc that there Is great deal OF brOt'cIiy unity
I'm the PRESBYTERIAN Church. In spite OF such lite &C.
cdcnts a the Irgg, trial.