New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-16
ERRORS IN THE BIBLE.
DIR. BRIGGS POINTS THEM OUT.
THE CHURCH AND .cmrrURAL ISrRRAScY-AN

speaking about two hOur> ana II Edi uu.' an" no.
submitted without reading volume entitled ""ho
Wrote the ren,acuch p containing 23s pages, his ar
eument en- the charges relating TO the authorship oil
the Pentaeuch and the prophecy of ISAIAH he mas
still another day before he will complete HIS OK
hausve review Of the The attendance yes"'-
day. while large. not great as on the previous
DAYS Dr. Briggs shows little elect rom the s'N''7
strains to which he Is subjected
The attention Of the cour was caied Wy "
speaker to the first section of the Book OF DiSc'p'
which claims that there is divine authority IN t'c
PRESBYTERIAN Church TO exercise discipline ''"' '
the Book docs not tolerate a specification ol ho'0'
which c0niravencs it, fundamental Principe 1t TN"
the prosecutors out of court Tor using the powers Va
the Book of Discipline overthrow the fundamental
principle Of the Cook OF Discipline " Ihe'e pioH'N'
tors referring to the prosecuting committee) oe' INV
authority of the Church to do the very thi"ss '''
request the Church TO do"
several times during the day DIR. Briggs pau HIS
respects to the last meeting of the "ehei"i 10, g
bly in Portland saying at one time, The Ihufc' %
no, an infallble rule of faith do not recognize wi
infalllble pope do not recognize an inaiiloe cps
copacy~ sun less d. ] recognize an 'iiainoie w"
eral Assembly 1t became clear wien |'e ii's"'
ters overthrow the bishops in the seventeenth cent
that the presbyter might be only priest WIN '' ~
and the history q Presby'eIIanism has SHOWN
that preSbyter bishops may be ghty oi "o'e '"'O"''
despotism than diocesan bishops.
WHO ARE THE TRUE HERETICSr
Several messages of scripture were gwen TO sho" la
"the Church Is divine insttuuoH' PoiN
divine grace. and flowing Win dlNlhe ""'io' rod
myriad rls to quicken and enrich the people "a ,,
"n this court could 90 far astIay from Tue D'o'o
and the Confession as TO convict ne OF hciV'S '0
ossort,nc that the Church IS a great FOUNTAIN u,
a,,.n. au,hority Won would 90 me very sIe''
honor Eut that honor would be embhterc" w ',''
disgrace Of a Church which love" In oisc"S' rd
case of Cardinal Newman, an Illustration "'hcn '' '''
used in his Inaugural Address, DT. b'issS SUN .o nc
have shown YOU who the true here'es a, mncc &c,
r.g.rds The main item 81 the charge II j NY
saTy for me TO test the invalid hlereno. a., Church
to me ins ' nf divnc authority. which apart from
The Holy scripture may ana Goes S"''"eS
men, 80 it,, Ia Rod made
,ho assertion that Newman could not reach oer"'i''E
tbr,urh hc Billie or the Reason lie diu ho' 81. 'i'
. Newman did not obtain the saving kho"i'ose '" wv
through the Bible. or that the Nhuron SAME -.
uchtened him apart from the Bibi'' ne u''u
nan nc modern example CT one nho found tue 'hu.'h
.aa, ,o,,,a,o ~ divine authority, though nothing
was said Of the Sificlency or insWhc'"S VI iiV,s
s,n,rre or Of saving enlightenment from any source
whatever lie ADDED a,. ,,o
simple faith contains knowiedge sn ny t,nne
salvation but only h , ipfaIb" assurance Of
.ain,v ~ salvaton / ead that Newman dli )' ~.
this through te Bi9r i ana IN re pToecon
seem 10 ignore this certaiaN Ihey say "o 9 .
about II. II seems incredib" thsi ieA h car
the difference between saving enlightenment anu GER
Az ESTIMATE or sPURGEOH.
