The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-24
THEY STILL COME TO UNION
,ssp,Tr THE BOYCOTT
OF THE SEMINARY

nssprrE THE PREsBY1KRLEy BOYCOTT
OF THE SEMINARY
r,.sses About a. Large n They wero
s,.sore The Talk Of Heresy-Dr. Vincent
- plead for Liberty OF Interpolation.
when Tho directors Of the Union Theological
SEMINARY voted last Juno TO ignore the action
2, ,ha General Assembly and retain Prof.
=, A. Briggs in his chair Of Biblical The
.,"r, the opponents OF DR.. Briggs declared
W. Union would suffer in consequence OF
.ha stand she had taken. It was said that che
ronld be- boycotted by the presbyteries all
aver the country. who would not send their
ministerial candidates to an institution that
Ind deaed tho authority OF the highest legisla-
tive body OF the Presbyterian Church.
During the summer several Presbyteries by
,seolntion warned their students against en-
tsr,nr Union Seminary. Lehlgh Presbytery OF
pennsylvania only last week instructed It's
students to attend only seminaries loyal to the
conoral Assembly. This still more decisive
stan has been taken by the Presbytery Of
yane.yilIe,. O.. and the news OF 1t has Just
cached this city: In view Of the position
,otan by the Union Theological Seminary OF
Nav York, city. in reference to the retention OF
,hs Rev. Charles A. Briggs, D. D.. as professor
NJ Biblical Theology. and in view OF the obliga-
t;on resting on this Presbytery to take careful
oversight OF the training Of her candidates for
tina ministry Of the Word. It is hereby declared
that We solemnly advise all candidates under
onr care not to pursue their theological studies
in this institution. or. indeed. in any other
seminary In which the destructive Biblical
criticism Is taught until such institutions
nuree their faculty Of teachers In sympathy
Win this heresy."
incarnation has como to the directors Of
Union that several students who were DESTROYS
Of pursuing their Theological studies hero
would be unable to do 80. because their Pres
byteties had refused to recommend them to
the Board Of Education Of the Church. which
furnishes aid to needy candidates for the min
istry. Yesterday was the opening day. and
from the number Of students enrolled It is GER
tain that the whole number will fall very little.
II any. below the record Of last year. The en-
tering class. Mr.. E. N. Kingsley. the recorder.
aid yesterday: numbers about forty; This is
shss ME- RisS %H'e hed nss
allen r. little f q We las% there had been
htesbyteries In the West. But they are q fine
lot Of young men. and the prospects for the
has refused to allow him te obtain the, aid
n nf GhssSa o 'ss s
contain about sixty members"
WY e sst 1' se2n ass
has started with about 200 students es against
~ last year. Union last year had 1853 IN the
II L sS&p M ssHFlS ss ., faculty
ss h saest e t. the and f Is
R's ALTITUDE "a 3. Of SR,9n In f L g.
points ' On precisely ths same lines as
such storm OK criticism. Especially
ssrlansy;, II the event q Pr: Briggs b.
Presbytery. 1t would appear to necessarily fol-
10y. n case the Presbytery's aeton is sps.
Snon ~ hs
that Dr.; Vipcent's address viii be widely dis
cussed In the Presbyterian Church. pr. Vim
atheae TIE SUI has taken the following eI.
tracts: ,.,
s Of ARE eeF
Il is based upon progressive revelation. and
is. therefore, q progressive science. Its deduc-
tons Of ssriptursi knowledge: By false princi-
Nsw hfhhs Is sas
sSssiaeiaa1 a.sasnents Is are nes idsetiSssdd
s>AS SSS~AA~s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ ASAA Va
ture h, ~ o,o., 70 ..ho,,,,~. :. ,..,,...
hs, Biblical. No dogma is, authoritative which
Y not Bi9Iesi. the textS OF our Greek or
e abandon not inspiration. but that particular
ns2ty 81 ~ Sritca There ia tanda,,v,,
certain quarters to representthe Biblical critic
ssa presamptlo9s Intruder Into holy places,
stne enemy OF oscnpture; as suPernuous and
Sontemp1ipie. On me contrary the Sritic has
been made necessity bY the snperstittop. ig-
norance, ana unhaloWed am6it1on which have
xEested Scr1pture 70 the service OF ecclesiasd-
eel fraud. spiritual tyranny. and popular
The same laws are to be applied to Scrip
men 1as tanroagn human language ana Imagery
US sclent1ilc statements are condit9ned by the
nmitatlons OF human knowledge. 1t 10 a reye-
is n0a made 81 dinerent times ana under dr.
tetehL circamstanees. ana through individuals
q dlnerent characters; attainments. and tenn
proper tests Of those human media Of trans
true that in certain cases the insight Of q
marian, but such INSIGHT belongs to f1nda-
mental. saving truth. and not to matters Of