Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
APPEAL SUSTAINED.
Result Of the Vote 10 the Presbyterian
Assembly Last Night
A MAJORITY AGAINST BRIGGS


wAluNaroN, May 3l.--Aitor recess
she debate was continued with a major
iiy Of the speakers against DR.. Briggs
though he found number Of sup
portefs, the most notable one, perhaps,
being graduate Of the Union Theo'
logical seminary, James +. GArvln,
missionary TO Chile. Elder Thomss
McDougal, Of Cincinnati, pfeclpita'od
lively ucune. at It be In ORDER" he
began, "I weuli like to ask II the om-
nlsciencc, Veracity and character Of
God Almighty and Of the Lord Jeaus
Christ may be ques,ioued2 God A.
mighty hgs said Isaiah said thus and
~. DR.. Briggs has said 10 God Al.
mighty that Isaiah did not write half
the hook that bears his name. The
Lord Jesus Christ said IN the Now Tes-
lament that Isaiah wrote the book bear
ing his name.
DR.. Henry NJ. slorr-I call the zen.
tlcman 10 order.
Rev. II. Milton Shields Of New Mex
ico--lf the statement quoted 10 not In
DR.. Briggs's inaugural u Ia not before
the assembly.
The colioguy was carried on In tho
midst Of great confusion, cries Of order
rising from all parts Ci the house, and
the moderator aud McDougal both
trying to be heard. The storm having
cRlmed '3wn, Elder McDougal oon-
cludoj;
"Christ said, mo man can come un-
TO the Father but by me- DIR. Briggs
Ia
reason, sud Newman found Him
through tue church. Whom will you
believe, Christ Or DR.. Briggtgn
An extension OF half AN hour 10 ths
afternoon session enabled the clerk to
progress In tho roll.cail through tho
synod Of Oregon. The assembly then
took a recess until this evening.
The call OF the roll was fosumed az
the evening session. Only small
percentage OF the members took Rd-
vantage Of thu privilege Of speaking. IL
was s:i6 O'Clock when tho moderator
put the question, "Shall the epeoifica-
lions VI error be- tuatainod2" aud
DIR. Roberts the stated clerk, read tho
frat specification, In substance, that
the pfesbytery OF New York, ON tho
objections made by DR.. Briggs, required
the Prosecuting committee 10 amend
the amt nded charges aud specification
by striking out charge four. The spec.
Iications were declared sustained by
n voted Of 252 10 100. The specifications
FROM the second 70 the twelfth, all
relating 10 irregularities In thsptocotd.
inga Of the New York presbylery,wer
sustained.
The second ground Of the appeal
alleged the receiving OF improper tes-
timony, aud was based upon three
specifications on the fret division
taken, the result being that the specl-
hcation was sustained by viva v0ce
vote. The third ground OF the appeal
was the alleged manifestation Of pfeJu.
dice In the conduct OF the case, aud Of
Its elk specifications the Briggs men
carried two anu came within tVo votes |
OF carrying another.
The iiith aud last ground Of tho ap. |
peal contained specifications Of error |
and charged u mistake or an injustice |
In the decision. The votea on these |
specifications were taken without diyi- |
sion resulting In the declaration that |
each and every one was sustained. !
Rev. w. q. Young OF Kentucky then |
moved that the roll be called anu tho |
assembly vote upon the main question,
"shall the appeal be- sustained (Which |
was adopted. The roll was called |
amidst almOst painful stiffness. The |
reiuli was that the appeal OF the prose.
cuion from the verdict OF the New |
York presbyieTy, acquitting DR.. Briggs |
OF the charges against him, was aus |
lained today by the general assembly, |
the vote being m follows
nuunhar ~ Vufg. cas- .