New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-16

Publication 10 come into the heart Of the terri
tory Of the Pl;tsbure Presbyterian Book store
and nun a competition store The presbyterian
Book store Of this city has the patcn; rights on
all Of me surrounding PresbUerics. and has
grown 20 be great nst,ai9n uhder M
Glen; superintendent. Leading Pittsburs Preso'-
torians think that II b9okstor" III the cur =
. had been necessary Mr. Waters was ny all Odds
necess si expensc 70 the Church to BRING
bookstore from Philadelphia. This IL the fret
symptom OF the trial through which the Irosoy-
terian Board q Fabrication VIII PISS ID 'H.' vs.
semby.
Another sentl- breeze +. also predicted by the
ecclesiastical weather bureau vi ea tho re- J..
comes before The General sanmDl> on the bHs'-
ness # TIE Assembly Herald This = t
monthly newspaper. started by ite Cereal AS-
somby last year. an! which has air ady a.
tanned circulation Of over 10000 pie. re
editors give their service free. ami IN Iid ihere
be- a financial deficit the bills are 10 be - 'i"d pV
the boards Having got IT. head inside inc toni
The Assembly, Herald" proposes r broader nc d.
Some advocate that 1t be made weekly paper
that it publish Church news Of local cnaIa r'ei.
and that it indulge In editorials on III" - At
questions before the Church. But smaii 80
tempt ut editorial work during the asst year ii'.:-
Gated the possibility OF grave trouble. as II -
, impossible TO write Ga coniroVe''ed FunJ"ctS =
as 10 please all factions. To give lo'al Cnurch
news would be to start tn" denomina'ional pa
pers TO slow death. and The subject Is likely t.
excite very preci.ca. discussion.
Bat for the present the greatest interest,"
centres about the seminarios question. wNich first
ca me 70 the front 1ur years ago al Dstrp: " in
the case of Professor Briggs was before the A.
sembly His inaugural address on "Ihe An
thoritv Of Holy Scripture" led To his dis approval
40 a teacher and finally. 70 his slsp nsl0n from
the ministry. La'cr, S seminary wish rev IT, III
the Assembly. and a committee was alpointea
TO consider the relation Of the several TIE logcaI
institutions and the Presbyterian church. tbs
! committee after a number of conferences. pre-
scented a report at Saratoga last May. which wa'
adopted by q largo majority and whirh con-
tanned these recommendations:
'First-That each and all # the scminaries or
the Church be requested 10 secure. at tha earliest
moment practicable. such changes In their chart
ers or amendments thereto. as VIII provide: N)
that all their funds and property. subject 10 IN
terms and conditions Of existing or spt elf trusts.
shau he declared to he held BY them in trust
for the PRESBYTERIAN church In the United states
Of America. fer the purpose e theoloplNal "'u-
m ton according tn s;anda rds OF all Onulcn,
and that ~ part of the fluids md properly 80
hold in trust shall he used for any other plrpos
,han for tn theological education IN the doc
trines set forth in The standards Of the fi'Spy-
terjan Church in the United States If Ane'l =.
On That the election Of the trustees. dir as ~
commits ioncrs or whatever the bodies governing
the teaching or property shall be name q. shti D.
subject to the approval of :he net sNccc' !,s
General Assembly, and that no e ton sh2l axe
offec, until approved by the General AS '.n"l,
failure Of the General Assembly t whi n sdih
elect one are repor,el for approval - act tie .N