The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-20
UNION THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY SUBJECT
FOR BITTER ATTACK
Northern Presbyterian Assem-
bly, Applauds the Minor
ity Report
MAJORITY REPORT
FkVORS REUNION
DR.. Wylie. Presenting Major
ity Report. Asks Contin-
uance---Resume Dis
cussion Today

3 ATLANTA. GA. May 1s.--Charges
of preaching pantheism and Hindu
philosophy were made against the
faculty OF Union Theological seminary
at this afternoons session of the
Northern Presbyterian assembly.
DR.. Montfort, who Is one of the edi-
tors Of the Herald and Presbyter. pub
lished at Cincinnati. bitterly attack
ed the Union faculty in presenting
minority report differing with the ma
jority report of the Union Theological
seminary committee. which had just
been given by DIR. David G.. Wylie. of
New York city,
Restoration of previous relations be-
tween the seminary and the Northern
church was favored In the majority
report. out opposed in the minority
report In presenting one of these re-
ports DIR. Montfort declared:
THE time has come for the church
to draw the line. The issue lies be-
tween true faith and Hindu phil
osophy fnasquerading in the guise OF
Christianity. Here is Hindu phil
osophy in modern theological school
shall we allow this To continue %
Charge Is Appiauded.
As DR. Montfort made this charge
the assembly broke into applause.
which continued for several minutes.
Prior 10 his final charge of Hin
dooism." DIR. Montfort bad declared
that the teachings of the seminary
were opposed In many respects to the
belief of the Presbyterian church. and
that preachers are being turned out
who do not believe In the Inspiration
of the Bible, or the resurrection Of
Jesus Christ
DR.. John r. Davies. of Philadelphia.
who presented minority report num-
her one, before the assembly. made
the same charge as DR. Montfort. as
TO the belief OF many graduates. He
said that the Presbytery OF New York
and other Preshyieries had licensed
and ordained graduates of the Union
Theological seminary. who did not be-
lieye in the infailibility Of the Bible,
or the resurrection.
Asks For Continuances.
DIR, Wylie. pastor Of the famous
Scotch church in New York. in pre-
senting the majority report asked
: that the committee be continued un-
Ill 1914. for a Anal report. Then
DR.. Davies, who presented the minority
s report of himself together with r.
II. Perkins Presbyterian elder of
Baltimore asked that the special com
mittee be dismissed. under the de-
cision that a resumption Of relations
between the l.. S. a. assembly and
the seminary Is impossible under
present conditions.
DIR. Francis Brown, president Of
Union, replied to the charges made
on the minority reports. He denied
the charges OF rationalism and Hin
dooisn. and said that the seminary
Is conforming strictly TO Christian
and evangelical beliefs In teaching.
DIR. Brown also called attention to
the fact that Union seminary is not
at the bar of the assembly. as there
has been no official connection between
the seminary and the general assem-
bly, for a number of years. On account
of so-called LAX theology" relations
were broken off then.
The present committee was an
pointed in 1911 to confer with the
directors and faculty 70 the seminary,
with a view of resuming relations.
The majority report of the committee
tells OF proposition to install chair
in the seminary OF instruction in
Presbyterian doctrine. but this was
as far as the committee had got
ten toward a reconciliation
Political scheme Denied.
The debate on Union seminary will
be resumed tomorrow. The Northern
commissioners were greatly excited
this morning by the reproduction here
of New York newspaper story charg-
ing Or. j. T. Stones election as mod
orator OF that body was brought about
through "a deep laid political
scheme The charge was indignant
~ denied by DR.. Stone and the COM
( missioners generally.
Moderator Stone announced that he
had appointed as vice moderator Mr..
Frederick A. Booth, OF New York
The Northern assembly this afternoon
added impetus to the organic union
movement by adopting a resolution
authorixi ag the transportation Of pro-
posals for organic union to the SUI
preme judiciaries OF all the F'resby-
terrain churches in America.