New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28

ocers 20 pexamine into the facts of the alleges
situation of affairs In Turkey ah sGounded to make
sncb of1ciai representations TO the Iurksu .on 80 ne
eminent or take Su nroecon 10 American citizens
now resident in the Turkish Empire
CONFERENCE WITH THE SEMiNAniD'
THE VISITING COMMITTEES REPoRT-Noi ~
FIGHT UNION ST MINARY IN THE COURTS
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE 1RIEuNEI
Saratoga. May 27.-The report of the Comm''ee
an corforsnce with the Theological Seminaries IS
the mildest of the four which nave pee" p,
since the committee was first appointed. Ihere are
,hoo ,foderators on the committee-Dr W. I.
younp DR. S A. Mutchmorc and Robert II. boot"'
Owing 70 the severe illness of DR.. Young the cI"
man, Dr. Mutchmore was elected to succeed nm.
The committee reports that four seinharieS-
Princeton. Omaha Dubuque and Lincoln
-"have literally or substantially adopted III "hoc
80 In mart the recommendations of the General
assembIv and have even made them charter proves
ions or have declared their readiness 10 t"Ae o'p
10 secure such legislation as Will enable 'nei' W w
So" The language quoted Is based upon 'ne o'''''
correspondence contained in the report. Inc CUM
mittce has this to say about the plan OF SEMINARY
control which has been vigorously attacheu ny
large marty in the Church who are loyal 70 the
deyeranccs of recent Assemblies on theo'osicai
questions: 49,, $500, o
The plan Of safeguarding the teaching and prog p
snHb w ~ lSsi and affirmed together with the ex-
Panat9n and mt ib nj OF your committee
after two years Of patient consideration 0a ae and
ec and in the sh' OF Id ty Of ali objections
and difficulties presented by the various rns,boI
an effective praGtca a, @h and property OF the
St TSs r Plan and in no
manner directly indirectly. mperils lex, Existing Ing
trusts or Involves any seminary IN LITIGATION, oui
comments itself the best method ye. n,v ~
permanently secure the teachings ana In ,Se
tho sennarcs TO the Presbyterian Church III INC
United States Of America: , a ,ror
crty OF the Summaries two considerations snou h
be borne in mind First the trusts COMMITTEES 20 me
ity on the ndelity OF the individuals composing me
n9ards na OF. s,fe provsons Of civ law secure
them permanently agains, any lack OF hde'y OIL inc
par; Of those administering the same
Concerning the object Of tho action taken d'
PIttsburg last year. the committee says
The sole purpose Of s the plan an s SRPOE or ali time
OF each OF the Summaries Of the Church Your COM
mSs Grhs S Src h1 IN ' View OF her
of the past, and the necessity for SUCH provlsiohS
WIN Tor the fi 4cr 70 .eene 9 ss est conf"
dcne the psr Of the sdgag Mhat semnars are
dlstnctively Presby terrain and In fun accofl WIT
the General Assembly In the mater OF sne
tiors Of is,G your committee would suggest 10 tne
General Assembly that tho legisat . 5hoe seclcp
missive and not mandatory ana sho1lI speu, ,d -,
define the powers and Prye ens 10 pc sy exer
the Genera Assembly 10 the enc s' ~ ,cd ind do
fined and no Others
The rcpor, closes with these words concerning inc
relationship Of the semInares to the Assembly
The General Assembly exercises certain Pow pow
,onshlp with H. These have been inlly So, iot,n ~
The report OF the Committee on Ihe2os'ca' ,Sh
naries adopted by the General Assembly, NJ " AZ" IN
ington in ise3 In view OF the experience OF ung
church with The compact OF re Tased touching
The legality ~ that compact and me r'sh' 81 ~
General Assembly the TO 1 lGdrmcn Of your committee
TIA, until the said compact OF dSV snan ,be sai,s
T,Sc,ion of the General Assembly. ! j. lneNpeHcn'
Tor tho Assembly 10 exercise any OF NV ~ r,r,,r,
Issei to have ,t ses" the General Assembly does
desire 70 exercise any powers other than those lesr
S si,r and tho relations created thereby.
Much 70 the surprise OF tho majority OF the Com
missioner. the committee. after recommending '"e
,.,m,na,on or the last Assembly's action asked
>, hc dt.charg,d The following are the reeommen-
dations:
r.,r., This General Assembly reaflrms the action
y, ne General Assembly OF 1895. and In view OF the
importance Of the Interests imTCvfI nv tbe General
Assembly 81 1891 should be substantially "dop'e"
by al 81 In nt the compact Of 1870 shall be made
lcgai and effective 20 the satisfaction OF he Nenetn
'sssn,ntlv by each seminary. the General Assembly
pso,ns 4, cxpedient 20 suspend the exercise OF me
powers alleged 10 have been contert"d upon os
ssa,d compact over any seminary failing WITHIN
re,sonohie time to so make said compact !eSaI anu
'ThirS rha, the committee he discharged from
further service.
Dr George D. Baker presented "A supplementary
rcoor. which had not been adopted by the com
,ri,tec recommending that the act OF the Assembly
~ 1870 accepting certain offer made by the mon
Seminary changing in some respects the method
~ managing some OF the semInaries and the man
nor Of their supervision by the Assembly. should
he rescinded and that the concurrent declaration
No Q OF the Assemblies Of 1862 should also be re-
sclnded and with II all acts In any way deiesathg
or putting I'm allegiance the Assemblys constltu-
iional and charter powers over any OF the semi
narics which under its control prior TO ana In
1870 Dr Raker recommended. In addition. that the
Standing Committee Theological Seminaries
should submit 10 the Assembly such legislation aS
may be necessary for II to put into effect us con-
stitutional and charter rights over these SEMI
narics Princeton Western. Mccormick. Danvlle.
Dubuque Newark. Omaha and Lincoln University
The last resolution as follows THAT the
semlnarics in which the Assembly has no charter
rights arc earnestly asked TO give TO the Assembly
such rights at as early time as possible 10 the
end that their teaching and property may be safe
guarded to the Presbyterian Church and they re-
ceive the hearty approval OF the General Assem-
bly,"
The last Assembly asked the committee to find
out what rights the Presbyterian Church has In the
property OF Union Seminary and to recommend
what action the Assembly should take 20 enforce
those rights. The following is the reply OF the
committee:
In reply to the request made by the General As.
semby OF this committee TO inquire Into and report
to the General Assembly TO the rights OF the
Presbyterian Church in the United States OF Amer
lea In the property now held by the Union Theolog-
cal Seminary in the City Of New York. and to rec
ommend what measures shall be taken to enforce
said rights respectfully submit that the property
and funds held by the Union Theological Seminary
contributed during the existence Of the compact be-
tween the seminary and the General Assembly.
namely between 1870 and 1892 were contributed 10 It
a seminary which had entered Into such relations
with the General Assembly az gave the Assembly
control the election OF It's professors and Sc
cured TO II the Assembly, expressed approval. and
thus enabled 1t 10 secure a large sum from the Ne
mortal Fund OF 1870 under the definite understanding
that It had positive connection with the Presbyterian
Chllrc nc a sem that IL had. during thls