New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-12
THE RESERVATIONS IN DIR. HALLS Gnu fCh
ACTION on THEM TO BE TAKEN sHoRrLY-How
THE PLACES WILL BE FILLED.

ACTION ON THEM TO BE TAKEN sHoRrLY-How
THE PLACES WILL BE FILLED.
II is perhaps fair to assume that the members
o, ,be Session OF the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church who have not already resigned do not In
tend 10 offer their designations. but IL cannot ne
tated as fact concerning all OF tnem Inc eiders
present ut Thursday nights meeting OF the SESSION
were as already published. Silas Is. Brownel, Rop-
ert Besgs H. Edward Rowland and William Camp
hell Messrs Beggs and Campbell arc credited with
having given after the meeting interviews from
which 1t seems sure that they are 10 remain III
the Session. Concerning the present position OF
Mossrs Brownell and Rowland nothing definite can
he said; nor is il known what course will be ioi-
lowed by George Hunter Brown. whose home Is III
Connecticut and who infrequently TO the
city: by Even Mcintyre who is in the SOUTH or oy
John Sinclair and John Inglis. who are In Europe.
As 10 the designations OF the other eight members
~ the Session. which were presented AZ the meet
ing OF that body on Thursday night, one or the
eight said yesterday with emphasis that they we're
absolutely irrevocable"; although other members
Of the church were found who were pretty sure
that the assertion unauthorized In including
one or two names which they mentioned
The next regular meeting OF the Session will not
he held FOR a month. but o special meeting VIII
probably be called in the course OF fortnight. TO
take action upon the designations OF Malcolm
Graham, Alexander Maitland, John sloane. =.
Francis Hyde Henry l.. Smith, John ]. McCook.
n b. Barnes and James X. Jesup
II these designations are accepted. either the
Session or the church members at general meet.
ing may nominate the successors OF the eight re-
firing elders; the members OF the Session are
TO be elected by the members OF the church -
body special meeting of the congregation has
been called for Monday afternoon al O'Clock. at
which time six trustees are TO be elected. to sue
coed John S. Kennedy. John p. Duncan, 4. Francis
HYDE Robert n Robertson. Horace K. Garth and
George c. Wheeler. resigned.
Hel-known member OF DR. Halls church said
Yesterday that he had not heard and did not be.
ieve that the who had resigned from tho
Session were going to withdraw from the church,
for they had no personal feeling against DR.. Hall.
John s Kennedy. he had heard, had gone down TO
DR.. Parkhursts church. and Norris X Jesup to
DR. Van Dykes but there had been few Withdraw
ais and 4, was exceedingly unlikely that there
not likely to be seriously impaired In strength or
size by the detection OF persons unfriendly TO the
pastor. The typical trait OF Pres6yterianism, one
might say, was simplicity. Or. Hall had slways
preached the plain Gospel OF Jesus Christ and Hin
crucied and the service at the Fifth Avenue Pres
byterian Church had always been marked by ex-
IRENE simplicity. In certain other Presbyterian
churches In the Fifth Avenue district however, a
good many "frs" had been put on. and the service
had been Improved far away from the old
standard OF Presbyterian simplicity that many OF
the attendants were impatient Some Of these
church members had resolved 10 cast their lot
with DR. Halls people. and good many other &C.
cessions could fairly be counted upon