New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-12
mr. pR1GGs ENTERS A PROTEST.

DIR. BRIGGS ENTERS A PROTEST.
! After the vote had been announced, DIR. Briggs
| read his protest. interspersing 1t with remarks
He asked his brethren how they would like to be
| held up as he had been for month He insisted
that his position had been generally misunder-
stood BIZ his brethren, and told them plainly that
their action in appointing the committee as they
had done was "unbrotherly, unl1nd and UNJUST
They had done him an injury and wrong whlch
he would not soon forget. The protest hled p9
Dr. Briggs was as follows
Whereas the Presbytery Of New York at i{s mee,s
in April last appointed commas 20 The Confession OF
Faith DO hereby protest against such ac"ot X 10
constitutional as violation 81 ts sS sound disc
pine for the following reasons -. t,bon hv tho
~ 40 anv of the supporters of the motion Of their
Intention TO take such action asains, me- % ~ d~nG
F e Si SS% To ess the notion
contraventon of the usage OF Presby telahs Una H.
consulted and warned in order that Ii possible acuon
| may be rendered unnecessary. ~. l., - o,sarco r-hen
detained at home by III health and without my KNOW
edge and consent and when theretoIe my E hii
in coptravcntjOn of the decisions Of the General Assem-
hIv that no discussion ought 10 be allowed QnVoNhg
ne character S of S2 rRRe Pesbye ' noting
absence good ought to have postponed acno
un!i Sa hen no Opportunity Of making explanation
to the Pesbytery sTSn ae upnecessay Il was my
pyaSe 60 to DO and it was the Interests Of health
fu discipline that the Resoy'ery S'''"'u NS' '
T. The committee was appointed in april 70 f U n1S
an inaugural address delivered N TanTar ~ m
and soon after published and which had been secs ea
every m %.apq O. 's the fTsS and Which could
Peio1 h s0 read By any member of the Presbytey N an
and oon: s. 4Ss p a al cuea e + appoint
Committees to investigate such printed
lie nractce OF Presbyterian discphe uruus t,
/ -. hoead unon the doctrine a fitsDS VIZ
not 90 far to receive information as 70 @ ~
ctaon Of mnstes OF n ay TS who under his hand
Eve in the complaint with some account Oh i's eapoHS
ability ana u a Tt%s the presbytery undertake. to
make out under pain Of being censufee canSal he so
Or third that the the Ps %s for their own Vndc
Great a. themselves o necesitated to begin the process
without any psTiSe lev eareU s to Inquire Into the
th Ss case Sccason brOtches and oTtdD q the ia
caoss stuart Of Pe9 3Ss,e ancient rules our old
pR q f4cpne defines that sn order to snGeF on
offence proper h for r nns must not Sn
ermspent and rather gaining s t srn o'r
n e ef @r Taking up osrges On this n @uc q
Son requires great canton en9 ha e ne BooS Of Dc
Christian presa mpuaed law Of process and say
Process against an alleged nderegee 10 sustain the
Ss Tg or unless nd H. , RsSe cenc ce
the ends Of discipline to fS ese great principles Of
a. O. does not 5rs s9 SS wSh have been 1oSTed by
nScaoes for centuries IN all paT p on tbe ground Of
The game E INVESTIGATE bat to inye o seel
printed P$pRhs sd s Seeu aSponted the Gana
s6m%Sp fame the duty Of the cogttee h %Guih tSe
been moi nvestigss So t of Gs 5R they should
LANGUAGE 81 that ga general rumor ,nI aS Of
r sed by the rshness wSs mis- appears to have
yne or tno'e case such individuals oasht 20
tSat appears attached to Their G A. BRIGGS
.,,tvc For A TRIAL FOR HERESY.
n. pr;gas followed his protest by an animated
.,oooh in which he begged the Prespy'efy 70 loi
| muIate charges Of heresy against MN: WEI "a q
cbarae for heresy, he almost sho""u 80,
90 ',;ol,Iv as nossible he added, WINE 1lie neii,
do qui'"iS ~ ia their breath. He explained
49, he was tired of having his pupils charged win
hTdino beretical views; he was the ohender' IL any
mos and he promised to do all III MS power 20 y
hoster trial for heresy to its conclusion. ~ I%s
Tie matter 90 10 the Synod ana 10 Une Assembly
no a1ded and when final acllVh 10 "h - oi ~ II
NC Iii ho ahe TO decide whether or not we Shail
US WIZ De ~ IT, Cburch. Let US have the charges
clearly and accurately made Lev Droo4efy IT. 81
| ina take the place Of personal ieehnE ~ ~
| sneeI TIe tho Patriarch job. when ne sald vi,
| i T. IN" I'D the Indictment. Surely would JAKE
- mon nv shoulders and bind ~ as crown 10 me ne
AZ nrInce would advance ne oIoeeu us
speech saying that ne let III, hn '"nld NOT nrotrst
! position OF the ooinh'''''e' ~
Dr. Birch read letter re nrdsr r ar t h
s~ei W w. ttee bnt DR. Briggs declined to come.
81 Tbe en chairman Of the committee thought that this
nns an official notification Of the Presbyterys
action %ai but the professor denied this
,rbe Presbytery will meet IN the BODY OF the
| cootnb Church al / 0 a. III. to-day, and continue
Sc go discussion. The reports prepared by the
cnrmitfec will be read. nj
T D,eiority report will be read by Dr. Birch:
:. rn,,e tbat latter making due allowance for all
reasonable latitude of Interpretation it i believed
Iha. ui1 nortions herein indicated" The report
nm three parts of the addfess-() the sources
~ Divine authority, ~ the inerrancy Of Scrip