New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
THE SMITH CASE TO BE HEARD IN
SARATOGA TOMORROW
1T Is SAID THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE WILL
RECOMMEND THAT THE APPEAL OF THE
Law PROFESSOR BE ENTERTAINED
-DIsCVssGNG THE Summaries
-OBGANIc UNION WITH
rBY rKLEGrArm TO Tna TrmUyEl


report arrived just the conference was closed.
and the chairman announced that the committee
had decided to withhold the report until Monday
This was a disappointment TO the Liberals who
would have enjoyed the privilege of studying the
report over Sunday had the original programme
been followed.
Dr Gardner chairman OF the committee. has
the report In his possession and It will be read
at the opening hour on Monday. II is said that
the report finds that the appeal Of Dr. Smith.
Of the Cincinnati Presbytery. is in order and
recommends that It be entertained. This viii be
a surprise to the commissioners ms II was given
ont that the finding would be against It's being
entertained. and thus the dsagreeable task Of
listening 20 hours Of heresy debate would be
avoided. The committee takes the position that
the Assembly should give the Smith case n fair
hearing on the committcc are several men OF
large experience in Eeresy trials. who went
through all the lengths ~ the Briggs case. The
Assembly will not have an opportunity TO hear
arguments on tn, Judicial Committees report on
Monday for as soon as it !s read it loses It's
place in the order Of the day and the chairman
must yield the floor 10 the Seminaries Committee.
DIR BRIGGss CALI. To ARMS.
The Smith hercsy case on the docket for to-
morrow recalls DR. Briggs efforts In his friend
a
last January. DR. Briggs called upon the liberal
Prcsbvterians to rally ard use every lawful
method 70 undo the damage which has been done
to the farfame ofPrcsbyterlanism." lie contended
that the minority Of the had violated the
constitution and overriden the safeguards of
Presbyterlan law ana precedent" He added;
Let 20 man he discouraged. Let no one finch
from the struggle. Lc' no ono loav" tn rams.
Let the buele-cal rcs0uni from ocean II ocean,
~ no (,ui .O he
OF every man who loves the frr'"yl"ilah nultt
tory ana her present advantage enilne her: Let
there be rally in every fresbytcy oi 81 W. VIZ
~,rr 1own :, rs as precious heritage from our
fathers The rnes Of battle should be: On. legal
~ oDn,iln contcndci Ca) Thai here should be no
appeal by public pr2secGtor nnnoi arpor
committee Of prosecution which Will b IN ie9endent
OF The Presbytery and to- that me ,h nn, %.
the Synod cannot be taken from IL az Inc P,,tinss
urc OF the General Asscmb.y The dortrnat i nnrs
are a. ThS' hey sI@snr Co., hat minister IS
hannd oniy 70 ne system Of doctrine contained IN
The GSn aEe n@a can i,S N" Of oa
either by deiiycrance or by anal judgment J" "
heresy trial.
Dr. Briggs concluded his article with the fol-
lowing statement:
4 General Assembly lives for fow lays. anl
then passes away forever. sometime ira'ng ~"
Fragrance Of good name ana so2i '"'i1; - 9't ~
times ginning a pa inroneeiines Tn. BAD
deeds Of one General Assembly may b. ov~r',9ne
b. the good deeds %, another General Assembly
The Presoyeres are p"rnaneni They alone , maS'
law AMI doctrine FOR the Pc nybcflnn NUN rh,
% SSeh fiwothir5. q The Prcsbyees 10 no m
dorse Therefore one. ,wo or three Grncf@ a.
serhlles I'm succession may be on the down grAlr,
but the presbyicties anil tho Syno1s 80 long as
they maiatain their rights am lnrrI"'' W. ac,s
OF the Assemblies a, Detroit Portland anl Masn-
!ngion may az h D" nep! Gcnc-ni Assembly AZ sara.
toga Let all loyal Prcsbyterians rally about FRO,
f ff-s9F and S"1' victor At sariogi vii gain Tor Pres.
hyterian liberty what was once Won iIr or NJ
tive lanl In the same pace O' S'''' nun 49,
brave hands
DISCUSSING THE sEMNArIEs' REPORT
The General Assembly spent an hour and a
half this morning in discussing the report on
se-ninaries. read yesterday. In that time Or.
" c. Young the Chairman Of the committee;
Thomas McDougall member Of the majority.
and Or. W f. Moore. the leader 81 the minority
were heard Or. Mutchmore the Moderator APP
nontea to-day as ce-Moderator. Colonel John
j. McCoois. Of New York.
Soon after 10 o'clock the subject u theological
seminaries was opened by Dr william C. Young
chairman OF the committee. lie began by speak
ing OF the wide import OF IN" question. suggest
ing that the agitation Of the last two or three
years had been proydential. and was Intended
10 lead 10 n careful examination Of the methods
heretofore In vogue ana the SUBSTITUTION 'i
ter system. The speaker reviewed the WORK oil
the committee. and explained the provisions or
the majority report. claiming - have given the /
widest liberty 10 the semnaries. ana 10 nave I
san secured the right 10 the Assembly TO direct /
nd control them. with full power 20 enforce any
rights that may be obtained The principles OF
the report were declared TO be reasonable ana
moderate.
MIR. MDOUGALT on TIE LEGAL QUESTIONS.
The legal questions involved In the pro- |
,.,,f,,
Thomas MacDougall a lawyer Of Cincinnati.
lie said that seminarlcs are civil corporations /
which come to-thc Presbyterian Church saying /
that they wish the patronage, approval and /
business Of the Church In educating ministers.
There IL therefore no reason why the church /
may not prescribe the terms upon which they /
may be received. These corporations have re-
ceved trusts for the benefit Of the Church. ana
these should not be diverted from their purpose
Special trusts cannot be touched and under ms
report only the misuse OF funds II proVIueu
against The gist OF the whole matter rests In /
the provision OF a specified body when mas /
power 20 enforce the rights OF the Church In Ihe
property that has been given FOR us peheli,; ihe
proposed changes must be obtained WIN VI,
coneent Of the various seminary directories ana
in the proposal there IS no boycott. Ihe report .
provides for rhe approval Of directors az Wen as
nrofessors II they consent who shall object? III |
they do not consent they will not be cut OF rom
connection with the Church but they VIII nave
TO face the uncertainties incident 10 the agltaoh.
DR. william +. Moore. permanent clerk OF tne
4 Assembly followed. explaining the report or the
The original appointment OF tne co'i'-
nittee he held had nothing to do with the prop
erty of the semInaries but only with the regula-
ton OF the teaching forces. The difference be-
ween the majority and the minority was one
,ot I'm the report namely, the question whether
tae Assembly is the Church or whether the
CHURCH. is I'm It's constitutional succession OF
church courts.
UNION WITH THE SOUTHERN CHURCH
The following is the action on organic union
Will the Southern Church:
on overtures Nos. TO 10. inclusive. being iroir
the fresbyterles Allegheny. Benica, Chester Du-
buqu Holston. Huntington. Kingston, Osborne