New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-20

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pRESBYTERIANS EVERY ONE
WELCOMED BY THE PRESIDENT AND MRS
CLEVELAND.
THE GENrKAL ASSEMBLY IN TIE MIDST Or
GRAVE DISCUSSIONS EARLY IN THE SEES
s1oy-pE W. II. ROBERTS MADE
VICE.MODERAToR.
Tny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUSE.1

Moderator Yesterday. the General Assembly was rcu9
this morning TO begin business with enthusiasm. d.
Craig had spent the greater part OF the night tyi"s
| o arrange the committees in such way that every
| man ebould he where he wanted to be. AMI that no
| man should b. where any one did not want hin L"
| he lie explained when announcing the names 'ha'
his voice suffered somewhat from the strain OF nam
In, IN, committees suggesting. though perhaps the
inference IS not warranted. that President Clevehd
s M, the only executive who needs to bar out wouid
| Gc ofce.hodcrs II is not probable, however t'l
ANYTHING more serious than late hours weakened ''
| Modcrator's voice.
After listening to report on the relation OF 'p'
theological semnaries to the Assembly In the ioir
| noon and 10 n proposed union with the iro"'s'""'
Epi,cop,l Church and cOopcra Ion with other Ch"r NOS
I'm the afternoon. the commissioners ana t'lr WIVES
and friends 10 the number OF some 200 attended
reception at the White House at the Invitation OF 'ic
President AMI Mrs Cleveland. The visitors were
reco,v,d in the East Room by the President ana Dis
uie. .he Rev Dr. and Mrs. Wilton Merle smith, OF
New. York and the wife Of Colonel wilson as'i'Uns
IN the reception. Dr. Smith Is Mrs. Clcvcands paSor
In New-Ycrl and he and his wife are guests Oh '''
President during the Assembly. Tile visitors "'F'
introduced 10 The President by Dr. BARTLETT the CHAIR
man OF the Committee OF Arrangements, and then
presented TO Mrs Cleveland. Al her side stood d.
sunderland pastor Of the First Church In ms CITY,
now known a "Thc President church, Dr. 'r"'s
In hl. address - Mr. Cleveland said
Won know somewhat Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church
MANY OF those gentlemen who are here had pr''lN'Y
the same general experience that You had prrrhaho'
reared amidst tie Tlain livmg ard the high tnhihs
Of that wonderful Nursery cf strong MEL We H''
common experiences whkh make Us 'honea We may
n,,cr have come together before. to be rs Ii Were
friends b.cnuse We know the things which nave per
chance made to he worthy OF ih' esteem u our
fellow and made yon .lr worthy TO 'n. cIosn
The confidence OF Your fellow ciiikcia .A'W I"' ,
around about you the mghtIcst Nation oi Tue "no''
world. ~ .,o FAC, flint
,r%y prc.iy,rauS hedge YOU round al ont. and that
,Ic sinrdlesi Prrshytcrln Of II, AL l. Al your s,'
hoy h,nrd,,lon to keep you Straight to me am %,
yo.r arc.siors which Is not only he lrrai susHho'
Of success. but j. the Highway |, "a ,ry ~
nc cannon ." NON ,Hyins Yon must be- od unto Your
wives | never vet onabl"d TO 40 tha,. III
havc teen officiating around tle holy altar ~, 81,
as YOU are entitled give Us no. only lns,iuciT ,
from your high Place INT "G,l; 10y ,u Won
have bu, one word to say. sr. aud 81, gives
me more rl.lsurr than NEST mcn VINO ir" auu' int
n . a. ,hcr sarly and nn afraid later hours You
ouchr To- Ice refreshed when YOU TAX WIN man Mn'
represent, $50 people who don't want S''0' UNIV
In lnvi.inc the President to visit the Assembly +,
r,cc .be cousade, Of ht, fsihc h. added. Ana con
you come without our little sister,
President Cleveland said In reply:
as.ur. YOU II affords me much personal grain
o9 fha, great religions denomination which has Done
20 ~ to a.:cc SSr Win 50 many tender and
pleasing Incidents Of my individual "Np',"t gh, M
i,ouchi is also In nv mind thai. III the hsht W
nv hubble duties and responsibilities taere IS pro
g,s < SS1na es, e r ys% we '' 10 WI"
We sill profess to be Christian people sc rn.s
nat public officer Of s or q, Pw religious
Sentiment, IL means that the religions teaching OF
