, 1881-07-23
lIERESY-HUNTINN.
Gist of tho Charges Preferred
Against Dr.. Thomas by tho
Committee.
The First Two Cover His Views on
the Subject Of Inspiration and
Atonement.
Tho Last, Ills Alleged Falso Doctrine
Of Probation After neath for tho
Unrepcntant.

Al tho 1net annual sossiO, Of tho Hook 1tIvcr
Conference Ut tho MethoJ!st Church, held at
Rockford a committee of two consisting Ut tho
ltav. 8. a. W. Jcwctt. y. D., OF Joliet, and tho
1sov. Il. 81. I1nltlelh. D. D., Of Chicago. WIS mp.
pointed TO prepare charges OF hcrGsy ngalnat
tho tfuy. II. ". Thomns, latu Tastornf Centenary
Methodist Church. Months passed., but nothing
WIS hcnr,l from the lttco. mud sttnc as-
serted TINT It was tho purpose Of tho Eun[ornnco
and OF tho Hctnbera OF snd Committee TO let tho
task Of tho trtnl Of Dr. Thomas 20 by efault mud
auler tho Doctor to stand as mn AoGuseu persoh
who is not allowed to know whereof he ID ac-
ctlsel, nor permitted to shnw his lnnocenoc.
lie Ia to 10 ostrnclsoi," said uthors," withpnt
trial, ami the cowardly policy which has
ileretofurB prevailed In tho treatment Of bis
case By tho itock River Couferenoo scesns likely
to proyntl still" But the conmttteo, nas been been
heard trotn. and ~ already announced in thase
colninils tho furntalateu
CHARLES AND SPECIFICATIONS,
hayo beon delivered to the ltov. W. c. Willing.
In iii The scp"rI u tho Coa,tn!tten 10 The Prcsd-
Ing Etdsr, which. ilowevcr, takes the nntnre ot Il
eSas M hefesy s Sssd npon s ssa u no
Meth!ntlst Discipline. which snys: .,,
"WAen minister or presehor alascmlnntos, ..l
ir,ry to out nrtioles pt. religion, or estabaued
standards of dootf,nc, LOT tho s.n,e procoss By
The paragraph referred tn simply Eivcs tho
mn1ner Of procedure, whom Hiumber or m
esy IL some ofe j. ena fFpacn n m % he
Word Of Uod. sufficient 10 cxeluden pcrson fryn
ths kngdon, M 1f grase a .n| M ~ Ms"r fr 81"
| alt ministerial Roryloes and uhiirea privitKes
his cusee. shall bo fully considered and deter
10. tho chnrge Of hcresy thore aro shrco
specifications. The sirst ia, that ns TO
| THE QUESTION or INsrt1ATtON
Of sor,c purI1unH OF the Scriptures tho accused
hnltls such npiriora and hns tnught such ioc-
tri,es as aro nttlgonistIo TO tlo articlna Of re-"
q sea s Gs stctdo aps'oeSS eSaTses Gssr' lint Dr.
rhotnaa denies thu doctrine OF tho ntunonont Us
taMrht w tho Mptnust Epaeopnt Church. i,
s 's s t. es'sss & ass1
button utter death for those wno d!o In ain.
Ishcl errlnons viii ,e iarRsiy naesl in evidence.
As to tho hcroticnl tondHncy OF DE- Thotnas'
y ~ o '1S sst
whou ho bus eonyorssd On tho snblecs betpg
ond sreeiicatloii,-ln regard 10 tto tl.etrinu
Ct tne A!nne9on-s M +; e nase q, the following
".Tho Offering ii Christ, onco made. il tho per
al saa pF9sS9 wos cr5 n4 ts, or
This point is also basod upon other citations
FROM tho Discipline In support Of thus ctiurgc.
L1DEttAT. EXTHACrs .-
aro mndo from tbe sprmons .pruMched by Dr
Thomas about tho Itnu of the last Hesssnn Of tho
cunterotca The oplnions of M tilo M Mco1'sed cx. <.
Eont"tls,ry Methud'st Church aro nIso used III
this connection.
&c 1 1a 81 afsr an, 1 se
who die III sin.--ilo explicit preaching ia cltctl;
G,t prlyate conversations viii bo produced III
a copy OF the charges now in TIC hands Of ".
@. Willing will he delivered to DR.. Thnmus. who.
by the why, lg Mt presunt sojournlnB at Lake
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