The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-25
NORTHERN ASSEMBLY
WARNS PRtsBYTER|ES
ccpe Tcnets OF Presbyterian
Church.
ANOTHER TROUBLE MENAcEs
Aubun Seminary Declares It's Indo-
pendcnce Of Church Control and
Other Schools May Follow.

Atlantic City, N. j., May 24.0Ine
General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church In the United States Of Amer
lea today adopted. without debate.
report from the committee on bills
and overtures, warning the New YORK
and all other presbyteries that the
tenets of the church must be accepted
by candidates for the ministry before
they should be ordained.
This action, 1t Is believed. ends fur
ther discussion in the present assem-
bly, Of the alleged heresy question IN
which the New York Presbytery ana
Union Theological seminary are in-
volvsd.
with tho peaceful disposition OF the
New York Presbytery heterodoxy by
tremendous effort, another menace
faces the Presbyterian General As
sembly tonight.
Auburn Seminary, of Auburn, N. Y,
raises the Issue which threatens fur
ther rupture by announcing decision
to declare It's independence.
Representatives are here to place
the institution on record and virtually
put Auburn on the came plane with
Union Theological Seminary. Presi-
dent George b. Stewart wants to AZ
firm the decision of the assembly at
Rochester. N Y. in 1918. which says
the compact Of 1870 was unconstitu-
tional and the convention had no right
to veto the election OF professors or
any other important matters at Its
seminArieA
DR.. Stewart tonight said
Stewart Reads Riot Act.
we are still friendly to the as
sembly, but intend to conduct our own
affairs Independently and without con-
suiting the conference"
The General Assembly may take
tn n
10 Auburn, intimatlng that 1t either
conform with the regula: understand
Ing or break away entirely. This
stand has serious possibilities in that
II might lead to n similar movement
among other sentrartes, Mccormick
Seminary, of Chicago. is known to
lean toward like action.
Another crisis In the fght against
Union Theological Seminary is ex-
pected to develop tomorrow when new
overtures will he reported urging
court procedure against the school,
which Is accused of receiving $1,000
600 in endowments and gifts from
Presbyterian donors despite It's teach
ing OF heretical doctrines.
May Get Into Court.
The possibility that the civil court
may be called upon to settle questions
Of religious doctrine was received with
rea! alarm today 1t Is pointed out
that II the seminary insists that Pres
bytertantsm ts taught there, the courts
may have to review its teaching and
say what Preshvterianism consists of.
Both Sides Claim Victory.
Both sides claim victory in the set
tiement Of the New York Seminary
matter,
The report however. really favors
The New York men in practical win
dicatton without the least intimatior
81 any censure or reprimand and only
emhodIes the old staid warning 70
exercise the greatest Of care in IL
censure OF candidates
The General Assembly voted 10 re-
elect the entire outgoing class OH the
Board of Home Missions today. They
are
Rev. J. r BurrelI. of BROOKLYN,
Rev A f. Keighwin OF New York.
Rev E w Work. of New York, Rev
W A Brown. New York. Rev. f. P.
Hiu Chicago Elders VALE NJ Aiken
OF Brooklyn; George r. Agnew. Of
New York, and j. a. Gould. Seattle
Stirring and impressive pleas for
national prohibition legislation are
embodied in the resolution placed be-
fore the General Assembly by the
temperance committee.
For National Prohibition.
The necessity for national prohibit
ton Is apparent from the fact that
States which have enacted "dry"
laws are unable to prevent Interstate
shipments and must therefore bear
the cost and shame resulting from The
social disorder OF Using this liquor
Degeneracy cannot be bounded by
State lines" II says.
Prohibition adopted by Russia ns
a war measure has become an cstah-
iished policy. France and Switzer-
land have prohibited absinthe, while
other warning nations in Europe have
placed increased restrictions upon all
alcoholic drinks"