, 1881-09-10
4 RULING WANTED.

~ NoAAN" w AN 1AOs
Dt. rerkhurst-I wish 10 gIyo nottce before wc
Proceed that we shnll ask tho ruling Of tho Chnir
ou Ibis puint: Whero tho supposed authorities
quoted by tho dcfonso shnll como in dsagree-
mt0t With tho Articles Ut 1tOltgion, the CATO
rbsu. AMI other recognized standards OF doc
lHnc, they shuIl bU ruled out aH authorttios In
thls case. Wo hayo hcard certain authorities
nsd that plainly como In conflict With thoi,.
These ase Standards; th0sg arc not.
What i lmplIod by this ruling out.
,,,:; ~ ;r,ahrshurstIsinny A. thAt tho Court shall ID
Mt Deunett-1'urt ut our doienso is TINT thoro
ate no established stanunrds or doctrine othor
lhan the Articles nf Religion.
ls. iarkhurst-Thb Court ruled that out,
M BennUtt-Tho Court YAv0 Ut opinion In
iieIcsrneo tn that matter, and said 10 would
70 tho tnm1nlttoc. All VIC ask Is to 1lse whntover
,e Me chboso On thut inatter IN our argument to
b. e a,R ths t6a,r
% fhAt question u,tl rule it out.
,n1.s ~ hennett-fuu nsk tho Chair to instruct
ID: paskburst--Wo shall ask tho Chatr to ru,o
'aat t9o contliot!nE authors Nro not authorities.
.;ss.i ~ icnaett-1f tho Chair dous that, we shall
Ds: paFkhurst-We don't object to your road
ag @g tor 9 week.. II tllo committee and audencs
.U'a,, IUas eet weary, but wo don't think 1t will
mount 10 anything.
Ar' nennutt-you aro not the Judge OF that.
THE REV. MIR. SHEPPARD.
INC HOY. Mr.. Sheppard then resumed his
4t2umont. He had examined, ho suld, tho Artl-
s'o OF AclgoM tnat was sald to DO cuntrnvorud
" tas ntterunccs and documentary evidetico
IFoduced nnu found that itH 1unKuogo
rs exceedingly broad unu comprehensive,
saca1lug no method Ut inspiration aud
not contrnllctuv tho clulM Dr., rhunuy
nada of bvjur iii ueoon] with hIh,icoi
Taa iana,,In,' Mno tao subject 9t tho Word Of Gul.
in III s9aEo was. Tue Holy Scriptures con-
Taouas bs 4 ga,, nGGesssary ,sss 10 s1lyatlon ".
mai tho Tbl was our @9 yT'n ,a1r aa9 cIa, m
nsn ;hat ~ %hs n9t t9 Us ro9n1rsd q my
i. rcoui, aM artlcle or lNtth should be believed
Il iSaH 'o s"isauon, unless found In tho Word
{Io In, pro.ar+o, u, ~,
enl Of ,hn e1snea n re- 1'c1t nnc1 sho atate-
SSnsssh,p'y' Sn,shnsy' MouIi, not ho ruled OUT BY lho
iettlonah,hl' l'@Fkau1xtl as being an OBJ
deiuM.una y standard to present lit
sm,. snu,ss, sr ,acu!arlng llnltpd inspiration for
a. i1pIa.sui ~ tue va Testament BulstAnttntett
oI I,SWaa5loa ,Ss Wtaa5l " Dr. TaoMAs that all rArts Ut
1au vu,'uN VI YOU woro not Gt cln4 authority
10 stts"p' ppas1i rrad fron, Popes cutnrcnulum
Ci.rtGnt1K thlx positions; and als0 from Adum
fbst IL .s.oe1tHries suytrx, ~ To- tho latter,
~. %!tass shHas ha. o. the prosecution might p'r'
noniose iosex9h9!!ttt-ls 99.,t-l thought tho deyil was q
Mi. sA.,tot totNties.l
mltascs IT, Fnad ~ extract referring to Tho
pr!atsss, samIptina g ,ha, ns f1pyats ~ and roess
II (yus.gse sn4i.se ground-WHs tonrtu,ly and lowing
hi '1lhnna ,hna Tor tho stability or reIigipn
God AI,er,i,aao ,iao'y t III, Of ,,o,n1,, The WcA hs
%cxa ali the hooks of tSs iii 5Ssia,aeM9 arc
Cts,iaV istRil!ble." BIZ. Bhoppurd said Dr,
nntIn,sueatea qseatea that there wcr1 COrruptions aud
ca. crti.saan IL th9 sapr91 text that needed bib.