The morning call., 1893-05-26

What right had these appellants to omit
such matters as they pleased from an Off
cial or semi-official document? He wished
to make an explicit denial of the charge
that he preached doctrines against the
fundamental doctrines of the church.
II affirm thatI believe" he said, turn
ing with outstrstched hands to the audi
ence, ''the holy Scriptures to be the word
of God"
Briggs closed with an appeal that the
case might go to the synod of New York.
II that were done he would aid in full
solution, and then if it were sent back to
the next General Assembly he would abide
by its decision, whatever it might be. He
regrette if he had said anything that had
caused trouble in the church. He had
taught for twenty years at Union Theolog-
lcal Seminary and of all the persons that
had been taught by him he challenged any
of them to say that he had taught them
anything that interferet with the true dis
charge of their holy duties.
DIR. Briggs Concluded his address at 8 10
O'Clock and as he took his seat wave OF
applause ran over the rear of the church,
which evoked an indignant iebnke from
the moderator. Then Colonel McC0ok
began the closing argument for the prose-
| cutting committee in support of the recon-
| mediation that the appeal be entertained.
Almost at the opening DR.. Briggs inter-
rupted to correct what he claimed was a
misstatenent. Moderator Craig said to
Briggs that he had been allowed four and
half hours without interruption, that
McCook had heard him through with
out interruption and that Briggs should
n Ia TO- in fl,a
The history of the case in its various
stages was recited by Colonel McCook and
the regularity of the several steps was
firmly maintained. Colonel McCool SAID
Great weight has been given to the tech
nical questions raised in the interest OF the
appellee and based upon q clause in the
fifth amendment OF the constitution OF the
United States, reading, nor shall any per-
son be subject for the same offense to be
twice put in jeopardy of life and limb 1t
has been ngeniously claimed that an an
peal from the New York presbytery would
place the appellee's ecclesiastical life in
jeopardy for second time. This inapnro-
pirate use of the term ecclesiastical life
seems to have confused the minds OF some.
These are not criminal pr ceedings invOlv-
ing peril to the life and limb of the ap-
pcllee. They are proceedings 10 enforce a
contract, or rather to determine whether a
contract has been maintained in all its In
tegrity"
At 4:35 o'clock, after speaking one hour
and twenty minuts. recess was taken un-
Ill evening.
At the evening session McCook con-
tinued his speech and considered the plea
l'that acquittal by the lower court bars the
right of appeal and asserted that such a
claim was not true in fact nor sound in
law, and also that it was regular for ap-
peals to be taken from presbytery to the
general assem- bly,.
For conclusion McCook gave the reaso
of the prosecuting committee why the ap-
peal should be entertained. Among other
things they say that it is imperatively
necessary that final decision be rendered
at the earliest possible date, as great and
widespread injury is certain to come from
protrscted delay. If the doctrines presented
by Briggs are erroneous, as the committee
believes. then through delay these "heretical
opinions" are sure to gain ground and the
church will be affected iDjuriously through
continuance of uncertainty and doubt