New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-20
THE BRIGGS CASE UP AGAIN.
A NETTING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CON
FERENCE COMMITTEE WITH THE
SEMINARY DIRECTORS TO-DAY.

,r, ,oti,os ,ycrc held I'm this city in october be
tv,..n fine conference committee appointed by inc
General Assembly. and the directors oil 'io O'"'',
Theological seminary. Tn" committee WAS "PP'i, -.
Al Detroit L, confer with the directors ia es'u !"
I'm, relation. OF the General Assembly ana the Union
-, -, seminary and 10 report at Portland next
No, Eobt ministers and seven elders were aP-
polrtod with DE- Patton, the president Of PIlhceUh
I'niycr,ty rs chairman Of the committee "l'i MN
were associated Dr. Worcester vi ''odso' no"
seminary professor: Dr. Moore the perma'ie", 'ei"
~ the assembly; DR.. Roberts us stated ciefh' ~
NlccoUs Of 81 Louis; Dr.. lieirlch 'ohlSoh' VI N''
oro: for. Macintosh, vi Philadelphia DR.. George
,,.,.,tr ~ tli, city: George Junlln, Of Pmhhel-
,l,,. cl,neI McCoOk Of this city Dr. Russell Mur-
d., G.org. H. Ely, ,. j. BrOadWell, e. T. DuiahI
.ud f. " kotcham. The directors oil Uhe Seinln"''
include DE- Hastings, Its president ana scVera pds'
Tn, and beading elders OF TINS cS ana NI"oh'y"
,, ,,,r r FIVE representative preachers from Phls-
d.Inbin Newark and Albany. The subject oil ue oi0
MISSION is the legality OF the compact between u'e
,,,a,y and fine assembly made In 1870 at the tln'e
If the reunion Of the New school ana she Pd Schooi'
Al the conference in october DR.. Hastings presehteu
a paper. explaining to the committee INC WV "
the directors with reference to the transfer Oi III
u,ie., from the chair Of Hebrew To t"e cu''r VI
Ethical theology. 1t this transfer ana the us
c,,,,iou at Detroit resulting in a veto oil tle pro
o..sor,s ,ppolntment which called for conference
committee Tile directors last spring adopted u
minute stating that their conviction @aS th'' t"e
comI,ct of 1870 WAS then understood ana mas ever
since been understood by the board 10 rler ~ O'
election OF additional members Of the saculty' anu h''
to the assignment new departments Oi lhsuuo"""
II professors already u Office, oI their uah'icr lIoh
one chair To- another the board deemed exponent
The conference committee III cOl'uelns ~
Hastings, uauer stated that the General As'eihoiS
has always regarded the SAID agreement OF ar''a'
ment n, binding legally and morally upon bo'n par
Ties TO the same, and desires to kno" The views Vi ~
director, upon this fundamental point, Tor IL the aere
ment j, not legally and morally DiHul"S upo" wv"
marble, IL 10 Of no practical use 10 dlScu', Shar Ia We
iirms c.u,tructou Of tn said agreement. ~ ui.s
m. dtrcct tors answered that without turIehucrs IA
itrret t,on of the arra cement OF 1870, the Doaiu
fny ,coguil., it, binding force until SGlli pc piTseu
H. 10, i,,'..u or shall BE- properly abrO1h'el. lnen
,,n, M the question OF the Interpretation o I"c 'y
,.,ct White thi, under discussion, III, scssU"
d,nu,n.d Ia meet nj call OF the board Ol directors
, H.. meeting la, been fixed for oddN at r. N,
i, n il -. u.ctad that AN answer Prom tic hTrV pl'
vi h~ EVEN as to their Understanding oil the inter
u-etatlon vi The compact