New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-30
DIR. LAMPE ARRAIGNS DR.. BRIGGS.

MEMBER OF TIE PROSECUTING COMMITTED
SHOWS IN WHAT RESPECT THE PRO
FESSOH is HERETICAL.
Washington May 90 tspeciaD.--Dr J. J. Lampe,
a member OF the prosecution spoke for three hours
in support OF the motion TO entertain the appeal
After stating the grounds upon which 'he appear
was based, he discussed them In order. ana 'heh
argued the several charges presented TO the frcs
bycry Of Ncw-York. In discussing the charge re-
latmg TO tho genuineness md AUTHENTICITY Vi 'he
Pentateuch, DIR. Lampe SAID In part:
Thus DR.. Briggs great body OF laws ana
regulations which are contained In the Pentaeuch 70 I've
merely post Mosaic in origin but to be o'
several centuries that naturally enough ne Gun CAL 'ne
Pentateuch an "anonymous" book and Deuteronomy
"pseudonym" reaches these results by using proc
esses based on natufasm and evolution, which enable
him determine what period In the history OF ls'c
the literature and laws OF the Pcntatcuch coud nave arisen
aud come 70 present form. BY the same processes
he il enabled declare that the Jaws Of the Ponatencha
coles are mutually inconsistent exateuch p 1ol etc.
and to speak the histories Of the patraehs as wei as
some later Mosaic history. stories derived from an m
reliable tradition OPP. Is. 10? Dr. Briggs INFORMS u"
that these results are virtual concensus OF
Bblicnl scholarship. This deny. large number Of
Biblical schsaIs DO not consent All the eadihH names
in the list given by DR.. Briggs are In my opinion LOT
Biblical but anti Biblical scholars. since tlcy derry u'
presence the supernatural IN the Ehc AMI 'hc rest 10
not hold to a true doctrine Of inspiration
Ert there is in fact consensus amopg the h7her
critics regard to the source OF the Petatehal uo
ncns their the times OF their composition ana
the results reached from investigation Of them Ana
when further remember that the higher critics con-
duct inquiry by pin'.IHes which are purely SUD
ectvc TO themselves and that the results which they nave
reached are no: only contrary all known historical facts
m a, 90 10 the obvious teaching OF the Wor1 OF od 1t Is
urerosc,ous to Christian people N pt confidence IN
their conclusions Criticism Of this type ignores the one
crea, fact in life and history OF lsracthAt which
harm and vercs everything in the Pcntaeueho the
..,,fr. Tho
OF Jehovah with the IaNcs 10 control uier 'Atie u nal
.fe whether civil religious.
The Holy Scripture shown by the texts appended
to the specification Of this charge gives an account OF
the oign Of the Pentateuch altogether different from
that given by DR.. Briggs. Tho hi2hcr critics 'cc the
force Of this testimony of Christ and feed called upon to
cXplain how it that their statements about the Fen
tstcuch arc in conf-t with the teachings Of Christ
Dr. rrgcs that when Chrit assigns particular
law or statement 70 NJ scs IL and no more belongs u
the great lawgiver. lie mninizcs the testimony oil
Christ this point thus:
when Jesus uses Moses another name for the
law or Pentateuch it is by means certain that Jesus
meant to say that Moses wrote the Pcns;euch' tieAa-
teuch D. %.
But why should it not be certain That i wha' hc
was understood and it certainly GA not ocn'
Him. the great teacher Of truth consciously u "n
, f,lse impression on the minds Of His hearers Inc
critics hive two WAYS Of explaining This discrepancy be-
Two n thcii teichl"-s AID that 81 jesus 'hri>' O"o
Is that lie Moses not t, be The au'hor 81 ue
Pentateuch but since all His contemporaries believed
Moses to be the author lie accommouaTu i'"'''' ~
their belief and Il speaking
Dr. Briggs says: Jesus not obliged to correct Gil
ne errors Of His contemporaries" (HeXateuch' D. ~
Well Is true. then 1t is great ply s' IT.
