The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-11
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,rUlRr sTUpENTs ADHTE-
TSf"H 20 TO TEE MINIsfRK.

v,..rs.san Of H~rssy-Cs-pssa.ss
fs. r,,a,S.trs DssN Essw Thefr
VS.. --1 AZ. shay n Hssrev.
s..,t TIE session Of the New York
- -.~tard.y in the chanel Of the First
-, chur-h. At Fifth avenue and
a, ..v.st criticism Of Dr.. BRIGGS and
1850 cams to the surface. was re-
.,A psrsistently came M again
t.V ,bs session vas held in secret
-, -. the rsmaindsr the prevailing eoa-
80 -. evident By the way in which the
r 80. tooss,i A. the reporters from time
e.. ,,a also ~ me way in which sons Of
s1 I.,.hsr, we're suppressed BY the Modsr-
80, .hsy became too outspoken. Once
=" S were excluded entirely. and once
~. ,tteu pt was made. but failed when
,tto vote.
IA the examination Of candidates for
.t,istry that Dr. Briggs's name came up
-. sara Twelve Of them. all students ct the
~. theological Seminary in which DR..
-, ,,s A professor. After q preliminary
.,.ninafion 10y the members Of the
..,-,.rv the Rev. Jesse f. Forbes took the
e4s,,.,.a in hand and examined them in
90 me Bible in Greek and Hebrew.
=. anna the close session. and what was
~, .,1 tone o one but the prssbytsrs and
.,sId,tas Know. and they we're not inclined
N Church theology was understood to be
4. mbect u the examination
n Harvard transpirsd that some vsry direct
- .'..tions AZ TO the theological teachings Of
s.rriou Seminary had been asked OF the
.,t,dst.a and that they were required to
-. .rplicitly the ramifcations OF their re-
ems son vietious The Rev Or. James ii.
Eo.dlsv one OF the examiners. was asked
-s.thsr any Of the questions put to the candi-
-. bors directly on the subject Of suppost-
:, hsrstical teachings. He said:
Many OF the questions We asked had direct
..r.ps on the sub iect Of what Is taught at the
8.uuary. certainly. That IL part OF all e.
.in.sions As whole the examination was
I. ARREST that has been conducted IN years
m aus.tions put 10 the candidates were an
-.r.d frankly although many wers Of such
,bsr,ctsr that the sandidatss' ideas Of
r.Sv might easily have been confounded-"
ma sx.minsrs. the Rev. DR.. r. r Booth. the
IL, DR.. Charles S. Robinson. the Rev. Peter
E.ston. and the Rev. DR.. Hoadlsy. are we'll
uosn anti BRIGGS men.
4 yhsu the open session came again several
n the candidates asked to be relieved from
r,tius . Latin thesis. A tall. thin young
sa gave as an excuse fog his not being prs-
.r,d for the task the fact that he had been
rsaching for year-
-I thought" he added. that that was .
|stsr way Of smpioying my time than BIZ
sarnlng to write . Latin thesis
Right you areP' cried an enthusiastic elder
\ ths ripples OF laughter that followed, and
he tall. thin young man biushed and sat down.
| The candidates were now dismissed from
forhss. visi1ly displeased by the slight upon
higher education. got M with flushed face
Iind declared that many Of the Young men he
The Rev. Mr.. Mutually defended the absent
anditatss. Even II they didn't know their
he said they rnsw snoaSa s 10 shss ths
HAT should to required Of them
| The examiner In Hebrew came TO the sup
q sfa sass
stoundsd by the fact. now evident that
pung man could yemain in seminary for
I several prssbytsrs jumped up Simultaneous
/ ne Moderator looked spprehtnsively at the
via again be advisahls. The motioc was
hsts and seconded At once. but there we're so
pay noes that a standing vote had to be
kntsd. The motion was lost by II to IL
| he Moderator looked about rsproaehfuly
IA recognized one OF the many men on the
"a ouportunify TO say that II the candidates
5ad been examined for admission 60 Harvard
Yale they you'd have been thrown over
[ Dr. Robinson goe up and looked severely at
T wan want to say he remarked. that I've
ssrAn church. and that I've never known OF .
more satisfactory exam nation want TO say
that these young men who have come before
p have stood On their scholarship and on their
I Mr. Easton rose To suggest. mildly. that be-
ers The candidates Ssrs aesspssd n na. ,s.t
eslisvsd in the Bible Implicitly In whole and
u part.
| THIS was evidently an echo OF the secret sss-
Eheir feet. Mr. Mutually was recognized.
ri dou't know" he began sptritsdly.
i6sd os whsthrs the seminary ought to be
rhars As FAR IS he got The Moderator in:
|sai Of IN. gag The candidates. the Moderator
lHiL had assured the examiners that they
lnsw NJ reason why Their shoald not oeltsve
ms 81 .iicieut. He advised the admission Of
ne candidates without further delay
EEsrybody breathed easier when Mr.. Null
IAiY sat down, anu without further discussion
|lanti0n for admission was made and carried.
ne can didates were ssnt for. They died In
nd lined up before the moderator who. after
|eagrltulating them. announced that their
|Feiiminary examination wa over. Then they
lei out agsin-
|es evening Of May .. in the Frat Pres ytsrian
'Aareh. On the following evening. in the
|fsTrh presbyterian Church. r h. Tompkins.
II T. H-rrou. A. O.. Fssssndsu. L. Spauldtn2.
|Eais kin. aud q. A Shirazoa Will be ordained.
Eals X n IL a chinese. who has been connected
|sih the Chinese Presbyterian Union at 1t
University plaee for nine years. and IL nov
Missionary there. Mr. Shlrazon II an Arms-
han. Nj fompkins il eolored-
The troubles Ia the scotch Presbyterian
eureh also occupied the attention o. the
fs.egtsry II rhs morning session the Rev.
W aAriInz. Chairman OF the Judicial Com
eGnlttses report. IL urged the necessity
% Speedy ssstlsmant of the case. and a.
nllT adopted IL provided that the written
sstmouy should - read before the PresbY-
efT n the afteruoon. and that on Friday the
Supiainaats ant defendant should have two
hsars earn N when IN present their eases.
/ Yer. WHICH the presbytsFY Should take two
Aefs 70 reach ds-isioa-
sasa the question: came up Ia the afternoon
Asas thought that 10 could not be considered
= AsaafagsuGsiY on account Of the laTsness OF
Ne aanr Then a not discussion snsusd as 10
sas'hsr " H1t the Presbytsry could change
sois Of the morning aud postpone con-
EssAIon. A motion for adloornmsnt TO
fu = sas adopted By q vote OF IL 20 IL,
E ~ as ne matter seemed To be settled the
4 L Z. Waite. who had voted Tor the
EShaemant asked permission TO ehange
sstoia This net stth a storm 9t 90 position,
~ am me MODERATOR and Mr.. Waite seemed
= he-rta.n what u do.
lant kaow Whsther / can permit you to
80 your vote, said the Moderator. dush-
- saeaniortably fhs fact Is. I'm not suf-
- 49, AN liar With matters Of tAis kind to
wLefYhady ln0ka' N NJ Waits and Mr.