The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
WON'T LET M'GIFFERT REST.
NOTICE M DIR. hRCH THAT HE
UTLL PREFER MN ESY CHARGE rs.

Pre.bytery Agree. to Herr Them Next
Voted Down-Dr. van Dyke Wants Re-
lease From the Brick Church Pnstorate.
At Yesterdays meeting Of the New York
Prcsbytery now life was given TO the matter OF
DR.. McGinert's alleged heresy. This was sup
posed to have been set at rest, so far as the
Piesbytcry was concerned. by the action taken
at its last meeting when resolutions were
passed to the effect that the Presbyterian fifth
hal been sufficiently protected by tho fuss
already made over DR.. McGifrert's utterances
and that no charges should be preferred against
him 10y the Presbytery. Yesterday the Rev.
DR.. q. ". J. Birch. the prosecutor in the
Briggs case. gave notice that he was prepared
TO table" charges against Dr.. McGiiert.
Table" In Presbytery p~lrlance. means prefer.
With DIR. Birch's consent the reading and en-
tering Of the charges was deferred until next
Monday afternoon at = o'clock.
The action taken by DR.. Birch caused no
small stir in the Presbytery, but It was agreed
that DIR. Birch was perfectly within his rights
in preferring charges. as an individual. against
DR.. McGiffert after the Presbytcry. as a body.
had agreed to drop the case. The general
opinion was that the charges will be oyerwhelm-
ingly voted down next Monday on tho ground
that to consider them would be inconsistent
with the Presbytery's previous action. and that
DR.. Birch. supported by the minority OF stick
lers for orthodoxy. will then appeal to tho
next General Assembly. where the real fight
over the case will take place. This was the
procedure in the case Of DR.. Briggs. DR.. Birch
declined to tell yesterday what form the charges
would take.
The pastoral relations between the Rev. DR..
Henry van DYKE and the Brick Church were
dissolved. DR., van Dyke sent this letter to the
Presbytary.
DEAR BnErHRKs.-Haying completed seventeen
years oflsbor in one Of the churches under your
care and having received from that church an a..
ceptance OF my resignation, | now beg you 70 release
Inc from the PASTORAL Charge IN order that ! may dc.
vote myself TO the ninis'rJ OF Christ in another rsld
Of work.
7 make this request BY letter because I am III from
overwork in the aforesaid church. In regard TO the
transfer of my membership to another Presbyt'ry |
that | have offended by hAsty word or deed | ask
pardon. To every brother that hls gwen, me help
many send love, pom all 81 you | pray that
GODS great blessings Of peace and work may descend.
aud lat through yorr lsbors the Kingdom OF Christ
faithfully and Srectionately yours.
Henry VAN DYKE.
Anumber OF speeches complimentary to DR..
van DYKE were made, Stated Clerk Birch snid
that he was fond of DR.. van Dyke for his
!. fathers sake as well As for his own. Father
and son had been among his nearest and dear
est friends. he said, though he never had been
able TO agree with eithor OF them about any,
thing,
Samuel McComb and the Rutgers Church were
dissolved. The Fifth Avenue Church received
permission 10 prosecute q call to the lev. DR..
furves before the prcsbytery of New Bruins
wick. The committee that was sent 10 the
Fourth PRESBYTERIAN Church to settle the
question as to the amount due from that
church 10 the wife OF the Rev. Mr.. Kerr. who
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