New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-28

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS
COMMITTEE TO TALK OVER
THE VERDICT.
A REPORT EXPECTED THIS MORNING. But THERE
is LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF REMUNERATION
SOME OF THE SPEECHES IN THE
GREAT TRIAI,-THE NEW MIS-

of DR. Henry Preserved Smith, settled yesterday
by a vote Of 1906 to lO will come up again III
the General Assembly tomorrow morning wheh
q committee appointed to confer with the sus-
pended minister will present It's report. Oh 'nis
committee Dr. Henry c. McCook' OF fn''a-
dephia, who suggested the conference; Dr. fea-
cock. also of Philadelphia. and DR.. arthur D.
Brown, Of Portland. Ore, a graduate OF Lane
Seminary. md two elders. Opinions vary as "
the result Of the conference. DR.. McCooK saiu
that II he held the Views that Dr. Smith does lie
would defend them az strenuously as Dr. SINH"
had done but he was 80 loyal n churchman that
~ he heard the Church speak as forcibly as she
has in this case he would yield not his opinions
but his right TO teach them In direct opposition
20 the expressed will Of the. Church. lie aodeu
that he hoped DR.. Smith was equally loyal
Others who think they know Or. Smth oeU'e'
than Dr. McCook does feel that Dr. smith mas
rece,,ea The verdict that he expected; that he Is
not disappointed at the result. and that pe'hs d"
extremely conscientious man. he will go on
teaching the Views which have caused his tral
and suspension.
After the vote was announced yesterday b''
Smith left the church. but returned with MS
wife and Mrs. Briggs. Of New-York' IN the
evening. and occupying a seat in the gallery he
cussIon over Lane Theological Seminary, III
vhlch ne had been an instructor for nearly
score Of wears He heard a majority nearly as
largo as the one against him In the afternoon
decide 70 dlsapprove the election or professor
1rulbar, because of the unsettled conditions AT
Lane while allowing him TO remain IA teacher
thore. the Lane trustees were also advised 70 re-
orgonize the seminary by introducing new ana
different men into the Board ~ Trustees ana
into the faculty II was pointed out In one OF
the speechcs that as Professor +. ID. Morris was
the only Instructor left In the seminary the III
tcntlon II the resolutions could not be mlSuhu''
stood committee ~ five was appolh'eu u
confer with the seminary trustees ana 70 HuN'se
with them especially about the reorganiza''on'
In the mean time the seminary Is restored 10
rnu standing with the General Assembly. the
en,ire evening was given 20 the discussion oil
the report on theological seminarles
THE NEW MISSION HOUSE ~ NEW YORK
TIN. reuort Of the Joint standing committee
ON Home and Foreign Missions regarding 'he
prot,ael new building for the use OF the Doar"s
~ Home and Foreign Missions. AT Fiith-ave. anu
T.v.u,l.th-st. New York read yesterday
hv Dr Arthur J. Brown. chairman, and was
adopted with practical unanImity:
Tho General Assembly heartily rei'srates Ih Sin
II',@'oS -. .'rer"si,v OF those whose munIncence
made possible the acqu.slt9n Oh ~" pevan Years
-, .bc Ionr,ls 81 Home Missions. Foreign MlsS"l's
ana VI ,,r soars should haye unlntentonally
/ wounded the fcelinCs 81 those so er'""' '''''
Tho GENERAL Assembly IS however OF ne op ial
that nasmuch a. the .iehcial AsI',, o s,te and
gave ~ inlors'm"nt TO the proYos,, ,oH ,hc mat.
huilting no complaint being made tn1uRn w and IN
ter was Of common fame a, ,ei ,hat indorse.
nrnt IN good faith ana completed the pni, nnSe va
the properly. aud have now a't n.r3yurS az IL is
,he oulnon Of competent leRnl ADVISERS Hd,r .
unanli,oS th9i the conveyance OF the pres.
