New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-18
PRESBYTERIANS FOR PEACE
ASKING THAT THE BRIGGS CASE IL
DROPPED.
,pov,xrxr MINISTER'S SIGN PAPER URGING

,povxrxr MINISTER'S SIGN PAPER URGING
CESS ALTON OF TOGMATIC CoNFLl~I
Tho CONTROVERSY I'm the Presbyterian Church growing
an, NJ the trial of Professor Charles \. Briggs ior
heresy divided that communion into thFee uiS"'|'
tac,,ons one rcprc>cnicd the orthodox element
which placed Itself In stcadiast array undef '' WINS
n, tho Westminster Confession the be All ana '"'
end all o. believers in the Presbyterian l"l'"' "'
there was the liberal ocmcn'. whose ch'l eNpo"e",
ON. commemorative was DR.. Briggs, and when poh''u
N hroader view, and larger cathoheity on all '''so
ar,on Rc,wccu these two extremes $1,000 Il
conservatives element. which inclined hei'er 10 u" ~
nor 10 the other Of the opposing ior''S' '''
foresaw disaster TO the Church at large !" 'ne p
netua,ion Of controversy based wholly Oh Sch'S',"'
,,,c.,,es with which the mass OF me COMMUNE
o,d I'm fact OF the ministry was whohv "''" -,
This latter element has sought the coh'P'.""v " ,a
entrc communion. II has not pa'oeu ~ ,.,
,os,ion OF an advocate OF either party Ill 'nr 'o -,
II s,mplv awaited the outcome Of the oi'i - -.
puogs bv the New.Yovk Presbycry Ap'"'ns ~ ~
s., :, WOW believes that the best interests Vi '"e
,,h u,, no served by discountenanc'hg 'hc P'Vp'
clifton IN appeal the case. because III l"'S P -,
Of Till, faction discern proonsa''oi VI s,ord,,c
xr,tb ali tho possibilities OF further "9"'' 49,, 40
tho development OF more widespread pa I.,,,o,
.h accidents common 10 eccleshsucai ies' a.,
A meetng of ministers Was rece""S w."
,,,.,, c,h In This city, with view OF securing a''
ossson of on,nion on the subject. FROM "
,ims communications have been receNe' ,,oo,
the views OF Presbyterian clergy men VII ,ord,v
a plea for Peace and Work was iNSueu s,, t,',.
a hv ahou 200 ministers in the Prespy'e'i'" '"'''
The following Is the paper 80. f., In. ministry
-, ,H the chief interest and the hr.t ans h.s
bringing of the simple Gospel nome " INV
ana hvei b great work of the Church TO MINE ihe
everything else must syC Cv way 81 men BY snsehcarlgd
devotion 10 the task OF preaching anu p'''
ministers OF Jesus Carst and WORKING '' the
in the Presbyterian Church we are RE rmrch should
gravest fears lest The dHi"rSd and her honor d.
mnished by the prevalence OF theo,os , 'rcsseual
and strife SVee ,Sa, there have two sad peSas
in he history of church IN % ~bnTch has been
Happened We remember r0s sa When have been REQ
n1e1 shortly afterward unnecessary rcncc re-
possnty Of having ,m sncN Ne p are prsaad that the
Treat body Of the church lnymen an dogmac conf.r
little synls,m ad Weary of The strife Of tongues I
s ,onoinr for peace and united WORK. Wv the rrent
We DO moi eafS od the same conviction in regard o TO
ne t;rst duty ana main work OF the x,, bnIc. of
IL + in his spirit that we join our Of the
I a,, for harmony and united devotion 10 p every
Work For this reason We depreCae n or TO re-
auePb herry hitherto enjoyed by those who of
~ subscribe to the essential ana wd we de-
The Sss% addon by or %
judicial decision to the conesSohIh, ols Hrm TO the
doctrine OF Of the first chapter of The wnra OF
FAITH and to the Holy serip'srff, 9TH and practice
Goa tine not t"s any individual opinion in ao
IN the theory OF the inerancy o. ,o not essential
w u - Sciipure in matters when are ho. -, ,bn
graphs on bn, differing as may in regard TO e
ABSTRACT truth OF that theory we proess Of Christian
firmly ags Gn,d Standing in Presbyeran ministry
In the interests of Chrstan tra,s Of mission
unity I'm
tsressS psse AND progress take this PHSSn n
clearly and firmly. and we n maintaining these
agens believing that the end Of the sna
& love out Of pure heart and ND gDeo Seence Of the
frnfh is its unfalterng prociamauoh' ,o,o..
