Show PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY Action Taken Concerning IflcGiffert and the Princeton I Winona Lake Ind May 27By a large majority voting viva voce the Presbyterian general assembly decided this afternoon not to inaugurate another an-other heresy trial In theCase of Professor Pro-fessor McGiffert but aSK him to withdraw with-draw if he cannot reconcile his views with the churchs standards Professor UcGlffert was practically directed to Act a judge jury and executioner upon himself The action taken was In the adoption of the following resolution which was substituted for the final of the committee paragraph of the report cmmi pagaph te on bills and overtures submitted i Wednesday vn Ycdneday That the assembly In a spirit of jdndness no less tan In devotion to II truth counsels Professor McGiffert to reconsider the questionable views set I forth In his book and If he cannot conformhis vhws to the standards of 1 our church then to peaceably withdraw from the Presbyterian ministry One hour was occupied with the report re-port of the committee on temperance made the usual recommendations were usua jut the committee recommended no anion lon on several overtures regarding Princeton University This did not sat Prncton isfy the whole committee a part of whom introduced a supplementary resolution res-olution While disclaiming special ref srence to Princeton it indicated the position of the assembly and was adopted with a shout Its text was a follows The assembly calls upon parents and teachers to exercise diligence and watchfulness over themselves and these committed to their care in respect res-pect to intemperance in order that our homes and schools may b purged from the evil of intemperance and the drink traffic be driven from our land and this without reflection upon any collegiate col-legiate institution |