The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-27
SETTLED OLD SCORES.
Presbyterians Adoted Majority
Report on Big Building.
GAVE BRIGGS A PARTING SHOT.
The Graduates of Offending Union Or
dered Not Taken Under the Care Of
Any Presbytery-onIy One Secretary
of Home Missions.

EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 26.-The
Presbyterian. general assembly has set.
tied two important questions. The first
was not to sell its building in New York
and the second to have only one secre.
tary of home missions. The latest echo
of the controversy over DIR. Briggs and
the Union seminary came up in the re-
port of the judicial committee, which
extended to all presbyteries the order to
exclude students of that seminary from
their care. IL was apparent that few
commissioners knew what they were
voting upon, as the matter came up on
appeal from scme unusual action OF the
synod Of NewY ork the name of the case
alone being given.
The following 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 many things
had been charged against the commit
tee and proceeded to enumerate them.
These wepe in effect that ali facts i'll
the case had not been presented; that
the Twentieth street property had not
been procured after the consent of the
assembly had been secured and that the
mortgage OH the building had been
misrepresented ps to its amount. To
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
eIty was similar to that of the Twen-
tieth street and that the allegation as
to amount of the mortgage was mis-
taken. AS to the legality of the use of
the Stuart legacy in the building, it
was supported by the opinion of nine
eminent lawyers against the view of
one.
The proposal to buy the building, at
tributed to MIR. Kennedy of New York,
was long since dead, having expired by
limitation. A letter was read from
Miss Kennedy's pastor stating that for
over year Mr.. McDougall had had no
authority to speak for her, and that she
had no intention of doing anything
further in regard to the matter. This
had reference to offers once made by
the former TO buy the building on cer-
tain conditions and the offer of the lat
ter to 1t the Twelfth street property
into D. Vper condition for the use of the
boards. AS TO the proposal to 90 back
to Twelfth street, DR.. WithrOw said
that the land in question was worth
100000 at least and that the building
would cost 100000 at 4 per cent.
With the addition of cost of position
and taxes it would amount to more
than $3.50, 600, to which so much objee.
tion was made.
In closing the hope was expressed
that the assembly would be unanimous
in its action.
A motion to lay the minority report
and all substitutes on the table was
promptly carried by an immense ma
jOrity. The question of the adoption of
the majority report was unanimously
carried The final result was celebrated
by singing the "DOXology."
As a sort Of compromise measure the
following rule was introduced and
adopted to govern the action of boards
"Wheu any board receives a legacy,
the use of which is not Indicated in the
will of the testator, the funds shall
either be used Tor current work or in