Smc of the names attached TO the paper are kooeit
n Fulton. Hughes o. Gibbons, Charles "aue"Uis"'
;r Wlnam NJ Faden. stephen W. Dana hopor.
a., -. pohsrt Ellis Thompson. J. Richesen. Robert
Crahom J. g. Bolton. W. r. Huston, W. r. "n'''
Yhn II Reeyc Matthew Newkrk IL. C. FOX D.
/ Scott. w. c. Rommel Lewis r. behso"
Frederick w. Johnson W. p. Merrill, Perry ;. Men,
]. G. Thompson, Henry F. Thomas, \. L' p''n''
~. II. Weber, George p Wilson, IL. l.
ynoos winiam sterhtt. w. IL. Gill; Edward
w Ir,cbcock Alexander Henry lIernon. Charles
Wood and C.. p. IL. Mason, Phliaoelphia
Tennis s. Iiamlin George .. Little ana Samu'l v :
Holmes (Assstant), Washington; Hsnioru ~. Eusn' -
Albert Rond,lialer VI. L. Hanes ana Joseph A. 'ipu"'
indianapolis. Hiram L. Hayden, William Knight
Cbor,es s Pomeroy. r. A. George. samuel r.
sprccher Peter f. Kpp. bonner L. lllckok james H.
Williamson, Arthur c. Ludlow, Ebenezcr Bush
neil NATION NJ. Curtis. EDWARDS T.
(1eaveland Cleveland; Henry NJ Cuitis'
A. b. Riggs and John H. Walker. Cnoinnau
s j. MCPHERSON Thomas G. Hall. James I" n
Mcclure John Henry BarrOws. W. W. IotheroIr
Thomas d. Wallace Robert ". Patterson and JolHl 4
Hale chicago: Robert j. service. r: W. bro"n
Richard Turnbul. W. ID. sexton. W: W; carson
Is. NJ Cooper. j. +. -omervilc and X. H. steele,
Detroit: Join Paul Egbert, Robert a. Carnaan ana
Maurice ID. Edwards, St Paul; Paul F. sutphen
T. II. Frazer l. Is. liopwood. Lewis l.anpmnh; Danl'
W. L,isk Ford G. Ottman and j. Clement French
Newark Everard KempshaIl John W; Teal. John !
Kerr and Eben H.. Cobb, Elizabeth y: .;
Charles Cuthberi Hail. Thomas A. Nelson ard NeWell
WOolsey Wells brooklyn; 4. V. V. Raymond Walter
xbsny: Arthur II. Allen. Hector Hall ana Ebei
jiallev Troy: W. Il. Taylor. Nelson MlaIri, Henry
H. Stebbins 4. J. Hutton and Peter Lindsay; Roches-
Ter George b. spaulding and l.. Mason Clarke. >Nrd
cuse John McLachlsn. DIR. l.. Van Schoonh0vcn iic'
bert G.. Lord, A. y. Robinson, ~ W. Allen
DR. W C. Mciarvey and y. b. Chester. luf
falo; George Alexander Arson r. Mter6ry
John C.. Bliss Henry NJ. Booth John b. Devins; Her
bert Ford (AssistanU. II. l.. Grandensid. Charles F.
Haisey, James ii. Hoadley, W. r.: Hnrshaw. NJ ;.
Tittieaeld eAssstant), Daniel E. Lorenz, Henry T.
McEwen. j. Hall McIlvaine, George 5. WEBSTER,
Ytancis H. Marlng. George j. Mingins, ID. IL. over
ton George : Payson, Charles H. Parkhurst. Vincent
Psek Stealey u. Rosster. Wilton Merle smith j.
Balloon Shaw George L. Spinning Charles l.. IhohI-
son and Henry Dyke, Newlork.
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