Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-26
BRIGGS HAS HIS SAY
He Asees the General Assembly
has no Right
TO GRANT rHE ASKED APPEAL.
D. - Asainss al Pvrs~<1~ss r~aa ~
CA-~ shsssid C"ssss tsrsss~ she
New N.Sk syassl

WssaSeroS. May .a-Ths general
assembly today reached the CONCLUSION
of the srgemeat by parties IN interest
Upon the her-sornmcndatson q the Judicial
eoa1itts. that the appeal II the prs~-r-
cutting epmnltt-s from the judgment a
the >.s fosx prrsbytsry in the cs~. u
The Presbyterian church in the United
States II AH=rtea axs.ast IN. Rev.
Charles A. BriggH. II. -. te entertained
The pabiic interest a the previous tao
days vas. II ANYTHING. increased. hut
owing o. the asinirahle arrangements
f0f stating the audience and usaiGtain.
inz onl.r there sas bat little coatus4on
ani ao discomfort except such a. ~as
-.-f s--8mr.i
Professor briggs ss-,ke altogether -four
anil e haf hours. AZ three different st
tings Il the court. Col j. J NcCook
n the comulittc- on persecution clO-ed
The Argument on behalf - rhr prpsecu.
tinu. 1t divided his arguments in;o
tNc parts. speaking an hour and twenty
msnatt~ ia the afternoon and cJoclud
iny az The evening -s-sssin.
Ia the eoGrs- II hlA Argument Dr.
Briggs said th- pre-hs ,csy u New York.
th~ lsrg~-t prcshytcry IN the church.
after a tors and latIrnt consideration =
the casn gave verdict q acquitisl
Wout th, general assembly give the
Same tune and patience Ia Considering
the merits p Tho cas.. n th.' appeal hal
ta-en entertained. ahd sas u likely that
So numerous h.dy would ~ a mo-e
80. - -
~ iars.
WHAT Caused the Trouble
It's confsntion. IN part wa= that the
pc-stsfeTy - New York rendered ~.
verdict ti,spitr great pressure uTnn it,
n5ruiferS e. convict ard IN a review Or
~ cafe reCitsd fhe facts that hay"
grown o.d in he loug pending Discus
-icn - thl- we'll known matter. begin
nrnR With the Inaugural address on the
authtFifv - hply scripture delivered i'm
ih~ chap.i - the Union theological
seuinery. New York garfield reports -
stt-h. BE sati. had been printed. anil
IublIc ofan on excIt~d against ~ before
TIE ~dslf.-s was published lie alluded
o. the sipointinent n "A committee tp
co1siier that address while ~ Was III.
and hal no warning. and all suhs-qu, nt
action inelissiini tho trial before the
pfrehvtery "a November. i-r,
iis referresi ro the cateyorical answers
rs~qnire.i x him by the directors ~ the
i'Gios Theoiocical society. embracing
TIE chief points as issue. which were
puhhshrd by authority of the directors;
= ut a. ss,id tho general as~emily 1T
Detroit y Nav. i-ol. notwithstanding
ths-s ,afr4rotfral answers. Undertook 20
- -
rhtis q biblical Theology Two % the
p-,-'scuior~ took part in the act ~ veto
snsl a~.-si their personal iniuenc. IN its
efsf nd then returned a. New York.
and with the other members - the cor,
n.itf~v appointed ~ prepare the neces
ssry gros.e.1ingS tlos-Dnlcd out into
prosecuting committee by their own in
h-rent energy
Erigg-' I"r,~fui Argument.
IT, a., referred o. the prosecutions
against ham hy the general assembly at
Detroit ard Subsequent appeal from
that aecision Vhirh was sustained b,
fse general assembly az Portland and
tte or,leFing - the uew trial The pub
De- god b. Insisted. rcquirrsi ar end to
itea'ioo. llis Argument went deeply
iufn The technical points n the ca>. and
he insisted that 'i - against the polr'y
q tho pr.-tyterlan church that ,her.
shoud - a .eaping - the court ~ the
church
n yau should entertain this ap
r~si YOU would deprive the defendant -
his right - appear before the court ~
'he svr.si The defY'dani has reason
p teirre that 'hr appellants FEAR tp
ieiav sheir ra-e before the -yncd ~
L a
isst fhfir APPEAL against The verdict ~
srquttai Vi.l not te entrrtains.1 by the
syrad The icfeuden' has great conf
ilrnrn fn fhr ~yuesi - \eV York that it
vf .fu tua Justice and that ~ decision
81. t~ lu~' tud right II Is MS consti
frfmnai right o. - before tho synod
ii,- rifF ~ refuge against these prose
.ufas~ s 'hs ~yno.i - Nrv York The
goaera s-~-ritiv has no cor-tifu'io0ai
night to a}t~truct bim from seeking r.
ftrr Rifh the syu.. He ca-ts himsseli
ir r. the arms . the Svnod q New York
tu tho rrr idrrce that The synod vi
shiehi hirl frozen any injustice and wrong
that you nsy 10 him.
snu~Is-io" &C ui- Address
~ Erilr,s further declared that f'hc
apf.-al st-luAl - 81 ier.aine.i q sa,5li 30
v.iafnn p ere constitutional figt -
q - pre~f, 'ery 2 Nee iotk and -
pr.re h.u = h- r.sht Z complaint
guarsrfes.,i in tte institution
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