The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-18
sMIrH uEREsY TRIAL.
Another sqpabblO over tho aiiausss-The
Case Not Yet Ended.

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Case Not Yet Ended.
ClxcrSxAu, o., Now l7.-Another
struggle over the minutes occupied the
first portion OF the session of the Cincin-
natl Prssbytery this morning in the
trial of Rev. Henry p Smith. 1t ap-
pears that the minutes were made to
show the reason why there was obiec-
tion to the argument OF the Rev. Nc.
Kibben. The minutes were committed
to the committee on minutes with in
slruction to ask the moderator to write
out his own reasons for the ruling, and
say nothing about what reasons intiu-
enced the court in sustaining the
moderator. The Rev. I. .. Lowe then
began his part OF the argument OH be-
half OF the prosecuting committee. 1t
was necessary TO go over the same line
OF argument pursued BY his predeces-
sor, the Rev. Mr.. McKibbon, and was
to great extent an amplitlcation OF the
effort to sustain the sutiiency Of the in
dictment proposed by the committee.
All that was necessary, he said, IN the
Indictment, was to make it sufficient to
put the accused on his defense, The
committee on prosecution had only to
make case on prima facie evidence.
He stepped aside in his argument at
one time to say that Prof, Smith, under
the demands OF Christian honor, ought
to leave the Presbyterian church.
He defined Christian honor as ordina-
ry business, and charged that Professor
Smith with teaching that minister
may rightfully remain in the church
after violating the VOWS Of the church.
Several limes during the latter portion
of his remarks, Prof. Smith objected
that DR.. Lowe was abandoning theques
ton at issue, namely the sufiiciency OF
the Indictment, and was speaking on
the question OF the charges themselves.
Dr.Lowe had not finished his argument
at the noon recess.
DR.. Doves argument on behalf of the
prosecuting committee at the Smith
trial occupied large part OF the after
noon session. More than once he
seemed to the accused at least to be
trying the case instead OF defending the
sufficiency OF form and legal effect OF
the indictment prepared by the COM
mittoe.
In closing ho considered the charge
which accuses Professor Smith Of deny
ing full Inspiration by the Holy Spirit
and made an assertion which Professor
Smith construed to mean that he had
sinned against the Holy Ghost.
When Professor Smith arose to reply
he exhibited the first evidence OF feel
ing yet shown.
"It the committee make these charges
why did they not put them in the in
dictment? II the committee is right /
ought to be communicated. but let
me say that will excommunicate large
portion of the membership OF the Pres
byteran crnrch, including very manyof
its most exemplary. faithful and pious
ministers. Did L mistake the meaning
OF the colnmittee?" he asked
DR.. Mckibben answered that the com
mittee had no Thought OF charging him
with sin against the Holy Ghost, What
had been said by DR.. Lowe was arRu-
meRtative, showing the logical conse-
uuence OF what was claimed to be the
error Of Professor Smith, Professor
Smith went on to say that the whole
tenor Of the argument this afternoon
indicated that the committee propose
to make him more guilty than he had
been charged. Subordination OF hypoc-
risy was the best name he could suggest
for the ofiense which the committee
made in one Of ite charges.