en-, property 20 the bonrds WIS no, 'nHtch yvoul'l
o~rat Legal or moral t Sr eT E .n OF the
tfhlSlrr, NJ, s,ronply advised 10y business men OK
ne" hest standing and tho largest expeT'rnr" ~
sl'n ,,' ~ money contributed for missionary pur,
noses and inasmuch as II ~ 'nS rnrppnosed change
OF nsc and necessary and in III. Interest oil true
economy ana the cause OF im,oa,,IIv secs no ade-
roason Tor reversing the approval OF VIZ
ins Assembly and the praeuttS wn ohiv and Loyalty
deii, hoards regarding the administrator on
The business affairs coini' enproves the records
! ~ ,hcse Two boards relating to ms S"o''0'
o'soool,,ne Yesterday was more desultory IMAM
-, any nrcyious time during the tra'' a. ''e
| .,.oo,hes being limited 10 three minutes vel
| , mon found themselves able to give Il u''d'''O
| h,s,orv ~ the trial. their own geneaI'eieS anu
,he,r theological education In the fa'n''y' '"'
seminary and the ministry. AMI also 10 s'''e :"
great length on which side they in'eho'u u
vote though many tried 10 do 80.
COLONEL JOHN J. MCooKs sPEE'h'
c,,,ro, 1ohn J McCook. OF NewYork. said ID
opposing the appeal; 49,, ,os,
have carefully examined the records !" i Incl
from il inception In the Presbytery OF Oh ,hIs -
and the appeal to the synod Of ohio ana ,n'S ~, u,
scmb!y. IS the result Of , ny opInon' every seI
has been taken by the Prosecuting 'oIhnn''yS Zoo,
eS"Ty ciniipeo that the proceedings upon the ira
before the Presbytcry were IN All r'srC's ec,~d
l,l't Mn nc evidence and the law; that 1t was
rhteous Judgment in vindlcation Of the truth an.
Drepery taken by the appellant. ana all me pro
ceedngs OF The synod we refusRr to sustain IN
appeal reached the only conclusion po ,haI eo,it,
the record bef re IT. verify Seeys ss '' Assembly,
shoul1 refuse sustain each OF the tWeNe Hp h If
tons OF error and me apPvaa nS cannot react
any , V,,r and brethren each OF us has COM
, III Assembly bearing a commission from on
Presbyteres which requires us to ae'eI II 400
,hnss ,nn read that you vote accord
ing 10 your sympathes or the kindly impress.ot,s , ~
NAV receive OF any man? No our commission i,isal
rcanire us to vote according TO the principles
the constitution Of the Churcn ana tns ,,na ons
God The question before US Is very slinpv, o IN
| II "a this. Are the unretracted doctrines Vi W
address which the appellant has affirmed s mnn pun
| ished and publicly reafirmed and repuDlsheu, ,
| many times upon which the charges ana steclnGT,a
lions OF this case base1-are they IN CONFORM.
Win the Word OF God and the standards or IN
Presbyterlan Church? believe that these doS
trnes assailed by the appellant are esseh'la uoe
trin.s. that the errors taught by the appeilHn
strike AZ the vitals OF religion: that they nav
becn lnlusrlously spread cannot be denied anu w
ought not ~ lose sight of the fact. when mas pee
publicly announced. that the appellant retred ITO,
The seminary because the trustees insiSted that u
should not teach these doctrines. ask you sl,hp'
10 fudge the appellants doctrines as he has declare
them before YOU In the light OF the Holy ScrlPtur.
and I'm the light OF our historic STANDARDS ana VII
fidelity to the truth OF Almighty Cod Every IRE,
hyterian minister Is representative or ms Churcl
II he teaches error he teaches II In the name OF t
church whose orders he bears. ana that Churcn
RESPONSIBLE before God II II permits such teachn
} 10 continue In It's name. IA commissioners 10 IN
General Assembly cannot shirk or dvest ou
selves ~ this great responsibility II the appellaI