Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-30
DR.. BRIGGS ON TRIAL
hsresy Case Comes Before the
General Assembly.
NAY Be DECLARED GUILTY
- Lamps Opens she Case Axainss
49, in-ssseses OF Alleged
hsbih,ai TsushA

vssafwrox. May a-The real fght
tn Inc Briggs case began todsy and the
ia.iisstions point % a eoniemnatloa II
sae View York professor bs an oses-
vhrimiag majority. There seems % bs
. feeling among the great body of Jury.
nen a the assembly that DR.. Briggs Is
cisarly guilty u hssesy and that an en-
smpss must D. made n hiaa Onr II
DFominent sdberenfs u DR. Briggs
that the miEds of a great majority IL
the ss>rmhly Sefe ALREADY made az. He
ssspittsd that the outlook wa any
thing but bright. although the an
expected might devel0p. The crush 10
agF into The New YORK Av~nue church
tni= morning was even greater than last
week AZ the hall hour devotional
meetings ali the prayers uttered were tor
divine ssysht IN saving III. gscat qiies-
ton hef5ae The assembly. Tie service
waz csaslucte.i by Praf. J. NJ. Coyner %
fsss AngoIes. who read the first chapter
- iirtFeWsL Colonel Mctook OF the
prosecuting committee sas the trst u
the leaiing hgurss o. arrive. Ills as-o-
eiats. The Rev. Mr.. IamYe. reached his
sat iust ~ Moderator Craig opoDed the
assembly with prayer.
DF. Lamps Argument
Dr. Lamp. sroke for over two hours.
when the assembly sdlnGrned until I'D
. tioek NJ I.an1pe. ia the cotr-.s II his
remarks. said that Dr Briggs had dis
claimed much 0f that charged against
hial. Including the charge that he hal
taught that m,sfc than one Of the pro
ee-sc- 81 redemption nsght go on In the
future state. Judicial proc-ss was nec.s-
s.sfv a. deteFminr v visethcr bis written
wofils 90 disclaimers serc to t-' taken a.
fnr truth. The language - DIR. Briggs
Inaugural vas ca thi= point unanbigu-
lus and nad never tern rctracted.
Dr i-impc said that IN accordance
sifh the book Il discipline the appel
iants assign five grounds IN appeal
namely: iFregulsrity In the proceedings
* the prssl,ytery II New York: rcceiy.
ing improper and declining "a receive
important testimony; manifestation of
sfolndice in the conduct ~ the case and
a mistake ar injustice IN the decision.
lie p.oeee,ied a. di-cus- the tirsf ground
from a purely legal standpoint and laid
much stress on the fact that Dr. Briggs
objected io grang % trial on two of the
eight charges against HIM IN the pres.
tytery k,ccan-e he had never taught the
doctrines ~ith teaching which hs ~as
changed Why. then. asked Dr. IAsrspe.
dpi Ne cons.nt to So on trial Tor tho re
nisiuing charge~g Was IL because he
has taught the doctrines therein
aN.ee,lf II that Is the reason. then
~hy did he plead not guilty "a these re.
naming charges, IL h- ha@ not taught
any q the doctrines alleged ia the
anrrsle.i charges why not ~ on igsai on
al eight a them or el@e dis<'laim having
eonmitted the offenses contained in all
eizht n ,hemy A plea "a not guilty ,-
MT sntfeisGt evidence IN name de-
frn-.s
pf Lamps eio~ed his argument at !
O'Clock.
Briggs p~fer-c.
~ Briggs objected b. the argument
~ tte prosecution 20 charges Concrrn.
.ug llf Hflgz- theory tAal the PROCESS
~ redemption sxtsnsiesi % the world %
s.lnie. which charges we're rejected by
tie pr..-hytsry 10 tho course % the
f.rf.ssufaiis.n 20 bis ,..fcnss Df Briggs
,ii~e isiIu.,i Teaching that many - the
sili iessf an8ent predictions hnd hcen r.
srr,ssi d, history. 90 that thc great body
- ,he M,essanic predictions had
rDt be~n or could not
o. falhaed. which bad been
charged acslusf hirl and whicl, was con
tfasy - The ess~ntial si.strine 81 holy
scripture and q the standard - tho
church. that Tod - true. osnnircient aud
Interchangeable lie charged the PRISE
scufion as mi@rcpressniiug him in 'his
rerar,t lie also disciaimed fhe doctrine
attributed 10 hiEo % purgsiogy. future
probation aGd grfsfa'iou q death. or
any teginning ~ christian lie after
sisath The ,!.sctsr rcnh from hia lonk
en- rMeraisnic Prophecy o. establish
be tsach,nu ~ g. thr fuihilment - prc
dsrfi4e prophecy error in which was
alleged ~ The regretted fourth charge.
Aa5ournesi until o. p m.
Is.4anslng hi- asilF~sa when the a.
snthiy met la ey-ni3g ~-s-s,on. Dr
Esi.rl.- aavstssi acunssslcfabie part "a h,s
,itss ia his address Ga a sisfenss n The
a.sscn - tle prcshytsry. lie ,ieelamesi
afsinss n4attafs4 rors5rj ia hsjsfendantis :
sups-ft h.iaz rrIrc,~sl shils evidence
l,ir-iues.si - the prosecution fccrsvesi
favrfs. The ii,setay ai%t rnhsideresi the
hr.f = the Ease tis declared ths. hr
t.d naf sa,d ih his ina0gural nor in any
cf he Nutors that he 90 nfdlnaf.~i the
tiIse nsf ceu1 q right'aiiy hr Inferred
that ~ siti 80 AZ ~ n'eissck thS a,-eal
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