New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-10
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DISCORD IN TWO CHURCHES.
THE PRESBYTERY ALLOWS A HARLEM
PASTOR TO RESIGN.
THE CONSERVATIVES ELECT ALL THE COM
MssIONERs TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STUDENTS TO BE LICENSED TO-DAY.


MIssIoNERs TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STUDENTS TO BE LICENSED TO-DAY.
The New-York Presbytery held its semi-annual
meeting yesterday In the chapel Of the old
First Presbyterian Church. Fifth-ave. and
Twelfth-st. The pastor of this historic church the
Rev. DIR. Howard Duiiied. who had served as mod
orator for six months. was unanimously reelected.
also Dr. J. II. Hoadley and Dr. J. J.
Lampe permanent and temporary clerks respec-
lively.
The principal business of the spring meeting. be-
sides the hearing of routine reports is the election
of commissioners to the General Assembly. The
conservatives were largely In the majority yester-
day. and the delegation. headed by DR.. Dufhed.
does not contain any person avowedly liberal.
viewed in the light OF recent years. DR.. John Hal.
of the Fifth Avenue Church. Professor Francis
Brown of the Union Theological Seminary. and DR..
j. Balloon Shaw. a director OF Union Seminary. and
the pastor of Professor Brigess family were among
the 'non.eect" The sHGcessfnl candidates p We're
". ID. Buchanan. c. S. Robinson. j. G. Patterson.
7. Douglas and W. G. Slit; eders-A =. Ketchum
j. J. McCook George $. Serry. Logan G. Murray
". X. Worral j. Yereancc and r. Drummond
Troubles in two uptown churches occupied large
share Of the meeting yesterday. The Rev b. H.
Douglas. of the LenoX Church. asked permission
to resign the pastorate. to which he was called
seconded from four martyrs, but he did not thinH
that nineteenth century civilization FAVORED the
tortures to which he had been subjected. Two com
missioners from the church. who presented paper
from the church opposing the resignation or thelr
pastor expressed their individual opinion that his
usefulness in the Lenox Church had ended com
mittee with Or. X. X. Booth as chairman. recon-
mended that Mr.. Douglass request be granted Ihis
recommendation was adopted. and the Presbytery'
after recognizing the Christian character or Mr.;
Douglas expressed the earnest wish that peace ana
unity might be restored in this important church
The Scotch Church trouble was discussed al
length in public and private session complaint
had been made to the Presbytery in March because
the sessions OF the church refused 10 allow meet
ing to be held elect elders The committee Of
investigation. through its chairman Dr. q ": r
Irrh Recommended that the desired meeting should
be held on April Is This report was rejected Dr'
Francis Brown and Or. Charles l.. Thompson OPP
| posing II Permission given to the committee
to revise It's report. and IT did So declaring tha'
the differences in the church could not be harmon
lied by the committee After long DEBATE the
papers were referred to new committee "ncn
is to report to-day the judicial process necessary
II the papers in order -. 49,
The Presbytery will meet this morning AT the
Irirst Church TO examine candidates for licenses
| and to transact regular business.