New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
PROF. SMITH CONVICTED.
Continued from First Page.
J. W. Dinsmore, Of California after speaking In
general terms Of the different seminarIes, says:


1t now remains for us to speak particularly - OK
Lane Lane Seminary In respect to age Is the fourtn
in rank among the seminaries now under the care
OF this Assembly, but for special reasons particu-
lar mention of 1t has been deferred till the others
have been passed As the sps G Beloved ns
ton has for several years been passing under very
duced ah s teaHhns force generally it's
students diminished in numbers and rs frl ef,rs
Church has looked with painful solicitude upon the
history Of that ho1Gseg ers might
be speedily composed. That seminary has spien.
did foundation and a noble history. and II Is our
most earnest hope and prayer that It's future may
be worthy Of It's past. Your committee has ap,
preached this subject with the most careful ana
to satisfy no enemies to punish nor friends to re-
ward, and favors to ask. Our only wish IS 10
of the Church. and to do what we can 10 make
Its future more glorious than s gorCGs has
been reduced to one. and its students to twenty
one.
mary IS in trbulation. and that fact TINS A.
sembiy cannot afford TO ignore or pass by with d No
less the interest OF the living and the hopes ana
demands of the generations TO como pob an seminary
to the cause Of our Church and our LORD. ~ IS
The last General Assembly expressed It's dIsapproval
OF the seminary because It retained In It's cnalr
professor who had been suspended from inc MN /,
istry by his Pregbytery for heresy, and the Board
Of Education forbidden TO aid students attend
Ing the his and tScn e soa m Of
resumed its helpful re:ations to the students OF
now near at hand and we commend it and all It's
interests to the approval the sympathy and the
confidence Of the Assembly and the Church
A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
In view Of all the facts that have come before
us. and as the result OF the thoughtful and even
anxious elaboration we respectfully recommend the
following
l. The General Assembly would advise the
Board of Trustees promptly and completely az
new and different men into the Board OF Irus n
and the corps OF instructors; and this. not because
and purity OF motive in the honored brethren now
in charge but simply because the differences OF
opinion and policy prevailing among them seem
to be rreconclbe and to forbid the hope OF settle
ment until other men are put IN cnarge ,,-s nd
two elders shall be appointed by this Assembly to
visit Lane Seminary to confer with the Board OF
nteresfs a. the institution especially concerning It's
reorganization as already indicated; this committee
% report 10 the next General Assembly -,
g. We recommend that in the mean time. the
seminary be restored to full standing WITH the Cen
directed treat its students precisely as 1t treats
the students Of other semnaries ,..o. a,,,.o..o,,
ana the reorganization proposed. it is recommended
that the election Of the Rev Henry HUBERT 10 tns
this reason. and no other; that his conhrmati.oh
would further embarrass the reorganizauon wnIcn
Is now proposed This dlsapproval, however, Is not
character orthodoxy, nor as bar TO his employ
menf az a teacher IN the SEMINARY.
Permit us n close this report with several general
suggestions which seem 10 to be important a
great of property Is now devoted to the pur-
poses Of theological education in connection with
our Church: the corps OF instructors and students
Is large and the Importance of these institutions 70
the edifcation and extension Of the Church Of
Christ can hardly be overestimated The Church
observes with sollctude and sort Of sacred 1eal-
ousy the spirit and character Of her coming min,
stry She ia profoundly concerned that they shall
he thoroughly Instructed and orthodox, not only but
that they shall have the right conception or thelr
office as servants and soldiers Of Jesus Christ and
that they shall be filed with the spirit which alone
can consecrate their high calling.