The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-05-28

EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 26.-The
Presbyterian general assent ly has set
tied two important questions. The first
was not to sell its building III New ork
and the second TO have only one Sccre-
tary of home missions The latest echo
of the controversy over DIR. Briggs and
the Union seminary came up i'll the re-
port of the judicial committee. which
extended to all preSbyteries the order to
exclude students of that semlnary from
their care. 1t was apparent that few
commissioners knew what they were
voting upon, as the matter came up on
appeal from some unusual action o. the
synod of New Y York, the name of the case
alone being given.
The fol. owing reply to the cablegram
sent TO Queen Victoria was read:
The queen thanks the assembly for
its kind telegram.
(SignedD EDWARDS
One of the special orders for discus
sion was the two reports on the Pres
byterian building at New York.
DIR. WithrOw said that mauv things
had been charged against the commit
tee and proceeded to enumerate them.
These were III effect that ali facts IN
the case had not been presented; that
the Twentieth street prOD rty had not
assembly had been secured and tnat the
mortgage on the building had been
mISrcpresentcd as to Its an Ount. 10
these statements DIR. WithrOw replied
that the committee had facts and had
presented findings on them to relieve
the assembly of the trouble; that the
acquisition of the Twelfth street prop
erty was similar to that of the Twen-
tieth street and that the allegation as
tn nf .rf ga
taken. As to the Legality of the use of
the Stuart legacy IN the building. II
was supported by the opinion of nine
eminent lawyers against the view of
one.
The proposal TO luy the building. at
trIbuted to MIR. Kennedy of New \ OrK.
was long since dead, having expired 10y
limitation. y letter was read from
Miss kennedy's pastor stating that for
over a year Mr.. McDOuCall had had no
authority to speak for her. and that she
had no intention of dong anythir 9
further In regard To the matter. THIS
I'D reference to offers once made bv
:he former TO buy the building on GER
tain conditions and the offer of the lat
ter to "a ia Twelfth street property
into props Oudition for the use Of the
boards. As TO the proposal to 20 back
to Twelfth street, DIR. Withrow said
that the land in question was wort n
500. 600 at least and that the building
would cost SI3o,OOO at 1 per cent.
With the addition of cost of position
and taxes it would amount to more
than $50, 900, to which 50 much ObJoc-
ton was made.
In closing the hone was expressed
that the assembly would Be unanimous
in its action.
y motion To lay the minority report
and all substitutes on the table WIS
promptly carried by an immense ma
jority. The gu; stiOn of the adopts; of
the majority report was unanimously
carried. The final result was celebrated
by singing the "DoNolOgy."
As sort of compromise measure the
following rule was introduced and
adopted TO govern the action of boards {:
when any board receives Il legacy,
the use of which is not Indicated in the
viii of the teStatOr, the funds shall
either be used for current work or in
vested in accordance with laws pro-
vided for the clre of trust funds i'll the
state where the board Is located. But
if not so used they shall be held until
the general assembly approves of some
different use of less than that which
the boaCd may propose to make
Home missions again occupied the
attention of the assembly IN the even
ing at a popular meeting. DIR. John
Hall of New York presided and de-
Hvered an address. Other addresses
were made by DR.. George l.. Spinning of
New jersey. DR.. II. y. Baird of Mon
tana and Rev. 5. b. Rush of Califor-