New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-30
PROF. SMYTH'S DEFENCE.
MEETING THE CHARGE OF HETERoDoXY'
DENYING ALPHABETICALLY THAT HIS DOCTRINES
WERE CONTRARY TO THE AND0vER CREED.
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DENYING ALPHABETICALLY THAT HIS DOCTRINES
WERE CONTRARY TO THE ANDovER CREED.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
BOSTON Dec 20 The hearing given by the Board OF
ysors of Andover Theological Seminary on tho onarees
nr.ssrrsd agaiuSt Professor Egbert smyth was con-
t,nuei this morning at United States IioeL "nen
an adjournment taken yesterday Professor oh'yln
was making statement In his own behalf ana tha' s'a'o
ment was resumed Mt the opening or this morning
session. In regard the subject OF probation afer oe,h
Professor smyth cited various passages In Progressive
o,hodoxvr other than those which cited by the
somplalnants "Its evident from the quotations., no
said hat we might have met this entire charse ny u
simple and sheer denial 1t Is patent by the oook 'has
we do not 10 the I'm uaaed manner charged make apy
opinion entertain in respect to future prooaoh ce
trail doctrine srietest sense we do not treat IL az
dootripe Mt ALL but AS An inference from doctrine or
fundamental principle" But no did not desire he CO..
tinued 10 avail himself OF this line OF defence ITO
claimed full liberty under the creed to hod IN is matter
whatever probation OF Scripture ana o. rove
latIon when God constantly makes OF hlmseii In MS
works OF creation providence anu redenption'may ake
PROBABLE ana with degree exactly proporuona'e 10
avail able evilsnoe M he could measure. Inc po'i'ioh
which he took not Ia opposition To the creed iho
compIanans show that he actually took POSITIONS
which contravene his official obligation under the creed
and statute creed contains no explicit declaration
on the question at ISSUE it said nothing whatever a"ou
the condition OF men who die without opportunity 10
hear tbs accept or reject an oneroa Saviour"
ia the intermediate between death and JUDGMENT
All that the creed contains III regard 10 t1e I'M s''o
of the wicked Is Biblical language The trainers OF
the creed simply subject so grave ana TERRIBLE used
the phraseoogy OF the Bible This ia Inc only instance
I'm that entire creed with possible exception 10
which sucn resort Is made. Every ~here eisH tue
trainers Of the creed used ;her own terms az the ra
uonal language OF catecnisn Interpreted oy tne
Trainers of tue creed in ts original FORM ths article
tha maa of
ing only. 1t refers to the maj reSurecon anu JOA
ment.
There IL IN ali this said the speaker, no alluslon
and no hint alluson OF what ensues at death IN
the case OF who not heard the Gospel or hah
opportunity accept reject the Saviour All refer
sce IN uch subject here is simply something added to
the creed and therefore without warrant or authority
and creed no explicit declaration adverse 10
the teneis those who have had no opportunity 10
learn OF u Saviour this life may be granted such oDpor
tunty in che other e The object OF The article cited
Was not 10 atrm does it assert that the ehectualy
c,ei are ca,sd in this lfe Tue article does not deal
with the number o. elect make any statement or
Involve any i'm lcaton at all on this subject III De-
CONES the interpretation that he Is opposing
not merely the meaning OF the article ahd Vo-
es all tho established OF Interpretation. but
makes the itself contra ictory to tue standars Oh
which IL or ally formed part and puts 1t olt OF har
mony with creed which II has Doon trdhslerred
Tue creed requires Tor It's consistent interpretation tna1
the article benents received In tnls LIE Dy
the eectuay called be not pressed beyond It's orsina
ruruOse and scope. surprising that tho drIcIe uhdrr
cousi Ter utterly perverted nom ~ prpose
and construed to violate all ina ues OF lhiorpre-
iatlon aud male inconsistent win US history auS hlIu
the creed it wOud not then accomplish e oDJrcl oi
w,o used Il for their purposes OF argulnont Of IL
wonld NOT tnen teach tnat tho heather eau nave no
future opportunity of grace bur simply that they w not
