New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-09

.a,,,, that the liberals have several alter
mates but generally the principals attend 'he
Assembly. The Presbytery Will meet To-Day 10
examine students for .censure.
The meeting yesterday was held in the ga + rSt
Church. at Fifth-ave and Eleventh-st After nan
an hour of devotional service the election OF ON
scers resulted In the choice OF the Rev. DR. Jesse
r Forbes OF the Adams Memorial ChurcH' ~!
Moderator The clerks, Drs Birch hoauCE anu
Lampe continue respectively as stated pe'iha"'"'
and temporary clerks Dr. FORBES appoin''u DO
Vice-Moderator Dr. George Alexander. OF the I'M
versl,v Place Church and his advisory council
Drs w D. Buchanan and Henry T. McEWeh' anu
George r. Lockwood and Colonel A T. Nelchu!ii
When the question of naming candldates ioF ''e
General Assembly was before the FresDY'erE, 'le
name of Dr. Parkhurst was presented. Or. Fark-
hurst rose and declined the nomination. on 'ne
n.ea OF press Of duties. He was allowed 10 WIFE,
draw his name and in little while left the room
THE CHARGE AGAINST DR. PARhHCRSI
According 10 a rule of the Presbytery. every min
lister on its rolls must report in April what ne mas
done during the year and in what he is engaged
AS there are more than 10 ministers IN 'he res
bytery the reports usually consist OF ie" "oI"S:
When the name OF Peter y. Easton was caiIeu
Yesterday Mr. Easton who has been missionary
IN Persia for many years, and expects 10 return
there in September. began to speak on 'he e'Is Va
Pantheism, TO which he had given specai s'uuy
in former years He said that his attention haa
been called anew to this subject by reau'hs d"
article in the attest number of The Ladies home
Journal" by DR. c. II. Parkhurst on Inc Aiu0
Mission Of Woman"
Up 10 this time Mr. Easton's remarks hao NOT az
trac,ed much attention. but the moment Dr' fdih-
b,rsts name was heard general conversation ceased
and every ear strained 70 catch the new lhu'cl-
ment. But the argument on Pantheism was arrestei
a,,, Dr. A. p Atterbury. who could not see what Lr
Parkhurst's article had TO do with Mr.. has'oh
years labors. Mr.. Easton desired very mnch 10
show that sentiments contained in that article were
clearly Panthestlc but he was not allowed 70 90 50
Later he received permission speak before the
Presby,ery some time for ten minutes on oriental
Pantheism"
"Bet;er make 4, Occidental Pantheism.'" sug-
gested Professor Poignant Of Union Seminary
80 reporter Nh Easton said:
came over from Washington on purpose to bring
this matter the attention of the Presbytery 10Y
was amazed when reaG tne pU snSo5d IN Which he
holds that the fatherhood OF Jesus amounts 10 no,-
hurst says tina; the Lord Jesus Christ owes every
thing to the Virgin Mother and n9hing 70 the roy
asked him TO explain the matter to me He quoted
the in LIKE az no This s az w expanp
ton, and determined 10 bring the mater DeIore the
Pres6ye regret mat was Ss, n bsvs ibe
tuni its; ''' ''''' ''''
THE CHARGE DENIED BY DR. PARKHURSr
Dr. Parkhurst was not present when his dan
gerous' theological tendencies were under hre buy
when Informed OF the new charge made by oFother
minister he said in conversation:
So he called Pantheist did he? VIVA: VIII
be charged against me next? l suspect mat they
will call me the devil yet ] am neither Pan
theist nor am / addicted TO Pantheism. As a mat
ter OF fact the article referred 10 was not in any
sense theological. and nothing in Il could be con
strued TO make say that the Lord Jesus Christ
owes everything 10 the Virgin Mary and nothing
10 the Holy Ghost. ! do not know who Mr.. EaStOT
is nor what his motive is In coming here from
Washington apparently for the purpose of placing
an erroneous Interpretation on the article which
contributed the journal in question.
The following sentences are taken from the article
to which Mr. Easton referred. which is one o. q
series that Or. Parkhurst has prepared
The greatest thing woman can do is 20 do th'
thing that she specifically endowed and or
dained to do and that is v bear children ana tran
born into and only such women as are morally o.
intellectually incompetent 20 appreciate the ful
denotement of this, who have greater ambition
for aggressiveness conspicuy than they hav
for fulfilling their mission. will be inclined 4
resent this statement OF the indignity
What the world admires in the princess o