Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-29
TRIALS Foa HeResY.
A Protest ip Behalf OF Professor smith
The Brlgzs Case.

fBy telegraph % the Dispatch.j
CINCINNATI. November 28.--The heresy trisi
n pr. Henry Preserved Smith, OF Lane Theoiogi
cal Seminary. was resumed this morning by tne
CINCINNATI Presbytery. Professor sproun ga,se az
notice Of protest against tne % %s.iloh ~ ~ 90
prestrytery ~ the last session IN voting 70 s 80
Tain the nrFt charge ana specincaions-tpia. /.
minister cOnld not properly change his r~ai
after OrdinatiOn-as proper IN form anu .-
effect lie declared that the seton o, slo scr p,S
hut was contrary to Christian brotherhood. lno IN,
protest wac ordered made part OF the Iocy'sn. s-
Debate was then resumed on the suniciency ~
form and legal effect ot tne seGonu ehaa ,Host i'm
portaRt OF the charges presented. Inc cnhIse, , -
that IN n mphlet entitled Bibical scho,.i sup %
ana Inspiration Professor sm "a " langni ,y.s Ia
trary TO the fundamental, doctrine OF tne WIZ .r.
~ God and the Confession OF Faith, tnht Ine
Holy spirit did not so control the lnspted
writer's In their composition OF tue hoy ~
lures ss 10 make their uttersnCes ausoiusOig a.
truAnful--free from error When intorpfeteu III
their natural and Intended sense The chargs
IL backed 10 by eleven specifications taken i'olii
parts OF the pamphlet.
TIE BRIGGS CASE, AGAIN.
NEW YORK, November 2s.-Tbe New lorx rz
Presbyterv to-day began the trial OF froie5sof 49,,
Hriygs for heresy. This case has awakened Hiue-
snread Interest, Professor Briggs was present.
with his counsel, as YVES the Prose rutins No,n
Inittee OF i've members. tue gatsnss ,,h
rear Of the church we're Wen n'iou ~. 49,
spectators. The court now trying Dt. p11sss 1lsss
consists oi ia ministers ana "a el1ecs. ihpg
nrs infisDosed 20 listen 70 technicnliues hna
want 20 got the case settled Ihv cnarges, 80.
IN number, accuse Professor Briggs OF teach,,hs
tbat there s no fountain Of Divine authority whlch
may saviugly eulighten men that even ior th9so 9
who reisrt the Scriptures as the euthOrltatWe
PROCLAMATION OF tue will 81 God, and those VINO
reject the mediation Of Christ, there V loun-
tain of Divine authority aDart from the scriptures
which does sayinglY enlignten men; tbet et,oi Z, ~,
have existed In the original text OF tnc holy
Scriptures as it came from the auihoIs'
mar many of the Old Testament pre-
dictlous have been reversed by , hlstOl y, u
and that tho great body OF Messiann
prediction has not and cannot be talhhcd tna. .
NOsea is not the author Of the Pentete1ch thns
Isatah Is not the author OF half the TOOK lha. lh
tears his name: that the process Ot redempllOn
extends 70 the case Of many who die IN sh anu
;hat satisfaction Is not complete nt death:
Or. Briggs made a demurrer TO the trlal OF tne
ptesept chages. be,au-e the charges put luio
bi1 hands on November 9, 1SDl. we're hhaIly
dis3Osei OF by tho dismissal OF the case hghlna.
MIN on November 4, 1892. and that the
uresbyterv could not legally cite nun
second fine TO answer charges Which
tbey had dismissed. The second objection wblcn
DR. BRIGGS raj scd was 20 the order and regularly
Of every proceeding IN tho presbytery III hhy
action taken against him since the dlsmlsSa. ~
Of tho original charges III 1917. but ~
il not for me-" he said "to advise lhe
presbvtery wbat course they shall pursue
! nave done my duty in fighting these 0pecS,
tiOns. / nave only 20 add another Word-inat a VI
the presbytery decide against me shAu PiO.
coed, under protest and with the reserYatlnn VI
legal rlgbta 10 securing such redress III TUG
higher courts az may seem necessary.