The sun., 1895-05-18
CONTROL OF SEMINARIES.
THE FIRST CLASH IN DEBATE BE-
GINS IN TIE GENERAL assembly.
The Church Orxnnization wants Power
TO Punirh Heresy Effectively Whcr-
ever 1t Ir TnuGht-The Seninnrie- to

The Church Organization wnntr Power
to Punirh Heresy Effectively whcr-
ever 1t 4. TauEht-The seminaries to
Fight Aggressiveiy-Th Days Work.
PirrsBI RGH. May l7.-ln preparation for to-
days session Of the Presbyterian General As
scmbly the Moderators council continued in
session at the Nlonongahela House until long
after midnight. Ey-Gov. Beaver will be APP
pointed Vice Moderator. In oil committees the
liberals wero represented. but by minority so
small that their influence will not be felt beyond
the committee room. DR.. Mutchmore. the re-
firing Moderator. was made Chairman OF the
Committee on Bills and Overtures. BY custom
DR.. Page. the unsuccessful candidate for Mod
orator, was chosen for Chairman OF the judicial
Committee Tho committee is practically solid
in its conservatism.
Dr. Frank Montfort OF Cincinnati was named
for Chairman of the Theological Seminary Com
mittee. President Patton held this place last
year. DR.. Montfort is less OF Briggs man than
Dir. Patton. DIR. Norcross OF Carlisle, Pa. and
the Rev. George W. Chalfant OF Pittsburgh, re-
spectivcly. were chosen to head the Home and
Foreign Missionary committees. Elder James
Icroancc Of New Yor, was made Chairman of
the Finance Committee. DIR. II. y. Adams of Min
neapois, the third man In the race for Modera-
tor, was elected Chairman of the Committee on
Church polity.
ne business session OF the morning was
opened promptly ut 10 o'clock. The important
committees were then announced.
The resolutions proposed by the special Com
mittce on Seminary Control made the following
recommendations and were read by Chairman
Young:
" FrstTha II is tho sense OF this Assembly
that the Assembly OF 1894 did not intend to
prepare the way for any change in the tenure or
management of the property OF seminaries or
to do anything which can affect the autonomy
Of the seminares, and that the said recon-
inendations were intended to have the meaning
and effect as recited in this committees report:
This Assembly. in reaffirmng the resolution of
tho Assembly OF 1894. does So with the avUwed
purpose Of leaving the tenure and title to all
property OF the seminnrics exactly where they
are now, in the hands of the various Boards or
Trustees, and with the further purpose of secur-
fective force by charter provision and of safe.
guarding by charter declaration the trusts held
and to be held by Boards of Trustees against
perversiOn or misuse.
=" second. that this General Assembly reafflrms
of the progress made and the Importance OF the
| interests involved declares that in its judg-
ment the effort should be continued to secure
| the adoption. in substance OF the Assenbly's
plan by all the seminaries.
Third; That committee be appointed to
| report to the next General Assembly,"
The committee further recommends the As
though respecting the Judgment of the Boards
and not prepared to say that it is incorrect. the
| Assembly y OF the opinion, that In order 10 put
| be we'll for the Boards to do what they express
| their willingness to do. to endeavor to secure
such action as will insure to the General Assem-
bly, the right to be represented In the courts. and
| to enforce its proper control over the seminary
| Chairman Young of the Committee on Semi
| nary Control opened the debate in the afternoon
that the Assembly ask ed through the committee
simply to safeguard the teaching and the prop:
erty OF its own theological seminaries. tdid
not ask for direct control. nor seek to interfere
| with any seminary's autonomy. II heresy--was
taught, or il property was diverted to other than
Presbyterian uses. the Church wanted power to
He gave it as an open secret that a rich Pitts
| wealth between his children and Allegheny
Seminary, had changed the viii after Allegheny
is this he sad
oyer the seminares , is looked upon WIFI s%eh !, !
own children. Is this an age when children de-
| stroy their parents!
representation Of the responses Of the scninaries
Princeton. which differed slightly from the
condensed answer contained in the committee
:" Did this committee give you a fair idea OF
PrnGetons =, he asked CANA from,
every part of tn 9 room. Dir. Johnson read other
responses showing that all the seminaries ex-
| cept Omaha were opposed to the plan OF control
| He offset DR.. Young's incident OF the changed
will by stating that another Pittsburgher had
given S25. 900 to Allegheny because of its rejec-
tion Of the committee's plan. Elder Yereance
| of New York called DR.. johnson to account for
| this statement showing that the donation OF
| $25. 900 to Allegheny had been made year ago
and that the donor had died before the action at
| Allegheny was taken.
Dr. W. W. McKnnie OF Philadelphia fol.
lowed. favornG tho report The discussion will
| be resumed at 9:3O o'clock tomorrow. Elder
| +. T.. White of Columbus o.. is managing the
attack upon tho report. lie represents Lane
| Seminary. Auburn Seminary will have speak.
ers ready tomorrow to oppose the report.