New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-26
WILL CLEAR PROFESSORS.
committee So Recommends to
Presbyterian Assembly.
UNANIMOUS IN REPORT
dissenting Amendment Cheered
an Floor-No Verdict in
Grant Heresy Case.

II. c,+v Nav 8-WNile the General
,nlv has not voted upon the question
~. orthodoxy OF the two Union SEMI
,ro,essors whose recent articles were
h - - by over'ures from the pres
re-, :, West Jersey and Iowa. II may
w. with authority that President Fran
Brown will Re cleared from all suspi-
:, reretical teaching through his arti-
eO .,hlished last fall in The New York
.-x,r~ and Il is probable that Pro-
- william Adams Brown will no longer
.,6s- suspicion because Of his articles
-. Harvard Review and The South
N.,hod:.t Review
-. committee on bills and overtures
,,rously recommended that there was
,,-c,snt reason for divering the in
s,s ne energy Of the Church from
IA, practical enterprises now absorb
20 ..tsnt.on because OF the articles
o,u.t on the Church 20 exercise Chris
"a, sef-res;rAnt. both as touching dis
.n,,i,s ,iierances on the one hand and
.,,-,-hlns anxieues on the other The
--.,,t.. found nothing IN President
60, sr,!cle 70 indicate departure from
standards OF the Church and nothing IN
..o,.sso-s Browns articles when taken
-, N. explanation which he had pub
,...s - correct Misunderstanding. Before
:. ,ocor 70 adopt the report could he
= -. Rev Edwin r Reinke. Of Phia-
-. moved an amendment recommend
- 70 action regarding President Brown g
-...r,noes. but expressing disapprovel OF
=. .-,icl.s o. Professor Brown and ad-
-o,lsh,us him 20 desist from the dissent
,a,.or Of views In apparent conflict with
,sA Presbyterian standards.
Discussion Postponed Day.
~ motion Of the Rev Or David G.
Wi. ~ New York who wished 10 see the
,ro documents In print. discussion was
-or-,oned until tomorrow morning. when
al o,he- business Will b4 pushed aside until
. s.c,s,ou e reached. Or. Little read the
osr,ures which had called for the inquiry,
an IN reply. he said. the following answer
vas recommended:
Your committee after careful investiga-
ton Of jhe matter 70 Whlch me 0Nertures
al attention. would report as follows.
Vhersas neither N the coca sion and
rlsce Of their appearance nor IN the phrase
oIoEy Of the articles IS there anything 70
~ deliverances Of the Assembly, and,
whereas IN the address OF President
rrarcis Brown there = no reference 70 any
rort specified n the Assenbly's deliver
srces nor anything 70 indicate departure
f-o-, ire standards q the Church. ana.
Whereas while the articles Of Professor
william Adams Brown 90 contain matter
susceptible II misunderstanding ana tend
ny N i77-air confidence IN his loyalty 10
m standards vet since their publication
a-d before the inception Of the overtures
ne vas A. pans 10 correct nltSunGerstand-
~ ~ PUBLISHING definite an NATION OF
fs-h in The deity II Christ and ~ his de-
perdencs for his own salvaSion upon N.
a-onlnE sacrifice NJ the divine Christ alone.
ard
whereas The peace and harmony pre-
vsling IN our beloved Church, and IN.
interest n Christian work everywhere
commanding the ENERGIES and enlisting en-
-husias- Of our " hole fellowship for the
enlargement and extension Of the Re-
d44mers kingdom should not lightly -
disturbed
Therefore The Assembly. while reafrr1-
NJ The Fundamental - the historic facts
sas expressed both ~ orr Church standards
Fl. an IN the dstvsrsnces Of the Assembly
ret Ands thar m the articles 70 which the
ovsrfur@s direct attention there rs no suf-
fcisrr reason fo- diverting the interest and
RE energies ~ The Church from tho great
wsc-fcsf enterprises now absorbing its at
-sntion. and 1nds mat M further action
should oe taken tr
Mr. seinks's Dissenting Voice.
" Reinks In presenting his amendment
said m Part.
TIE PRESBYTERIAN Church Is the oulTark
T. not Of evangelical religion. al least or
orthodoxy. II has stood four square 10
svery wind that blows and 20 its towers
men look ~ catch the first CLINT OF the
rays n the rising SIN. To relieve my own
conscience present The following sub
s-tlte tor the conclusion ~ the committee;
Resolve. Tl,st-Thst no action be taken
Nth reference to tho utterances Of the
PEI F~srcis Brown r y
,sco0d-Thst the General Assembly ex-
presses - 1I-4 nprora Of the recent uL-
'srsnces OF the Rev. William Adams
Brown n ID mo- the January number or
The Harvard Tua0 .Ogical Review as m
apparent conflict with the G0ctrinai stand
ards n our rnurcn and admonishes HIN
desisf from the dissemination OF sucn
views
Tho Rer Elliott Fields. also of Phila-
1sl7ha moved 10 lay NJ. Reinkes amend
rert on the table The motion was lost.
md Or Carson. the moderator. checked the
applause which followed Dr.. Mark A.
Matthew'S r. Seattle. moved that the
rapers 10 referred 10 the judicial commits
sio1. % report "a year hence. Dr. 5 ;.
p,lne- # Columbus. Ohio. opposed delay.
Dr George a. Luccock. II Chicago.
raised The question whether the Assembly
had the power to adopt the amendment
rroposed 5y Mr Renkc, as it was judg-
nsnt i1 tho case OF Professor Brown,
gwen without trial or even hearing.
The judicial commission IS still consider
ne the Grant heresy case. and no word has
zone from the 5grv room 10 give an indi-
alton a. fo what the verdict will be. Nor
"a tie committee or bills and overtures
reported m the prohibition Of students at
lending Union Seminary. When these two
@cuns subjects have been settled the
fa-scA VIII breathe freely again for an
e'hf. year. This much may be said. how
"s--tae judicial committee has reached a
ascsion. Nh... IS said 20 be unanimous.
Five memoers of the judicial committee
'sre elected to-day to serve FOR three
}ears The Rev Drs. Jesse f. Forbes. Of
New York and Thomas A. McCurdy. OF
Nandan. y d. and these three elders;
IT. VMtvor,l. ~ Seattle. Joel I. Will
anson. Or indiana, and John W. Foster.
" Washington