The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-17
THEOLOGICAL SUMMARIES.
UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE PRES
BYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
An Allegation That the Home and
Foreign Boards Are HoneycOmbed
With Brigssism, and That the
People VIII Not Contribute.

Pittsburg, May 16.-An unique feature
of the sessions of the general assembly
of the two leading branches of the Pres
byterian church is that both bodies will
discuss the question of control of theo-
logical Summaries conducted under their
auspices. and that the trustees of the
respective seminaries are reluctant to sur
render control. as desired by the supreme
bodies. The United Presbyterian church
has but two theological seminaries. They
are located at Allegheny. Pa, and at
Xenia. Ohio. The Allegheny Seminary
directory has declined to surrender the
property of the institution to the gem
eral assembly; the directory of the Xenia
institution has not been heard from def
nitely. but it was stated last night that
it is divided on the question. The semi
nary question will be the most important
matter before the United Presbyterian
assembly. which convenes here on the
22nd inst. Commissioners from the west
ae raising the issue OF exciting import
ance. They say that the home and for
BriggiSm" and that, therefore. the peO-
pie VIII not contribute. Some are in war
paint and are even cunning for secretaries
and may demand a reconstruction of the
boards. Should such an issue be reached.
the seminary control questions Will be
put in the background.
The subject may come up in the con-
vention with the reports of the standing
committees of the home and foreign
boards. The first business session of the
presbyterian general assembly opened at
O'Clock this afternoon with the COM
mittee on commissioners report on the
roll.
Following there was the call for uomi-
nations for moderator. General James A
Beaver, Ex-Governor of Pennsylvania
nominated DR.. Robert Russell Booth OF
New York. The nomination was greeted
with cheers. Rev. Andrew c. Zenos, D.
D., of Chicago, seconded the nomination.
on behalf of the western contingent. Tho
western commissioners were determine$
not to let the office OF moderator go WithS
out a fight, and DR.. Samuel S. Cryers
of Albert Lea, Mimi, nominated General
Robert y. Adams, of Minneapolis. H@
was followed by Clarence W. Backus, OF
Kansas City, who placed in nomination
DR.. William NJ. Page, of Leavenworth.
Kan.
Nominations were then closed. and
Isaac d. Fry, of Cinci- natl, and H. 7.
Nash, OF St Louis, were appointed tel
lers. The first ballot resulted as follows:
Booth, 800; Page, 165; Adams, S.
On motion the election of DR.. Booth
was made unanimous, and the new mod
orator was called to the platform and
made pleasing address.
DR.. w. l.. McEwen presented the new
moderator a handsome gavei made from
Olive wood in Jerusalem, and sent to
the assembly by the Rev. E. 5. Wallace.
q Presbyterian minister and United
States consul at Jerusalem
The following assistant clerks were
then appointed, after which the as
Sembly adjourned until morning:
Rev. Greenough, Philadelphia; John
Ewalt, Columbus; Rev. W. =. Craig,
Los Angeles; Rev. Charles J. Deacon,
Cedar Rapids, Mich.
This evening the Lords supper was
celebrated at the Third church.