The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-14

tiidt thdb ls'Nciu J'IIN CA wv
ton really began in the north of Ire,.
and the historian Froude declares
one-half the men who fought the B51
at Bunker Hill We're sol,s and rand
Of Irish exiles. The matter i, eyt,s'
ly curious, and has been too mnrb
lected in American school historic,
When the British completed tba ~,
quest of Ireland in 1891. the adbar,l
of the Established church III that III
were but on~e-eleventh of the total y.
ulation. while the Pre>lytcr.ans and 4
few Quakcrs and other Npnconfjrm,
were Il third, all the lest being Cam
lies. Nevertheless the government v,s
a faulty that now seems like insap,
placed all the political power in
hands Of the smallest body. and in !,
long time the Nonconformist miDiA,
were oven forbidden to solrmpizp M,
riages. Early in the Eighteenth ceDtrr
religious liberty vas fairly e~stabIJ4
i'll America and the great exodus besn
The Irish Quakers came almost in
body. and within sixty or seventy yea,
over BOO, 900 Presbyterians FOLLOWED, n
every. section of the colonies where tbu
were numerous they turned the ssi
against England. and in upper Naf
Carolina. as it then was, their religions
and political leaders were the same.
There were seven Presbyterian dt /
tricts in Mecklenburg county and ali
chose delegates to the convtntig called
by Colonel Thomas Polk, g~rsi.uuce
to President Polk. In that cGrsntiou |
were one minister and mir r,ngeL
ders. and so far rs can l.uvha pr.
tanned every signer Of the lva-ain
was "A member or attendant i SMs
Presbyterian church. Elder .Arlan
Alexander was chairman Of TIE atya.
ton. the Rev. Hezekiah .Ialles RA
pastor of the Poplar Tent cungregsta
made the first address III favor Of ilt
peudence. and Adam Brevard, whoI &
the first draft Of it, has left his tps1a
ny that he took the Westmilster stal
ards on the respective rights Of cllz
and subjects for his guide. The mHt
also contains another memorable a1t
versary. that of the death Of Cdr|
who expired May ~, 1854.
Political and religious libert% at :
longer in issue, but Professor Chayia!l
Briggs and Union Theological seliTI
are with us, and the indications arel 70
their case will be very etfectua.yf ~
posed of at Portland. So far a .
presbyteries have overturned the genoa
assembly they are practically unl
nous against the professors views u
several call very emphatically toraS
sure on the seminary. The prcsOys
at Whitewater. Ark, unanimous
solved that it would recoinuieni non
for the ministry who sboG'o atleD!
Union, and that OF Ebane~c. hy"G
clared its belief that the gen,ra! ASA
bly, has the power and shou,i a1eFcle
to remove any professor in any Sl'
of the church whenever it believes
the interests of the church denanl
These are but specimens OF the 6emH
sent up.
The veto of the Detc lit gcne,a. lsS'
bly, on the appointment oF 'E' Oh!
has been ignored by CnloE AMI
New York presbytery has d!-Ip'''rl
case as one not demanding trial ar ID
hands. So it would seem thar 'Hr :
eral assembly will have to deal WIZ
three, and very possibly with two
three other professors and some III
tcrs who have indorsed the views ..
Briggs. AS the assembly will cons,
the clearest headed men III the emu
and DO in the highest m Of the "
IA deliberative body, it goes without
ing that its proceedings will he ''
tional interest.