The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-21


stood together on the general PROPOSE
ton OF critical scholarship"
Following the newspaper reports and
the publication Of the protest by DR..
Fox, there came from that citadel OF
conservatism the Presbytery Of Gin
%cinnati. where Is situated Lane Theo-
logical Seminary. which stands for the
conservative element. the proposal
hat the New York PreSbytery be
banned.
81. The Presbytery Of New York." to
quote the words OF the overture sent
TO the clerk of the General Assembly,
being guilty OF deliberate and long
continued ~disloyalty to the doctrinal
standards of the Presbyterian Church
and being persistently disobedient TO
the mandates Of the General Assembly.
the General Assembly In requested by
the P%resbytery Of Cincinnati TO take
such steps as may he necessary to cut
the United States Of America the
P~rcshytery Of New York II no other
methods will prevail.
80. To rescind the action of.,he Cen
eral Assembly Of 1915 approving that
part OF tho report OF its special COM
mitiec on Union Theological SEMINARY
which declares the compact or 1870
etween Union Theological Seminary
and the General Assembly and the
other theological seminaries OF our
church null n void and to seek
in the civil courts which have sole
Jurisdiction or the questions involved
by a friendly proceeding. II possible,
a determination or the validity OF SAID
ana the rights n the opli-
cations arisIns thereiTom tnet viii De
pindins upon the General Assembly
ana all the theoios'ca o
~hich are parties thereto.
.. Ihat the GenefSi Assembly seek
oF 'T'endIS proceedings. II poss1ple'
10 secure the enforcement OF the trusts
imposed upon 'he funos OF the Union
iheo!oeieAi seminary. 30 ruby ana
clearly SET forth In the report OF its
special committee on Inion Theolog!-
cal seminary 10 the General Assembly
OF 1913. as having been given and re-
ceived 10 uphold and teach the Con-
fession or F'ai'h or the Presbyterian
church In the United States OF Amer
lea as containing the system OF doc
trine taught In the Holy Scriptures
- That the assembly use whatever
constitutional power II possesses to
exclude from the ministry Of our
Church those who are assailing the
fundamental truths OF the Gospel, es-
pecially those charged with the in
s,ruction OF the candidates for our
ministry
!, What will be done with this over
ture which strikes 40 vitality at both
the Presbytery and the seminary re-
mains 70 he e The overture has
been seconded by several OF the West
ern P~resoyteries and objected 10 by
NASHVILLE as unchristian n diseour.
teous.
me commissioners from the New
YORK Presbytery to the General As
seimply at Atlantic City are a unit. a.
Iar as can be learned. in defence OF
the innings OF the BODY which they
represent The moderator OF tho
freeoytery inc Q Dr. M~endenhall.
u Aready on record ~ saying that
inc fTesoyteT! - nearby fuly
ioya! 10 'he fal'n ana OF the
tnuron ana that II mas never dened
nor Ih'eh"ed 10 dery inc authority OF
.he ""hera! Assembly. for who's de-
i'Neranccs II mas the highest respect.
me charge was made by the Rev. DR..
mariana OF tho Pittshurg
~iTespS'ery that me New YORK =
oy'e'y "as cohtsos'eo ny q snau clique
VI mon o. sfoet weaIeh ana SOCIAL
staho'ns VINO DOMINATED the Union
iheo'os'c.a cesunSy. a little more
than halt o. ths minister OF the
ftesoyter7a0 1Alth IN the Jurisdiction
OF the NOW YORK P~reSoytory Ase Union
seminary men and some OF them ere
directors or the Institution. That they
constitute my dominant party 10 VIZ
orously denied by members Of the
1~resoytery.
Among n we'll known Union grAAu.
ates arr h Rev. Or. Henry Sloane
Conin. pastor OF the Madison Avenue
Presbyterian Church. who u connected
with two old and distinsu ished New
York families; the Rev. Dr. James X
Hoadley. the Rev. Arson p. Attcrbury,
associated with many OF the families
which have long figured in New York: