New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
THE ANDOTER aNEW HYPOTHESIS"
PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRIAL OF FIVE PRO-
FEssORs FOR UNORIHODOx TEACHINGS

PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRIAL OF FIVE PRO-
FEssoRs FOR UNORIHoDox TEACHINGS.
.BosroN. Oct. IS (SpecdD.-Ihe journal pub
,shes abatement in regari to the CONGREGATIONAL cor
troyersy involving five professors in the Andover
theological Seminary. The case can be neither "ei
understood settled on the basis OF the seu'
nary constitution signed August 81, 1907, together
with the Additional Siatu'os signed on May D. iooo'
and the Statutes the Associate Foundation signed OH
March 81 1903. These documents. 1t Charged nave
been violated by Esbsrt c. Smyth professor OF ecces
asticai history aud president OF the faculty william ''
Tucker professor OF sacred rhetoric AMI lecturer Oh pas
toral theology Wesley Churchill, professor OF eocu-
ton: George Harris, professor Of Christian theo"gy
and Edward Y. HncKs professor OF Biblical theo"gy'
The charges against those professors are prrierreu'
yo unfairly and spontaneously, by the Rev. DIR. ). W.
weman, OF Maiden. Of the Board OF trustees anu
tho following three alumni, VINO declare '""'
they represent other alumni: Rev. Dr. H. NJ Dexter
Editor of The Congeg hondlt OF the class OF 1914
tho Rev. Dr. Lanpuear, OF Beverly, class OF lo4o' "u"
Professor j. j. tIaisdell, of Belot College. WISCONSIN,
class OF 1852 The charges have been lad peiore '"e
Board Of Visitors, aud the hearing mas oeeh asS"ou
for October % The charges are nade against ''o p'
fessors Jointly the professors being the joint authors Oh
In hook entitled Progressive Orthodoxy tue
o L,ch appeared first IN HE Andorer RcreD an thrh
IN a sep,rate volume published by Houghton' MHiih
Co. Against Professors Smyth and tucker tue auu'o"A
charge has made that they are not orthouoA "u
consistent The charges against tue h'o Pio
lessons Jointly nvove counts for any or all OF
which d ,rtculars OF neterodoxv and opposition II
proved the Board Visitors Is required 10 adnonsh or
remove Them The charges are to the elect that the
five professors have taught as follows:
F,rs-rhat the Bible the only perfect rule OF
fath ana practice. but ~ failbe ana uhtrust"or'hy
even In some oi It's religious teachings. 49, .
stconu-ib al Christ IN tho days OF Ms Illumination
merely finite being. iiinltod IN all h's altrioe'
capacities and attainments. . .,
Inira-That no man mas po%er or capacity 70 '0p'"'
Fourtb-Tnat mankind, save AS instructor !" W" =,
kuOwledse OF the historic Chris, are no. 81 n,sr Of
they are, OF such snfulness as TO DC In danger Vi
FIith~Ihar no man can be lost without having had
SINH hat The atonement of Christ consists essen
,iav and chiefly IN His becoming identified with the
ums race tronrh HIS IncarnatOnn order that ny HIS
uulun win He might eBdow them Win inc power
To repent anu thus impatt them augnentod value
IN the OF God, anu 30 lfOpltlae OoC W men anu
srvrnIn-rhat the Trinity is modal and not personal
EIghth-Tnat the work of the Holy spirit Ia mainly
limited natural methods and within historic Chris-
Ninih-That, without the kno w-dge of the historic
CHRIST. men do not deserve the punishment o. tn9 law
and that therefore their savation is not wholly oi
grace"
EIrventhNThar there is and will be probation after
death for all men who havenot In this world had know"
TINS hypothetical belief In probation
after should be brought tn tho front exalted anu
IN ,de central IN theology and IN the beliefs Of men.
Ihrteentn-That Christian missions are not to be sup
ported conducted on the ground tnAt inth VIM
Knuw Christ In danger OF prrlsning forever anu
must p.rish forever unless saved in this HE.
FourteepIh-rha "a system OF physical ana meta
physical philosophy is true which by fair Inference
razs Christian doctrine taught In the Green
If the seminary. .
FIteenln-rnat there is new theology better than
the old" winch apprehend Is not IN harmony Win
the creed but fatally opposed 20 the saWe
siXteen;h-rhat the said professors hold many thlhss
reconcllcd with that orthodox ana con-
~Istent Caivnsm winch the statutes require OF mem
and TO which they stand publicly committed. ana tha'
reported instances these professors have nroKeh
tara
creed.
The charges first presented on July t. 1885, ana
renewed at the invitation or the Visitors on July ID
Both Sides the complDants as we'll as the respondents
have ngaged counsel, French acting for the com
claimants aud William CASTOR for the respondents. AZ
Tho same Time the Dr. Weilm has lodged CHARGES
sgau the professors the Board II trustees VINO
have consented 10 entertain them. Accordingly Two
suits have instituted the professors, the
couplanants being virtually the same, the respondents
bsolu ely the and he tribunals the JOINT au-
thorties the WIN this adherence that
the Boari Of Visitor have appellate juri@dicton AN a
peal from the Trustees To the Vs III al lhugs
and from the latter 10 the Supreme judicial Sonr. o.
Is. eome thingR Nhether the Bo'rh Z"
Visitors wish to- consider matter tnat may con'
bef appeal u not certain IL u "a question
lor them decide, but the question Will be raised