The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM.
Prof, mcGifffert Retires From the
Presbyterian Church.
BISHOP POTTER ON PHILIPPINES
a Youthful Couple Elopes-Drew
Blank i'll the Lottery OF Mar
riage-"S S. Deane Said
to be a Woman.
BISHOP POTTER ON PHILIPPINES


NEW YORK, March 2o.-special.-It is
announced to-day that Prof. Arthur {.
McGiffert, of Union Theological Semi
nary, has withdrawn from the Presbyte-:
rian church. He has written letter to
Moderator Dufticld, of the New York
Presbytery, asking that his name be.
stricken from the role.
Prof AIcGifford has for some time been
under u charge of heresy. 1t grew OUT OF
statements made by the Union Seminary
professor in a historical book concerning
the early Apostolic age. The Presbytery
Of Pittsburg overturned the General AS
sembly of 1898, and the case came up
again at Minneapolis last year, to which
BODY Prof McGiffert sent long letter
i'll self-defenSe. The Assembly was over
whelnlingly against him.
A committee of the New York Presby-
terry labored all last summer and fall over
the case. A few weeks ago Prof. .McGlt-
fert called together a company of his
sRiends, and asked their advice, and told
them he would follow it and withdraw.
Miss Lillian drummer, slender young
woman of delicate appearance, testified
before Recorder Golf yesterday concerning
the e. S. Dean Co. The interesting feat
ure of her testimony was tina ti. -
Dean. was woman and that Kellogg
was her manager.
Nora Crocker, aged sixteen, and Pau
WeEbecker, aged eleven, have disappear
ed from the Fisher Home in Paterson, N.
j., and it is believed that they have elop-
ed This institution is connected with
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children. At last accounts the run
aways had not been found.
EISHOPEPOTnDR'S CHANGE OF VIEW.
Bishop Potter has undergone a. change
of sentiment concerning. our duty in the
Philippines. AS is we'll Known he has just
returned from a visit to-Manlla and IN
speaking to the subject yesterday he SAID
that it mattered little as to what views
were held two years ago. Inc Omteo
States mad gone ahead and taken the ISL
and and was now in control. Whatever
we migat have done a year or so ago..
he went on, there is but one thing for
us to do now, and that is to administer
the government of the islands and to as
sumo the responsibility for their future.
No one else is likely to undertake 1T
Having once undertaken the Job OF gov
erning the Philippines, the United states
cannot turn back No American would see
| his country undergo the humiliation Of
| giving up territory once acquires The
military ad1ninistratio of the Islands Is
beyond praise General Otis has not@re-
ceiyed half the recognition ne deserves.
He has acted with great wisdom New
questions are arising daily, and ne handies
them with discretion.
| Zone thing is evident, and that IS ina
| the Filipinos are as yet in no condlnon
for self-goyernment.A If; civil soYern7
ment were imposed a large mill tary5 force
would be needed to maintain 1t. Fart OF
the population might be spoken OF as IN m a
condition of semi-revolt
Several friends of AgVinaldo, contin-
ued the Bishop, called upon me IN Hong
Kong, and they led ME to think that they
did not. feel that there was much prosper
of success for his uidertaA king. Inc pet
! ter class of Fihpinos dire becoming sat a
fed that American occupad on means IN
creased prosperity and are not raising any
objections. . 81 -. &
MISS TERRY BETTER
Miss Ellen Terry returned to S1fsdsnry
Irving,s support at the Knickerboc last las
tfright and received a5cordial SWelcoIn s.lle
Twas looking better and brighter than ma Tor E
some time past She expects TO go on
now ;twi thout interrupt Until the enc OF
lher cement in Jew 7 ork..
..The Casino Girl, new local !. play,
was produced at the Casino last an1gnt
DREW STRiAVS FOR VIE VIE ti.s:s
In February last August ;ktoses ana e
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