New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-03
DIR. BRIGGS WINS A POINT.
THE CONSERVATIVES VOTED DOWN.
THEY RALLY. HOWEVER, AND DEFEAT THE
NEW CREED OvERTURE-TwELvE


Professor Briggs and his friends left the meeting
Of tho Prc'bytcry yesterday afternoon. feeling con-
sdcrably elated the action taken by that body
BY vote OF 36 to 81 the resolution offered by inc
Rev. j. c. Nightingale at the last meeting concurr'hs
In the delivcrancc Of the General Assembly In lool
relating to Instruction In the theological seihlhare
was laid aside for one offered by Dr. Marling Fol
lowing this vote came OF Al 10 ~ agalnal inc
paper read at the meeting by DR.. G. L. Thompson
Overurng the Assembly 10 return TO the Revision Co
mittee for further consideration the report winch ~
Is to submit at Portland, and In the meantime sehu
TO the Prcsbyteries an overture asking II they ues"
Q new creed. DR.. Thompson was unable 10 at'o'u
the meeting yesterday, but his paper was ANY ue'
Tended by Dr. Briggs and Others. Dr. Bootp anu Di
Robinson among those who opposed IT,
Dr. Marllng moved as a substitute for Mr. Nlsh''ii'
cHle's motion the following: .
Resolved That thi. Presbytery having ha "lon mS
attention called to the 'dcliver,nccs of the General
Assembly in 1882 and 1855 cHrlned in lsDi, Win
reference to instruction in our thcoloSlcn a, ,c
70 the SUPREME eonrt Of the Churc but docs not deem
it necessary to take further action in the ma'er.
After Dr. Marlng and DR.. George Alexander hau
spoken in favor OF the substitute. Dr. t'eh oil ihe
Evangelist followed with eloquent appear iof
iustire declaring that II there was TO be "omcK
list. of those who would not IN the dehVe''o
of the last Assembly, he wanted his name Ut tno
head DR.. Shcarer interrupted d. fdeiu wiz" "
QUESTION OF order, when he referred 10 d. "loNo.'
but he was met with this answer ifVn ~ iiv Wv,
al wanted to give You something TO thlnK o. Inns
remark was loudly applauded, and vote ioho"0''
sulting I'm the adoption OF the SUBSTITUTE
There was little discussion on DR. Thompsohs
paper DR. Booth wanted II laid on the table, Du'
this motion was voted down. Dr. Briges "ai'eu IL
adopted but Dr. Booths motion tiat thc f1esD!'ois
deems Il uhwise 10 take action at the present time WIN
regard to the ovcrtures presented by Dr. Ihomlson
was carried. -
x,or1r was ACCOMPLISHED
terday Including the licensing to preach OF twcN0
voupe men who recently passed the Prcsbytery eA-
aminatiohs Owing to tho lateness OF the hour they
wore excused from showing their 1lts rs preachers
Dr. Birch DR.. Ramsay, DR.. Stoddard ana DE- CohHhne
expressed their dissent from this action Inc young
men were John Citizen. John II. Hope Thomas hnoA'
Komanos,ke Kumagai, Milton S. Liteheld, Ir.' 1tco
dore l.. Van Norien, Frank c. II. Wendell, James
Hunter Asa wynhoop, Robert II. P. Miles, franhh'i
j. Miller and Joseph Speers Or. van Dyke aSheu
permission to modify his protest In the case oi Ut.
Briggs. He desired to protest against the acuoh o
The Pcsbytcry In sustaining the moderator Dr. 'onf
G. Bliss. and not against the moderator himself for Ills
decision that the committee who formulated tho
charges against Dr. Briggs last fall was an ORIGINAL
party and beyond tie reach OF the Presbyioy' Pei
mission was given 70 DIR. Dyke to change the
plIraseology OF his protest. The Kew. l. = VII.
Williams was received from the Presoyteiy oi
CMlcohc, and n call extended TO nm from 'he
American Church or MONTREAL IieI'u"i'"" WY
made for his installation and for the oinlnauoh vi
several OF tho young liccntates.
The Rev. Lewis ". Barley. for some time pastor OF
Grace Chapel, a branch OF the Fourth Avenue Church
(Dr Crosby'sl. dismissed at his own request to
tho Now. London Congregational society. Mr. Barney
was exceedingly popular III HIS pastorae In TINS CITY
and also al WhitestOre, L. l. He was a hard worker
I'm both places and has recently accepted call from
the Gleenvle Congregational Church in Norwich; !
Conn. DIR. Booth announced that the Rev GAYLORD
White had been engaged TO serve the Ruteern tlVcr
side Church. Or. Kerr Of the Fourth Church, In
West Thirty fourthst, informed the PcSbytey that
his people were thinking of selling their property ana
moving uptown. somewhere near West Endaye. and
Ninctieth or Nlnety-third ST. DR.. Wyle, Of
the scotch Church, said that his officers had
had such a project before them for thlco
months, though they had not decided where
10 settle II they should move. As Mr. Baylcs and
Mr.. Campbell commissioners to the General Assembly
cannot go. Thomas ;. Strong and Philo 5. Ely wcre
elected principal and alternate respectively. The
Rev. A. w. HalSey read tho report for the sunday
school Committee and John e. Tucker based upon
his visit to the Mount Tabor Church.