The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-03
PRESBYTERIAN
LEADERS ATTACK
UNION SEMINARY
$50 Sign a Protest Against
Methods Of Institution as
UnOrthOdOX.
ADVERSE REPORT on
FINANCES PREDICTED

preshyterlars throughout the country |
are becoming greatly stirred over what !
me more orthodox clergymen Of that faith |
are pleased to call the scandal OF the |
New York Presbytery In its relations
uith the Union Theological Seminary. !
which renounccd the jurisdiction of the |
Presbyterian church following the trial
ard acquittal of The late Rev. Dr.
Charles A. Briggs for heresy by the
New York Presbytery and his suspension
b, the General Assembly.
The scandal took two new turns
Yesterday following the announcement
that there had been circulated among
clersymen and prominent laymen a
psmphlet entitled Does the Presbytery
Of New York Need Visitation written
by the Rev. Dr. John Fox. "A member OF
the presbytery, and accompanied by a
protest signed by the Rev. Drs. Fox.
Simeon +. Dunn. Charles y. Van Houton,
James =. Patterson, Albert Dale Gantz
ard oliver +. Barnhill against the &C.
ton Of The rresbytery In sustaining the
examination in theology OF Messrs. Fit.
parr. Chamberlain and Carter. candi-
dates for licensure; and after rejecting
q motion to delay for mcnth pro-
ceed!ng Immediately 20 license them to
preach the Gospel" All the candidates
we're from the Union Theological Semi
nary.
!, became known yesterday that an
other orthodox circular. said to he an
attack upon the Union Theological Sem
mary aud the New York presbytery, has
found is way into the hands of clergy
men and laymen in anticipation of the
meeting Of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church at Rochester two
weeks hence This circular came out of
NE West II was prepared by the Rev.
D. Mark \. Matthews OF Seattle. a
former assembly moderator and chair
raD of the Union Seminary committee
and bears the names OF go prominent
leaders IN the Presbyterian Church.
adverse Report ON seminary.
The second interesting development
vas in the form OF an apparently well
m:tee which has been studying :inan-
cal affairs in Union Seminary Will
repor; adversely to the General AS
semb'y
On ,ri, subject of the investigation
WIZ has been going on the Presby-
t'ran, speaking edi,orially in its cur
rtu, ssue. SAID The one legal
question: is this. Are any OF the funds
O. The Union Seminary trust funds of
tie Presbyterian church? II there are
such funds then the Church cannot
escape her DUTY in the discharge OF the
thus which she once accepted. II she
does she destroys that confidence for
tie future upon which such trusts are
made She should institute such legal
actions Is viii enable her TO fulhl her
irus' r the report OF this committee
plainly shows that there are no such
thus, funds then the Presbyterian
tnur should dis,laim all such oblga-
on md .and the seminary away in
peace II the report shows that doc
FINALLY This seminary il III opposition
10 tho do.ulncs and faith of the Pres
w''r'ar Church then action should he
taken notifying preshyterics Of such
4asoIudncss and forh!dding them to
soma their students TO this seminary
"ud 10 License or ordain men from this
seminary until they have spent "A given
Tine under The care OF the presbytery
an have completed course under
sioi1rr connection. The legal and
d"cr.ual relations will logically solve IN,
ecclesiastical"
10. several years the General Assem-