The sun., 1891-01-21
SonFRN pRESBYTERIANISM.
,p,ooss ADDRESS ON HIs
fso' ,,ouT OF INHALATION

ssfa yn,on Theological Seminary in the
a ", y, parl avenue and sixty-ninth street
thAp..,nv. Tho faculty wore present IN
w. Va a, office. The directors also occu-
hat y. so, nlsticrm. and the chapel was crowded
rsea h,,nItr students. who applauded with
siIn nd feet the most pronounced utter.
hnu' :, Prof Briggs. in which he announced
sncss ,..,.nre =. to the higher criticism.
BIZ soa, those present were Charles Butler,
Amv'ep ep,.sident OF the Board Of Directors,
IL ~ r,,.c,ors John Cary Brown. D. II.
snI Tho Rev. Drs. J. NJ. Ludlow. O. Il.
heA,p.s, = [. Clark. and D. r. Frazer: Dean
Pa.nn, a, the General Theological Seminary.
henn hn.. Gsorre T. Fisher Professor Of Church
be be,r nv, Yale College; the Rev. Dr. George
his'V,, ho,,,n Of Robert College. Constantin ople:
Nep.p n.y. PRO, Ritchie. the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ.
ns s' .,d m. Rev. DR.. @ E. Knox. Prof.
p.s.r prayed. President Hastings read the
vssts,u,h Psalm. and letters OF regret were
Ma .a among them one from Bishop Potter.
ma. later Is as follows:
aa@ a.n,ocrs.y HOUSE 80 LAFAYErrE PLACE,
NEW Yohn, Jan. 1s. 1891.
.w, MAR DR.. BUTLER: It IL . matter Of pro-
"a ,.oret to me that IN imperative profess
wv. WV, .nsseement will deprive me OF the great
''...nre uv. Of accepting your most courteous In
p p's..,o, IN behalf Of the directors Of tho Union
"..a,n.icsl Seminary. to attend the services
au, ~. ,n,usuration Of the Rev. DR.. Briggs a.
nysrd Robinson Professor OF BIBLICAL The-
49,, Or, Briggs has certain amiaole In.
,,mi,iss, as fear some Of his more immediate
s,thrsn may regard them, wAieh es-
...laly sndear him TO those who. like
wall arc glad and proud to elaim
!n our brother IA tns n oul dear nna
Eastsr. But II he had not We should still re.
sics tSst : great and honored ins!itnti0n OK
Christian learning had honorsn itss!t III % non,
Es hemispheres. with that OF Charles A:
tifss has given to all reSerent and .n,i easnesf
sulsasous saSsS,s delity With which L win eontiHue
;s ADMINISTER q great and sacred trust. May
"a y.Sr school 2, 4. the p.pbphssts, bpns 3,
sssss!sEsI ss am, dssf MI. Er;siqsnt; EaI4ry yGpF
h5S0s TSs sss. br. D. R. Frazer OF Newark deiv;
I'd 3: sslsss issss' IL s.G ssd IN afns
.aS;ss The Authority Of the Scriptures"
there are those who refuse retionslIsts .
yaSe 30 They forget that the esse utial thing
tto Ind God: and II these men have found
Gci Without the mediation OF tho Church and
hs Bible Church and Bible are means nos
,ssr.t iSst these ration alists deprociate the
means Of grace. 80 essential to most OF Us, but
warned les. We commit 9h. the same error
Protestant Christianity builds its life and
faith on tho divine authority containet in the
thurc6 and the reason. Men are influenced
by their tsmperaments and environments
Witch of the three ways OF access 10 God they
tursue There are distractions thrown UP by
he iollies OF msn in each one Of these avenues.
snd II Is ourduty Is servants OF the living God
10 remove the stumbling blocks out Of the
No one Of these WAYS has been SO obstruct-
fence about tho law. and enclosed It with
doa don IThe Christian Church concealed the
Nad Of God bshind the authority OF PoRes
and councils, fathers and schoolmen. Tho
I'm nossi snv.lopsd psi The Bble with ere sds &C.
ele.lasticsl decisions. and cogmntic systems.
