The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-05-22
BRIGGS NEE ELTCTED.
Presbytefians Refuse to Down"
Erie hds Of the Professor.
RADICALS URGID THEIR DEFEAT.

Rev. Dr. John Hall Opposes tho PROPOSE
tion TO Rrcommit Their Nominations to
the Committee, and His Arguments
Carry the Convention.
PITTsBURG, May 22-The' storm center
at New York made itself felt in the at
mosphere of the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Pittsburg again yesterday
The winds of dobate had only just cleared
the ecclesiastical sky of the cloud of as
sembly control of seminaries when an
other cloud from New York loomed up In
sight. But it was dissipated with only
three puffs of wind, one of which was fur
nished by Elder George E. Sterry, himself
acting as the mouthpiece of members of
the New York presbytery's delegation.
The fight came on that portion of the
report of the home missions committee
continuing DIR. Thomas S. Hastings, pres
ident of the faculty Of Union seminary
John Crosby Brown, vice president of the
board of directors of the seminary; Charles
l.. Thompson, ID. d., and David B. Ivison
as members of the home missions board
These men are strong adherents to Pro
fessor Briggs, and the extremists had de
termined that they should be defeated.
In objection to this Elder Sterry moved
the nominations be referred back to the
committee so the New York presbytery
might be heard on the subject. Mr.. Sterry
stated that churches had refused to con
tribute TO the cause of the home missions
on account of the personnel of the com
mittee.
Then a motion to adopt the report of the
committee was made, and arguments for
and against the report were made. DR.
John Hall, of New York, the chairman Of
the board OF home missions, who arrived
here yesterday morning, referring to the
plan to hold up the reelection of some Of
the members of the board, deprecated the
results which were likely to follow. In the
board, he said, nothing of partisan char
acter had ever been mentioned, and it
would be disastrous if it were to occur
even for the first time. 1t was plea for
peace and for the retention of the directors
Of Union seminary on the board of home
missions. There was storm of applause
when DR. Hall ceased.
Finally the motion to recommit was
laid on the table and the election of the
Briggs men was carried by standing
vote.
The responsibility and credit for the ac-
blOll VI OilS lSStlllDlJ III IGJJtllll8 OLib DIO-
posal of the New York delegate (Mr.
Sterry) are generally given to DR.. Hall.
His attention was called to the report that
| Union men were to be turned down, and
he set about negativing such proposals
What promised to bring out much OPP
position was the erection of "A building for
| the use of mission boards in New York, at
a cost of 81 $50, ,0O0 But even the opposi-
tion of Elder McDougla, of Cincinnati,
| failed TO make itself effective. In othcr
words, the assembly, while overwhelm-
| ingly conservative has refused to make
itself the tool of conservative extremists.
| A committee consisting of the vice mod
orator, Governor Beaver, DR.. Stoddard OF
| New York, Dr. Lavelru of San Francisco
DIR. H. H. Jessup of Syria and DIR. j. H
| Hubbard of Chicago was appointed tC
| convey the greetings of the assembly tC
the United Presbyterian Assembly, which
is to meet in Pittsburg tomorrow