New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-26
UNION DIRECTORS RESIGN.
JOHN HALL AND ROBERT r. BOOTH LEAVE
THE SEMINARY BOARD.
TWO OTHER VACANCIES CAUSED SOME TINE AGO
BY DR.. WHITE AND DIR. DICKEY SEVENTY


BY DR.. WHITE AND DIR. DICKEY SEVENTY
FIVE NEW STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
The directors OF the Union Theological seminary ten
lays ago severed the relations which had existed Tor
twenty-five years between that institution and the
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. and two
members Of the board-Dr. John Hall. of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Robert H.
Booth. Of the Rutgers riverside Presbyterian Church.
have just sent their designations TO the president.
The vote Of dissolution was 10 to l. ara the negative
ballot was cast by DR.. Booth Dr. Hall was attending
wedding While the divorce was taking place" Nl'h-
IN few months, Dr. +. y. White, secretary OF INC
Board OF Church Erection. and Dr. {. ~ blcheN' VI
Philadelphia have resigned, and their places have not
been filled There are ais, two vacancies among the
hymen which were reported In the last catalogue
The two designations Just announced are the direc
result OF the recent action of the directors, bo'h
Mr. Hall and Dr. Booth asserting their allegiance
10 the General Assembly. somewhat singular COLL
rdcncc is that both OF these ccrgymen are directors
nf the Princeton seminary. but they deny that u'lo
fact bases their actions in regard TO Union eaia
Dr. Booth last evening:
Il was chosen director Of Princeton perhaps, W"
wears ago. and in all that time have never heard III
the Princeton Board meeting, any but the hnd'St
words regarding Union Seminary. wish to state
emphatically that there is not WORD Oh U"" Ill ''
cry Princeton against Union
WHY did Won leave the Union dictatorship " asked
the reporter. WV.
Il withdrew from the seminary, SAID DE- ho2'''
because there was no other avenue open W nv
have been a member of the board of directors Tor
over thirty years and am perfectly familiar Win ue
COMPACT made BY the seminary with the General
Assembly have not been able and am net yet able
70 see how that compact can Re abroeaten. o.
iected 10 II from the first and was oVeIflied Oy d
majority Of 10 TO l. have always reSlru'u "'e
compact Of 1870 as a sacred thing. If there was any
ccal defect in the compact, II could have easily oech
corrected by the Legislature, bat l do not see any
defect AT ALL One thing is certain. men who endo"cl
the seminary gave their money with no anp:'helSo's
OF changed attitude toward the General ASSehio9'
why did yC resign now:'
Il wrote to Mr.. Butler, the president o: the boaNl'
that felt the time had come when there must Dc
unity in the board. and l could not change NY
onnions on the subjects under discussion, ana the
resi- Of the directors wOud probably nos DO 3d. II
vas better TO leave the brethren uUtTamme'lea' IL
W., only too evident that the other directors dii
myself could never agree. and as was III '''h Il
small minority, felt that there was but one u.h~
n do and that was to relieve my brother directors
Of the painful mplcaSantHess OF my opp'|u'H III
every vote taken on the question Ny being ont Il
the way they viii have the whole matte" 10 'h'li.-
selves, 1t +, said by some that The seminary WI"
be more successful under It's present management WIN
the full concurrence Of all The board on all question
/ am sure ] hope leave the I'M n Neih!N"i'
with the kndnes feeling for every one OF the faculty
and the boari There have been 30 harsh words
on either side and nv only regret after thirty years
service is the necessity which compds me TO take
the STEP
What about the future OF Union ?"
at is difficult TO say Much depends upon tie
result Of the trial in the PT,sbytery next month /
fear The seminary (, entering upon new and diff
e,i;t path II Is committed before the public, by "a
recent address not 10 evangelical teaching rot t.
comprehensive scholarship. but 10 higher o1uci'i"
rure and simple Nlor~ With my view OF The sacred
nos, of the compact If 1910 Nsard the easy az
cop,ance Of an improved hypothesis n, very DANCER
Gus course of action Tor theological seminary.
DR.. Hall was hot a, HON when the reporter called
at his house. but fellow director who had seen rs
letter OF resignation, said that Dr. hail biSH Hl'
action upon the dissolution of the now famous com
pact - nm. uo.,cra,iop e,n.cte1, -
After the Detroit Assembly IN l1Jl "heh u-1
Roard had the opinion OF cXJudge Davis i"t4iul J
the nvadity Of the compact. Dr. iall sslq iha' ~, r.,
60 back TO the relations that existed D,iPre INA
agreement made Mr. MysS %ppon and ii i, the
iar" Of that Dr. Hall 'Acn-" I'D ,.a,,or
President Hastings SAID tAa D. ECON ma MIrio r
a. NJ liLiler The board Of directors h's h'o 49,
meeting since hc>, letter Ne WIZ, n'' o,,a,rt u,
iished acmcrt a; committee h:1 Of ,,ipiy,i a.,
his letter erro OTIS ID ,i'.n n' aIt a"o II
ac.Itt a nn ~. rr1,,o, ~ question BIS drciS."i me
president spoke in ihr h'"de., tern, 81 IN, TI n
men who hay" '"i iI ~''' md i,'h h1v. been
VAIN perSoia ,ricd~ nearly 'hrd 81 Gentry.
T., riaf'r.nc, L. the sclrary classes. Dr nav
.h, ,lre wore Gftv-tvo men ~ the jun"r cia
9lpvan new students i'm The nh"dir cii'e. ,l," ,
tons to the .ynlof ~ a'q . -g' aid tsa The junior
c,ss il smaller than lasi year. Wh'h ~ 4 Ii,
are eight more Junior, tan tr.r Ntrr },.I 49, h'I
r":nso1 10 let tclr students enter t'l' seminary '''
applying the DVHc"''