Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-27
Probation After Death.


THE CASE OF THE ANDovER PROFESSORS.
The board of visitors of Andover Theological
seminary adjourned in Boston yesterday after
having reached the following decision upon the
question of jursdiction in the case OF the Ando-
Yer professors charged with heresy:
"After due deliberation and consultation, the
board of visitors are unanimous in the opinion
that they have original jurisdiction In the
premises; that no proceeding is pending before
the board OF trustees for the same alleged
offenses and that the complaints are rightly
before the board by lis permission and author
ity: but we deem il proper that the charges De
amended so as to proceed against the respond
ents individually and separately; and such
charges as are indefinite should be made plain
Eoted-That the complainants comply Win the
foregoing order on or before the Sth oil NoNem-
Der next"
CoNDEMNINa THE PROBATION THEORY"
Pittsburg special, October 23d. says: "In
the state synod of the Presbyterian church DIR.
A. I. Persons resolution denouncing the doc
trine of probation after death was taken up.
DIR. Colfet, also of Philadelphia also objected TO
the passage OF the resolution. He deemed IL
unnecessary TO go out OF the catechism To make
explanations. DIR. Rierson retorted that as some
OF these heresies did not exist at the time the
Westminster Catechism was put forth, they
We're not provided for A prominent minister
mad informed him that he had no idea OF the
extent to which the new doctrine was honey
coming the theology OF the New England states
amendment TO the resolution characterizing
New England theology as 'nonscriptural, IN
stead OF extra scripturai.' was passed, after
which the entire resolution was adopted with
apparently less than half a dozen dissenting
votes.''
THE LAST CLASS SToCTLY PROTEST AGAINST
CERTAIN CHARGES AS BEING UNTRUE.
The charges preferred against five professors
at Andover have aroused the indignation OF
the last class, which makes an earnest protest,
published against what they regard as persecu-
ton. They say: 1--WE emphatically and indig-
nantiy deny that the charges in question are
true. OF the charges, the more important are
wholly untrue; to cite an example or TWO: II is
not true that any one of the professors at
Andover has taught that the Bible il not the
only perfect rule of faith and practice. but is
falitbie and Enthusiastically even In some OF its
religious teachings or that Christ in the days
OF ms humiliation was merely q finite being
limited In all his attributes, capacities and
attainments: or, that the Trinity Is moral and
not PERSONAL, etc. OF these charges others are
In SO far untrue that they give an entirely false
impression. But 1t Is not for US TO take these
charges up in detail and to coutrovert them.
That the professors concerned are abundantly
able to do at the proper time. Our words have
no reference to the impending hearing before
the visitors; we address the public, who, until
the issue. may receive these charges true.
We therefore wish openly and distinctly 10
affirm that they are false. Taken a whole
the sixteen charges do not state the truth, SO
far as they are supposed to represent the actual
teaching Of the professors at Andover."
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