Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-06-08

orator Craig convened the assembl
as court to hear the report of the
committee appointed to prepare
the explanatory minutes in the
Briggs case.
Rev. Mr.. Hoyt chairman of the
com mittee, before making the res
port, called upon DR.. Baker, chairs
man of the suhscomm mittee sent to
Interview Professor Briggs in a
spirit Of Cancellation, to report the
result of that interview. DR., Baker
said the committee had hoped that
Professor Briggs would say some
thing Which might relieve the ten
sion of the present distressing situa~
ton. But this hope had not been
realized. Professor Briggs stated
his irrevocable determination to
abide by the declarations made in
his address before the assembly in
his defense and to continue to teach
the doctrines there avowed. At the
request of DR.. Baker. Profe sor
Briggs gave him the following au~
tograph letter:
"WAsHINGToN, d. G June 1, '93
Rec. George d. Baker, Chairman
etc;
MY DEAR 'SIR-In accordance
with your request l hereby state
that your committee called upon
me and asked me if l had any
thing to say to them respecting the
disposition of the case. [ there
upon said that I adhered to all the
positions taken before the general
assembly and had nothing further
to say, save that the appellee res
serves all rights and that the gems
eral assembly should take the ex-
elusive responsibility for any further
action.
[Signed @. A. BRIGGS"
Whereupon, DR.. Baker said, the
committee took the action which
Mr.. Hoyt would now report to the
assembly.
The report after reciting the
proceedings in the case, proceeds:
"This judicatory finds that the
judgment of the Presbytery oil
New York is erroneous and should
be and is hereby reversed; and this
general assembly, sitting as iudis
catory in said cause, coming now
to enter judgment on said amended
charges, finds that the appellee,
Charles A. Briggs, has uttered,
taught and propagated views,
doctrines and teachings. as set
forth in said charges, contrary to
the essential doctrine of Holy
Scripture and the standards of said
Presbyterian Church in the Units
ed States OF America, and in vio-
lation of the ordination VOW of said
appellee, which said erroneous
views and doctrines strike at the
vitals of religcn and have been in
dustriously spread.
"Wherefore, this General ASS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church h
in the United States of America,
sitting as a judicatory in this cause
on appeal does hereby suspend
Charles A. Briggs, the said APPS
pellee, from the office of minister
in the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America until
such time as he shall give satisfac-
tory evidence OF repentance to the
General Assembly of the Presbye
terian Church in the United States
Of America of the violation by him
of said ordination VOW as herein
and heretofore found.
The report of the committee was
adopted, whereupon Rev. Dr.Spras
que gave notice that at the proper
time protect would be offered
against the finding of the assem-
bly,, as being too severe sentence
for the offence of the honored
scholar named, and as tending to
restrict the liberty heretofore en-.
ioyed by Office bearers in the Press
byterian Church.