New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-29
SUSTAINING THE APPEAL.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SUPPORTS TIE
BRIGGS PROSECUTING COMMITTEE.
THE VOTE 400 TO s7-PEOBABILITY THAT THE
CASE WILL BE REFERRED TO TIE NEW
YORK PREsEYTEEY FOR EETRIAL-TIlE
YORK PGESEYTEEY +
REVISION QUESTION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUSE.i

lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRlBUNEl
Portland Orc May 2-.-Thc General Assembly,
by vote OF 429 to -, decided today to sustain the
appeal Of the Prosecuting Committee. brought rom u'
Prcsbyery Of New York. There three classes among
the those who voted 10 sustain the appear III
Whole, those who sustain it In part. ana hoSc
who voted not 10 sustain IT. The first class
consisted OF 302 ministers and elders the second IL
ard the third 81 but the first Two Glasses connt
together on the question whether or not they sh"ii
snstaIn the appeal The meaning OF those WIZ
voted sustain In part Is that they could VOC lor o
or more OF he 200 specifications The synou oi
Atlanta voted sodly to sustain the appear. i''o'
was divided the Chicago voting as follows TO
sustain the appeal John F5lnz; not to sustain the
appeal, Dr. Thomas d. Wallace. DR.. william W.
Totheroh Henry J. willing. Alexander II. "nnn'
Henry w. Dudley and A-a &. Petbonc; TO su'talh
In part DR.. {. J. Mcpherson and the REV. M"s'rs'
John p Hale and william VI. IIndman. Most Of
the synods divided, members OF The same TITS
bytery voting different ways. The newborn fr'"'
3ycIy'S representatives. debarred 10y tue ton
.ttution from voting PENNSYLVANIA practically
sustained the appeal perhaps quarter voting to sn'
tain in part but there only two men who votcd
in favor OF Dr.. Briggs. oregon was sohdiy Opposed
10 him. and he received Iy v0to From the SYNOD
OF the PnciGc that OF elder from sacramento
As as the announced. Judge SAVIOR
Of Indiana who had voted To sustain thc appeal Of
the judgment Of the New York Prcsbyicrv dismlSSns
thc ease should reversed by the Assembly and That
the case should be remandcd u the Newfork freS-
bytcry for trial. rs the hour Tor adourh'"-n'
had passed II was decided 10 taxi" up the question on
Monday Tho probability Is dhat when thiS r'Sofn
lion is argued the Assembly. although II has vocd 10
sustain the appeal Of the COMMITTEES. will vote almost
unanimously 10 return the case to New YORK. Ih're
is a feeling here that Dr. Briggs ough 10 be tried :
The feeling IS equally strong that Portland Is not The
place for the trial. both account of IN" htcnc"s 81
tie session and the fact that his right If appeal III
case he convicted. or the nght oil the
committee 10 appeal in he should De Sn'cc'Sin'
would taken away. In Other words, That the Pcsby
ferry. and moi The Assembly IS The place OF ORIGINAL
iujsdlct.on Dr. Briggs did not to make any
comment. uucn The result OF the voting; Int MS
friends said that it about what they expected
and :hcy feel ,uie now that the VIII BE- returned
10 New York fcr new trial.
The morning scs Ion was devoted TO the con'ln"-
~ ~ tlc are,,,oen, first " Or. briggs against the
appeal and then by Dr. Lamp a member OF 'ie com
mttec. in behalf Of the appeal IN effort was maze
Z, have DR. Chnrlc, l.. ThomP0n. formerly oi Ohi'aso
and nov 81 ew.York. speak In favor Of Dr. BrlsgN'
and An hour va, spent IN the discussion Whe'hf OF
nal he not being a member OF the DVhS' "'" ""'
having received an appointment from The new" 'o'A
prc,hy,cry Should he allowed TO speak " tWre WIS
nrcccdent b. govern the Assembly, tie qIeNh"h "i
finally allowed to speak. when the roll OF the i1c'Dy
tory, vas called lie presented strong argument IN
cvc minutes for his friend. but even that conh not
carry the Assembly, which J.. a Tue VOC S"o"''
overwhelmingly opposed to the Union professor
Another matter Of importance which came np ms
n,or,,lnc was the supplemental rrort OF the 'om
ri,,cc ON THEOLOGICAL scmlnnucs, read by Dr. Mn'h
n r phu,IclpAia Papers relating B. the me
mortal ~ the Union director. had been referred I" ms
committee and a, before II brought IN DIVIDED 70
r,r. Tho majority II the eleven members recon
ncndc, the following resolution in rrsaTd 70 mon
seminary.
referring 10 the overturcs received from twenty
,hr.o prc,byieries and one synod IN "h'hh U" wv
,,oylsIon Of the teaching, in the scmIna1es "moh
,,d imam the Assembly to enforce the compact
te-,d into between the Assembly and the ~cmlnnries
IN 1870 the committee RECOMMENDED - fHio"s
Tho 1,.ir. or the petition q tn Union seminary
,,,. a., the onnuIm,n. 4 the COMPACT va" decided
hr majority Of the c,.mmitto. question which 'h""s
ho ,er,ed to committee Of iri'r';i'n ara they recon"
mend,d ;lat Ave members b. appointed b. ne ~ a'''
N select nyc other persons vino should a.. j "'
- ROO, a like number selected ty the CH'on dir'' '"'
90, ,, &c., .ho,ld chose nv others and by tho nit''n
Inn. cho.cn shall Interpretation 81 TINS compose a. -
the tr1n-fcr Of the professor he decided
Ur. TAYLOR. 81 Rome, With three col
l..r'. if,m ~ romnittc'. presented u
minority report n'a,aine ic linton aiIo", ,Ss
he seminar - withdraw h"L'fHDl Irin u'e
cor,nacf Of l. o. and The appointment n committee
+" r~fcr Win al the scmnaric, for TIC purpose Of
terminating tIe n,V compact. The matter "n' ian
over till Monday. , a..
Among he rrOminen; people ~ho have been 81 thc
,~r,v during it, session wer" two III morning
Governor Ptnuycr and G"Ors" w. 'hild' 9i fm'a'
d.lphia who with party are 'nhus u
,onr ihronei th~ state ihc Governor. IN
- Laupy ,p.~ h. iade the su'-t, welcome 20 The 9lh'"
NJ, fhld. ~a- mVicI . peak bui dccl ncl To d" -"
Both men were greeted WITH app1u'c ! pIoc', - D.
Ing prrpaicd hy the conservatives On Oh" r on P'cs
ION AGAINST tine action taken last ni-t ~ las ihg Hdc
What they consider q be- violation "l ne .1
~ thc Church. Mr. Jnukin. Oi PhliaclpilA moved
sui stint" Tor III" report lnc H'hoi
Iudgc -aVlOr That the revision should
IT, referred under the pr0Ylslons OF inc imru
lection ~ The amendment. chapter = o uhe
,,rm az government adopted on June /. 1891. 10
committee composed OF the membership OF IN" Ike
vi.inn Committee Ia accordance with that '"fl1l.
Ii,. motion was laid on the table, aud IA" and Ms
friends are to enter protest against that ailpn D.
thny asscr: hat the laying ABIDE Of that rule VIII
work gitiI jury 10 the Church.