The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-05-30
THEIR NARROW VIEWS
Df. Briggs Sets Forth tho Principles
d Ills Belief
HIS OPPONENTS CRITICISED
They Are Not willing. He Says. to
Look At the Matter Fairly
Their Accusations De-
nIed -Spseohss.


MED d-spssohss.
WAsaIsGroN, May 3.--ThS trial Of Or.
Briegs began at 10 o'clock this morning.
The appcllants were allowed four and one
half hours TO open and close. Briggs 0was
allowed seven hours to reply and tho New
York Presbytery from whose Judgment
the appeals were taken was given two
hours.
After the devotional exercises and be-
fore the proceedings In tho Briees case
began. DR.. Hcrrick johnson. chairman Of
the committee on the worlds fnir exhibit,
stated that II the exhibit WAS to bc re.
moved from the grounds ~ indicated by
the action Of tho assembly. the committee
must be backed by the financial respon.
sibiiify OF the body. Il will require 900
to remove tho exhibit and return the sub.
scrip,ions 10 the fund. This IL 81 900 moro
than is on hand.
DIR. Young. chairman Of the committee
on bills and overturcs. reported upon q
number referred to that committee. Tho
report recommended that tho synod Of
Utah be erected with Rev. McNcice ~
temporary chairman, and that the synod
Of Montana be erected with Rev. Andrew
Wormssr ~ moderator. Tho report was
adopted.
Then Colonel Mccook OF tl,s prosecut-
Ing committee aroac and proceeded To
notify tho court and appellee Of the cita-
tons and references which tho prosecu.
tion expected to uso In presenting the
case. lie was followed by DR.. Lampe,
who made tho. opening Argument He
said that the appellants assigned Ave
larity in the procccdines OF the New York
presbyterys receiving improper and de-
clinine important testimony; manifesto
tion Of prejudice and mistake or injustice
In tho decision. He proceeded to discuss
the FIRST ground from q purely legal stand.
point. DR.. Lampc reviewed tho other
grounds OF. tho appeal and, continuing,
said.
"Dr. Briggs not only believes tho doc
trincs which he breaches, but propagatcs
them. II is o we'll known fact that DIR.
BriRgs entered . plea Of not guilty. In
spite OF the fact, he has persisted In max
ing statements which have alarmed tho
whole church. He has disclaimed nothing.
but has reafiirmcd the doctrines which he
avowed In his inaugural address. We arc
DOW TO show that the ANAL Judgment rem
dered by the New York assembly 10 not ip
harmony with the Bible. That verdict
was unjust. DR.. Briggs has taken tho
matter into his own hands and claims tho
right to preach anything and everything.
DR.. Briecs' teachings have connictcd with
both the Scripture and the standards"
DIR. Lampe affirmed tho inerrancy of the
Bible, saying:
at u impossible for God to lie. The
- "a 4. Al 49, "
Is THE AFTERNOON.
,ook nm the cha roe that Bripus taught that
the rro.e.ses Of redemption extended 10
the ~,orId to come I'm the casos of nnny
who died In ain. and Asserted that tbis
drctrine vas nm osYcnso accorlino to the
hooL ~ aiscirlinc. Tn conclusIon. Iomnc
sr,,r,led ~ Inc ssscn,biv IN reject the
vcr,iict Of aconit,aI by the New York
svnod nd act the church right before tho
vorid.
THE DEFENSE BEGUN.
Dr Rriocs then HOGAN ,he defcn.e. ue
.aid that he had bccn accused Of teaching
that ,,rv ~ the oii, tcs,n,nent predic.
tior. had bcep rcverscd NV bisto.v. and
shn er..t bodv of Mesxiahic prcdiction has
nos hcen and would mot be fulfliied. This
he had repudia,ed. lie also disciaimetl
-. s,,,,,,, - .s..s,.. .s.. -.
nroc...s oS redemptiou extended 20 the
worId IN come In The case OF many who
dIcd IN ain. stating TINT he had rrpudiated
a.. Rouan r.,hollc doctrine of n,,ryatorv
ana recrnerntion after death. or any he.
Gin nine ri Christian life after tieo,b. Con.
sinuinc on mi. subiect. Dr. Brioos snid:
sYou have hoard st,rihuted IN
a., s..Ss,,1 .,--.-... - 80
rs,IemntIon. but N won will look into m,
inaueuraI. YOU win see ali that hnSe "a
80 ~, ,h., .ubicct m con nec,iop with ,bc
80. .ior ~ J..,. Chris, Tn. ,ro,,hic
WIN tu08t bECtutEu IN ttiot tttcy ntc tuatttA