The sun., 1892-12-15
PHARlSEES, SAYS DIR. BRIGGS
Brs OPPONENTS IN DOCTRINE THE
True HERETICS.

The, Nave Abandoned the Faith OF the Puri.
tnu Fathers, tho Accused Minister De-
.,ares, and Would Deprive Us OF Assur.
.,ce OF Grace and Saivation"-The Trial
IN he Finished without rostponcmen.
rro, Briggs had the floor all through yes-
,.rJay's session OF the New York Presbytery.
which IL trying him FOR heresy. and for nearly
,hrss hours he pleaded In his own behalf
some ono had put a big vase OF roses on the
tahls OF tho accused Professor without leaving
ncatd to tell from whom they had como. The
ionr argument was followed with great close
,.ss. and several times he wns Rpplauded from
IN. Galleries. To-day Prof. Briggs will prob
shy complete his oral argument. He OBJ
,oined remission from the Preshytery to
.ubmit tho rest in printed form after he had
,old them that It would take him n week 10
,.aI IT. This part OF the argument. Prof.
riggs said. was almost entirely on techni-
caitie7
His arEument yesterday was defence othis
doctrine that reason Is q fountain OF divine
authority. NJ doctrine" he said. "is that
M. reason Is historically q great fountain of
divine authority DO l contradict the Vest
minister confession when l take this position
I said in the inaugural that l WAS using
,.,son In broad sense to embrace the meta
,h,sical cateCories. tho conscience. and the
,.,irious feeling II seems probable that tho
,r,s.cu,ion do not keep this definition
i,fors them when they mako infer
,nces from the statements which they
,,e from tho inaugural They have
on,,tsd tits definition from the list Of
extract. from the inaugural given in the new
cpsree. for hesitate to impute to n commit
10. ofIreshytery an unworthy motive for this
,m;ssion This court should notice this omis-
sion ard beware lest you make 1t yourselves.
You should keep in mind constantly that tho
i.e.son us, use it embraces the conscience
'sSpsaSinv OF the possibility OF the heather to
whom the Gospel WAS not giving being saved.
'Eiiih '"T the Holy sriri., without mediation o,
Holy Scripture or Holy Church can produce
except through the forms of the reason! Ac-
sSSnsy sSSmTa yaddz.ss zs an and say again Unless
Gods authority is discerned in the forms OF
the reason there Is no ground uron which d any my
they know nothin. OF Bible or Church. II they
are NOT sayingly .nliGhteneI by the Light ,,It Of
heathen world is lost forever. This is quoted
~ tho prosecution as il it were erroneous
'SS' 'SSThe % Wes,mnster Confession points the
way into this TERRITORY OF dyh. n tn.n grace shni %
sed s5t1s tG IT, The i
and tho Salvation Army both use Holy Scrip
turs asa means OK GrGce; Mt Got IN mi Igrsf ~
farp.yond that which is common to the evans
c.lica Christian dsnomina,lon,s.u uoI But tine the
turs. There is no other avenue Of grace for
them than the reason. And there Is no doubt
Eases as q fountain OF divine authority and
through it imp parts religious certainty:
cited against him by tho prosecution Prof.
Briggs said: :" ."The Confession il correct IN
ht svs sh . shhs OF Ct not aua d" Of
His will which is necessary unto salvation
1D wSethsr ns ss
outside the bopndaEles Of the Church: heyond
m.n pnS .anFS Tss C@onsssion @ does not assert ths
But it does not deny it. and we have right.
we
Prove it from Holy Scripture or from the OK:
psrIence Of mankind. or from any other valid
p ssstsn tsus sussd hy ns
Ssp1 ,hs prosseation. III. QUESTION whsther the
Stra nat no on. can ind God and salvation with:
out them. This the Confession, does not
ssa sion Of sslSation to tie Church before tie
divine revelation OF salvation Tns committed
was not most nscessary to salvation before it
was given and written. but only after 1t was
"Those who are. charging me with error
divine evidence which alone according to our
that there is no other fountain q divine "a,
GtS s.Ptanty aan throHsh @ the Church or The
lsaid in the passages !noted from tn: inaIE. ,S
ob.dience. on which he can rest IN loving Ger.
!Snty and build with Joyous conidence iers,inso
divine authority-the Bible. the Church. and
hs reason.
tusheretcs. For they would deprive us Of
Loving certainty and Joyous confidence In our
:9n As the ancient rhariIees s sHnt Mefs re- re-
klnGdom OF heaven AGAINST men refusing to
enter themselves or t. ternit others o enter enter
bythe Presbyterian Church for obstructinG Rll
as divinsly app3intei meals # #. acc, access H , to
divine Spirit gives certainty to- men in religion:
They would deprive US Of that assurance OF
able comfort In our holy religion"
A4?ihcr Of the prose,SSutti3ns citations from
s nDa ,sns y s S%n rory
mans salvation. faith. and life. is set down or
could he leduccd from Scripture Lrof. Briggs
called attention to tho fact that the sentence
oh.r necessary things. and said
should k.ef &c distinctly in mind at the present
ms vii bsy ,hs
ss Ss SH1s S" addns s! to o."
sary doctrines oil. Holy scripture other doe
trllaS "l modern dogmatisms which they are
claiming 10 lie SO necessary that must be adj
irdGet il hereto for not holding them. GER
ttaIn;y tanynn 90 NO, sin against this passage OF the
hst Of Necessary doctrines. Ny effort Tor some
;sars has been rather to show that many doc.
SScsmS are no, from point OF view Of
src.'llute and Confession. That is. indeed.
ts ths nndsrlyhg issue Of the present contest in
ensy ns dires,IIyergn re-, Church; The prosecution
ny pnrnEing this passage into evidence: thus
sssn snaoinG ne TO emphasize what has already
SToen SAN. that no one can be condemned for
doct desy wn9 y. t9es not transGress an essential
WI o holy Scripture"
,rIgL Bllggs also said that he had never
nro ,aught any other doctrine than that the, Su-
Snirit Sne S,. yoaGe can le no other than the Holy
sase sase no, said hat the Holy Spirit speaks the
.Md na ~, Word p n tie reason to which the Church
,hu ahnu lhs Blh!e must yield. have not exalted
Ms reason above the Bible. am nc. rational.
SbS Sbi ~ IS the teaching OF the Confession TO
MHnlcN subscribe. that the Holy Spirit when
snSspe4ks tho intallible word in Holy Scripture
r.Sst n."ays sIeaks through the Scripture to the
tedsOu. and by His rl N ha haart