New-York tribune., 1895-05-24
UNION AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
A LETTER FROM AN EXECUTOR OF Ihh Ia L
GOVERNOR MORGAN. HIS PERSONAL fh'END

ANN PARTNER FOR OVER FORTY YEARS.
AND AN ELDER IN THE PREsBf-
TERRAIN CHURCH
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
c,r. s,rce the death of Governor +. d. Morgan
have occasionally intimations OF wha' ne "o"'
or would not have done II he couid nave io'eSee"
~. s,ae Of affairs now existing In the presbyterian
Church 1t Is a very easy matter TO speculate upon
What can neither be proved nor disproved bu' so'ie
assertions have been made with direc'ness anu
assurance that not warranted py any """
facts especially those with reference ~ w.
Morgan's benefactons TO the Union Theoiogea' sem
,narv Governor Morgan was educated IN MS carry
,," - r. corgregstjonal Church his father for A
,. ser,es NJ wears filing the Office OF deacon IN 'he
hrrc, a, Windsor Conn. When he removed "
Hartford there were four prominent 'ohs'rsA'o""
churches In that city. three OF when were VI P,0
rounced conservative type; the other one was u"''
tho pastorate OF Dr. Horace Bushnell ana II was
70 this church that he gave his allegiance anu u W."
hsr. that frs, knew OF him In the years 1870 anu
1896 He came to Brooklyn TO reside III DOT ""''
finding no Congregational church 'heie' ne 'o"
nected himself with the new schooi rresoy' y'e'''',
Church under the pastorate OF the heV' III. sa"'''
II COY II DR. Storrs's church had been estaDHsheu
In Rrooklvn when he came there 10 resiae' am
sure that YOU would never have heard or ooN'iho'
Morgan as a Presbyterian In that city ne IKE
many others. became Presbyterian w i''ce
circumstances not by choice. lie fenoVec ~ Nc"
about 1874, ana cONtlNueu 'o"'''~'N" '''N'
the Presbyterian Church. Governor Morgan was our
ing his long and useful life engaged In mercaht"e
business and affairs OF State. and do not think tha'
he eyer considered himself theo!ogian lie Ger
iainly was not what may be designated as c'a'n.
either in matters OF business. politics or rehsio ~.
was a man OF liberal tendencies ana can ha' W u,s
conceive OF any supposing that ne wpu', ~ a.
Prove OF the rule ruin" policy advocated py ,,o
who are at present in power In the fresoy'e
Church. go ,. >,oro., IN ,sl
became connected with Governor Morgan ~ io,
and until 1889 the period OF his death. was III a., o.
mcst daily Intercourse with him when ne Was ~, no
absent from the city. When he stated 70 ine nc
he was making his will and that ne founa ~ a ui I
fcult matter TO determine exactly what 10 w., vo,
sugeested that we all owed something 10 New IL
10 Which he assented. and found upon reaos n :
VIII that ne had adopted some suggestions wnIn si
then made He told me Of some OF MS sd .e ,bas
with regard 10 Union Seminary, and inierreu Una
his benefactions made there because !. ~ w. ,ha
ins,tntion for the education OF young men ior Inc
ministry and Of liberal tendencies anu rsan ~ te him
OF New-York and, further that II anoiueu nh, hIs
much qualification 10 make the beqnes., oTh ~ ,J ~
great regard and affection for Dr. KosweN ~ i''0"
cock. ., ., sarac.ar nv assurn-
ing that he would regret having given ms nonesy,
10 the Union Theological Seminary upon the s'Vuis s
that 1t is conducted absolutely upon ,he rsnn, n
that would be approved by the maJorl'y az prs.s'
In control Of the General Assembly IS 70 90 M Iny
ory a great injustice. JUN J. iHi''''
NewYork May 2, 1879.