New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-25
nR BRIGGS SPEAKS AT LAST
r,,p SCHOLARLY PROFESSOR PRESENTS A
MILD ADDRESS

IIT(N'S KEMAithS
r,. Presbyery Of New-York continued its debate
a, creed revidon yesterday and adjournd to meet on
,,onday at 50. M The following rules were adopted
s,ng the dae of taking the vote on February 3;
That wien all who desire to do have spoken within
a.. ,,its previously agreed upon, the Presbytery ad'
,Jrng TO nonday, the Sd of February at m Tor 'ne
nurpose then taking the vote.
@ At hat time the following order shall be Observer
~ TIE vote shall be the successive sections
seratim. . .. s,.u HI.
f2A - each section is read amendments 70 IL sa. 70
IN o,der In the discussion Of which movers OF
shall b,allowed ten minutes and other o.ssa ,o
utes No amendment, however, shall be dsoue'eD i'i
more tan one hour s,,o..d 4, tho
Cs)When the amendments have been oNpsvu Va '''
vote the section shall be taken without DEBATE
Zach days session shall adjourn at oo p M, Ano
. h close of Mondays debate the Prosey'ery shsh aa'
isur, until Tuesday at 10 o. M
DIR. BRIGGS ANNOUNCES HIS CREED
no first speech was made by Professor Charles A.
e-trs of Onion Seminary, who said In pafo:
r. ia said that the report is compromise Well. INV
..,n,.n everv good thing Is a compromise. have
aminsd the reports Of the (westminstor) Assembly tn
ondon in large folio volumes. probably as no
,snsr minister hSre has dOne and the minutes sho"
coup,onse all the way through. The conclusion
compromise. 1 pity the that will not compromise
Or rather pity his wife and children. His place is In
the Wilderness the rocks and rushing streams
have been impressed with the sehs and tears Of the
1
what is there tsom' Nobody proposes to inter-
fore with their opinions Look at what the committee pro-
pose. There thrse things First TO blot out hVc
ponts First, reprobation second, the damnation Of
infants third damnstion OF the entire heather world
fourth that Roman Catholics idoators and fifth. that
the Pope is AntiCh,st These the onlg five things
that this have removed from the Con
fession. Is there anything 10 sigh about2 We refrain
Will not it may not be So These doctrines may be
dearer to their hearts. They nay be the apple Of
their eve They hold them II they please. The
question whether these things shall remain in the public
Confession OF the Presbyterian Church 1t is whether
their brethren shall subscribe 10 them and defend these
doctrines before the nineteenth century. That is the
question.
What else do the committee sski TO have In
serted the general love of God for all mankind
and preached to every creature. Why this Is tho
yery ph OF the Gospel which gives Joy 70 the
heart. 1t may be doctrines promL
nent the Old Testament. 1. student OF the OLD
Testament venture to say thcy there. Never
tbeless they the New Testament Why should they
not be in the Confessioni II anything should bring
amentacn is that fathers neglected to give it as
prominent place in the Confession as they have IN the
Word Of God.
What third point OF the committed II Is new
and simple Creed. Now brethren. that item which
many have much at heart That to me Is I'm.
poran anything else in the report. And were not
tina: the committee had agreed this would not 20
with them. This is compromise. We are going for
both Of these items, and not going to let the
brethren who vote against revision split into
fragments. II could vote according TO the
Scotch method and have three four resolutions
proposed, 1 would vote for this. Now s,
/ am in favor OF new and simple Creed. Some say ;
"oh that is broad churchism" l broad churchman
you all know that.
will pass from that point up another 1t
has complained that the committee carving out
the Of the COnfession that we are digging o; the
very ytas Is this truei What the heart OF the Con-
fession and the five points OF Calvnism' Our
brother Dr. Hall represents understand 1t, that we
are bound 10 articles Of he Synod OF bort That
represents scholastic Calvinm. Every scholar knows
that But that is the point wan: TO make There
are FIVE points scholastic Calvnis. What are the five
articles Csivin 10 make up the heart o. the
Confession Faithi Why they are these According To
:he antirevisionists they ~ reprobation, ~ The
damnation Of infants 81 the dannation OF the whole
beathsn world 10 that Catholics are idostoSe to
that .he Pope AnChris Are these the hve doctrines
at the heart Cavinismi Not bit OF IT, They are me
excresoences They in the Confession but not In he
ereeds OF che old CayinstiO churches They belong 70
later tvns believe In reprobation but while believe
A. saw as historical student That Is not necessary 70
Cav1nisn.
am NJ strong Calyinist enc. L
an looking at matter Of historical truc soo A.
matter Of stubling block 70 the elders and young minis
t,s OF our churches and may remove this from
the Confession. But thing we Will DO we WIN pre-
rant those who are scholastic theoogians from holding tho
vhip over young ministers. they DO IN PsnhiyNahia
II is the Calyinsn Of history we viii MAINTAIN
DR. sHEARER DEFENDS THE CORNERSTONE
Following DR.. Briggs came Dr.. George h. sheareP
OF the American Tract Society who said In lis speech
1t my purpose 10 participate IN is diSfu
but silence impossible and am cohsuaheo 70 OPP
nose this report The assertion has been made ana re-
,erated from time by the advocates OF this report
The hand OF God Is with We very heartily sce0ru
sincerity 10 our brethren, but not monopoly In Gods
providence nor do admit for a moment that IN Ihs
conte. we are lighting against God The history OF the
mo especially
ve,rs OF the Westminster Confession and the hundred years
bicb We so recently celebrated In Philadelphia, shows
that the Hand OF God has used these doctrines as
n,ssched by US a. :" The Sword OF the spirit"
The system contains many evangelical doctrines ooih-
nan % other systems but IL points Of difference
and these distinguish it from other systems Inc most
noted OF these historically known as The FIVE POINTS
~ Calynism and are follows: Unconditional RE
destn Original SIM Particular Redemption Eectuai
c.u,p and Perseverance Of Saints. Keeping this in
mind and in its light examining the succeeding para
graph Of the report ind 1t TO be the Work OF ne"
writer who regardless Of what has preceded proposes 70
eliminate Preterton which is half OF the first OF the
Five Points and Particular Redemption which Is the
whole Of the third point, very serious subtraction anu an
unquesonsbe impairment Of the system IL is uSelVSs
NJ this stage Of the discussion TO raise doubt az 70 he
Scrptura authority these sections eliminated or en-
desvor 70 read into strained and unfounded terpe
tatfons Even Of the report Win Duc IT,"
exceptions admitted these two positions In ths us
cussion.
In advocacy Of this report many reasons are urged only
one which at this point consider at this time
IS asked burdencd conscences," the reHoVs OF
statements which stuubngbl TO honest Doheves
appeal SIS face Is entitled TO syInpatny' LINE
relief sought by in behalf Of both those without ana
within the Church. Believing that these are truly SCRIP
tura statements IL Is difficult TO why applicant Tor
admission 10 communion, whether he be proposed
minister an elder member, should demand change or
why we should be willing TO giant change In the terms
OF our faith order 70 add the individual to Church
Any one coming Gods prescribed terms.
When the young came 10 Jesus with the query
"Ctod Master what good thing shall do that may In
bet eternal life Lord beholdng him, loved him,
hut did not lower Of communion In order TO
ceive him lie told him plainly lone thing thou lackest
and this rich young went away sad Are we Sorrowng
hec.use We eanno. bid higher for members7
Twenty years the two branches Of the Presbyterian