The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-16

IN. Roy III Henry van Dyke, author,
temporary pastor II ih" Brick Preshv'
,esL.r Church and p~tois-~or of English
Al Princeton. Wa elected Moderator 81 ia"
nah General Assembly Il the Presby-
,.,ian church Yesterday at'ei noon.
Though Dr van Dyke represents liberal
Thoughts in the church, after two ballots
he had a hare majority Of tho votes cast.
Those who hav. watched the gathering
of the present Assembly carefully do not
think tina, his election denotes the success
~ the creed r~evisionis;- beyond doubt
The opposition. the cons-ry ative element,
lacked cohesion In the election. and went
,o niece. NJ the end with the result, that
many who had been voting FOR the candi-
date opposed to Dr. van Dyke, left tho
room when /; became apparent that their
men could not te elected.
There was much bitter feeling hown
during the election II was openly shown
~hen the Assembly was asked To make
Or. var DYKES election unanimous. There
.sre loud cries OF NO. no from ali parts
~ the room, A little later, In Or. van
Dykes address accepting the Office. h"
aid that h. could not see how no had h+"n
slected unless 70 Was through the belief Of
many Of the commissioners that they were
voting for his father who WAS = man ~
Trid orthodoxy. There were shouts OF
That's so,' from some Of the more con-
sentative commissioner.
The Rev. DR. Howard Dufheld. who.
% the opinion ~ III" New York ~conserva-
tives, was thu strongest candidate ui Tho
sn,i'revtsionists, received ne smsiIrst
vote on the first ballot Of the candidates
and was Immediately withdrawn In the
hop~ thai his supporters YOU rally around
The Rev. Or. James u Moratt, President
Of Washington and Jefferson University.
Pennsylvania, who wa the closest oppon-
Rev Or. n. X k-rr Of Bellevue, Neb.
Vas also withdrawn in the hope OF throwing
strength 10 DR. Mofsu but more than
half OF Dr. keu's supporters, and many
~ DR.. Dufheld's we're caught nv the pro-
Nailing shout 81 Nan Dyke sud the winning
candidate gain~i rather than lost votes
nv the manr WING
The dei-at Of IN" anti-p yisioni-ts N
the election ~ q Moderator has only made
them more determined - fight. Tho re-
nor, OF the Committee on Revision. for which
b. van DYKE Is aid 20 have been more
responsible than any other one man, ~ill
he made public IN The Assembly, this after
noon. III. as the irrNlsionlrts seem
10 anticipate. Their" are radical propositions
made IN IA" measures propo~'d Tor me
Assembly action they are prepared IN
60 into something v"rv Tx" personalities
in their enort 10 N-"p the standards oithelr
Church unChansrvi.
Tho election began AZ \ o'clock in The
afternoon The Rev Dr Mir'on. Nod~ra-
tor a. m. ll3ti Assembly, oI-u"d ~" alter
roon session by announcing % "a" brethren
that to ga,nl which he held iV 't hand,
wa- made ~ wood brought from Jerusalem
by the Row DR. Sf's'n - stockton. Cal
ard wa to Il" property Of the General
Assemblies for all time The gav"l was
observed 10 b. inidN In tho form ~ an adze,
-harp-nci on uic sale The reason Tor
Ibis wa- not explained
Tn. Rev. ~ n. n Lindsay ~ Ale
el.sny nominated President NoNa't. He
aid ,hs, the Middle Mes' had not hecn
r-presenied IN tho Moderator chair Tor
