New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
ACCEPTED, BUT MAY DIE,
PRESBYTERY NOW FINDS SICK CANDI-
DATE. WHO THOUGHT ADAM
\ MYTH, ORTHODOX.

Vincent Nou the young applicant for a
preachers license who rejected by the
New-York Presbytery April II because he
could not his way clear to accept Adam as
a historical person is in serious-some say
in dying-condition at the home Of his sister,
No. 43O East Seventy -ninth-st.
Mr. Non has suffered from consumption for
a number of years. but his relatives say that
the recent turn for worse in the disease was di-
rectly caused by his unpleasant experience with
the New-York Presbytery. In the week follow
ing his appearance before that body his illness
became so critical that he had 10 be removed
from the Union Theological Seminary. where he
then pursuing his studies, 10 the Presby-
terian Hospital. At the hospital he grew worse,
and after remaining there one week was taken
TO the home OF his sister.
Yesterday at the stated meeting OF the Pres
bytery a committee which. according to one
minister who present at the April meet
ing. had been appointed for the purpose OF
praying with Mr.. Nol, wrestling with God for
him. mOderating him, tuning him down and
giving him "A dressing" made verbal report to
the presbytery in which they stated that Mr..
NoH had been examined in private by them.
that the candidate denied the accuracy OF the
published reports. denied that Adam
myth, and that as a whole the committee had
found Mr.. Noll orthodox in the extreme"
This was what the Rev. Frederick ID. Shearer.
who was elected stated clerk yesterday. read
from the record of the meeting. There were
some ministers present. however. who said that
the report contained nothing as the ortho-
doVy OF the candidate. but simply declared that
Mr.. NOll had been found satisfactory Candi-
date on further examination.
When DIT. Shearer was confronted with this
discrepancy he said that Mr. Nol had been con-
fused when before the .presbytery but that the
committee had examined him I'm a ''parIor." and
that he had turned out satisfactorily then.
Mr.. Nou too I'll to be yesterday. but
his sister said that the action of the presbytery
undoubtedly was the final blow which caused
the turn for the worse in his illness
He never speaks about his experience with
the New-Yorl1 Presbytery.' she continued. but
ia his feverish dreams that organization and
his unfortunate experience with them seem To
be ever uppeTmOst in his mind. He had worked
so hard and so Conscientiously. and his disap-
pointment was great in proportion"
The superintendent of the CuiOn Theological
Seminary when seen last night concurred in
date that the action OF the presbytery was the
cause OF his probably fatal Illness. He had
passed his examination at the seminary. and
viii to-day receive his diploma
At the presbytery meeting the Rev. Frederick
u. Shearer was elected stated clerk to succeed
the Rev. DIR. Birch. who died recently. DIT.
Shearer was elected with sixty votes. as against
forty for the Rev. A Z. Mcmillan, who was
also a candidate
The Rev. DIT MCConaughy was appointed mod
orator pro TEN. OF the session at the Bethany
Presbyterian Church. in place Of Dr. Birch and
the Rev. Drs r. r. Booth and a. G. Mcmillan
were appointed a committee TO draft a resolu-
ton on the death OF Dr. Birch.