New-York tribune., 1895-10-01
HE SAYS IT'S PANTHE1SM.
OTHERS CALL IT THE NEW WOMAN
Nry. WORK pREsByTERY CONSIDERS A REMARK
ABLE RESOLUTION OF DIR. EAsToN. WHO
SAYS IT Is rNCMRIsTIAN TO sFEAk or

NEW YORK pREsRyTERY CONSIDERS A REMARK
Apr.E RESOLUTION OF DIR. EAsToN. WHO
SAYS 1T is UNCIiRIsTIAN TO SPEAK OF
EQUALITY OF THE sEXEs
Tie New-York Presbytery held its regular BIZ
monthly session in the lecture-room OF the f"s'
prosbverian Church. Fifth-avc. and Eleverth-st'.
,.,e,ord.v morning and afternoon The Rev. Dr.
Iosso T. Forbes of the Adams Memorial Church.
was reelected moderator. and the Rev. 1homas
Douglas was chosen temporary clerk Inc rev
Charles T.. Robinson pastor OF the New-i orN ii''
| hv,orIan church. in Harlem. which has been III
financial difficulty for some time. secured the adop-
zion ~ q resolution ordering that his church be
eunmoned by commissioners TO show cause WHY
he should not be liberated from the pestorate' Inc
commissioners will be cited to appear probably
nj the next meeting OF the Presbytery.
Delegates were chosen to the Presbyterian Synou
of New-York to be held in Bnghamton on Octoper
:, and arrangements were made for holding a
series of meetings In the interest OF foreign ms
s,ons in the various Presbyterian churc"e'
throughout the city during the coming winter
Al the afternoon session the Rev. Dr. Wyhe o.
fered a resolution favorng the enfo ement OF 'ne
present excise laws. 1t was unanimously auop'e'
II az follows: - vi,
Resolved That the Presbytery OF New 'o' ~
,rscs upon all the minister's sessions and churches
under It's care to resis; in all possible WAYS .n'
, ok of the enemies OF the Christian Sappa'i' h"'
( do all in their power 10 preserve the "een'! u,'
OF rest as one Of the best and noo'cs' ''S''''
tons Of society. ,..,s,
4 matter which excited great deal OF interest
o,,ong rho members of the Presbytery was the re-
nor, of the special committee of which Dr "Ehe
was chairman, appointed at the June ses'or ~
consider the remarkable resolution oil the nv. ~
Peter H. Easton. Of Tabriz. Persia. oioreu ps nm IN
at that time. The Rev. Mr.. Easton has S,ro"s's
developed aversion for the new woman nc ue.
clares in his resolutions that "lns!dious pahthe''
errors are creeping into the Church sueh "S ''
motherhood of God. the supremac! oi "o,'''' ra
the partnership idea Of marriage, errors VIM"
not only foreign, but contrary TO the Nol" y.
which blaspheme His holy name, suoNei. ',
foundations Of religion and morality ensenre' law raw"
lessness and ucent!ousness. and threaten lhe 'es
existence of society -,
DR.. Wylie in his report for the coni'''' ~
that while the resolutions contain 'n""s ~,
ceilent statements" the committee believed '"a' VIZ
heart of the Church right upon az thes, he
tions, and recommended that no iut'"e' avon
taken. - -, ,,.,,o. oo,le, for remarks be-
fore putting the question OF approNlnS tns s,id.
to vote Mr. Easton sprane to ms ioSt ,h %N breth
rem in my own denomination standing up N tne ia
pulpts and preaching the mothernnooUin 70 he
heat find that the pantheistc doctrines wnTn n
prevail in Persia are being preache IN e,7 Of The
supremacy Of woman Is sheer panthesh anu !, rs -
unehrsan to say that seTf ,b IS an of God
ana the headship of go together; so tne qoe
trine OF the motherhood of God and the emanc;pa-
ton of woman must go hand IN hand Hu'h d
doct rine is vile as well unchristian 49,, -
After Mr. Easton had finished speaking. .nc M
question was put TO vote and the committee TO-
por, was approved without dissenting ho'ne.
The committee appointed TO consider ne res9im oI
ton in which the Rev Francis j: Mullally wIsheu
to have John sloane a member OF Dr. Hairs flfth
avenne Church disciplined for alludng 10 him az
an ''ecclesiastical tramp decided that there was
sufficient eround for such Scn acton On the second
Monday in November.