Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-06

IN rHE VERBAL iHsPlRArioH
THEORY
Aud the Sancincaiiou Of the Soul al
the Poiui Of Death, are
the Charges.
Three Principal charges Preferred
Against Hin,

NEW YoRIs, Oct. Sat the semi
annual meeting Of the New York
presbytery today the prosecuting COM
mittcv, appointed to prepare papers In
tho trial OF Professor Briggs presented
their report embodying the charges
against linn. The charges Ia brief arc
A. follows; Disbelief la the Bible NJ
the only true source OF Divine
authority, disbelief I'm the verbal In
upiration aud inurrancy Of the Scrip.
lures. Disbelief IN the immediate
ranctificutlon at death Of the souls "
those dying In the faith.
Professor Briggs moved that his case
bc taken up the first thing In the after.
noon, but the motion was defeated.
The indictment bases the charges
against Professor Briggs solely on the
inaugural address, because II IL the
most deliberate aud emphatic cxpres.
eiou 81 his doctrines. The 70.
port goes on 10 say that II
was decided by the committee
that Il j. neither necessary nor advis.
able Ia embrace In the list II charges
all the doCirinal errors contained In the
inaugural address, and that while 10
teachings respecting miracles, the
original condition Of man, the nature
oi sin, race redemption aud DR.. Briggs'
scheme Of Biblical theology IN general
are not la harmony with thu Scriptures
and are calculated 20 weaken con
/ fldrnro In the word OF God, aud 10 GU
courage presumption ON the clamency
aud love u god, it was decided that u
would he hest TO coniino attention tD
/ the tow DEPARTURES from the teachings
of the Scriptures which are mnda.
/ mental 10 the entire discussion. Dis.
/ cusslon of the indictment will not be
| In order tor some time. Professor
| Brlggs must have ten days 10 prepare
his answer, aud the trial, " one takes
/ place, VIII probably be ect down Ia tho
latter part ~ this month.
The report hal not hecu presented at
the meeting, and routine business wins
| In prUgrcr-, when DR.. Alexander Of
Uniyupity Place Church moved 10
| suspend the order Of the day 60 present
resolution In tho Briggs matter. IL
was declared out OF order by a number
VI those present, but the moderator
ruled otherwise, aud an appeal from
his decision wns medo Ia which IL was
sustained. Notice " appeal "a The
synod from tho drcislor was then
made.
Dr. Alcxaudor's resolution and
preamble set forth the fact that Prof.
Briggs, since his accusation, had sup
plementcd his answer 70 the charges
by answering numerous ducitlons.
rheseq questions aud answers OF PrOi.
Briggs are part Ot the preamble. The
resolution "a 10 the effect that the Pres.
bytcry, IN view Of these latter declafa.
lions " Prof. Briggs, deem " cNpedi.
ont TO arrest further proceedings aud
discharge the committee from further
consideration Oi the matter. Dr. Rob
inson and others protested against the
resolution. At | O'Clock nm adjourn.
ment was taken for au hour When
rome action Ola the resolution will be
b taken,
After recess DR.. Alexander with
drew hls motion 10 suspend the order
-, lie announced his Intention Of offer
ing thu resolution 20 discharge th,
committee ~ soon n their report was
. read. Rev. d. Birch then read Ia,
, commItto's report.
Y AZ liz conclusion, Or. Alexander re-
introduced his resolutions for tho dis
}, mlssal Of the proceedings. A long dis
: cuAsi0n Of this motion followed, and Il
was finally put 10 "a vote, resulting
Ayes o. ~ elders aud - clorgymonl
nnycs ~ go clders and ~ clrrgymon
thus defeating the motion. Then tn,
: original motion was adopted confirm
3 ing the recommendation OF the com
v ml,tee, that DR.. Briggs be- served viii
, n copy Of the charges and stand trial
! The two votes seem 10 indicate that a
VERY SMALL MAJORITY ~ ~ FAvol
{ of trying Dr. Briggs. Tho fact that
) majority of the clergy was IN favor o
Z shutting of tn. trial and dischafgln
b. the committee was very pleasing 10 Dl
/, Brlges. lie now haA ton days In while
10 make hls reply. After some r0utin
O buslntsl, the preshYtery will adjourn
1 until tomorrow. Today's proceeding
/ were unusually turbulent, and severn
tlmes there were calls for bette
q, Christian spirit.