The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-30

tnese remaining charges II no nus
not taught any OF the doctrines alleged
in the amended eight charges why not
90 on trial on all eight OF them, or else
disclaim having committed otIenses
contained in all eight OF them, A plea
OF not guilty is not sufficient evidence
in mans defense,
Dr. Lampe reviewed the other
grounds OF appeal and continuing said;
"Dr. Briggs not only believes the doc
trines he breaches, but he propagates
them. He has disclaimed nothing, but
has reatIirmod the doctrines he avowed
in his inaugural address" May he
preach that the redemption OF the soul
extends into the next worldP 1t is
neither candid nor honest"
The case was thrown out OF court be.
cause they feared the final judicial ar.
raignment, Dr, Briggs has taken the
matter into his own hands, and he
claims the right under his constitution
to preach anything and everything.
DIR. Lampe said DR.. Briggs' teachings
Conaioted with both scripture and the
standards; they touched matters which
were vitality essential to Presbyterians
whose faith and practice were based
solely on tho authority Of Holy Scrip
ture, and that according to these views
we must recognize the church OF Rome
as a great fountain OF divine authority
able to give mon, without or above tho
Bible, saving knowledge OF God and
divine assurance. This, he aVerred
would he complete abandonment OF
the reformation position; and for the
Presbyterian church it would mean de.
nominational suicide. Whether or not
DR.. Briggs would regard this as in any
sense calamity could not be deter.
mined with certainty, for he regarded
it to be the duty OF tho hour to destroy
all denominational barriers which sop
arated Protestants and to form an
"alliance between Protestanism and
Romanism and all other branches OF
christendom.
AT the afternoon session DR.. I.ampe
took up tho charge that Dr.. Briggs
taught that the processes OF redemp-
ton extended to the world TO come in
the cases OF many who died in sin, and
asserted that this doctrine was an OF.
tense according to the book Of discl-
pline.
In conclusion DR.. Lampe appealed to
the assembly to reject the verdict OF
acquittAl by the New York synod and
to get the church right before the world,
DIR. BRIGGS DEFENSE.
DR.. Briggs then began his defense.
He said that he had been accused OF
teaching that many of the old testa-
ment predictions had been reversed by
history, and that the great body of tho
messianic prediction had not been and
would not be fulfilled, which was con-
trNry to the essential doctrines OF the
Holy Scripture and OF the standards OF
the church that God is true omniscient
and unchangeable. This he had repu-
dated, and would ask tho assembly to
hear exactly what he had said, but
which the committee on prosecution
had omitted. He had said this:
"Kuenan had shown that ii we insist
upon the fulhllment Of the details OF
the prophecy OF the old testament,
many OF the predictions have been
reversed by history and tho great
DOuS VI LHC luG6oAuhlS PLeNlCLluHb
has not only never been fulfilled, but
cannot now be fulfilled, for the reason
that its own time has passed forever"
All depended on the word "it, which
the committee had omitted. He had
disclaimed this charge before and dis
claimed it now. He also disclaimed
that he was guilty OF teaching as
charged in charge seven, that tho pro-
cess OF redemption extended to the
world to come in tho case of many who
died in sin, stating that he had re.
pudi0ted the Roman Catholic doctrine
Of purgatory, also tho doctrine Of fu.
ture probation and regeneration after
death or any beginning OF Christian life
after death.
Continuing on this subject DR.. Briggs
said: "You have heard attributed to
me the dreadful doctrine of raCe re.
demption. But il you will look into my
Inaugural you will see that all 1 have to
say on that subject ia connected with
the incarnation OF Jesus Christ. Tho
trouble with these brethren is that they
arc taking n too narrow view OF tho doc.
trine. / would that l could teach such
a comfortable doctrine, and If the time
ever comes that can l will gladly lay
down my ministry In the Presbyterian
church and go forth to teach the hope
OF salvation OF some of those who up.
parentIy died without regeneration in
this world. But do not hold that be.
lief now. cannot"
DR.. Briggs made q legal argument
against the consideration OF these re.
jected charges by tho general assembly
until after they had been tried by the
New York presbytery The assembly
thon took recess until 7:45 p. IN.
At tho evening session Dr. Briggs do.
Tended tho action Of tho presbytery at
great length, and then passed to q dis.
cussion Of tho logic OF the case.
DR.. Briggs held that it was simply
necessary to prove that the doctrines
attributed to him were contained In tho
inaugural. He could not DO hold no.
sponsible for the inferenceB Of the pros.
ecution.
He had not said in his inaugural nor
nny Of his writings that he co-ordinatod
tho Bible, tho church and tho reason
nor could 1t trightly DO inferred that ho
did 80. io hold that there were orrora
OF holy scripture in matters that did
not in amy way impair It's infallibllity
in matters OF faith and practice.
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