The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-26

Our modest Christian Institution
the ministerial Union, mot to-day III
4. "a: VI a. hall and adjourned to the
last Monday In September. Rey. H.G.
,IG fincents pastor Of Glasgow Presby.
!t ta q g9qIeh representing New
iSchooi ana Union Seminary; Rev. W.
'F Lewis, pastor of Rodney Pres.
slbyterian Church, representing
! Princeton and Old School; Mn.
Frank Swartz. a present student
iof DR.: Charles A.. Briggs. and Rev.
John \. Dobbins, d. d., pastor OF Grace
Al. y Church, presenting an Outside
view" held the willing attention of
the Evangelistic ministers Of Whining.
ton this forenoon to nearly an hour
beyond the dinner call DIR. Dobbins
lcnded with two conclusions:
1. The Presbyterian Church will live
70 virtually. correct the mistake Of It's
last General Assembly in its ecclesias-
tic treatment OF Brlggsism.
1 ~. There will result more COM
lplete vlndication OF the Bible.
The speakers. though extempor
neous. were all notably intelligent, ex-
lpiicit and charmlngly gracious. West
lghurch would be delighted to hear
! e, Vincent HessN in purpprt
~. DIiEBS lamOu6 inaugural az
dress OF 1871, contained no doctrine
lished extensively In his WORKS, but IL
has the glst OF whattis In contention
|as has his "Messianic Scholars
Blackstone OF theology. He testified
as reader OF all OF Professor Briggs
works.
The two schools Omitted in 1s70)
mold unlimited atOnement views in
antagonlsm with narrow one5, etc.
Or. Briggs was tried by the N. Y.
most influential and
scholarly-which adjudged him extra
and not contra-confes.
slonal without endorsing his Views.
The Presbyterian Church has four
courts: l. Session; g. Prosbytery; 8.
4. General Assembly. In skin.
ping the Synod Briggs was not given
all his rights. The status OF the .'origi-
nal committee" and 1.-THE twice In
are two of the other points
sympathetic with the Professor. The
speaker was most emphatically loyal
to tho church but protested Briggs did
not get all his rights.
He ably discussed the points OF the. |
ology. Briggs had read 5000 volumes
to write one review article. He was
too plethoric reader to digest all. |
ho was u INQUEST, meek ana lOyaDl0 |
man and charming scholar. His |
scholastic research was too profound |
for the speaker to sit in Judgment ON, |
He had been great reader OF Cardi- |
nal John Henry Newman, who had |
gone through the Anglican Church |
and found Jesus Christ In catholic |
faith. DR.. Briggs had been misrepre.
sented because misunderstood.
Briggs believed rejection of Jesus
Thirst In the probationary lie of this |
world was final. There is no Christ |
ana no salvation for the unbelleyer
after death.
MIR. Lewis considered all of Enr.
Iand's Presbyterians members OF their
General Assembly. In the United
states 1t Is representative, and the
delegates may have been elected from
Tho conservatives SO as to convict
ltaggs.. He was a believer in the Bi.
bic as the inspired word of God.
There must be a standard OF faith TO
unite on and the General Assembly
was the authority OF the Presbyterian
Church. We understood all the speak,
ers to say they believed there was
Divine authority In three fountains,
Bible. church and reason.