The sun., 1892-11-30
DIR. BRIGGS SCORES A POINT.
THE PRESBYTERY STRIKES orr TUO
OF THE CHARGES.

Nu~ber Four, DIR. Hastings says. Gave the
Lie Direct TO the Accused Ministcr-An
Acrimonious Debate. In Which Little
Progress Has Been Made with the Trial.
The New York Presbytcry met again at . +.
NJ. yesterday afternoon in the Scotch Presby-
tcran Church TO proceed with the trial OF
Prof Charles A. Briggs for heresy. There was
very little progress made in this direction. but
there was Il onsiderable amount OF procedure
that was not strictly parliamentary. and II II
were any other than a sol mn meeting of n
digniNed body yesterdays session might lie
characterized a. a lively wranglo 1t was !e-
cid.Gly a Eriges day. The decisions OF tho
Presbytcry were all in his favor. nGd thu sririt
OF tho majority and the outsiders who
thronged tie galleries was shown at one point
by all outburst Of cheering that lasted several
seconds. despite the Moderators attempts to
suppress IL.
The work was apened on consideration of
DIR. AlcNanders motion to strike out charges
1 and from the list as presented by the COM
mittee for the prosecution. These are to the
effect that DR.. Briggs teaches. or he
licyc.. in a state OF future probation.
and that many Old Testament propho.
cies have been contindicted by history. and
others arc now beyond tho possibility OF
funlmcnt. Put DIR. Booth rose to a question
Of order. and Ave other Presoyters rose to set
tie his point. and at the end of the fifteen min-
utes' talk. which resulted in nothing. Col. Me-
Cook was nlowcl tn begin his statement as
to tho committees position with regard
t. these two cha:Gos lie stated the
case ut such length that there were
sev-ra. oil ectiors. and finally DIR. Alexander
refused 10 allow tho lp,onc! 10 TAX longer
nit mites ' had c"neudsd that. in the interest -,
truth. II was not prelnrcd I" wlthdraW Le
chnrges Ih" direction hah ten INA made ny ir
that tho committee was framing lis charges
anew. and introducing ncw charges;
Dir. Alexander in the course OF his protest.
sal,i tho prosecuting committee was proceed:
ing apparently with the, idea "nu intent 81
cS.yeng gIlG; R h5sS na hnHs"r rhs h's Mn.
tie Presbytery II; large. he believed. hslI; that
broke from the gallery and from the body of
the rreshyters nnIi INTERRUPTED DR.; A'eAan, an,
loudly for order. and say that such demonstra-
ti2ns gould Mt b. % pSrm:i;tcd 11:tt for ,r,r,m;,v
ana nr asteG nfaGY the II se S drop
"hnrrea' because without them there wcre
enough charges left To sink a shin notion
to lay DR.. Alexander's motion ON tho table q. and
take up tho charges ser!atim was lost by Va to
4!-the first victory for nr Eriggs. ,,.,na,-..
motion. quoted and commented on stat
ment which IL" said pr. l.4mrr 81 the Prose
cutting committee had made the day before; y.
o' am Very sorry indeed to haze E, to S,dS, read
snismny s,is m IA as he reached for and opened tho
stenoEraphe s official report Of the proceed
in.s. Then ho read pr lamne's stntrmen'.
and the latter explained that he had mis-
'tt Aftcr the Prcsby,ery had tnlked the matter
| over for two hours the motion to strike Clit
| charges 4 and I was put. and - brother rose !"
| ask. For what ren nson shall We vote 70 sttihe
! them out. that's what want to KNOW:
nnstingS to eNDln1n ana 10 ueIeNtl
| DR.. Briggs. The change is radical between
this sm;ndsl shatss n :aa s6emnv snn Mh.
| the liz direct TO DR.. Briggs. That is the !%in
English Of IT. and there is TGittni nr9In II
| that he docs not hold such views and in his
demurrer he has rel Grated the s,ntenent.
! Then uprose Elder "il'iah' II. ""tra''' T'o
ask that the brother he called to order
and ask. t" retract th.se % words s,is NJ u,s+.
ings. and i don't wish. to be Interrupted
again BY that young man, d ;d ",. .u
unbcconing IN gentlemen OF IL the age age ana !,
sucpa. reT%rsTa ca;ateF ts 81 ' ct of rey
The young man does not 'iDtSrStGna Sr What
hive sail "Fn a. ,h sayns mni.rn,Ur saa m ana Mr W.T.
Dr. H. NJ: Field approached tho rostrum, With
| thought enough had been said - have kept
tally the sneakers and each sIhs Rh,; have We
wantsd to say something BY way Of c9SrTss,ion; 3
| bobbeI up So much and so often it wasn't pos
sible to keep tally on, him. DR.. R9blnson,
! wanted DR.. Field called to order. You Will
hear from me later said DR.. Field. and re-
! tired in despair
! Finaily there was n division on the motion to
! strike ont charge l. 1t was carried 10y 10 votes
/ agains. ~. Col NcCook en,eted an exception
/ for the prosecuting committee:
| talk ed about charge for the nti-Eriggs side.
! nr. Briggs objected. and after FIVE or six
| more m embers had given their views the mo-
| tion to instruct the committee OF prosecution
| 20 strike ont charge was carried ny = to %.
| This vas hailed with murmurs OF satisfaction
| as another point scored for Dr. Briggs.
| Finally the l'rcshrtery adjourned. to meet
| again this afternoon.
| SyyyTyI HIyV pIElD T(l- 4 I.