The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-09
The Prof. Briggs Heresy Case


the Presbyterian church for eighteen
months, was brought before the As
sembly at Portland last week. The
New York Presbytery under whose jur-
isdiction it first came up referred it
some months ago to the Assembly for
settlement. The Assembly has decid d.
ed by three to one to send it back to
the New York Presbytery, there to be
discussed and tried on it's merits. The
Presbytery has been taught the lesson
that it cannot shirk its duty in dealing
with difficult cases. According to the
laws of Presbyterianism suspected
hereto must be dealt with first by the
lowest court in whose bounds he lives;
then he or his accusors haye the right
of appeal first to the Synod, and after
that to the Assembly. Though the
Briggs case requires the profoundest
minds to deal with it, the Assembly, in
its wisdom we should say, decided not
to depart from the ordinary rule. The
ground on which the Moderator put it
was, that the Assembly had no right
to try the case on its merits, until the
Presbytery had first taken that step.
So that there may be no danger of DR..
Briggs disseminating heresy among
the young men of the church while the
call is sub JUDGE, the Assembly has
declared that his chair in Union Sem
mary is, by law, vacant.
| THANKS.
At the regular meeting of the John
S. Marsh Post G. A. R. of this place
the undersigned was ordered to tender
the thanks of the Post to the Rev Jno.
Sinclair and all others who participated
inl the services of memorial Sunday
and Memorial day.
Please accept our hearty thanks; Especially
are we thankful to Comrade Smith for his
patri otto and instructive address, Free from
self and like the Grand Army free from politics
IF Comrade Smith comes, bis daughter will
come to and recite the charge Of the LIST.
Minnesota at Gettysburg said Comrade Kenuey
1 have heard her it's good" We heard and
were delighted. And why should We be thank
full to the audience, when it was the peoples
day, Memorial day is not for the Grand Army
alone, In view Of the mighty import Of the
work consummated by the fallen comrades
and remember that in this place few years
ago the soldiers alone decorated the graves,
1t was gratifying to see such large and ap-
preciative audiences as we have had, When
the mutterings of civil war first began to be
heard. Lord John Russell exclaimed let the
United States alone the republic is only q
bubble it will soon burst" All Europe hates
us. We have risen from 100000 confedracy
tobe great nation at the breaking out of the
war, but distracted and rent with civil feuds
By reason OF the war. the nation received a
new impetus in all its branches of business
New life was infused into the arteries of trade
and commerce, and the nation strobe on to be
billion dollar government with one consti-
tuition and one grand destiny. When memor-
ial day was first inaugurated it was thought
by some that It would keep alive sensational
strife and bitterness. but it has proved q
source of strength and union and has done
much to aliav sensational strife. The nation
found after its baptism in sea OF blood that
! it had great heart, a national heart, that
every section was part and parcel of every
other section. We know now that We are a
great brotherhood. The war first was for
4 existence, the second was the finishing Of the
first. The Mexican war was for cOnouest
But the late war was our grand over flOw OF