New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-22
TIE TRI1L or PReFES>oR n. +. SMITH,
ARGUING on TIE INST!RATIoN OF THE SO''lr'
rURFs HrFORE THE CINCINNATI
PkE-RYTFRY.

o,ct,,n. vov o1-The hcresy trial OF Professor
1c,r, y smith of Lane Theological seminary Wa
resumed to-day in the First Presb! terrain NI''" ~
the Cincinnati Presbytery sitting as an eCo"'"''
court The Rev. r. O. Lowe. OF inc rro''' "'''
ca,,',,.,o w.s pcrmitted to interrupt the accused
man in order to present some supplementary ""'"''
tics 70 the forms of the SPECIFICATIONS lie r''i
u,hor,,.d forms from the Presbyterian Manual ana
s,,J tlut all tnsi necessary "hN 70 XIV Wv
accused man fair understanding OF thc c"''R' -'''''
him He emphasized the fact that the "e''"''n'''
coufa,son IS not the authority Tor The Anl''''"'
church which a. n,r back 1929 adopted us OWL
Confession Of Faith Including therein the S'"e'"0 "
nleuary inspiration OF the scriptures
professor smith then resumed his reply to the COM
,,,o,. ara,,ment and made the point that ID" com
,,,oo d,d mot put into the charges the We" oI u"
n,r.t,on held by the Confession OF fhnh' o"' Wv
b,d hv Itself and he further declared th"' 'no 'o"'
uittee did not wholly agree ms 70 lis vic" Vi "'P'
zion lie Objected that the specifications "erS "'
nm from the committees differences from his ia"b""ee
and said the language should have "0" Nv
make the specifications clear. ,,.,
Something Of n sensation was caused DIV apP'""''
and laughter from the spectators at one POM VIM,
-. Nckibl Of the pros, cutlon, interrupted 70 r'
fron q pamphet an argument TO sustain Tue 'o"'
mitiee.s view Of Inspiration. When he hAd 'o"''" u
Professor smith asked Dr. MckiDpeh !" "''''' '.a,
autho1ty The doctor said 1t was the Old "ri'Hr
,,,uo f,daane I'm Professor Sullh P"'f''''
prot.sor smiths retort that ne did not suppose 'le
o,or,ttee regarded that as authority raised ''nt
and onnla,,sc which WAS promptly rchuhc1 py 'he
Moderator. , MIL, on, OH or
,,fossor smith went on TO say that PhNo ana o'"er
orc,,rt writers held that much OF tn" Bible "aN -
| ho taken IN an acgorcal or ocrp''IAi 9'",' az"
~ . natural scpsc lie denied that the uocu''o ~
n, ,l,.rrh WAS that every word Of scripture WIZ !"
,r.d Iu,tln Mmtyr taught the plena'N ana No'''i
,n.rirauon Of the bible. but he held 10 u'' "'"~'
40, much M IT, was allsgorcal and - b" 'aN'h i"
n,rit,,al not I'm it's natural sense. II' p"''V' 'O
,,,,. other writer's To the same effect
rie preliminary argument, ON the SUM ""'' "
,or, and loyal eject Of the charge and ~i"'h''"'
In, Professor smith was finally ended '''''
a. ,rhi, 20. fessedlv considering ONLY me 10Y" W.
fo ind. ,meut have gone pretty fully mo 'n' '''
slo, of tlc guilt or iuEOccuc" OF ~" accused NAM
p, ic.s,url y, The real TRIAL upon the 'nd''"c"''
H. ,r,drc,ion Of testimony and the argument "'o'
a. j. 90, ia come II /, strange that 80 Hu'h 'l"'
Consumed on the prclimnaricN. Iha' ue'r MI
- In thc pl,,nvt"ry T. shown bN III" 4'" g..
,,.r rrof,.sor >mith had finished IL, I'P.' y" &
.,,,-,rnt of thc committee fully nan an '',' ~.
,,.,.t,d i'm motions. Suggestions anu m, mn
",,,.rr,m'r how 10 take the next step. Inc P''r t
,t'n u'.nt.d vot. taken the ,uH,'"''' ". ~.
d., charge The other SD" ""A''l ,.' w." tn.''
~ ,,1fnn declaring the O' "cinu' 10 " me- ." 49,
'.,,'n,d and disIni sing the char9'. IN VI ' ~.
led th,t thc motion to dismiss me chh ~ wa.
be- coupled with the Other a u, i iirti'm. - the
hat he motion SHOULD be thar me "DJ't I'm ,h.t
III c,n,.,n were sustained. Ar-uW,h, "I'" 'I"
melton hy member, OF III" court wiz Ut IT.
rEcn fine prcslytery meets 10 morrow