New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-24
4 IRIAL FOE HERESY.
CHARGES AGAINST THE REV. JOHN MILLER TO BE
REPoRTED 10 THE NEw-BRUNsWICK PREsBYTERY
Harrisburg to-
Wizards ElOte.

CHARGES AGAINST TIE REV. JOHN MILLER TO BE
REPORTED 10 THE NEw-BRUNswICK PREsBYTERY
TO-DAY.
IRON \ SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TEIDCNE.l
PRINCETON, \. j., April 23,-The meeting OF
the New-Buns%ick Prcsbytcry was begun this morning
at Princeton y. j. The chief topic of interest was the
expected report Of the committee appointed to table
charges against the Rev. John Miller These charges
were 70 be based upon certain expressions in book
written by him aud entitled Questions awakened by
the Bible" which have been looked upon by some
of the members of the Presbytery AS herettca.
These passages which have been particularly noticed,
and ,on which the Presbvtery Is to- act understood
10 assert there the Godhead 10 Three in One and
one in Three: bat God is absolute untY-that persons
and hypos;etc differences are ideas reference
10 The Divine Being which lind warrant in the 81 le
Al Tie meeting Of tie Presbytery ut Pennington ". j.
about two weeks committee " three, OF which Dr.
McGnl chairman, was appointed to prepare and
ported thls morning that Dr. Patton % Chicago, ILL.,;
who ad been Of the leaders in the late arrlgnmen
and prosecution Pref. swing, had been consulted in
hi also AMI had advised the committee IN regard
the Rev. D.. Gosman Of Iawrenceyile, \. j., the
o, rtUr OF the Presbyery, announced that the report
Of tn committee the charges TO be tabled against the
Rev John Miller wOI be made the nrst orccr ol Dai-
ness immediately after the recess. COnslIdDe routine
busn transacted and the usual recess for dinner
taken. At 80 r. M the FIcsoyttiy rctsseinDtu
md the report OF the committee was called for IL was
then stated Dr. Mcti had not been able 10 devote
the ncce,sary time to the matter, and that report
could be made until 9.Oc ock tomorrow morning.
Or. Dulleld said tGa he was anxious Ia lave thc mat
ter closed and presented resolution that charE, of
hercsy should be preferred against Mr. Miller and d 'ld-
Ing The charges INTO specifications with quotations from
his book. e.,,
Mr. Miller said: will not at any stage OF the proceed,
ngs avail myself Of any lniOrIDality thai the frcsDyte
may nave been guilty OF in Answering these charges
desire brotbcIly investigation Nevertheless the
whole proceedings ont OF order, for thty
make tie Presbytery, which should be my shelter
and protection, my prosecutor ana JUDGE
uromse prove that the PrcsbytoTy Is out or order ana
il wanted 10 get il into trouble my best course would be
TO sit still and let it proceed in the course II Is now par
suing want an honest trial, aud help me Cod
snail not avail myself Ofany rIesuarity or bubble TO
MI tle action OF this committee is out OF order will also
prove that the very appointment Of such committee Is
out az order" Tie moderator interrupted the speaker
saving: Tho committee already has been appointed
anil the question il when ii shall report"
Wr Miller continued, saving tlds lie did not deserve
tLc action Of DR.. Dulcld when the moderator declared
tat DR. Duie.ds resolution was out OF ORDER ana tna
tIore was no question before the PreSbyteIy MI NH
Ter linen sat down. and tic timc for hearing Inc pOr
az The committee to bring the charges was nXed AT
oci1r to-uoyrow morning. The Prrsbytcry then went
on with the examination OF candidates Ior ofulidoh