The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-28
PRESBYTERIANS.
Report of the Theological Seminary
Conference Committee.


SARATOGA, N. Y. May 27.-The
place where the next Presbyterian
general assembly will be held will be
decided tomorrow The places under
consideration are Petosky, Mich, San
Francisco, Winona, Mimi, and Sara
toga.
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion today Judge Wilton, of Phila-
delphia, moved that the report of the
committee on conference with theologi-
cal seninaries in order to bring them
into closer relations with the assembly,
be distributed to give an opportunity
for more elaboration.
The following is a summary of the
report: Princeton, Omaha and Du-
buque seninaries and Lincoln univer-
sfty in Pennsylvania have literally or
substantially adopted in whole or in
part the recommendation of the assem-
bly, looking to seminary control by the
assembly and either taken steps 60 Sc
cure appropriate legislation or ex-
pressed their willingness to do so.
The Western Theological seminary
at Allegheny has agreed to endeavor
to obtain a general law which would
accomplish the same end and appoint
ed a committee for that purpose
Other seminaries, McCromic, Lane,
!
fused to consider the action taken last
year. The plan of the committee has
in view an effective, practical and
constitutional method of safeguarding
the teaching and property of the
seminaries."
In reply to the objections offered by
the Auburn and San Francisco semi
naries that the proposed action would
involve change in the tenure of the
management of their property, it is
stated that such was not the intention
of the assembly.
The committee presented three reso-
buttons: First-This general assembly
reaffirms the action of the assembly of
| 1895 and in view of the Importance Of
| the interests involved declares that in
| its judgement the plan approved by
| the assembly of 1895 should be substan-
| TALLY adopted by all seminaries.
| Second-Until the compact of 1870
shall be made legal and effective to
| the satisfaction of the assembly by
each seminary, the assembly deems it
expedient to suspend the exercise of
the powers alleged to have been con-
ferred upon it by the said compact over
any seminary failing within reasonable
time to make said compact legal and
effective.
| charged from further services.
The report is signed on behalf of the
committee by Dr. S. A. Muchmore,
chairman.
A minority report, signed by DR..
George d. Baker, of Philadelphia, re-
commended that the compact of 1890.
the concurrent resolution No. 8, of the
] assembly of 1869, in reference to synodi-
cal or assembly control of seminaries.
and all acts of the assembly granting
| powers of self-control to the seminarfes
be rescinded 1t IS also recommended
that legislation be formulated which
shall put into effect the assembly con-
stitutional and charter rights over
Princeton and that Western McCor-
nick. Danville, Dubuque, Newark and
! Omaha seminaries be requested to
grant the same to the assembly.
The report of the majority contains an
addendum in regard to the property OF
/ Union seminary in New York. which
concludes as follows: 1--WE deem it in
eXpedient to recommend the general as
sembly at the present time to enter into
any contest in the matter of endowment
property of the seminary, choosing rather
to leave the whole matter to the honor
and stewardship of those now in charge
of the seminary"
The entire report makes a pamphlet of
thirty-three pages and the remainder of
it consists of correspondence and COM
munications had with the various semi
naries giving
THEIR VERSIONS IN THE MATTER
at issue During the interval before the
| order of the day a plan of cooperation
in the work of home missions between the
Presbyterian and reformed churches in
| North America was unanimously adopt
| ed. The plan has been approved by the
Reformed. German reformed. United
1 Presbyterian and Canadian Presbyterian
churches.
The report of the committee on foreign
missions was presented by DR.. Benjamin
that the board of foreign missions re-
ceived 1878. 749; expended 1926, 239, and re-
! ported debt of $751; 10.
THE REUNION FUND
brought in ss2.s57 to the board One
! hundred and eleven legacies have been
received and 155 are on the files.
/ The cost of administration was SOL 800.
/ The board has 654 missionaries in COM
mission The small debt of the board
was due to a reduction of 100000 in APP
\ preparations
Mr. Henry reviewed the work of the
resolution that the national administra-
ton be requested to investigate the state
nnent that the missionaries in Turkey are
menaced as to life and property and tc
4 rnaks such presentations to the sublime
porte and to take such steps as shall give
them security. The resolution was adopt
4 ed by rising vote.
4 The first business at the afternoon ses-
sion was the report of theological semi
| naries summarized above.