Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-30
ANDOVER TRIAL.
Prot. Smyth Continues the Address Be.
gun Tuesday.

BosroN, Dec. 20.
The Andover heresy trial was resumed this
morning. The question whether the evil
dence in regard 10 all the accused professors
should be put in and arguments made before
the conclusion Of Prof. Smyth's case WAS ar
gued al the outset TODAY, as it was yesterday
Judge French stated that the complainants
had made no preparation for prosecuting anv
other than the case against Prof Smyth and
Prof. Baldwin, urging that while each case
should be directed by itself, evidence and ar
guments applisble to all alike should be
heard once for all. Otherwise the trial
would be indefinitely and needlessly pro.
longed. Again the question was left, unde-
cided. Prof. Smyth then resumed his ad
dress in his own defence, which was begun
yesterday.
In tie afternoon Prof Newman Smyth tes-
tilted as to his own subscription TO the Ando-
yer creed. lie would subscribe to it as a
whole but couldn't accept the point of feder-
al headship because he had been taught by
Dr. Park not 20 believe it.
DR.. Geo Harris was then called. He re-
ferred to the time of 1882 when he was to be
appointed professor. He objected to some
points OF the creed as read by the secretary
of the board Of visitors. When the end of
the reading was reached. he said
oVioiS tuS 'isitotss dCScpt tulS CTtcu as
expressing substantially the system of truth
taught in the holy scripture" 1t was under
stood as sort of agreement that we should
subscribe to the creed under these conditions
During the questioning on the part of the
board of visitors, the question was raised
about probation of those not within the reach
OF the gospel. The reply given by the visi-
tors in substance was though the clergyman
might not teach that probation extended be-
yond this life, for these persons. they were at
liberty to hold this view as private opinion.
Pref. Hincks gave testimony in corrobora-
ti2n of that OF his associates.
PSEof. Tucker testified that he accepted the
GN as setting forth the truth against the
errors'it is designed to meet. No confession
so elaborate may assume to be the final ex-
preston of truth
The respondents said their case was all in
and Prof Baldwin proceeded to sum up for
the professors. Among other things he said ::
Sixty years ago the supreme court of the
United States decided case which bears di
rectly upon this case. 1t is the celebrated
Dartmouth College decision. A claim had
been set up that the charter given by the
English crown to the college could not be
held, under that clause of the United States
constitution which forbids any State to pass
law imparing the obligation of contracts,
because the trainers of the constitution could
not have had the charter in mind whom they
mentioned "contract." Daniel Webster said
a charter was contract, and the great Chief
Justice Marshall said the question was not
whether the trainers of the constitution we're
thinking Of charters, but whether their Ian
gusge was such that it may be interpreted to
include charters. The question in regard to
this creed is not whether the trainers put uni
versal atonement into it, they thought OF
certain doctrines, but the question is what
may be fairly derived from their language by
christian teachers. That principle governs
thi. case a. it governed the Dartmouth Col
lege case. Prof. Baldwin spoke about one
hour. The argument was compact, learned
and convincing and commanded the closest
attention.
Hon. Chas. Theodore Russell then began
his address for the defense, and at the ad
journment he had not finshed