The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-21

tia: he rested his belief not On the Bible
alone SGT on the human reason. resulted
in proceedings against him on charges OF
heresy. The sentiment: Of the Presbyterian
church. as manifested by tie general as
ssnshiv 81 Dcsrost in 1891 and 3: Portland.
Or. ia iss,, - overwhelmingly against
Or. Briggs. xhe assembly last year sent
his case back to the New YORK presbytery.
and by this BODY he was acquitted His
prosecutors toe an arpea. from this ac-
qgis,a5 to the general assembly Since
this asreaI was taken great efforts have
been niasse By DR.. Briggs friends TO secure
slle eisc;ion Of delegates 20 the general as
senbly in favor Of opposing the con;ro-
yersy e,n the ground that IL shreasened the
resce and integrity 0: the Presbyterian
church. These efforts were not crowned
by success. and =, - clear that the present
general assembly is a. strongly hostile 10
the teachings OF Dr.. Briggs as the assem-
bly, Of either of the pas; two years.
II is predicted tina: not only DR.. Briggs
viii be repudiafed. but that the assembly
is likely 10 leave the Westminster Comics
sion without revision in other words, the
effort &, abolish he'll from its creed prom
ises to be a failure. II DR.. Briggs is pro-
claimed q hereto and no revision OF the
creed is made, it is quite likely hat there
will be a split ia the denomination.
The radical supporter, Of DR.. Briggs are
largely confined to wealthy churches n
the cities of the country. Union THEOLOGY
cal SEMINARY is in the hands Of the Briggs
faction. and its full faculty Is in sympathy
with his views. Between these Briggsite
Presbyierians and the progressive Congre-
ea.ionalisis. whose leaders are Rev. DR..
New Smyth. Of Andover seminary.
and E,sv. DIR. Lyman Abbott, there is small
difference OF ideas. DR.. Ssnyth. like DR..
Brisgs, rejects the inhuman and unreason-
able doctrine of eternal punishment Of all
men, vhether they have willfuily rejected
Christ or have never had a chance to know
the trath, and he accepts, like DR.. Briggs.
the nos unreasonable nor unscriptural view
Of probation. He holds the doctrine Of
eternal punishment as inhuman, unrea-
sonabEe. inequitablc; an impeachment OF
divine justice. . libel On God rs he is re-
veaied everywhere. not only in h benev-
olence, mercy and tenderness that was
incarnaied in Christ, but in the thousand
blessed voices and beneficent conduct of
the natural word. Rev. DR.. Lyman ABB
bott holds that I'VE look in vain to y
piecenfeal and humanity arranged Bible for
the exact formula of these great products
Of Christianity. They are and must be
products Of growth and not copies Of q pre-
else pattern; the book to which We refer.
and must refer, as q standard. is q stand
ard which itself grows and advances; it -
the symbo! and banner Of a movement, not
the te:her of a halt"
Should there be a split in the Presby-
terrain church the Briggsite radical wing
would hold their chugches and Union
Theological seminary, and would ulti-
matel7 pool issues with those progressive
Congregationalists who are represented by
Ando9e- Theological seminary and Rev.
DIR. Abbott. The B-iggsites also control
the present faculty Of Lane Theological
seminary. in Ohio. n of whose professors
has already been condemned as q hereto
by his presbytery.