The Bible has been treated as II It
, ,s Sarsed SaDs 20 and careiny sunrdss lest
shonM be injured by heretics and infldels II
has BEEN shut up In fortress and surrounded
BY and iortcations .s exsensiye
Superstition is no less superstition il 1t take
the form Of Bibliolatry, 1t may be ell the
,os so,s II eoneehtrate Itself upon this one
There is nothing divine in the text. IN its
htsrs. words. or clauses. The divine author
4. ~ " 1S D ss style % Or vns the poTs1
Bible may be transferred into any language.
I may speHk as powerfully IN Chinese as in
Tor there We shall find God
Many theoloRians have insisted that we
or s ai y
ipostles Abandoning the suthority Of insti-
.utionsl Christianity they have sought 2 prop
i aS'1a s1ho. s'd0ai IL a the These Ssoks d b
Sor: @ L Claimed that Il. BSs hsis IS dHTse d1ins
tasss sss y s5s .rs seem 9ssshsF
prove tho aptority Of the authors. is
y s tnslr ~ SwrittnEs and yet We are aeked
authority Of the authors. The great mass Of
ths Old Testament was written by authors
whose names or connection with their writ
the Bible. the Bible Is destroyed already. But
Mho tells US that those traditional names were
TO authors Of the Bible3. The Bible itself
tmony7 None Of these! Pure @ conisctursl tss- @
II! g here that the higher criticism comes
BHle but Is mons theories les ssout Iss1i tho Bill: &
u SSas:hsr :|. the Bibls came from God. This viii
tS.oes,Nw.h ss when Sv the iallaoiss and concsit; Of
:,!elsm ~, rShs hss not contravened any decision Of
cShy Snrsdan council or any creed OF the
sNn,snor HN5GS Or any statement OF Scripture itself
~ ,Thss Y. srrors in the Scriptures which
tS.Ors ons has been able to explain away and the
"sSSI ~. .ast toey were not IN the original text
cssts;. uy;e. eesomption. And no man can rest with
SssstvwHp Sw Upon It. II We are relying on the
s "a sss BSs tRsn q is1 hsS G!S
SIan.s w TMere driven back to the Bible. [Ap-
stows pouSe !. Ts have blown the !brsastworks 10
tSs ssn,, Hna any one may enter IN aud march to
iSroesssdi in ssiue .OI,dt o. the Bible AID find God en-
uu;t ahs :,6s BIels itsell makes no claim that vs
nnd.a s%IIva nowhere sanction it It is ghost Of
"Itii.. c.s cSvesnselicalism to frighten children.
tbsisvse eT,mea =, That miracles are violations OF
Sloie have become TO men OF science sufficient
rsdse Hc,sd ~ tast the Bible 10 no more than other
mncS .,ea oooka Biblical writer's do not lay so
Sosss SS ',aess sNS upon them as modern spologists
sps, miracle. that voud be wroushe IN
sSssshs tests zee ss.y nG svs .aiss to
Ssrs S'plnsS nv, e. the trIe and the false
nSlaton Of To laws Of % Dature. theif suspsn. nS
HSn ssn. 81 the uniformity Of law. or The compre
I,onNon non Of extraordinary laws with ordinary
Hups ~ ave: pothing Of the kind. but the
sHsrnc,ssee ses! whether they set forth tho holy
nd Eli MsssI.} Mssd }ns gracious tesehinE Of God
Ssctsd sbS o. BH!e shs best men 9f ouE time have
so,Ssp1S, 20, Ssspp history: and science q II It could
isult 81 81 ~ Pyo,.,,.,, ,,.o,o., :. IN
Nsorv. !. .feaction against this limitation In the
ldonot anc second probation ~ not surprising.
I'D ;bsn nhu this doctrine In tho Bible. but 1 DO
cttous higher lifA in tbA so~ ,nnSInr NIsh