New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-28
THE PRoFEssoRsH1p FIGHT.
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL sEM,r
BILE A SURPRISE.

BILE A SURPRISE.
THE GAME OF POLITICS AS PLAYED
OF EpIscopALIAN LEARNINc-rHE CON-
TEST IN THE COURTS
No one circumstance connected with ~.
Theological Seminary OF the Epscona, Ssnesa
been productive Of quite the amour, - ~ ~
displayed In The Tribune's publicst,on ~ interest
terday regarding the associate alumni nro,. ~
strange as 1t may seem. the facts in the case -
not known to the vast majority of thoss ,.. "ese
in the institution, and fewer still were ava...sS
the difference had found It's way into tha AAt
was the main topic Of discussion yesterd.,
alumni, teachers and students concerned IN =, uS
mencement exercises. Every one vas as,,, ~
question as to what The Board OF Trustees mia. ~
expected to do for that they will be comns,.s -
make some definite move seemed generalIv ~,
plted The Associate Alumni showed that ,h... 's
those among them who are fully up In the s.m. -
institutional politics by the choice Of candidate -
the professorship In the person Of the Rev M n -
Tiffany. DR.. Tiffany, while he IS an enthu,.s
member OF the Associate Alumni. Is also -
Of the Board OF Trustees Of the seminary
One Of the members Of the alumni said IN -.
une reporter yesterday afternoon: I'VE cha. -
Tiffany because all things being equal. he M. ~
most available and the most able man for IA. -.
in our judgment. or course, were not uuu.s.ss
Of the fact that he IL a member of the nu,s .
Trustees Of the seminary. and We thought A..
the Board would elect anybody. it certaIny -.
affirm our choice OF DR.. Tiffany"
"The trustees" said the reporter "cont.,x :.
your resolution OF nomination was NOT $500.
enough: that you should have stated wheth., -.
nomination for the three-year term ar "A. ~.
permanent professorshlp. contemplate !, ~.
statute"
The gentleman only smiled but the smls va. -
significant. Then he said: The position ~ y.
trustees Is 10 my mind very unfortunate for h.s
they met the Associate Alumni half way this matt.
might have been settled long ago. The ground they
are taking hardly consistent for in 1890 they elect
ed the Rev. Dr. Cady TO the professorship for IN.
three-year term. In accordance with the recomnss
dalton Of the Associate Alumni. For two years IA.
fund under the endowment has not been touched
The Board Of Trustees has filed the post nv IN.
choice of the Rev. DIR. Cady. but he has been uau
out OF the general salary fund OF the institution
They cannot touch the endowment fund EXCEPT all -
the conditions attached TO II be fulfilled and II hsa
been accommodating for that time. No; we have M
heard anything yet OF our recommendation Of Dr.
Tiffany. / presume the trustees will send US notid.
cation OF their disposal OF 1t in three or four day
They may not give us any reason why they decline
to adopt the recommendation"
Are the associates aware whether the Rev. D.
Tiffany would accept the election II It rendered
him.
NO We had no knowledge on that point NJ
merely took the chance that he would accept
a reporter called TO the Rev. DR.. Tiffany xM
city home, No 81 East Thirty-ninth-st, but IL
house was closed for the summer and the attendss
said that he had gone mis- summer home at Sharon
The suit which the alumni instituted against the
trustees OF the seminary than two years ago 10
the calendar OF the Supreme Court, and is In
such position that 1t may he brought up for trial at
any time by either side. II learned yesterday
that considerable amount OF testimony had already
been taken out OF court in preparation for the sub.
mission Of the issues involved to the decision OF the
court AT Special Term. The Alumni Association
seeks 20 have the seminary trustees adjudged guilty
Of breach Of trus;, and In support OF that request
sets forth the voluminous history Of the alumni
chair OF the Evidences OF Revealed Religion. as given
in yesterdays Tribune In the action as originally
brought the alumni also asked to have an order It
court issued requiring the seminary trustees to ~
upon the nomination OF the Rev Dr. John j. Elmen-
dorf 10 the chair OF Evidences OF Revealed Reiigo9
and in default OF such action 70 deliver up 70 ~
Associate Alumni the trust fund under which The
chsi~ was endowed In the mean time the alumni
sked for an injunction restraining the trustees IRON
expanding or otherTise interfering with ina. Mnc
changes in the situation Will. or course mooty IN
phase OF the case; ,.,n..
their answer attack the articles of incorporauoh
the Associate Alumni. averring mat tnese aruc'ss
not comply with the statute under when tne copo,e
ton was formed. and that the estaohsnment ~
fund for profess0rship j. not among the purposes
for which that charter provides 1900, .. A..
They asser, emphati cally that the controI .. '1s
fund mentioned in the complaint did not oeions 70
the Associate Alumni bu, belonged 10 those wno Gun
rbuted that fund.- some OF whom We're hcs as
hers OF the corporation known as the Associa.ss
Alumni and some OF whom are not now living; ana
that the fund is subject 70 the eonroi anu rs
mnstration OF the trustees OF me semiS us
catalogue OF the seminary published IN ~ sny ur
that the whole number OF alumni was NO OF wnom
al were dead Many of these II Is assellea WEI
Contributors to the fund who were not members o.
the association. ,.. ~, am
The trustees further allege that there was no so
dtion or trust under which the fund was resss ~
that deprived the seminary or its trustees ION
pointing any professor 20 this alumni roinsts
20 This chair or that obliged the trustees 10 u..yse
their reasons either for appointing or for refusing
so 10 do.