The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-28
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the assembly deems 4 sxrediert 70 SIS
psud the exercise O. the powers alleged -
hare been conferred upon Il BY sad CON-
pact over any seminary falling within a
reasonable time 10 SO make said compact
legal ard effective.
~Thirsi-rhas the committee be dis
charged fran further servsces''
The report + signed on behalf CT the
committee by DR. 5. 4. Machsno-e. chair
man A niaority report, signed hy Dr..
George .. Baker. % Philadelphia. recon-
mended that the compact Of fs-a, cor
current resolution No. 50. OF the assembly
OF fssS in reference 10 syuodicas or as
senbly control Of sersEaaries. and all acts
o, the assembly granting powers Of self
co7trol to se-nsnarfe<. be resctndei. II IS
also recommended that legislation be for
rssaiatet xhich will put into effect the
asssnhiy's constitutional and charter
rights ever Princeton, Western. McCor-
mix. Danville. Dubuque. New York and
Omaha ss-rinarseS
TIE majority report contains an aeden-
gum In regard 10 the property OF Union
seminary. New York which concludes as
follows.
We deem Il inexpedsent 10 rsccrmsi a
the general assensbas a. The present tine
TO enter into any -olt-5t IN the matter Of
the endowment propei " % tie seminary
choosing, rather, TO leave the whole Hizt-
ter 70 the honor and stewardship - shcse
now In charge of the seminary
The entire report makes pamphlet CT
th.rty-three pages. and thr renlsir.i.- CT
II consists Of ccrreseondesce All eemnu-
relations had with the various Summaries
giving their versions Of ne matter at
issue.
During the interval Sesore the order OF
tire cay plan Of cooperation in tho work
or home MISSIONS between the Presbvter-
ian and Reformed churches IN North
America was uranimous.y adopted TIE
pan has been approved by the Reforn@ts
Gern Reformed. United Presbyterian
and Canadian Presbyterian churches
The report of the committee on foreign
missions was presented by Dr. Benjamin
c. Henry. Of Canton. China II showed
t.at the board of foreign Missions re-
eeived S7s.7ss. expended sessse and re-
ported a debt of s7s.77a TIE reunion
fund brought :e ss2.s7 10 the board. One
hundred and eleven legacies have been
received. and i5 are on the files The
cost OF administration was s54.sle The
board has ssi missionaries In commission.
The small debt Of that board was due TO
the reduction OF 10000 In appropriations.
Mr.. Henry reviewed the work Of the
board in its various fields. closing with a
resolution tina, the administration be re-
quested to investigate the statement that
TO life and property. and 10 make such
representations TO the sublime porte and
TO take such steps as shall give them Sc
curfty. The resolution was adopted by
rising vote
The first business OF the afternoon ses-
sion was the report on theological semi
naries, summarized above.
Candidates for the Presbyterian min
istry are now educated in theology. not
only at Summaries directly under the care
of the church, but at Union. which is
tincture1 with much that Is recorded as
un-Presbyterian: at Andover. which is a
Congregational Institution: and at other
sem:naries not specifically Presbyterian.
The assembly of 1884 appointed a commit
tee to consult with the eight or ten Presby-
terrain seninaries, as to the subject OF
vesting their charters IN the general as
sembly. Princeton seminary answered
Auburn replied that hers was vested In
synod. Another replied that hers was
vested in a Presbytery while one or more
pointed out that change IN the matter
OF the charter might endanger the endow-
ment No answer was absolutely contu-
macious. but when the report OF the com
mittee was made to the assembly of 1875
II was reocmmitted. Were Union Semi
nary absolutely within the control of the
general assembly. the Briggs case would
have caused vastly less troiibie and the
pending proposition is part OF the policy
OF Strengthening orthodoxy within the
Presbyterian church.