The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-22
WRANGLH OVER BRIGGS
Doings Of the Presbyterian
Assembly : Sabbath
Observance.


Thomas Bracken, OF Wakeeny, kan.,
conducted the half hours devotional ex-
ercises with which the second weeks ses-
sion of of the Presbyternian General AS
sembly was usherei in this morning.
Promptly at $50 O'clock Moderator
Craig opened the Assembly with prayer.
Dir. BARTLETT, Chairman of the Committee
of Arrangements, announced the recep-
tion 10 the Commissioners In attendance
upon the Assembly by the trustees and
overseers of Columbia University from
four to sixon Thursday afternoon. The
occasion is Intended to introduce TO the
public the faculty on graduate studies
Just added to the iustitute.
The Briggs question then came to the
front at a bound, aud 1t did not mitigate
the results of the short struggle to know
when it was over, that 1t was chiefly The
result of a misunderstanding.
DR.. Yonpg, Chairman OF the Comnflt.
tee on Bills and Overtures, annou need
what had been done with number oI
overtures from the Presbvteries; twelve
of them relating to the Briggs case hav-
ing been referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
DR.. Young had scarcely ceased speaking
when Dr. Herrick johnson of Chicago
inquired what had become OF the over
ture from his Presbytery on the Briggs
case, which overture besought the Az
sembly to refer this caie ebrated case back
to the Synod OF New York.
DELAY WANTED.
DIR. Thomas G. Hull of Chicago, in
sympathy with DIR. Briggs, made brief
speechin favor of sending all resolutions
III the Briggs case to the Judiciary Com
mi,tee first, as all would eventually go
there.
Elder Eudaly, OF Cincinnati, got the
the floor, and stated that the Assembly
had to do simply with law as it ought
to be.
His words were received with ap-
plause.
Commissioner Cutcheon of Detroit
stated that there WAS an overture from
his Prysbytery, and in view OF that facr
he supported the motion to refer all the
Briggs oyertures to the Judiciary Com
i;iittee. He complained that the Mouera-
tor had not permitted him to speak. al
though he had been repeatedly upon his
feet.
Mr.. Cutcheon said he would appeal
from the decision OF the chair, and was
applanded.
DR.. Young. from the platform. asserted
thar the Moderator could not see every
man who ought to be seen, aud this
OF the anti-Briggs crowd.
GENERAL CONFUSION.
There was a general parliamentary con-
fusion. various Commissioners attempt
ing TO get the floor. amid which the an
nouucement was made that the Chicago
overture had gone to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
While the Moderator was attempting
to put the question, DR.. johnson re-
mained upon his feet, calling repeatedly:
Il claim the right TO be heard !"
Mr.. Cutcheon. who Is physically one OF
the largest men on the Hoor, retorted
that the failure to see him was possibly
d u to the fact that he was SO small.
Mod orator Craig said" ! never knew
such an outbreak while vote was being
taken.
The papers were sent to the committee.
DR.. Craig stepped to the front of the
platform aud shouted with a flourish OF
the gavei.-
Don't you try to overwhelm us with
such points at this stage OF the game"
The anti-Briggs men cheered wildly at
this.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
The report of the Special Committee on
Sabbath Observance, of which the late
Colonel Elliott f. Shepard was Chairman
from its inception, Submitted its fifth an
nual report which w read Dy Elder w.
r. Worrell OF the New York Presbytery.
Colonel SheDard's private secretary. The
committee expressed sorrow au the death
of Colonel Shepard. The effort TO secnre
che opening of the Chicago Fair on SUN
Gay was recited, closing with a statement
of Lne vote i'll Congress against 1t.
The omniltee recommended the adop-
ton of resolution EXPRESSING regret at
the death of Colonel Elliott f. Shepard,
and also one expressing gratitude to
Almighty God for the success OF the
efforts to secure IN the National Legisla-
ture prohibition of Sunday opening al
the Chicago FAIR.
The resolution continues: 1--WE urge
upon our people the Importance OF stand
ing by their consciences TT whatever
sacri flee of personal profit or pleasure. II
the trial of their integrity is come let
them not detile themselves with the