New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-22
REPLYING TO DIR. BRIGGS.
MP LAMPE SPEAKS ANOTHER DAY.
INSPIRATION AND AUTHORSHIP OF BIBLE BOOKS
AN EXCEPTION BY THE DEFENDANT.

Today was moi realized DR.. Lampc continued
NJ Argument speaking two hours and half. with
n-,sf intcrmsslon. This afternoon he will conclude
Me address occupying about an hour 1t Is said. In
resen,lnC an answer to DR.. BriSSSs defence OF his
SSocrl.c Of progressive specification after death.
Yesterday the doctrines OF the nerrancy and the au-
,bentlcity of scripture were discussed
Dr Briggs Is the recipient OF many kind words
, ci,itors who seek introduction to him at the
,n,orn,ssion and after the court adjourns friend
oo, him Yesterday a beautiful bouquet Of roses on
tuesday the prosecuting committee was honored by
similar favor. Dr. Briggs Is bearing the severe
',.ip remarkably well. Although hoping. OF course.
,h,, hs argument has convinced the court Of his
nnocence OF the charge preferred against him. there
q the possibility of adverse verdict. lie shows
utns nervousness. however. and there are several
members in the court who. from their manner a
Granger would select the accused minister; but
This docs not imply that Dr. Briggs is inactive during
tho argument OF the prosecution Every point is
noted with the skill of trained lawyer, for Dr.
pr;gys IS both counsel and defendant in the present
DR.. BRIGGS TAKES AN EXCEPTION.
BEFORE DR.. Lampe began his argument yesterday
mr. Briggs presented exception 10 that part Of the
proceedings Of the Presbytery Tuesday which per
m,tted Dr. Lampe arguing on behalf OF the prosecu
,,,p under tn. cloak of rebuttal, to Introduce new
.r;dence and new matter and. In large measure. TO
rearcue the amended charges and specifications apart
from and without regard TO the argument OF the ac
cnsrdo The three points emphasized bv Dr. Brggs
ue-e IN the introduction Of new evidence without the
permlsson Of the Prtsbytcry. and without notifca-
tion 10 the accused (2) the Introduction of new
matter: g, the argument in more than threefourths
Of his address against the statements Of the IN
oucra Address, the response 10 the original charges.
tho lectures on the Bible the Church and the Reason.
and the other writings Of the accused, and in not
more than onefourh of it was 1t an effort In rebuttal
If the argument of the accused Several items under
each point were narrated. Dr. Briggs declaring that
four under the third may have been written in View
Of The evidence adduccd in the Bl6c. the Church and
,be Reason before the delivery Of the argument for
the defence"
When Dr.. Lampe stopped TO rest his voice, Henry O.
Uswley. the elder from Dr.. Atterbury's church. de
sired 10 ask him some questions. lie said:
Does Dr. Lampe believe that the text We have 1t
in the Bible now is identical with the original text
as given by God That IS one question. The next
is If So and there are IN the Bible in matters not
relating TO our spiritual relations with God does not
n, belief make God assert what is not true And the
third question will ask him is this Whether taking
into account the object that Christ and God had In
revealing Himself to us so far as our spiritual rpla
tons are concerned-whether II matters, the as
sumption that there are errors in tire Bible whether
they were In the original text or have been added
sucea
DIT. LAMPE on TIE wE3TMINsTER ASSEMBLY.
could ask these questions In private. Dr.. LAmpes
argument yesterday would fill more than two pages
OF The Tribune II printed In full. lie WAS warmly
praised by many friends for his able presentao Of
tile In referring to the Westminster Assembly
that prepared the Presbyterian standards, Re eaid
All The controlling minds Of the Assembly most
Of their nke-mnded contemporaries, and many con-
temporsries who not nkemlnded-in fact, the
great body Of the Evangelical Church lat the time Of
the Assembly, believed the theory Of verbal nsplra
top and the nfallible truthfulness Of Scripture"
Numerous citations from the writings Of the West
minister divines and leading theoogians Of the last
century and Of the present century 10 prove that The
statements attributed TO them and TO their contem
porades By DR.. Briggs regarding errors In Scripture
wholly without foundation. and that many OF the
authors named taught exactly the opposite OF what
was attributed 10 them. He closed his citations on
this point thus:
Thus 1t is conclusively shown. what was the pre-
PSn on 'es ses
Hoy scrPtnres With them inspiration meant , ysFoa
has Sey shoua avs
he Confession Dr. Brggs.s doctrine Of the Holy
orce on belief 1t shows that If our standards are
,iricter meaning must be gwen to their statements
IN inspiration than is here insisted on; when our
nfaible ,rnhfuness OF every word Of scripture for
he reason that the Holy Spirit was the author OF
or far greater importance to us than the OPINIONS
,i the Westminster divlncs on this question are one
made from the writings OF by. Henry b. smith iairiy
represent the view which has been held from the
beg soniDa IN Of g olY Scripture All The evangelical
churches in the United States. indeed have; without
excepon until very recent times avOwed their lall
IN HE complete inspiration and the entire truthful
ness OF the Written Word Of God.
THE TESTIMONY OF THE AMERICAN CHURCH
Dr. Lampc next summoned TO his aid n long list OF
American Observation-Disclosures DICKINSON eaNi"ei
Davis Jonathan Edward Samuel stanhope onn",
Alexander McWhorter John Wtherspoon' hsnoei
ircen. Archibald Alexander Gardiner spring hiOe''
Barnes and Thomas IL. Sklnncr-and added:
Thus IL is seen tina: men Of all sides" and schools
Il the American Presbyterian Church have been III |
arTe Win not be possible TO ciSe single
Individual OF the long line of representative iTssTy by
,rliei OF tie penary inspiration and absolute yeraeIy
i the written Word OF God And when the fSuhoes
f The Pie ,byterian Church I'm this country ad0pci !
ur standards they did because they understood |
hem to teach these doctrines respecting The Holy
Tie Presbyterian Church in TIE United states Of
america, in its organized capacity. after searching
rom i7s5 10 i75s. adopted the Standards we have
hem now, not because they were framed by me dvInes
I the Westminster Abbey, hut because they repre-
ented the belief OF those adopting them. ana esp
tally their belief a 10 the Bible. The subscription
which we make 10 them WAS intended 20 be so rue
nd full that II n minister should change his view.
fter having made the subscription, he should report
|
ytery may determine whether or not the chahgeo
Jews be toler1icd under the Confession
our Church has been very jealous OF Inc purify
I these Standards. and has insisted on sincere &C
ep'ancc OF lis doctrines for tho reason that IL mas
Considered such acceptance necessary to the NAM
nnance o! Bible truth.
DR.. Briggs earnestly insists Grant Scripture
ut all the which lie says biblical scholars ma
the Bible have been known for generations lie has
10, gwen single Those which he has
ivcn have again and again been shown bv the great
wines and biblical scholars Of the Church 10 be no
rrors. but only discrepancies which readily be
counted for. 1t Is intmatcd that unless left TO their
ecdOm In this matter the critics WILL IN sefd"fcnce'
obliged 10 publish catalogue Of the errors which
icy IND In the Word If God. BY all means let the
'calitd errors he tabulted and published Great |
BOD Is certain 10 result from H. For ore thing II |
Ill relieve uncertainty which Is always painful. |
nd then. also the publication Of the socaed errors
sure 20 call 10 the front dcvout scholars who will
idily show them 70 be at all. and explain
ON successfully In harmony with the received doc
Inc.
But Whatsoever IL be. Dr. Brigsss theory Is contrary
the true doctrine OF Inspiration, and not only