p-iocs did not follow 80 good example, 80 a. not 70
disturb the peace OF great Church But ms cNp'ho-
ton cannot accented. IL would not lie er'oHns 70
Christ especially from Dr. Briggs point Of 'c" fo'
DR. Briggs holds the Mosaic authorship OF the Icha"ueh
10 be one Of tho barriers set by thcoosa' I" d''c
mon ~ tho pible and states shall not be able 10
magnificent unity OF the whole boie' u 'op'"c
all is sacred treasures, and 20 ENJOY all iIs ha'c"
r,oe. until mischievous error is removed from inc
face OF the earth by the destructive process oil ne E"'
critics. II Christ knew that the belief In TIE M""'c
authorship Of the Pentacuch would prevent inc p'o'
from being understood and would rob people Of its uau
and heavenly cories then should lie not have cNp"iei
that error at once We believe nothing less oil "
The other and mole commonly adopted View - thHt
Christ did not the real author OF the f'~"'n' "
"a fell Into the with HIS contemporaries Vi
beeylng and teaching that Moses was It's ouu'of p'
never enjoyed the advantage Of going to OXFORD or 70
orma,v TO acquire scientific and oonjcciro theory ior
searching out the truth Of the Bbic lie du "o' NM"
the Scriptures and the higher critics 90 d. b''Ss'
.ue,,ks approvlngly OF this theory az lolo"s
Ell VIC shouli say Jesus ID not kh"" "heIh'f MS
wrote the Penateuch would no; 80 beyond HIS
own saving lie knew not the i1he oil Ills own d'''
those VINO understand the of the Humiliation OF
Christ and the incarnation OF Chli-t mn no NOR u'
IN .upro.ing that know the author 81 the
r,rtatcuch than lie did not kLow Inc c'y oi Ills o"
ad,eIL" UjexaNuch, pl'. -, -
Conscious ignorance OF distant future day Is one
thing: but the unconscious taching Of error. J. q""
anoth r. The one detrIct from tn" trnh!h tH
mony q Christ the O.hcr would. lie MADE no d-c'n"I
Of knowledge Oh point but med and made ue'im
preston that all about The Pcn,at ueh aud It's
author 10 IL the truth. lie came into me "oin 10
near witness 20 the truth IO-,cy asserted tat lie
Away. spok. the truth. IL declared 9 The jews ne
tina; sent Me and speak - the wofd thos'
u,inc. which have head Of Hun" Could lie an'im In
t.s,lp -
sud!
The New Testament gives a large amour. 81 evidence
that snes.y perfect and n'd with the Holy spirit
knowi,dge Of Christ was universal Ana t. ahffn 'n'
when He declared Moses TO be tina author Of the Pchta
touch erred through ignorance is r~econ upon HIS
mental as well upon His moral character which dis
credit. the Tctamen icpr scDa'.On Of Him as In all
respects Ierfct This teaching Of Dr. Briggs In regard
to the non authorship OF the I"na.euch Is In vital
conflict with the teaching OF the whole Die. 1t neces
sarly Involves the position that Prnateuch as We
have IT, only but also fraudulent; that
the writer, other Old Testament books either know
ncy connlvcd the fraud Internationally rcrpetua"d
t,a testimony Of Christ and the writer's OF the
New Testament must be discreitrd. 1hi. teaching is
far more dangerous than arnina the Scripture TO be III
error In OF minor importance; tends to total
des.ruct on faith in the Bible II has done that already
for many entirely at with the confessional
doctrine Of the Holy scripture
On. OF the charges relating To prcdlctve prophecy
was then taken up. DR.. Lampc continued;
Tho rejected charge the seventh Of the amended
form In which Dr Briggs 1, charged "with teaching
ira. the processes 0. rtdemton extend TO the world to
cone in the OF mary who die In sin 1t Ia claimed
that he dkavowd this dotrne by oslly answering
qucson popounded 10 him In ptiva,e by the directors
OF Seminary But such categorical answer under
such circumstances proves nothing and dsavows nothing
the because since that time Dr. Briggs has armcd
his adherence everything which he has stated In the
inaugural, both matter and form" We therefore
ask venerable body TO consider whether the facts
pointed out the specification d. not In the light Of the
evidence submitted prove the charge He Prot
esan Of the fault OF 10. extending the process OF
dempton 70 the periods OF tnc in the middle state
tc.w en- ah ana resurrection a. 33 The processes
O! rcdamrtoa he s.ate. 'ever keep the In mind.
Tho Ellie tells Of a origin race ideal, race
rede,Incr and rae redemption o.. 50 According 10
DR.. Briggs redemption Is Dpa limited by election. He
says 1.-The PlLe does teach universal salvation but
~ does teach the word OF the OF
ID he liz. Of a