The sun., 1899-12-12
TROUBLES OF PRESBYTERY.
DHUL<REs THAT THE SYNOD STA YED
THE WARSzA WAX CASE

This su.ta,ns tho Minority Of the Fifth
Avenue Church sersion-M Gihert COM
mittee Says Leave Him to tho General
Assembly-Dr. Evans Defeats q Visitation.
The New York Presbytery hopes that IL has
shelved tho Warszawiak matter until the Cen
eral Assembly meets next year. At the meet
ing yesterday the action OF the Presbytery In
ordering a trial by commission OF the COM
plant OF the minority OF the Fifth Avenue
Church Session against the reinstatement OF
Warszawiak was rescinded and resolution
was adopted declaring that all proceedings
in the Warszawiak matter were stayed from
the adjournment Of the Synod last fall
until the conveninR OF the General
Assembly next year. The debate on the mo-
tion to rcscnd was not altogether harmonious.
In the course OF 1t the Rev. DR.. Booth had oc-
cason to say to the Rev. DR.. +. Z. shearer. who
is connected with one OF the charitable socie-
ties. but who has no pastoral charge. that he
wished his good Brother Shcarer would let
the churches settle their own affairs. without
his aid" Even the Rev. DR.. Sample went 40
far as to say that tine Warszawiak matter
threatened to go on It'll tho fulness OF the
Gentlles be come in"
The report Of the committee appointed to
consider the McGfrert matter was made pub
lie. II says in part: AT the first meeting DIR.
uCblIitIl WIZ was pIcSent ~ VI
your committee, made statement declaring
his accord with the doctrinal standards OF the
Presbyterian Church. a recital In substance
the same as that made in a communication ad-
dressed to the last General Assembly. At the
same time he announced that he had not
changed his views as expressed In his book.
nor could he conscientiously withdraw from the
Church. lie was subsequently requested to
make a more specific statement to the COM
mittee. either In writing or orally concerning
certain quotations from his book which he
claimed had been IN sapprehendei. but he de-
| clned. thinking 1t unnecessary to add any
thing to tho written statement already male.
| The book" the committee say further on.
left us with an uncertain inspiration. a falibe
Christ. a disnsmbercd New Testament. a
| doubtful authenticity. aud with views OF the
Lords Supper and OF justification out OF accord
with the teachings Of the l,resbyt.rian Ghnich:
| They recommend 4 the adoption OF the following
| resolutions:
First, That the Presbytery declares its accord with
! thr ditvcrance % ou last Assembly c,pcctns the
| fundamental doctrines as found on the Ddth and
| s,th pal,s VI the minutes for 1892.
vowa ~ til. points In DE- Mcilrert's work ndi
Gated IN the foregoing action Of oar General Assem-.
standards. of our church.
Thru. We express our great regret that DR..
! McG.ncrt refuses TO change Ills views, or withdraw
! Fourth. Hat IN view Of the fact that this matter
! is "IIupor,ani, dihcult aud = peculiar d.licacy
respecting nj d the rreshytory Is greatly divided"
and b-rttug that ecclesiastical trial At this juno
turc would b" .eriuu. dctrimcntt to the church In
thi, city. we overture tn n"u o"n"rsl Assembly In
the eNerc's" 4 IT. constitutional AUTHORITY to deal
! directly with 'h. matter a. IN its judgment may
seom est. a. to secure An early and nnal dispoi
/ ton Of It.
Drs sample. Booth. Shaw and Bliss. and
Elders Magic. Boyd AMI Me.gs were the COM
J The resolutions of pr Van DYKE. DR. Howard
! A.Jnhn-,p, and pr Francis Brown. which we're
/ offered at the November meeting OF the Pres
]
| gort. W." substantially "a described in The
suN at The time; since that meeting DI, Van
! two sc,- OF resolutions and these were offered
70 ne Pr"shytery YESTERDAY a. one resolution
derlar,'. that the action ~ the General Assem-
bly is sun ent to guard the purity Of the
, doctrine ~ the Church 80 inr ns the teachings
/ OF the book in question may affect the same"
and makes this recommendations:
eGoeniL,ns tho mantle, evils and mi.nnd.T
an attempt to cshh ~ rv ludic a' process the Limit
,h1 .,im,ar. tie pls.yt'ry 6a,ins frrs"iG ~.
corded it, dislprrovA of tn" sa hugs ra;erred to
neiu'cr,st. y the p"Arr ~ Tho church the pro
| t",uon = tic purity ~ IT. doctrine calls for any
Tor hrc,y would vurk grave injury to the Interests
Of Hr st.s Klngd .u.
II wns acr""i that a srerial meeting OF tho
rfeshytery shouIi hc, hc' next MONDAY after
/ noon to consider the Mn,HUrr' matter further
.as.%%s s% b r%1m b. "ns " away T win m While sH'h the
| McGiiIrr' matter - under d,scus.i N
! Just l"inin the Rd.uulun"nt tn" Rev. Dr.
b"tory' b"" r' con, mlr,oc to tn West Pr"sby,erinn
Clutch 10 Iook INTO he welfare nt the church.
/ Tn" pre-bytery has sent two committees TO
! this church within the last year. There has
been trpubl" there for some time between
/ the Rey. Dr. Evans. th. pastor. aud a
nnmLsr o! mem4%rs ~ OF n" consre-
I held thcir own Mr.. Smndey. an oder from
. the West Church. orr sod Or. Van Dykes
/ resolution, saying that the church Was now ut
nd af la
doing II a grhtui'"uS injury Tor III" Prrshytery
e. sud 4 committee up there 10 make more
The Ecv DR. Hoadloy spoke for the resolu-
/ tlOn. He sai that "A number o. men Of means.
| Christian men. had put their money and their
! and II was very dear 10 them. Recently they
| had seen the church running down. had seen
| It's mem bors gong over to other cOmmuniOus
| aul the Christian sprt OF the congregation
d-terlorating generally. II m" Pr"shytcrv
| could bs OF service to these gentlemen hy
! senIing n cOmmi'te" 10 look into IN. church
affairs. DR.. HDad,cy thought 1t ought TO rn
/ sent
Tho Rev. DR. Evaus rose AMI spoke in his
own defence. II" did not roi"r Ia his oupp-
nen's in tn" church excerpt 10 say that whom he
| came TO b" pastor th"r" he cam" as one know
| ing no man. hut on,y Jesus Christ and Him
| crucinel" ~" said that h" believed tn" spirit
ual state on the church was better now than
when he came to II and that lts material state
WAS no worse As he talked he walked up and
spenking sometimes NJ DR. IInndl"y some
| times nt th" moderator. and sonnet mos At th"
whole Ir.sbytery. when he finished the mr"t-
INK broke out in nprlau~" and almost unani-
mousy voted against the resolution to send u
committee To h.z church.