The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-02
BRIGGS WAS DEFEATED
Last Roll Call Amid Prolonged
and Painful Silence.
MIR, KING OF ALASKA SPOKE LAST,

NOW u Committee Will Prepare an Ex-
planatory Minute to Determine Whether
or Not DIR. Briggs Shall BE Punished For
His Error-Great Interest In the Result.
ASHINGTON, June 1.-The last speaker
oetore the vote was the Rev. Samuel III.
hing OF Alaska. He said he had found all
the way from Alaska here that the preach
ers were opposed to DIR. Briggs The re.
firing moderator had launched a sermon
that was decidedly against DR. Briggs and
the Leading pastor in Washington had de-
clared that he would not stand in DR..
briggs shoes. Mr.. King said he was salts
hed now that he couldn't exchange those
shoes
These divines had endeavored to induce
the speaker and his fellow missionaries to
believe that DR.. Briggs was attempting to
tear the Biblu from its covers. but he had
himself told the assembly and been sup
ported i'll his statements by Drs. Hennick
johnson. Spinning and Charles l.. Thomp-
son, that he believed i'll the Bible 1.-The
angel from Mexico" continued Mr. King
wanted to give DIR. Briggs n bath in one
OF the mlldholes in that territory. Why,
he isn't an anarchist that needs SOAP and
water treatment"
The moderator put the question: "Shall
the specifications of error be sustained?"
and DR. Roberts, the stated clerk, read the
first specification, in substance that the
presbytery of New York, on objections
made by DR. Briggs, required the prose-
cutting committee to amend the amended
Charges and specifications by striking out
Charge.
Young Mr.. Hall of Chicago was Oh his
feet i'll an instant to give notice that he
would call for Il division and tellers on six
of the "a specifications.
Putting the Question.
The question was then put by the moder-
ator Shall the specifications be sus-
tained?" and upon viva vote he declared
AZ sustained. 81
Division" wentup from the Briggs men,
All the members rose and the moderate or
i'll his usual terse way called out "sus-
tained"
The count was taken and the speciiica-
ton was declared sustained by a vote of
2S? to 100
Specifications second to twelfth inclu-
Slve were sustained seriatim The Briggs
men showed their greatest strength on
specification fourth The appeal alleged
manifestation of prejudice in the case. ~
and of its six specifications the Briggs men
carried two and came within two votes of
carrying another. There was some at
tempt nj applause when the decision was
announced but it was quickly quelled
The various specifications were uniformly
disposed of untavorably to Dr. Briggs.
The Final Vote.
Rev w. G. Young of Kentucky moved
that the roll be called and the assembly
vote upon the main question: 'Shall the
appeal be sustained?" which was adopted
Before beginning the roll call the modera-
tor announced that the form of answer
would he "sustiined' or mot sustained -
and that commissioners might vote "to
sustain i'll part" but that such votes would
he counted as part of the total to sustain
the appeal.
The roll was called in the midst of an
almost painful stiffness, the spectators in
the gallery rising to their feet in their anx-
iety To catch every response. The vote
was announced by the stated clerk AS fol
lows:
Whole number of votes cast, 400: to sus-
tain the appeal, DOS; To sustain in part So:
total TO sustain the appeal, 3S:I; not to sus-
tain, llG.
The explanatory minute 30 be prepared
by committee to he named will express
the sense of the assembly rs To the action
that should be taken upon the Judgment
OF the prcsbytery of New York, whether
1t shall he reversed or modified, and what
penalty shall he imposed against Dr.
Briggs, if any.