New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-23
THE ASSEMBLY TO CONTROL.
IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN AT SARA
TOGA.
nv Az OVERWHELMING VOTE THE COMMITS
sIoNERs ADOPT A REPORT RECoMNhND-
ING DIRECT CONTROL OF Summaries

KEEPING CLEAR OF BRhcKlNRlDuH'
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNEI
Saratoga " Y. May 22-Ihe "eneiai AS
semblv has shown to-day practically no" II WI"
vote upon the Smith heresy case when the Lane
nrofessor comes before 1t for trial. By No'e "
a27 70 116 the Assembly adopted the report OF the
committee recommending direct control OF the
,hooloeical semInares Hereafter every fresoy-
tartan seminary organized must nave IN us
charter conditions by which the General AS
semblv can have veto power, not only over t"e
professors as It now has over those OF seVetai
Institutions but also the veto power over VIC
directors as well. Furthermore every uoli'i
| contributed to the newly formed semiharleS no'
bound by specific conditions VIII De he'u III " '''
| o.. tho General Assembly What Is true of the
Summaries yet to be formed Is prhcu'd"S U"'
| -, ,bos.. NOW in existence. for while the AS
sembly by its action to-day does not colhPe' inc
son,,nar,es TO amend their charters in the man
| ner prescribed for those that may De ors"''",''
I, has appointed a committee Of fifteen to confer
with the several institutions with the emu III
Wow that the charter, shall BE- 50 amended as
| . , ,bo professors the directors and the
| money NOT held as specific trusts under the con-
| troll ~ the Assembly It Is understood. though
| M, oalclallv vet fhat Princeton and McCorHlcN'
or,org the large seminaries. are both wllllhg 10
accede TO this vote Of the Assembly, ana lhat al
the other large institutions, with the eNV'P"o"
nossiblv Of Auburn and Allegheny ana All '"e
smaller seminaries are ready to meet the co"'-
mittee and accede TO the wish OF the Churc" 30
exnressed IN It's vote to-day The debate ana the
vote upon the report occupied the enure after
noon. fully three hours. The speakers to-day
rera largely in the interest Of the minority 'e-
| nor, which recommended letting the seminarles
control themselves as now, subject, OF course u
the visitation powers OF the General Assembly
np uprrp SURPRISES MIR SHEPPARD
Tho Roy y y. Hills. Of Chicago. who said
that no represented his Presbytery. made long
address against the majority report but "hen
tho vote was taken there were only TWO men
from, Chicago one besides Mr. Hills. VINO No''u
for tho minority and seven who Voted LOT '"e
| majority report Or Breed of Chic'B' spun "
short time after Mr. IIIllls and oNpalh'u "''
hts friend represented not the Pr sbyterl l" S -"
urety. much less Mccormick SEMINARY am ''
-, soyeral statements tina, his brother Pres
hvterian had made. Franklin l. Sh'pP'''' -.
phnoaelphia. interrupted Or Breed and received
a most whitening retort from the chicago pr'-
,essor Mr. sheppard in his speech opposing me
80, ,,rt,,, had asked the ministers when they g
homo next Monday % preach sermon from
,h.re Paul advises his brethren not to appear
., 3D.. civil courts but 10 Try their grievances
before their brethren. Or. Breed IN ms "is
mont referred o. this statement ana Sa'u' T""'
himself appealed To Caesar
"yos" said Mr. sheppard: "ani be might nave
,..n set a, liberty II be- had not done So.
oul,k "a lightning came the answer from ~,
,i,tf,ru. SO said one who was noi - h' ""9'''
,,r.at applause C. man who pretended % 'e
lew and who stood 10y I'm complacen'y WINE he
saw the corpses II his countrymen whom ne mao
BETRAYED hanging before him.
Or Rnmsdcl. Of Washington. In his address
-, no, no was a graduate Of Union Seminary
hut he never would have darkenel us ''o'S i
49,. ,rs,i,,,l,n ~ thar time had not been true
f. the Presbyterian Church. and h" expressed
r..-., ,ha, Their. had not been in the charter OF
49,, ,,.u,ution clauses similar 20 those whicf
had been proposed by the majority to De pu
,,,, thos. u Presbyterian seminaries hereafter
In speaklng ~ The large endowment received 10y
,h. Union Seminary since the union Of the W.
.obo,ls twenty-five years ago. Dr. Kamsde'
s,tl. The directors have stolen that seminary
from the Presbyterian Church
This WAS followed 10y cries Ok NO. no ana dp
, pl,use In fact. the applause Of the Asse'no,!
, has become such II marked feature %, J., WA
some people have written me M.ur'",, , ,bts n.
ing him 10 prohibit IL In me iu'"I'' '"' "' ~
has not been able 10 do 49,
John IT, Osborne. one ~ the members OF IN
committee that formulate the minority 'ri.'
{ snoko I'm favor Of H. and Or. Hills gave notir
y - a ur,,t.st against the vote. which he SAID n
should send throughout the Church 70 nav
signed.
PROVISIONS OF TIE MAJORITY REfol'r'
The action II the Assembly taken to-day dl
reefs that all of the scmnarles Of the Churc
> | should be requested 10 make the fohoWln
! changes In their charters:
Firs,-,) That all Of their funds AMI pr2pery sui
. cine tracts shall be declared 70 69 hed by mem
trust for the Presbyterian church for the purp2'T
( ! Of theological education according TO the stahdar
OF said Church. and that no part OF the funds an
3 purnosc than for theological education in the doc
rines set forth I'm the standards or the freSnyt'ILa
- the election Of the trustees. directors or comm,
sloncrs or whatever the bodies governing ths eaci
" the approva, OF the next succeeding General Assem-
20 bly,. and that election shall take enest u UNI nl
% lion appointment or transfer OF all professors an
teachers in AL semnarS sne IS op s Spprova
20 and that no such election. appointment or Udnsl'
50 h ind1cted INTO once until his election appoln
~ mont or transfer snail have been approved by u
= festors and teachers ,hal be either ministers
M members in good standing or me ireSoyt cria
AZ the event 81 the violation OF any OF the terms OF "a
Appointments or tne m's Sa hy them T then Il
- General Assembly shall be empowered to provo
such violation or the PROVISIONS VI %
20 charters and for the enforcement Of the same az
10 for the protection OF the trusts on when saii pro
. merry and funds held in such manner and In q
~ ma me OF such person corporation as II may dlre
~ by resolution certified by It's clerk In any civil cou
IA | having Jurisdiction over the corporations VINO
charters are so amended .,u,
no Secondhand all semnaries hereafter establsh
or organized shall contain In their charters the for
30 going provisions essential part thereof Deto
ehnv shall be recognized In connection with q
20 Presbyterian Church in the United states or Anne
!" lea. " 49,,
- Thlrd-That the General Assembly, having adopt
wv the foregoing resolutions, appoint committee OF
~, teen persons to confer with the various seminar,
Ok with view to securing their approval OF said resol
N tions and their consent TO said changes In IN,
I5 charters, and Tor the purpose OF aiuihS thti
no counsel and otherwise In securing the necessa
rs changes and amendments to the respective charte
90 herein recommended II being understood That l
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