The sun., 1893-06-13
BRIGGS MEN WILL NOT DOWN
THE PREsBYTERr NOR DIsPosED TO
ACCEPT THE AssEMBLF'S DECISION.


; %sa,., ON W. .ssn,,,,,'Act,o
4, Po.,nnn,, sns. rye.ied Debate
l. y,..,,-E ,,.,.
',. uay session OF 'nu ..a,,ssd
a.. 80, anu oi''e,' r. .na ,hro
n,in,s "e.. ",.st sn =, ,ho s,mo tImo
ai.i,sta'.,. w wv, .hi., 40 onco AM
snt,sina ~ n1 an. NoSs.ntor The COS
sion ,as,oS ~, .os " ,o hni, n v,s IN,
ors, nn'nI., 'n,.e mu.s ," ,ua Nayr yor. minis
tors and elders since tho General Assembly
and the followers of DIR. Briggs did not show
"nS 'imso ,,,',,, VI acauieseln9 IN ,,', .n' ~,
Dr. william HGrshaw presided anu tor
Th0, o no.'he ppo OF snesa, ,n,EaS niou ssminar,
rose and said: "">'' LAW"
i a communication has been received from
the General Assembly and no action .ins na' ns, nosa
feeling" The Prsssytery ~ was getting ldgety.
and Dr.. Brown said he had motion to make
and wished to rreccdo tho motion by some re-
marks. Here ho was interrupted by DIR. Rob-
make speech before he made ma his motion: 1h.
Mouef"1or Isclueu .na' nr 1iotn ,. M"s ", o.t y"
order. DR.. brown then enid TINT LIS motion
General AssamI,,v .rd I ~ Jofsr entering unon
tho ra"ords 'e, ~ ~. "u proshv,arv ,h. ;nJsmont
which had come down from tho General As
l. semb,v.
DR.. Birch o,ioc,.d to the second part o,
the motion. and 1t was decided that it
must bo divided DR. Brown proceeded TO
analyso the judgment of the Assembly He
suid that the Assembly not only reversed the
ae'lon OF .ho lieseStsfy' On. passed sentence
on "a mem her OF the fresoytery VINO had been
| fully acquitted. instead Of remandtnG the cnse
tho com miftes appointed to bring in the iudc.
msnt upon tho vote Of the Assembly to sus-
further and passed asst sentence. upon the basis Of
conridered by the Assembly This act Dr.
nrown snid. involved very great constitn.
Ind hs %RSSafa tho right OF
nE, Br9wn laid great stress on the following
most the entire burden OF its sentence. be-
ting as iudcatory 10 this cause Of appeal does
osTsey Of S Gre nn ii sa6 nIGGs rem the
ance to the General Assembly OF the yio-
lhtion BY him Of tho, said ordination
hem he must H repent tHins Of WhiS he had no not
been accused. That is to say, Dr.: Brown eS-
aud not because Of his ideas Dr. Brown said
he did not want TO be disrespectiul to the late
semsiy had lost Sight Of II the THd Erihepe I tat It
is not right 10 attribute to man opinions
which he does not hold, De. Brown read a
very long memorial TO T. General Assembly OF
1894. sotting forth the views he had expressed
% his speech. and containing a resolution to
the effect that the Presbytery defer entering
upon its records the hssembly's judgment.
Scarcely hgd Dr. Brown finished than an
DR.. Brown If lie thought ono General ASSEM-
bly, could review the judicial decision OF an
other, DR.. Brown began to make. reply. when
ia
ly Tor arguing the question. DR.. Brown was
could review the action oi ansth i II thought
Injustice had been done. The elder was not
satisfied. and exclaimed that he thought it
sHdtny Sanhg M o%ns bs
tic pres6y,ery. Dir: Brown flushed. and in:
siss! Siss!" from different quarters Of the
room The elder got to his feet and said ex-
citedly:
withdraw those words, but think it is an
Dr.. sprcull said that as 1t was 4, very hot day
he thought 1t would be well 10 lay the whole |
matter on ths table: D.: !:irsh thought tho
decision OF the Supreme. Court Of the Church. !
p nr. ri, hobinson wa Vas OF the same opnion. Pr.
great mistake has, been made and great in
members Of the Pres.,ytcrv tried TO speak at
eTaor and m pan with not to Mod
against the memorial Dr. Lauipe thought it |
would hs q great mistake to entertain the
memorial and declared that pr. Brown was
rails ing points which had hcen already decided.
The Fey. ar. sutton SAID he also want ed to
raise point of order hut it was impossible 10
state the lont without discussing the whole
menorIaI. which he started to do. unterrfnd
by the looks Of dismny on the faces OF his assoc
ciates. The Moderator did his best, but Mr..
sutton continued. At last the Moderator asked
Nr. sutton how much longer he was going to
tnlk; Mr.; sutton rnused. with grim smile on
and started In ngain.
When 1t WAS all over the Moderator decided
that the mem orial might properly como before
the IL esbytery. md he was sustained by n vote
OF 5Oto+2. There was much confusion during
the call, memhcrs frequently coming In and
asking What the question WAS
While the vote was ! eing counted tho yener-
able Dr. samuel j.. alexander. stated clerk Of
tho Iresbyie cry. rose and asked permission to
ne shi1. " George /. Webster. lie addoH that
S'Ntiai S!inilhL ltt'er~ ma pe'h sent nI'. ina