Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-30

Briggs idiosyncracles It would be different
thing; but they are the advance guards OF a
great tide. Some men may not take in as
much as others, but IL Is going to overthrow
the supremacy Of Thus saith the Lord ana
i tell YOU that when | am dealing with the
question, What Is needed to save menp |
would rather have ono "rhus saith the Lord
undisputed than all the scholarship that the
world contains. Applause Now ask you,
elders, ask you ministers, would you put a
man in charge OF your business, would you
put man in charge of any responsible duty
II he could not tell what he believed
or what he was trying to do, and
that you knew you were to be responsible
for what he did and what he said Now |
say believe in my soul that If DR.. Briggs is
really in harmony with the confession Of
faith with regard to those matte ors that tho
adoption Of this report will do more to bring
DIR. Briggs bact than anything else. Other
wise | believe that in i've years SomC men
will be apclogi2ing for having asked this rs.
sembly to waive tins solemn power entrusted
to it by Almighty God to protect the teach
ing in its theological seminaries. II you vote
this paper down nv responsibility is alb
solved, but for one am ready to stand by
that paper without compromise. II you want
to say anything that will go to soften feel
ings, do it, but will vote for no compromise
that implies that this assembly in the exer-
else of power that Is secured by a solemn
compact is to be deprived OF that power when
it is most needed TO exercise. because, for
sooth, 1t might cast shadow of such a Kind on
the man against whom it is exercised 1t casts
no shadow save that we do not feel that he
is the best man 10 have in theological
church. God help us with sense of what is
due to him and due to his church and with
sense of what Is due to DIR. Briggs to decide
so that If we were carried out as Judge
BreClNnridge was carried out we can say, Il
have done my duty" " Cries of "Question
question -
After some confusion Dr. Carlisle got the
ilOOr alu maintained that the question of tho
relations between the assembly and Union
theological seminary is not proper subject
OF ConfcrcuCc. ",The compact fixes that and
we have no authority TO treat with anything
outside that compact. Snail we surrender
an authority we have to assume one we have
notp
Elder Junkin of Philadelphia made short
and very spirited speech, insisting that strict
adherence TO the compact was only common
sense as well as equity. I'VE are asked not
to cut off DR.. Briggs head; it Is not on till
we by approval put it on. He is not a pro
fessor till we make him one. The plan to
put that head on and then ask the New York
pres sbytery and Union seminary TO dissect it
and bye and bye tell what it contains is a
boomerang
DIR. Parkhurst OF New York opposed DR..
Patton's report He could assure them as a
director OF Union seminary that if they
should adopt DIR. Wooster's substitute amt
send the committee there the directors would
q
WOoster's resolution.
DR.. Smith OF Baltimore regretted that tho
assembly had agreed to take the vote at
o'clock. but the question before US is sim
pie and our duty is unavoidable. We cannot
make our conscience say that man who mas
so distressed siXtythrec Presbyterians is one
whose appointment we ought to approve"
Mr. Charles Lyman, United States civil
service co9missioner favored DR. Woosters
substitute, and George d. Baker of Phliadel-
phia thought the duty Of voting for DR.. Pat.
toms plan clear and unavoidable. He would
vote TOR DR.. Wooster's plan were he quite
sure it would result in DR.. Briggs exclusion
from teaching until the next assembly meets.
Mr.. Raymond of Albany would vote for
the veto if sure that it would not prejudice
the trial for heresy.
After some further discussion the vote was
taken on DR.. Wooster's substitute for Dr.
Patton's report, which resulted in its rejec-
tion by an overwhelming majority.
DIR. Logan was permitted to withdraw his
amendment and then the great final vote was
taken by calling the roll, each minister and
elder answering aye or no as his name was
called
Copies of the roll were marked by eager
listeners all over the house as the call went
on At its close the count stood For DR..
Patton's report, 40; against, 90.