Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

of the synod Of New York submitted the report
of the action Of the commission. The commits
sion found In order the complaint Of Rev.
Francis Brown and 113 others in regard TO the
ruling Of the moderator of the New York pres
bytery. sustaining the action Of the prosecuting
committee on some of the points in the Briggs
case. The report stated that the stated clerk OF
the.N New York synod said that the original COM
plant of Mr.. McCook and others for some
cause had passed out OF bis reach.
The commission finds that the synod OF
New York has failed to appear BY representa-
| ttves before the commission and that the
synod of New York has failed to send up all the
papers in the case Their judgment was that
| the decision complained Of be suspended until
the record can be produced on which it can be
| fairly tried, and that the synod send up to the
next general assembly the papers in the case.
| motion to place the report on the record was
carried.
Prof. Brown stated that the complaint as far
| as it related to him was in order. The only
question was a. to the others complained. The
| report was ordered to be placed on the records
| of the assembly.
THE COMMITTEE ON PROOF TEXTS.
Rev. DIR. Smith then made a report from the
| committee on proof texts, which stated that il
had completed the work Of preparing proof
| texts for the shorter oatechism, as authorized
| by the last assembly. The texts selected wert
embodied in the report, with the recommends
ton that they be adopted Il was stated that the
form adopted was the same as that used in pre-
pairing the proof texts for the longer catechism
| and the confession Of faith. 1t was recon-
| mended that the texts be printed Immediately
below the answers in the catechism, and that
| the catechism be printed in this form for
scrutiny by the church, with invitation for
criticism. He further asked that the commit
| tee be continued.
DR.. Young asked how the samples Of the
H. A Il.
| He thought the report lacked specifcness.
DIR. Smith explained that the catechism was
to be printed by the board of publications and
| distributed through the church.
The secretary of the board Rev. DR.. Craven,
| said that the board would like to know precisely
what the assembly desired. There should be q
specific direction as to the printing of the cate
chism and as to whether the circulation should
| be gratuitous.
An amendment was offered by Dr. Roberts
| that the publication should be made by the
board in consultation with the committee, and
that 600 copies be printed for distribution to
the ministers of the church
Objection was made by q commissioner on
| the ground of expense Reference was made
| to the statement in the report that the work
| had been delayed because Of the uncertainty al
| to what would be done in regard to the revision
Of the confession of faith. 1t was said that the
revision question was no longer q live issue.
The hour having arrived for hearing the re-
| port of the committee on theological semina-
| ries action was deferred in the proof tex,
| report.
The Theological Seminar1es.
Rev. DR.. John Dixon, the chairman of the
committee on theological seminaries. then pre-.
sented the report of that committee, which ha,
been looked for with much interest, as it was ex.
| pected to make some recommendations concern.
| ing the relations of the assembly With Union
Theological Seminary, where DR.. Briggs ha,
been continued as professor despite the protes,
| Of the general assembly. The report was quite
| voluminous. The report first gave its general
review Of the reports from the various semin.
aries.
Biddle University reported sixty-three theo-
| logical students.
The German Theological Seminary at Dubuque