Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-01
ico-'Is the statement quoted in DR..
Brlggs's inaugural? II not, 1t Is not
before the Assembly"
This colloluoy was carried on

Briggs's inaugural? II not, 1t is not
before the Assembly"
This colloluoy was carried on
IN THE MIDST OF GREAT CONFUSION,
cries of "order." rising from all parts
Of the house and the Moderator and Mr..
McDougall both trying TO be heard.
DR.. Craig said that Mr.. McDougall
would show, or try to show that his
statement was juStiiable.
Mr.. McDougall Ito Mr.. Shields)-"If
DR.. Briggs will withdraw his statement,
l withdraw mine"
DIR. Storrs-"But Mr.. McDougall
says that DR.. Briggs said God was un-
truthful which is blaSphemy and un-
pardonable."
Mr.. McDougall l-'T said Isiah said
thus and so, and that in the New Testa-
ment the Lord Jesus Christ said Isiah
said thus and so, and DR.. Briggs said
that Isiah did not write that part OF the
book in which these quotations are
found"
Elder Shepard, Of the North Philadel-
phia Presbytery vigorously protested
the utterances and conduct OF Mr..
McDougall, but Elder Purnell, OF Bal
timore, pleaded for fair treatment OF
the speaker.
Elder McDougal, the storm having
Gained down, concluded: "Christ said
no man could come unto the Father but
by me. DR.. Briggs says that Martiueau
found God through reason and that
Newman found Him through the
Church. Whom will you believer
Christ or DR.. Briggs?"
An extension of half an hour to the
afternoon session enabled the clerk to
progress in the roll through the Synod
of oregon. The Assembly then took a
recess until 7:45 p. N.
1t was S:45 o'clock when the moderator
nut the question, "Shall the specifications
Of error 0e sustained and DR.. Roberts,
the stated clerk, read the first speciti-
cation. IN substance, that the Pres
byterv Of New York on objections
made by DIR. Briggs required the Prose
cutting Committee 10 amend the amended
charges and specifications by striking out
cnarge four The specification was de-
clared 10 be sustained oy vote OF 2o2 10
100.
Specification second to twelfth inclusive
under the first ground OF appeal, all relat.
the New York Presbytery, were sustained
seriatem, some Oy tally and some merely
by viva voce, or rising vote.
The Brigg men showed their greatest
strength on specification, fourth which al
legged that the action OF the Presoytery IN
giving Dr. Briggs an opportunity 70 reply
10 alleged new matter, without specifying
the new matter was irregular. The vote
resul ted 2SS 10 195 sustaining the specihca-
tion.
The second ground of appeal alleged
the receiving Of improper testimony, and
was based upon three specifications. They
set up that the defendant should have been
sworn, and were sustained by viva Voce
votes.
The last ground of appeal contained
specifications of error" and IL chargud
mistake or injustice in the decision"
The specifications charged error in the
failure 10 convict the defendant on c0mpe-
tent charges, the facts being admitted oy
the defendant; that the judgment was not
warranted by the law and evidence;
that the Judgment is ia fact an approval
OF the views embodied in the Inaugural
address; that the Judgment Is vague, IN
lust and misleading; that the Presoytery
was moved by unsworn aud improper tes-
timony; that the Judgments contradictory
in form ana effect The votes on these
pecihcations were taken withOue divis-
ion resulting in declaration that each and
every one
HAD BEEN SUSTAINED.
This part Of the proceedings having been
disposed Of, Rev. w. 9. Young, OF Ken
tuckv, moved that the roll be called and
the Assembly vote upon the main question,
shall the appeal be sustaiuedP which was
adopted Before beginning the roll call
the Moderator announced that the form or
answer would be, sustained or mot sus-
tsined.u and that commissioners might
vote "tO sustain in part, but that such
votes would be counted rs part OF the total
70 sustain the appeal. The roll was then
called in the midst of an almost painful still
ness, the spectators in the galleries rising
70 their feet in their anxiety 70 catch every
response. The vote was announced at lO:l5
BY the stated clerk as follows: Whole
number Of votes cast 4g9; TO sustain the
appeal POS; 10 sustNin in part S5; total 70
sustain the appeal 3o3; not 10 sustain ll6.
After the result had oeen announced
Rev. j. I. Smith, OF Baltimore, moved the
appointment Of a committee OF fifteen COM
missicners, Of which the Rev. Thomas a.
Hoyt, ID. D., OF Philadelphia, shall be
chairman 10 bring in an explanatory MIN
ute This was carried, and on motion OF
President Warfield, OF Lafayette College,
the Moderator was authorized to appoint
the committee. He will announce the
committee tomorrow.
The Assembly then adjourned at 1925 p.
m. until 9 80 tomorrow. The explanatory
minute 10 be prepared by the committee to
be named tomorrow, will express the
sense of the Assembly as TO the action that
should be taken upon the Judgment OF the
Presbytery OF New York-whetheri IL shall
be reversed or moditied-and what penalty
shall be imposed against DR.. Briggs, if