Dr. Worcester's Substitute

After a few more speeches pro and con, Dr. J. H. Worcester, whose Calvinistic views are of the strictest sort, proposed a substitute for the resolution and Dr. Logan's amendment. His substitnte proposed that inasmuch as the relations between Union college and the assembiy had grown out of its rights, certain things should be done. It provided for a committee to confer with the directors of Union seminary as to the relations of the seminary to the assembiy next year; that the directors be requested to rescind the transfer of Dr. Briggs, and that in any event Dr. Briggs be not allowed to give instruction in theology. The substitute was seconded, and Dr. Worcester addressed the assembiy in advocacy thereof. ;uit '! to Soothe IHrectors. He said the substitute provided a course calculated to soothe the self-respeet of the directors of Union, who feit that undue haste was being exercised in the case. It gave time for new light to come in for all. If it was referre4 back to the directors they could revoke the appointment, which ended the affair; they could reappoint and the matter would come up again in a year with better knowledge of the case and they could disapprove. It was easy to do in a day what could not be undone in a generation. Let the assembiy not repeat the errors of the fathers. Errors seldom come through actingtoo deliberately. Dr. Worcester's speech was received with a storm of applause. The noon recess was taken, and rapon reaseembliiig Dr. McKibben, of Cincinnati, took the floor. He said the assembiy did nut stk t'ae issue, lt haü been forcd upou thechurch. lt was a serious thing for a man to strike at the foundations of the church. When eighty presbyteries were moved to ask the assembly to pass on Dr. Briggs the assembly could not escape the respoiisibility. Rev. Kbenezer Erskine, of Cariisle, Pa., followed in a lengthy speech against Dr. Briggs' position. Like all the other speakers he dwelt strongly on Jiidge Breekenridge's advice given the assembly just before his death Thursday. Kixing a Time for Votfnj;. A motion was then agreed to fixing the time for the vote at 5 o'olock p. m., and the debate was lirnited to ten-mirmte Bpeeches. Rev. James Lewis, of Joliet, Hls., gpoke for the substitute: Eider Junkins. of Philadelphia opposed it. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst, of the Union Theological seminary, siiid he loved Dr. Briggs, but that he wiis adifficult man to get along with. The directory would meet the assembly in any plan of settlement of the matter. He favored Worcester's substitute. Several more speeches were made, and then the moderator anuounced that 5 o'clock had arrived.