The sun., 1891-05-31
DIR. BRIGGS GOES TO OXFORD
FOR REST AND TO HELP MAKE A
BEBREW LEXICON. y

Exrects 10 Return In September to Re-
sumo His Work In Unten Seminary
Comment ea ths Asssmbiy's vote-win
the Case Ne Taken Into the Civil ceurts .
Prof. Charles A. Briggs sailed for Europe in
the Umbria yesterday morning with his daush-
ter Grace. and for the next week at
ssSss' ss'' conirovsrsy which hn " views sa have %
aroused IN the Prssbyterisn Church.
Curiously enough DR.. Brises leaves New
York Just after his opponents have won their
signal Victory at Detroit. but DR.. Briggs
had made all his aneements to sei yester-
day weeks ago. He was on tho big Cunarder
at least an hour before she sailed. aud he had
hardly NONE mt to himself from the time he
steppsd aboard
Many OF. Or. BriRcss personal friends were
present to have f1nal word with him and to
discuss the effect of the Assembly's action
There we're several clergymen among tho
number.
rr. Briggs took his stand at tho head Of the
stdirs leading to the dining saloon. and re-
oeived all OF his friends there. lie was looking
very well after the experiences through which
he had passed. There was slight color in his
checks as he chatted viyaciously.
He had on black cutaway coat which had A
business look about It. The clergyman WAS
shown By the hiRh-cut vest which buttoned up
to his thi oat. In bis hand he carried broad
brimmed Derby. His beard was almost en-
tirely white.
He had little to say about the future except
that hs'was confident from what the directors
Of the seminary had already done that they
would stand By him and not allow the Assem-
bly, 10 dictate in the matter.
DR.. Brisas spends his summer at Oxford. 70.
turning In time to begin the years work at
the Union Theological Seminary next septen-
ber. At Oxford Dr.. BriRes will sssist DR..
Francis Brown Of the seminary in his work on
tho Hebrew lexicon which DR.. Brown has had
soips e try 70 81 .Srs ri ret while At Oxford.
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The Briggs matter will come up before the
ss.lSa TiIi De as,simasd Ss upon iRs Bosrd
sent to watch the seminarys interest at De-
iroit will % back BY. that time, and will make
report. which will furnish plenty OF food ior
There is prsetieallya unanimity among the
sS. Dr. ss hut .
On 1 sSs aa' ssa posid oss eannss
dor tho seminary charter,
sevsisi q the diSsetois think # would be the
isrs passed nnen Sy sss e eou9t. Tns
you'd: they say settle the matter forever a.
far as pr. Briggs is coccerned and would at the
The feeling toward the Assembly on ,he part
Of Dr.. briSgss friends In New York is very
It was n packed Assembly," !" said one cler;
the By opponsn,s ssss that
III: b.. Green. the A'nSde %sdeistor sS calmly
81 sse mn On e. he
end close inspection Of the whole GO %Sompittse
Thers ! . was % %%slisRisy oi feeiiSs IN tha. H.:
come oi the delesstes viii be sorry ia later.
do not think" said sIuiotaer; "ths. ,hs
trial q d. BrEss before Sns shs wa
they Iore there. will 60 to the General AS
6emDly TWO yoAtS from now. inc occle-
siaatioal court OF last resort II in the
mean time Unien Seminary .de6es the General
Assembly's authority by retaining DR.. Briggs
the delegates to tho Assembly would have
q natural bias against Dr. Briggs. and
lower oourts, favorable to him. Union,
would then be in the UNPLEASANT POI
Ssss
astical authority We have
The vote in the assembly is an astounding
ono. but do not think 1t would have been so
against DIR. Briggs II 1t had
not been for DR.. Briegs's own want Of wisdom. |
It would have been much better for him |
II he had gone to England two months ago.
and i he had never spoken before the Com
said before our Presbytery lost him votes. and |
II he had been in Europe when the Pi iesbytery 4
met don't think trial would have been ever |
"br Briers'a own lack OF Judgment has ham:
pered the seminary directors greatly. All OF |
them are. men who believe in liberalism OF
views. and they are fighting for that. but pr. |
Briggs has injured the cause seriously by the |
,ause he has taken. However. there does not |
seem anything noVr for the directors to do but |
10 stand By him."