New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-14
DEBATE IN THE PRESBYTERY.
ct,ApcEs THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HAS EXCEEDED ITS RIGHTS.
A YALE THEOLOGICAL STUDENT TAKEN UNDER
THE CARE OF THE PREsBYTERY-CoMMIs-

. VALE THEOLOGICAL STUDENT TAKEN UNDER
TIE CARE OF THE PREsBYTERY- CoMMIs-
sroNERs TO THE ASSEMBLY,
rn. pr.,bvtery OF New-Yprk held its semi-ahhuai
meetIng yesterday. in the assembly nan y. Wv
prssbvtertan Building. at Fifth-aVe' anu
,,.,h., and after transactng great oeaI oi
, a,ourned TO meet next Monday after
| -. !, ,ha chapel Of the Old First presbyterian
Chvroh N consider a report OF a special committee
which promises to cause an animated IL "o' p''
lon9ed discussion In referring 10 'he a."o Va
rho last General Assembly, regarding the hee"'"s
~ Union Seminary students. the committee say >
~, che Assembly exceeded its CONSTITUTIONAL
| nowers and infringed upon the inherent iIs"'
-, IN. presbytery Important memorials 70 Con.
r..s and the State Legislature were ADOPTED anu
commissions elected 10 the Generai Ns'e"'''
which meets In Saratoga next month"; Inc He''
n, lanes Chambers. OF the calvary Cnurv"
was elected moderator Of the Presoytery, anu inc
Dr. " Thomas Douglas OF the West Fifty-hrst
Street Church. Its temporary clerk. Dr' u W.
Birch. OF Bethany Church. and Dr. James "a
uoodIsv are stated and permanent clerks respect
,ve,v Dr. Birch was appointed assistant treasure
DR. Chambers named as vice-moderator III .
D. Buchanan OF the Thirteenth '"ee'
and as the moderators council Dr. roroes ~
D. G. wye. James Yereance ana ""''a"' ~ WI
rail-. A., ,-.,o, rraher
r.c,s In west Thirty-nfh-st.. requested the fres-
hvtery to dissolve his pastoral relations ana a'so
10 dissolve the church. The secohu re'i"eS' ""1
surprise to the majority OF the preSo'' IA
rohn Hall opposed dlssolving the chureh uh'n
,,rth.r information given. and committee
consisting OF DR.. Jesse f. FORBES Dr JON" -
puss and Robbert Jaffray. appointed 70 con-
t Nth the church. relative to the proposed chahge.
Isaac Woodbridge Riley. a Yale DIVINITY school
student desired to be taken under the care Oh .he
presbytery He is member OF the farA rresoy
,.r,an Church. OF this city. and the son ana grand
son OF Presbyterian clergymen But DIS nc Is
,,dv,ng theology In an institution not approved
-, c.rsral Assembly, a spirited debate took
-, mr. G. L. Shearer and Dr. J. Ford sutton
,..d the question whether II was possible accord
IN. "a the Book to receive man uhoer '"eSe e"-
,r.,ances Dr. A. p. Atterbury' Mr. hiiey y pas
80, and the Rev. c. T. Gillette. champ'ohed tne
.,,g man and after dinner. he was received
under the care OF the oo'' q" ' ~ " ~ ~
heen a Princeton stuoeh. . Cd,
m Iohn r. Davies OF the Fourth Avenue Church'
made an earnest plea In behalf OF the Work OF the
rrs,cr Mission Board. and secured the approval oy
49,. p,a.bytery OF a meeting for young people In
,.d IN foreign mission work In Assembly
III on Friday evening. April a. DR.. Jonn nan.
.",.r NJ the Church Extension Committee, read
,,,rt NJ the work carried on by this committee.
and Colonel A. p Ketchum the treasurer presented
tho financial statement. showing that ABOUT >o'W"
had been expended In the last SIX moh'hs. JAMES
warance the treasurer OF the trustees Of the Pres
h,srv read an Interesting report showing In detail
the property held by the trustees and the receipts
~ the body Mortgages aggregat!ng $4,000 were
paid of last year. and one of 10000 was placed on
the property OF the Church OF the Sea and Land.
on this latter sum- $4,000 used IN reducing the
mortgage on the New-York church. The estimated
value of the property owned in fee simple by the
prcsbvtery Is sS3Ol00; interest bearing mortgages
hs,d nv the trustees 0 ecclesiastical mortgages.
s3lsS75 Dr. F. H. Marling read the narrative Of the
Presbytery which is to be sent to the Assembly.
The following Is the report Of the Committee on
the minutes OF the General Assembly Of 1895. which
Is to be taken up next Monday:
Your committee reports that, having examined the
minutes OF the Assembly. we find the only subject
requiring the special attention Of the Presbytery TO
be that presented In the answer OF the Assembly to
the overture from this Presbytery for instructions
relative to Its duty toward students applying 10 be
taken under Its care who are pursuing or purpose
to pursue their studies In theological semnares re-
sard.ns whose teaching the General Assembly dis
avows responsibility.
In It's answer the General Assembly (see minutes
1895 ID gives this Preshytsry certain Instructions.