New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-27
NO ACTION ON MGIFFERT.
THE PRESBYTERY. HOWEVER. RECEIVES
A REPORT-OTHER BUSINESS
TRANSACTED

An adjourned meeting OF the New-York Presby
terry was held yesterday afternoon in the First
Presbyterian Church. Eleventh-st. and Fifth-ave.
and several subjects OF Importance were considered.
1T was a decent. orderly meeting: that doesn't
harpen every time" said the Rev. Francis p.
Mutually, after the session. He continued: "A great
deal has been said about giving information to
the reporters. but would rather have a column
In any one of the great newspapers than preach TO
any congregation. II it for the reporters
| would he afraid Of the Presbytery."
From other II was learned that several
warm speeches were made at the meeting concern
Ing certain members of the Presbytery who talked
to reporters. and pointed reference was made TO
one member who had been seen at previous
meeting with six reporters around him" After
the meeting. while the Stated Clerk. the Rev. DR..
Birch. was giving few facts some reporters a
minister approached him and said:
DIR. Birch would call your attention to the fact
that while these young getting the news
in n proper and legitimate manner others get
ting their information In yellow journal style from
Dr. Mullally | think he ought to be punished"
Dr. Birch had previously remarked. in excuse for
having so little to say that III the Presbytery
caught any member giving information to the pa
pers the men Der would he put through"
The Presbytery approved OF the consolidation OF
the Madison Avenue and Phillips Memorial
churches. The building OF the Madison Avenue
church. in Fifty-thrd-st will he sold and the
congregation will find church home In the
Phillips Memorial Church. at Seventy-h rd-st. and
Madson-ave The Phillips church. greatly enlarged
and improved. will he known the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church. but attached to It
will be the Phillips Chapel The retention Of the
old name is sary retain the validity of the
bequcst made to the church br the Rev. Dr. Phil
lips. its fou 1der.
The Presbytery. at the request Of the Rev. Dr.
James Chambers. dissolved the pastoral relations
between DR. Chambers and the Calvary Presby-
terrain Church. in West One-hundred- d-sx-
tecnth-st.
The OF Professor Arthur c. McGifert, OF
Union Theological Seminary. who IS accused of
writing hereticai doctrines i'm his books. came be-
fore the Presbytery. but decisive action
taken far could he learned. The Rev. Or.
r. r Booth reported for the committee TO whom
Professor McGiferts case was relegated at the
last meeting The committee commission, II IL
declared. Will try to prevail Professor McGIffert
withdraw from the Church quietly and avoid
the expense and nOtorlety of a trial for heresy.
The committee appointed TO investigate the
troubles Of the West Presbyterian Church reported.
and this matter caused ripple of dissenslon 10
pass the Presbytery. II was decided finally to
postpone the inquiry until fall. when II was said.
the West Presbyterian Church Will publicly be in
vestigated.
Miss S. l.. Kendall, president of the NewYork
Christian Police Association. OF No. 25 West Thir-
tieth-st. admitted TO the meeting room. and
her remarks the work she has undertaken for
policemen were received with loud applause.