New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
TUr PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLIES


The religious event OF this week will be the
meeting on Thursday. 1T Saratoga, OF inc one
hundred and sixth General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church (Nortm. and mt NaShvllie'
Tom of the General Assembly or the IrcS-
bytcrian Church South. Ihough 'h'"' wv
great bodies still remain separated th'y are
practically one IN doctrine AMI feeling ain 'I'
prospects Of an organic union are p''"hll"S
brighter every year. The latest statistics give
the Northern Church COMMUNICATE h'lIIp'I
shin Of S.5OS9. distributed among ''-'~
churches II has 2J390 elders. S.''6 d"1cohS
and 600 ministers. The Sunday school Nom
bership Is 9O9.OG2 and the total CONTRIBUTORS
OF all the churches last year almost amouh'"i
70 S15OOOOoo one million Of which was gwen
to Home Missions. In the southern 'HuT'"'
there are 1SS,546 communicates, divided among
1872 churches. There are S.'so elders "'''7'
dcacons and 1.271 ministers. There are llo.'"f
Sunday school scholars, and the c'n'ripu''o"'
last wear amounted to nearly S-.VVoVop'
But the growth and influence OF ~" 'huf'h
will not be the leading topic OF discussion Ut
the Saratoga General Assembly. Inc h'S-9
case with all It's ramGcatons. will come up
again II was upon that issue 'hAi 'h' N'r'""'
prcsIvtcrjcs elected the Commissioners; AMI ac-
th. onponcuts Of the condemned Professor VIII
have an overwhelming majority III Tie "''' i'i
Assembly "Iudgng from the names at hand
saws The New York Observer, there - E"'"
reason to believe that large majority OF the
Saratoga Assembly Will demand that the ACTON
Of last year AS to Professor Briggs and rs 10 IN"
rcafilrmation on tine inspiration "i Inc h"'
scrinture. remain unaicrod This majority
o,I
Church" This last assertion is direct chal-
lengc Ia the liberals. who have AWAY cum -"
the conservatives with being The diiiurh"rS of
h. rhur.h.s r.lcr THE Presbyterian or
philoJ.phia. takes the same view as "lhe
Observer" II explains the election OF - "''"E
conservatives to the General Assembly 10y say
Ing that 1T uhc Church, could noi Wi'ns'd""
IN, revival wave that has been sweeping "'''
In. Church. East and West. atl'S'hT ""' y
blessing upon her decided stand Tor 'h' ,'"."
and orIcr witch she has 50 nobly ana u'''''i'"'
,,olv maintained" 1t Is pretty evident that
neither Professor Briggs. nor PROFESSOR H"''"'
who has been condemned FOR holding similar
views TO those Of the Ncw-(ork PROFESSOR ''i
o,r.ct any reversal OF the decision pronounced
| against him. The Conservatives are "'V'
mined to stand 10y their coors. Y matter "n''
the liberals may think or do
ON their pari. the liberals are just ms de-
iermincI ns eyer to remain In the 'hur'h anu
| FIGHT the issue ont 10 the end. lh"lr pri"C'P''
organ. The Evangelism OF TINS cry "n'H'
! editor Is the Rev. DR.. Henry VI. iIrH' HIS
| becu conducting an aggressive ilSht LOT '"o
| last wear not So much for Professor brISEs p''
sonallv as for liberty of opinion III the '"u' H.
| II maintains that the condemnation "i ~"
| f.ssors Briggs aud Smith, and the drliF'rah'e
| or The last General Assembly III regard 10 the
inspiration Of the Scriptures. are contrary 10 'n'
I spirlt OF Presbytcransu, ana, II not I'''lS'"'
| will contract the Church 10 The dh'hslons
! Of n mere sect. DR.. Fields vigorous arralS"-
| mont Of the Rev. Or Shearer during the l'S'
,y.ok ~ a general mcddler and mischief maker
who as Moderator OF the New-iorh Tres
| hytrIy. appointed a packed committee 10 III
vcstirate the charges against professor prSS''
represents pretty accurately the FEELING Vi .nc
liberals toward the anti-Briggs men. Inc
fight between the two factions IN the 'hurVn
IL becoming more bitter every day
Several questions Of local importance VIII
come I'D In the Southern Generu AsS'in"i'
An attempt will be made to enact more
strict law in regard TO the licenses OF preachers
Another question will be whether II Is des'rapic
to put all young peoples societies uhder '"e
official supervision Of the Church Ihc au''Sa
bilty OF cooperating with the Northern Cnurei
I'm the work of coloreI evangclization VIII DC
discussed And the case of Miss SADIE Means
a telephone operator of South Carolina Will
| also come up. She was suspended from mem
bcrship because she served telephone com
pany on Sunday; and the question on IL
merits will be brought before the "eneral ->S
sembly for final decision.