Dr BRIGGS was VERY earnest IN discussing the
case OF spmgeon, another Illustration from INC i'"'"
p,ral Address After pra'sing him rs preacHeI Il"
showed how far below both Martlheah ana N'W"'"
Sturgeon was considered in some parts OF 'hriS'''-
dom although he had not assigned him lower place.
bu had soid that the avtrag opinion OF the ChriSnal
world would not assign him " higher pace III 'he
Kingdom of GCd than the others. The loO"inS Is
his statement on this point;
The prosecution the passage from the lhauSur!i,
referring TO SpmgeOn under both charges lieN 'a' =
upon II IN their argument TO excite prejudice aga as.
To the Prosecution 1t may be very dl'tastefnl TO
many members of the Presbytery. Bat IS 1t not
strictly true Is It not fact that sprgccn IS an
example OF the m1dern evaigclicall Did ue not As
sal the Church and The Reason in the Interest OF he
authority OF Holy scripture These are WcH,hIlo"h
weaknesses of the great preacher. But he had so
excellent Christian 9Gaes hst TIE wSra p9
him as the modest evangelical Of them all 1t may
o Tdn of the chrstan Word would not a.s lin
higher place in the Kinsdon Of God than Marlil,.ilu
or newman But he rrnecon ougiI TO &C, e'rSr ,
scica 2"' party in Tie cG"rd1 lie was generally
esteemed be the greatest preacher o. the g1Spl n
our generation. Ills sermons have been of meal
Weld 10 none IN admiration OF spurgeon as a
master Of sacred cOgnencc. liut any one who under
stands the state % re ciDs opinion In England knows
that Sturgeon only represented party among the
Nonconf0r msts and that considerable proportion
OF them would assign him a higher place than
hopeless minority IN his own denomination. and
20 separate from the mnS' of The NoHconiormi';S
He was not a master OF Christian theology. and
therefore soon rs he went ont of his sphere T.
failure among those who were nearest TO him in
.snoTi..ii ~ al.ies IN ire aygI5Se pni,nn 81
sumo the lowest place OF the three Nmong Roman
Catholic the world Oyer. Newman wc,ld have the
precmn nee. Among German P0tes' ants. Mlrtincau
would hold the highest rank. In North AncIca
without doubt Sturgeon Is in greatest estimation.
is \ STATISTICAL MISTAKE HERE-Yi
dId not assign surgeon a lower place than
Newman or Martneau. did not sav that in the
opinion OF the Christian world he would take the
lowest Place OF the three. did not give the average
opinion Of the United states. or OF n0n-coniorning
England, Of Presbyterian scotland, CT Of Ulster, or
OF TIE Evangelical party, but said correctly, the
average opinion Of The ChrStian world woud not
assign him hiaher place IN the Kingdom OF Got thgn
Martineau or Newman BIT suppose ] made mis-
take in statistics. and M opinion Is wide OF the facts
Is such a mistake 1crcsy nm ! responsible for The
facts' Am 10 bInme 81 Hpn7gcon IN public csti,
nation shares the thr,n" with NaTineau and Newman
is It any merit OF mine Ii he be exalted above them
Can change the facts by my statements about them
for exalting spurgc1n above Nartlcnu and Newman ?
Where do they find in thc Westminster Confession
children o. God Possibly the prosecution by some
cabalstic art jugeiery Of exegesis may surprise Is
extraordinary facts In order that We might give them
due consideration and deliberate answer; Their
God. They 60 not pat him beneath the Feet "
spurge0n.
A. Christian ministers / ak yOu, ought we not 70
estimate tecse three representative Christians 81 orr
time with Christian low! And f. IL not Christian love
10 say. refuse to d. tcrniEe which Of them has Ire
highest place In tcc Nngdom OF God We recognize
each as a prophet 10 generation We see I'm
each a man WHO has enjoyed the Hight Of the divine
rOuntenancc and who 'aS !cnccicd in his He ana
character the syaccS Of chilt Of God.
MARTINEAU AND NEWMAN PRETEERED.
asked the question in the Inaugural, ana ask
It again Of this court whether in view Of nj The iars
adduced, "may no; cOnclud,, Oh the ". Oe. that
these three Teprcse nat;e Chi tins 0! GGc lave,
each in his way. fsuEc q d and rested on divine
amhorlty27 Let each Juror answer this question ,or
himself. You must answer II N YOU veidc.. You
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