The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-19

II Broke Out In the New Jersey Synod Yes
ieInny.

NEW BRUNSWICK. oct M.-An at
tempt 10 Censurc the rrcsbytery OF New
crk at the session OF the New Jersey
Sync1 held here to-day started a Tong
AMI hitter debate that revived the oiu
q mtroversy regarding Dr. Briggs ano
the Union Theological seminary ne
controversy began over resolution ohei-
I'd by DIR. \. w Beach. OF the fr s3oytery
of West Jersey. asking that the synod
0rre The General Assembly 10 see thai
The prcsbytery OF Newark obey the
decisions OF the 'ast Assembly N refer
enoe 60 students who pursue their studiss
in ,rstitations for which the General AS
ssnbly has no responsibility.
The whole controversy rested on the
case OF Lewis H. Holden. young grad
uate OF Yale. who has been sent -
Union Theological Seminary by he New
ark Presbyiery. Union Seminary IS no'
In good standing with the General As
semblv because the Views # Professor
Shar,es A. Briggs one Of the instructors
there have been condemned ny the as
semby.
DR. Everard Kompshall. Of Elizabeth.
oocned the discussion With an eloquent
address. objectlng 20 DR. B"ach's resolu-
ton. lie earnestly advocated That the
question be allowed 10 go over. Continu-
ing, he said;
II 10 not see why a Presbytery has
no, the right 10 examine man from
Union. as much as man who has bcen
e Gated IN the Roman Cathohc CnuIch
lLt who says he has been converted ana
las adopted the faith Of the Presbyterian
church. IL a man sincerely adoDis our
standards the Presbytery may admit him
In spite OF any action II the Assembly
4 am ready 10 submit 10 any rules OF the
Assembly and Synods when they are IN
line with the constitution Of the church'
hat they cannot so back Of the constr
tuition"
In answering DR.. Kompshall. the Rev.
DR. John Dixon argued that the fresby-
terry OF Newark had disobeyed article SIX
in chapter fourteen of the laws OF the
Church government which requireS that
students shall study under some approv-
cd divine for at least two years, ex-
cept In extraordinary cases. 1t was Hol-
den's duty to leave Union Seminary,
whore there were disapproved teachers
There was danger that this matter might
Ia magnihed DR.. Dixon said, but the
oresbytery Of Newark had done wrong
and the Synod OF New Jersey could not
do less than adopt the report OF the
committee. The report included the cen
sure OF the Newark Presbytery.
Or. Lewis Lampman. OF Newark CON
tradicted much that Or. Dixon had said,
and went on 10 say:
1--WE received the young man because we
believed in our constitutional right TO
do so We believed that the Presbytery
had discretionary power in such cases
I want to resent the implication that
there is not conscience enough In Union
20 administer its responsibilities 1t is
impossible that those who love their
alma mater are going 10 rest easily under
this action. You can whip children into
subsection. but when you try 10 whip
men you only get rebellion"
DR.. George s. Mott moved that the
portion Of the report of the committee
relating TO the case Of tho student be
laid upon the table This was seconded
but at the vote each side sent IN so
great a shout that the question had to
be decided by rising vote. Considerable
discussion was caused by the decision
Of the moderator that the members Of
the Newark Presbytery be not allowed 10
vote but in spite Of this those favoring
the motion carried the day by a vote OF
80 TO "a.
At the afternoon session the minority
made an attempt 10 recover the ground
II had lost by the vote OF the morning
The question was renewed and discussed
with the same spirit as in the morning
Finally the report of the Synod Commit
tee upon the Newark Presbytery was
adopted without the resolution Of cen
sure offered by DR.. Beach.
II was noticeable that the strongest
feeling against Union Seminary came
from the South Jersey Presbyterians.
who seemed to think that their brethren
OF the upper part of the State wera
dangerously near the verge OF Congrega-
tioralism. But they did not charge this,
"a Il probably would have thrown the
;yuod into open rupture. The next Synod
gil meet at Atlantic City.-New York
sum-.