The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-03
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OTHER PREsBYTERIANs ARoUskn
Three Professors In Lane se.,.sry WI,
| Are Friendly Toward rroe BriSss
CINCINNATI. April 2.-Tho indications are
that Lane Theological Seminary is to become
rs important contre OF doctrinal contro.
versy in tho Presbyterian Church az Union
seminary In New York. Throe OF the profes.
sors In the seminary have been too friepdlv
toward Frof Briggs and Union Seminary "a
SUIT the majority OF the ministers In the Gin
cinnati Presbytery. which has openly declared
against Prof. Briggs and his teachings
The LAne trustees met here lately. ana
q communication to them from thu
Prosbytery called the three members Of the
faculty to account for their liberal views and
gavo them a significant warning. Tho crisis
| was narrowly averted then, but the friends
and the foes OF the threo professors believs
that 1t cannot be deferred long in tho presenN
state OF affairs within the Presbyterian Church.
The three professors. whose names may figure
In the next General Assembly a. prominently
as Prof. Briggs's will. are Llewellyn ]. Eyana.
Edward d. Morris. and Henry r. smith
Through pamphlet and articles In the relia.
ious press thoy have defended Prof. Brirrs's
famous inaugural and tho position OF inde.
pendence which Union Seminary takes The
Rev. William Henry Roberts, the stated clerk
OF tho General Assembly. IL professor
OF practical theology In Lane and an unaualk
fed opponent Of DR.. Driggs's viewA He has
never looked with favor on the action OF hin
colleagues. and many OF the liberals in the
Church have charged him with trying to
Princctouize" Lane: In other words to brine
1t around to tho stanch Presbyterian ortho.
doxy which Princeton Seminary representa-
Many OF the Lane trustees were with DR.. Rob.
erts In his efforts The opposition in tho
Presbytery to what has been styled Briggs.
Ism mas nn oe zen s n s5roney oy tho Rev
.. u. anu tne rev. = IL Montot. who are the
pro p.opr,et9rs Of the nerad and Pre.ots'. which
naS.y tban o,ha1 p,s We've more siren
and .hat 0.h ha, she oTss
20 Sns q the three oejeetion.el. professors
hsocsea $ SSsiSn.es ana f Sa IA
Leave Lane 9, On , APRIL iG Els resignation was
BE- Essns bees s stSsssss
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bic" to him: The most important mater:
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tlon Of She Scriptures. Cincinnati Presbttery
understood this as precudine the teaching
sso Wksn selss
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Be taught to antseonize dootrinal a. veil q
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professor IN Theological ssminsEy nnds him
aits and The syste@ mo 0 Socrins. eSf
q sS s 1a hi S pesEcs Il; D
or q successor. who can. Lane Seminary.
lpon the basig OF outapokon. determined 10y.
llty to the Holy Scriptures a. the inorrSnt
.na authoritatiXe word Of God. Will BE-. 8 help
md 10y to the Church. In it, present posi-
, That remarkable letter was signed By the
Reg : e Dr. L H; ~ Leonard. Chairman Of the com.
,acked up by petition: signed b twenty:slx
minister's Of the Presbytery. which stated that
lence Of the CHURCH without the warm recon-.
! xss located: T6ss s S souId
Cd that its teschinSs we're f. seoord with
lined were aware Of their contents before
=. They followed the petition with . docu.
1ent In which they subscribed anew to the
uties at the seminary !. for reasons which the
'oard would appreSiate" II that iormqls
alllble rule ei faith and Praetice. their sdop-
ION Of the Westminster Confession, and their
ipline OF the Presbyterian Church. DR.. Bob.