The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-21
n IS WAR no IIE EyIFE.
General Assembly Insists on Con-
troll Of Saminaries.
WILL APPEAL TO LEGISLATURES

The General Assembly Has No Wish to In'
terfere with the Powers of Trustees, bur
Should be a Court Of Final Adjudication
in All Controversies.
PITTsBURG, May 21.-Yesterday after
noon, by a vote of 4S2 to 9S, the Presby-
terian General Assembly decided to con
tinue the riOveane.t { which is intended to
give the ass lnbly absolute control over
its theologi,G seminaries. The resolu-
tions and reoc concentrations, which were
adopted by o. erwhelming majorities, were
Is follows:
First-That it is the sense of this as
| sembly that the assembly of 1894 did not
intend to prepare the way for any change
in the tenure or management of the prop
erty of the seminaries, or to do anything
which can affect the autonomy of the sem
inaries, and that the said recommends
tions were intended to have the meaning
effect as recited in this committees re-
port. This assembly, in reatiirming the
resolution of the assembly of 1894, does SO
with the avowed purpose of leaving the
tenure and title to all property of the
seminaries exactly where they are now,
in the hands of the various boards of
securing the veto power to the assembly
as an effective force by charter provision,
and of safeguarding by charter declara-
tion, the trusts held and to be held by
boards of trustees against perversion or
misuse.
Second-That this assembly reafiirms
the action of the assembly of 1894 and in
view of the progress made and the inn
portance of the interests involved, declares
that in its Judgment the effort should be
continued t. secure the adoption, in sub
stance, of the assembly's plan by all the
seminares.
Third-That committee be appointed
to have further charge of this matter and
TO make report to the next general as
sembly.
Fourth-That the committee is in
structed in the prosecution of it's work and
in its report to the next assembly to give
; full consideration to No. 9 of the concur
rent decorations of the reunion compact OF
1870, in its relation to these seminnries
now under synodical and Presbyterian
control.
The following recommendations were
also adopted with regard to Princeton
seminary: While respecting the judg-
ment of the boards, and not prepared to
|
the opinion that in order to put the mat
ter beyond all possible question it would
be well for the boards to do what they ex
press their willingness to do, viz: To en-
deavor TO secure such action as will insure
to the General Assembly the right to be
represented in the courts and to enforce
its proper control over the seminary and
its property"
With regard to Western Theological
seminary in Allegheny, Pa, it was recon-
mended thai the directors be requested tt
secure the necessary legislation to enable
the general assembly TO carry out the
principles set forth in the action of the as
sembly of 1894. The action with regarC
to the seminary at Danville, KY, was th,
recommendation that the board of direct
ors be requested to secure such legislation
not imperilIing their charter, as will in
sure the general assembly the right to b.
represented in the courts and to enforc
, its proper supervision over the seminary
d and its property"
8 The final resolution was couched il
Y these words: I'm regard to the seminarie
n which have simply answered that actor
q is not expedient, or the proposed amend
a ments would be of doubtful validity, o
7 the way is not clear to act, as at presen
informed, no opinion is expressed in a
h much as these seminaries assigned n
specific reasons for their action. The as
sembly cannot, therefore, make any sug
4 gestions to these seminaries, beyond IA
n earnest request that they reconsider thei
action, since the adoption, substantially
of the assembly's plan, by all the sem
IS naries, will give assurance to every donor
& and to all our members, that these institr
tions are amply secured to the Presbyteria
n church"
Their great success promises to Ell
r bolden the conservatives for drastic mea.
81 ures against the students of Union SEN
Y mary The vote was declaration of wa
= TO the knife, and the only end will be SUI
render or secession.