The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-14
INDEPENDENTS IN RELIGION.
NATURAL PRODUCTS, DIR. SILVERaIN
sATs, OF AMERICAN fAs7I7 UTIONS.
Protestsntism Mast Couiir ne to Develop
Iudtvtdun'ity-Th~ Presbyterian tontro-
verry Considered by n Jewish Minister.

P~ote.tsntism Mast Cou,ir Tue TO Develop
lndivtdun,ity-Th- Presbyterian tontro-
~ersy Considered by n Jewish Minister.
The sunday services at the Temple Emenu-
FL were resumed yesterday. and DR.. Joseph
Silverman lecturcd on "lndependents in Re-
ligion." with an especial bearing on the Briggs
case. He began by declaring that the indc-
pendent IN politics IL u product Of American
institutions The precursor OF the independent
In politics was the independent in religion.
America was the refuge OF tho independent
pilgrim fathers. who were prosecuted for
their religious convictions. This age, he de-
cinrcd. is IN age Of selt-assertion. freedom.
and independence
or The Briggs case he snid: The question
at issue is Of vital Importance to the Presbv-
terian Church, because 1. goes 10 the primary
sourch Of the Church's belief. DR.. Briggs is
condemned by the General Assembly for de-
nying the verbal inerrancy Of the Bible and
the Church thereby shows its disnrproval OF
the critical study of the Book. that should be
OF all books the subject OF study. The Church
does not admit that human understanding OF
unrevealed truths can have progressed or de-
vcloped.' He continued:
q, a. s NnSr 'r h was IN 'ne caSs
never matcrialiZed. The sympathy Of the in
tellectnal world will always Ic with men like
meant anything in the days OF Luther Il meant
a protest against nfaliDili'y Of Pore, doctrine.
Uron t the pon. Of View In.her was the ,rst
and foremost OF modern independents IL relig-
ion. Dr.. Briggs is the last ny to date, Itotes.
tnntsm must 90 on developing inderehdence
Of tie BihIe and rci,eion i ne grincill..
the rieh, of man to think ter himself in re.
ligion-th then Briggs is right. Newton is right.
and the preshy' ian Church must say to these
maj No nnn n [!
but do not agree with your standpoint. and
must hid you form an i,deIenatnt sect. pr.
l,risss,s views may eS herr,ical Tint is, ne h.
| PRESBYTERIAN Church. but that does nor mhke
him nh ob,ect, OF hatred; condemnation. and
rather have Dr. Briggs remain with them and
! he u hypocritey Is it not Erander for h i'm and
for them that he is independent enough to eH'
The very nature of true, religion from the
| standpoint OF tolerance. alone allows 70 me
i reisiSn. When the Slightest freedom j., dis
| allowed. then will the deuth knel OF religion
| he sounded. Tho present trial OF DR.. HriEc
| Is ono OF the greatest re- Eious tarces o. ths
| century. DR.. Briggs will come out OF 1t !,
greate. man than he ever Vas nG 'h his f ;m
Who viii say he, has been detenteds Have not
| failed to v;ndicate him. Hewill be martyr
another Luther. another Srinoza, another Ee
ADDED to the lSn s W Who are snvos
Of mankind. not those who sit in Judgment Oh
| them"
Dr. silvermaa concluded By. sayin: that he
| believed that every minister should he subject
| only to the approval OF his own congregation
every sSdt h9qa
and ecclesiastical bodies which seek to dictate
religious policies and to issue bulls are no;
| century. and should be done away with. They
are relics Of the day OF barbarism and tyranny