The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-27
PRESBYTERIAN TEACHINGS.
RULINGS Nv THE CASES or THE REV
HEsSRs. SEE AND MILLER.
Thc Permitting OF Women TO French Irrers
lar. Cnwise. ana Contrary Go Presbytcs1as
Views OF scripture and Church Order.

Thc Permitting OF Women to French rrrera
lar. Unvite, ana Contrary to Prcsbytesfus
View. OF scripture and Church Order.
The Synod Of New Jcrscv, which has been
in session in the First Presbyterian Church,
Newark. Tor the past two weeks. concluded its
lahors last evening The session yesterday
took final action in the Miller hercsy case AMI
in tho counter appeal cases Of the Rev. I. NJ
See nndthc l,"v. DIR. Craven. rclativcto" women
preaching" and the doctrine of Christian
Perfection"
The members Of the Synod began voting in
the morning on the appeal Of the Row John
Miller Of Princeton. against the action OF the
Prcsbytcry Of New Brunswick. in suspendina
him from the ministry upon n charge Of her.
csy, In that he published a book entitled "Qucs-
tions Awakened by the Bible" in which lie
teaches that the soul Is not immortal: that al
the death Of the body IT dies. becomes extinct
and continues until therrcsurrection thai
Christ as n child OF Adam. was personally no.
counted guilty Of Adams sin that like Other
children OF Adam. he Inherited n corrupt ma.
turc. nnd that he needed to be. and was, re.
deemed by his death. and that there is but ono
person in the Godhcad. The PrcsIStery hello
that the teaching wes contrary to the Confession
Of Faith.
Among the ministers who explained theI
vote in the Synod Yesterday was the Rcv. Mr.
Millen. who said he considered the book more
dangerous than Tom Painc's Age of Reason
The Rev. Dr. Roberts said: Mr. Miller ia dan.
grrOus at Princeton. The students call him
Socrates there. end his powerful intellect with
his views, j. dangerous to the young men in the
cullrs: Hr j. nSIrinan.'
The Rev; Mr. .Tsllrr. who voted TO sustain the
nppcal asked. VIII putting the crown Of mar.
| tyrdOm on his head lessen his influence under
tho walls 81 Princeton or make him less thoir
S2,rat'S" - $500.
The lcy cy p Dr. r. rEScs said that NJ Mile,
h9l no r'Rit 10 ioman IN the Church. Ees;.-c'
+ .t,nt ministers expressed their opinion oi Mr.
| Miller and his hook, aud the vote was then
| thkcn ON Dir. Miil"r5 appeal. II result Il N
| follows: Not To sustain 100: to rcfcr nck to the
Prrnesbyicry. q; excused. 4,
. The minute regarding the ap.i al cases Of the
| Eov. DR. Craven and the Rev, I u. See. relative
| To- women preaching. were presented and
| adopted. in this minute 1t il stated that the
synod holds that tao passages Of the Scripture
| referred 10 in tho action of the Pre- shytpry dc
prohibit the fulfilling ly women of the Offices Of
| III" Church. and that the inviting or permitin np
Of women To prench at thc re-. GUAR public ser:
vices ol The, Church is, rrcsular. unwlse. and
order derived from them a. ordinarily held
smonG pr.,sG>ts%ria,s, % At thG SAM tine III.
| the services of women in other departments oi
| Christian " rk. and It commits tllc mode OF ON;
| plpying such services. within tho expressed
| limits, TO the discretion of the sessions Of the
| Church,
| III reference U Mr.. secs appeal. the synod
| reminds him that there IRE dangerous errors
| connected WITH If not Inherent IN, the doctrine
| of - the Higher Life Christian Perfection"
| or " Perfect Love" and sustains the finding Of
| the Newark Prcsbytery against him.
| In the case of the Rev. Mr. Miller tho follow
| Ing minute was adopted
The SYNOD having refused to sustain the appeal the
Rev John Miller nom the decision the rcsbytery
New Brunswick in his case. desires tn understood
endorsing the sentence o SUSPENSION 10y the frcshycry
and enplaucnllN rondcmnng the distinctive dOctrnei
| " his book. entitled Que stunS Awakened bN the
bhlr wholly IcpugnHnt tu the scriptures aud the
| standards OF the PRESBYTERIAN thmch ncverthelea
| IN view oi IN" Tact ulai Sir Miller seems To have
niaapp hen ndod the real importance o those doc
Hnd their intimate relation 10 tho great essential doo
tihcs oi grace and that hc wholly Al srlamS any
rpn "i promu ,atg opinion, inconsistent with either
Nr 'Hlstnstc ur Evans alicu y stem OF divine truh
AMI hoping that iurher tine tor undl .urcd study and
cis-, his tho >til earnestly recommend Ia tho
Irc yirs nc action n IN, h, possihc shall induce
VII Nil,r I" socmns rcNI,W h- opinions upon uic 81
| srcat vital topics.
MIR. See gave notice that he would appeal to
| the General Assembly from the decisions of the
! synod lie was granted permission 30 do 40
| and counsel wcr. appointed 10 defend him.
| Counsel were also appointed for the synod
| tn" Roy. Mr.. Miller thcn gave notice that ho
| would also appeal to the General Assembly Iia
said that b" r"trnctod nothing. Counsel were
appointed to defend III" synod before that body
The synod then adjourned.