New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-20
CATECHlSING DIR. BRIGGS.
THE SEMINARY DIRECTORS SATISFIED.
ADOPTING A RESOLUTION WHICH THEY HOPE
WILL STOP CRITICISM AND RESTORE
HARMONY IN THE CHURCH.
ADOPTING A

wrrr. STOP CRITICISM AND RESTORE
HARMONY IN THE CHURCH.
The Board of Directors of the Union Theology
cal Seminary met yesterday afternoon to CONSIDER
the case Of Professor Briggs. The board CONSISTS
OF the following gentlemen, most Of whom were
present =,
Charles Butler, John Crosby Brown, f. NJ.
kingsley. the Rev. Drs Thomas 5. Hastings, DaVio
r. Fraser John McC. Holmes, Charles A. Dickey'
Erskiuc y. White, Charles II. ParlShurst, Stephen
W. Dana John HILL, Charles Cuthbert Hall, james
NJ. Ludlow, Robert Russell Booth, Edward H.
Clark and Wilton Merle Smith; William A. BOOTH
Henry Day, d. Willis James, William A. Wheelock'
John TAYLOR Johnston, David H. McAlpir, Morris
K Jesup and William W. Hoppin, jr d. John
Hall was out of town and Mr. Butler was too Ill
10 be on hand
At the last meeting of the board committee
of three, consisting Of the Rev. Drs. Parkhurst
Fraser and White, was appointed to draw up
series of questions which were propounded 10
Professor Briggs during the week. His answers
TO them resulted in the unanimous adoption Dy
the board yesterday of the following resolution:
Resolved, That this Board has listened with salts
faction to the categorical replies rendered by Dr.
trusts that the In which he has therein dealt
with the points that In dispute VIII operate 10 cor
rect the nSdpprchenSl0nS that are 10
the disturbing condition OF mind in which, as COM
munon, We are SO unhapply involved.
The questions which were propounded TO Pro
fessor Briggs and the answers which he gave TO
them are follows:
ADO you consider the Bible, the Church and the
Reason as coordinate sources OF authortyf Ans-No;
B-I-Do you believe the scriptures Of the ga alS
New Testamcnts to be the only nfalbe rule OF faltn
and practice AnS.-lcs.
2. When You use the term the Reason" do you
incl udo tho and rel
Yes.
3. Would you accept the following as a satisfactory
inspiration is such divine direction as to
nt'6e record Of Gods revelations in respect to both ain
4. DO you believe the Bible inerant in all mat. mat
in which it is revelation from God vehicle OF
divine TRUTH and that there no errors which as
rb its iniallibty in these matters, in its records
OF the historic events and institutions with which they
are insepara5y connected Ans.-leS.
8. DO you believe that the miracles recorded in
energy either directly Or indirectly through holy men
6. Do you hold what is commonly known as the
doctrine OF future probationl Do you believe in
purgatory Ans.-No ito both.
final, and that man who dies impentent will have no
further tSdSr Of s1ySn
as viii permit you to say that you believe that when
generated, justified and slnessl Ans-Yes.
The meeting of the directors was o long one.
CdOn question, WIN llo duoHcIp WIS tdlAcu up
and discussed separately, and it was o'clock
before the last question and answer had been dis
posed Of.
There seemed to be the utmost harmony and
singleness of thought throughout the entire dis
cussion. The result was said by his friends to be
a great gain for Professor Briggs, inasmuch as it
acquits him of holding views which will not en-
title him longer to occupy the place of professor
In tLa
who have read Professor Briggs's writings, the
action of the directors is hint to the people OF
the Church at large to read him before critlcisng
and cOndemning him.