St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-30
open and Close the Case,

OpCu anu OlObc TIC Sascs
four and a half hours being allowed
them, while the appellee (Dr. Briggs
would be allowed seven hours. The
New York presbytery, from whose
judgment the appeal was taken, would
be allowed two hours, with each speaker
limited to ten minutes, and, following
them, the members of the gen-
eral assembly would be heard
in two hours under the ten-mlh-
ute rule. Then the vote would
DR.. Baker said the appellants would IN
troduce in their opening case all mat
tiers they intended to present. No new
matter would be introduced. After some
desultory debate on the conduct of the
debate" the report was adopted unani-
mously, and the moderator arose to
caution the comm iSsioners as to the
manner of their bearing during the
trial. He said neither party should
travel out of the record. nor should
they, under any circumstances, intro
duce eXtraneouS matter. No persOnali-
ties should be INDUCED in, and he hoped
that if any miSStatement was made that
the party of the other side, in all BROTH
erly love and kindness, would call at
tention to it.
These preliminaries had occupied
about half an hour, and it was Just
1910 O'clock when Col. McCook took
the stand, and the trial might be fairly
said to have begun. His purpose at
that time was merely to notify the court
and appellee of the
Citations and References
which the prosecution expected to use
in presenting their case. Col. McCOOk
stated that the appellants would use
and refer to certain designated parts of
the printed documents containing the
record of the presbytery of New Y ork.
volume IA, stenographic reports of the
trial in the presbytery of New York,
Nov. 9, 1892, to Jan. 9, 1893; third
edition of the inaugural address, DIR.
Briggs, "Whither?" biblical Study"
"Who Wrote the Pentateuch?" and
''Who Wrote Isaiah?" DR.. Briggs ar
ticle in the Presbyterian Review for
April. 1884; ''Newman's Apologize
Provita Sua," 'sMartineau's Seat of Au-
thority in Religion;" Review. Volume
Is, Kuenen's prophets and Prophecies
in Israel" 1877.
Col. McCook stated in closing that the
appellants hoped and expected to use
but little more than half of the time as
signed to them by the committee, and
he introduced DR.. LamDe to present the
appellants opening argument. Dr..
Lampe said that IN accordance with the
book of discipline the appellants as
sign five grounds in appeal, namely:
Irregularity in the proceedings of the
presbytery of New YOurk; receiving
improper and declining to receive i'm
portant testimony; manifestation Of
prejudice i'll the conduct OF the case and
Mistake or Injustice
in the decision. He proceeded to dis
cuSS the first ground from purely lega
standpoint, and laid much stress on the
fact that DR.. Briggs objected to going
to trial on two of the eight charges
against him i'll the presbyterv, because
he had never taught the doctrines with
teaching which he was charged. DR..
Lampe reviewed the other grounds Of
appeal, and, continuing, said:
''Dr. Briggs not only believes the
doctrines he breaches, but he propa-
gates them. In reaching verdict no
body of Presbyterian ministers or elders
need feel ashamed to avow the doc
trines of the Bible. 1t is well-knowh
fact that DE-. Briggs entered a plea Of
not guilty. In spite of the fact, he has
persisted In making statements which
have alarmed the whole church. He has
disclaimed nothing. but has reaffirmed
the doctrines he avowed in his inaugE
ural address. May he preach that the
redemption of the soul extends into the
next world? 1t is neither candid nor
honest" =.
Dr.. Lampe said DR.. Briggs teachings
conflicted with both Scripture and the
standards; they touched matters which
were vitality essential to Presbyterians
whose faith and practice were based