New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-20
DIR. HALLS ACCEPTANCE.
Y4E IS NOW PREPARING FORMAL STATE
MENT OF HIS PLANS. TO BE GIVEN OUT
TO HIS CONGREGATION.

MENr OF HIS PLANS. TO BE GIVEN OUT
TO HIS CONGREGATION.
rh. announcement yesterday morning In the
,,,5hune that the Rev DIR. Charles Cuthbert Hail.
Of the First Presbyterian Church. wouid sever MS
connection with the church aad become tne 'eN'
nreziient of Union Theological Seminary was 1oi-
lowed Yesterday afternoon by DR.. Halls announce
rnent that he had informed the directors OF 'ho
serninarv of his acceptance Of the nomination.
vy,tb the presidency Dr. Hall will take unions pro-
fessorship of pastoral theology and mission WORK.
DIR. Hall says that he ic now preparing the com
,nunication to his congregation IN which, as Inc
Tribune said yesterday. he will formally ADVISE MS
rartshioners of his plans. After issuing the COM
,run,cation to his people DR.. Hall will take no
action until he Is Informed Of his election He VIII
then accept the Office and soon afterwaro se"o Al
his resignation Of his passionate.
Dr Halrs nomination to the presidency OF Union
and his announced intention OF accepting the pace
have prompted many persons TO inquire aoou' IN,
altitude on the theological questions uppermos' n
IN. minds Of both clergymen and laymen IN all
denominations Dr. Hall recently expressed Ills
,t.w. nm one of these important subjects In ser
vnon IN his series on THE Spiritual Use OF the os
scriptures" The sermon was preached on Novem-
her q and its topic was THE spiritual Use w
.,dered as an Advance Upon the Literary use
m. ..rr,on was prepared last summer while Dr.
Vail WAS on his vacation. and long before ne khe"
that his name would ever be considered IN cohheo-
ton with the presidency OF Union. ana may oe 'o"
s,d.red as containing Dr. Halls views on the IN
sniration of the Scriptures. In the course OF MS
sermon Dr. Hall said:
The Joyous charm Of studying the biDle az laa
erature rather than as mechanics, of ~ snpre-
forms of speech; the marvellous reilei 9.
hendine that the human authors OF the scriptures
we're men of like passions with ourselves. .le III
Of new light upon the whole neo o. me Rbtical
communities before and after Cnr1st .avse e, tha
Kindred considerations have mace the stuoy ~ tive
q A altogether
The question of questions is not what nave r we
done In the Scriptures nut wha ,se n s helnfl but
the spiritual use Is essential Cntli we naSe ,n,
what that is we have not known the Holy ecilp:-
Trss which hs ns 70 "se Which
Scriptures claim for themselves IN their own r'Srt
as holy revelation They do not claim 10 De CIR
science: they do claim to be fautess literature,
these matters they leave to be tested by the canohs
of literary use They claim 10 De ,h i, r't ~
be the lights that lumine and guide the human con-
sciousness they claim to be the power that SHAPES
.srhy word is a lamp unto my feet and light unto
my path" Every Scripture inspired Of God is also
profitable for teaching for reproo ,or % hs
man Of God may be completely fnrnished cCmplete ,
ly unto every good work This is their claim 10. on
ognition OF that claim In the hushed and hum
bied obedience Of faith. When Moses; who was
called the man Of God. turning curiously to study
the burning bush, heard that voice out OF the
midst Of the bush speaking to his soul; The place
wherein thou standest is holy ground. the curios-
y OF the The d
Happy 10 he who. sometimes going to the Holy
Scripture a student. drawp by its strange. and
the unanswerable voice OF Its divine authority. and
bows upon the holy ground. hiding the scholars
face. to look and to listen with the eye and