New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-09
DROPS I HERESY CASES
New York Presbytery ReverSeS
Its Action OF Three Years Ago.
ALL CONCERNED STUDENTS
Doubtful as to Virgin Birth and
Physical Resurrection-Dr. Van
Dykes Son a Theologue.

There were only four ministers OF tho
Presbyterian faith out OF more than one
hundred who attended the spring meeting
Of tho New York Presbytery held at the
old First Church yesterday who objected
to the views Of three young students
branded as heretical by the same body In
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II was said last night that the candidates
were Union Theological Seminary students,
and among them was Basil Douglas Hail.
son OF Dr. Charles Cuthbert Hall. who
until his death was head OF the Union
Theological Seminary. The other two were
Kenneth d. Miller and oliver Clyde Weist.
All three and four other candidates for
the ministry were admitted to licensure. so
that il is only a question Of short time
when all seven will be ordained. The other
four we're r. r. White Benjamin. Samuel
Glover Dunseath. Warren Esng and Frank
Hamilton
The three young Union theologians held
doubts as TO the virgin birth Of Jesus az
set forth I'm the Gospel, doubts as TO the
raising Of Lazarus from the dead. and
doubts that Jesus rose from the dead in
the same body in which He was crucihed.
The admission Of the three we're the Rey.
pr. J. Ford Sutton. the Rev. Or. Frederick
Echelbergcr Shearer and his brother. the
Roy Dr. George Lewis Shoarer, and the
Rev Dr John Fox, secretary Of tho Amcri-
can Bible Society.
The Rev. Dr.. Sutton. in explaining why
ne and the other three dissenters voted
against the rest Of the presbytcry, said:
Il did not have the opportunity to state
on the floor of tho prcsbytery my reasons.
hut the story is thil Seven young students
read their papers. which seemed good. But
when they were questioned in regard to
their belief in the virgin birth Of our Lord
as set forth I'm tho Gospels they hestated.
They were not decided If they believed It
or not. They believed in the virgin birth,
iut hositatcd 20 believe it as got forth in
the Gospel narrative.
This was a terrible uncertainty" con
tinucd DR.. sutton with feeling. because n
Cur Lord was not born Of the Virgin Mary
as set forth I'm the Gospel narrative He
vas born of the Virgin Mary. but not ac-
cordng to the Gospel narrative. and i'm
mediately the question arises. Whose Son
was He?
Or. Fox and the two Or. Shearers and I
entered our protests.
Then they doubted az TO the raising OF
Lazarus from the dead. and one Young
man said lie did not know II Jesus was
resurrected in the body in which lie was
crucifed."
These were the same beliefs that led the
same body In 1909 to file hcresy charges
ha1 u a Il "A
finally ordained at the Bedford Park
Church q few months later and made its
pastor
The Rev. Or Edgar W Work. pastor Of
the Fourth church, vas elected moderator
by the Prcsbytery. and he appointed the
Rev Or John Lyon Caughey as vice-mod-
orator
Telegram were sent TO President Taft
and TO Secretary Fisher OF the Department
OF the Interior. approving the action Of
Robert g. Valentine. Commissioner OF n
dian Affairs. in banishing sectarian garb
and insignia from the Indian schools. THIS
order affects the Roman Catholic nuns who
are employed in the schools. who wear the
garb OF their order.
The following were elected commissioners
to represent the New York Prcsbytery at
tho General Assembly. which will bee held
al Louisville, May 10:
Ministers-The Rev. Or Edgar W. Work,
moderator and pastor Of the Fourth
Church. the Rev Or. David 6. Wylie, pas
tor Of the Scotch Church; tho Rev. Or.
Francis T.. Brown. president Union Theo-
logical Seminary: the Rev. r. W Smith.
pastor ST Nicholas Avenue Church. the
Rev John &. Palmer, pastor Emanuel
chanel. the Rev. John r. Mackay. North