New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-11
Union Seminary Gradu-
,tes Who Doubt Jonah
and Whale Story Win.
opFSBYTERY, Ga TO 3,
GRANTS LICENSES
x,uly Made Preachers Views
on Faith Standards Shock
Conservative Clergy.
d, weep fer you" the walrus said
a4Niye"

,..p fer you" the walru, said
u deeply sympsthise'
r,h these words Of Lewis Carroll
Rev DR.. Henry Sloane Coffin an
80 The Rev. DR.. John Fox, secre-
W n, American Bible Society. at
- - meeting Of the New York Presby-
~ Yesterday afternoon, when the lat.
~ .,onosed TO carry the differences Of
.'..,on among Prcsbyterians over
r.,on Theological Seminary into the
carts. ,, 49,.
o'..hy,srisn Church and a trustee OF
=. seminary. Dr.. Coffin represented
=. more enlightened school Of Pres0y-
Ian thought, which welcomed three
~. candidates into the ministry. Or.
=, ,o,sistent and determined spokes-
~. ,or the more conservative clergy
-, who have deplored the drift Of
r.,o, Seminary towa-d heresy, fought
losing fight.
The three grao1ates Of Union VINO
-. oes,iored b the committee on
ensure were accepted by the Presby-
..-v BY vote of ca to 3. They were
F,,l Leroy Douglass, Edmund b. Chat
q. and Rudolph Kastenek.
Reporters Twice Excluded.
Twice during the meeting. which was
IA in the Old First Presbyterian
r,urch Fifth Avenue and Eleventh
;u.st reporters we-o Invited TO step
,r,.ise under an executive session man
s,.s Before the candidates were pre-
,,p,sd for examination this step was
.,.,, on the motion OF Dr. Coffin. lie
ala that it would not be fair 20 the
7ours men 70 have them questioned on
-s,,ers Of personal faith in front o.
,s-,ons who were not Numbers Of the
Prsshytery.
Because Dr. Fox was the most We
cement opponent Of the executive ses-
sion. It was appropriate that he was
II. man, later in the session, to divulge
4 large part Of the sec ct deliberations
s,he Presbytery. After all matters o.
bv,i,s. had been attended to. after
.ts session had turned down his over.
,.rs on q judicial investigation OF trust
funds held by the seminary, Or. toN
arose 70 protest against the admission
Q. all three candidates VINO had drawn
heir news of theology from that insti-
luton.
Both BIZ written statement and oy
yrbsl confirmation they refused 10
arm their faith in the virgin birth
AZ given in the gospels according TO
Matthew and Luke" DR.. Fox read
from bis formal protest. They re-
used after prolonged questioning to
ttsnge their stand.
Candidate Chaffee refused 20 as
wr. his belief in the raising Of Lag
,rus from the dead, as told in the
Scriptures. and his belief in the
aEt4FItEAlNA Va I'M ~ . IVY
Candidates Douglass and ChaTee
,silsd to show a proper belief IN
certain old Testament miracles. such
a. n. stories Of Jonah and the
shsle. the cloud by day and the pill
ar o, FIRE b. night which guided the
children Of Israel ont Of Egypt, and
he mama which came down from
issyen 70 feed them in the desert"
In moving 60 Investigate the funds
o the seminar. Or. Fox had in mind
he s2.362500 which he alleges has ac-
trued 70 the institution from persons
vio believed that the money was 70
bs used for theological teaching IN
,orformity with Presbyterian stand
s'is. he has argued. frequently IN
-'s.ings % the Prcsbytery. that the
'snirsry should either refund the
-'nsy or change its conception OF
iss,logical Interpretation.
lf.er ffscueeior ~ tho Gary plan