our people should ed them TO exact from 'hose VINO
maze and execute their laws. recognition ol th,sc
restraints. II means that ne rule, wh,h p,pu,r
prf
those who assume 10 be religious teacher; IN TINS
land TnG e, ne nopS people pubic S s SG y,u there
fore MIL 9P permit me me TO sy l, 'd dchase
Of Official G obsions ana though you oSs1i never e
shrink from the exposure Of official Shortcomings me
sovernmen, viii no; be fy made unless tcach
e people BY pressp nnd enamp" ns r%sy r
public servants the ooscrvance OF the mandates OF
Christianity and morality. ,, A.,
our countrys DESTINY is in hands. and It ought In,
to dignity @ Sd n6 10 feel sovc rS E and o ss
in every walk Of citizenship. have share IN our
,Ts Ss Gc snn hns ip
Although the speech making was brief. nearly two
hours were occupied In the reception. and those who
entered the building early roamed Il; pleasure through
the spacious rooms and halls. and many fingered
long In the conservatory.
In the business session this morning the strong
feeling which exists In regard to the relation OF
Union Seminary 10 the General Assembly was mani
tested by the hearty applause which greeted Thomas
McDougaI OF Cincinnati. who drafted. practically the
report Of the Committee on Theological Scmiiares,
although DR.. Young. the chairman read The report
Mr. McD0ugall spoke with Intense cnrncstn"ss IN
favor OF the report. which really statement
Of the present legal status OF The theological sem
inaries including the ownership and control of The
property held In trust for them. and the present
control possessed By the Presbytcra Church, through
It's General Assembly SynodS and Prcshyi"isc' over
the teaching and property Of the scmnaries I'll"
committee has not reached any conclusion To what
methods SHOULD lie adopted by the Church for
securing moro effective control the property
and teaching Of existing or future scminnrirs Ih'
committee was Il ankod for It's diligence. and VIII
report n plan OF action TO subsequent Assembly
Appnuse hearty and long continued, greeted the
sneaker when In illustration OF his argument, he re-
fcrrcd though not by nnmc to Union Seminary and
It's action In cutting Itself loose from Assembly con
troll lie snId he felt that the time had come when for
any reason one employed as teacher became unit
for performIng his services the Church should be
able TO dispense with his services without splitting
Itself In two In trying to do IL.
Church Unity occupied the attention Of the AS
sembly for half mn hour this morning when DR..
Duncan rrprcscnng the Protestant Episcopal Church.
smoke I'm bchof OF unity in Church work, expressing
the hone that the time would soon come when The
representatives OF the two bodies would meet together
a. one common Assembly 10 talk together of their
common work. II initiated somewhat against the
realization Of this dream to hear Dr. Duncan address
the commis sioncrs every time as gentlemen and
never rs "brcthren.r The report OF the Committee
on Church Unity consisted largely Of correspondence
although the committee recommended resolutions look
Ing toward possible union. one step In that direction
being a proposition 10 the Episcopal clergy that they
should exchange palpIls with PRESBYTERIAN ministers.
| Occupying the chief place In the gift Of the
Noder,tor ,,,, nj Vice Moderator, with all its ire
mcndous possIbIllies-is DR.. W. II. Roberts, the
stated clerk Of the Assembly. At the head OF the
most Important committees are the following: Bills
| and Ovcrures Or. w. {. Young; Judicial, George ~
| Eaker: Theological scmnarics DR.. John Dixon. As
IA, frat committee named promulgated last year the
lnerarcy dormn mot "lrrcvcrancy." rs an Grant
| compostor has called 10 and the second and third
viii ci,c,ss ,bc cascs OF Dr. Briggs and Union
Seminary. one can readily see the great responsibility
placed upon these cmirm'h. AS SO much Interest
centres about the possible disposition OF the Briggs
,,s. tho ,,.s -, all the members Of the committee