New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
A LULL AT SARATOGA.
DISTURBING QUESTIONS DELAYED A
DAY.
r-,,o,- or TUE Summaries COMMITTEE HEARD
aY THE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY-A WARM DEBATE EXPECTED
OVER THE MISSION BUILDING

pLY-A WARM DEBATE EXPECTED
OVER THE MISSION BUILDING
TURKISH RESOLUTIONS.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEl
Saratoga. n. Y. May Fit has been a day OF
neace in the General Assembly. sort OF .uii ai'ef
tho excitement of yesterday over the Young feo
MEG Christian Endcavor report and the report VI
the Board on Home Missions. ii Is proo'pie' w.
that IT is the calm before the storm whlch Is ie'!
20 n, nr.cpitatcd by debates that are nNed lo'
. ,o-morrow afternoon. one has to do with the ne"
: PRESBYTERIAN Building in New-York ana the othe'
,,b tho much discussed seminary control question:
II is quite certain too that If the Committee on
Foreign Missions Insists putting In It's report ,he
names of any person active In the fre'oS'ei'
League that serious contest VIII DC the re'ui''
Annarentlv. the committee was unable to decide
what course 10 take, especially with the name oi
Professor Burdick, of Columbia College. an euer III
the West End Presbyterian Church. whose pastor
DR. John Balloon Shaw, and Professor Birch are
members OF the Executive Committee oil that
League In the effort TO have the morning Tree
from any decisive issues. the committee asked and
received permission to report upon the question oil
new members later in the session with TINS ques-
lion OUT of the way perfect harmony prevailed.
The address OF DR.. Arthur J. Brown the new secre-
tary OF the Board. was one of the ablest ever de-
lvered in the interest OF any Board OF the Church
Dr. Brown spoke in behalf Of home missions two
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effective speakers In the Assembly. To-day he con-
nrmed every expectation which his earlier efforts
had created. Dr. Brown at one time a Chicago
pastor. The General Assembly met In his church
IN Portland four years ago. and the following year
the Assembly here tried 10 make him Moderator.
giving him plurality on the first vote but the COM
! bnation which was then formed prevented his re-
ceiving the majority vote.
FANCIED GRIEVANCES THRUST FORWARD.
The Assembly on the recommendation OF Its Com
! mttee on Bills and Overures decided tnat the
memorial submitted by aggrieved officers ana former
officers of the Scotch Church in New-York should be
returned to those presenting It, and that the memo
rialsts should he advised submit the case formally
! to the Prcsbytery OF New-York. Dr. DAVID t.
| Wylie the pastor OF the Scotch Church, arrived AZ
the Assembly Just after this action was taken. and
he seemed happy at It's disposition. but greatly dis
turbed at the report concerning the memorial lest 1t
should be inferred by the public that there Is trouble
now In the Scotch Church. The memorial has TO do
with condition that existed in 1893 and while three
OF the memoralists still elders In the church ne
said that they had been asked by unanimous vote
OF the church TO resign This they steadfasily re-
! fused to do They seldom .Ftend a service and do
| little IN the way OF building up the church George
II. Hyde. an elder OF the Scotch Church. Is mem
! Der OF the Assembly and a stanch advocate of the
pastor and OF the majority In the church who have
! stood by him. Neither DR.. Wyle Mr. Hyde
thinks mat the memorial Will ever reacn tle ff'@HS-
terry The fact that IT sent here. instead OF to
| the Pfesbytery or TO the Synod. l. evidence.
other commissioners say. OF the desperation OF those
| signing IL. 1t Is a system OF naggng which Is
! Iractsed upon more than one pastor by those who
have fanccd grievance but have not the Christian
fortitude TO yc.d gracefully resign their positions
and 80 to a church whore they can worship accept
! ably.
Another New-York pastor who Is the victim Of
similar spirit is member Of the present Assembly.
Or James $. Ramsay. OF the Harlem Church Dr.
! Ramsay had at time divided session. a
/ member Of that body went To- the New York Pros
/ bytery and rehcarsel his pastors derections.
Among the henous crimes laid at his door was tina,
/ OF drinking strong coffee As Or. I.amsay was
not alone In this offence and In Others equally Grim
inal. the Prcshy'ery refused 70 accept his rergno-
| ton and decided to Gissolv" the session which
would give the church opportunity - elect men
in sympathy with the church and It's pastor. This
was done and hardly meeting u the Preshyiery
! goes by without letter from one Of the former
elders who not reelected. The case was carried
! TO the Synod. but the Synod stood by Tho Prcsly-
terry. and 1t Is in the hands Of the General As
sembly. The aggrieved member sl;s IN the gallery
watching the proceedings. or sits by the side u
commissioners ing their minds full ~ his troubles
Three members OF the Synod are here To defend IT'S
! action The case IL the hands u the Judi
! cal Committee. Or Wyle member Of the
| Synod last fall and spoke for the Preshyicry Two
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complainant In the Ramsay case but immedi-
atey discharged Dr. John Hall. Of New York.
made some remarks regarding tho cN-cdcr. and
$1,000 damage suit was threatened ono or two
papers that contained a report Of a meeting where
, his name was mentioned were repeatedly threat
ene1 with libel suits. and one has already been
brought
REPORT OK THE SUMMARIES.
The speca. committee which has been comforting
! viii fes-p
, Briggs delivered his famous inaugural address
! which resulted In trial FOR hercsy and his
| pension from the Presbyterian ministry made a re
| port this afternoon which discussed FOR
hour and the discussion then discontinued until to-
morrow afternoon. Among other recommendations
! the committee asks 10 be discharged from further
! service. preferrlng. as Or Mutchmorc said rather
10 walk 10 their funeral han be carried out for
( burial or other special committees had
been this week The committee expressed the beicf
/ that the present administration OF the funds OK
Union Seminary is not in accord with the intention
Of the donors. who contributed 10 the seminary be-
tween 1870 and 1892. but. nevertheless. II is not
pedien to enter into any contest In regard 10 en-
/ dowments and property Of the seminary. The As
| semby Is asked by the committee to reafIlrm the
acton taken last year regarding seminary control.
and declare That IT should be substantially adopt
ed by all the seminarles. one recommendation. In
| the opinion Of many commissioners. IL deemed 10
be the exclusive presented since the agitation
began II is IN effect that any seminary failing
| within n reasonable time 10 make the compact OF
| 1870 legal and effective to the satisfaction Of the
Assembly sha. be cut off from Assembly supervi-
| sion. Lest this Interpretation should be miscon-
| strued the exact language is given herewith:
Until the compact OF 1870 shall be made legal and
effective the satisfaction OF the General Assem-
bly, by each seminary the General Assembly deems
II expedient to suspend the exercise OF the powers
alleged to have been conferred upon II by said
compact over any seminary falling within a rea-
| sonable time to make said compact legal and
! effective.
The full force OF this recommends ton was not
! nrct BUT is fhn fnr,ic Of