The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-23
OUTLOOK FOR M'GIFFERT.
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY URGED TO
DEOTDE HIS CASE wow.

Now York Presbytery Sounded as to n Trial
for Heresy-Case May Come Up To-Mor-
row-Commission for tho .warszawiak
Case-NeRro LynchinEs Discussed-No Re.
duction in General AssembIy's Numbers.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. May 22.-Many OF the
questions before the Presbyterian General As
sembly In which popular interest ia the great
est are as yet unsettled. though receiving the
necessary attention OF the committees to
whom they were referred. These ques-
lions are the Peoria overture in favor
OF taking the appointment OF committees
out Of the hands OF the Moderator.
the disposition OF the cases OF Dr. McGiffert
and Of Warzsawiak. the union OF the Church
North and South. the matter OF asking Con-
gress to propose an anti polygamy amend
ment to the Constitution and the overtures
that have come up asking the Assembly to re-
quest Congress to expel Congressman Roberts
OF Utah.
The prevailing opinion is that the McGifrert
matter will be taken up in the Assembly
on Wednesday morning. when IT is en-
pected that the Committee on Bills and
Overtures will make a report. 1t is believed
that this committee has already sent out
a feeler to ascertain how the New York Presby-
terry would feel IL the Assembly should prefer
charges against DR.. McGiffert and send them
to the Presbytery for trial. The Presbytery
held an executive meeting this morning and
those who participated declined to give any in
timation of what was done.
The feeling has grown since Saturday that
no matter how lenient the Committee on Bills
and Overtures may wish to be with DR.. McGif-
fert. it will be forced to take some measures
toward his withdrawal from the Church
unless he can conform his views to
thnan If tha Ghtrnh " ten~taI
10y the General Assembly. Merely to
~reassert the stand OF last year. it ia felt,
should Ely 81 KIT GSt IN ns a h snniiDa trial s,a anGsser ~ ye ear
ask him to withdraw; but Il he chose 70 decline
the invitation a trial would be inevitable, A
unless the Assembly was ready to drop heresy
hunting II ought to take definite action on the
MeGiiIert matter. and not permit it to drag an
The judicial Committee this afternoon recon-
s mearein ca one aPp pinpe = inc 9, S9mih ths W IN
wlak case. DR.. Sample will announce a COM
mission Of eighteen. o-morrow unless the COM
to settle the case itself.
After further consideration to-day the men,
bers. Of Missouri Synod decided to stand by the
candidacy of 81; Louis for the, next Assembly.
They reached the conclusion that more benept
there next year when comparatively quiet than
during the rush and crowds OF exposition year.
ip The f fS,9F ori,e m' 81 bud S%. ihsis iH was fh sei ea %S,p Of
Of the Committee on Freedmen. Charles Herr
OF Pittsburg. Secretary Of the committee. said:
1T is a cause that appeals to us with pecu-
liarly imperious, insistence, because OF the
negroes body and, new terrors for Ills
Si c% citizens %s 'S anai hlsir5Si'y ch Tith sn Of t the
South IN their horror at these dreadful
R %adl'0S an 2innsried AGIs d dsvs e si%s ~S 0f anti Ii:
laser sort q our Christian land
for the oppressed, to pledge herself afresh in
sacrifice and service for the. rescue. and re;
demption Of the negro from his sufferings and
The Rev. Clarence billiard Of Goldsboro.
are not ali that they should be: There
are plenty. w Of % 6sne in the south" ow he
negro-o!oay is greater than theology. Among
some, Of them persliration is far more no.
This was loudly appiauded. Mr.. billiard de-
nounced the numerous renorts thai the COL
Our old master had enough confidence In
US to leave us at home with missus and the
Shiid we io wse soo ne e wns Of II ,h sns s9 %e : hare A Mhitc
orctoroon,' the .qnaaroon and the muiatto. be.
The audience cheered the speaker when he
left the platform, The most important bust
ing was the raising, of almost the entire debt
Of $4,000. which has been u burden to the
Freelman's Board. while other boards were out
of debt.
Reduced representation in the General As
semhly was made u special order for this after
noon. 1t WAS urged that the body was
becoming too. cumbersome to transact
committee recommended that the number
Of ministers necessary to constitute a Pres
bytery be increased from five. to ten. but
sentation two resolutions. we're offered.
One, TO make the membership Of the As.
sembly 422 and another 300. instead Of
G72 as Mt present. After a long discussion.
resolutions were passed expressing the opin-
ion that the time for O change from the old
plan had not yet arrived.
At u popular meeting this evening many in
teresting phases OF missions among the
freedmen" were presented by speakers from
the south md elsewhere. The seven Women's