The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26

Interesting Happenings in and About Ne'

inteTehtlnS fihDpfhih%7 ~ "H'
York Yesterday.
Opnonents of DIR. Briggs mustered in force
at the Marble Collegiate church, on Fifth
avenue. last night. Rev. DR.. Eurrell, pastor
of the church. threw down Ale gauntlet TO
the Briggsiies on the issue II the inerrency of
the Bible Sunday a week ago. The Rev. VII
liam Henry Green, Professor OF Biblical lit
erature in Princeton Theological Seminary,
preached last night. The theme was The
Anti-Biblical Higher Criticism
More than a dozen clergymen occupied seats
in the front pews. A feature of the evening
was the plentifulness o. notebooks through
ont the CONGREGATION. Every other one seemed
TO be bent on noting down tho telling points
Of the discourse.
DR.. Green is a tall, thin man Of remarkable
appearance. His manner is almost chlld-lke.
80 intensely genial is he. The only touch OF
fire in his address was when he drew a dis
%tinction between the "Atheistical and the
alleged evangelical critics
The Professor is seventy years old, and the
feebleness of age is noticeable IN his voice.
The pencils of the nOte-takeTs were busy
and the ministers in the front pews echoed
"Amen" when the Professor said The
evangelical churches Of ChristendOm have
TO face to-day the gravest crisis that ever
confronted them. There has never been IA
crisis which affected matters so fundamental.
or the issues of which are so serious and so
1df-itttIiEEs 4 nc 5rtt WHf'A 80 @RtttA tiC~
us is. Is the Bible what the Church has al
ways believed it TO be. or must the old view
OF the Bible be given up and a new view De
substituted for it. by which Its authority and
trustworthiness will be seriously impaired 3"
The novel thing in this crisis Is the fact that
the critics we have to face are men who claim
10 DO evangelical in their creed and reverent
students OF the Word OF God"
CYRUS W. FIELD IMPROVES.
t. W T..ll ,,osaoJ a oop1 fcrtobIa dow
YESTERDAY and his condition was improved
last night. Ills temperature, which was very
hieh on Saturday night, has subsidized. and
the slight touch OF pneumonia which caused
SO much anxiety failed 10 develop into a seri-
Gus attack. Mr.. Field IS lOath to take any
n~ourishment. but his physicians compel him
70 take LIQUID food every two hours. Or.
keyes called once YESTERDAY and DIR. Fuller
was at the house twice. After his last visit,
which was at 10 o'clock last night. DR.. Fuller
said to "a sun reporter.
ii was worry much worried about Mr.. Field
on SATURDAY. night. The slight attack OF
pneumonia which he had showed itself IN the
lower part OF tie right lung under the Shout
der blade. He Is cOnvalescent of that now,
and his lungs are lOosening up. Pneumonia.
however. is not what frightened me Satur-
day night. Mr.. Field was seized with a queer
nervous attack and was for some time out of
his head. His temperature went up very fast
and his heart beat slowly. | feared at one
time congestion of the BRAIN. and believe
now that there was som slight congestion. l
cant account for the attack. but that, too.
has passed away now. Unless there is a re-
currence OF IL 1 think that Mr.. Field will re-
cover. Heis "a bad patient. as his mental con
dition is such that it Is of no assistance TO his
physical welfare. But / think lie will pull
through
SENATOR HILL IN TOWN.
senate David b. Hill arrived from Wash
ineton last night at 10 o'clock and occupied
the usual parlors assigned 10 him in the
Hoffman House. With him were General
Farnsworth aud Colonel Mct.wen. Repre-
sentative w. Bourke Cochran came over from
Washington ii the same tram with
Senator Hill. The Senator expects to
be In town the greater part of the week.
Everything is prepared for the Manhattan
Club reception in his honor tomorrow even
ing. The arrangements have been under
the special direction Of Dock Commissioner
j. Sergeant Cram. ana several thousand lnyi-
tations have been sent out.
Any number Of Democrats were at the Hoa-
man House last night discussing events at
hand. The State Committee meets tO-mOr-
row morning. and the day tor the State Con-
ventiOn will then DO announced. From the
best al hand the convention will
be called for either February 2Zd, sd or oath.
HAN. orr NTH THEIR HEADS ="
The refusal Of Samuel Gompers. president
of the American Federation of Labor. TO
grant a charter 10 the Central Labor Fedora
tion because of the presence of the Socialists
has caused a panic among the Socialists. and
they have started TO fight among themselves.
W. {. Owens. a member of the Socialist
Labor party. Is said 10 be Gompers' agent in
trying to .oust the Socialists from the labor