The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-03
BRIGGS SUSPENDED.
Severe Sentence Imposed Up
on the Learned Professor by
the Assembly
Can Preach no More N Presbyterian
Churche, Until He Has Isscanted-
He viii Refuse.

WAsHINGToS. June Having de-
clled that they had hereto on hand
in the person of DIR. Briggs. the first
thing for the Presbyterian general as
sembly TO do this morning was to con
slider what should be done with him.
y committee appointed to decide the
matter brought in the recommends
ton, suspension from the ministry,
and the assembly adopted the report.
DR.. Briggs is suspended indetneitely.
ami can only be reinstated on recanta
tion of matter in his speeches and writ
ings to which objection was made. 1t
is unlikely he will ever do thai.
On the convening this morning of
the Presbyterian general assembly the
moderator announced the names Of the
committee to formulate the minutes ex-
pressing the sense of the assembly to
the vote taken upon the appeal from
the New York presbytery in the Briggs
case. Rev. Thomas \. Hoyt, of Phila-
delphia. was made chairman and the
other members We're as follows: Minis
ters: H. ". Congdon. of Nebraska:
". w Marsha. of Nebraska; j. Lucas.
of Indiana: G.. d. Baker of Pennss ivania: !:
l.. p. Whalcn. of Indiana: Thos. Daving.
of Iowa Elders: John Randolph. Of
Baltimore: Thos. McDougail. Of Ohio.
David jackson OF California: h. l..
I. r I of
Kentucky. and L. ID. VARIED. of Penn
sylvania The committee retired and
the assembly as court adjourned, re
suming Legislative business as an as
sembly.
At the afternoon session DIR. Craig
convened the assembly as court to
hear the report OF the committee ap-
pointed to prepare the explanatory min
ute in the Briggs case. Rev. Mr.. Hoyt.
chairman. called upon DIR. Baker. of the
sub committee sent to interview Briggs
to report the result of the interview.
DIR. Baker said Prof. Briggs stated his
| irreyocabe determination to abide by
the declarations made in his address
before the assembly in his defense and to
| continue to teach the droctrines there
ayowed At the request of DR.. Baker
| Prof. Briggs gave him an autograph
letter making such statement. where
upon DIR. Baker said. the committee
took action which Mr.. Hoyt would now
report To the assembly.
The report. after reciting the pro
ceedings in the case. proceeds: This
| judiciatory finds SAID final judgment o
the presbytery of New York erroneous
and it is hereby reversed. and this gen
eral assembly finds the appellee. Charlie!
A. Briggs. uttered. taught and propa
gated views. doctrinces and Teachings
contrary to the essential doctrine of III,
holy scripture and the standards of sale
Presbyterian church. and in violation o
the ordination vows of said appellee
which said erroneous views and doctrines
strike at the yitals of religion, and nav
been industrlously spread, and doe
hereby suspend Charles 4. Briggs sal,
appellee. from the office of minister il
the Presbyterian church in the Unite,
States of America until such time as h
shall give satisfactory evidence Of re
pentance to the general assembly Of tn
violation by him of said ordination vow
as herein and heretofore found
The report of the committee was ad
opted and vote of thanks given tn
committee for services. The motio
provoked Kisses
Rev. DR. Herrick johnson. of Chicago
presented protest against the action q
the assembl. IN the inspiration of hol
scriptures Rev. DIR. Young offered
, supplement IL the report of the CON
; mittee on bulls and oseriures on the in
spiration of the scriptures as follows:
Resolved. that the bible as we no,
have il. III various translations and vel
sions. when freed from all errors an
: mistakes of translators. eopyists an
printers. is the very word of God. an
consequently who'll. without error
! This was unanimously adopted.
Dr. Sprague presented for considers
tion protest against the action of tn
assemhl. in the Briggs case as being
too severe sentence for the otfense of tn
honored scholar named. as tending
restrict the liberty heretofore enjoye
h. oihceheaters in the Presh.teria
ehneh.
Saratoga, \, l., Was chosen as III
place of meeting ot the assembly ,
issA.