The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-18
AWAKEN TO DEFENCE NEED
FOR NEW YORK PRESBYTERY
Leaders Will Deny That Control Is Exercised by Union
Seminary-Working for Appointment of Com
mittee to Come Here and Investigate.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. May 1.-THE
New York commissioners to the Pres
byterian General Assembly. which will
convene here Tomorrow, refused to be-
lieve until the second meeting OF the
Cincinnati Presbytery and the actual ar
rival In Atlantic city OF the advance
guard OF ni%esioners from the middle
West that there was muc, need for
preparation OF u defence to prevent the
New York rresbytery from being thrown
out OF the Presbyterian Church.
The New York commissioners are nov
convinced that tho time for action has
arrived. The Rev. Dr.. II. q. Menden-
hall. Moderator Of New York Presby terry,
although not a commissioner this year.
Ia q veteran In assembly service. He IL
here IN conference with the other com
m~issioners. Complaint Is heard by the
New Workers. that overtures adopted
by Cincinnati and other Presbyterics
have not been reported to New York.
hence the New York commissioners are
IN the dark as to tho specific charges.
save what has been published in the
newspapers.
II was learned tonight that New York
will base its defence on three points.
These are that the General Assembly by
Law gives each ~presbytery authority to
Judge OF the qualifications OF Its candi-
dates for the ministry that New York
IL no, controlled By Union Seminary.
against which many hold the real OPP
position to lie. and that. supreme above
all other considerations New York has
been absolutely faithful 10 the injunc-
tons Of tho General Assembly OF the
last few years n to the Westminster
Confession of Faith. The latter point
will be insis,ed upon ~strcnuously.
Disclalmlng special knowledge OF the
course the New York commissioner will
take In replying to the Cincinnati GUST
ing overtures and saying that as
Moderator Of the New York Presbytery
he followed the ruling declared by the
assembly a few years ago concerning
qualifications Of the three men licensed
In April last, the Rev. DR.. Mendenhall
said
Tho New York P%resbytery has ever
been conscientious In ite work. honest
in it's e%ndeavors TO do the right thing.
both for candidates and the church. and
convinced that the candidates were
worthy of confidence. The reports Of
our April meeting did not fully state the
facts II has been on garbled and in.
accurate reports that Cincinnati and
other presbyteries have acted.
The young men. ChaHec. Douglass
and kastanek. at no time denied the
VI At' 'NNbs
, ON the contrary. they affirmed II N the
most positive terms. They affirmed their
belief IN tho appearance Of Christ 10 His
, disciples after HIS resurrection in bodily
form a. described in tho Gospels. They
SAID they believed the raising OF Lazarus
aud other miracles Of our Lord in the
Scriptures Of the Old and New Tesla
men,s as the Word Of God. inspired by
Him and given to rSn for his guidance
and salvation.
1T II charged that candidates At tho
April examination denied the incarna
ton OF Jesus. This IL a mistake. They
declared their belief in the pr existence
Of Christ n. n pciron In His deity as
son OF God. and they accepted as FUN
damental to the Christian gospel those
truths which the doctrine OF Tie virgin
birth is intended TO express and con-
serve namely. the complete humanity
and the complete deity OF Christ. The
men did not deny the virgin birth.
Moreover these candidates declared
their belief that men are redeemed from
sin through Jesus christ that by the
Ncarious suffering Of Christ and by the
shedding Of His blood God gave botf