avail OF II any more Than do me non-'ieot
no nave tuls opportunity here fho statement IN he
preaub TO tne creed tIat ne HeaIe' are ceu nDr
ons of the creed, tut one Of the motives tha' ihn
enco ue founders of the Institution III what they ala
II presents by WHOM PROBES or should ps
goyernei but 1t Is Lot starlIenI vi the
ovnor,ty TO be influenced by the motive ~ an offered
saviour viii given L. all men reelh' TO oe inpHeu ,
tue universally OF Christs person, atohehehe anu JUG
Upon every one OF the charges, continued the FRO
lessor VIII Gu properly Issue tue compia nantS
nave failed to that no holds aint' ns and Ia. u
ctes i'm his office prof anything not IN harmony
viii or ant ,gunistlc to the aud statutes OF tue
Seminary AMI tuat - entte TO complete hcqutlA
Tue Professors aro entitled the hands OF the 9oari TO
someulug more than a technical acquittaL Professor
omyth tuen OF the PRINCIPLES OJ whic ne as oeen
governed In acccptsnre and use oil ire erreu ray lux
that Is tho outcome OF tue Greet as WHO'S
lie dms tina, 1pna t pS Of Se
r. Kan Ia from the otter statements lis cannot
be elure1 10 believe 10 contradictions ana tue croet
rom contradiction Professor smytn continued that he
accepts substance or octrne III ues In Tue
nature OF the trutrs confessed In religous ana uoo
trln creed that they no. measuraDIe nor iohhanIe
like mites of cOmmerce.Ke an acre OF GROUND,
house lot Or dollar whether e,d or Silver Tne
sign creed precisely us he Signs no- lug
ole construction ny
OF forri, In hal doctrns are overlovke, has Oeen
empoyed in the history OF the SEMINARY nu under te
o. es its founders as to cover not merely DIVERSITY
AS Ia mers form but as to substance Of doc rine. The
speaker accents tue Seminary creed Ia IT'S HISTORICAL
sense ntendins by this formula to emphasize several
things Professor sytn continued mat be went 10 the
Seminary with tho understanding mat tue Interpret on
OF the what he now neeves To he AMI that
position OF his atherh-lswhe former onhlrnan
of the Boar OF Visitors. fDe curriculum sketched In
the OF tue seminary Is larger tnan ever yet
ia, een realized It's history Is it possible 10 suppose
that all tins was aons In the expectation that there
would be advancement IN the UNDERSTANDING OF uun
or that wor not be able To cary ou logical resuts
The creed ADMITS by its silence, he cOutiDned ana
still. more BY It's principle. Legitimate II Jury. all
tnut has eud-i for ~ or my ass ciates In
The AHdOrer aud in Progressive OrtbOlOk) anc
offer tails a clear. complete ana full Justlacaton
a yalust al! the charges OF the complaiuanls
rhs Rev DR.. Newman Smyth, OF New Haven, was then
called for the respondent AMI examiner as TO tns IN
structOn IN tie SEMINARY when no was STUDENT there.
Wuen elected to proessors'p lie saih 'hat DC eouu
accept and uOscribe TO tue An lover cree AS whole
interpreting ITS clauses ny Comparison among tbein
selves and in accordance with tho Terms or subscription
lac 'rrstood ad always been me usse oi lhe
Seminary sanctioned 10y the BOARD of Visitors THAT lie
cold possibly subscribe TO tue creed be were re-
CURED take each clause aud each al tclo W ITSELF
Professor Harris was tne next Witness He SAID t1at
Others we're before the Board or VISITORS III
WAS stated tuat there pDnts the cree. with
| winch they found officially. An Understanding was
reached that they should slsn the creed with IN expaua
tory statement, and he nid so and was nducte irto
office When asked TO probation after death, MS
substance. that no recognized the oerty OF
cergy meu and OF tuose VINO take TINS Greet TO me
the Gospel PROBATION after this life. For himself ne
had not then reached definite conclusion concerning
the matter
Simeon E. Baldwin made an argument for the respond
For years he said, these Andover professors have
had struggle against the old Cayinstic creed ana 1t
has n constant fight of liberal orthodoxy against
that OF Princeton and even against the same feeling at
Andoycr.
Charles Theodore Russell, arguing for the respond
ents said that his clients had asked for a
specific statement of what they were charged WIN
they have not received ana they do not know To-Day