New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
WHAT 4 CITY PASTOR SEES
TEN DAYS WITH THE PRESBfIhNiN''
AT SARATOGA.

TEN DAYS WITH THE PRESBYrhRiAN'
AT SARATOGA.
,,..o-t,rs who love peace are extremely
.,.r tho result OF the rcccn, General Assem-.
,l' h.ld ~ Saratoga. Il has been 4 soon 10
,h church I'm SPITE - the hari times ..
h.r ~ additions On confession " '"''' -
49,. 400 .hou.srd bringing W the toial ihc'"o'
Sky -, , the Presbyterian church to
,ar-c,se1 through the effort MAJ. 4 s 80 q A
raise a reunion trnd III "y .,r. 49,. OH and new
century witch has caps tt,...,',-y The amour,
s.So1i. were reunited A. Pi's"I's' ,.o,ni,t~e had
received wos not a. sI'a, az ~ - All The crcum.
.,onr.s Il vas fct that the WORK @. W. ., -
b"e" Greatly benefited boy this sI"''a' '"'''
while +. i, not true that everything depends w"
Tho MODERATOR Il is true that srch' ca u W
.,,.,,,,i.n ,or good or ~ which chararterizes d"
,r,a,,,,,, mus, be borne by the man who IS VIII
Co., =, assume the responsibilities u that once III
rohn T. Wlthrow has lefi Saratoga WIN '''ne'l"s
Of The ceiling OF the cannhe caief VINO %as Ssk s
,h.r ha KS dying II no was Wiling 10 .os'o a..
"ht' q" eu~-aies Il have none" he said. haye
e,,,n them a." nr N.thro"' - go, - 4,
oe,or.i III. chief opponen, 4 he Moiera'orsm'p II
hrSr.t one IN The body next 70 his own ana d ini
s sp2lr9rent Man after man who had OPPOSED Ms
election rallied 70 Ms s.ppor; s"u -, m" cosns
S.,nr {.st be- the ,ic that binds ne Moue' A t
Vas cour, 'Y, -, lder With three initials after MS
nam or the clergyman Win two coui iot o se.
ne t9,T S"> : <" vote was rushed through while
ore man desired 70 spcnK - 1 Wnleraior
Among the numerous decisions reached ny mo As
..,nhiv rar-roachng IN their character perhaps '"e
49,, i.,oor,aut was that relating 70 the rights or
,rcshv,erics The question came before me As
senh,y "A year ago ~ 20 what should be done py 'Ne
>. y,,k prcshviery with students applying 10 pe
49, under IT, care while IN Union SEMINAR, me
.s.emby decided tha; The presoytery should no, re-
80. ,N,,, while they were studying In seminar
,nr % hose teaching Il disaFoWe resPons'u.'''
h~rs 81 the prcsoytery immedaiey atectru oS Ine
,..- nd others read In tho answer not only boy
-o,i 90 Tar Union was concrti,H, u. aIsS d 1 ~,
a. a. ,,I license on the closing day OF The Assembly
us, hold the action OF the ior'3cr nsseiply "as
,n.s' az candidates concerned but an ex-
pianatory statement was inserted IT. me ANSWER 70
ne n osinc,ton u candidates for licensure were fully
rccosnized nm" Seminary without being taken under
h are OF a presbytery and can then be licensed
m,u, H. he anplles This answer Is taken a victory
~ hn,h parties and Is therefore eminenty satisfac-
tory.
A,o,,er question Of widespread interes, because II
affects no, merely the young people In tho Presby-
,.-,n church. but young people Of all denominations.
WAS the action taken IN regard TO the young peoples
soci.,ies The Assembly decided by vote practi-
cauv unanimous that no steps should be taken look
inr 10 a Preshyieran society OF young people which
shonld he IN any sense a rival to the Christian En-
9no~"r movement This announcement was hailed
,y,rh ioy by the pastors who have Christian En-
1e, vor societies In their churches Al the time
s. ,snreecntalve OF the United Society OF Christian
rnd,ayor who was present said that the statement
~ the rein ton between individual societies and the
Thnrch prepared by the committee OF which Dr.
Rcd vas chairman and adopted without dissent by
ne entire Assembly. the best OF the kind that
he had read
Church unity was relegated 10 the place OF things
that have BEEN and II will be long time before Pres
nvtsrian ministers. As Or. Bartlett Of Washington
once said IN the Assembly. VIII wear white gowns in
In. DAYTIME" although he added that personally for
he sake Of Christian unity he would be willing TO
make that concession
The management Of the Board Of Home Missions
which still has debt Of s299Ooo in spite OF all the
efforts to free the Board from debt and the wisdom
Of ha wing three Boa rds OF the Church In building
costing practically 81 900 900 10 be reported upon at
the next Assembly by special committees - which
these delicate questions have been ntrusted FIX
president Harrison has been appointed on one OF
these committees.