Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-09-12
Heresy.

| Huntingdon ireseytery met at Lewistown
last week and put Rev. J. W. White, of the
Presbyterian church of Milroy, on trial for
heresy, found him guilty of of the 10
charges in the Indictment against him. By
resolution, unanimously adopted, he was
granted permission TO withdraw from the
ministry of the Presbyterian church.
! The Charge pGs, IL REGARD TO THE
AreSEHENT. aud the first specification un-
der that charge was:
sIn that he holds and teaches that the
sufferiDgs of Christ were in no sense sat
isfaction for violated law" Thirty-four
votes were cast TO sustain the charge and
three votes were cast not 10 sustain the
charge
The 2nd specification of the first charge,
was: ssThat the sufierings Of Christ were
in no sense a satisfaction to Divine Justice,
there being no justice TO satisfy as justice
is not an attribute OF God" This md
specification was sustained by the same
vote as was the first.
The 3rd specification of the first charge
was: eIu that he teaches that the effects
Of the atonement is simply its moral intiu-
ence.'' This Srd specification was not sus-
tanned against him; the vote for sustaining
il was only four, while the vote against sus-
tanning it was thirty-three.
The II Charge ,oas, As TO THE TRINITY,
af ba SacOpd
charge, was: sin that he denied the per-
senality of the Holy Spirit" This first
specification of the second charge was not
sustained against him, eight votes were cast
for sustaining the charge, and twenty-eight
votes were cast against sustaining the charge
The 2nd specification of the second
charge, was: ''In that he denies the dis
tinct ane real personality Of the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit" This second speci-
fication of the second charge was not sus-
tanned against him, fifteen votes were cast
to sustain the charge, and twenty-one votes
were cast against sustaining the charge.
The III Charge pas, As TO THE NATURE
third charge, was: s'In that he holds that
sin consists in acts only This first spec
ification of the third charge was not sus-
tanned against him, two votes were cast to
sustain the charge, thirty five votes were
cast against sustaining the charge.
The End specification of the third charge,
was SIN that he denies the imputation of
Adams SIM This 2nd specification of
the third charge was sustained against
him, nineteen votes were cast to sustain
the charge, eighteen votes were cast against
sustaining the charge.
The " Charge ,rds, As TO THE REsuR-
REcT1oS. The first specification of the
4th charge, was: SIN that he teaches and
holds that the material body cannot be
raised again." Twenty eight votes were
cast to sustain this charge against him, and
nine votes were cast to not sustain this
charge against him.
The md specification of the 4th charge,
was: That the soul, at death, takes with
it spiritual body. The vote on this spec
ification was the same as specification one
OF charge w.
Ths Y Charge ,ras, THAT MEN CAN BE
SAVED THROUGH MORALITY. The sPecifica-
ton of the fifth charge, was: ssThat men
can be saved by obedience to the moral
law-the Ten Commandments. Thirty
seven voths were cast against sustaining
this specification.
After the conviction of Mr.. White was
announced, Rev. J. G. Wilhelm arose and
stated that because OF the fact that he en-
tertains the same views as Rev. Mr.. White,
he would ask permission to withdraw from
the ministry OF the Presbyterian church.
The permission was granted.