New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-02

mittce on Bills and Overtures on the inspiration
OF the Scriptures and to be printed in the minutes
along with il, DIR. w. c. Young offered the fol-
lowing resolution. which was adopted:
Resolved That the Bible a. now hayc IL In us
yoro,ls Transitions and versions, wheh ffced fo" az
errors and mistakes OF transa,ors copyists ana pf''
ia the very God and consequently without error
DR.. Brown informed the Assembly thai Ohi'"
Seminary came making no plea and asking ho
favors lie wished simply TO explain tie a''i
tude Of the directors which was not one u
revolt or rebellion, but simply desire 10 ioio"
the dictates of their consciences without lear VI
favor OF the many speeches that Dr. niJ n.i
has made in the present Assembly ~ n th;S
been given with more force anaH -" 70 EXPRESS
morning i'm which he took occasion ~, 10 go go
his affection and his confidence Tor " p pij
his teacher. colleague and ffenu NV Pmndcr
the compact oil $40 as the uhce'o''
stand It,
DR. BOOTHS IDEA OF THE OoNf"O
ur I;ooth. of Ncw-York, in Il most pathetic
sneoob cx,rcsscd hi, view of the compact, as lie
had bcen n member of the board of directors III
,een vears before DR. Briggs was elected pro-
,osso, in Irion Seminary, and was In the Ueherdi
Assembly when the compact was entc;ed INTO
,we,tv. three years ago. He expressed nope
10, The time would come when the seminary
would return TO that rea'iohsnip tne So, ,L
of when lIad cdusci Hio iVSie""'io' ' "
board of directors. . .h .It;,r
of the seminaiies 10 the Assembly was III proerens
Ii.nrv Preserved smith arose from his seat III
the ealleiy and quickly left the church. ie"
minutes later a speaker raise IN" qucs'oi
whether Dr.. Smith should hc allowed 10 a.'eh"
the communion service while under SUSPENSION
Two or three committees on overtures SEM 70
the Prcsbytcrics presented their report. VI IN.
900 Preshyteries entitled 10 vote oh tne renIaIo'
question only las votes We're cast In the anrmu-
tiye-lcss than the twot thirds required. anu no &c
tion was possible under the constitution there
fore the work Of revision carried on iof 'hrSc
years faiS. -, H., uoor
The committee on Proof-1eXts reported recon-
mendng that 1000 copies OF the Shorter Satechlsm
with The prooteNts proposed by INC coh,hl nd
together with statement of the methods used DIV
tbe committee in prosecuting its work as the same
had been reported to the Assembly. , DC printed
under the objection q Inc hoafa Se Lv the
committee with the same board. and dlstrlpntcd
10 ministers and mi ssont as sample OF .he co II.
mittees whole work on the question, cfltlcis'l 10
hc received and considered AZ the Assembly may
direct. 80 ,,,, rurrcu
Many orinions were expressed regarding the
action of the Assembly a whole to-day, ana
one thing was settled so far as interviews can
ro-that the Presbyterian Church Is not 10 DO
epht in two as result of the stringent measures
adopted.
DIR. Spraguc, of Auburn, voiced, perhaps 1he
s,n,imcnt IF the minority when he said that
there would he great discussion in the churches
and Presbyteries in the next year or two relative
10 the action to-day, especially IN that Deit e T
and west north of Albany. for instance. me
minority would bow to the Assemby's action; tax
ing the ground that no constitutional eha snsS
n%arcos as would give tic relief desired.
Tie Rev Thomas C. Hall. of Chicago, sain
81 have formed 10 plans. and cannot, IN r,ie
nature of things. form any plans save 10 carly
an my nropcr work until stopped" In regard
10 the interviews sent from Chicago as TO ms ms
action in ease DIR. Briggs were SUSPENDED , lie
said that no one that he had seen had propefN
rcnresented him He was only responsible LOT
what he himself had said and signed