Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-31
Lords support I cannot subscribe to that
doctrine.
IT Is RANK HEREsY,

IT Is RANK HEREsY,
If ever heresy was promulgated in the his
tory OF the church.
Now, let me call attention to another er-
rOr made oy DR.. Lampe. He said that the
Bible was the final authority given up oy
Jesus Christ aud the apostles. Just think
Of that, brethren. Did they give US nothing
but what they found in the books OF the
Old Testament DR.. Lampe's statement is
dreadfuly wrong.
Another statement by DR. Lampe in his
argument yesterday was that the faith OF
the Chris stiou Church was based solely
upon Scripture. Are you ready TO accent
thati I am not Ny faith is based upon
the Lord Jesus Christ, and Him alone.
Recess was here taken.
In the afternoon session DR.. Briggs con-
tinued his defense. Returning to his be-
lief in progressive sanctihcatlon after
death, DR.. Briggs said the doctrine OF pro-
gressive sanctifCatiOn is in accordance
with the laws that God has established
in the ethical constitution OF man. The
Church and the Bible gave their potent aid
to the conscience in the ethical elevation OF
humanity 10 Is always everywhere, and
in every variety Of form and education, or
training Shall all this ethical training
cease at death; all the varied stages OF pro
gress in the different periods OF life, Of cul-
ture, Of radical and national advance
ment be reduced TO common
level and made of nOn-effect, by a
mighty transformation that will deal with
the race, father and child, mother and
babe, master and scholar, self sacrificing
missionary and pagan convert, the devoted
evangelist and the thief and the murderer
there DR.. Briggs shouted his wOrd) turn
ing In his last hour to Christ from the
shadow of the gallows-all in one undistin-
guishable mass. Such doctrine strikes
deadly blow az the moral nature OF man,
the ethical constitution Of society, the his
toric tradition Of our race and the
MORAL GOVERNMENT OF GOD.
Turning to the Assembly and raising his
hands sOlemnly, Dr. Briggs concluded his
defense as follows:
Il have endeavored to explain my views.
I hold them sincerely and with all my
heart / hone they are set forth
In Holy Scripture. 1 know many
OF them are set forth in the West
minister Confession. / challenge you be-
fore God TO judge me rightly and conscien-
tiOusly. / challenge you before God TO
Judge me according 10 the record. chal-
lenge you before Jesus Christ 70 do me JUS
tice in your Judgment"
OOl. A4tCOOA Lucu pLONNOuOO " NlOSO tHO
case forthe appellant. Col McCoOk open
ed with a declaration in regard to the sudi-
cheney and exactness of the specifications
10 the appeal which he asserted the de-
fendant had acknowledged in the court be-
fore this court. But be regretted that /
a late hour the defendant stood here and
said: Yes, the words are mine,
but I do not admit the facts stated
therein" This was palt-y Quibbling
Col. McCook asserted that the case before
the PreSbytery was one Of fact and not OF
law; that the charges contained only mat
ter which the defendant admitted having
uttered; and that the verdict should have
been guilty. The case was one which
could not bedecided by occasional polemics
on Presbyterian doctrine, but must be de-
cided by the highest tribunal in accord
ance with the constitution and standards
of the church.
Recess till evening.
At the evening session an attempt was
made 70 reach vote before adjournment TO-
night, but it was unsuccessful.