The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-05-30
There Is No Redemption
After Death.
BUT HE WISHES THERE WAS
1t Is Most Comfortable Doctrine,
and Some Day He Hopes to
Preach 1t.
Special to The MORNING CALL.

Briggs began at 10 o'clock this morning.
Appellants will be allowed four and a
half hours to open and close the case. DIR.
Briggs will be allowed seven hours to re-
ply and the New York Presbytery, from
whose Judgment the appeal is taken, is
given two hours in ten-minute speeches.
After devotional exercises and before
the proceedings in the Briggs case began
Dr. Herrick Johnson, chairman of the
committee on the Worlds Fair exhibit.
stated If the exhibit was to be removed
from the grounds as indicated by vote OF
the assembly the committee must be
backed by the financial responsibility OF
the body. To remove the exhibit and to re-
turn the subscription to the funds would
REQUIRE S250O, or $1,000 more than was on
hand. 1t was decided TO refer the matter
to the committee on finance with power TO
act.
DR.. Young chairman OF the committee
on bills and overtures, reported upon
number referred to that committee. 1t
reported recommending that the synod of
Utah be erected. with Rev. Mr.. McNiee as
temporary moderator, and the synod OF
Montana be erected. with Rev. Andrew
Wormser as temporary moderator. The
recommendations were adopted.
Then Colonel McCook of the prosecuting
committee arose and proceeded to notify
the court and appellee of the citations and
references which the prosecution expected
to use in prosecuting their case.
| He was followed by Dr.. Lampe, who
made the opening argument. He pro-
! ceeded, saying the appellants assigned five
grounds in appeal, namely: Irregularities
| in the proceedings OF the New York Pres
| bytery, receiving improper and declining
| important testimony, manifestation of
prejudlee and mistake or injustice in the
decision. He proceeded to discuss the
first ground from a purely legal stand
point.
| DIR. Lampe reviewed the other grounds
of the appeal and continuing said: "Dr.
! Briggs not only believes in the doctrines he
breaches. but he propagates them. 1t is a
well-known fact that Briggs entered a
| plea of not guilty, yet in spite of this fact
| he persisted III making statements which
have alarmed the whole church. He has
/ disclaimed nothing. but he has reaffirmed
the doctrines he avowed in his inaugural
address. We are now to show that the
| final judgment rendered by the New York
| Assembly is not in harmony with the
| Bible. That verdict was unjust. DR..
| Briggs has taken the matter into his own
| hands and claims the right to preach any
thing and everything. DR.. Briggs teach
| ings conflict with both Scripture and the
| standards"
DIR. Lampe affirmed the inerrancy of the
bill. saying: ut is impossible for God to
lie. The word OF God is truth from the be-
ginning"
At the afternoon session DR.. Lampe took
up the charge that Briggs had taught that
the processes of redemption extended TO
the world to come in cases of many who
had died in sin. and asserted that this doc
trine was an offense according 10 the book
of discipline.
In conclusion Lampe appealed to the as
sembly to reject the verd ct of the New
York synod, and TO set the church right be-
fore the world.
DR.. Briggs then began his defense. He
said he had been accused of teaching that
many of the Old Testament predictions
had been reversed by history and that The
great body of the MessiaDic prediction
had not been and would not be fulfilled
This charge, he said, he repudated. He
also disclaimed that he was guilty of teach
ing that the process of redemption eX-
tended to the world to come in the case of
many who died in sin, stating that he had
repudiated the Roman Catholic doctrine
of purgatory, and also the doctrine of
future probation, regeneration after death
or any beginning Of Christian life after
death. Continuing on this subject, Briggs
said:
You have heard attributed to me the
dreadful doctrine OF race redemption, but
II you will look into my inaugural you
will see that all / have to say On that sub
ject is in connection with the incarnation
of Jesus Christ. The trouble with these
brethren is that they are taking too mar
row view of the doctrine. Would that |
could teach such CONT Portable doctrine
and If the time ever comes that l can |
will gladly lay down my ministry in the
Presbyterian church and go Forth to
teach the hope OF salvation for some of
those who, apparently, have died without
regeneration in this world. But do not
hold that belief now. / cannot"
DR.. Briggs made a legal argument
against the consideration of these re-
iected charges by the General Assembly
until after they had been tried by the
New York Presbytery. A recess was then
taken until evening.
At the evening session DR.. Briggs de-
Tended the action of the presbytery a.
great length, and then passed to a discus
sion of the logic of the case.
This point he talked upon long time
holding that he must be judged by his
faith and practice and not by individual in.
depreciation.
He held that there were errors of the
holy scripture in matters that did not in
any way impair its infal allibility in matters
of faith and practice.
ct 10 o'clock the assembly adjourned
until Tomorrow. Briggs having spoken
three hours to-day.