New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-22
THE FACULTY WILL NOT BULGE.
LOGICAL. sFNifNAKY. SAYS THAT THE AS
srMni.Ys ACTION Will. NOT MAKE

THEN YIELD ~ THEIR SUP
PORT or pR. BRIGGS
when the General Assembly Monday adopted
by vote Of ig2 20 9S the plan % seminary control
the name OF the Union Theological Seminary was
freou.niiy introduced. Prosl lent william q. Thomp-
son o, the Milan! University. said he would con-
tinue 10 vote asa.ns, pr Briggs even IN ,ugh II
drove Union Seminary 10 Europe while "x-'iov-
crnor Beaver the vice -moderator OF the Assembly
questioned IA the abstract TN" honesty OF the polcV
OF the seminary authorities when n" a's'rted 'h''
',,oovD had gone 10 that institution with ihc as
,i,c, understanding that Il was safe for theological
education according 20 the standard OF the Presby-
terrain Church"
President Thomas S Hastings OF the faculty OF
Union Seminary. was seen At his nome, No. - west
Forty-s,xth-st yesterday. and In the course OF
conversation with a Tribune reporter SAID: i DO
not think the resolutions adopted by the Assembly
by 80 large = vote on Monday were IN any way
,l,nol a, ua They know that OF the Union SEMI
nary have taken up = position to which we ih'ehn
IN a lhere through all things. remaining unlisturtcd
hv ANYTHING the Assembly may say or DO Inc pos
,,o, w. have taken up is In every sense a strong
one In refusing 10 recognize the veto or the "s-
scmb,y with regard to Dr. Briggs. We are en- iTE"i
,,h bov,ng broken an agreement But the Assem-
nv had no power Of veto In his case lie WIS no,
being elected professor, ana dd not go hrous" '"c
ucuoI formalitlcs. attending the nomination 10 pro-
fc,sorahln He way already professor ana WAS
q IN
sary. We consider Or. Briggs Is sound man. OF
graz, learning and broad Views. and we intehd 10
continue support to hnn'
..r, ,,rec,ors are A unit so far their views are
aarrod recarding this controversy. Seeing this.
q, may hammer that the New-York Presbytery VIII
annIv 70 the General Assembly for the necessary
ou,,ortv 10 refuse liccnsure to any graduates.
do not DENY that this would perhaps materially al
feet us for time by causing reductoh !" ,'e
rur,hcr OF our graduates. But u would not IN
eucncc us in the least. because we receive other
dcnouinat lions into The seminary. ana bsleVe INA,
Lv proceeding to such extremes. the fTesoyVr
would evcntually iilu t'"' ivy '
themselves - ,..o.,or p..vsr h.fore
tho Assembly with regard to Governor Morgan
and lanes browns benefactions TO Union sem
mary are altogether devoid OF foundatlon '>ti'ne'
OF these men bestowed their money upon inc unue,-
standing that II was to be exclusively he''na ~
,hc Interests OF the Presbyterian 'nurcn hehry
nav who was the executor OF General Morgan, uc-
Moi that this so, and supported our P"Vvy.
while Crosbie Brown, who s the executor OF ms
ncitly state that his father did not give tne money
pniy on the understanding that 1t would be safe Tor
the pr, sbyterian Church. II the Asss ,,py nau
good grounds for their imputations or dishonesty.
Tor Thai Is practically what II amounts TO- they
would lose no time In institutlng iesa' "c'o" 10
bring us to account -. a.. A,souhy l.,
princeton. AZ creation OF t"T 80" hoc.,,,as
hound TO render obedience 10 II, ana oilha ue,"use
OF lis youth. may follow In It's ioout'Ps, pu. aI'
inclined 10 believe that most OF the rehlinlhg sem
nores while speaking politely TO the iTespy erian
Convention viii hesitate before e1nF for Sodv ' ~
demands 1t would be Impossible L , a. ooTy oi
600 members properly to govern sem IA ,h nnn
OF the complications that would ensue anu me con-
slant changes that must nevtaply lo nS svs. SUN
at once apparent TO any one VINO oo"S AT TIC Pro-
posal without prejudice.