New-York tribune., 1877-05-18
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
John MILLER'S APPEAL.
ns REAsoNs FOR REsoRTING no TIE sYN(

Ills REASONS FOR RESORTING TO THE SYNOD
The Rev. John Miller, whose trial before the
Pcsbytery OF New Brunswick and suspension for alleged
hereca doctrine contained in book published by HIM
h., hocr rcnored In TIE TRIBUNE has taken appeal
from the Presbytery to the Synod Of NewJersey and
has served on the Moderator of the condemnng PreSy
terry the grounds OF his appeal His first opectoho 10
the decision against him that be was not ohareod
with error contrary to any vital part OF tho C''c
system of doctrine but only with publicly denying ana
assang important doctrines" The charge, therefore
was insufficient as ground for discipline The errors
alleged did not affect the Cavinistc system in particular
and 10 give ground FOR discipline they must DC con1!
10 vital doctrines Of evangelical religion itseli ana ls
the Presbytery did not decide
II was a mistake Mr.. Miller asserts, to declare MIN
guilty Of the docrnal that Christ had Inherited
from Adam corrupt nature His book depends on the
contrary belief To hold that iuteunedaIcy between
doah and the resurrection the soul well The body
is dead n error. does not conTyenc any Vt Hoctinc
of the Caysnstc standards nor does the holnS th1t
the sin OF Adam imputed to Cnrisi ami So thoHSh
pure aud ncorrupt and needing no Io' % W.
three crsons in the Godhead it does not oonGNene any
vital doctrine The doctrine ot the IrIuiy mas 9' Pee
adiudscd vital absolutely but only relatively 10 M doc
trne of the ful deity OF Christ and OF Gospel grace
through HIM. and these doctrines are lnOe enGiC1u! M
eunported 10y his Alr. Millers) doctrine tln oS tu'
doctrine of The Trinity The cCndemnatoN OF tlo y'd %
gelicnl church have been asainst sncn uGs ~ m AZ A.
Nny, neither OF which b1Ws iTOll bis doc IL
tsvsry vital doctrine ~ grace through Christ lie has
oerr no rl,iOualstic COnCe 10 take the pac1 OF aup
stSiy I'm CnriS has made denial OF The Trinity Tor the
first time innocuous He Is ne says thofonsh o.,SVt
In the great evangelical doctrine OF grace uoush NiSt
and "A thorough Caiyust, and lie denies tna' nc Aoth
any Pciagian, scmrPcagian, Socniiai' or AIin'h''h
He claims that the prosecution by silence admitted at
no school church before asserting Christ Uelt, $eI
denying the Trinity bad bceu examined ana 10 .lit,n Yer
for tsf car; out of th5 church He charges that tHc
Prosbytcry by ordering charcs m two weeks and sur'
pending hu Iu i've weeks aftr MS O0oh ali'ttH, ~
tuay Offended The rlirS Oi discipline bi "'' 'I7 ="
receive important tcStmony' "hd " uilymS 20, y" o I
osou before the testimony Is itLy Jahen hiS ""A "
its iuu UNDERSTANDING being tho testimony i4o c'-VN
that the spccihe4uonS were made rom d,."',, t , m
sages, submitted nO IN Jhcu ihcIu'u Ss' So t,,ns
way most likely 10 shock thoSe VINO Ior INo u'S' ""o
1Lc nnaH'Inty of his condemnation. he says. should
not weigh against hm there asuO accusel no s9uuey
stated chalg no Gan ci the f'i on an Sei.
issue The word "lmpVi&Il We uut'. 50 500 - r,
emily 10y different persons the tnal vote was rltd s.s,
and there was no division OF the house The rTo,Hruins
was foot by meeting OF professors ~ =
resideuce al Princeton. They should nave DSVohu p"
eoutors. Iustead they made the ease one OF common
fame" though The book was Jlst OUT tHU M '. ~ ,,tcr
prosecutor It publicly announced OF prosecute
that the cha eswere sOfrdned a5 To IOfco tuG Sov,u
tniInpaIc himself TIE horn OF dilemma whatever
that meant, IL not gJod account Oi idItI,nci
what ii actually betokeued plainly a2poaled WHcl @ lo
appellant, both m private art IN phlAc' go - 80 49,
An iiffrr,pt: wLen lac begged TO have square cAdisc
which he might meet Win c.carneSs wien nc NaN lc
fused the accuse tou that he hrid oeiis d' siIG a. a.
tie yitlls OF religion" dis v 80, OF tlat e denied oc
tYincs essential to ChristianlN' (,JHOdH Adopting
Act. 1870, or thdt he was Sl'.ii5 n'v.io ~ " Wy m
slut down t. paper so coorless AS to De a0'ou,vy
uislcadinl-a ra,er exciting mquiks al tLc Ne!! mo-
lucut of caring the rol-ingmncS unanswered, jiH Icd
ng the final question OF srhtenc., "hci ~ l''i' & 1
sccnod over, 20 e really Just JHeH iof 'ho 70 'io
hiuze vote iUr ilIU whole actual uiIl ~
lie arics that the proceeding D. against ety OF con
science ana asaDst the sidt OF union; thGt D cNaS
er.te- Euf differences in AWAY 10 cn-cuItf NcAI'h ~
stig,s frsuk research and insists that the ancient men
SIAN tninE for all time. The appeal coucluo'' a5 i3
lows: Lastly it ENCOURAGES error IH.Ier alo @ 'Hc
upcst mind, nave douOuucC cdOCtIlun oi ln'ucitalS
Cnlyiu and MeaHcthon himself. have looked ash nct az
,yIt a., tr, as The traditional dogma OF me Iilhy
They have taken 90 SAY tat lhty ""'li not 40
It1I by line crrSe II "a. Anthan1sdu creed hii-
tom Newton and Locke and that noDiesl oI "Ii Vt
pes~c, the pOUs Dr. watts, were 50 uONcd against li
Trinity As 10 become Arians or the ht III oidcT 10 et
nd il. IIc-bycry LAS virtually iUiilu any Oet
alternative. They have suspended a Mrmhtr VINO Ei5
shown how Newton could ~ uii the Trinity, ana yet H
tbr Ic,, of our savior. And, naiIIe the question oi IN
1poriaty fst 40, doctrine of the aunlAaioh oi tia
,rccd tiey have prlcCaJ said. one shall STAND WIN
M, other They have told the Materalss death S no
sefp al M OIL is eternal. And tlcy LtFe leittAe
lerl,H,t t-f j. no God dt .. except IL hc on NltaH
rt.r fufuala u rude age ol tue churcni s'l ii, as
"a ffaut Ni..rau artl-sly c2paius ly Ihe Ii Itd "l
te E.p, gor, empty Of Bibica speech; ANA 'I
That most beautiful Of facts, tho simplicity Oi te Al