The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-09


The Eminent scholar and Divine See
uecso.e Ht- Mind {. Too I;road tn he
fettrred by the Iron Hound pogm OF
us< Church.
WASHINGTON. June In the after
noon session the commission met a. =
court. and the report Of the committee
on the briggs ease was presented The
rep-.'t. after reciting the proceedings
an the case. proceeds:
This judiciary hnds that said final iutsmens
Of the rreshytery OF New York i erroneous.
and ~hould he and i hereby reversed, and this
gen RAJ Assem- bis. sitting judiciary In sstd
csns'. ceming now 70 enter judgment on said
amended charges nnds the appellee Charles
A briggs. has uttered taught and proIrs-
gated views doctrines and teachings a. set
forth IN said charges contrary to the 60
ssntiai tostrine ~ Holy Scripture and ths
standards OF said Presbyterian church in the
United States ~ America. AID ia violation of
the ordination WOW 81 said appellee which said
erroneous views and doctrines strike AZ fhs
viasls OF religion AMI have heea industriously
spread. wherefore this general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church IN the United states
OF America. sitting ~ q judiciary In this cause
on appeal does hereby suspend Charles A.
Briggs tie said appellee from the once OF .
minister in the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America until such time IS
ne shall give ~atisfa-;r-y evidence o, repent
sn.e 10 the general assembly Of the Preshy-
serian chur "A in the Uaited states Of America
for the violation by him of the sail ordination
vow a. herein and heretofore found.
The report Of the committee was
adopted. whercupon Rev. Dr. >prague
gave notice that at the proper time a
protest would be offered against the
finding ~ the assembly A. being too
severe sentence for the offen~e Of th..
hoEored scholar named. and a. tending
10 restrict the liberty heretofore en-
joyed by office-beareTs in the Prcsby-
terrain church.
After the formal finding II the as
semhly had been disposed Of Or.
Harsia. OF the committee. read an ex-
planatOry note to be made part Of
the record of the ease declaring that
the doctrine Of errancy Of the scrip
lures. n il came from those to whom
and through whom God originally
communicated his revelation, is in con
Dict with the statement ~ the Holy
Scripture itself. also that in this case as
involved in the question of >ufiiciency
of human reason and of the church as
authorized guides in the matter Of
salvation. And the committee rec
ommends that the general assembly da-
clare that the reason and the church
are not 70 be regarded a fountains If
divine authority. and are never u BE-
relied upon as sufficient in themselves.
and aside from Holy Scripture. 20 lead
the soul To "A saving knowledge IF God.
ON motion If Mr. Mcnougall.
amended by DIR. Young. a vote II
thanks was given the committee for its
services.
After the transaction of considerable
routine business Or. >prague presented
for consideration the protest against
the action rs the assembly in the
Briggs case. which wa, received 10 he
spread on the record. and. on motion
of Rev Mr. Dixon. il was voted a the
sense of the assembly that no answer
70 the protest was necessary
Saratoga. ~ ". was chosen as the
place of meeting of the assembly in
1894. the invitation Of the first Presby-
terian church in. that city being ac-
cepted-
Dr. Craig made the closing speech.
and at $50 r. m. the one hundred and
fifth general assembly Of the Presby-
terrain church Of the United States Of
America was declared dissolved.