New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-06

liberty so precous that the santed Van Dyke shorty
thodoxy and liberty I chose liberty And, further
more, in view OF the widereaohng issue o irexfrI
SabIy connected with our action to-day, may we % no.
say We hesitate want TO steady the tI am; Ode
| God is wondrously moving among u.s. Leu fih eu0'
| it home"
| After the noon recess, Dr. Alexander withdrew
| his paper until DR.. Birch had read the report VI
| the committee Then he presented 1t again III
Thompson raised the question that the commltttee t
was appointed only to prepare the papers .; III o.
case and was not COMMITTEES 51ssn oa f fSe com
| mittee's work by Colonel McCook, memDer vi
| the committee.
| DIR. HALF. OFFERS A COMPROMISE
| DIR. Field. the Editor of The Evangelist
wanted the question Of DR.. Briggs Orthodoxy
voted upon at once. After several speeches Dr'
John Hall read the following paper, which ne
supplemented with speech:
the committee and recognizes the diligence anu o'"-
scentiousness of the committee ,.,,ous =, ds,inct
Resolved That in view of the disclaimers OF us,im' IN
errors made by Dr. Briggs sTbseguent 70 cyes H pU tbe
lication of the inaugural the Presny,es rsme time ex
presses its dlsapproval Of the iniudcous ana ms m
leading language Of the ns1sa o and te Of SR tSe suS
Cestion OF differences against the authority OF Holy
Scripture and enjon on Dr. BssS @ not e Smrsed by him
| in his place as professor
DR. Hall somewhat reluctantly offered this
resolution as a substitute for DR.. Alexanders mo-
ton. Before vote was taken on it, President
Hastings said in part
rise 10 speak in favor OF the substitute proposed
by DIR. Alxandcr. have no reason 20 @ Gou'9 81 III
Ialls intentions in proposing his resolution ouI l
| Briggs has been slandered and pursued by lies ana
| Misrepresentation. Calls Of ordcrl - 800 J..
| The ModeratOr-Dr Hastings VIII please cone "
Dr. Hastings-I will withdraw the offensive words
and say that Dr. Briggs has been under fre taugher
and | believe he would greatly prefer that the caSs
come before the Presbytery and that ne SdSa SnGn
that he will endure all the demands Of ses'cnrce Cnrt
and his personal rights for the S sake tSs OF eo6try rather
| than accept a compromise. For over thirty years
been connected with .t the tPp S a that time
have never strong persecution OF any o'ie
DR. Hall rose TO remind Dr. Hastings that the
firing had not all been on one side, and qOoteu
conversations with business, men, VINO seCeIeS %
Of the Church of the Puritans, told how the ques,
tions answered by the directors had been prepared
and afterward signed by Dr.: Briggs TO the eA-
pressed satisfaction of Dr. Booth
DR. BOOTH RECORDS A SOLEMN OATH.
DR.. Booth jumped to his feet and in an excited
manner exclaimed:
That is not true. assert before God and man nan
that that statement is not true saa w M1uiI
was satisfied l am disposed to make the charge charge
against DR.. Clark Of having asptrSed lily Pe''o"'
HOW THE MEMBERS VOTED.
After further speaking, DR.. Halls motion was
voted down as was also Dr. Alexanders. On the
latter motion the foll was called, and the result
was as follows:
Ministers: Aflrmative-George Alexander Antonio
g Anson p AtteTbT&Ty & W rraNo MSaTs R2oAu sms
Chambers. Edward i. Clark John H. Edwaras fTahK rad
+ ElnwQod william s Elslng chae1a henry NJ Getf fieq
Henri L. Grandenard. A. Woodruff lIasey william
as4Sw II Th9R%S oadsv sammei NJ JacsoH joseph
r. Kerr bartholomew Krusi. Daniel f. IOrenz William
IcnrS IL @rr' r. McEwen, % j james H. McIvane Duncan j.
MSa9 George HnggTs d. H inev oyeTon % Rnson GhnT
r RSan SeHy joseph & a. santo Philip
James +. scnts, j. Boicoim shaw. Andrew shiand
w0G Charles s9h f. ynd L. eny Sem1sv v1
r. Vincent, George S. Webster and Erskine N. White
Ministers: Negatives D. Alexander. George W
F. birch. Nicholas Berrng Robert R. Booth samuel IAN
DOdd Conrad Doench Thomas, Douglas: Henry rn,d5 b
Enss Gr % F. E0S JeWc 5ona Hbe a b. SGs joseph
S5s % " %.1 = ysaes e. SsEsa SRdESs HasS es9
SXon Levi II Parsons Edward p psysOn hNns wsndr y
Robinson. Robins nus" Robert F. sample. Joseph sanderson
Adolps F. schaaaer George l. sheaer william C.
W Sproull. Frederick c. yOegeln. Thomas G. Wall
John r. wilds David g. % Wylie A. Wqd4a Fr1d Contra,
C.. o. KrnbalI. Covenant: samuel Reeve, Fourteenth
street G. H. WoodDury F M2dIST SgGSIe Torb BSve
Whippe. Park: V; y. Wilcox: Phillips; R. T. Eastop I!
an ws eS1se &C. eas M91nnTs1 West fs
, Elders: NegatlyeSJ2hn C. Tucker Brick Fob A. Rob
'Gi r. Il. Bull First H. zi5ckc First Union Frederick
/ Blume Fourth: Francis Rogers. Harlem: Dr. JOSEPH
NJ &, Fox Morrlsania: Thomas anderson New York
W VI. Onderdonk Rutgers. Riverside IL b. EairhnesS
!, NincteoLth street John McKennan, West Fitty-Grs
:, third street Theodore MIX. WOod,tock-20
d THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
= The essential features of the report of the com
mttee of prosecution are given herewith
To the Presbytery OF New Ork The Committee o.
S Prosecution in the case Of DR.. Briggs appointed il
compliance with Section IL Of the Pooir of Discipline
;, at the meeting Of Pesbytery In May last, report a.
5 follows;
a | Inasmuch as four OF tller number we're absent ir
ii the Performance Of their duties commissioners
the session Of the General Assembly held at Detroit
= ard as Dr. Briggs had sailed for Europe to be abscn
!, until autumn, they made report OF progress at th
;. meeting Of Prcsbyte"y in June, indicating their IN
u tentlon of presenting the charges and specifications
o the meeting Of Presbytery in October.
$ The committee have decided TO charges an'
y specifications upon what is contained in DR.. Briggs
N inaugural address alone Several reasons for adopt
Is ing this course givcn.O.
D. It has been decided by your compllttee that 1t
!, neither necessary nor advisable to embrace in tn
h list OF charges all the dOctnal errors contained In tn
> inaugural address, and, while its teachings respecun
II miracles the original condition Of man. the nature
il sin race redemption and DR.. BIiggs'S scheme G
Biblical theology in general not In harmony Wit
p The SCRIPTURES and calculated to weaken conhdenc
I in the Word of God and to encourage presumption
Df the cemency and longsufering of God yet in orde
d that we may avoid an undue extension OF the trla
= and the confusion of thought that might follow a
e atteunt to COMPASS all the errors contained in sal
address, we have deemed 1t best to confne attcntO
. TO few departures from the teachings Of the scripture
&c which are fundamental to the entire DISCUSSION
~ Furthermore. your committee Is not unmlndful
L. the fact that the and advsei utteances
10 Dr. Briggs In the inaugural address have seriously d
turbed the peace OF the Church and led to situatO
c fn of difficulty and complication. and have produce
thc Church as TO cause siXtythree Presby teres 10
With To tb..s