,~enty--ish, wears. ami urged that II
would ~ vcl - do honor 70 the President
Of a college which had ~'n' fnure mon INTO
IN. miui-'rv than Harvard Nnl. or Prince
ton. Finally ~. dV".t IN nr. Nufdt :
.~srvic'- A. = p.acrna ser a. the lat as-''tr-
blv wien 10" Vf'ra r"d 'h" Only r'-"tu'l'E
an crScl r. vision hat '',r ~ 'lr history
~ 'ha church = anV'u'ur Ids" a ur.an'-
,n,u- No'. li.tuc''ur AMI applause
The Rev Dr Wilson Phrauer 81 last
Orange 80 nominated 10y Mr. Jer"7han
iL,k.r cf Madison. y J Mr. Baker cdG~-d
nr. Mlnton 'o blush and tl- assembly
20 roar Nv -ol-rnniy asserting that ~
Phraner was not q Ucrfoci man. but quite
NJ, for the Nod"fa,orship
He Nov w ~ 'lAN -
nominated pr pufiaIi He compares
Dr nuNi"ld wi'h Mr. Grcafh"a-t IN Psi
grim's Progress and -n'k" ~ N" nlt
frsr Church ~ the church which. Ike
he pelican, had rent it, breast - sgooNr
, children. Dr. Booth ~s.i hat nr DUFF
cold ~as the pastor o! The o,d.st church
IN tha CITY which did 10, loN" the pre-bN-
'-riAn communion, and where there vas
= strong sentiment 10 revolutlonize the
old standards q he Presbyterian fai'h,
- thar could 10 done
We stand hera in 'ha city ~ New York
NJ. saii In conclusion. -wi'h 'uil and endless
-hari,y. bur win ;he slcr mes lnt-U''.'
30 uphold ne system II doctrine, pun" and
suaisht, as Ne had II from our fathers
Tho Rry ~ " Il lI'l. r %. 30 hts-sr
ron,nn' d ~ Van py., H. lad -'r,-
IN tLs fact that " van nyk''> pa
ion "a al'cg' her Spontaneous 1nd NAT
here had been 80 Nu" pulling n he ia'.y
snd asserted hat ~ van Dyke vas re
'NA Greed Revision t"nin''.c
Tho Rev Or DAVID Howell = Michigan
sscOni.g Or Phransrs urr'ra'I1n am
'h-n 'he Rev Dr Palm-i e ~ LOUIS
hroustt on 'h-rs-eo 4 Df Ho.m sofFi''s-
burr VII, h- aid q, STREET r-ru-n 2 t. f,r
-ian OuIding from N.-Ooo IN eighteen
months % l'sE than ;ipOn
The Rev Or Parry e Williamsburg went
- ,hs platform - -"~uui tho ronl-Srion
~ IN HOMES n' sin IN par
si,srs u44ghSri. %isttsrs Ind Brethren
M only .ps,k a- The iacts l-nk ovl r.
But | rrI-' siy tLat ~ to me- v.. ~ that
Mndef l'uI . char - itd' : glov. tts h'r
hand When Wr thought 1T q MCd-Tt|o or
ve looked around 4 irsl FOR % onl"ge prc-l-
dett '~ir .morg Na1sF dn"rcui- Boz
there aT- - many c' sg- FIe-Idcuts II
In every Prc.hytr-Y We looked Tor 4
~. irdgerous 80 't- -.4 Ihcrs are too
'psny po"ts ilAush'"r
Reference had been mazda - tho fact thar
m Huimes u hard of hearing and would
have iifculty IN presiding on that account
NJ Parry said thai ~ Holmes hearing
Va wonderful For. aid h-, ni
ifolinc- hNhr, tho cry 4 the poor. to vh.,h
- many sre deaf In speaking ~ ~
Holm"s'~ -u"cess IN r~ducing church deh,.
~ said
jean Chtis, v~e7s over 'h, tay Of tho
World Peter denied 'tri-t Iuda- ha-
'rsyrd MIN nut ~ Na- LETT 'tr - 10 r.oTtgags
'hrisi i,su >se Him sttEd,I there feg Ifi-
tns Wi,h fearful ev~- the Marriages two
tiTr" - rsl-ci ou iIis name and on RS love,
which have nov been 20 nearly vi - on
ran hear HIM cav. 'Nto hAs dove ~
thins' vAo bUt NJ servant. Richard :
Nolmes
The stamping and iroricRl srrlsus~ -
The assembly rose TO u a vol;rp'
that Or parTy's voice could not h. heHTi
and BE- lei' tho platform
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