Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-30
ALL AB0 e 'RlGGS.
.-g -sYER1. ASST 5 z INALLY TAKES
ACTION 0 =. lSs
OS
r. Ps--s Report SGsi-.-.- ~ n Ovsrwasim-
Majority After Several Substitutes Had
Bee. Vo:sd Down-Ths Aeion IS
Dead Against the Eminent Divine.


begun with the usual prayer
% which the death yesterday
rs-. Breckepridge was often al
After the reading OF the
-., great debate on Dr. Briggs
LED. but was suspended 10 hear
.- ci the Reformed Church o,
, ga, DR.. Vermillie, who sa ~
-s,a. TO voice the ancient
.4..- between the Presbyterian
-.., The Moderator. In response.
-U. lave as high regard for the
~-.f. Dlr- and the Heidelberg Cate
e. Tor rhe Westminster Assembly
.., Cl-echiSm. You are more like
..t...-aer churches. unless We except
. ~.-le-1 Church.
Hathaway, of Jersey City, said he
-le Assembly does not Ike long
.., aui ne will make none. He
l -la- DR.. Logan's amendment
M 5e adopted This IS the very
..Le majority should cOncede to the
-y I believe this : feasible.
Use we must vote now or never,
muact says: The first Assembly
the election of the Professor. We
-5- obliged 10 diSapprOve forever.
an DO SO for q year. Do not Judges
r- limited injunctiOuS pending in
Although I have the highest
-.-a-d FOR the disting committee,
-s. must DO my own thinking.
Dr. BOwden, Of Jesse Presbytery. New
Frs. wished 70 follow the same line
s-a the closing words Of Judge Breck-
-r.ige.
l1hn i. McCook, of the prosecution
--.l advisors Of the committee, of the
Nsw York PreSbytery, spoke of the re-
atoms between the Assembly and the
,sminaries, and argued that now was
the time 90 take action on the Briggs
.ase Il any was 20 be taken.
Doctor Logan said: If We veto the
s-o0intment made by the Board Of
.la Union Seminary, do We not in effect
.nceach the judgment Of the Assembly,
-rat aSsented 20 their election? Cries
o. a0, no.l
nr Logan thought that II DR.. Briggs
,-ed u.oye unfit the directors Of the
seminary would exercise It's rights and
-...,- him. Also 20 90 slow now will
,.e u-cD pickering aut miSunder-
,- Hereafter.
D- Wooster. OF Chicago, offered a
,,t.--a CD the amendment of Dr..
logan and 20 the entire report Of the
committee lt Or. Patton. After pre-
-u-.e reviewing the difficulty and per
-y o.. ,he Assembly, and the direc-
-,oi Cu.0n Theological Seminary in
F-s the utteranceS Of DR.. Briggs
,lr1 delivered after the appoint
90 his chair, that committee OF
minister's aud seven elders be ap-
--i 30 confer with the directors Of
Seminary, that the directors be es-
requested % reconsider this
4-0u ic transferring DR.. Briggs; that
they be requested that Or. Briggs
should not be allowed 20 perform the
-es belonging 20 said chair for the
suing year.
lr Wooster said; Il stand not as
9Dorter Of DR.. Briggs, but aS an ad-
-,e OF peace. nave hoped and
--ed thar our action might lead to
v. nO- bitterness, and make US
song To- our great fight with evil. /
,e there are many on both sides
Briggs question who feel aS l do,
orc for some safe middle course.
% 'er the force of DR.. Patton's point
--- we must veto, or approve simple
without qualification. We have a
-- Gu do what I adviSe-tO request
trustees the trustees OF the Union
-.ea Seminary % reconsider
ae-.ou. This course will not rem
position Of the New York Pres
more difficult in the trial OF DR..
,,> You give great help 70 those
So. a union OF peace and justice In
.-l Of The Union Theological Sem
l-. >.usslon Of DR.. W0OSter's sub
.- Dr. Pltton'S report was ar
el cT ad d'0urnment, DR.. Mckiooen
r- che foor. At the opening OF the
--oor session Mr. McKibben con-
%. saying. Il believe that we are
z part l the greatest crisis that
.-' fre>os-er.au church has ever pass
ttt -- question IS whether this
w. ever find a juStihable Oc-
... expressing its diSapproval OF
.e>>.. g noc now.
ever was an issue which was
ia- Che lhurch, from which
Zoe l0 evasion, il Is this issue.
"- y. -ot approve OF DR.. Briggs, the
-.'l IAr. 0g,cal Seminary could re-
-.u .,er This Assembly adjourn
-'-- le would hold over. Suppose.
Cd. and in year or 50 il is found
~ -ue Briggs has matured his
">' GAS cariied his language, il not
concepts, why. my brethren, think
-l z. many miles 20 Join in eel
GRAFTON.
brethren. This is a scheme 70 defeat
-sHfos- 0r auv ground. I ask you
e'r .r mind that with the exception
le" expressions that have fallen,
racyercently from the lips Of
WAC are supposed 20 De Or.
.1-> enemies, think they are his
.r.eldS-that every personal discus
o.. Or. Briggs has been introduced
Ms friends. We have tried 10 keep
We don't want 70 say anything
IS, 1r. Briggs. We want simply 20
'.e ,ae power of the Assembly in
tle facts that he has failed 70
understood in a special
.- principles, my brethren,
believe vital, not
PreS6yterianism but To