New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-29
PRINCETON TAKEN TO TASK.
THE ASSEMBLY DISCUSSES THE USE VI
WINES AT HER CELEBRATION
THE UNIVERSITY NARROWLY ESCAPES A NoiE
OF cENsuRE FROM THE GREAT PREsbf-

Eagle Lake. Ind May 2S-Stad old Princeto"
University actually under the ban OF 'ne
General Assembly to-day. but at the end OF nan
an the loyal OF this venerable institution
and other friends in their might and reneVeo
the University from suspicion and prevented cen
sure, which for time seemed imminent SeVerai
presbyteries had asked the Assembly 10 take
action In regard to the Of wine at the banquet
given by the Board of Trustees at the sesqui-
centennial celebration last fall. The Presbytery
of Madison said:
with grief depore the aspersions thereby
brought upon our beloved Church and the INJURY
It works to the cause Of Jesus Christ we peheVe
that the example thus before the youth OF this
and other colleges Is pernicious In its eHects anu
a direct blow to the cause of temperance ana al
purity"
The Committee Temperance TO whom these
overtures had been referred, reported to-day that
as the General Assembly had no authority over
Princeton University, no action should be taKeh'
This answer did not satisfy the temperance men III
the Assembly and for a half-hour or more HVeiy
discussion took place. Dr. Duncan Brown. OF
Missouri offered an amendment expressing the
regret of the Assembly that intoxicating liquor OF
any kind should have been furnished at banquet
in connection with any anniversary OF an ihst'u-
ton so greatly loved and respected by frespy-
terians as Princeton University and yet no action
should be taken because that college was ho' III
official connection with the Assembly
Dr. H. II. Henry. the acting chairman or the
Temperance Committee, assured the Assembly that
the warmest friends OF temperance did all that
they could to prevent wine on the table OF the
banquet but were not able to prevent 1t.
To cries OF "Who did it?' who was RESPONSE
hIe?" "Who gave the dinner?' DR.. Henry made no
rcnIv hut he informed the brethren that no ac-
ton of the Assembly would have any influence upon
those who were responsible. motion TO lay III
Browns amendment the table was lost. pr'
Birch, of New-York. then raised point OF order
that the amendment was UNCONSTITUTIONAL 'ia'
the presbyteres had no right TO try to whip Prince
ION University over the shoulders Of the Gener AS
souhIv II they were not satisfied with the con-
duct of the cergymen in the Princeton faculty their
remedy Law with the Presbytery OF New-BrunswcK.
A representative of the Presbytery of Monmouth.
near Princeton, said that the question before 'ii
Assembly had been before this Presbytery. and IL
bad hoen decided that the dinner was private az
foir over which the Presbytery had no control ana
the PRESBYTERIAN Church no jurisdicton
In the discussion that followed a point OF order
was raised that the whole subject was one Deyoi,a
the mower of the General Assembly, but the MOD
orator brought down his gavel with resoundins
blow and announced that the General Assembly
oon .oko I'm ANYTHING that It wants to- ms de-
cision was not appealed from, and Dr. Logan, OF
Scranton criticised the presbyteries 1or seNul"s
overtures founded upon mere rumors lie denounced
their action for rejecting upon the University WIFI
out proof. , ,,,u .
Z
Germantown Penn, said that he had one OF the
| ronu cards OF the Princeton banquet in his mana
which announced four kinds Of wine lie ADDED thdt
he would show that card to DR. Logan or any o,her
| member OF the Assembly who doubted tle 'o9o
ute truthfulness of the charge that wine had peeh
| served. Henry ". Jcssup. of New-fork' sad that
IL was beneath the dignity OF the Assembly u uV'
Nth this matter on sentimental basis
| Tho Rev Harris r Schenck. Of Chamnersourg.
Penn whose ancestors. he said, had been connected
| with Princeton University for a hundred years IA,
| vorod the prelude offered by Dr. Brown AS chhd
| Of Princeton he grieved that the acton com,
| p,ained OF had taken place and ne Uus'eu '''i'
| erf,a bile notice would be taken of that sctoh
| The Rev Chalmers Martin. a professor oi INC.
| ton was heartily applauded as ne atose ~ s
that /. was a grief to the Princeton iacu'S INA
| wina hal been served at the banquet. There were
,ro nr,rcinIes however. which Mr.. schenek and
| o,hors sbould keen in mind. The first was Una;
| ono should keep his hands off matters with WHICH
| he had no concern and the other was this' 1t 10
not good policy proclaim family troubles III pun
lie: and therefore the less said about the fr'hce
| ten matter the sooner mended.
| 4 Western brother was anxious that IrlhCetoh
| should be mentioned in the resolution because
| Princeton did it,
auditorium.
You must think us children" said the speaker
"if YOU tell us that Princeton could not have pre-,
n Hol be d Done n ~ "''"''''.-' ''''
Another apologist for Princeton said that 1t was
| a state occasion with representatives from many
universities present, and 1t would nave peeh shpi'
| discourteous not TO have served wine.
Dr. Minton. OF San Francisco said that ne ne Wa S
| never seen Princeton except from the railway
train but he thought that it was extremely ,bN S
sitution in question had no organ c connection VIII
R PqS H to Re
and on the motion of DR.. James NJ Maxwell. OF
h G 5 Rsn Great ns sp %hGs was
| The Committee on Theological seminaries report
that - While the scminaries OF Auburn Mccormick
| Lane and Newark have not complied IN letter WIN
and reafirrned in 1895 ard 1896 yet the boards of
| control of the semnares have made conscientious
with the desire to comply with the wish OF the AS
semby. They find, however many diicuties an, ana
| than establish confidence, thereby diminishing
ittsations which would probably deprive them of
| requests which are now their main support Ihey
ties of these seminaries are already fully safe
| guarded TO the Presbyterian Church that, in the
| Would be wholly without advantage In view of the
fact that the Church has been for years disturbed
and loyal Summaries harassed-seminaries that as
| sure the Assembly that their teachings and prop
| critics are fully safeguarded to the Presbyterian
tinued discnsIions Of these questions are not fol-
the peace of the Church, and the following resou-
That this Assembly accepts as sincere the re-
| peated, positive ana eXPlclt written uecaidtloilS
| OF the above-named seminaries that they are oya
| TO the Church and that their teachings and proper
tics in their jud Sment fully sateguarded to tht
General Assembly but IL at any time in the future
these seminarles should find that the changes could
| be made In their respective charters as the Gen
| era Assembly has desired it will be gratifying tC
| the whole Church to have such changes made.
| After reading report on young peoples societies
| at the evening session, the Rev. Dr.. Lyman W
| Allen. pastor of the South Park Presbyterian
! Church OF Newark. n. j., offered the following
| resolution. which was adopted with enthusiasm;
| This Assembly recognizes the great good accom-
| I,- tb. 10
hereby expresses its appreciation of their earnest
| spirit and faithful labors and bids them godspeec
| I'm the year to come
| The coored question came to the front tonight
| the Assembly refusing 10 counenance separate
| churches for colored people.
| TIE ST. LOUIS AND LUCANH REACH Port
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rived at Quarantine late last evening Among the