The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-04-15
VICTORY FOR DIR. BRIGGS.
TURN AT THE HERESY
CASE.
Four Briggs Men and Three Ants
Are Elected to the Prescy-
terian Assembly by
the New York
Presbytery.
win Convene In Washington,

New York. April 11.-lntercst in the
Briggs case is rcyivng as the time for
the meeting of the Presbyterian general
assembly approaches. That body will as
scmbe in Washington on the third Thurs
day in May. and to it the committee of
prosecution of the New York prcsbytcry
representing the Presbyterian church.
will appeal from tie decision Of the New
York rrrsbytery Ms.aitring Rev. Dr.
Charles \. Briggs ~ the charges of
hercSy preferred against him. The pres
byterics throughout the country are now
clrrting their delegates to the general as
Scmbly, and the i:riggs ease and the re-
vision of the confession of faith are the
issues on which the contest in the pres
bytcrics are made. Those prcsbytcrirs
in favor of the revision movement are,
as IL rule. naturally in favor of Dr.
Briggs Some of the prrsbytcrics have
elected delegates who are pronounced
Briggs men. while other prcsbytcrics
have adopted resolutions or overtures
virtually in favor of The abandonment
of the ease against the accused by the
committee of prosecution, to The end That
the peace of the church may be preserved.
That the case will take up Il great deal
of time of the general assembly is TO-
garlcd as Il forcgcnr conclusion. The
Briggs forces will contend that the APP
peai by the committee of prosecution. if
taken ut all. should have been taken in
the first instance to the synod, as pro-
vidc'l by the book of discipline. That
question will no doubt be contested Wig
orously by both sides. and particularly by
hn nNt al NJ ctr
nical observation of the law of the
church. The Srmi-;nnual meeting of the
New York prrSbytrry wns held to-day
The principal business before the body
was the election of seven clerical and
seven lay commissioners and their al
tcrnatrs to the general assembly which
will meet in Washington next month.
The DIR. Briggs case is To come up before
that. Rev. William Il. IIarsllnw, pastor
of the First Union church, was unan-
mouslY elected moderator, and tho clerks
We're Reelected. \ resolution was a,lopl-
cd giving the negative To the ovcrtur,.s
of The general assembly in the matter
of the recent revision of the confession
of faith.
Before adjournment DR. Briggs adj
v:nrrd to the nodrrHtor's desk. and ris-
ing to Il question of privilege. appealed
10 the pirShytrry To secure him fair treat
mrnl Ia fore iii" general assembly, when
he would appear there as appellee
When lriorr he general assembly
last time. he said, II was llHrr:lsscd by
the fact that two members of the prose-
cutting committee wrt" also members of
The general assembly. and were allowed
the privileges of H." floor at times when
had not those Iriylrgrs as | could an.
pear only. when my c;l>r was called
This prr>hytrry has made me defend
doctrines which ! hardly subscribe to.
IL has ll;i,r III" Appellee. and, willie [
do not object 10 DR., Lanpc as IL com
missioner because h" cannot hurt mo
much, ! appeal to this body that Dr.
Met "oh. the counsel of the prosecuting
committee. br not also sent there as a
commissioner who would then lave priv
ilcgrS which ! cannot have because Won
have made me appellee"
DIR. Birch cnmtr;l,Ictrd DIR. Rriyps
clos i'm. as follows: II speak calmly. Inf
blank ''"''
Th" election for clerical Delegates TO
tn" GENERAL assembly resulted in the
Booth, Chambers and MyIi" 1t is re-.
gml'lrl as Il victory for the Briggs men.
IN" first -four named ar" supporters nf
llr briggs. and the ether three ara. anti
briggs men. -. Ia: DELEGATION was
chosen after The i;ri..:, men had left tho
session and stands two for ana tivn
against Briggs.